At 7:30 on September 23, 1965, Chairman Mao's secretary called Peng Dehuai and said that Chairman Mao asked him to go for a conversation one hour later.
Peng Dehuai considers that the chairman is used to working in the evening and resting in the morning, he wanted to go to the evening, but the secretary insisted on persuading: "Let's come in the morning."
That's it, Peng Dehuai arrived fifteen minutes in advance, and Mao Zedong was standing outside the door waiting for him.
The two walked in and talked in secret for five hours behind closed doors. After hearing what Peng Dehuai said, Mao Zedong nodded and said, "Maybe the truth is on your side."
always adhered to the truth: Peng Dehuai and Wu Family Garden
Once, Peng Dehuai moved out of the original residence of Yongfu Hall in Zhongnanhai and moved to Wu Family Garden.
is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city center, and Peng Dehuai, who has been working hard for many years, is rarely relaxed.
Wujia Garden was built in the early 8th year of the Qing Dynasty. It consists of several main halls facing north and south, one light and two dark, and two unique courtyards east and west. A small white marble stone bridge in the courtyard spans over a small river in the garden composed of the water of the Yuquan Mountains. The pavilions and towers are beautiful, and walking there is like a melodious ancient ink painting.
After the founding of New China, Wujia Garden was assigned to the People's Government and is under the ownership of the Central State Organs Affairs Administration.
However, Peng Dehuai, who had just arrived in Wujia Garden, was not in the mood to appreciate the lake and mountains in front of him. He was born hardworking and caring about the people, and never forgot the hard work of the working people.
Shortly after moving into this ancient house, Peng Dehuai opened a vegetable field and planted several seasonal vegetables with his own hands: cucumbers with thorns on top of flowers, tomatoes with fruits, skewers of lantern peppers in bunches ...
The people living near Wujia Garden occasionally meet this old man who is busy farming, wearing straw hats and rolling his legs, and there are a few people. Sometimes they gather around Peng Dehuai's vegetable field to discuss and share their planting experiences. Most of the time, they give each other the melons and vegetables in the vegetable field.
However, at the beginning, no one knew that this was General Peng who "shouldered his sword and immediately became a horse" back then.
Over time, Peng Dehuai was not satisfied with just planting fruits and vegetables. He noticed the dilemma of food shortage faced since the founding of New China and hoped to make some effort to this situation.
In order to facilitate the calculation of yield per mu, he rolled up his trousers and accumulated fertilizer with the young man in the pond, and specially planted a wheat test field of land.
Under his careful planting, the crops in the experimental fields grew densely and vigorously.
Peng Dehuai, who has no relatives and no relatives in his life, likes the children near Wu Family Garden very much. In an era of extreme food shortage, on the eve of Children's Day in 1960, Peng Dehuai still did not forget the children's festival.
He specially instructed the staff to invite nearby children to their homes to visit, and distribute school supplies and candies such as pre-prepared school bags, stationery, etc. to the children, and extend holiday congratulations to the children.
"Thank you Grandpa Peng."
"Grandpa Peng, we will study hard in the future and serve the motherland."
Listening to the crisp promises of childish voices, even though we were fighting for a lifetime, Peng Dehuai, who was strong and strong, couldn't help but wet his eyes.
The days of living in Wu Family Garden are not unrelated to the world. My niece Peng Gang returns to visit my uncle Peng Dehuai every weekend. Peng Gang's arrival not only gives Peng Dehuai a family comfort, but also serves as a window for Peng Dehuai to understand the development trends of all walks of life.
He is always concerned about the future of the country and the destiny of the people. How can he be ignorant of current affairs and politics and not care about it at all?
Peng Gang returned to school in the evening. Every time Peng Dehuai would personally send his niece to the bus station. When the car gradually drove out of sight, Peng Dehuai slowly walked back to the Wu family garden.
In May 1964, in view of the changes in the international situation, Mao Zedong proposed a strategic layout to divide the country into first, second and third lines in view of the changes in the international situation, and made up his mind to focus on the construction of the third line strategically.
For a time, the construction of national defense industry dominated by the "three-line" areas formed another climax of national defense industry construction and development since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The so-called "three lines" are located in the southwest and northwest inland areas of the strategic hinterland. They refer to the five provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, and Qinghai, most of the Shanxi, Gansu, Wushaoling , south of Yanmen Pass, and west of the Beijing-Guangzhou Line, as well as the western Hubei and western Hubei , western Henan , western Hunan , western Hunan , western Hebei, northwest Guangxi and northern Guangdong.
Mao Zedong believes that today's factories are concentrated in big cities and coastal areas. If imperialist invading forces launch an attack, it will be extremely unfavorable to prepare for war.
Mao Zedong clearly instructed that the factory should be divided into two, moved to the mainland of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and implemented in each province, and each province should have its own strategic rear.
episode ended: "Maybe the truth is on your side."
1964, China's first atomic bomb successfully tested . Peng Dehuai held " People's Daily " in his hand and shed tears excitedly.
On September 11, 1965, a group of people came to Wujia Garden to send a message, asking Peng Dehuai to Great Hall of the People , and the central leaders were waiting for him to talk.
Peng Dehuai walked into Jiangsu Hall and realized that it was Peng Zhen who wanted to talk to him, and the accompanying staff were Jia Zhen and Qiao Mingfu.
After a brief greeting, Peng Zhen explained the main theme of the conversation: "Today I will talk to you on behalf of the Party Central Committee. The Central Committee decided to send you to the third line of , as the deputy commander-in-chief."
Peng Dehuai was shocked suddenly. After a moment of silence, he calmly declined: "I am a Communist Party member and should obey the distribution, but I have no experience in industrial production. Instead of sending me to the third line, it is better to send me to the countryside for investigation."
Peng Zhen only insisted on persuading him, and the two of them were not speculative. Peng Dehuai said anxiously: "I want to see Chairman Mao, but I will not go anywhere if I don't see Chairman." Peng Zhen had to see the guests.
After Peng Dehuai returned to Wu's garden, he was unhappy for several days.
htmlOn September 21, he wrote a simple letter to Mao Zedong, asking him to be allowed to return to the countryside. On the same day, the letter was sent to Mao Zedong's desk.At 7:30 am on September 23, Mao Zedong's secretary called Peng Dehuai: "The Chairman asked you to go to talk at 8:30."
Peng Dehuai was secretly shocked, and then a few stars of joy surged in his heart.
He thought for a while and said to the microphone: "The Chairman is used to working at night and he has to rest in the morning. I'll go tonight."
+ years of comrades, teachers and students, Peng Dehuai is familiar with Mao Zedong's daily routine.
Secretary insisted on saying, "You might as well come in the morning."
As soon as he hung up the phone, Peng Dehuai hurriedly asked Zhao Fengchi to start the train. At 8:15, Peng Dehuai arrived at Yiniantang, Zhongnanhai.
At this time, Mao Zedong was waiting for him at the door.
Peng Dehuai stepped forward and held Mao Zedong's hand tightly to say hello.
Mao Zedong looked at Peng Dehuai's white temples and black and thin face, and sighed, "I haven't seen you for a few years, you look old."
Peng Dehuai said, "I won't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing."
Mao Zedong said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, but I haven't slept yet. Since I received your letter yesterday afternoon, I'm so happy that I can't sleep. Today, Premier Zhou went to pick up Sihanouk , and there are Comrades Shaoqi, Xiaoping and Peng Zhen. I'll come to participate in it later. Let's talk together first."
The two walked side by side, and while taking steps, Mao Zedong said, "Now we need to build it. Set the strategic rear, prepare for war, and invest the most in proportion to the southwest. The strategic rear is very important. It is appropriate for you to go to the southwest area. "
Peng Dehuai still said the same thing: "I am a completely amateur in industry, and it is not easy to do work in politics."
The two entered the conference room and paused. Peng Dehuai said again: "I have to work and produce under any circumstances and support myself."
Mao Zedong nodded: "I remember, now it seems that the truth is on your side."
At noon, Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping and Peng Zhen took their seats one after another.
Mao Zedong turned to the topic: "The most important part of the strategy is the southwest region. It has various resources and is also suitable for geography, which is a great achievement. Comrade Peng Dehuai may be able to make a name for himself."
Peng Dehuai still stubbornly insisted on his own opinion. At this time, he even proposed: "Time is tight, and I may be denied. I still want to go to the frontier to do agriculture."
Mao Zedong took a deep breath of cigarettes, but did not answer, and the other three persuaded Peng Dehuai.
Mao Zedong vomited a large cloud of smoke and said, "Comrade Peng Dehuai goes to the southwest. This is the party's policy. I am sincere in supporting Comrade Peng Dehuai now. If anyone disagrees, he will talk to me."
March 0March turned around and repeated this to Liu Shaoqi: "Comrade Shaoqi and Xiaoping are anxious that relevant comrades in the southwest region will hold a meeting to explain the problem clearly."
After the meeting, Mao Zedong kept Peng Dehuai for dinner, and the three leaders accompanied him, had a few drinks, laughing and cheering during the meal, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Back at Wujia Garden, Peng Dehuai happily said to the comrades around Peng Gang and Jing Xizhen, "Chairman Mao made me understand. Today we talked a lot, talked about history, and said that we should build our country well, think more and work hard for future generations."
Peng Dehuai seemed to be slightly drunk, and he held back his tears and said, "The Chairman also said, 'Now it seems that the truth is on your side...'"
In early October, Peng Dehuai went to Huairen Hall to attend a special meeting on the construction of the third line. Comrades from the southwest spoke one after another, expressing their welcome to Peng Dehuai to work.
After that, he often kept that sentence: "Chairman Mao still knows me."
Peng Dehuai was immersed in the excitement of being able to serve the people, but before leaving, he was only one concern that made him very worried.
Peng Gang is an orphan of a martyr. He has been with him since he was a child. Now he is leaving the Wu family garden and the house must be handed over to the public. His niece has a job and cannot move with him. She has to find a place for her.
The son who left was getting closer and closer. One day, Peng Dehuai said to the comrade who came to visit him: "My niece has always lived with me. As soon as I left, she had no place to go. I thought about whether I could leave a room for him."
The comrade laughed in silence when he heard Peng Dehuai speak for this matter: "What's the problem? Find another one for her."
The problem of the house was solved, but Peng Dehuai was still uneasy: "This is my first time asking the organization to solve personal problems, and I feel very sorry."
Before leaving, Peng Dehuai called the staff around him to hold a symposium and personally picked the apples grown in the garden. This was his last time farming in Wujia Garden.
On November 28, 1965, the 33 train heading to Chengdu sounded and drove out from Beijing Station . Peng Dehuai was wearing a black tweed coat and gently flipped over the day and night of Wujia Garden. His heart beat again on the new battlefield.
Peng Dehuai is in the southwest: lower third line, promote construction
On November 30, Peng Dehuai arrived at his residence at No. 7 Yongxing Lane, Chengdu.
Peng Dehuai went to the third line of the southwest this time to serve as the deputy commander-in-chief.
As soon as he arrived at No. 7, Yongxing Lane, Peng Dehuai said to Yang Pei, deputy secretary-general of the Third Line Construction Committee, who was receiving him, "We will start working tomorrow."
Yang Pei advised, "We have worked hard all the way, let's take a few days off."
Peng Dehuai said, "I have been resting for many years."
The next day, he first listened to the report of the Southwest Bureau on the construction of the third line of and started his work on the third line.
Starting from December 12, Peng Dehuai left Chengdu and began his first investigation. After arriving in Chongqing to attend the political work meeting of the Third Line Construction Committee, Peng Dehuai switched to Neijiang , Weiyuan and Zigong to learn about the production of natural gas and carbon black .
In February 1966, when visiting the Panzhihua Iron Mine Project and Baoding Coal Mine in Dukou City, Peng Dehuai couldn't suppress his excitement. He had suffered from the pain of digging holes and coal when he was a teenager, so he was very familiar with these "wujin". As soon as he instructed the leaders of the Dukou City who accompanied him to say, "The support of the lane must not be careless, and the production safety of workers must be absolutely guaranteed."
Peng Dehuai also noticed that the ferry steel base from the intersection of Yalong River and Jinsha River to the current cement plant and Baoding Coal Mine, Jiajiang is more than 30 miles away. It is brightly lit at night, and it looks magnificent from a distance, but it is very easy to be photographed by high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
He immediately proposed to establish a high-altitude reconnaissance station at the ferry and establish air defense communications with Chongqing, Kunming and Guiyang. Once enemy planes are found, control the lights in time.
March, Peng Dehuai came to the Anshunchang Ferry in Shimian County again. Facing the roaring Dadu River , he couldn't help but remember the boatmen who ferried for the Red Army that year. Suddenly, he thought that the Red Army had successfully headed north, and what about the boatmen who helped the Red Army ferry back then?
Asked, he was surprised to learn that there was a boatman named Shuai Shigao who was still in the city. After Peng Dehuai completed the inspection work, he turned around and went to visit him.
Seeing the old boatman with a strong body, Peng Dehuai was very pleased. However, when asking about his life after liberation, he heard the difficulties in the old man's life. Peng Dehuai was silent for a moment, sighed a long time, and gave the old boatman ten yuan before leaving.
When Peng Dehuai walked all the way to the Xichang Luojishan Animal Ranch, he had a meal locally with nine entourage staff, and then paid two yuan and left.
But when Peng Dehuai learned about the payment from the comrades in charge of the business, his expression immediately became serious: "At that time, the food produced by the blood and sweat of others was not good to pay such a small amount." As he said that, he immediately paid eight yuan and sent a letter to Comrade Tian Xingcheng, the party secretary at the time, requiring any enterprise in to strictly implement the accounting system.
Although Peng Dehuai was inspecting, he calculated every account very clearly and would never take advantage of the place.
Therefore, he disagreed with the construction of a high-end reception at that time - the cost of 150 yuan per square meter, and each guest occupied more than 60 square meters.
When Peng Dehuai saw the situation of many counties, cities, districts, industrial and mining enterprises competing to build high-end receptions, he was very worried. Finally, after building the rich Jinjiang Hotel in Sichuan Province with the money that was disbanded, he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction.
April, for the third trip, Peng Dehuai inspected Chongqing Coal Mine .
The trip to southern Sichuan can be said to have solved Peng Dehuai's thoughts.
In Long March , the Central Military Commission ordered Peng Dehuai to draw three or four hundred people from Red Third Army , and led by deli cadres to open new bases in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.
Peng Dehuai was ordered to select more than 400 people, and specially sent the political commissar Xu Ce, the division leader, to lead him.
However, since then, this team has completely lost contact with the Red Army.
After more than ten years, Peng Dehuai is still concerned about these commanders and fighters. Taking advantage of the inspection, he went to Gong County to inquire about the whereabouts of this army.
Finally, after inquiring from multiple sources, they learned that they had switched to war for several months in 1935, and in the end only dozens of people remained, surrounded by the enemy and all died.
Peng Dehuai couldn't recover after learning it for a long time, and the staff beside him called out: "General Peng..."
At this time, Peng Dehuai woke up as if he was in a dream, beating his chest and crying loudly, mourning.
Peng Dehuai's style was simple throughout his life. In the 1960s, he still wore an old cotton coat he wore during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea , and he usually didn't even drink wine.
My own salary was saved, except for helping my nephews, nieces and some martyrs' children.
Peng Dehuai's monthly salary is 410 yuan. He has no biological children. In order to cultivate his nieces and nieces, he is very limited even if he helps. So how will Peng Dehuai's salary be handled in the end?
References:
- edited by Wei Gang. Peng Dehuai [M]. 1993
- edited by Ma Yongqi; edited by the editorial board of the series. The stunning monument, a collection of texts and pictures of Marshal Peng Delong, 2nd edition [M]. 1998
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