In 1965, after Liu Yalou, the first commander of the Air Force, died of illness, who will take over the position?
Based on Liu Yalou's recommendation to Mr. Lin during his lifetime, and many other factors are considered, including Mr. Lin's recognition of Wu Faxian's work ability. In the appointment of the Air Force Commander, Military Commission broke the convention and allowed Wu Faxian to transform from political commissar to commander.
Wu Faxian's attitude at the beginning was hesitant about serving as commander. He believed that Yang Chengwu and Liu Zhen were suitable candidates and he was willing to partner with them to cooperate with the Air Force to do a good job.
Why recommend Yang Chengwu? Because in 1957, the Air Force and the Air Defense Force merged to form a new Air Force, some of the Air Force's cadres and troops were transferred from the Air Defense Force, and Yang Chengwu once served as commander.
is easier to understand for advancing Liu Zhen. He is the deputy commander of the Air Force, with the rank of general, and a military cadre. The two have been together for many years during the War of Liberation and know each other very well.
As for why Mr. Lin did not choose the two of them, but insisted on using Wu Faxian, we would not evaluate it too much, and there are many factors in it.
When Wu Faxian served as commander, Mr. Lin asked him to choose a suitable partner. From this aspect, I hope the new political commissar can cooperate with his work well, just like Wu Faxian has been cooperating with Liu Yalou's work at the beginning. On the other hand, give him a lot of autonomy, choose to cooperate easily and have the ability, which will help him unite in the future and avoid conflicts.
In this case, he recommended Deputy Political Commissar Yu Lijin.
Yu Lijin was a general from the Sixth Corps of the Second Red Front Army. He worked in military education for a long time in the War of Resistance, the War of Liberation, and the beginning of the founding of New China. In 1952, he was transferred to the position of political commissar of the Air Force of the East China Military Region, political commissar of the Air Force of the Nanjing Military Region, and deputy political commissar of the Air Force.
In 1967, he served as political commissar for only two years, but was framed for the so-called Yang Yufu incident and left his job. He was rehabilitated many years later.
After Yu Lijin left the Air Force, General Manager Lin asked Wu Faxian to select another political commissar as his partner, and Wang Huiqiu was chosen as his partner.
Wang Huiqiu is an old man from the Air Force. He was transferred to the position of director of the Air Force Political Department in 1953. For many years thereafter, he has been responsible for specific political work. He is also the one who served as director of the Political Department in the history of the Air Force for the longest time, for 14 years.
While Wu Faxian was in charge of the Air Force, his position and status within the Party were also constantly improving. In 1967, he served as deputy director and joined the Politburo in 1969. After the outbreak of the Mass Movement, he has always been a member of the Military Commission's service group. This institution is responsible for handling the work proposed by the Military Commission. At first, Yang Chengwu served as the team leader, and later Huang Yongsheng.
It can be said that in the 1960s, his military career reached its most glorious moment. After September 1971, his fate took a sharp turn and disappeared from the public eye. In 1981, he was arranged to live in Jinan, living a life that is the same as ordinary people, and learning many life skills.
