As we all know, Marshal Peng Dehuai is a very frugal person who is hard-working and has no desires. He is the most opposed to the trend of eating and drinking. Anyone who treats him to a meal must be very careful. If you give him an extra dish, you may be criticized. It seems that I have never heard of anyone Peng Dehuai took the initiative to treat him to a meal.
I read the historical materials and found a special case. Peng Dehuai took the initiative to ask someone to stay at home for dinner. Who has such a great deal of face? One is called Yang Yong and the other is called Wang Ping. In 1953, Peng Dehuai returned to China from North Korea and presided over the daily work of the Military Commission.
On April, he personally summoned Yang Yong and Wang Ping. They came to his office. As soon as they sat down, Peng Dehuai said straight to the point, I am considering letting you two go to the 20th Corps of the Volunteer Army, one is the commander and the other is the political commissar.
The 20th Corps is a corps led by Yang Chengwu. It entered North Korea in 1951. Yang Chengwu has returned to China due to physical reasons. Zheng Weishan temporarily takes over as the commander of the Corps, and Zhang Nansheng serves as the political commissar of the Corps. They have been fighting hard in North Korea for a long time, and it is very hard.
Peng Dehuai considered letting Yang Yong replace Zheng Weishan and Wang Ping replace Zhang Nansheng, saying:
North Korea negotiations have resumed, and the war will probably not be fought for a long time. The central government considered letting old comrades who have not been to North Korea rotate, accept the baptism of modern warfare, and accumulate some experience in modern warfare.
After listening to Peng Dehuai's speech, Yang Yong and Wang Ping were very happy. They were both veterans who had been through the battlefield, and the general's stage was on the battlefield. After so long the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, they were unable to experience it themselves. Now that General Peng gives them a chance, they are of course very happy and all expressed their determination to complete the tasks assigned by the Central Military Commission.
On May Day, Wang Ping went to Tiananmen to attend the ceremony and met Peng Dehuai again. Peng Dehuai asked him when he was going to North Korea and he had to go early. If he went late, there would be no war to fight.
On May 3, the Central Military Commission officially issued the appointments of Yang Yong and Wang Ping. On that day, Yang Yong and Wang Ping went to Zhongnanhai to say goodbye to General Peng and asked for instructions on work. Peng Dehuai said, I have no instructions, you can understand the situation in North Korea yourself, and I will not bring you any rules and regulations.
The subordinates came to ask for instructions for work, but General Peng did not give instructions and asked them to experience and explore on their own. Why? Mr. Peng always doesn’t want to set up a framework for them to constrain their actions, but let them try boldly and practice them personally.
Peng Dehuai just told the two that they must bring a better driver when they go to North Korea, because North Korea has many mountain roads and is difficult to walk on, and the US military's planes have to be bombed constantly. Many volunteers' generals suffered losses in this regard and suffered several car accidents in .
The past is overturned by the car and the future is to find a good driver to be safer. Peng Dehuai did not have much instructions, so Yang Yong and Wang Ping stood up and said goodbye. Peng Dehuai stopped them and said, "Don't leave." I haven't seen each other for many years. It's rare to get together. There is nothing to be entertained. Just have lunch here, which can be regarded as seeing you off."
General Peng spoke, Yang Yong and Wang Ping stayed and had a meal with General Peng. I have to say that they have a great face. So, why did General Peng invite them to dinner?
(Wang Ping and Yang Yong)
On the one hand, they are about to enter North Korea to fight and go to war for the country. Peng Dehuai is also the commander and political commissar of the Volunteer Army. Yang Yong and Wang Ping are both subordinates of Peng Dehuai. Peng Dehuai hopes that they can fight a good war and win glory for the country. To send the general to the war, there has been a glass of storm wine since ancient times.
On the other hand, Yang Yong and Wang Ping are both old subordinates of Peng Dehuai and old people of Red Third Army . Yang Yong was from Liuyang, Hunan. He was under Peng Dehuai's command when he first joined the army and later became the political commissar of the regiment. Wang Ping was a newcomer from Yang, Hubei. He was under Peng Dehuai's command at the beginning of joining the army and was later promoted to the political commissar of the regiment.
Yang Yong and Wang Ping followed Peng Dehuai, participated in the struggle in the Central Soviet Area, and then walked through the Long March and fought hard all the way. The Red Third Army was pulled by Peng Dehuai. Peng Dehuai cherished the veterans of the Red Third Army, especially those generals of the Red Third Army who could survive until the founding of the People's Republic of China, and had deep feelings for them.
let Yang Yong and Wang Ping serve as commanders and political commissars of the 20th Corps respectively, which is also the result of Peng Dehuai's strong recommendation. Peng Dehuai had high hopes for them. After Yang Yong entered North Korea, he was soon promoted to deputy commander of the Volunteer Army and served as commander of the Volunteer Army in 1955.
Wang Ping was also appointed as the political commissar of the Volunteer Army. Together with Yang Yong, he became the last two highest leaders of the Volunteer Army.
1955, Yang Yong and Wang Ping were awarded the rank of general together. In 1958, they led the last group of volunteer soldiers to withdraw back to the country, putting a successful end to the glorious circle of the Volunteer Army.
