Preface
971, Wu Faxian left his job. At that time, Wu Faxian served as the commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. After he was quarantined and reviewed, some work in the air force fell to a standstill. Who will serve as the new air force commander has become a difficult problem facing the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao. After two years of rectification within the Air Force, Premier Zhou held a relevant meeting in the Central Military Commission, hoping to elect another Air Force commander and demanded that the new Air Force commander must be able to fly the plane.
General Ma Ning
Li Desheng, then commander of the Beijing Military Region, attended the meeting. After hearing Premier Zhou's request, a familiar figure appeared in Li Desheng's mind. Immediately afterwards, he said to Premier Zhou: "Ma Ning has worked in the Air Force for a long time, has rich experience, and his driving skills are first-class. What do you think of him?"
The position of Air Force Commander was vacant. Ma Ning was ordered to
in the face of danger. Shortly after, Ma Ning, who was serving as deputy commander of the Air Force in Lanzhou Military Region, suddenly received a call from Pi Dingjun. On the phone, Pi Dingjun said, "Comrade Ma Ning, you have some preparations. The central government sent a plane to pick you up to Beijing for a meeting."
At this time, Ma Ning was confused. He asked in surprise: "What meeting should I go to Beijing for this time?"
General Ma Ning
Pi Dingjun felt the concern in Ma Ning's heart, and he hurriedly said, "This is the organization's decision. You should prepare for it quickly."
After Ma Ning arranged the work, he hurried to Beijing. Although he made sufficient preparations in advance, he only learned after arriving in Beijing that the Air Force Party Committee held a meeting two months ago to discuss the selection of the Air Force commander. The old leader Li Desheng directly recommended his old subordinate to the central government.
In March 1973, the Air Force Party Committee held the Fifth Plenary Session of the Fourth. During the meeting, someone quietly told Ma Ning: "Now the Air Force needs a capable person to preside over the overall situation. This time you may be in charge of the throne."
Ma Ning felt that he did not have that great ability to preside over the work within the Air Force. He thought this was people's speculation and jokes, so he didn't care. However, just after the enlarged meeting of the Air Force Party Committee, the Central Committee directly announced the appointment of Ma Ning as Air Force Commander.
Chinese Air Force
After the central government approved, a new Air Force leadership team was established, and Ma Ning officially took on the position of Air Force Commander. At this time, Ma Ning did not expect that as the deputy commander of the military region's air force, he would have jumped to third level and served as the commander of the air force. Shortly after the Central appointment was issued, Premier Zhou, Ye Jianying and other central leaders met with members of the new leadership team of the Air Force as soon as possible. During the conversation, Premier Zhou reminded earnestly: "Comrade Ma Ning, the work of the Air Force will be handed over to you. After taking office, you must unite the comrades within the Air Force and carry out a comprehensive rectification of the Air Force."
After listening to Premier Zhou's instructions, Ma Ning immediately promised: 'Prime Minister, don't worry, we will definitely change the appearance of the Air Force and create a new situation. "
Although Ma Ning was not mentally prepared for the extraordinary promotion to the commander of the Air Force, he quickly got into the role and actively followed Premier Zhou's instructions to rectify. After a period of hard work, the appearance of the Air Force changed tremendously.
In July 1976, a major earthquake occurred in Tangshan, Hebei. Under Ma Ning's arrangement, the reporting team arrived at Zhongnanhai as fast as possible, allowing the central government to lead the The guide promptly learned about the disaster situation of the Tangshan earthquake in .
In the disaster relief work, after Ma Ning's coordination, the Air Force dispatched more than 3,000 commanders and fighters, dispatched more than 160 aircraft, transported a large amount of disaster relief supplies, ensuring the smooth completion of the disaster relief work.
participated in the revolution and was injured many times
Ma Ning is the third Air Force commander of the New China, and has made great contributions to the development of the air force construction.
In 1922, Ma Ning was born in a farmer's family in Qinyang County, Henan Province. Like most farmers, they barely live on the few acres of land they rented. Even if they work hard every day, they still cannot get rid of the fate of being exploited, and the family lives a very difficult life.
Children of poor families during the Republic of China
As far as Ma Ning remembers, he has seen his father's frown and his mother's sorrowful tears every day. At this time, Ma Ning made up his mind to change his destiny.
1938, a huge team came to Ma Ning's hometown. The purpose of this team coming here is to recruit soldiers, establish local armed forces, and protect local people. Looking at the warm scenes in the team, Ma Ning chose to participate in the revolution without hesitation.
Shortly after Ma Ning participated in the revolution, he was transferred to the 11th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army to serve as combat staff, and then participated in the Hundred Regiments Battle, which shocked China and the world. During
, Ma Ning followed the team to participate in the raid battle. In order to block the Japanese army's railway transportation line, they tried every means to bomb the railway and train. In a battle, Ma Ning was cut through the forehead by a shell, which was also the first time Ma Ning was injured in the battle.
A scene in the Shangdang Battle
In 1945, the full war of resistance won. Chiang Kai-shek In order to dictatorship, Chairman Mao invited to Chongqing to negotiate in the name of "peace talks". However, during the peace talks, under the instruction of Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan gathered heavy troops in the Shangdang area and launched an attack on our army.
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When it was almost dawn, the enemy began to flee westward. Ma Ning combined the map and the surrounding terrain. After careful consideration, he believed that if the enemy wants to escape, he must pass through the mountain pass in front, and there is a narrow ravine inside. Only after passing the ravine and passing , the Yellow River can it be considered safe.
Ma Ning immediately returned to the army and launched a pursuit in the direction of the enemy's escape, capturing thousands of enemies in one fell swoop and seizing a large amount of supplies.
Liu Deng's army advanced into the Dabie Mountains
After this battle, Ma Ning can be said to have become famous in the People's Liberation Army.
Have dreams and strive for the construction of the air force
In June 1947, under the instructions of the Central Military Commission, Liu and Deng's army marched towards the Dabie Mountains. At this time, Ma Ning served as a deputy commander of the team. One day, the team led by Ma Ning fought with the enemy. During the battle, Ma Ning was hit by the enemy's machine gun , and his blood was pouring for a moment.
Fortunately, there happened to be a military doctor in the team. After some examination, it was found that Ma Ning was at risk of a fracture of his left leg. The military doctor performed an operation, took out bullets for him, and collected herbs every day to treat his legs. After a month of rest, Ma Ning finally got moved and then came out to find the troops.
was on the way to the marching. The enemy rushed over. Ma Ning quickly rode his horse to move. Due to the slippery road in the rain, he accidentally fell off the cliff with his man and his horse. His legs, which he finally healed, broke again.
Ma Ning at the new CPPCC meeting (fourth from the right in the back row)
Because there was no good treatment conditions, the accompanying military doctor had to find a few boards, reset the fracture area again, and then carried Ma Ning to look for the troops.
, but the enemy was not willing to accept it and continued to siege them. In this way, Ma Ning's legs were healed and broken, and they got better and better. After many times, they finally managed to catch up with the large army.
Then, Ma Ning was taken to the hospital by the soldiers. After examination, the doctor found that her left leg was 4 cm broken than her right leg and could no longer recover.
After receiving such news, Ma Ning was very depressed. But he did not give up hope and continued to contribute to the revolutionary cause.
Liu Deng’s army marched to the southwest
In order to commend Ma Ning’s heroic and tenacious spirit, the Sixth Column awarded him the title of special combat hero .
After Ma Ning's wound healed, he followed Liu and Deng's army to fight south, participated in the battle to liberation the southwest, and fought all the way to Chongqing.
After the founding of New China, the face of society has undergone earth-shaking changes. Watching people work hard to build socialism , Ma Ning was extremely excited.
Once, while he was studying, he accidentally read a book called "The Real People" written by a Soviet writer. The book tells the story of a Soviet driver who was injured in an air battle during the Soviet Patriotic War period, but he still did not give up his dream in his heart. After a long period of training, he was finally able to use his legs flexibly and made great contributions to the Patriotic War in the Soviet Union.
After reading this book, Ma Ning was shocked. He thought he could fly a plane, so he went to sign up, hoping to join the Air Force. He found his old leader Wang Jinshan as soon as possible, hoping to get guidance and advice.
Pilot of New China
Ko Wang Jinshan has a straightforward personality and feels that it is not suitable for being a pilot according to Ma Ning's current situation, so he rejected his request.
Ma Ning was unwilling to give up his dream, and he found Wang Jinshan again and again. Finally, Wang Jinshan agreed to sign up for the pilot's inspection.
Although the old leader agreed, he still has a long way to go to become a pilot. Just when the body was checked, Soviet doctors found that Ma Ning had a big problem with his left leg, which would affect his future work and refused to allow him to participate in the pilot.
was about to be eliminated, but Ma Ning suddenly thought of his former old acquaintance Zhan Shaolian. Zhan Shaolian once saved Ma Ning during the revolutionary war years, and now he serves as the Minister of Health of the Column and is familiar with Soviet military doctors. With the help of Zhan Shaolian, the Soviet military doctor sent him a physical examination form and agreed to let him continue the physical examination.
Wu Faxian
Just when everything went smoothly, the doctor found that Ma Ning had some problems with his sense of smell. No matter how Ma Ning explained it, the doctor was unwilling to let him pass. In desperation, Ma Ning found Wu Faxian, director of the Air Force Political Department.
After Wu Faxian understood Ma Ning's situation, he saw that Ma Ning's attitude was so firm, so he specially took out 300 kilograms of millet to help Ma Ning treat his nose.
After more than 20 days of treatment, Ma Ning successfully passed the physical examination and came to the aviation school to study flight as he wished.
After coming to the aviation school, Ma Ning knew that this learning opportunity was hard-won, so he became harder in his studies. He has very strict requirements for himself. He must do what others do, and even if others cannot do it, he must work hard to do it. After a long period of study, Ma Ning's driving skills have been greatly improved.
Surprisingly, Ma Ning became the only qualified person during solo training.
Liberate Jiangshan Island
954, Ma Ning participated in the battle to liberate Jiangshan Island. Ma Ning personally took action and brought back some battlefield information. Our army then analyzed the terrain of Jiangshan Island and the enemy's garrison situation and formulated a strict combat plan. Under the instructions of the organization, Ma Ning personally commanded three bombers brigades to launch fierce attacks on the enemy positions on Jiangshan Island, playing a key role in the battle.
In 1955, Ma Ning was awarded the rank of Air Force Colonel. In 1964, he was promoted to major general and became the first general among the founding generals to fly planes.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Ma Ning's life encountered a trough. But he still maintained his loyalty to the party and was waiting for the day when justice came.
Ma Ning was studying combat plans
970, Ma Ning was appointed as the commander of the Air Force of Lanzhou Military Region.After resuming work, he worked harder for the construction of the Air Force. Under tremendous political pressure, he focused on the flight training of the troops, and soon restored the declining combat effectiveness of the troops. 971, as the situation changed, Wu Faxian, then commander of the Air Force, was dismissed. For the current crisis facing the Air Force, Chairman Mao specially sent Li Desheng, director of the General Political Department, to be responsible for presiding over the work of the Air Force. With the passage of time and the efforts of Li Desheng and others, the work of the Air Force gradually became formal. At this time, the Party Central Committee began to consider a new leadership team.
The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao made a request, hoping that the new Air Force commander would be able to drive and have rich combat experience. At this moment, Li Desheng recommended his old subordinate Ma Ning to the Party Central Committee.
Li Desheng
After Ma Ning took office as commander of the Air Force, the deputy commander who was equipped with was relatively old in terms of qualifications. The appointment of him as the commander of the Air Force shows his recognition of his work.
The phenomenon of the Air Force was very serious at that time. Ma Ning started from the actual situation and carried out substantive work within the Air Force in accordance with the instructions of the Party Central Committee, further strengthened the unity within the Air Force.
However, Ma Ning, the Air Force commander, only served as the Air Force commander for four years. Since our country was in a special period at that time, Ma Ning was also implicated to a certain extent.
However, after a long wait, the grievances on him were finally washed away. But at this time, Ma Ning was already old and could no longer take charge of the leadership of the Air Force.
In 1984, Ma Ning officially retired. After retiring, he did not stay at home to enjoy his life, but often paid attention to the construction and development of the army.
Additional General Ma Ning in his later years
In December 2010, General Ma Ning, who had been fighting for the party and the country all his life, passed away at the age of 89.
General Ma Ning has experienced all the sufferings of the world and experienced the ups and downs of life. However, he still does not forget his original aspiration and has been working hard for the rejuvenation of the country and the nation. His revolutionary spirit is worthy of our eternal remembrance.
