From July 2 to August 1, 1959, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an enlarged meeting of the Politburo in Lushan, Jiangxi Province. At the discussion meeting, there were two differences of opinions on how to estimate the domestic situation. At the subsequent Eighth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong made many speeches during the meeting, which corrected and adjusted the economy and politics at that time.
was then removed from office for Huang Kecheng 's remarks supporting Peng Dehuai, and the position of Chief of Staff became vacant.
When choosing the next chief of staff, someone suggested that the then commander-in-chief of the Air Force Liu Yalou be the role. When Lin Biao learned about this, he said: "I don't agree with Liu Yalou being the chief of staff. He is too sharp and ."
Lin Biao rarely has personal relationships with his subordinates on weekdays, and there is almost no social interaction such as greetings in person and treating guests behind the scenes. But his relationship with Liu Yalou was very good. As early as the Red Army period, as a brave general under Lin Biao who was good at fighting, Liu Yalou made outstanding military achievements and conquered Tianjin in just 29 hours.
On the battlefield in the Northeast, Liu Yalou participated in organizing and commanding large and small battles and battles, and won major victories, making immortal contributions to the liberation of the Northeast.
Over time, the two of them naturally established a very deep revolutionary friendship. But it is precisely because of this that Lin Biao is too familiar with Liu Yalou's working style, so he openly expressed his opinion and did not agree to let Liu Yalou serve as the Chief of General Staff.
On February 7, 1955, the Sino-Soviet military delegation held a joint meeting of . The meeting site was set up in the communication office - the conference room of the Dalian Security Command of the Soviet Army.
When the Chinese military delegation arrived at the gate of Guard Command, it was welcomed by the Soviet military delegation. Both sides hugged and greeted each other, and the atmosphere was extremely friendly. The joint meeting has been held four times, and for the fourth time, the two sides have had fierce debates on the transfer of aircraft. After the meeting came to the main topic, the heads of the Chinese and Soviet delegations each stated the principles and requirements that should be followed in the defense handover in the major areas of the country. The two sides reached the following consensus on :
One : The Soviet army's military facilities in large areas, such as barracks, office buildings, warehouses, docks, airports, shooting ranges, and turrets, will be handed over to China for free;
The second : Military weapons, except for aircraft, cannons, tanks, ships, , etc. for special research, all light equipment will be taken away with the Soviet army withdrew;
The third : The Soviet army withdrew, in principle, it is divided into three phases and three batches, and the main exit port is Suifenhe . The evacuation work begins on April 1 and ends on May 31. On the way back to China, China ensured the supply of trains and was responsible for driving safety, so as to ensure the smooth implementation of the evacuation work.
The first three joint meetings of the two delegations were progressing very smoothly. Before each meeting, the two sides already discussed issues that need to be studied and resolved, and in principle reached a consensus. At the formal meeting, it was passed basically without any dispute. But the fourth joint meeting was abnormal and there was a fierce debate, which left the meeting fruitless.
The fourth meeting is a special study on aircraft handover issues. The Soviet General Staff Department of the Military Foreign Trade Department was responsible for the transfer of aircraft. At the beginning of the meeting, Major General Beliangyev, Minister of the Foreign Trade of the Soviet General Staff, immediately stood up and spoke.
This minister is in his 40s, not tall, strong, speaks with a high voice, as if no one else is around. He put his left hand on his hip, waved his right hand, and said in an indisputable tone: " Our combat aircraft in the major areas include MiG-15 and MiG-17, which can be sold to China. ." He emphasized and said: ", however, first, it must be priced at the price at the time of production, and second, it cannot be supplied with oil for aircraft ."
GM1Belliangyefu's voice had just finished speaking, General Liu Yalou, the Air Force Commander, stood up immediately.He looked around the venue and faced the Soviet spokesperson. He said seriously and solemnly: " China and the Soviet Union are friendly countries. In accordance with the international trade practice , how can aircraft that have been in service for many years be sold at the original price? Besides, you know that we cannot produce large-scale aircraft oil yet. What do we want those planes that cannot be launched?"
Liu Yalou's words have not been finished yet. Beliangyev stood up suddenly and said angrily: " friendship is friendship, trade is trade. The two cannot be confused. You don't want it, so we will all withdraw. ." The Minister of Foreign Trade of the General Staff of the Soviet Army's arrogant speech suddenly angered Liu Yalou. General Liu Yalou immediately stood up and answered Beliangyev in Russian: "We don't want any of them, you can take them away. "
The meeting was held here and there was a deadlock. The venue was silent and silent. After three minutes of silence in the meeting, Xiao Jinguang, the head of the Chinese military delegation, stood up from his seat and said very seriously and earnestly: " China and the Soviet Union have always been friendly. We should not quarrel and hurt our feelings because of the matter. I suggest that the meeting should not discuss this issue again and ask the highest authorities of the two countries to resolve it. "
Then, Xiao Jinguang faced the head of the Soviet delegation: " Comrade Shivizov, do you agree with my opinion? " When our translator finished speaking, Shvizov stood up with relief and said repeatedly: " Harasau, Harasau (that is, 'good, good') ." The audience gave warm applause. After negotiations between the highest authorities of China and the Soviet Union, the Soviet army's aircraft was handed over to China at a discount and supplied 100,000 gallons of oil for the aircraft. At this point, a dispute was resolved in a friendly and reasonable manner.
1955 China and the Soviet Union's defense handover work on the large-scale areas was tense and orderly. Overall, the progress was relatively smooth. This is closely related to the principle agreement reached by China and the Soviet Union. At the same time, the military delegations of the two countries have sincerely and friendly cooperation and conscientiously implementing the agreement also play an important role. The military delegations of the two countries held seven joint meetings. Except for the debate on the transfer of aircraft, the issues discussed at the other six meetings were successfully resolved after consultations at the meeting and at the meeting.
Although Liu Yalou had rich combat experience in past struggles, the situation at this joint meeting can only prove that he is not good at the so-called negotiation and communication skills in the face of the negotiating table. From this, it is enough to see that his working style is indeed sharp and still lacks in uniting cadres and the masses. It is no wonder that Lin Biao would object to him as the Chief of General Staff.
But this is exactly what Liu Yalou has in his own strengths. Facing difficulties and facing difficulties without fear, he was able to establish the air force from scratch, and in the later Korean War , he promptly formed a volunteer air force to fight the sky, fought desperately with the US Air Force, which was intended to dominate the North Korean sky, and assumed the solemn internationalist obligation.
Chinese People's Air Force was established in November 1949. At that time, only two fighter aviation divisions, one bomber regiment and one strike regiment were built, and there were less than 200 combat aircraft of various types. The two armies faced each other, and the strength of the two sides was very different. Facing a strong enemy who was known as the world-class, can this battle be fought? How to fight? Many people are worried about the young Volunteer Air Force and are worried about them.
The Volunteer Air Force Commander Liu Zhen , who has always been determined and strong, felt countless in his heart at this time. No wonder, from participating in the Red Army to the end of the War of Liberation, he fought for more than 20 years, commanding infantry, artillery and tank soldiers, but never commanding air force operations. What is air combat like? How to organize and command? It is indeed an unknown for him.
Air Force Commander Liu Yalou saw his thoughts and encouraged him, "I have worked in 4th Field together. I understand that you can fight. Your mobilization is the general ordered by Commander Peng Dehuai himself. Our army has always learned about war from war when fighting." Liu Yalou's words inspired Liu Zhen and enhanced his confidence in winning.
1950 Chairman Mao ordered Liu Yalou's combat principle of " accumulating strength, choosing the opportunity, and focusing on using ". After considering the balance of strength between the enemy and us and the development of the situation, the Volunteer Air Force carefully formulated a plan to participate in the war. Before the war, Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and Commander Liu Yalou even made a special trip to the frontier airport to see off the commanders and fighters who were about to go to the expedition. The commanders and fighters all said: " must fight the first battle well. I would rather sprinkle blood on the blue sky than hit the enemy plane! Answer the trust and hope of the Party and the people with victory in the battle! "
This won the first battle in . Since then, the sky of North Korea no longer allows the US Air Force to dominate. The air combat history of the New China Air Force has since opened the first page, and at the same time broke the myth of "the US Air Force is invincible". Later, it even smashed the so-called "stranger war" plan formulated by the US Air Force in one fell swoop, and built an iron Great Wall on the North Korean air battlefield to protect the escort. The rear made significant contributions. After seeing the Air Force's report on the battle situation, Chairman Mao wrote a congratulatory message in person, expressing his gratitude to the Fourth and Third Divisions of the Air Force.
As the first Air Force commander of the Republic, Liu Yalou also attached great importance to the work of the Art Troupe. He once said: " I have two troops, one is a combat force of hundreds of thousands and the other is a 500-person art Troupe. " He believes that political work is equally important and military work. Literary and artistic work plays a special role in political work. Therefore, he uses the art troupe as a force and guides the art troupe's work to excel.
In the first art troupe of the entire army, the Air Force Art troupe won the least awards. After the establishment of the Air Force Art troupe, Liu Yalou personally took the creation and strived to fight a beautiful turnaround. The drama "Young Eagle", "In the Name of Revolution", "Fisherman's House" launched by the Air Force Art troupe can almost cause strong responses in society. The art of the Air Force led the literary and artistic direction of the country at that time.
Not only that, he is also a large-scale music and dance epic "" The director of Dongfanghong , Liu Yalou devoted his efforts to the epoch-making opera "Jiang Jie", and even locked the artist Yan Su in his home. He would not let anyone go if he didn't change the words. September 1964, "Jiang Jie" was performed in the Beijing Children's Theater, and the seats were full on that day. More than 20 performances in Beijing were filled with events, and reporters and audiences from various newspapers wrote and praised them.
Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are enlightened. In fact, Liu Yalou also knew that he still had many shortcomings. After the 1957 rectification movement began, his mobilization report not only conveyed The spirit of the central rectification campaign called on everyone to "speak everything, speak everything, those who speak are not guilty, and those who hear are wary." He also took the opportunity to conduct self-examination. He was irritable and often cursed people, which had a bad impact. I hope that everyone, especially party members and cadres, would take the lead in posting big-character posters, give him opinions, help him correct his shortcomings, etc.
, his attitude was very sincere at the meeting, and everyone was moved, so he broke his concerns and said what he dared not say. An engineer from the Ministry of Architecture was scolded by Commander Liu, and Liu said he wanted to shoot him. Since then, he has been afraid and dared not see Commander Liu. Many comrades have similar experiences and feelings, so I hope Commander Liu is "as cute as winter, not as fearful as summer", etc.
Chairman Mao once commented on Liu Yalou, saying that he dared to fight and rush along the way, had outstanding military achievements, was decisive and fought well, and was a commander of the Air Force. He even made some achievements as the commander of the Air Force; Premier Zhou also said that he was easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general.
Liu Yalou devoted his life to the cause of liberation and communism for thirty-six years in his revolutionary career. In the revolutionary struggle, he made outstanding contributions to the Party and the people. He made outstanding contributions to the creation of the People's Liberation Army Air Force and strengthened the revolutionary and combat-oriented construction of the People's Army and national defense construction.
