During the War of Liberation, Liu and Deng's army had three major corps. The commander of the third corps was Chen Xilian, and the commander of the fifth corps was Yang Yong. The positions were equivalent. The two led their respective corps to fight side by side and forged a deep revolutionary friendship. Both were awarded the rank of general in 1955. So far, they are both equal.
The incident occurred in 1967. Yang Yong was removed from the positions of commander and deputy commander-in-chief of the Beijing Military Region, and it was not until five years later that he returned as deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region. Although his position was not as high as before, here he met his good brother Chen Xilian. At that time, Chen Xilian happened to be the commander of the Shenyang Military Region. In order to welcome his good brother, Chen Xilian personally took people to the airport to welcome him.
The two of them are very good friends both at work and in private. In order to help Yang Yong establish prestige in the military region, Chen Xilian deliberately told his subordinates during meetings not to treat General Yang Yong as the deputy commander. They can consult him on military issues. Comrade Yang Yong is a veteran general with rich military experience.
Yang Yong has lived up to expectations. He has been working intensively since he took office and has done everything by hand. Even regardless of his physical illness, he often led teams to inspect borders and strategic lines. However, due to the complex and difficult geographical environment there, Yang Yong moved forward without fear of hardships. He even walked three to four thousand miles in more than 20 days. The long-term high-intensity work overtaxed his body, and he finally couldn't stand by Jingbo Lake and fell ill.
After the doctor rescued him and regained consciousness, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to his work without leaving any room for physical buffering. He was truly loyal to the party and the country and made selfless contributions.
Yang Yong does not have the airs of a big leader in his daily work. He often eats and lives with soldiers. When inspecting the work of Zhenbaodao , he crouched at the sentry post with the soldiers and used binoculars to observe the enemy's situation, because he was never special and approachable.
stayed with the soldiers all night by the river. When we left the next day, because of his poor legs and feet, the soldiers gave him a small crutch made of tree branches. He solemnly thanked the soldiers for their kindness and happily accepted it. Later, he transferred the crutch to Mr. Zhu.
Gold will shine no matter where it is. After a series of on-the-spot inspections, Yang Yong lived up to his trust and improved the defense and combat plans for the Northeast region, further consolidating my country's border defense construction. Due to his outstanding political achievements during his tenure, he was transferred to the Xinjiang Military Region to serve as commander a year later. There he continued to contribute his military talents to the construction of the motherland, and won the recognition and affirmation of the party and the people.
