At the end of February 1953, Peng Dehuai, who presided over the daily work of the Central Military Commission, accompanied by Luo Shunchu, deputy commander of the Navy, came to Chongming Island in Shanghai for an inspection.
General Peng inspected
Seeing General Peng tired from traveling, the head of the artillery regiment on the island asked Mr. Peng to rest first. Mr. Peng did not agree, but insisted on seeing the coastal artillery position.
On the way, Mr. Peng kept asking Chongming Island about the tidal conditions, the situation of passing ships, the characteristics of foreign military ships, etc. Because of improper preparation, or perhaps due to lack of familiarity, the leader of the coastal defense regiment did not even come forward, which made Mr. Peng a little unhappy.
Soon, everyone arrived at the coastal artillery position. Mr. Peng went to the position and remained silent. He observed the situation of the position in detail. The more he looked at it, the worse his face became. Deputy Commander Luo Shunchu felt a little cold and prepared to introduce the situation to Mr. Peng, but Mr. Peng waved his hand and stopped him from talking.
Luo Shunchu
looked at it for a long time. Mr. Peng pointed at the commander of the artillery regiment and asked him: "Is this the coastal defense position you built?" The commander of the artillery regiment nodded and answered yes.
"You have four guns in this position. I saw that the distance is about 40 meters. They are lined up in a row. The entire position is less than 200 meters from north to south, and the protective walls are so thin. Moreover, your ammunition depot is in the center of the gun position. So let me ask you, what will you do if an enemy ship fires a cannon." Peng Dehuai asked obviously with a temper.
The commander of the artillery regiment saw that Mr. Peng's face was wrong and said hurriedly: "Chief, we will fight back immediately and resolutely destroy the enemy ships."
"You are talking nonsense! When the enemy fires a shell, your position is gone, so why fight back?" The distance between the guns is so close, and the ammunition depot is still in the center of the gun position. If the enemy fires over and blows up the ammunition depot, both your men and the cannons will have to fly into the sky. Is this protective measure to prevent the enemy or serve as a living target?" Mr. Peng was so angry that he asked a series of questions.
Peng Dehuai
The group leader stood there, trembling all over after being scolded by Mr. Peng. The people accompanying him all knew Mr. Peng's temper and remained silent. The atmosphere was almost frozen.
The regiment leader said to Mr. Peng tremblingly: "Chief, we will rectify it immediately, please don't worry."
"What are you rectifying? Why didn't you demonstrate it when building it? I think you, the regiment leader, should be removed from your post immediately and handed over to the Military Justice Department." After President Peng finished speaking, he left the position directly.
Deputy Commander of the Navy Luo Shunchu knew that this was his temper and style, and he kept silent. Because he knew that Mr. Peng was angry. If he explained and interrupted at this time, it would fan the flames. If he wanted to communicate with him about anything, he must be calm.
In the car, Luo Shunchu saw that Mr. Peng's face softened a little. He said to Mr. Peng: "Boss, we are only the contractor for the design of coastal defense. Most of them are designed by Soviet experts. The Chongming coastal gun was also designed by the Soviets and has nothing to do with us."
Peng Dehuai
After hearing this, Mr. Peng raised his head and looked at Luo Shunchu. Then he let out a long sigh and said to Luo Shunchu: "We have to be realistic, Lao Luo. Tell me, am I right to worry?" Luo Shunchu nodded, agreeing with Mr. Peng's point of view.
Peng Dehuai added: "The Soviet army loves positional warfare. This is based on the fact that they have strong air force protection, which can protect themselves from attacks, and then concentrate their firearms and firepower. The ammunition depot is placed in the position for easy access. This is their characteristic. But we cannot effectively protect ourselves. Our position must be modified."
Luo Shunchu immediately said: "I have made suggestions before, we can no longer be so dogmatic, and we must build the position in line with our actual situation." President Peng nodded and motioned for him to report it to the Central Military Commission when he went back, so that this problem could not happen again.
After returning to the military courtyard, it will be time to have lunch. The commander of the artillery regiment saw that Mr. Peng had lost his temper, so he came to ask Luo Shunchu for instructions: "Chief, Mr. Peng is so angry. Why don't we add some dishes for lunch so that Mr. Peng can eat better and feel happy.""
General Luo Shunchu
Who knows, as soon as he finished speaking, Luo Shunchu immediately said to him: "You can't mess around! This is adding fuel to the fire. You don’t understand Mr. Peng. If there are extra dishes or too rich dishes, he will not only not eat but also get angry. Just prepare a few ordinary dishes. Mr. Peng pays great attention to this. "
The regiment leader understood what Luo Shunchu said and ran to the kitchen to explain it.
While eating, Mr. Peng saw that there were only three green vegetables and one pickle on the table. He was very happy and called the regiment leader over and said to him: "I wrongly blamed you today. I shouldn't have said that I will remove you from your post and hand you over to the Military Justice Department. I have to apologize to you first, Comrade Commander. "
The team leader did not expect Mr. Peng to apologize to him and hurriedly said that he had not done a good job. Mr. Peng smiled and patted the team leader on the shoulder, encouraged him again, and then asked the team leader to sit next to him and eat, chatting while eating, and he was very happy.
Peng Dehuai
After this meal, the regiment leader had mixed feelings. He really experienced President Peng's temper and warmth, and he also understood that all of this was President Peng's feelings for the construction of the army
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