In 1976, a telegram from a great man made Chen Xilian "force" Ye Shuai to take a back seat? What is the reason?

In 1976, at the suggestion of Chairman Mao, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued Document No.1, which contained two contents: first, Hua Guofeng was the acting prime minister of the State Council, and second, Chen Xilian was in charge of the work of the Central Military Commission. As we all know, the work of the Central Military Commission at that time was always held by Ye Shuai, and since this document was issued, Ye Shuai has never been involved in the decision-making of our military affairs. Compared with Chen Xilian, Ye Shuai's qualifications and abilities are not inferior. Why did Chairman Mao let Chen Xilian take his place?

Let's learn about Chen Xilian's life first. On January 4th, 1915, Chen Xilian was born in a poor peasant family in Huang An County, Hubei Province. At that time, the people in old China were living in dire straits. They were faced with the incessant warlords' scuffles, bearing all kinds of exorbitant taxes and levies, and under the oppression of feudal forces and bureaucratic capital, they could only struggle desperately for food and clothing.

Like many people at the bottom of this era, Chen Xilian's family was poor, and his father fell ill and died shortly after his birth, which added to the family's burden, and the family had to rely on his mother to work for a living. Born in a poor family, Chen Xilian was often hungry and had no chance to receive education. At the age of eight, he began to herd cattle for the landlord. Although he was never lazy, the landlord did not let him go, and often abused him and even beat him with a whip. Young Chen Xilian suffered from oppression and exploitation, and the seeds of resistance to oppression had quietly sprouted in his heart at this time.

In 1927, the flame of revolution was ignited from Dabie Mountain area, and the "Jute Uprising" caused revolutionary sparks to be sprinkled on the land of Central Plains. In 1929, the Red Army team continued to grow and develop in the Dabie Mountains. In this year, the Red Army came to Chen Xilian's village. Chen Xilian saw that many villagers had joined the Red Army team. He felt that the Red Army was a real hope and dawn for himself, so he ran to the Red Army station and made his own request to join the army.

At that time, Zhan Caifang, the captain of the Red Army, thought that Chen Xilian was very courageous, but he thought that Chen Xilian was only 13 years old and too young, so he refused his request. However, Chen Xilian has made up his mind. In the evening, he left his hometown with a suit on his back and followed the Red Army team for more than 5 miles. This persistence touched the leaders of the Red Army and finally agreed to let him become a glorious Red Army soldier one year later. In 1929, 14-year-old Chen Xilian finally got his wish and joined the Red Army of Workers and Peasants led by China Producer Party.

After joining the Red Army, Chen Xilian performed very well at a young age. In 193, at the age of 15, he was approved to join the * * * Productive Youth League, and then joined the China * * * Productive Party. In June, 193, Chen Xilian and other soldiers of the Red First Division, led by Xu Xiangqian, launched an attack on the enemy in Guangshui County, Hubei Province. In this battle, Chen Xilian made great efforts to learn the combat experience and skills of veteran soldiers, and charged at the enemy without hesitation, helping the Red First Division to achieve the results of annihilating hundreds of enemy troops and capturing the enemy leader alive. Chen Xilian, known as "Xiao Pang", also made military achievements, and he began to grow rapidly in the battle.

In July, 193, when Xu Xiangqian commanded the Red First Division to attack Pinghan Road for a long distance, Chen Xilian was fearless. He took the lead, bravely fought the enemy with a broadsword, captured a clerk of the enemy, and seized a red Parker brand pen made in the United States.

In a post-war summary, Chen Xilian was appraised by the leader: a man with small ambition is brave in fighting, just like a small steel gun! In this way, the name "Small Steel Gun" spread in the army. At that time, the small steel gun was the most powerful weapon in the Red Army. From this nickname, we can see how brave and fearless Chen Xilian was in combat.

With its tenacious fighting will and willingness to keep learning, Chen Xilian grew rapidly and performed better and better. At one time, the Kuomintang army besieged and blocked the Red Army, and Chen Xilian repeatedly used its own terrain and tactical advantages to repel the enemy. Party organizations soon noticed Chen Xilian and thought that he was a good prospect worthy of training. Therefore, in 1933, Chen Xilian was appointed as the political commissar of the 3th Regiment of the Red Army.

in October 1933, under the command of Li Xiannian, the political commissar of the 3th Red Army, Chen Xilian launched the Xuanda Campaign. After fierce fighting, the Red Army conquered Daxian County, a warlord of Sichuan Province, and seized the arsenal, clothing factory and mint that Liu Cunhou had managed for many years. Many soldiers saw rare things such as toothpaste and flour for the first time, but Chen Xilian, who was born in poverty, had never seen so many good things, and even made a mistake of using gold bricks as copper blocks.

In July 1937, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out in an all-round way. In August of the same year, in order to resist foreign enemies, China's * * * production party and the Kuomintang launched a second cooperation to form an anti-Japanese national United front. At this time, Chen Xilian, who was only 22 years old, was the head of the 769th regiment of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. At that time, the man who led the 129th Division was General Liu Bocheng. Liu Bocheng felt that Chen Xilian was diligent and studious, and he was a useful material.

In October of this year, the Japanese army invaded Shanxi, and the battle of Xinkou broke out. Xinkou is a battleground for military strategists to prevent Japanese troops from going south to Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province. Therefore, China and China launched a brutal struggle in Xinkou. The Japanese army fought bloody battles with the Japanese in order to defend the rivers and mountains. However, at that time, China was still a backward agricultural country, and its weapons and equipment were very backward. However, Japan had already achieved industrialization, with heavy weapons such as airplanes and tanks, especially airplanes, which made China's army suffer heavy losses in the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War, but there was nothing it could do.

At this time, Chen Xilian was in charge of leading the 769th Regiment to involve and support the frontal anti-Japanese battlefield dominated by Kuomintang troops. He fought flexibly, and often wiped out the enemy's small troops while the enemy was unprepared, or harassed the enemy's trench troops, making the enemy unpredictable.

But Chen Xilian knows that only by destroying enemy planes can we support the frontal battlefield to a greater extent and reduce the consumption of troops. When surveying the terrain, Chen Xilian found that there were a large number of transport vehicles passing by on the highway from Xinkou to Datong, and planes would appear from time to time. Chen Xilian carefully studied the landing gear times and flying height of Japanese aircraft, and thought that there must be an airport nearby, otherwise the Japanese aircraft could not fly with such high frequency. Then he sent troops to investigate. Sure enough, in a place called Yangmingbao, he found the Japanese airport. He made a decisive decision and decided to destroy all the Japanese planes by night attack, thus turning the tide.

at 7: pm on October 19th, Chen Xilian gave the order, and the troops sneaked into the Japanese airport in the dark to prepare for destruction. The Japanese security forces soon discovered the actions of Chen Xilian's troops. They started to launch a counterattack and called for reinforcements through contact. Chen Xilian knew that if the planes in the airport could not be destroyed quickly, his troops would be in danger when Japanese reinforcements arrived, and he never had such a good chance to get close to the airport again. Just then, a soldier smashed the windshield of the plane and threw the Grenade into the engine behind the cockpit. The plane exploded instantly.

Chen Xilian was very happy when he saw it. He ordered his troops to use this method to blow up enemy planes, and also organized troops to resist enemy attacks. At one time, ShaSheng was deafening and flames were blazing. After blowing up Japanese planes, the troops quickly retreated and successfully completed this task. After Liu Bocheng knew the news, he repeatedly praised: "The 769th regiment won the first battle! Well played! " . After Chiang Kai-shek learned about the victory of Yangming Fort, he awarded Chen Xilian with 2, yuan, and Chen Xilian became famous from then on.

During the War of Liberation, Chen Xilian, who had rich combat experience, became one of the senior commanders of China's * * * Party Army. He successively participated in the campaigns of blocking the war in Shinaoshan, advancing into Dabie Mountain, annihilating the Huangwei Corps, and liberating the southwest. In the Huaihai Campaign, which he participated in, the East China Field Army and the Central Plains Field Army jointly attacked and annihilated more than 12, Kuomintang troops in one fell swoop, making outstanding contributions to the victory of the War of Liberation.

On October 1st, 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded, and the people of China stood up. However, at that time, China was facing great pressure. Chairman Mao and other military generals agreed that our army needed to build a strong national defense force, and besides, we should strengthen the construction of the air force and navy. But who should be in charge of the artillery force made everyone feel difficult for a while. Chairman Mao then proposed: "Doesn't the Red Fourth Army have a small steel gun, Chen Xilian?" I think he is absolutely good at artillery. "Everyone agreed.

In 195, Chen Xilian was appointed as the artillery commander of the Central Military Commission, but our army had only six anti-aircraft artillery regiments at that time, so Chen Xilian put forward the idea of recruiting excellent infantry divisions from all military regions and establishing artillery units, and the superior soon approved this idea. In order to make the soldiers have a better learning environment, Chen Xilian has visited four provinces and built eight training bases. After several months of intensive study, the officers and men became sharpshooters, and the artillery unit was successfully established.

Only two years later, with the preparation of Chen Xilian, by the end of 1953, the whole army had 23 divisions of reserve artillery, including 2 divisions of rocket launchers and 6 divisions of anti-aircraft artillery. * * * 19 artillery regiments were formed, with a total force of more than 3,. In the later period of the Korean battlefield, the volunteer army set a record of firing 9, shells in one day, which blew up the position of the mighty United Nations Army, and Chen Xilian made great contributions to the victory of the Korean War.

In February 1976, shortly after Premier Zhou's death, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued Document No.1, in which Chen Xilian took the place of Marshal Ye Jianying to preside over the work of the Central Military Commission. In fact, he mastered the command of the three armed forces. As soon as this document came out, many rumors also surged, and many rumors said that Chen Xilian had taken Ye Shuai's power.

You know, Chairman Mao once compared Ye Jianying to "Zhuge", saying that he could not only lead troops to fight, but also had a strong political literacy, which made people feel at ease. So why did Chairman Mao talk about handing over military power to Chen Xilian? Is Chen Xilian really trying to "seize power" as rumored?

It turned out that Premier Zhou Enlai had just passed away and Chairman Mao was seriously ill. Marshal Ye Jianying, who was in charge of the work of the Military Commission at that time, was 79 years old, and the continuous high-intensity work made Ye Shuai's health go from bad to worse. As early as July 1975, Ye Shuai asked the 31 Hospital to give him a report on his illness and put forward an application for suspension of training on the grounds of being old and sick and lacking in energy. Ye Shuai also repeatedly proposed to Chairman Mao that Deng Xiaoping should take over his post.

After careful consideration, Chairman Mao decided to approve Ye Shuai's application and choose another person to take Ye Shuai's position. However, he did not choose Deng Xiaoping proposed by Ye Shuai, but chose Chen Xilian from the overall situation. Chairman Mao said, "Chen Xilian participated in the revolution since he was a child, knew how to fight, took the regiment and artillery, and also had a position in the State Council, so let him take care of it." Chairman Mao believes that Chen Xilian joined the Red Army at a young age and was faithful to the party and the country. He led the Corps to fight, and showed superb command and combat ability. At the same time, he also served as an artillery commander, with outstanding ability, and was the most qualified among the most people. As soon as this statement came out, the rumors about Chen Xilian's "seizure of power" were broken.

Then Chen Xilian proved with his own actions that Chairman Mao's choice was very correct. At that time, after the Central Committee issued Document No.1, many people thought that Chen Xilian was a little young politically. After all, only a year ago, Chen Xilian served as Vice Premier of the State Council and was elected as a member and member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission.

Therefore, many people think that Chen Xilian is incompetent and ambitious. In 1977, after Deng Xiaoping officially came back, he took the initiative to defend Chen Xilian. Deng Xiaoping said, "Chen Xilian has no ambition." Deng Gong rescued Chen Xilian because Deng Gong was the old leader and head of Chen Xilian, and Chen Xilian worked under Deng Gong for a long time, so Deng Gong knew and trusted Chen Xilian's character very well. In 198, Chen Xilian submitted his resignation to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and retired from all his posts. The military power was smoothly transferred to Deng Gong, and the task entrusted by Chairman Mao was successfully completed.