Peng Dehuai Picks His Portrait Three

On September 28, 1949, Peng Dehuai received an uprising telegram from Tao Zhiyue, commander-in-chief of the Xinjiang police, and Bao Erhan, chairman of the Xinjiang provincial government and commander of Xinjiang security. He was very happy and said to the comrades around him, "set out immediately! Go to Xinjiang!"

On October 1, Peng Dehuai, accompanied by Zhang Zhizhong, Tao Zhiyue and others, came to Dihua (now Urumqi), the capital of Xinjiang. Tons of thousands of compatriots of all ethnic groups flocked to the streets, beating gongs and drums, singing and dancing to welcome Peng Dehuai and his entourage.

Peng Dehuai walked, suddenly in the boiling crowd found his portrait, dark eyebrows suddenly twisted up. He dashed forward to block the parade of men carrying the portrait. The crowd carrying the portrait did not recognize Peng Dehuai at once and asked in surprise, "What are you going to do?! "Peng Dehuai pointed to the portrait they were carrying and said:" This man looks too ugly, so don't hold him across the street! "The person carrying the portrait was shocked. Before they could react, Peng Dehuai stretched out his hand and tore off the portrait on the frame.

The man carrying the portrait was so angry that he grabbed Peng Dehuai and shouted, "Do you know who we are carrying? This is Peng Dehuai, the commander of the First Field Army and the ever-victorious general! "Several militiamen gathered around and pointed at Peng Dehuai:" Quick! Arrest this bad guy! "Peng Dehuai couldn't help laughing:" Comrades, compatriots, I am Peng Dehuai, the person in this portrait! "Everyone looked at each other, at a loss. Peng Dehuai went on to say: "You don't have to be afraid. I just want to make a request to you. Don't carry my picture frame back and forth in the future. If you want to lift it, just lift the portraits of Chairman Mao and Commander Zhu and lift the red flag symbolizing the revolution! "upon hearing this, the crowd warmly applauded.

Another happened at the end of 1949. On this day, the First Field and Second Corps held an enlarged meeting in Lanzhou. Shortly after the meeting, a late representative brought good news: "Peng has arrived! "The delegates were overjoyed and applauded. Peng Dehuai came in with a smile on his face. Before he could take a few steps, his face suddenly changed and he stopped. Xu Guangda, commander of the corps who accompanied the entry, estimated that there was a mistake and immediately signaled the delegates to be quiet. I saw Peng Dehuai pointing to his portrait on the podium with a roar: "Take off the 'pig head' who pulled over and move away! "After hearing this, everyone was shocked and the audience was silent. Peng Dehuai asked again, "Let's all show off, how much dry rice do I eat, and what qualifications do I have to make a public appearance alongside the portraits of Chairman Mao and Commander Zhu?" Then he asked, "I said I was not allowed to hang my portrait, why did you say it in vain?" Xu Guangda immediately replied, "It was our carelessness that we forgot the rules set by Peng Zong, and we corrected it immediately. "Peng Dehuai's anger slowly subsided after watching his portrait taken off.

In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, as the commander-in-chief of the volunteers, Peng Dehuai was distinguished. But he always forbade people to promote him personally, and even journalists were criticized for taking a picture of him. The reporters knew his temper and could only take a few pictures from a distance during the interview. On one occasion, Peng Dehuai went to a cave to visit the volunteer soldiers. During the conversation, Peng Dehuai's eyes fell on a photo on the cave wall, and his face suddenly became serious. The soldiers looked at each other, puzzled. "What are you doing hanging my image? Tear it off! "Peng Dehuai said to the soldiers like an order. Oh, it was for this! I don't know which soldier cut out a picture of Peng Dehuai and pasted it on the wall in the pictorial, which was obviously out of reverence. Seeing Peng Dehuai so serious, the soldier had to gently remove the portrait.

2017-07-11 Source: Dongli Party History