On this day, 47 years ago, August 3, 1978 (June 30, 1978 in the lunar calendar), militarist Luo Ruiqing passed away. The statue of Luo Ruiqing passed away on August 3, 1978 at the age of 72. Luo Ruiqing joined the Communist Party of China in 1928. He has served successively as Director of the Security Bureau of the First Red Army Corps, Director of the Security Bureau of the First Red Army, Director of the Field Political Department of the Eighth Route Army, Minister of Public Security, Vice Premier of the State Council, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, and Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general. On August 12, a memorial meeting for Comrade Luo Ruiqing was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in the capital. Ye Jianying presided over the memorial meeting and Deng Xiaoping delivered a eulogy. On August 11, 1978, the People's Daily published an article written by Yang Dezhi, a famous general of the People's Liberation Army of China,"Outstanding Leaders and Great Soldiers-Commemorating Comrade Luo Ruiqing." It said: On the way to Beijing this time, I thought to myself that after arriving in Beijing, I must visit Comrade Luo Ruiqing again. This outstanding leader of our army who was brutally persecuted by Lin Biao and the Gang of Four is my old leader and veteran comrade. I deeply regret that I couldn't find Comrade Luo Ruiqing on the phone. I sincerely wish him a speedy recovery and lead us forward on the new Long March. But I never expected that what came was unexpected bad news-Comrade Luo Ruiqing had passed away! Immediately, I felt extremely sad and could not calm down for a long time. In this moment of sorrow, I couldn't help but think of Comrade Luo Ruiqing's adversity for more than ten years. Out of his ambition to usurp the party and seize power, Lin Biao regarded Comrade Luo Ruiqing as an obstacle, created various crimes, and carried out cruel persecution. What a great destruction and torture our Comrade Luo Ruiqing has endured with his strong revolutionary will! After Lin Biao exploded himself, the injustice suffered by Comrade Luo Ruiqing should have been redressed, but the "Gang of Four" still used various opportunities to attack and frame him. The traitor Jiang Qing made irresponsible remarks at a meeting, openly naming all the cadres of the regiment as bad. I remember this spring, when he passed through Wuhan, he confidently expressed that he would strive for the early realization of the four modernizations and the construction of a strong socialist country. His ambition was unfulfilled, but the disease took his life. What a great loss this is to our party and army! For the past few days, I have heard sorrows and sorrows in my ears, and grief has lingered in my heart. Comrade Luo Ruiqing's voice, appearance and smile seem to be still in front of my eyes. I will never forget the first time I met him. That was in the autumn of 1929, at the foot of Hutou Mountain at the junction of Guangdong and Jiangxi, when our Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army was fighting the troops of Guangdong warlord Chen Jitang. After the battle, the troops gathered in a freshly harvested rice field. I saw a handsome young man in his 20s wearing plainclothes clothes and shorts walking towards him. This was Comrade Luo Ruiqing, the party representative who had just arrived at our fifth detachment. He strode to the front of the queue and said humbly: "I just came from the White Area and am not familiar with the Red Army yet. In the future, I will fight with everyone, please help me a lot." He also said: We are a team of workers and peasants. We must strengthen the party's leadership, do a good job in uniting officers and soldiers, and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops... His inspiring words fell on the hearts of his comrades and sparked sparks. Since then, I have fought and worked for a long time under the leadership of Comrade Luo Ruiqing. In the struggle between the two lines within the party, Comrade Luo Ruiqing took a firm stand, took a clear-cut stand, and bravely defended Chairman Mao's thoughts and line. When Lin Biao, a bourgeois caretaker and conspirator, wantonly promoted the counter-revolutionary revisionist line, engaged in bourgeois politics, and did not talk about military training at all, Comrade Luo Ruiqing resolutely resisted it. In accordance with Chairman Mao's consistent thought on building the army and the domestic and international situation, he organized and led the 1964 mass training movement with great courage. He went deep into the army, discovered and cultivated typical examples, and held on-site meetings. In less than half a year from June to October of this year, he visited Shandong twice to inspect the training of troops and militiamen, watch military performances, and pointed out: "If you train your soldiers to this state, no enemy in the world can do anything to us." In response to problems that occurred during military training, he also instructed us to "popularize","pay attention to combining work and rest, and combine the revolutionary spirit with the scientific spirit", and "not abuse the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the masses." Later, he organized military performances by the Beijing troops and Jinan troops and reported to Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and Chairman Zhu, and was highly praised. Thanks to Comrade Luo Ruiqing's careful organization, this year's training campaign greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the troops and became a glorious page in the history of our army's training. From the first time I met Comrade Luo Ruiqing, I had the impression that he attached great importance to military political work and had a work style that went deep into reality and worked hard. In the difficult war years, every time he marched, his tall figure would always walk among the ranks of soldiers, take big strides, climb mountains and rivers like his comrades, and the horses given to him by the organization were always given to the sick and wounded. In going deep into reality, he became familiar with the situation of the troops and understood the wishes and requirements of the soldiers. When fighting Ji 'an, I was the chairman of the Soldiers Committee of the Command. On the day of the liberation of Ji 'an, everyone asked me to buy two pieces of Guangyang melon seeds and cigarettes to hold a celebration party, and on behalf of everyone, invited Comrade Luo Ruiqing, the political commissar of the division. He really came to our celebration party and spoke. By the time of the War of Liberation, he was already a political commissar of the Corps, but he still often went deep into the troops and agencies and was very clear about the combat, training, and life of the troops. On the front line, we sometimes lived in the same house, with beds next to beds, and talked very confidentially. He talked about cadres, soldiers, and the ideological trends of the army. It was so specific and detailed that it was really admirable. After the liberation of the country, he still maintained the style of work he had in the war years. When he served as Chief of the General Staff, he participated in various activities and handled daily affairs. The work was heavy, but he still found time to go to the army and the grassroots to inspect and guide the work.