MH.Yang
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The general who is pro Soviet are LinBiao and Liubocheng. Peng Dehuai is not pro Soviet.It is not mere dismissed, Peng Dehaui was tortured, beaten and starved during the Cultural Revolution, all because he was pro-Soviet and disagreed with Mao's direction in the CR.
I'm not sure if this is covered in your history, but it's pretty hard to defend Mao in this case.
Mao becomes the very warlord that he's afraid of.
As early as the Red Army, Peng Dehuai was the first general to challenge Bogu and Wang Ming, the Chinese envoys of the Communist International. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Peng Dehuai took the lead in launching attacks on Pro Soviet Gaogang and others.
Peng Dehuai is grumpy and lacks political wisdom. This is an important reason why he made a big mistake. Peng Dehuai is only suitable for staying in the army, not getting involved in the political vortex. Mao Zedong's appointment of him as defense minister was a mistake.
BTW: Although Peng Dehuai defeated the USA in the Korean War, his performance in other wars was not the best. Chinese people generally believe that the best commander of CCP is Su Yu, followed by Liu Bocheng, Lin Biao, Peng Dehuai, Xu Xiangqian and Chen Geng.
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