August 2, 1959 (, Jihai June 28), the Lushan meeting critical Peng Huang Zhang Zhou "anti-party clique.

1959, the CPC Central Committee held in Lushan-eighth eight Plenum. The Plenary accused Peng's letter is "right opportunism to the party attacking a vain attempt to the framework of Cuandangduoquan" declared Peng Dehuai, Huang Kecheng Wentian, Zhou Xiaozhou, formed a military club "nature of the anti-party clique.
Mao Zedong spoke in the plenary session opening speech at the plenary session on August 11 again.
He said: "This is a struggle Lushan, a stage of the struggle, a life and death struggle of the bourgeoisie and the proletariat against stage in the process of socialist revolution over the past decade to continue. "August 16,
, the plenary session passed the resolution of the" anti-party clique headed by Comrade Peng wrong decision ", Peng, Huang, Zhang, Zhou decided to revoke the defense and foreign affairs, the provincial party committee leadership duties. Followed by Lin Biao was appointed as defense minister, presided over the day-to-day work of the Central Military Commission.
meeting also made an adjustment on the 1959 economic indicators: steel from 18 million tons to 12 million tons of coal from 380 million tons to 335 million tons, reduced to 5,500 pounds of food from 10,500 billion kilograms million, cotton was reduced to 46.2 million quintals from 100 million quintals. The meeting also adopted a resolution increase savings campaign.