In the four front armies, the issue of the rank of army generals has always attracted much attention.
Zhan Caifang, who participated in the Jute Uprising in 1927, was one of the "72 Heroes of Mulan Mountain" and one of the "Sparks" in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Base Area. Lived to be one of the five after the liberation, he successively served as the platoon commander of the Eastern Hubei Army, the company commander and battalion commander of the 31st Division of the Seventh Army and the 11th Army, and worked closely with senior generals such as ***.
After the establishment of the Red Fourth Front Army, Zhan Caifang served as the political commissar of the regiment and division, and was eventually promoted to the political commissar of the army. However, despite his outstanding performance during the Red Army era, he was later removed from his post due to a gasoline ** accident in the later stages of the Long March, transferred to the Red University Xi, and left the front-line army.
During the period when he was deputy commander and chief of staff of the Third Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, Zhan Caifang's military career had some twists and turns. The Xi lasted three years, and it was not until the autumn of 1939 that he returned to the front as a commander. Although his development was relatively smooth in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, he failed to rank among the generals when he was evaluated.
Ni Zhiliang was admitted to the fourth phase of Whampoa in 1925 and participated in the Guangzhou Uprising. Although he did not participate in the Jute Uprising, the guerrillas he led were incorporated into the rebel forces and became an important member of the Red Fourth Front Army. When the Fourth Front Army was established in 1931, Ni Zhiliang became one of the division commanders of the Red Fourth Army, the main force of the Red Fourth Front Army.
However, Ni Zhiliang's military career did not go as smoothly as expected. After his mediocre performance on the anti-Japanese front, he was transferred to Yan'an to study and Xi, serving as the deputy director of the Fourth Bureau of the ** Military Commission, leaving the front-line command post. The organizational shift prevented him from re-emerging during the Liberation War, and eventually failed to rise to the rank of general.
The issue of the evaluation of military generals is not only related to the relationship between Lao and Zhang. Although some generals were implicated in the early days of the criticism of Lao Zhang, most of them later had good opportunities for development. The later development of the generals has a lot to do with their own reasons, such as Zhan Caifang was affected by the gasoline ** incident.
Ni Zhiliang's military career was influenced by his personality and work style. He has a short temper and a rough style, which makes many people daunted. This personality can lead to him being limited in leadership positions and not being used for greater reuse.
In the War of Liberation, Zhan Caifang served as the commander of the Ninth Column of Dongye, and later became the first commander of the 46th Army. However, he was unable to go further in this position as army commander, which may be related to the lack of attention from the leadership.
After the liberation, Ni Zhiliang served as the commander and ambassador of the military region, and although he made some contributions, his military career was not fully displayed. This may have something to do with the fact that he left front-line command on the anti-Japanese front to focus on military education and other duties.
Zhan Caifang and Ni Zhiliang's military careers, despite their outstanding qualifications in the early stage, failed to go further due to their mediocre ability, frequent changes in positions and historical opportunities, and unfortunately failed to obtain the rank of general in 1955. Their stories remind us that the development of a military career is influenced by many factors, both personal reasons and leadership decisions.
Zhan Caifang and Ni Zhiliang's military careers, although they performed well in the early days, failed to reach the senior rank of general later. Their stories reflect the complexity of military careers, influenced by a combination of personal factors, leadership decisions, and historical opportunities.
Personal qualities and character traits play a key role in a military career. Zhan Caifang's courage and wit, Ni Zhiliang's short temper, these personal traits have influenced their performance in leadership positions. Armies need leaders with a clear banner, and an overly broad style can have a negative impact in some cases.
Decisions made by the leadership are crucial to the development of generals. Zhan Caifang's dismissal due to an accident in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, and Ni Zhiliang's departure from front-line command on the anti-Japanese front, these decisions had a profound impact on their military careers. The leadership's attention and reuse of generals has a direct impact on their career development.
The development of military careers is also constrained by historical opportunities. During the War of Liberation, the military situation was changing with each passing day, and many generals were tempered in specific posts, while some missed some opportunities because of the adjustment of their posts. When Ni Zhiliang took up the post of chief of staff of the New Fourth Army, it coincided with the surrender of Japan, which may have been a good opportunity for him to become a general, but he did not make the trip.
We need to recognize that every general in the military is under tremendous pressure and challenge. The outcome of the award is not only determined by individual ability, but also by a combination of factors. The military needs all kinds of talents, and generals in different positions have their own unique contributions and values.
In the process of evaluation and career development, generals need to comprehensively consider their own abilities, leadership decisions, historical opportunities and other factors. Such thinking can help us to understand more comprehensively the personnel training and selection mechanism within the military, and provide more informed decision-making and development direction for future military leaders.