In 1955, Chairman Mao said that Yang Chengwu could not be awarded the general, why was he not disapp

Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-28

On the eve of the 1955 award ceremony, the military ranks that the founding generals needed to confer had been basically determined, although Dong Qiwu was a senior general, but he made great contributions in the Suiyuan Uprising. Moreover, after joining our army, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and made outstanding contributions to safeguarding the territorial integrity and construction of our country.

In fact, before Dong Qiwu's uprising, the psychological pressure was very great, although during the Anti-Japanese War, he had made great achievements, but he was one of the most important generals in the original Kuomintang Fu troops, but when the Liberation War began, he once led the troops to fight with our army, and both sides also won and lost, and there were many PLA commanders and fighters who fought with Dong Qiwu's troops.

After that, Dong Qiwu led 6The 50,000-strong troops defected to our army, and they did not want to get any important positions and ranks in the people's army. At this time, Dong Qiwu was shocked when he heard that he would be awarded the rank of general, because in the Kuomintang army, his highest military rank was only lieutenant general.

After knowing the results of the evaluation, Dong Qiwu was very happy at first, but later he was very uneasy, because his identity was a bit special, and if he obtained such a high rank, he might be dissatisfied with the veteran People's Army generals in the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army. This is also not conducive to his future work and situation. Therefore, he found *** and wrote to ***, saying that he could not accept such a high military rank and hoped to lower his military rank a little.

But the leaders did not agree, and they also wrote back to him, asking him to accept the rank of general, and also asked General Yang Chengwu to communicate with him in detail about the matter. So why did the chairman let Yang Chengwu appease Dong Qiwu?In fact, it is because the two of them are most familiar. However, it is not too early to say that they really got in touch, it was in 1946, after the start of the Liberation War, the two of them slowly became familiar on the battlefield. In addition, the personalities of the two people are similar, Dong Qiwu abandoned the secret and turned to the light, and in the end, the two became very good friends.

**It is also reasonable to send Yang Chengwu to appease Dong Qiwu, and he also specially instructed that Yang Chengwu can not be awarded the rank of general, but Dong Qiwu must be rated as a general. If ordinary people hear such words, they will feel extremely lost, but General Yang Chengwu is not only not sad but also feels warm in his heart, why is this?

Yang Chengwu knew very well the intention of the chairman's remarks, because he was a cadre from the Red First Regiment of the Red Army during the Red Army, so he was called "Double Red One". * It is the best for this cadre group, and it is also the most daring to use it, and Yang Chengwu is one of the typical representatives. In the 60s of the last century, he also took over the post of General of the General Staff of the whole army.

And he is also the first person to hold the post of ** chief in the capacity of a general. Because the person who served as the chief of the General Staff before him was either a marshal or a general, which shows how much trust ** has in him. ** will say such a thing in front of Yang Chengwu, it is precisely the need to "listen to the truth".

If *** didn't regard Yang Chengwu as his confidant, how could he say such things face-to-face with him?In addition, Yang Chengwu is a Communist Party member and a general of the people's army who has been tested many times, but he has the spirit of selfless dedication, so he does not pay much attention to his military rank and position. ** is very sure of this point, he asked Yang Chengwu to do Dong Qiwu's ideological work, in fact, he also praised him on the side.

And to be able to hear such praise from the chairman, Dong Qiwu naturally couldn't refuse, after all, he knew Yang Chengwu's status in his heart, and now that he said so, it would not work to resign, so he gladly accepted it. And how could Yang Chengwu not grant him the rank of general as in ***'s words?In 1955, he and Dong Qiwu were awarded the rank of general, all of which they deserved, after all, they were all heroes who made great achievements on the battlefield, and naturally they needed to be given corresponding military ranks.

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