Introduction: General Zhou Shidi's qualifications are very old, and he may be the only one among the generals. However, Zhou Shidi, who has the qualifications of a general, did not have the rank of general, and even he was not considered by the general (there are 15 people on the list of generals, Xiao Ke, Zhang Zongxun, Zhou Chunquan, and Song Renqiang are in the list to be awarded).
Why did the old qualifications not deserve the rank of marshal and general?Zhou Shidi reported in his later years that he thought that there was a stain on his history, was this the main reason for his award?Let's find out.
Zhou Shidi's qualifications
Zhou Shidi, who participated in the May Fourth Movement in his early years, joined the peripheral organizations of the Communist Party of China in 1923, and in 1924, Zhou Shidi, the first phase of the Huangpu Academy, officially joined the Communist Party of China (joined the party earlier than some marshals).
During the Nanchang Uprising, Zhou Shidi served as the chief of staff of the Independent Regiment of the Fourth Army (regiment commander Ye Ting) and the commander of the 25th Division of the Rebel Army.
During the Red Army, Zhou Shidi participated in the Long March, and served as the chief of staff of the Red Second Front Army and the chief of staff of the Red Second Army Corps.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Shidi served as the chief of staff of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the chief of staff of the Northwest Military Region, participated in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, and attended the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
During the liberation period, Zhou Shidi served as the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the First Corps of the North China Military Region, and was the deputy of the marshal. In 1949, he took over the work of commander and political commissar (Taiyuan Front General Front Committee), and led his troops to merge into the First Field Army.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Shidi served as deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region (Grand Military Region), member of the Southwest Military and Political Commission, commander of the air defense unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, deputy director of the PLA Training Directorate Department, and director of the Extra-military Training Department.
Many people say that Zhou Shidi has marshal qualifications, but in my opinion, his marshal qualifications are not enough.
The requirements of the marshal are: corps-level cadres during the Red Army period, deputy division-level cadres of the Eighth Route Army and deputy army-level cadres of the New Fourth Army during the Anti-Japanese War, and full-time posts in the PLA theater or headquarters.
During the Red Army period, Zhou Shidi was not very up to standard, and the deputy commander-in-chief of the front army could not necessarily be awarded the marshal (General Wang Shusheng was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Fourth Front Army, and General Xiao Ke was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Second Front Army) Zhou Shidi was only the chief of staff of the front army, and he was not enough.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the chief and deputy division commanders and political commissars of the Eighth Route Army met the standards, but Zhou Shidi was only the chief of staff of the 120th Division, and he was not enough.
During the Liberation War, the Taiyuan Front Command was not qualified, and it was far worse than several other field armies, and Su Yu of Huaye was also a general, not to mention Zhou Shidi, who was not enough marshal at all.
The division commander at the time of the Nanchang Uprising, this name was very famous, and it was also the origin of Zhou Shidi's "old revolutionary" and "old qualifications", but after the Nanchang Uprising, he and the marshals gradually widened the gap. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the marshal served as the vice chairman of the Military Commission, and he was only a deputy of the General Headquarters, and he could not be compared with the marshal at all.
However, although the qualifications are not enough for a marshal, they are definitely enough for a general.
At that time, the criteria for generals were: to participate in the early Communist-led uprising (to participate in the Nanchang Uprising), division commander or above (chief of staff of the front army) during the Red Army, brigade commander of the Eighth Route Army or division commander of the New Fourth Army during the Anti-Japanese War (chief of staff of the 120th Division), deputy post or branch commander of the field army after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and chief post of the headquarters (commander of the air defense force and deputy director of the PLA Training Directorate).
Ye Ting's heavy division commander, **regimental level), *company level), ** deputy, ** deputy, ** deputy, judging from these important work experiences, even if Zhou Shidi is not enough to be a marshal, it is more than enough for a general to work part-time.
Then why didn't Zhou Shidi even enter the list of generals to be awarded?Zhou Shidi himself also talked about this incident in his memoirs, which I think has something to do with his long-term separation from the party organization, which is also what he thinks is a "stain on history".
Zhou Shidi, who has been out of the party for seven years
On August 1, 1927, Zhou Shidi led the 25th Division of the Rebel Army to participate in the Nanchang Uprising led by the Communist Party of China.
For a variety of reasons (inadequate preparation, strong enemy forces, lack of experience, etc.), the Communist-led Nanchang uprising ended in failure.
After the failure of the uprising, Zhou Shidi and Li Shuoxun lost contact with the party organization and fought guerrillas with some of the remaining troops.
Looking at the few troops left, Zhou Shidi and Li Shuoxun became confused, and they came up with the idea of leaving the troops to find the party organization:"Now I have to go to the organization, and it's easy to do it with instructions. ”
This idea is very dangerous, and it is also irresponsible to the troops, and they all strictly stop Zhou Shidi"What about the troops!”。
Defeat is not terrible, but it is very terrible to abandon the troops, which will lose the support and love of the people, and it will be difficult to carry out work in the future.
But Zhou Shidi did not take this into account, and he chose to follow Li Shuoxun to Shanghai to find the party organization.
For this choice, they all hate iron and steel, and they choose to lead their troops to Jinggang Mountain.
It was also this choice that the gears of fate began to turn, **and** both became marshals in the future, and only Zhou Shidi was awarded the rank of general. At that time, as Zhou Shidi's subordinate, the company commander ** did not leave the army, but followed Shangjinggangshan and became a marshal in the future.
Zhou Shidi's memoirs explain the reasons for leaving:"The proletariat did not stand firmly, and pessimism arose after the failure of the Nanchang uprising. ”
After arriving in Hong Kong, Zhou Shidi reported the matter to Li Lisan and asked how to instruct the follow-up work. But before he could arrange work, Zhou Shidi collapsed because of malaria.
When he fell ill, Zhou Shidi listened to the words of his fellow villagers and chose to go to Nanyang for treatment. This led to Zhou Shidi's complete disconnection from the party organization, and it was not until 1934 that he regained contact and entered the ** Soviet zone as a military instructor at the Red Army University.
It was not a big problem to go to Nanyang for treatment, but after the failure of the uprising, he left the team and did not go to Jinggangshan, which had a great impact on Zhou Shidi. Zhou Shidi has always thought that he has a stain in history (seven years out of the party), so he works hard and complains, and some generals still think that the military rank is low** when awarding the title, but Zhou Shidi has no complaints.
** Affirmed him"Comrade Zhou Shidi has the resoluteness of proletarian communism."However, this time it certainly did not completely reverse the mood of some cadres towards Zhou Shidi, and some cadres who experienced the Nanchang Uprising thought that Zhou Shidi was not responsible for the troops, so they were angry about Zhou Shidi's departure from the team.
The flame was not reserved for the revolutionary contingent during the low tide of the revolution, which is why Zhou Shidi did not have the opportunity to be a marshal and general. The ** who led the troops to Jinggangshan became the "father of the Red Army" and became the marshal, which may also be Zhou Shidi's regret.