After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he began to consider the selection of a marshal to the post of General Staff Officer. At that time, the ** boss was in charge of the construction of the three armed forces and served as the commander-in-chief, so he was not suitable for the post of general staff. And the ** general and *** bosses have other important positions, so they cannot serve as general staff. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were three people who served as the General Staff Officer, namely *** and ***, considering that *** had the highest qualifications, ** first considered letting him take the post of General Staff. However, *** did not directly appoint, but solicited ***'s opinion, which also shows ***'s respect and care for ***.
At that time, he served as the commander of the Second Field Army and the chairman of the military and political affairs of the southwest, responsible for the construction of the southwest region, and had important tasks. If he is allowed to serve as the General Staff Officer again, he may be a little overwhelmed. So how exactly does *** respond?Did he agree to work in Beijing?In modern history, ** has served as a general staff member many times and has rich experience. However, this time the situation was somewhat different, because this was the post of the General Staff after the founding of the state, so such an important thing will go down in history and can be said to be quite glorious. Who wouldn't want to hold such an important position?But *** has become an exception.
** A very sane man, who made the right choice and considered himself unfit for the post of General Staff. First of all, he is already very old, even older than ***. Among the many marshals, he is second only to the ** boss, close to 60 years old, and is no longer young, so he does not have much energy to take on such a heavy workload. Some people may wonder if *** is only one year older than ***, then he should be less than sixty years old, ** was still in charge of national affairs at that time, why is ***'s physical condition not as good as ***?Age is a factor, but physical condition is the main thing.
** Originally in poor health, he was not qualified for the post of General Staff, lacking both energy and physical strength. ** Always strategizing in the rear and therefore in good physical condition. However, the situation was different, he had been in command on the front line, and he was deeply affected by the war, leaving many scars on his body, which caused his physical condition to deteriorate. In addition, one of his glasses was missing, and the other was very difficult to use. The work of the General Staff is extremely heavy and belongs to the military center, which requires more energy and time.
Take *** as an example, although he is slightly younger than ***, but during the **General Staff, he even fainted in the office, which shows the heavy responsibilities of the General Staff. **Obviously unable to withstand such pressure. In fact, ** once humorously said to *** that due to his advanced age, he could no longer hold the post of General Staff Officer. Although he has served as a general staff member four times, he modestly claims that he is not up to the task, but as a god of war, how can he not do well?This statement actually stems from his wishes. During the war years, ** was eager to establish a military academy and train more talents, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he applied to **, hoping to be responsible for running the school.
As a general who had served as a general staff officer, he was well aware of the arduousness of this job, and his dismissal twice was enough to show the arduousness of this position. If you do well, you may be able to keep your seat, but if you don't do well, you may face uncertainty about your future.