Welcome to read the 3257 issue of Shiyuan History Column. Among the top ten founding marshals, ** and ** are respected by the military and civilians as "bosses". However, although Mr. Chen is ranked sixth on this list, his position in the military is slightly lower than the top three, and it is not for nothing. **During the Red Army, the War of Resistance and the War of Liberation, he served as the commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of the people's army, so he was honored as the old prime minister.
This title was not originally given by others, but was pioneered. The first time Zhu Mao and the two met was in 1928 when they met in Jinggangshan. ** With deep respect, he called the leader of the revolutionary team in Jinggangshan "Mr. Zhu", and it is still used today. ** The situation of Marshal is similar to that of Commander-in-Chief Zhu. As the deputy commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army and the deputy commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army in history, Mr. Peng's position is second only to Mr. Zhu.
In the early days of the Red Army, Mr. Peng led the Pingjiang Uprising troops to Jinggangshan and became one of the core forces of the Red Army, joining forces with Mr. Zhu and Mr. Zhu. Therefore, **also known as "Mr. Peng", so Zhu and Peng have a stable position in the army and are recognized as the boss. ** Although he was not a member of the Red Army during the Red Army and came into contact with the chairman late, his military seniority and status were higher than most of the founding marshals.
The Nanchang Uprising in 1927 marked the creation of our army, and Mr. Zhu happened to be the commander-in-chief of the Nanchang Uprising. Mr. He not only held a prominent position, but the 20th Army led by him was the core force of the Nanchang Uprising. ** also recognized the title of "Mr. He", and called the other party the boss for decades. As for Mr. Chen, it is slightly different from the first three.
He was not personally given the title of boss, but gradually formed in the latter part of his revolutionary career. During the Red Army, Mr. Chen was a subordinate of *** in Jinggangshan, so the chairman did not call his direct subordinates the boss. Strictly speaking, Chen Shuai can be described as the chairman's student, which is quite similar to the later commander of the four fields, Mr. Lin.
During the New Fourth Army period, Mr. Chen succeeded General Ye Ting as the commander of the New Fourth Army, but he was more Xi to be called "** chief" rather than "boss". It wasn't until the Liberation War that he served as the commander of the East China Field Army and the Third Field Army, and his colleagues and subordinates began to call him Mr. Chen. But he was never called in this way, which is different from the other three marshals.
Therefore, compared with the three marshals Zhu, Peng, and He, Mr. Chen is slightly inferior in terms of qualifications and status. However, this situation is not entirely determined by *** and is closely related to an objective fact. The People's Army attaches great importance to the contributions of its generals in the early stages of the revolution and their exploits in the process of creating the People's Army.
Although Mr. Chen caught up with the southbound troops in the later stage of the Nanchang Uprising, launched the southern Hunan riot with Mr. Zhu, and brought a large number of troops to Jinggangshan, he was not the primary leader in these two uprisings, but followed Mr. Zhu's footsteps and played a supporting role. Zhu, Peng, and He contributed the main force in the previous red uprisings, and were the direct leaders of the relevant uprisings, and their identities and roles in the early days of the army were different.
It is on this basis that there is a subtle difference in their position in the military career. For example, Mr. He was mainly engaged in logistics support work in the Liberation War and was no longer responsible for commanding operations, but his marshal ranking was still higher than that of Mr. Chen, commander of the Third Field Army. The ranking of the founding marshals depends on the order of the members of the Military Commission in 1955, which can be described as significant.
There is a reason for the difference in each of these places.