In 1955, our army held a grand ceremony for the awarding of military ranks, and selected the high-profile "Ten Marshals", which are still a topic of conversation today. Among the top ten marshals, the boss, as the commander-in-chief of our army, ranks first without dispute;**As the long-term deputy commander-in-chief of our army, the boss is undoubtedly in second place;As the commander of the Fourth Field Army, the first marshal made great achievements in the War of Liberation, almost dominating half of China, and deservedly ranked third. However, as the commander-in-chief of the Third Field Army, Marshal is second only to the Fourth Field Army in strength and achievements, why is it ranked after *** and **?The situation is understandable, after all, he is the commander-in-chief of the Second Field Army, and he was the superior leader of ** in the later stage of the Liberation War, so it makes sense to be ranked before **.
And the reason why **Marshal is ranked after ** has caused more controversy. In the War of Liberation, Mr. He basically no longer personally led troops to fight, and was mainly responsible for logistics work, until the final liberation of the southwest before he led the 18th Corps into Sichuan and assisted the Second Field Army to achieve some achievements. In contrast, the Sanye led by Mr. Chen participated in a wide range of troops, participated in the liberation war throughout the whole process, and achieved a brilliant victory, even compared with the Fourth Field Army. So, among the top ten marshals, why does Mr. Chen rank after Mr. He?In fact, the evaluation of military ranks does not only look at the Liberation War, or even just look at the combat exploits on the battlefield, but needs to comprehensively consider a variety of factors.
The rank of marshal of the People's Republic of China is conferred on senior generals who have made outstanding meritorious contributions in the creation and leadership of the people's armed forces or in the operation of campaign corps. It can be seen that "creating a people's army" is in the first place, and its importance even exceeds the credit for leading the army in battle. In this regard, Mr. He's advantages cannot be ignored, and Mr. Chen can't be compared with them at all. First of all, the August 1 Nanchang Uprising opened the prelude to armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries and became the starting point for the creation of our army, and Mr. He was the commander-in-chief of the Nanchang Uprising, a position that no other marshal could match, even Mr. Zhu, who was only the deputy commander of the 9th Army at that time, was a subordinate of Mr. He. At that time, Mr. Chen's status was even lower, and he was not even able to participate in the uprising, and it was not until the failure of the uprising that he caught up with the troops and followed Mr. Zhu to Jinggang Mountain.
Mr. He has a prominent position in the process of creating the people's army, not only surpassing Mr. Chen as the marshal of "001", but even more noble than Mr. Zhu. In addition, Mr. He also founded the Red Second Front Army. Although he had the opportunity to study in the Soviet Union after the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, Mr. He resolutely returned to his hometown, formed a team, and gradually grew into the Red Second Front Army, and became its founder and leader. Mr. He also made great achievements in the Long March, and fought resolutely against Zhang Guotao to prevent his Red Army's moves, and finally prompted the two major front armies to go north and reunite with the Red Army. This merit cannot be overlooked. As the commander of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, Mr. He commanded the 120th Division to fight many tough battles in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, established a huge Jinsui base area, and ensured the safety and life of the first division.
Mr. Chen's status in the Red Army was not prominent, and he served as a political cadre most of the time, such as the director of the Political Department of the 4th Army after joining the division in Jinggangshan, and then served as the political commissar of the 6th Army and the commander of the 22nd Army, but he was never promoted to the rank of the front army. In addition, Mr. Chen's persistence in guerrilla warfare in the south played an important role in the preservation of the Red Army and made indelible achievements. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Mr. Chen at that time, as the commander of the New Fourth Army, also made great achievements, which was enough to be compared with Mr. He. In contrast, Mr. He's status and merits are only comparable to Mr. Zhu and ***. **Although he did not make great achievements in the War of Liberation, he was known for his outstanding logistics skills. It was supposed to be expected to become the commander-in-chief of the 1st Field Army, but the backward conditions in the Northwest led to a lack of living and *** in the troops
Therefore, he resolutely gave up his personal fame and fortune, handed over the command to the first and devoted himself to logistics work, and provided important material support for the troops. This kind of selfless act is admirable and is really rare to match. Considering his contribution to the War of Liberation, especially his outstanding performance in the field of logistics, it is no exaggeration to say that his achievements are incomparable.