In February 1955, the first appraisal work of our army was officially launched, and in order to make the appraisal work conform to the principle of fairness and justice, the organization decided to set up an appraisal committee to be responsible for the appraisal work.
The award committee is composed of a total of 5 members, ** personally appointed Peng and Luo to serve as the general person in charge of the evaluation work, and the other three are Xu Liqing, Song Renqiang and Lai Chuanzhu.
In the first evaluation of the ranks, everyone originally wanted to give the rank of generalissimo, but he took the initiative to "give up the rank" and proposed that all comrades working in the local area were not allowed to participate in the evaluation of military ranks.
Many senior generals of the army also showed high demeanor, such as ***, who presided over the evaluation of the ranks, when they learned that they had been awarded the rank of marshal, their first reaction was to write letters to *** and ***, hoping not to award themselves the rank of marshal.
In addition, Xu Shuai, Ye Shuai, General Xu Guangda, etc., also took the initiative to apply for demotion. On the contrary, there are 3 people, when they learned that the military rank did not match their expectations, their first reaction was to make a fuss, and even once made a fuss.
Wang Jinshan, a native of Huang'an, Hubei Province, whose parents were poor local farmers, began herding cattle for the landlord's family at the age of 8, and began to work as a long-term laborer to earn a living when he was only 13 years old.
In 1930, when the Red Army passed by Wang Jinshan's hometown, when he heard that this was a team fighting for the common people, he resolutely joined the Red Army.
Wang Jinshan had a resolute personality and was extremely brave when he participated in battles, and was soon promoted from an ordinary soldier to a platoon commander, a company commander, and finally became a Red Army division commander at the age of 20.
During the command of the enemy's battle, Wang Jinshan dared to command from the front, put his own life and death on the line, and gave the enemy heavy losses every time, for which he also earned the nickname "Wang Maniac".
Whether it was in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle or the Long March, Wang Jinshan, as an excellent commander in the Red Army, always demanded himself as an ordinary combatant, and gradually grew into a brave and good general.
Later, Wang Jinshan made significant contributions in the three major periods of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In 1955, during the first large-scale award of the whole army, the evaluation committee decided to confer the rank of founding lieutenant general on him after final deliberation.
However, when Wang Jinshan learned the news, he was very dissatisfied, he thought that he should be awarded a higher rank in terms of both qualifications and military exploits, so he made a fuss in a rage.
Later, after some persuasion from the organization, Wang Jinshan finally figured it out and realized his mistake, and later gladly accepted the military rank awarded to him by the organization.
As early as the period of the New Fourth Army, the first detachment led by Wang Bicheng can be called a strong force that does not want to die in a battle, and after the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance, it has achieved one great victory after another.
Especially after the victory in Yanling, the 1st detachment became even more famous, and was called the invincible "Tiger Regiment" by the common people, and Wang Bicheng also won the nickname of "Wang Tiger".
Wang Bicheng's hometown is in Macheng, Hubei, although he went to private school for a few years when he was a child, but later had to drop out of school because of family changes. After that, he joined the local peasant organization and performed very well in all the agricultural movements.
From the period of the agrarian revolution to the period of the War of Liberation, Wang Bicheng took up the post of commander of our army with extraordinary courage and ability. Later, during his time in Huaye, Wang Bicheng created the Annihilation of the Enemy Army250,000 people.
It stands to reason that Wang Bicheng already has a high psychological quality and should be very mature in terms of ideology, but when he was named the founding lieutenant general, he thought that the military rank he had rated was too low, and he complained a lot about it, and even complained whenever he met people.
In the end, under the persuasion of Mr. Chen, Wang Bicheng accepted the organization's arrangement, but he was still very angry in his heart, but Mu Chengzhou could only accept it silently.
In a long-sealed military document, he once commented on Zhong Wei and the troops he led: "The division has rich combat experience and is the most vigorous, and in the course of the battle, it is known for its fierce fighting, fierce rushing, and fierce pursuit. ”
This team is the 5th Division of the Second Column led by Zhong Wei, which is the first-class main division of our army in the northeast, and Zhong Wei is the commander of the division.
From 1926, when he devoted himself to the peasant movement, until the end of the Liberation War, he always fought in the main force, and had very outstanding performances in the anti-"encirclement and suppression", anti-"three-way" and "six-way" siege battles.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Zhong Wei led his troops into the northeast according to the order of the Military Commission, and the 5th Division led by him was known for its combat bravery, and even won the title of "first-class main division".
At the beginning of 1948, Zhong Wei, who made great achievements in the War of Liberation, was promoted by a division commander to the commander of the 12th Column at a rocket-like speed, and he was only 37 years old this year.
During the period of awarding titles in the whole army, the evaluation committee decided to award Zhong Wei the rank of founding major general after careful consideration, which made Zhong Wei very indignant, but the organization also gave a convincing reason, that is, he was content with the status quo and eager for pleasure, and he had to reluctantly accept it.
Reference] A generation of generals Wang Jinshan
Wang Bicheng's years of fighting in the Soviet Union and China
The ups and downs of the life of the founding lieutenant general Wang Jinshan".
Let the numbers tell the brilliance, one by one, approaching the founding major general of the republic".