In 1955, after the marshals conferred the titles, a cocktail party and a theatrical evening were held, and they became the protagonists of the night. At the beginning of the reception, several marshals laughed and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, but Mr. Peng sat quietly on the side, not moving. At that time, Mr. Zhu was dressed in a neat marshal dress, and walked into the hall with high spirits. Mr. Chen keenly shouted: "The commander-in-chief is here!."The marshals all stood up and saluted him. Mr. Zhu happily returned the salute and said with a smile: "Everyone came early!."Mr. Chen was humorous and articulate, and he was an active person in the atmosphere of the scene, he looked at Mr. Zhu carefully, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, wearing this outfit, you look younger than when you were in the Nanchang Uprising!."With that, the audience burst into laughter. After the Nanchang Uprising, Mr. Zhu and Mr. Chen led the remaining troops to launch the Southern Hunan Uprising, and then set foot on Jinggang Mountain. During these difficult years, Mr. Chen assisted Mr. Zhu to fight together and made great achievements. When it comes to the Nanchang Uprising, I have to mention Mr. He, who served as the commander-in-chief of the uprising, and his status is higher than that of Zhu and Chen. Mr. Chen turned to Mr. He and said, "When Nanchang shot against the Kuomintang, did you ever think that you would become a marshal in the future?"
Mr. He replied with a smile: "Not to mention becoming a marshal, I didn't even know if I was the first to shoot at that time, I just wanted to complete the party's mission and live up to my trust." Although Mr. He ranked fifth among the top ten marshals, his marshal number was 001, which was at the top of the list. The date of the Nanchang Uprising became Army Day, and Mr. He, as the commander-in-chief of the uprising, made outstanding achievements and deserved his name. At this time, everyone tacitly remembered the late Ye Ting. Someone asked Mr. Chen: "If Commander Ye Ting is still alive, then there will be two marshals in your New Fourth Army, right?""If Ye Ting is still alive, can he really be rated as a marshal?""It's a controversial question. If Ye Ting really becomes a marshal, then Mr. Chen's title of marshal may be in jeopardy. It is impossible for the New Fourth Army to have two marshals. At the beginning, there were objections to Mr. Chen's appraisal as marshal, but only Mr. Chen resolutely supported it, believing that only Mr. Chen could represent the New Fourth Army and the East China Field Army, and if he did not become a marshal, there would be no marshal in the East China Battlefield. If Ye Ting was still alive, the marshal representing the East China Battlefield might not be Mr. Chen. Therefore, Mr. Chen said very seriously.
If Commander Ye Ting is still alive, I would rather give him the marshal's laurel, so that we will have two marshals surnamed Ye. ** Due to the command Xi of the Liaodong military exercise, he was unable to attend the award ceremony, so he was also absent from the party. He wasn't there at the time. Then, ** said, if Ye Ting was still alive, how good it would be for him to be able to witness all this with his own eyes today. Among the top ten marshals, ** has the deepest relationship with Ye Ting, they were classmates when they studied in Moscow, and later worked under Ye Ting's leadership. After Ye Ting's unfortunate death, ** also raised the child for him. At this moment, ** walked in, ** said, our Vice Chairman Zhou is here. The arrival of the Prime Minister made the atmosphere even more cheerful. Mr. He even joked that our Vice Chairman Zhou should also be rated as a marshal. Back then, Mr. He was moved by ***'s words, so he was willing to follow the Communist Party to do the revolution. **smiled and waved his hand and said, I am **staff, I am for the marshals, and I want to provide you with logistical support. At that time, Mr. Lin and ** were not there, and several marshals were talking and laughing together, but Mr. Peng always sat quietly on the side, listening silently, and he did not join the conversation.
Mr. Peng is not good at socializing, so he seems a little out of place and not very sociable on this occasion. This is due to his withdrawn and arrogant personality. Besides, Mr. Peng had never participated in the Nanchang Uprising, and he was not familiar with Ye Ting, nor did he have any contacts, so he couldn't fit into the topic and had nothing to say. Many years later, at the Lushan Conference, it was not unfounded to say that Mr. Peng did not get along well with other marshals. Some of these clues can be seen from this scene.