On the historical trajectory of 1949, the establishment of the Hubei Military Region marked an important adjustment in the strategic layout of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. In this newly established military region, *** served as the commander and political commissar, while Wang Hongkun served as the first deputy commander and Wang Shusheng served as the second deputy commander. Such an arrangement was of considerable significance in the military and political context of the time.
In the Red Fourth Front Army, Wang Shusheng and Wang Hongkun are important generals. Among them, Wang Shusheng is not only Wang Hongkun's cousin, but also his introduction to the party, and his status is prominent. However, in the process of forming the Hubei Military Region, he failed to hold a higher position, and the reasons behind this are quite worthy of in-depth investigation.
**, although he held a political position in the Red Fourth Front Army, his contribution to the period of the agrarian revolution should not be underestimated. Especially during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he played an important role in the fighting and organizational work in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui region. During this period, his troops were expanded into the 5th Division of the New Fourth Army and became a key anti-Japanese armed force. Therefore, after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, ** served as the commander of the Central Plains Military Region, a position that he deserved.
In contrast, although Wang Hongkun and Wang Shusheng are also senior military generals, their roles seem to have changed in the later political and military landscape. In particular, Wang Hongkun's demotion from deputy commander of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region to commander of the Tongbai Military Region shows that his position in the party and the army has changed.
On the other hand, Wang Shusheng's work after the breakthrough in the Central Plains, although regarded as obscure to a certain extent, his contribution is no less important. After recuperating in the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, he took the initiative to ask to go south to support Liu Deng's army, which reflected his loyalty and sacrificial spirit to the revolutionary cause.
The establishment of the Hubei Military Region and the personnel arrangements within it reflected the comprehensive assessment and strategic considerations of the party and military leaders at that time for different military generals. Although Wang Shusheng and Wang Hongkun had a prominent position in the Red Fourth Front Army, in the later stage of the Liberation War, ** was highly evaluated and reused for their outstanding contributions in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
On the whole, this series of personnel arrangements reflects the recognition of the contributions made by different generals at different stages by the leadership of the party and the army, and also reflects the reorientation and use of military and political talents in the new historical period. These arrangements played a key role in the military strategic deployment and political stability at that time, and laid a solid foundation for the founding of New China.