The mystery of General Xiao Ke's military rankWelcome to read Shi Yuan History Column No. 3134, when the military rank was announced in 1955, our army's famous general Xiao Ke obtained the rank of general, this news is somewhat unexpected, because before that, many people thought that Xiao Ke's evaluation of the general was almost a certainty.
Especially among the 6 people who served as the chief and deputy division commanders of the Eighth Route Army, except for Xiao Ke, the remaining 5 people are even marshals. Some people believe that Xiao Ke's military rank of general may have something to do with his poor relationship with the army's founding figure, Mr. He, but in fact, this is pure rumor. The root of the rumors mainly lies in the fighting on the Long March of the Red Second Front.
In this battle, the Red Sixth Army withdrew from the battle ahead of schedule, causing the Red Second Army to fight alone without timely notice, and finally fought a war of attrition, causing the loss of nearly 1,000 Red Army commanders and fighters, especially the Second Army Corps.
Fortunately, Mr. He judged the situation through the sparse change of gunfire in the position of the Sixth Army Corps, and finally made the correct command action to save the large army. Although ** was angry about the defeat in the water battle and gave a stern evaluation, it was more of a momentary anger, and the relationship between the two was generally good.
After the battle, Xiao Ke did not think that his command was improper, and had a verbal conflict with his superiors, and vented his dissatisfaction to Comrade Ren Bishi, the political commissar of the Red Second Front. Ren Bishi had a hot temper and severely reprimanded Xiao Ke, and even blamed Mr. He. However, the actual situation is that Xiao Ke only collided with Ren Bishi, not Mr. He.
This was also confirmed by the political commissar of the Red Sixth Regiment **, and the corresponding responsibility was assumed. According to the command system of our army, the political commissar has the final decision, and the words of the ** general can confirm the ins and outs of the matter. The internal situation of the high-level of the Red Second Front Army is quite transparent to the outside world, and after Mr. He has a clear understanding of the truth, he naturally no longer has a grudge against Xiao Ke.
During the Red Army's Long March, Mr. He's eldest daughter was born, and Mr. He was very happy. He immediately asked Xiao Ke to name his daughter, because Xiao Ke had a very high level of education in the Red Army, he wrote the book "Blood Luo Xiao", and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he won the Mao Dun Literature Award, and was known as a military Chinese scholar. So, Xiao Ke named Mr. He's daughter "He Jiesheng", and the boss was very satisfied with this and immediately adopted it.
With this in mind, if the relationship between these two old comrades is not harmonious, then how could it be possible for Xiao Ke to name his own daughter?This is obviously contrary to human nature and does not conform to basic logic. In addition, Xiao Ke and ** are still "brothers-in-law". Mr. He's wife at that time, Jian Xianren, was the sister of General Xiao Ke's wife, Jian Xianfo.
In other words, the relationship between the two is simply that of brothers. If the personal relationship between these two chiefs is not good, then how could the wife of ** introduce her sister to Xiao Ke?Neither emotionally nor logically makes sense. What is more convincing is that after the start of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937, the chief and deputy commanders of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army were precisely ** and Xiao Ke.
Judging from Mr. He's status in the army, if he and Xiao Ke were really incompatible, then they should have parted ways a long time ago, which is not difficult, and it is impossible to cooperate for so many years with the relationship of chief and deputy: after the end of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, they continued to work together in a small group to fight against the Japanese invaders. Therefore, these rumors are self-defeating, and the two are a tacit partner.
In 1958, when he was criticized against dogmatism, Xiao Ke served as the head of the training directorate, and for a time became the object of "thousands of people". Many former comrades-in-arms turned their heads to make a clear cut with Xiao Ke, and even said disrespectful words.
But Mr. He's character was upright, and he always refused to fall into the well throughout the meeting, kept smoking his trademark pipe, and did not say anything unfavorable to Xiao Ke, objectively protecting Xiao Ke. It can be clearly seen that whether in public or in private, there is no "discord" between the two generals. As for General Xiao Ke's military rank, it is not due to the relationship with which leaders.
In fact, in the original "15 Generals" program, Xiao Ke's name was among them. It was only for reasons such as balancing the hill and quota restrictions (Xiao Ke's position was not high in the later stages of the Liberation War) that he was ranked among the 57th generals. This is determined by a series of objective and subjective factors, and is by no means a simplistic and vulgar conjecture.