In 1955, our army conferred the title, which once caused heated discussions. It was not easy for Xiao Ke to rank first among the 57 founding generals, but many people believed that his title was unjust and brought him great grievances.
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Xiao Ke's qualifications in our army are unparalleled, and even the title of "first general" seems a little aggrieved. How senior is he? During the Red Army, he served as the commander of the Red Sixth Army Corps, and in this rank, in addition to him, there were **, Xu Haidong, and Xiao Jinguang, four of whom became marshals and two became generals.
And in the Red Second Front Army, he was the only general, serving as deputy commander-in-chief. In the three major front armies, he also served as the chief and deputy commander-in-chief (or commander), and worked with a number of marshals and generals such as **, the First Front Army), * Wang Shusheng (the Fourth Front Army) and so on.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the deputy commander of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and among the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army, he was also the only general, fighting side by side with five marshals, including **, 115th Division), *129th Division).
Such qualifications are unmatched.
Xiao Ke was the deputy commander and ** commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and later served as the commander during the Liberation War until 1949, when he was transferred to the northeast as chief of staff of the Fourth Field Army.
Although his rank may be lower than that of a marshal, he was indeed one of the first few generals. However, he himself did not care about this, saying: "My military rank is not important, what matters is my contribution to the country and the army." ”
Xiao Ke not only made great achievements in the army, but his achievements in the field of culture were also outstanding, and he was a model of the founding general Chinese and martial arts. One of his novels "Bloody Luoxiao" won the third Mao Dun Literature Award, which was the only time in the army.
In addition, he also founded the magazine "Yanhuang Chunqiu", which is still a treasure in literary and historical magazines. He also collaborated with more than 100 scholars to compile the "General Chronicle of Chinese Culture" and the "Encyclopedia of China", and this contribution is immeasurable.
It was his open-mindedness and versatility that allowed him to live a long life at the age of 101.