During the war years, the military and political chiefs of the field army generally used code names in order to conceal their identities. In August 1948, after the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army was renamed the Northeast Field Army, the military and political chiefs also used secret codenames, among them, the code name of Commander-in-Chief Lin was "101", the code name of the political commissar was "102", and the code name of Chief of Staff Liu Yalou was "103".
In addition, some people believe that the code name of the head of the political department, Tan Zheng, is "104", but this claim has not been confirmed. However, the code name of "Lin Luo Liu" of Higashino (Siye) is relatively stable and has never changed much.
The predecessor of Zhongye, the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army, did not use code names in Taihang, southern Hebei and southwestern Shandong. However, when they leapt thousands of miles into the Dabie Mountains, because the operation was extremely dangerous, and even the whole army could be wiped out, the military and political chiefs began to use code names.
**The code name of the head of the military and political is "Old Man". In May 1948, after the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army was renamed the Central Plains Field Army, the military and political chiefs also began to use new code names.
**The code name of the commander is "No. 1", the code name of Political Commissar Deng Gong is "No. 2", the code name of the deputy commander is "No. 3", the code name of Deputy Political Commissar Zhang Jichun is "No. 4", and the code name of Chief of Staff Li Da is "No. 5".
However, Li and Zhang mainly worked in the rear, and it was Li Da who worked next to Liu Deng, but he always used the "No. 5" codename. Finally, unlike the East Field Army and the Middle Field, when the East China Field Army was established in January 1947, the military and political chiefs followed the code names of the main military and political leaders during the New Fourth Army period, and the code name of the commander was always "501".
However, the "502" and subsequent code names were replaced by new people when the East China Field Army was formed.
Although many people have the impression that Huaye's code name "502" is Su Yu, the god of war, Su Yu did not stand out during the New Fourth Army period. In fact, the first person to use the code name "502" was not Su Yu, but Ye Ting, one of the military and political chiefs when the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army was established in January 1938.
At that time, Su Yu was only the deputy commander of the second detachment, and ** was the commander of the first detachment. However, when the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army was rebuilt after the Southern Anhui Incident in January 1941, ** served as the acting commander, Secretary Liu concurrently served as the political commissar, and the members of the military department also included deputy commander Zhang Yunyi, chief of staff Lai Chuanzhu, and director of the Political Department
It was not until the end of 1942 that the General Staff Office of the New Fourth Army, for the sake of security and secrecy, began to refer to the main military and political leaders of the New Fourth Army with corresponding code names. Therefore, although Su Yu used the code name "502" during the Huaye period, during the New Fourth Army period, the owner of this code name was actually Ye Ting.
When the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army was rebuilt, the owner of the code name "502" should be Zhang Yunyi, because he was one of the main members of the military department.
Peng Xuefeng, **Zhang Yunyi, etc., representatives of the New Fourth Army, used secret code names, and "501" refers to the acting army commander**. Some people think that ** did not directly command the operation, and lacked absolute authority like Mr. Peng, Liu Shuai, and Mr. Lin.
But this stereotype is a preconceived misconception. In the memoirs of many Huaye generals, ** is called "army commander" or "** chief", and there are few titles of the word "generation", such as Su Yu, Ye Fei, Lai Chuanzhu and others.
This is a respectful appellation, and it also shows the status of **. In the secret code name for the reconstruction of the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, the acting army commander ** is "501", the deputy army commander Zhang Yunyi is "502", the acting political commissar Rao Shushi is "503", the chief of staff Lai Chuanzhu is "504", and the director of the political department *** is "505".
Why is "502" Zhang Yunyi and not Rao Shushi? This is because Zhang Yunyi has a wider range of qualifications and influence in history, he participated in the Xinhai Revolution, the Baise Uprising, the struggle in the Soviet area, the Long March and the ** work, whether it is within our army or in the enemy army, his influence exceeds that of Rao Shushi, who is engaged in the labor movement and the work in the white zone.
Rao Shushi's rise is mainly due to the support of Political Commissar Liu, although he rose quickly, his specialty lies in political work rather than military affairs. During the war years, Zhang Yunyi, who was old, prestigious, and able to fight, was the first assistant of the first class, and it was more suitable to use "502".
From the end of 1942 to the spring of 1943, the code names of ** Army Commander, Deputy Army Commander Zhang Yunyi and Political Commissar Rao Shushi were "501", "502" and "503" respectively.
Although Lai Chuanzhu has always referred to ** as the "army commander" and Rao Shushi as the "acting political commissar" in his diary, this does not affect their mutual respect for the republic in the war years.
However, in October 1943, Rao Shushi criticized the "Ten Mistakes" of the acting army commander ** in Huanghuatang, which led to ** being transferred back to Yan'an, and Zhang Yunyi presided over the work.
* After leaving, Rao Shushi took full charge of the Central China Bureau and the New Fourth Army, but his secret code name was changed from "503" to "505", and Zhang Yunyi's code name was changed from "502" to "707", the specific reason is unknown.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, ** and Rao Shushi both removed the word "generation" and started a new cooperation. Due to disagreements on strategic coordination, the East China Field Army jointly led by them was formally reorganized into the East China Field Army after being proposed and approved by Yan'an.
In January 1947, the Shandong Field Army and the Central China Field Army were combined into the East China Field Army, which was also the predecessor of Huaye. Huaye's command structure is dominated by the generals of the New Fourth Army, and the commander of the New Fourth Army takes over the work of the Shandong Military Region, and is both the commander and political commissar of Huaye and the commander of the East China Military Region, so the code name "501" can be replaced.
However, Political Commissar Rao did not follow the code name "502", and at this time, Political Commissar Rao of the New Fourth Army had been promoted to secretary of the East China Bureau and political commissar of the East China Military Region, and was actually no longer in the Huaye sequence.
In addition to the code name "501", the rest of the code names have basically changed: "501"'s partner "502" became the deputy commander Su Yu (former commander of the Central China Field Army); Deputy Political Commissar *** Former Political Commissar of the Central China Field Army) is "503", Chief of Staff Chen Shiyu (former Chief of Staff of the Central China Field Army) is "504", Director of the Political Department Tang Liang is "505", Deputy Director of the Political Department Zhong Qiguang is "506", and Deputy Chief of Staff Liu Xiansheng (former Chief of Staff of the Central China Field Army) is "507".
Su Yu and Liu Xiansheng of the Central China Field Army went from the New Fourth Army to the East China Field Army, and only the code name "501" remained unchanged, which also illustrates the special status of the first Army. He is not only the backbone of the New Fourth Army, but also the soul of the East China Field Army after the merger.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, ** also became one of the founding marshals representing the New Fourth Army. Whether it is Zhang Yunyi or Su Yu, they are all strong backing and supporters. In Huaye's command structure, Zhang Yunyi and Su Yu were both awarded the founding generals, Rao and Tan also had the qualifications of generals, and Lai and Chen were awarded the founding generals.
Only Liu Xiansheng was the founding lieutenant general. Whether in times of war or peace, ** is the core and representative of this iron army.