In the history of our army, the top ten marshals and ten generals are all military geniuses who have stood out from a cadre of talents, they have either evolved from warlord leaders, or the founders of the people's army, or they are famous generals who have made great achievements in war. It is precisely because of this that at the 1955 investiture ceremony, these fathers of the Republic who made great contributions to the people and the country were awarded the rank of marshal and general. But in the early days of our army, there were also three generals with profound qualifications and great leadership skills, and if they did not die early, with their qualifications, they would definitely be among the generals.
As an outstanding revolutionary and thinker of the Communist Party of China, the story of martyr Fang Zhimin is almost a household name and often appears in our textbooks.
As the main leader of the Red Army in the early days, Fang Zhimin did not join the party very early, he only joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League in 1922, and then met Chen Duxiu, Zhai Qiubai and other revolutionary pioneers in 1923.
In 1924, Fang Zhimin officially joined the Communist Party of China, and since then, he has devoted his life to saving China.
During the May Fourth Movement, he was elected Minister of Agriculture, actively promoting the spirit of communism in the rear and awakening those enterprising youth.
After the occurrence of Gan***, he was sent out of the country by the Kuomintang and was never hired. After the outbreak of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Fang Zhimin returned to his hometown to launch the "Autumn Harvest Uprising," and then led the "Geyang Uprising," effectively cooperating with the "Jinggangshan Uprising" launched mainly by ***. ”
In April 1928, in that era when the enemy was strong and we were weak, Fang Zhimin ignored the assassination of the Kuomintang reactionaries, personally traveled around the country and founded the first company of the Second Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. After that, the troops he led moved to various parts of Jiangxi, repelled four successive encirclement and suppression by the Kuomintang, and successfully connected the red base areas in northeastern Jiangxi.
During his time in Jiangxi, he successively founded the First Independent Regiment of the Red Army, the Tenth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and in 1932 he served as chairman of the Soviets of the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. At that time, the later first general "Su Yu" was the chief of staff of the Red Fourth Army, and the ** marshal was the commander of the Red First Army.
Later, at the First Extraordinary Congress of the Communist Party of China, Fang Zhimin served as the commander of the Min, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi Military Regions, resolutely resisting the erroneous "left-leaning ideology, and actively cooperating with the CCP to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Kuomintang." * Praise him as an excellent founder of the Red Army, who can defeat 100,000 soldiers of the Kuomintang.
On January 29, 1935, Fang Zhimin was unfortunately captured by the enemy, during which he tried many times to send people to rescue, but it was not realized.
On August 6, 1935, Fang Zhimin was secretly killed by Kuomintang agents at the age of 36. The chairman who knew the news was in pain, and he couldn't eat for three days and three nights!
If Fang Zhimin can live to the founding of New China, with his qualifications, if he participates in the awarding of titles, it is very likely that he will be awarded the rank of marshal, and it is impossible to be lower than a general.
As the "commander-in-chief of the Autumn Harvest Uprising," Lu Deming made great contributions to the establishment of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. ”
As Lu Deming, who was born in the second phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, just entered the Whampoa Military Academy, his outstanding literary style and knowledge were loved by Sun Yat-sen. Sun Yat-sen praised him as a rare talent, who would make great contributions to the country in the revolutionary war in the future.
During the Northern Expedition, Lu Deming served as the commander of the fourth company of Ye Ting's Independent Regiment, and made many military exploits during the Northern Expedition, winning the trust of Chiang Kai-shek and Ye Ting.
After Chiang Kai-shek's counter-revolution, in order to preserve the flame for the party organization, Lu Deming used his position to preserve many later founding generals and preserve the strength of the revolutionary fire.
After the outbreak of the Nanchang Uprising, Lu Deming led the troops to actively cooperate with the uprising, and then served as the commander-in-chief of the Autumn Harvest Uprising.
On the way to transfer, Lu Deming firmly defended the idea of *** and supported the rebel troops to go to Jinggangshan, and most of these troops were brought out by Lu Deming from the Whampoa Military Academy.
On the way to retreat, the rebel troops were pursued by the Kuomintang warlord Zhu Peide, in order to cover *** and the rebel troops successfully escaped, Lu Deming did not hesitate to lead a company of troops to block the enemy. In the end, he was hit by a stray bullet and died heroically!
Afterwards, he lamented Lu Deming's death, and until the founding of New China, he still remembered Lu Deming's contributions from time to time. If Lu Deming can live to be awarded the title, he will definitely be a general.
As the introducer of the first marshal to join the party, Zhou Yiqun, the founder of the "Western Hunan and Hubei Base Area" of the three revolutions of the Communist Party of China, has quite deep qualifications.
In his early years, Zhou Yiqun was a rich child from a wealthy family, but Zhou Yiqun did not rely on his family's wealth to spend the rest of his life. In 1915, he threw himself into the struggle against Yuan Shikai's restoration, and funded the revolutionary party to support Guizhou's independence.
In 1919, Zhou Yiqun went east to Japan for further study, where he learned advanced knowledge of Marxism-Leninism and felt sincere admiration for the spirit of communism. After returning to China in 1924, he entered the Whampoa Military Academy and joined the Chinese Communist Party in the same year.
After that, he introduced the later ** marshal to join the Communist Party of China, and served as the director of the political department of the ** division, and vigorously cultivated revolutionary youth in the Whampoa Military Academy. The two shined in the Northern Expedition, and then participated in the Nanchang Uprising, fought Ruijin, Huichang and other battles, and smashed the conspiracy of the Kuomintang.
After Zhou Yiqun arrived in Xiangxi in 1928, he actively mobilized the masses here, established a base area in western Hubei, served as secretary, founded the 6th Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and waged a resolute struggle against the reactionaries here.
In 1930, he led the Red 6th Army to rendezvous with ** and created the Hunan and Hubei Western Soviet District.
As one of the main founders of the Red Army, if Zhou Yiqun does not sacrifice and participates in the awarding of titles, he will at least be at the same level as ** marshal.
This was the main high-ranking generals who died in the early days of the Republic, and of course many more of the Red Army generals died prematurely on the road of revolution.
But if it is assumed that they can really survive to the end, I think that judging from the qualifications of "the Red Army is not a colonel", Fang Zhimin, Lu Deming, and Zhou Yiqun will all be ranked among the generals.