The great award in 1955 was the first award of our army since the founding of New China, and the person responsible for this award assessment was the first to face this arduous task, and the pressure was not small.
Because military rank is very important for every soldier, military rank is an affirmation of a soldier's military exploits. In the face of so many comrades-in-arms who fought in the rain of bullets, it is indeed a very difficult job to consider as many aspects as possible and to be just and fair as much as possible.
Among them, Liu Ziqi's military rank assessment was difficultI didn't know how to grade him, so I discussed with Mr. Peng, but Mr. Peng couldn't get it right, and finally the matter was reported to Mr. Zhu to be resolved.
So who is Liu Ziqi? Is it difficult for him to confer his title?
Liu Ziqi, a native of Liuyang, Hunan, joined the Communist Party of China in 1927 and participated in the Agrarian Revolution, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the War of Liberation along the way. Judging from this resume, Liu Ziqi can at least be a major general after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
But the difficulty in this matter is that although Liu Ziqi has enough qualifications,But he has never been promoted in 20 years, and he has always been a division commander.
What's going on?
In 1900, Liu Ziqi was born in Liuyang, Hunan. The Liu family is surrounded by walls and is very poor. Because his family was poor, Liu Ziqi entered the factory early to work as a child laborer. In the factory, Liu Ziqi suffered from the exploitation of the factory owner and overloaded labor, but the income was pitiful.
Liu Ziqi was later perceived by revolutionary ideas and threw himself into the revolutionary wave.
In April 1928, Liu Ziqi served as the captain and branch secretary of the Liuyang Guerrilla District Joint Defense Team, and in 1929, Liu Ziqi served as the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Road of the Liuyang Peasant Self-Defense Army.
In 1930, Liu Ziqi served as the commander of the Second Division of the Liuyang Red Guards of the Hunan Self-Defense Army. This year, Liu Ziqi was only 30 years old, and he served as the division commander at the age of 30, and in the eyes of others, Liu Ziqi's future must be smooth sailing.
Liu Ziqi led the Second Division to participate in the battle against Changsha and followed the Red Army. Just when everyone thought that Liu Ziqi would continue to be promoted, Liu Ziqi made an unexpected decision:
He's resigning! Do you want to quit your job? Liu Ziqi entered the camp school of the Red Army to study.
The reason for this,It is because Liu Ziqi really felt that he had no culture during the battle, and his current level of ability actually did not match the important command position of division commander. So he took the initiative to apply to study in the camp school to improve himself.
At that time, it was impossible for the camp school to devote itself to learning like a regular school, but to study while fighting, and Liu Ziqi still cherished this opportunity and made up for the knowledge he lacked.
After graduating from the camp school, Liu Ziqi was assignedPolitical commissar and head of the 13th Regiment of the 5th Independent Division of Jiangxi. From the division commander to the regiment commander, it seems that Liu Ziqi's position is low, but Liu Ziqi did not complain and continued to work hard.
In February 1932, Liu Ziqi served as the commander of the Second Army Division of the Hunan and Jiangxi Military RegionLater, he served as the commander of the Third Independent Division of the Hunan and Jiangxi Military Region.
Since then, Liu Ziqi's position has been changing between division commander and regiment commander, and he has participated in many battles with the Red Army and completed the great 25,000-mile Long March.
In 1936, Liu ZiqiServedDeputy Commander of the 18th Division of the Red Sixth Army Corps, ** Division Commander.
But this time, Liu Ziqi didn't have long as the division commander, and once again took the initiative to ask to go to the second phase of the Red Army University to study. The reason is still the same as last time, Liu Ziqi feels that his cultural quality still needs to be improved.
After graduating from the Red Army University, Liu Ziqi served as the chief of staff of the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army. In the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Ziqi participated in many battles against the Japanese puppet and achieved great results.
In 1941, he followed General ** back to Yan'an and opened up the fertile Nanniwan. In the second half of the same year, he was transferred to the Jinsui Military Region as the commander of the military division, with the rank of brigade level.
If Liu Ziqi stays on the front line and continues to work at this time, then his promotion will be a matter of course. But at this time, Liu Ziqi chose to go to school for further study.
In April 1942, Liu Ziqi entered the ** Party School to study, and this time he stayed in the school for 3 years.
During the Liberation War, Liu Ziqi mainly served in the second-line army, which also made it difficult for him to have the opportunity to establish his own military exploits. This also led him inIt was only in 1948 that it was renewedServed as a division commander and servedCommander of the Eighth Independent Division of the Northeast People's Liberation Army.
At this time, some of the old Red Army soldiers who were at the same time as Liu Ziqi had already served as the commander of the corps, but Liu Ziqi had almost stood still for 20 years, and the highest was to be a division commander.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Ziqi served as the commander of the military division and the deputy commander of the provincial military district, and his rank has always been the sameTeacher-level. When the title was awarded in 1955, Liu Ziqi's situation was stumped***
If you look at the qualifications of the Red Army and the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Ziqi can be rated as a general. However, Liu Ziqi did not have any significant performance during the Liberation War, and the evaluation of lieutenant generals was very reluctant, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Ziqi was at the level of a full teacher. At that time, it was stipulated that general-level officers must be at least quasi-military ranks, and Liu Ziqi was just half a level behind, so he could only be demoted to a colonel.
Liu Ziqi's situation made *** difficult, and he couldn't decide to discuss with Mr. Peng. The two of them did not discuss any good solutions, and finally had to report to the Military Commission.
In the end, Mr. Zhu gave guidance: Liu Ziqi has made meritorious contributions to the revolution and should be rated as a general, and if his rank is not enough, he can be considered for promotion as appropriate.
When I saw this, I knew what to do, first promoted Liu Ziqi to the quasi-military level, and then awarded the rank of major general.
In fact, when I was thinking about the problem, I also talked to Liu Ziqi. Liu Ziqi didn't care what rank was awarded, and showed that everything was obedient to the organizational arrangement.
In October 1976, General Liu Ziqi died of illness at the age of 76.