The 1955 Grand Conferral was not only the first time that China implemented the military rank system, but also the first step taken by the Chinese People's Liberation Army to modernize and regularize the development of the ranks, so it can be said that when holding this grand award, it can be said that everyone has attracted much attention, and the 1048 generals are as dazzling as bright stars, which is a day worthy of their remembrance. Among them, there are 57 founding generals, each of whom has made outstanding military achievements, Xiao Ke ranks first, so who is the second ranked general?
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the squadron can be described as a star-studded group, including many generals who participated in the revolution in the early days, and even some generals were already famous generals during the Northern Expedition, such as Mr. Zhu, Mr. He and other generalissimos have held important positions. In the later revolutionary wars, those outstanding and outstanding generals sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and it was precisely because of their leadership that the Chinese revolution finally won the victory, and each of them was a meritorious hero, and it was also the honor they deserved to enjoy after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Therefore, when preparing for the award system, each general's military rank is assessed according to their qualifications and military merits, so as to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the implementation of the military rank system, which is also a respect for every general. After all, Xiao Ke was a general who participated in the revolution in 1925, he participated in the Northern Expedition, and joined the party in 1927, and he grew very rapidly during the Red Army's Long March, and by 1936 he was already the commander of the 31st Army of the Red Fourth Front Army.
Xiao Ke has been awarded by the ** Military Commission, which shows that he has made outstanding military exploits, and has shown his extraordinary ability as a general during the Jinggangshan period. He not only has military merits, but also is a military theoretical talent who can write and write, and is known as a "Confucian general" in the army, and it can be seen from his good handwriting and good writing that he is an excellent general with a positive heart and body, and he should have been awarded the founding general, but because he was star-studded at that time, he could only be rated as a general, but ranking first among the generals is also a kind of commendation for his meritorious service.
Xiao Ke is at the top, and the second-ranked general is not far behind, he has partnered with two marshals, he is Li Da. Li Da graduated from the Northwest Military Academy, and then served as a platoon commander in the National Revolutionary Army, during this period he showed a high level of military command, his military position was also promoted again and again, once served as a brigade staff officer and other positions, but at this time he served in the Kuomintang ranks, until 1931 to participate in the Ningdu Uprising, he joined the revolutionary ranks.
Li Da served as a company commander when he joined the Red Army, and later followed the Red Army to fight in the north and south, once again demonstrating his command and combat ability in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle. During the Long March, he partnered with Mr. He and served as the chief of staff of the army, and with the cooperation of Mr. He, he won several battles, which shows Li Da's extremely high military talent.
Li Da also has a different kind of "title" in the army, known as the "iron chief of staff", from the Red Army period he is the chief of staff, in the later War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, he is still the chief of staff of the military rank with other marshals to command the battle, in addition to Mr. He, there is also Liu Shuai has partnered with him, Deng Gong has also given a very high evaluation of Li Da, in Liu Deng's army, Li Da has been entrusted with important tasks several times, which shows that he is a brave and resourceful outstanding general.
Li Da is very familiar with maps, and he is often praised as a "living map" because of his strong memory, and it is the map to seize the right time and place on the battlefield, and Li Da has relied on this skill to help the troops get out of danger many times. When Liu Deng's army advanced into Dabie Mountain, Li Da, who was originally pressing the formation in the back, had already arrived at the meeting place, but he still didn't find Liu Deng's army, so he guessed that they were lost, he sent a staff officer to tell him the route of the march, and sure enough, he found Liu Deng's army, and Liu Shuai admired him for this.
It can be seen that Li Da is a general with excellent military qualities, and he can be one of the generals from his military exploits, but he is not ranked among the generals, in fact, the reason is very simple. Although Li Da joined the army earlier, he joined the Red Army in 1931, and his qualifications were extremely high from this point of view, but at that time he was only a company commander.
In 1955, the evaluation of the title was not only based on seniority, but also on the service of the same period, so Li Da was not rated as a general, and ranking second among the generals was also the best reward for him. After all, in the era of star-studded generals, it is difficult for so many generals with high qualifications and military achievements to be absolutely just and fair, but fortunately, most of these generals do not care about fame and fortune, and it is their unchanging belief to achieve revolutionary victory and build New China.