On March 11, 1949, the Northeast Field Army was renamed the Fourth Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, with General Lin as commander, Xiao Ke as the chief of staff as the political commissar, and Tan Zheng as the director of the Political Department.
What is surprising is that there is no deputy commander in Siye.
You must know that in the same period, there were two deputy commanders in Yiye, namely Zhang Zongxun and Zhao Shoushan, and Sanye also had a deputy commander, that is, Su Yu, and Siye had a million army, why didn't there be a deputy commander?
Moreover, the predecessor of Siye, whether it was the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army or the Northeast Field Army, had a deputy commander, and there was more than one.
Let's first introduce the three deputy commanders of the Northeast Field Army, Lu Zhengcao, Zhou Baozhong, and Xiao Jinguang, they all went to **.
Lu Zhengcao was originally an officer of the Northeast Army, and later became the deputy commander of the Northeast Field Army.
Zhou Baozhong was originally a general of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation, and after Siye went south, because he was familiar with the situation in the Northeast, he stayed in the Northeast as the deputy commander of the Northeast Military Region, which was also considered from the actual situation.
As for Xiao Jinguang, he had already followed the troops south, but at this time, New China wanted to establish a navy, and ** named Xiao Jinguang as the commander of the navy, so Xiao Jinguang left Siye and entered Beijing to build a navy.
In this way, the three deputy commanders of the former Northeast Field Army all left the four fields.
However, some people may also ask: since these three deputy commanders have been transferred, why not continue to appoint a few more? There are many famous generals in the four fields, such as Deng Hua, Cheng Zihua, Liu Zhen, Hong Xuezhi, Han Xianchu and others, all of whom are qualified for this position, why didn't the Military Commission consider it?
There are three main considerations for this problem.
First, the Siye troops have been straightened out, and there is no need for too many leaders.
As mentioned earlier, the three deputy commanders of the Northeast Field Army during the period actually had the purpose of balancing various hills.
For example, Lu Zhengcao, because he was born in the Northeast Army, let him be the deputy commander of the Northeast Field Army, which is good for the forces leading the original Northeast Army, and Zhou Baozhong is a person from the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation, as an important force during the Anti-Japanese War, it also needs to have a representative figure, and Xiao Jinguang is the representative of Yan'an's troops, he was the commander of the left-behind corps of the Eighth Route Army and the deputy commander of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningjin-Sui Joint Defense Army, with a high status and prestige, and can convince the public.
However, after the Liaoshen Campaign and the Pingjin Campaign, the various units have been integrated into one, and all kinds of command relationships have been straightened out, so there is no need to consider the issue of the mountain again.
Second, although the four field units claim to be one million, the tasks of the four major corps are very clear, and the combat areas are mainly concentrated in the central and southern regions, and they are not so complicated in terms of geography or the scale of their establishment.
Moreover, the organizational structure of each corps is also very scientific, and it is very smooth and efficient in terms of soldier supply, logistical support, and communication and cooperation with local governments.
To put it bluntly, after the order of the Siye Command is issued to each corps, they can complete the task independently, and they can all take charge independently, which makes the Siye Command very relieved.
In the past, in order to strengthen leadership and command, several deputy commanders had to sink to the front line, but now the command system of the four corps is very efficient, so naturally there is no need for the headquarters to send people to strengthen the force.
Third, it is General Lin's command style that determines that there is no need for a deputy commander.
Mr. Lin's military command talent is very high, even to the point of taking the lead in a broken gear, so he rarely listens to the opinions of the deputy commander, and prefers to command the troops according to his own will.
Siye Political Commissar *** also knows this characteristic of Mr. Lin, and he took over all other things, so that Mr. Lin can concentrate on directing the war, and don't let other things disturb him, and said that this is Mr. Lin's "focus".
Moreover, Mr. Lin likes to skip the command level in war, often crossing the corps and army in the middle, and directly commanding a division below, so there is no need for the deputy commander to convey it up and down, otherwise, it will not only delay the military situation, but also cause a waste of talents.