During the period of the agrarian revolution, the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Region, as the second largest Soviet region in the country after the ** Soviet District, gave birth to the Red Fourth Front Army, one of the three main forces of the Red Army. This force was strong and strong, and by the time it joined forces with the Red Army, it had 80,000 troops.
Among them, Xu Shiyou, Han Xianchu and other fierce generals have emerged. However, in the Red Fourth Front Army, there is a figure known as "both military and political", and he is not any of those famous generals.
Wang Jian'an is a veteran with outstanding military achievements who once cooperated with Xu Shiyou, but because of something, the relationship between the two broke down and they did not interact for many years. Although Xu Shiyou regarded Wang Jian'an as a "traitor", Wang Jian'an's qualifications and military exploits could not be erased.
However, on the eve of the conferment of the title after the founding of the People's Republic of China, some people accused Wang Jian'an of being arrogant and complacent, which led to his failure to participate in the conferment. So, what is the reason why Wang Jian'an and Xu Shiyou turned against each other?
And what were the consequences of his failure to participate in the conferment in 1955?
Wang Jian'an was born in 1907 in Hong'an, Hubei Province (formerly Huang'an), a place known as "General County". His teenage years were full of hardships and hardships, and because of his family's poverty, he had to beg everywhere to make ends meet.
At the age of 14, he began herding cattle for landowners, hoping to make ends meet. However, the landlord's harshness on him was unbearable, and he had to live on leftovers, and sometimes even without it, he could only starve.
Angry at this unfair treatment, Wang Jian'an decided to leave the landlord and worship under a master to learn kung fu, and after three years of hard work, he learned something, returned to his hometown, taught the landlord a lesson, and then went to Wuhan, determined to join the army to make a living.
His life story is full of tenacity and perseverance, and he is a true hero.
Wang Jian'an couldn't stand the oppression of the new recruits by the old army, so he returned to his hometown to participate in the peasant movement, and with his strong martial arts and influence, he formed a 50-member Red Guards.
Years of wandering made him understand that changing his fate requires faith and organization, so he joined the local organization of the Communist Party of China in Huang'an County, became a communist, and embarked on the revolutionary road of working for the welfare of the people.
After Wang Jian'an joined the army, he quickly rose to prominence in the team with his courage and resourcefulness. In 1934, at the age of 27, he became the political commissar of the Red Fourth Army, and his commander was the famous Xu Shiyou.
Both of them are good at martial arts and have similar interests, so they have a tacit understanding and have made great achievements in many battles. Wang Jian'an has made remarkable achievements in the army, so the head of the Red Fourth Front Army praised him for "both military and political integrity", and this evaluation is undoubtedly a very high honor for him in his 20s.
In 1936, the three main forces of the Red Army met in northern Shaanxi, and the strength of the Chinese revolution was greatly enhanced.
After the defeat of the Western Route Army, Yan'an held a meeting to criticize Zhang Guotao. The situation and environment at that time implicated some generals of the Red Fourth Front Army, and Xu Shiyou was hospitalized because of unfair treatment.
For a while, Xu Shiyou was furious and contacted some old comrades-in-arms of the Fourth Front Army, planning to leave Yan'an secretly, Wang Jian'an was one of these people, and they all agreed.
However, the day before leaving, Wang Jian'an suddenly realized his mistake, so he reported to his superiors, and the party organization immediately made a decision to arrest Xu Shiyou and them.
After learning that it was Wang Jian'an who told the whistleblower, Xu Shiyou was very angry and scolded him as a "traitor".
In those fiery years, although Wang Jian'an and Xu Shiyou were both generals of Shandong's anti-Japanese resistance, they remained silent because of some misunderstandings, and even Xu Shiyou's criticism of Wang Jian'an made Wang Jian** feel sad.
However, the chairman's skillful mediation brought them back together to contribute their strength to the war of liberation.
Under the personal arrangement of ***, after years of wind and rain, the relationship between Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an has been significantly improved. At the welcome banquet, the two toasted and drank together, and the past grievances were not brought up.
This rapport was further demonstrated in the Battle of Jinan. Originally, it was expected that the battle would last for half a month, but with the close cooperation of Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an, they liberated Jinan in only eight days and eight nights.
When the news reached **, ** was very happy. Since then, Wang Jian'an has participated in important tasks such as the Battle of Crossing the River and the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and has made countless meritorious achievements.
Before the award of the title in 1955, according to Wang Jian'an's qualifications and military exploits, his name should have been in the list of generals. At this time, however, he was accused of being complacent.
At the award ceremony that year, Wang Jian'an failed to obtain the rank of general as he wished, which mainly stemmed from the conflict between him and his superiors at work, and this kind of disrespect for superiors is strictly forbidden in the army.
Therefore, the **etc** leader had a bad impression of him, and crossed his name from the list of generals, and it was more appropriate to give him the rank of lieutenant general, because he showed a proud and complacent attitude.
However, Marshal ** disagreed with this instruction, so Wang Jian'an's military rank assessment was temporarily suspended. At the time, there was also a theory that Wang Jian'an was influenced by the criticism of Li Yu, but whatever the reason, the result was the same, that is, Wang Jian'an was absent from the 1955 award.
** withstood the pressure and awarded the rank of general and medal to Wang Jian'an, who was not awarded, Wang Jian'an did not take charge of himself because of this, but acted in a low-key manner. ** Marshal's understanding and appreciation of Wang Jian'an: "Wang Jian'an smiled. ”
Before Wang Jian'an's death in 1980, he felt that his life was limited, and in order to avoid wasting national resources, he politely declined a series of activities such as a memorial service, wreath delivery and farewell to his body.
Wang Jian'an insisted on handling the aftermath in a low-key manner, and even some old comrades-in-arms only learned of his death many months later. After learning of his decision, everyone praised him, and this is the noble quality of the older generation of revolutionaries.