In general, in a corps, the commander is the leader, and later achievements should be the greatest. For example, in the 12th Corps, the commander Xiao Jinguang later served as the commander of the Navy, and the other members of the Corps did not have as much achievement as him.
Another example is the 14th Corps, Commander Liu Yalou later served as the commander of the Air Force, and he was the most accomplished in the entire Corps. But in Yang Luogeng's corps, this is not the case. The commander later had the status of inferior to the commissar and even to the chief of staff.
The commander of Yang Luogeng's corps was Yang Dezhi, one of the famous Three Yangs, and the core general of the Red Army. Yang Dezhi served as the commander of the large military region for 25 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and in his later years, he served as the chief of the general staff.
However, if compared with the political commissar of the Corps, it is even slightly inferior. The political commissar of Yang Luogeng's corps is *** Generally speaking, the commander and the political commissar are equal and equal partners. But Yang Dezhi, the commander, when he saw the political commissar, he had to shout at the old chief.
Yang Dezhi is 5 years younger than ***. They were all generals in the Red Fourth Army, and when they were the political commissar of the division, Yang Dezhi was the commander of the special service company of that division. Their level is too far apart. Now let *** partner with Yang Dezhi, Yang Dezhi is under great pressure.
The war was not completely over, ** left, he went to shoulder a more important mission, as the Minister of Public Security of New China, protecting *** and *** in 1955, ** is a general, Yang Dezhi is only a general.
He has served in the headquarters for a long time, and served as the chief of the general staff in 1959, and Yang Dezhi served as the chief of the general staff 21 years later than ***. **In 1959, he was the secretary general of the Military Commission, and Yang Dezhi eventually only became the deputy secretary general of the Military Commission.
It can be said that the status of ** has always been higher than Yang Dezhi, and the military rank is also higher than Yang Dezhi. Well, what about the chief of staff? The chief of staff of Yang Luogeng's corps is **. Coincidentally, ** is Yang Dezhi's fellow countrymen, and they are all from Liling, Hunan.
*2 years older than Yang Dezhi. In the Red First Army, when Yang Dezhi was the head of the Red First Regiment, ** was the head of the Red Fourth Regiment, and they went hand in hand. Later, ** was reappointed as a staff officer and became Yang Dezhi's senior staff.
In 1955, ** did not receive the military rank, and if he participated in the awarding of the title, he should also be a general, the same as Yang Dezhi. Yang Dezhi has served as the commander of the large military region for a long time, took off his military uniform, left the army, changed to diplomatic work, and served as a vice minister.
They do not serve in the same system and are not comparable. In the seventies and eighties, after his death, he returned to the army and took over the post of secretary general of the Military Commission.
Subsequently, Yang Dezhi was appointed chief of the General Staff and was also the deputy secretary general of the Central Military Commission. That is to say,** happened to become Yang Dezhi's top boss, and Yang Dezhi became **'s deputy。The chief of staff of that year also came to the top, surpassing Yang Dezhi, the commander.
* and Yang Dezhi).
Not only that, in 1981, ** served as Minister of National Defense, and Yang Dezhi was the Chief of the General Staff. Who has a higher status? At that time, he was still the deputy prime minister, and his status was still higher.
Why is that? How could Yang Dezhi, the commander, be inferior to the political commissar and surpassed by the chief of staff? Isn't he good enough?
Definitely. Among the founding generals, Yang Dezhi is definitely a very good one, he served as the commander of the Volunteer Army, and then served as the commander of the large military region for 25 years, and he is already the best among the entire founding generals.
But there was no way. It can only be said that the commissar and the chief of staff are better. As mentioned earlier, the level of ** is originally higher than Yang Dezhi, and he is a military and political all-rounder, so he will naturally take a more important leadership position.
*Also. If he had not switched to diplomatic work, his military rank would not have been low, and his military rank would not have been lower. ** is also a military and political all-rounder, both civil and military, in the process of smashing the Gang of Four, played a great role, ** died of illness, all kinds of historical opportunities also pushed him to a more important leadership position.
Judging from his later personal achievements, Yang Luogeng's corps is really a super luxurious corps, an unparalleled combination, even if it is called the first corps in the world, it is not too much.