The biggest event in 1955 was probably the first award of titles in New China. Although the dust has long since settled, there are still heated discussions about the top ten marshals and top ten generals.
The author has always believed that this is actually a good thing, after all, this is a review of history, especially the history of New China, so that future generations can have a deeper understanding of how our New China came to be and how difficult it is to ......
Among the top ten handsomes and top ten generals, Su Yu is the most hotly discussed. Many people believe that Su Yu should be included in the top ten marshals, and this is often discussed on the Internet. The author is not exempt from vulgarity, but the author believes that the distance between General Su and the marshal is only one "to resist US aggression and aid Korea."
In other words, if Su Yu had led the army into the Korean War and won the victory, there would have been a place in the top ten marshals. It's a pity that Su Yu was unable to participate in the war due to physical reasons, and ** was selected***, so in 1955, Su Yu finally ranked first among the top ten generals, which is actually very reasonable.
Just like the hot discussion of the top ten marshals, there are also a lot of heated discussions about the list of the top ten generals. And through historical data, it can be seen that before the award, it was not the setting of the top ten generals, but the setting of the "fifteen generals".
That is, at the beginning, the number of generals was 15, so who were they? Why did five of them fail? What is the reason for this? Let's talk about ...... one by one in combination with the specific list
The list of the 15 generals is:Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Wang Shusheng, Zhang Zongxun, Song Renqiang, Xu Guangda, Xiao Ke, Zhou Chunquan.
The final list of the top 10 generals is:Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Wang Shusheng, Xu Guangda.
It can be seen very clearly from these two versions of the list of generals: there is no dispute about the top nine generals, but since the tenth Zhang Zongxun and Xu Guangda, there have been changes.
That is, Zhang Zongxun ranked tenth in the first edition of the list of generals, and Xu Guangda ranked twelfth. In the end, Zhang Zongxun was defeated, and Xu Guangda became the tenth general - obviously a big question arises at this moment, why did Zhang Zongxun lose the election?
First: Why did Zhang Zongxun fail to be selected as one of the top ten generals?
Zhang Zongxun is a native of Weinan, Shaanxi, participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and followed *** to Jinggang Mountain. During the Red Army, he was the commander of the Red 12th Army, and also served as the president and political commissar of the Red Army University.
During the Anti-Japanese War, because Lu Dongsheng did not arrive, he was appointed as the brigade commander of Zhang Zongxun. During the Liberation War, he was also General Peng's right-hand man and the deputy commander of the First Field Army......
Judging from Zhang Zongxun's main experiences, it is not a problem for him to be selected as a general. The reason why he was defeated was probably because he did not resist Fu Zuoyi - this is the famous Battle of Datong Jining.
As for the result, it is known that Fu Zuoyi won the victory, which led to the loss of Zhangjiakou. Although there were other reasons for this series of failures, Zhang Zongxun, as one of the commanders of the campaign, had to bear the main responsibility no matter what he said.
After all, the defeat of Suiyuan and North China is a fact, and it once caused the People's Liberation Army in North China to fear the enemy towards Fu Zuoyi.
All this was not reversed until Mr. Zhu came to North China. Therefore, the author believes that Zhang Zongxun's fiasco to Fu Zuoyi was the main reason why he failed to be selected as one of the top ten generals - after all, the defeat was a little too ugly.
Second: Why did Song Renqiang fail to be selected as one of the top ten generals?
Song Renqiang is a native of Liuyang, Hunan, and like Zhang Zongxun, he also participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and then went to Jinggangshan. However, he has a different focus from Zhang Zongxun. Zhang Zongxun focused on commanding troops and was the number one military leader. Song Renqiang belongs to the political work category.
For example, during the Long March, Chen Geng was the head of the cadre regiment, and Song Renqiang was the political commissar of the regiment. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the deputy director of the Political Department of the 129th Division. During the Liberation War, he was the deputy director of the Political Department of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, a member of the Central Plains Bureau, and the third deputy political commissar of Huaye.
That is, Song Renqiang was selected into the list of generals on behalf of political workers. If it is fifteen generals, there is no problem to look at Song Renqiao's qualifications and contributions. But if it is the same as the top ten marshals, it is a list of ten people, Song Renqiao will not be selected, why?
Because just like *** represents political work talents and was selected as one of the top ten marshals, Tan Zheng, one of the top ten generals, is obviously more suitable than Song Renqiang, right......
Third: Why did Xiao Ke fail to be selected as one of the top ten generals?
Whether it is a list of ten people or a list of fifteen people, Xiao Ke is obviously the most qualified. During the Red Army, he served as the commander of the Red Sixth Army and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Second Front Army.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he was the deputy commander of the 120th Division - at that time, the Red Army was reorganized into the 18th Group Army (Eighth Route Army) of the National Revolutionary Army, and the deputy commander of the 129th Division was only a major general, and Xiao Ke was a lieutenant general.
During the Liberation War, he also served as the first chief of staff of Siye, so with such qualifications, why did he fail to be selected for the list of generals?
The author believes that the problem is not during the Long March, but during the Anti-Japanese War, when Xiao Ke served as the commander of the Jirecha Advance Army.
If Xiao Ke at that time could create a new situation in Jirecha just as he created the Jinchaji base area, then not to mention the generals, even the marshal could compete.
It was precisely because Xiao Ke was unfavorable to start Ji Recha that he later served as the deputy commander of Jinchaji. Speaking of which, it was actually caused by not playing well in the "second half".
Fourth: Why did you lose the top ten generals?
The qualifications of the famous "Wang Huzi" are known without the author's words, especially the "Nanniwan" and the "Xinjiang Construction Corps". At the same time, he is still one of the few people who dares to pick up Mr. Peng. So why was it not selected? The author believes that there are two main reasons.
The first is: ** represents the Red Second Front Army, and Xu Guangda is more representative of the Red Second Front Army than **.
The second is: After the liberation, Xu Guangda served as the commander of the armored corps, and out of the need to connect with the Soviet Union, Xu Guangda was selected as a general, which is more suitable than **.
Fifth: Why did Zhou Chunquan fail to be selected as one of the top ten generals?
Zhou Chunquan is a native of Huang'an, Hubei, and he is a representative of the Red Fourth Front Army. For example, during the Long March, after the Red Army and the Red Fourth Front Army met, Zhou Chunquan was appointed deputy director of the General Political Department of the Red Army.
But the problem is that Wang Shusheng has been selected as a general in the Red Fourth Front Army, and under the limit of the number of people on the ten-person list, it is natural that Zhou Chunquan will not be selected.
General analysis: To put it mildly, it's still one sentence: who is the general, why he was defeated, etc., is nothing more than revisiting history, and the focus is not on honor and military rank.
After all, for the birth of New China, martyrs such as Zuo Quan, Lu Deming, Dong Zhentang, Fang Zhimin, etc., are not only covered by military ranks-this is the most important and crucial.