On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army Publishing House visited the home of a founding father, and the daughter of this founding father took them to visit her father's wall of honor.
The girl also said proudly: "My father's certificate is No. 001, which was issued by ** personally. "It turned out that the Fuhrer rank No. 001, which the people were curious about, was here, which surprised everyone, and No. 001 was not awarded to the ** known as the first marshal. However, after carefully learning about the deeds of this father, everyone suddenly realized.
He is an important member of the first generation of leading collectives with the core and an important hero in the War of Resistance Against Japan. He is the benchmark in the hearts of the PLA soldiers, not only led the generals to win countless battles, large and small, but also gave them care and encouragement, so he is known as the loving father of the PLA soldiers, and jointly led the PLA to victory.
In 1922, he joined the Communist Party and began his long journey as a member of the Party. In May 1926, under the organization and arrangement of the Communist Party of China, ** returned to China to participate in the Northern Expedition.
In April 1928, he led the army and successfully joined forces with the Autumn Harvest Uprising led by He *** and established the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, which later became the Red Army.
Before arriving at Jinggang Mountain, the career of leading the army can be described as difficult and treacherous, after experiencing a battle failure, retreating to Sanheba, Guangdong, the enemy attacked strongly, and the soldiers lost confidence, the ability to stabilize the army's heart is extremely strong, he set an example and struggled with all his might, and constantly inspired the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army on the way forward, giving them the strength of stability.
During a surprise attack, the enemy came to capture him, and he escaped by disguising himself as a gangster. The brave and resourceful ** overcame setbacks all the way before finally meeting with ***. This also laid the most important foundation for the formal establishment of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army.
From 1930 onwards, he assumed more responsibilities, not only as commander-in-chief of the Red Army, but also as commander-in-chief of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
During his tenure, he co-commanded with other leaders and won four victories in the campaign against "encirclement and suppression". But the next fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" action ended in failure, therefore, ** and others felt very annoyed, in the next Zunyi meeting, ** and other leaders had a careful discussion, everyone looked dignified, they all knew that no matter what choice was made next, there was a difficult road ahead.
At the meeting, new operational ideas were put forward, and when there were many opinions, we insisted on supporting the operational strategy, which also enabled our party to take a correct step in this critical period.
In October 1934, due to the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression", the long road of the Long March began.
The People's Liberation Army faced a journey of 25,000 miles, and some soldiers were demoralized, but they climbed mountains and rivers with them, endured hardships and endured hardships, and did not forget to encourage them and guide them to maintain strong beliefs. Finally, after several years of trekking through mountains and rivers, the famous Northern Shaanxi Division was completed.
In the winter of 1940, ** and *** converged to share the next plan. The two stood in front of the cave together, **looking at *** full of torn clothes and losing their minds, **patting him on the shoulder, signaling him to look up at the soldiers working around him, most of them were hungry, constantly rubbing their stomachs, ** raised their heads and swept around, both of them sighed deeply.
When they met again the next day, ** proposed the Nanniwan policy, with the aim of smashing the Kuomintang's blockade of the border, so that the production movement could be developed with confidence and the soldiers would no longer be hungry.
After that, he also assisted in commanding a number of major battles, including the three major battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai and Tranquility. In this arduous War of Resistance Against Japan, ** endured hardships with the soldiers, and under these extremely poor living conditions, ** played a spiritual and psychological game with the enemy, fought to the death, and laid the foundation for the victory of the war.
The war has come to an end, and the moment has come for the founding of New China, and many soldiers feel that they have finally lifted their burdens and become relaxed. However, the leading group of the center could not relax for a moment, and held countless meetings for the establishment of New China, and finally, on October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded. In the years following the founding of the People's Republic of China, many matters were put on the agenda, and important ceremonies for the conferment of the rank of marshal were approaching.
As early as November 26, 1952, ** launched a study on the work of military ranks,1 and after combining the military rank systems of other countries at that time, a number of plans were released. To this end, the Military Commission held a total of 55 days of meetings in the same year for discussion. On February 8, 1955, the military rank constitution of our country was finally formalized.
After the confirmation of the rank constitution, a more difficult question was in front of us: who was awarded to the generalissimos?How should the numbers be sorted?Should the comrades of the local work be awarded?With distress and entanglement, in a meeting, ** took the initiative to bring up the issue of military ranks: "The work of evaluating titles is a big job, and it is indeed not easy to do, everyone has worked hard, so what do you think?"”
Democrats have spoken on this topic, and most of them mean to award the generalissimo to ***, because he is the greatest hero and founder of New China. Unexpectedly, *** didn't hesitate and refused. His resoluteness also played an exemplary role for some leaders, and others waved their hands and refused to be evaluated. ** glanced around, looked at these cadres who were following him closely, and nodded with a smile.
On the evening of September 26, 1955, on the desk in front of him, there were two crimson certificates, and he frowned, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he picked up the pen and put it down again, repeating this action several times, but he still couldn't make up his mind. At the urging of the secretary outside the door, he also realized that if he didn't rest, the next day's ceremony would not be completed in the best condition. Finally, in the middle of the night, he finally made up his mind and took up a pen to write the number 001 on one of the certificates.
The next day, in addition to the ceremony of awarding the ten marshals, nearly 1,000 other people were also waiting to be awarded. There are too many medals, and the staff are in a hurry, and mistakenly get the medals of two of the lieutenant generals wrong, **After learning about it, they went to change it in person, but both lieutenant generals said that there was no need to bother, and it was the same before and after.
Hearing these words, I felt a warm current in my heart. He remembered the hard days along the way, those PLA who had not been able to get to where they are today, ** was sure in his heart that they must also not care about each other's medal rankings, which made him feel very comforted.
After the award ceremony of the day, a celebration party was held in the evening, and the generals and soldiers toasted and drank together, and expressed sincere feelings on the stage, thanking everyone for their dedication to New China.
* Due to the late entry of work, when he walked through the door, all eyes were focused on the generalissimo, who consciously stood up to greet him, and ** also smiled, clenched his fists, and nodded deeply to everyone. Someone whispered that Marshal Zhu was No. 001, and he deserved it, and the ** who had just sat down listened to these words in his ears, but he did not answer, because he recognized and admired the No. 001 general, and he was also happy and moved by the honor he received.
Everyone was immersed in the joy of being awarded honors, and no one knew the numbered ranking of the ten generalissimos, but everyone's hearts pointed to the same answer, that is, **Marshal.
This also starts with the August 1 Nanchang Uprising.
At the beginning of July 1927, **and** met for the first time, and the two chatted about deep-seated topics. When he was told about the class question, he was deeply affected by the fact that if there is a class, there must be a class consciousness, and that the importance of the workers' and peasants' revolution cannot be ignored, and now is an important time to solve the problem. The Nanchang Uprising was the most important and critical step in the next step, so the two talked about the specific plan of the Nanchang Uprising.
At present, the first task is to gather troops in the Jiujiang and Nanchang areas. He had a good understanding of the strategy, and after analyzing it, he finalized the plan, and before parting, he also assured that he would wholeheartedly support the party and wholeheartedly support the workers' and peasants' movement. Hold his hand and look at him deeply to show trust.
In fact, before the Nanchang uprising plan, many people were wavering, but everyone knew that the uprising would be carried out sooner or later, and the Kuomintang reactionaries caused public indignation, and the Kuomintang leftists also realized that the uprising was urgent.
On August 1, 1927, before the early hours of the morning, ** had led the 20th Army and two other teams to converge, and the attack was planned to start at four o'clock, but someone defected and reported earlier. So the plan was advanced, and a total of 20,000 elite troops fired the first shot at two o'clock.
The 20th Army and the 11th Army attacked two points respectively, the battlefield situation was extremely fierce, the young soldiers who blew the horn fell in a pool of blood, and the other soldiers moved forward bravely, the guns were mixed, and the command and action could not go wrong, fortunately, at dawn, the rebel army finally won the victory, so far, the first shot of the Nanchang uprising was successfully fired, and August 1 was also set up as the Army Day.
However, the uprising was not over, and on August 3, the rebel army evacuated Nanchang in batches, arrived in Guangdong, and began a continuous uprising battle, carrying out decisive battles such as the Battle of Huichang and the Battle of Southern Hunan. At the end of September, the rebels suffered a heavy defeat and encountered a strong enemy. At this time, ** was physically and mentally exhausted, but his strong willpower allowed him to concentrate his attention, command calmly, and command a part of the army to withdraw from the local area, and the other part to join the soldiers and civilians in the neighboring places, save the army, recuperate and prepare to fight again.
Since then, in Jiangxi, Ruijin Mianjiang Middle School, under the witness of ***, the wish to join the party has finally come true. He truly became a communist fighter, officially joined the Communist Party, and made up his mind to dedicate everything he had to the party. Previously, Chiang Kai-shek also used a variety of conditions to envelop **, but they all firmly refused, which made the people in the party who were originally suspicious of him admire.
In the subsequent War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, ** held a number of positions, including the commander of the 120th Division, the commander-in-chief of the Second Army and the commander of the Red Second Army and the Red Third Army, participated in famous battles such as the Xiangxi Uprising, the Battle of Chenzhuang, and the Yanmen Ambush, and led the Eighth Route Army to victory.
During the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was suggested that Army Day be changed to September 9, but *** firmly refused. He knew that the Nanchang uprising was of great significance, that it was a necessary step in the founding of the country, and that it was also the biggest step in the workers' and peasants' revolution.
And as a key commander, ** also deeply remembered his credit.
* is not only one of the country's pioneers, but also ***'s best friend, the relationship between the two is like a sympathy between heroes. One of them looks mighty and heroic, the other looks elegant and gentle, but their hearts are the same turbulent and they also have a strong sense of mission. The first time they met, they felt familiar with each other, **to** is the appreciation of cherished talents, and ** has an admiration complex for ***.
In the days that followed, **also achieved unconditional support for ***, and some people asked**why they were so convinced and followed, **only said that *** has an indescribable personality charm, and at the same time has the ability and thoughts to make others follow him.
Also as Sun Yat-sen's ideological **person,** joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party at a young age and participated in various armed struggles against imperialism and feudalism. This also explains why ** agrees so much with the idea of *** and is willing to do his best in the plan of the Nanchang uprising.
In the creation of the Red Second Front Army, ** played an important role, but also took the right step in the choice, although after he served as the division commander of the Eighth Route Army, his subordinates had many dissatisfaction, but *** gave him a trust in return, and against all odds let him take on the responsibility of the commander, and ** did not disappoint him, through strength and belief to convince others.
Not only that, but I am also very humorous, and I have made several speeches in the army, and I have made everyone laugh with a unique way of speaking and interesting metaphors. Such a sincere person, even if he mentions his deeds in his party, he also bluntly and simply states his true thoughts, and threatens to do whatever he asks him to do, and he must do his best to reflect on his careless choice.
**As a person who cherishes talents, how can he ever blame**, on the contrary, the two trust each other, and proved their loyalty and contribution to the Eighth Route Army with practical actions, and even called**a banner of the Red Second Army. It can be seen that the trust between the two is so strong.
When the dust has settled, the founding of the People's Republic of China also indicates that the country is on the right track, and the central leaders who lead the people to the right path have also ushered in the moment of awarding honors.
On September 27, 1955, ** and everyone walked to the rostrum, and there were bursts of fierce applause under the stage, ** looked around, there were emotions in the eyes that the people could not read, and these emotions were deep, moved, and joyful. It was not an easy journey, and after shaking the hand of each of the founding fathers, they all got a message from the chairman's eyes, which was wordless gratitude.
** With both hands, he handed over the "order" of the marshal's title, and the applause reached a climax. The ** who took the certificate showed a look of surprise, he and *** glanced at each other, such a general who bled without tears also felt that his eyes were moist.
He didn't feel that he needed to show off that he had gotten it, but he still kept this motivation in his heart and became a force to inspire himself. ** Looking up, the crowd in the audience also cheered, expressing their admiration for these ten founding fathers.
Time flies, and on the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, everyone finally learned the true owner of No. 001 from the mouth of the ** daughter. I also admired the number one medal, and did not stop his steps, in the following years, he was the director of the National Defense Industry Commission, leading the construction of China's national defense. He also presided over the daily work of the Central Military Commission, organized large-scale military training campaigns on many occasions, and promoted the building of the people's army.
Whether it is **, or several other founding marshals, they are the same as those nameless soldiers, they do not chase fame and fortune, they are only willing to dedicate themselves to the people and the party all their lives, and fulfill their missions throughout their lives. It doesn't matter who gets the title of first, it's the heroes who are the heroes, and they deserve to be remembered.