Su Yu is known as the first of the top ten famous generals of our army and is known as the "God of War". However, few people know that his partner was more powerful, had greater achievements in the early stage, and made faster progress, but was already unknown at the time of the founding of the country.
After Zhang Guotao left Yan'an in April 1938, speculation began about who would succeed him. Soon, the news came that Zhang Guotao was replaced by a person who was not widely known - Gao Zili.
Many people are not familiar with him and are asking, who is Gao Zili? How come he hasn't heard of it? And those who knew a little bit about Gao Zili were even more surprised: Gao Zili went to Moscow in 1934 and returned to China only a few months ago, how could he hold such an important position?
Gao Zili, born in 1900, is 3 years older than Su Yu.
The life experience of high self-reliance can be said to be full of hardships and challenges. From the moment he was born, he had already lost his father, and his mother took him to marry a man surnamed Peng, and his stepfather could not tolerate the existence of a boy who was not related to him, so he sent him back to his birthplace.
In this cold winter, 4-year-old Gao Zili was homeless, and could only stand in the cold wind shivering and crying. His fate seemed to be to freeze to death or starve to death.
However, the fate of this poor child did not end there, but was changed. With the help of a private school teacher, a man named Gao Jinlin, he had a warm home and the opportunity to receive an education.
Gao Zili is very smart and diligent, he can read books and never forget, and he can also write amazing articles, which are favored by the clansmen.
Although Gao Zili may have become a great literati in the future, his fate changed drastically when he was 14 years old. The adoptive father fell ill, the family savings were depleted, and the debts were high.
As a last resort, his adoptive father made the painful decision to drop out of school and become an apprentice. However, Gao Zili is born with a business aptitude. He made two calculations at the same time with both hands, and it was fast and unmistakable.
Later, he excelled at managing the accounts and could remember exactly the amount of each transaction without having to turn over the ledger. At the age of 21, he opened a cloth shop with his own efforts, operated with integrity, and the small business gradually flourished, and he accumulated his first pot of gold.
He used the money to support his parents and marry a wife and have children. As his business expanded, he hired staff and began to have time to read progressive books. As a result, he embarked on the path of revolution.
It is incomprehensible to many people that a wealthy businessman should risk his life and join the revolution. In fact, the strength behind this stems from a strong belief and a strong sense of responsibility.
With a sense of mission to save the suffering of all people, they bravely broke through the shackles of personal safety and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to this great cause. In that turbulent era, Su Yu insisted on studying and seeking knowledge, and entered a normal school for further study.
In 1925, he threw himself into the revolution without hesitation and joined Ye Ting's troops in the Northern Expeditionary Army; Gao Zili, on the other hand, actively participated in the Anyuan Road Miners' Club and fought for the rights and interests of workers.
Anyuan, a place remembered by history, is an important experimental site for our party to carry out the workers' movement. Here, Li Lisan and *** of our party were there in 1922, and they mobilized the workers to wage a fierce struggle against the capitalists through strikes.
After Gao Zili joined the Communist Party of China, he actively moved forward on the road of revolution. However, in 1927, Chiang Kai-shek betrayed the revolution and brutally suppressed the Communists.
Gao Zili was at the forefront of the workers' movement, so he was blacklisted by the capitalists and eventually imprisoned. Faced with a possible sacrifice, he decides to look for an escape.
During the escort, Gao Zili used his wisdom and shrewdness to skillfully deceive the trust of the two escorts, successfully escaped, and helped them make a fortune.
Su Yu served as a squad leader in the 24th Division of the 11th Army of the National Revolutionary Army (Ye Ting's "Iron Army") Teaching Corps. Soon after, this unit was ordered to go to Nanchang, and after Gao Zili escaped from danger, he resumed contact with the organization and was ordered to return to Anyuan to select recruits among the workers for the Northern Expeditionary Army controlled by our Party.
After the selection, Gao Zili took hundreds of workers to Ye Ting. During the conversation, Ye Ting found that Gao Zili was talented and knowledgeable, and decided to keep him and let him serve in the division headquarters.
However, Gao Zili said modestly: "I am new to the university, and I have not yet established any merits, so let's start by being a soldier." Ye Ting couldn't resist him, so he had to let him go to the company to be an ordinary soldier, which was two months.
During his tenure as a soldier, Gao Zi immediately studied military theories painstakingly, improved his military qualities, and laid a solid foundation for his future combat command.
The new copy is as follows: Gao Zili, under the leadership of the party, actively prepared for the uprising and served as the secretary of the party branch of the guard regiment company. However, due to the weather, they were unable to participate in the Nanchang Uprising, so they had to rest in Xiushui and wait for instructions.
At the same time, Su Yu, as the squad leader, participated in the Nanchang Uprising and transferred to Hunan with **. Although they were unable to participate in the Nanchang Uprising, they maintained a positive attitude.
Lu Deming encouraged everyone: "If you don't know if you are not happy, there may be good news. Soon, they received instructions from their superiors to participate in the Autumn Harvest Uprising.
Gao Zili followed *** to Jinggangshan and became a Red Army soldier. Su Yu, on the other hand, went to Jinggangshan in early 1928 after the Shonan Uprising.
One step earlier or one step later, fate is different. Gao Zili arrived one step earlier, and Su Yu came one step later, but they both started a new military career under the leadership of the chairman.
** and Commander-in-Chief Zhu created the Red Fourth Army, Gao Zili, ** and Su Yu all became the representatives of the company, and they were on the same starting line. **Graduate of Whampoa Military Academy, born in a professional class, has a set of wars, and has made rapid progress.
In June 1930, he became the commander of the 1st Army of the 4th Red Army. **Progress is not slow, synchronized with**, serving as the political commissar of the Red Fourth Army. Gao Zili and Su Yu are not from a professional class, and their progress is not as fast as ** and ***.
It was not until the end of 1930 that Su Yu became the commander of the 64th Division of the Red 22nd Army, one step slower than ** and ***. And Gao Zili also became the political commissar of the 64th Division in this year, working hand in hand with Su Yu.
Su Yu and Gao Zili had different experiences and positions during the revolutionary period. Although they were all military-level cadres, Gao Zili took the lead in serving as the political commissar of the Red 3rd Army and became a regular army-level cadre, which opened some distance from Su Yu.
During the Red Army, although Su Yu served as the chief of staff of the army, he never reached the height of high self-reliance. It was not until July 1934 that Su Yu served as the chief of staff of the corps, and by this time Gao Zili had moved from the army to politics and became the first executive member and the head of the land department.
Although their positions and positions during the revolutionary period were different, their contributions and efforts deserve our respect and remembrance.
In June 1934, Gao Zili was sent to the Soviet Union to serve as a member of the CCP delegation to the Comintern. At the Seventh Congress of the Communist International, he was elected a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Comintern, and his status was raised.
At the end of 1937, after Gao Zili returned from the Soviet Union, he was immediately appointed vice chairman of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region and director of the Department of Civil Affairs, with a prominent position. In April of the following year, Zhang Guotao, chairman of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, defected, and the chairmanship was vacant.
At the time, there was speculation about who would take over the position.
Although Gao Zili was vice-president at the time, he was able to obtain this position in part because of his background in the Comintern. In order to accommodate the feelings of the Comintern, our Party made such an arrangement.
In contrast, the post of chairman is more important, and it requires an important leader of our party, who must not only have the ability to work, but also have experience and prestige. However, unexpectedly, Gao Zili was appointed as the first chairman.
This is a testament to both his work ability and reputation, and because he was once a veteran of the Autumn Harvest Uprising. Knowing him so that he can be entrusted with important tasks. In any case, Gao Zili's appointment was the pinnacle of his revolutionary career.
At the same time, Su Yu, another revolutionary from Jinggangshan, was at a low point. Under the erroneous command of the corps commander Liu Chouxi, the Red 10th Army ambushed Wang Yaowu at Tanjiaqiao but was counterattacked and almost completely annihilated.
As the chief of staff of the legion, Su Yu also encountered a waterloo in his life. By 1938, Su Yu was only the deputy commander of the detachment of the New Fourth Army, and there were only more than 2,000 people in a detachment, and the deputy commander of the detachment was at most at the level of deputy division.
Gao Zili has entered the ** leadership, if the previous momentum is followed, his future will be bright, at least after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he can hold an important position in the people.
However, the development of events turned out to be his last glory. From 1939 onwards, Gao Zili's status gradually declined, first from the acting chairman of the border region to the vice chairman, and then to the member.
Until 1949, his position became deputy secretary of the Jichareliao Branch of the Communist Party of China and deputy director of the Jichareliao Office of the Northeast Administrative Committee.
During this time, Su Yu had become the deputy commander of the North China Field Army and later the mayor of Nanjing. These achievements may be related to his experience abroad.
From September to November 1938, the Communist Party of China held the Sixth Plenary Session of the enlarged Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Yan'an.
Wang Ming lost power, his line was revised, and the comrades who had served in the Comintern were also affected, and Gao Zili was gradually marginalized. Although his position has changed, one thing is certain, that is, Gao Zili did not make mistakes of principle, and was loyal to the cause of the party and made significant contributions.
Despite the reshuffle, Gao Zili's enthusiasm for work did not decrease, especially during the Anti-Japanese War, when he vigorously developed production in Yan'an as vice chairman of the border region and director of the Civil Affairs Department (later director of the Construction Department), breaking the Kuomintang's blockade of the base areas and ensuring support for the front.
In his post as vice-chairman of the border district, he has shown great contribution. In 1938, there were only 17 small factories in Yan'an, with fewer than 300 employees. But by 1943, the number of factories in Yan'an had grown nearly 40-fold to more than 650.
The number of workers also increased to 120,000, an increase of more than 40 times. Therefore, the logistical support of the factories in the border areas is very important for the development and growth of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army and the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
In order to achieve the goal, Gao Zili worked tirelessly and hard. Although he was the deputy chairman of the border district, he ate only half a pound of grain a day, in order to provide the saved food to the fighters at the front.
Once, Li Dingming, vice chairman of the border region, came to visit out of the blue, and saw Gao Zili, who was eating, hiding the food under the table, and was surprised to find that there were only cornmeal nests and wild vegetables on the plate.
Deeply concerned, he reminded: "You can't go on like this, long-term malnutrition can have a bad effect on your body." ”
Gao Zili experienced various discomforts on the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, including stomach bloating, chest tightness, and wheezing. However, even after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, ** offered to let him rest and not assign him a job, he still insisted on continuing to work.
Gao Zili firmly believes that his physical condition is very good, and it is not too late to rest after the liberation of the country. Despite his poor health, his perseverance and determination enabled him to serve as deputy director of the Jichareliao Office of the Northeast Administrative Committee, focusing on economic work.
However, the intensity of work and illness overwhelmed him and he eventually collapsed at work. In January 1950, Gao Zili's heart stopped beating, but his spirit and contributions will be immortalized.
Although Gao Zili failed to become the founding father of the People's Republic of China, his all-out efforts and lifelong energy for the Chinese revolution left a deep impression on the hearts of the people and deserved to be admired.
Although his name is not engraved on the monument, his deeds are deeply imprinted in people's hearts. Gao Zili's Life Exhibition Hall, "People's Political Consultative Conference Daily", "Wu Hook under the Eye - Endless Su Yu" and "The Story of Gao Zili" - Pingxiang **" and other reference materials also confirm his great contributions and noble qualities.