On October 19, 1949, the Military Commission issued an important appointment, with *** as Chief of the General Staff and ** as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. As a person, *** called immediately after receiving the appointment, saying that he was not in good health and was unable to be qualified for the post of chief executive.
However, the reply from his superiors was firm and clear, asking him to recuperate in peace and that his appointment would not change. After this decision was announced, it caused widespread discussion. People are curious about the job reshuffling of *** and ***.
In particular, why was *** appointed as the first general minister of New China, and *** became his deputy? There are even rumors that it is due to *** falling out of favor", even if *** is unwell, he cannot be allowed to take the post of chief executive.
But is this really the case?
Nie Shuai was the founding father of the People's Republic of China, with deep seniority, high status, and great meritorious service, but after a battle, he was misunderstood as "falling out of favor". Although the battle, known as the "Battle of Datong Jining", was not well known during the War of Liberation, its impact on the PLA was far-reaching.
The defeat of our army in this battle caused a demoralization of the troops of the North China Military Region, and Zhangjiakou also fell into the hands of the enemy. Fu Zuoyi even openly said: "Defeating the 100,000 people is the victory of the people's will!" ”
This made the PLA indignant from top to bottom. Despite this, Nie Shuai's merits and status will not be reduced because of this.
In the Battle of Jining, Fu Zuoyi's campaign ended in failure. In order to sum up the lessons and assume responsibility, the commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region took the initiative to review it to his superiors.
Just like the ** of that year, he suffered a defeat in the Battle of Sixian, but after reviewing with his superiors, he was appeased by the headquarters. However, the review of *** by the headquarters does not seem to be as positive as the response to **.
In a telegram to ***, the chairman said that Chen Geng's column had successfully annihilated Hu Zongnan's first division under heaven, which was a very successful example. The Chairman also made a point of emphasizing that with proper command and flexibility and bravery, it is possible to break the enemy's offensive.
However, the chairman also made it clear that he hoped that he would be able to learn from Chen Geng's command methods. Chen Geng was the commander of the fourth column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region at that time, and *** was the commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.
Letting the top leader of one military region learn the command methods of the commander of a column in another military region obviously means that the chairman has some expectations and criticisms for the command of the first military region.
So, we can't help but ask, what happened in the Battle of Jining?
In the Battle of Jining, our army faced Fu Zuoyi, at that time our army in North China was not strong, the chairman had many concerns about Fu Zuoyi's department, and sent telegrams to *** many times hoping that he would not attack Datong, so as not to "alarm Fu Zuoyi".
However, after careful consideration, it was still decided to attack Datong. He believes that Datong is Yan Xishan's sphere of influence, and Fu Zuoyi is essentially a warlord who has no concept of the overall situation, and will never make a big move because of a Datong.
However, the development of things exceeded ***'s expectations, Fu Zuoyi decisively sent troops after learning that our army was attacking Datong!
Fu Zuoyi's troops went out of the city, although they disrupted the position of our army, but it did not affect the overall situation. Nie Shuai had a clear understanding of this, so after receiving the news that Fu Zuoyi's troops were out of the city, he immediately held a meeting to discuss how to meet the battle.
According to everyone's analysis, Fu Zuoyi's troop route has three routes: one is to occupy Zhuozi Mountain to form a deterrent; the second is through Liangcheng, and the soldiers refer to Datong; The third is to attack Jining and get involved in Zhangjiakou.
And *** thought that the second scenario was the most likely, so he mobilized the main force to Liangcheng overnight to prevent Fu Zuoyi's attack. However, Fu Zuoyi did not intend to rescue Datong, but wanted to "encircle Wei to save Zhao", he sent two troops to feint to attack Zhuozi Mountain and Liangcheng, but the main force all marched towards Jining.
In the early morning of September 8, Jiang's army approached Jining City, and after learning the news, he immediately mobilized the main force to return to help. However, due to the fatigue and lack of preparation of the soldiers, the city of Jining was eventually lost.
On September 15, ** ordered to withdraw from Zhangjiakou, and almost all the large cities of our army in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region fell. The defeat in the Battle of Jining made the situation of our army in North China very dangerous, and it was not until the spring of 1947, when ** sat in North China, that the situation improved.
It is rumored that *** fell out of favor", let *** pick up the leak", and became the first president, is this true?
If you want to understand the problem of *** and ** and Mr. Lin, you must first figure out the relationship between Xu Nie and the two people. After the establishment of the North China Military Region, ** served as the commander of the military region, and *** served as the deputy commander, although on the surface, the position of *** was one level lower, but the relationship between the two of them was not strictly a subordinate relationship.
In the North China Military Region, ** is responsible for the overall construction of the military region, while *** is responsible for leading troops to deter the enemy army in Shanxi and waiting for an opportunity to attack Yan Xishan. During the period of the Red Army, it was the seniority and rank of the commander-in-chief of the front army, but there was no "deficit" with Nie Shuai's job rank.
Although there are some statements that "the deputy commander *** crossed the main post *** to become the first commander-in-chief", this statement is debatable.
Because the relationship between *** and *** is not strictly a subordinate relationship. So, why did the chairman choose *** to be the first president?
**As a recognized military genius of our army, he has always been as famous as Peng, Liu, Lin, and Su, and is known as the "Five Tiger Generals".
Having such a general as the commander-in-chief not only convince the whole army, but also give full play to the role of the post of "commander-in-chief."
Although he was unable to take up his post for a long time due to physical problems, the organization still insisted on letting him be named, which shows the affirmation and trust in his military command ability.
Nie Shuai bravely shouldered heavy responsibilities before he took office, and presided over the work of the Jinchaji First Army Division as a deputy deputy.
Nie Shuai's outstanding leadership and command ability have long been proven by history.