According to our general understanding, the commander of a military district must be higher than the rank of deputy commander. There are exceptions, of course. For example, the military region that we are going to introduce today. In 1947, the Shandong Field Army led by Mr. Chen and the Central China Field Army led by Su Yu were merged to form the East China Field Army.
The East China Field Army is a field force, and of course it is also the main force. At the same time, the East China Military Region was established, and the commander was still General Manager Chen. The East China Military Region was a local unit. Under the jurisdiction of the East China Military Region, there is a Bohai Naval Region, located in the Area of Jilubian.
(Major General Yuan Yelie)
Who is the commander of the Bohai Naval District? His name was Yuan Yelie, a native of Dongkou, Hunan. Many people probably have not heard of this name, Yuan Yelie's revolutionary seniority is very old, he graduated from the Huangpu Ii, participated in the Northern Expedition, and was a company commander and deputy battalion commander in the Ye Ting Independent Regiment at that time.
The Great Revolution failed, and Yuan Yelie participated in the Nanchang Uprising. There was also a small episode in the Nanchang uprising, after Yuan Yelie completed the task of fighting the uprising, he set up a roadblock in Nanchang City, saw a middle-aged officer riding a horse, and arrested him. Later, I learned that he had actually arrested Mr. Zhu. I really don't fight and don't know each other.
Few people can compare this revolutionary qualification. Yuan Yelie joined the party in 1925 and is an old party member. When the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, Yuan Yelie advanced into Shandong very early and opened up a base area behind enemy lines. The Bohai Naval District was established, and he served as its commander. He was an important pioneer of the Bohai Naval District.
(Lieutenant General Liao Rongbiao)
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yuan Yelie served as the commander of the navy of the East China Military Region, the political commissar of the Bohai Sea Fleet, and other positions, and was awarded the title of founding rear admiral, and later was responsible for marine and aquatic products for a long time. Yuan Yelie, the commander of the military region, was not very famous, and the fame of the two deputy commanders was greater, and both were higher than his rank.
A man named Liao Rongbiao, a native of Ganxian County, Jiangxi, liao Rongbiao did not join the revolution as early as Yuan Yelie, nor did he join the party as early as Yuan Yelie, during the Red Army period, Liao Rongbiao served as a company commander and battalion commander in the Central Red Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liao Rongbiao also came to Shandong behind enemy lines earlier to develop a revolutionary contingent.
Liao Rongbiao raised a contingent of more than 5,000 people for the party, because of strict military discipline and love for the people, Liao Rongbiao won the nickname of "Bodhisattva Commander", and his prestige among the military and people in Shandong was very high. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Liao Rongbiao served as the deputy commander of the Bohai Naval Region.
(Admiral Song Shilun)
In 1948, Liao Rongbiao participated in the Battle of Jinan. After the liberation of Jinan, he served as the commander of the garrison. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liao Rongbiao served as the commander of the Anhui Provincial Military Region and the deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, and was awarded the title of founding lieutenant general.
Another deputy commander was even more famous, he was the founding general Song Shilun, a native of Liling, Hunan. Why did Song Shilun, a founding general, become the deputy commander of the Bohai Naval Region? First of all, the Bohai Naval Region was pioneered by Yuan Yelie, and the Song Dynasty came late.
Secondly, Song Shilun was also the deputy commander of the Bohai Naval Region, and his more important position was that of commander of the Tenth Column of the East China Field Army. Besides, the Song Dynasty wheel was from the Fifth Phase of Huangpu, yuan Yelie was his brother-in-law, and he joined the revolution earlier than him.