Zhang Aiping and Ye Fei were from the East China Field Army, and they were deeply respected by Mr. Chen. After liberation, they were promoted to deputy commanders of the East China Military Region, so why didn't they want to take up their posts?
In 1952, Zhang Aiping succeeded Zhang Zhen as chief of staff of the East China Field Army, and during this time, Mr. Peng always wanted Zhang Aiping to serve as chief of staff of the Volunteer Army, but Chen Yi blocked him back.
It was not that Chen Yi was stingy, and the East China Military Region really couldn't do without him.
At that time, the current situation of the East China Military Region was that the commander and political commissar were not in the military region's office, and the person in charge of the work of the military region was Zhang Aiping, chief of staff, and Tang Liang, director of the political department. As soon as Zhang Aiping left, there was no suitable person in the military region who could shoulder this heavy responsibility.
After Ye Fei participated in the Battle of crossing the river in 1949, he fought all the way to his hometown of Fujian and served as the commander of the Fujian Military Region.
At that time, Fujian and Taiwan were across the sea, and the Nationalist army often raided the coastal areas of Fujian, and his task was very heavy and the pressure was very high.
After the founding of New China, both the first and second-hand commanders of the grand military region concurrently held local posts, and General Manager Peng Lao hoped that the chief of staff of the military region would concurrently serve as deputy commander, and the director of the political department would concurrently serve as deputy political commissar. Therefore, Mr. Chen wanted Zhang Aiping and Ye Fei to serve as deputy commanders.
Ye Fei said: It is very good to manage Fujian well, and it does not matter whether or not you are attached to the post of deputy commander of the East China Military Region.
Zhang Aiping did not want to be a deputy commander, and he decided that the name was different, and it was not interesting.
Mr. Chen said that the deputy commander can exercise his rights on behalf of the commander, but the chief of staff and the director are inconvenient. Zhang Aiping said simply: Then simply promote another deputy commander and make himself full-time chief of staff.
After a few days, Mr. Chen told Zhang Aiping that his superiors had decided to make Xu Shiyou the deputy commander and let him also serve as the deputy commander. He said there was no need. Chen Yi said, you should give Mr. Peng a call. General Manager Peng said: Since you insist, then let it be so, the chiefs of staff of other large military regions have concurrently served as deputy commanders.
He said that he couldn't control them, and he just didn't hang up this false name.