The 1955 grand conferment is crucial for every soldier, so why is it said that the grand conferment? Because this is the first all-army awarding ceremony since the founding of New China, the scale is very large, with more than a thousand officers at the rank of major general and above, and the scale of grass-roots cadres at the school and lieutenant levels is so large that it may be the largest awarding ceremony.
A soldier has a sense of honor, and a soldier is very concerned about his rank, because it represents his honor and contribution. In the 55 years of the conferment ceremony, most of the generals were satisfied with the ranks they had conferred, and the overall situation was relatively fair, of course, there were also a few people who took the initiative to ask to reduce their ranks, such as Xu Liqing, who should have been awarded the rank, and after many times taking the initiative to give up the title, the chairman fulfilled his kindness and spoke highly of him.
As mentioned earlier, the 1955 award was a major award, and in addition to the generals, the lower-ranking officers were awarded the title in accordance with the relevant regulations. Among the ranks of lieutenant officers, there was one person who could have been awarded a captain by virtue of his military merits, and after Mr. Peng personally inquired about it, he was very dissatisfied with his appointment as a captain and insisted on asking the relevant departments to be demoted by one level, and this person was Peng Qichao.
Peng is always one of the ten marshals, and he has every opportunity to care about the awarding of ranks of subordinate lieutenants, which is obviously unreasonable. But Peng Qichao is not an ordinary person, he is Peng Zong's nephew, and the two are related by blood. As we all know, Mr. Peng has no children of his own, and he educates his nephews, nieces and other younger relatives as sons.
Peng Qichao has military merit, and the appointment of captain is not a special care?
Some people will wonder whether Peng Qichao will not let Peng Qichao be awarded the title of captain and insist on demotion, whether he feels that his nephew has no military achievements and does not match the qualifications of the captain, afraid that some people will say that he borrowed his own reputation. In fact, this is not the case, Peng Qichao also had a lot of military achievements in the revolutionary period, and the appointment of captain is in line with the requirements.
In 1928, General Peng and his comrades-in-arms revolted in Pingjiang and formed the Red 5 Army, and Peng Qichao was also born that year. In order to avoid the pursuit of the enemy, Peng Qichao's parents could only hide with their children in the wilderness. 12 years later, Peng Qichao grew up, his parents were local underground party leaders, and in a struggle with the enemy, Peng Qichao's relatives, including his father, were killed.
After the family encountered changes, Peng Qichao experienced many difficulties and came to the Taihang Mountains. Along the way, Peng Qichao was arrested by Kuomintang agents, because his identity was not exposed, and he was lucky to escape the disaster. In 1942, Peng Qichao came to the Taihang Mountains, where he participated in revolutionary battles and met Chen Geng, the brigade commander of the Eighth Route Army.
During the Taihangshan Revolution, Peng Qichao was wounded twice and was awarded the second class. Under the baptism of artillery fire, Peng Qichao became mature, steady, and brave, and he charged forward in several battles, not afraid of sacrifice, and became a heroic soldier in our army. On the Taihang Mountain, Peng Qichao was taught by his great uncle Peng Dehuai, which had a very important impact on his future life.
Mr. Peng believes that children living in the greenhouse cannot get exercise, and he takes the initiative to ask Peng Qichao to learn more and exercise more. In addition to fighting and charging, Peng Qichao also has an attitude and determination to learn cultural knowledge, and uses his limited time to learn more cultural knowledge. After the founding of New China in 1949, Peng Qichao was only 21 years old, he took the initiative to take off his military uniform and went to a middle school in Beijing to continue his studies.
In general, although Peng Qichao is not a general who leads soldiers to fight, and his battle achievements are not so prominent, as a grassroots personnel, he works very hard, not only has military achievements on the battlefield, but also participated in the revolution since childhood, and also has certain qualifications.
Mr. Peng insisted on demoting himself to a lower level, and the relevant units could only do the same?
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Peng had strict requirements for himself, and the same was true for his nieces and nephews, and no one was allowed to use his name for his own welfare. During the appointment in 1955, Mr. Peng was then the minister of national defense, presiding over the daily work of the Central Military Commission, and the inspection of the Military Engineering Academy was also one of his tasks.
One day, Mr. Peng came to the Harbin Military Engineering College, and the leaders of the academy were responsible for receiving him, and while reporting to Mr. Peng, they also introduced some students in the college who were about to participate in the awarding of titles. Those who were given titles had experience in the early revolutions, not those who did not study.
Mr. Peng was also curious, he picked up a list of awardees, saw Peng Qichao's name, and looked at it as a captain, and was immediately a little displeased. Soon, Mr. Peng said to the leaders of the academy next to him: "You see, this person's rank is too high, I think we can demote him by one level and award him lieutenant." The leader of the courtyard next to him looked at the name, looked at General Manager Peng, and patiently explained: "Peng Qichao fully meets the criteria for being awarded a captain, he is excellent in his studies, he has made rapid progress, and he has won second-class merit in his early years!" ”
How could Mr. Peng, who was said by the leader of the hospital, not know what the situation of his nephew was, of course, was clear. But no matter what the leaders of the hospital said, Mr. Peng still insisted: "Peng Qichao was awarded lieutenant!" Since the senior leaders have spoken, the court is not good to oppose, on the list of awards, Peng Qichao was awarded a lieutenant, similar to his battle achievements, perhaps inferior to his, are all captains to start, Peng Qichao once felt that he was wronged.
In order to let Peng Qichao understand his own hardships, Peng Zong found him and explained to him in person: "You are my nephew peng Dehuai, I don't want anyone to say that you were awarded the title of captain only after looking at my face, since it is my peng dehuai's nephew, it is even more necessary to lead by example, the rank is the same, it is all for the people!" Under his uncle's education, Peng Qichao quickly understood his painstaking heart, and did not give up on himself because of the low rank, but worked harder to win glory for his uncle and the Peng family.
epilogue
Mr. Peng has strict requirements for his nephews and nieces, which is in stark contrast to some cadres who do everything possible to seek their own welfare, and can better reflect Mr. Peng's noble character. It is not that Mr. Peng does not love his relatives, nor does he not want them to be promoted, but as a relative of Peng Dehuai, he must have higher abilities than ordinary people to be competent.
Mr. Peng is just and impartial for the officials, impartial, and treats his subordinates, relatives and friends more strictly, which is worthy of admiration. In the special period, Mr. Peng dared to speak out, speak out for the people, point out mistakes, even if he was in prison, he was a true Bolshevik and deserved the eternal respect of the Chinese people.