In 1955, the whole army was awarded the rank
Soldiers regard honor as their own lives, and as the saying goes, soldiers who don't want to be marshals are not good soldiers. There is competition and motivation, and being a soldier is to defend the country in a broad sense, and from the perspective of self-interest, it can also be said that it is a meritorious achievement, hoping to one day be able to soar.
As is known to all, our army has not carried out a large-scale all-army awarding ceremony since the period of the Red Army to the decades before 1955, and in the two major periods of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, in order to be able to better carry out negotiations, some senior generals of our army were briefly awarded titles.
After the founding of New China, in order to regularize the army, conferring titles on senior generals of the whole army was a task that had to be completed. Because of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it was not until 1955, six years after the founding of New China, that our army had its first large-scale award.
At that time, Sino-Soviet relations were good, and China's title system referred to the Soviet side, and then synthesized its own national conditions to formulate relevant military ranks. In order to be able to successfully complete this arduous work of awarding titles, the central government set up a general cadre management department, with Luo Ronghuan as the minister, responsible for the evaluation of generals below the rank of general and major general above.
The job of assessing military ranks is complex and arduous, and Luo Ronghuan is under great pressure, and he needs to consider a variety of aspects to select a satisfactory list of awards. In 1955, after the list of awards was determined, it was announced on September 23 of that year that Zhu De and 10 other senior generals were awarded the rank of marshal of the People's Republic of China, and the chairman promulgated this appointment.
On the afternoon of September 27, the grand award of the whole army was held in Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, and the chairman personally handed over the appointment of marshals to the hands of seven marshals. As we all know, ten senior generals in New China have been awarded marshals, and on September 27, when the whole army conferred such an important occasion, which three marshals were absent, because of what things were absent?
It is a pity that the three marshals were absent from the grand award ceremony of the whole army, and the absent marshals were Lin Zong, Liu Shuai and Ye Shuai. Two of the three marshals were absent due to illness, one was unable to rush to the scene because of important work, all for the sake of the country's hard work, leaving honor behind, hard work in the front, enjoyment in the back.
Mr. Lin who was absent from the conferment ceremony due to illness?
Lin was always a military genius of our army, and together with Commander Su, he was called the "God of War", and the two of them shined during the Liberation War and were high-ranking generals who were good at commanding large corps operations. During the Red Army period, Lin Zong, who was only in his early twenties, was already a corps commander, becoming one of the youngest senior generals in the Red Army.
During the Red Army period, Lin Zong had already demonstrated his excellent military command ability. Since 1932, Lin Zong served as the commander of the Red 1st Army, and served as the main attacker in successive anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaigns. During the Long March, Lin commanded the Red 1st Army to participate in the operations of crossing the Chishui River, crossing the Jinsha River, and forcibly crossing the Dadu River, and was deeply trusted by the chairman.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Lin Zong served as the commander of the 115th Division, one of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, and commanded and participated in the famous PingxingGuan Victory, breaking the myth that "the Japanese army is invincible". After the victory at Pingxingguan, Lin Zong led the division headquarters and the 343rd Brigade to Lüliang to open up an anti-Japanese base area, and along the way, Lin Zong wore the captured Japanese army coat and rode a foreign horse, which was mistaken for a Japanese army by Yan Xishan's troops and fired a shot at Lin Zong.
The bullet hit a long list of bullets and penetrated from the right armpit through the left side of the back, leaving serious injuries and leaving a lifelong autonomic disorder. After that, Lin Zong was sent to Yan'an for treatment, and then went to the Soviet Union for further treatment, and his condition was greatly alleviated, but it has not been eradicated.
After the founding of New China, because of his physical discomfort, Lin Zong rarely appeared for a long time, lived in simplicity, mainly recuperated from illness, and pushed away specific affairs. During the period of the whole army awarding the title, Lin Zong was recuperating in Qingdao, and considering the physical factors, he did not come to Zhongnanhai Huairen Hall to participate in the title.
"Confucian General" Liu Shuai was unwell and could not participate in the grand title?
Liu Shuai has a title called "God of War", which comes from a story during the Patriotic War. At that time, Liu Shuai led his troops to attack Fengdu in Sichuan, and the bullets on the battlefield had no eyes, and a bullet hit Liu Shuai's head, and his right eye was seriously injured. His subordinates rescued Liu Shuai and sent him to a German doctor's clinic for treatment.
The German doctor was highly skilled and had the skill to operate on Liu Shuai. In order to protect the nerves, Liu Shuai refused to use anesthesia, and during the operation, he endured severe pain and did not shout. After the operation was completed, the German doctor was shocked and lamented that Liu Shuai was a "military god".
Although that operation saved Liu Shuai's life, the sequelae brought about by the injury accompanied him throughout his life. On weekdays, Liu Shuai's right eye sometimes hurts and he can't work. After the founding of New China, Liu Shuai resigned from his leadership position, the main reason was also because of his physical discomfort and inability to take on heavy responsibilities.
In 1955, when the title was awarded, Liu Shuai, like Lin Zong, was recuperating in Qingdao due to illness and could not participate in the award ceremony. It is worth mentioning that Liu Shuai has made great achievements in running military schools, founded the Nanjing Military Academy, and cultivated many talents for the country.
Busy Ye Shuai?
Looking at the history of our army, it is difficult for us to find out which battle Ye Shuai specifically commanded; indeed, Ye Shuai rarely personally went to the front line to lead the troops to fight, but participated in it as a staff officer in the army, and was Zhou Enlai's right-hand man, and the two were friends of life and death, and jointly made great contributions to the revolution. The chairman commented on Ye Shuai: "Zhuge is only cautious in his life, and Lü Duan is not confused about major matters."
Ye Shuai saved the party many times and made special contributions to the country. After the founding of New China, Ye Shuai initially served in Guangdong, with outstanding work achievements, and was recognized by the party and the chairman. In 1954, Ye Shuai returned to Beijing to take up his post and was appointed Minister of Supervision.
In 1955, due to work conflicts, Ye Shuai was appointed as the general director of the anti-landing exercise on the Liaodong Peninsula. Ye Shuai, the main leader of the anti-landing exercise, was in Dalian to make preliminary preparations and could not withdraw to Beijing to participate in the awarding of the title.
epilogue
It is a pity that Ye Shuai, Liu Shuai, and Lin Zong were not able to participate in the grand conferment of the title, which also shows that the road to revolution is not easy, even if they are leaders in high positions, most of them are scarred and it is very difficult to reach the end.
Although the three veteran marshals did not participate in the award ceremony, the central government also took this situation into account, and the corresponding arrangement work was also done in place. After the end of the grand award, the organization sent people to hand over the marshal's appointment letter and medal to the three marshals respectively, more or less to make up for some regrets. The deeds of the three old marshals are admirable, and the injuries of Lin Zong and Liu Shuai make people sympathetic.