Centennial Hundred Generals 186: Zhang Jichun
Author: Forget about the jianghu
In September 1955, our army awarded the title for the first time, and Zhang Jichun did not participate in the appraisal.
Who is Zhang Jichun? What special contributions did he make to the history of our army? When the title was awarded, why did Zhang Jichun not participate in the selection? If he participates in the appraisal, will Zhang Jichun be a general or a general? To solve these puzzles, we must start with two Zhang Jichun.
Zhang Jichun
Under the command of Liu Deng's army, there are Zhang Jichun and Li Da, but in the history of our army, there are actually 2 Zhang Jichun and 2 Li Da.
Let's look at 2 Li Da first. The older one is "Wen Li Da", and the younger one is "Wu Li Da". Wen Lida, born in October 1890, a native of Lingling, Yongzhou, Hunan, one of the initiators and one of the 13 participants, was elected as the director of propaganda. Wen Lida teaches at universities in Wuchang, Shanghai, Beiping, Guangxi, Guangdong and other places. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the president of Hunan University and Wuhan University.
Wu Lida was Li Da, chief of staff of the 129th Division and Erye, born in 1905 in Mei County, Shaanxi. Ningdu rebelled and joined the Red Army, partnered with Liu Deng for 13 years, and Zhang Jichun assisted Liu Deng to create a mighty iron army.
Zhang Jichun (first from right) with Su Yu, Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi, Li Da, etc
Xiao Zhang Jichun, born in 1904, is a native of Liling, Hunan. Huangpu I was born, and Xiao Zhang Jichun's recommender was the chairman, Xia Xi. In addition to Zhang Jichun, Jiang Xianyun, Wu Wensheng, Li Hanfan, Zhao Nan and other Huangpu students were also recommended by the chairman to enter the school.
After graduation, Zhang Jichun successively served as a platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander of the 1st Regiment of the Military Academy, and was promoted to regimental commander during the Northern Expedition. In the spring of 1927, he went to moscow to study at the Oriental University, and returned to China in 1929 to assist Zhou Gong and Yun Daiying in military work.
Zhang Jichun, Huangpu Phase I (1904~1933)
In August 1929, Bai Xin rebelled in Huangpu IV, and Zhang Jichun, Peng Pan and five others were arrested. Peng Pan, Yang Yin, Yan Changyi, and Xing Shizhen were killed, while Zhang Jichun was protected by his classmate Li Bao and was released from prison as an instructor in Whampoa. In April 1933, he died of illness in Chongqing at the age of 29.
Da Zhang Jichun, the protagonist of this article, was born in December 1900 in Yizhang, Hunan.
Zhang Jichun entered a private school at the age of 6, entered the junior elementary school at the age of 15, was admitted to the high school at the age of 17, and was admitted to the Hengyang Provincial Third Division at the age of 20. In 1925, he went to teach at the primary school in his hometown, and in 1927 he was transferred to the teacher training.
After the defeat of the Great Revolution, Zhang Jichun was wanted by the enemy and hid in the countryside to persist in the struggle. In January 1928, Zhang Jichun participated in the Shonan Uprising. In April, Shangjinggangshan.
In December 1932, Zhang Jichun was appointed as the propaganda director of the Political Department of the First Red Army, and he wrote and performed "The Snow of Lushan Mountain", and the regimental commanders Lin Biao, Luo Ruiqing and others performed on stage, which was greatly welcomed by the Red Army. Subsequently, Zhang Jichun served as the propaganda director of the Fifth Red Army.
In October 1935, Zhang Jichun transferred to the Red Army University of the Red Fourth Front, serving as the director of the Political Department and assisting the president Liu Bocheng in his work. Zhang Jichun's classes are simple, lively and popular. After arriving in northern Shaanxi, he served as the director of the political department of the Kang Da.
In September 1942, Zhang Jichun was appointed as the political commissar of the Kang Da.
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In September 943, Zhang Jichun was appointed deputy director of the Field Political Department of the Eighth Route Army.
In April 1945, Zhang Jichun returned to Yan'an for a meeting, and in August he was appointed deputy political commissar of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region. From July 1946, he also served as director of the Political Department. From then on, he assisted Liu Deng in his work until the liberation of the Great Southwest.
Zhang Jichun did several major things in the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Field Army that were enough to affect the field army.
The first major event was to discover, excavate, and promote the "Wang Keqin Movement." Wang Keqin, a native of Fuyang, Anhui Province, was originally a soldier of the old army, and was captured in October 1945 as a "liberation fighter" and was incorporated into the 1st Battalion of the 52nd Regiment of the 6th Column 18th Brigade. In the grievance movement, Wu Xiaoxian, an instructor of the 1st Battalion, made Wang Keqin a model.
Wang Keqin
In popularizing Wang Keqin's deeds, three people have made great contributions: Li Zhen, political commissar of the 18th Brigade, Bao Xianzhi, deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the 6th Column, and Zhang Jichun, deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the Field Army. Soon, the chairman called on the whole army to carry out the "Wang Keqin Campaign."
The second big thing is to promote the brand of "General Liu Deng". In the early period of liberation, the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Field Army also had deputy commander Teng Daiyuan, and in the later period, Teng Daiyuan was transferred to the North China Military Region.
Nakano only has Liu, Deng, Zhang Jichun and Li Da "4 Giants". Zhang Jichun did not consider himself "Chief No. 3", and once hung a large photo of him at a celebration meeting, he ordered him to be removed.
Zhang Jichun often said to the propagandists: In this unit, only Chief Liu Deng is the soul.
The third major thing is to cultivate the execution ability of the field army. In Liu Deng's army, Commander Liu was kind and majestic, and after the break, he kept talking and witty. Commissar Deng was serious and cold, and in addition to playing cards and smoking cigarettes, he was ideological work. Chief of Staff Li Da was Liu Shuai's first agent, and the battle plan was meticulous. Deputy Political Commissar Zhang Jichun is usually an "old mother", and he does not recognize his relatives when he implements it.
Zhang Jichun was the head of the Wild Division, marching, eating, fighting and mingling with the soldiers, which was the glue between Liu Deng and the commanders and fighters.
Zhang Jichun and Liu Deng
In May 1948, after the Seongnamsho Conference, Chen Yi was transferred to Nakano as deputy commander.
At this time, Zhang Jichun became the chief of the "No. 4" in Nakano after Liu, Chen, and Deng, but every time the simple deputy political commissar Zhang inspected the troops, he would be regarded by some fighters as a new "gang leader" and "horse man", and when he knew that he was in front of him, many "liberation fighters" were surprised and proud to join the big family of the People's Liberation Army.
In July 1949, except for the Great Northwest and the Great Southwest, which were not completely liberated, our army occupied a comprehensive advantage. The "chiefs' teams" of various field units and liberated areas have become the focus of attention of officers and men.
At the headquarters are Mao, Zhu, Liu, Zhou, Ren, and Ye Jianying; Yiye, Peng, Zhang Zongxun, and Zhao Shoushan, and deputy political commissar Gan Siqi; Erye, Liu, Deng, and deputy political commissar Zhang Jichun; Sanye, Chen, Rao, Su Yu, and Zhang Yunyi; and deputy political commissar Tan Zhenlin; Siye, Lin, Luo, Deng Zihui, and deputy political commissar Tan Zheng; Northwest, He, Xi, and Wang Weizhou; North China, Nie Rongzhen, Xu Xiangqian, and Bo; Northeast China, Gao, and deputy political commissar Li Fuchun.
In this list, there are only 3 founding generals Su Yu, Zhang Yunyi, and Tan Zheng, and Zhang Jichun's status is the same as that of Tan Zhenlin, Deng Zihui, Tan Zheng, and Li Fuchun, all of whom are above the rank of general. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Jichun served as deputy political commissar of the Southwest Military Region and also served as director of the Chongqing Military Control Commission. At that time, only a few people served as mayors (directors of the Military Control Commission):
Huang Kecheng (Tianjin), Ye Jianying (Beijing, Guangzhou), Liu Bocheng (Nanjing), Chen Yi (Shanghai). Therefore, serving as the director of the Chongqing Military Control Commission is definitely a special honor. You know, these cities were all heavyweight megacities at the time.
In January 1954, Zhang Jichun was transferred to the deputy director of the Propaganda Department, and at that time, he had already begun to evaluate the titles.
Zhang Jichun was rated as an administrative level 4 by the General Political Department, and although he was attached to the army and his comrades-in-arms, he took off his military uniform. After arriving in Beijing, when the chairman met with Zhang Jichun, he encouraged him to use all his great talents in local propaganda work!
The chairman crossed out "Zhang Jichun" in the list of generals and wrote a new name "Xu Haidong". Zhang Jichun, who had served as deputy political commissar of the Southwest Military Region, rubbed shoulders with his rank, and those who were rated as administrative 4th grade and did not have a title were Tan Zhenlin, Teng Daiyuan, Li Jingquan, Wang Weizhou, He Changgong and others.
In June 1968, Zhang Jichun suffered a ordeal, and his wife Luo Ping died of a heart attack. Zhang Jichun squeezed the bus every day, and was accidentally squeezed out of the car and fell into a serious injury.
On September 12, 1968, Zhang Jichun died at the age of 68.
In January 1979, Political Commissar Deng personally presided over a memorial meeting for Zhang Jichun Zhaoxue.
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