Welcome to Shiyuan History Column No. 2748. After the founding of New China, a number of generals of the former Fourth Field Army were very highly valued, and in addition to their high military achievements, the very important reason was that the backbone of the four fields mainly came from the former Central Red Army troops, and a large number of important generals were born. Siye is the main representative of the bloodline of the "Zhumao Red Army", and the generals who fought in the Fourth Field Army often have a very good development after the founding of the Country, especially after 1959.
More surprising is General Li Tianyou. Although Li Tianyou was named a founding general in 1955, overall, his military career after the founding of the country was no longer as bright as before. It was not until 1962 that Li Tianyou became deputy chief of the general staff, which is also his highest position. Its development path and promotion speed were significantly slower than those of the generals of the four fields.
If we look at the seniority and the military status before the founding of the country, this situation is somewhat illogical. Li Tianyou was the commander of the first column of the Northeast Field Army, the first commander of the Thirty-eighth Army of the "Banzai Army". It should be known that Siye was the first ace front of our army during the Liberation War, and the first column was the big brother in the Northeast Field Army, and it was the strongest ace column in the overall strength. At the Time of Pingjin, Li Tianyou was the commander-in-chief of the western offensive appointed by Noji. With such a status and military command ability, Li Tianyou should have played a better role after the founding of the country, but later he not only did not have a prominent position, but also did not fight any major battles. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was nothing about Li Tianyou in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the Counterattack Against India.
In the 1950s, Li Tianyou had the opportunity to fight in Korea because he had been the deputy commander of the 13th Corps, and the 13th Corps was the first main force of the Volunteer Army to fight abroad, basically composed of Shiye generals and officers and men. Li Tianyou had a task to suppress bandits in Guangxi in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and what is even more unfortunate is that it was originally estimated that the difficulty of fighting bandits was not great, but it lasted for more than two years, and for this reason Li Tianyou and others were criticized by the Central Military Commission. Objectively speaking, this is related to Li Tianyou's origin as a native of Guangxi, and his soft heart also affected his chances of fighting a big battle.
During the Red Army period, Li Tianyou was once an important general of the Red Third Army and the beloved general of General Peng. In 1959, because of the criticism of the Great Leap Forward at the Lushan Conference, Mr. Peng fell into a trough. He was replaced by Commander Shino. Although he knew Li Tianyou well, he preferred the other generals of the Four Wilds in terms of personnel appointment. Coupled with the fact that his personality does not like to meet his superiors, Li Tianyou is not ranked in the "first group". After 1959, Li Tianyou's position was still not high, and it was not until 1962 that he "only" became deputy chief of the general staff, and at this time some of his colleagues and even former subordinates had surpassed himself.
Deng Hua and Huang Yongsheng were both commanders of the column during the Northeast Field Army, nominally on a par with Li Tianyou, but Li Tianyou was leading the first column of the main force such as Dongye, and his status should have been higher than that of these colleagues. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, his development path was obviously slower than that of the above-mentioned people, and people like Wu Faxian, Qiu Huizuo, Li Zuopeng and others were not as good as Li Tianyou in the original status, but their positions gradually surpassed him.
There are still too many famous generals who can fight in Shino. Although Li Tianyou had a high status in the early days, the Second Battle of Siping and the Battle of Guangxi banditry in 1947 were fought to a lower standard, which affected his subsequent development to a certain extent. In addition, Li Tianyou missed most of the war of resistance against Japan due to injury, and spent five years in the Soviet Union for medical treatment and study, although he broadened his horizons at the Frunze Military Academy, but a long time away from the front line undoubtedly had an impact on his military career. In 1955 he was awarded only the Order of Independence and Freedom of the Second Class, which indicates that the merits of the War of Resistance were not as great as those of senior generals of the rank.
The last reason is that the general does not live long. In 1970, General Li Tianyou, who was only fifty-six years old, died of illness. If he lived a higher life, in the 1980s, like his former four-field comrades-in-arms Hong Xuezhi and Han Xianchu, they all reached the rank of deputy state. Operated by Chinese writers of modern and contemporary Chinese history, the "History Column" focuses on the study of party history, military history and war history, and restores the whole historical situation for you from a professional perspective and brings wonderful historical details. Welcome to the @Shiyuan History column for more exciting literary and historical content. The author looks forward to your valuable comments and suggestions. This article is synchronized throughout the network and may not be reproduced without permission.