In the long history of the Chinese people's army, for a long time there was a supply system, no wages, and the use of personal life was all-inclusive by the public.
The result of this is that the distinction between treatment is not very clear, and sometimes two people with the same military rank have obviously different treatment.
After the founding of New China, with the improvement of the economic level, the state began to implement the wage system, which was divided into 24 levels according to the administrative level, which is known as the 24-level wage system.
For its specific implementation standards, please see the following figure:
After the 24-level salary system, there is also a clear and standard process for the promotion of posts in the people's army, generally according to these 24 levels of promotion step by step.
However, there is a comrade who has been promoted to 6 levels in a row, from the deputy regimental level of 15 to the deputy army level of 9. What kind of outstanding resume does this comrade have?
1. Sudden appointments, six consecutive promotions
One day in 1975, Wang Yingzhou, who was serving as the deputy commander of the 478th Regiment of the 160th Division of the 54th Army, suddenly received a letter of appointment from the Central Military Commission, and he was appointed deputy commander of the 54th Army.
Such a large promotion span, Wang Yingzhou has never heard of it, which makes him have a very big doubt about it, will it be a mistake?
With doubts, Wang Yingzhou went to the military headquarters to report.
After reading the appointment letter, the leader of the military department began to handle the handover procedures for him.
Wang Yingzhou also took the opportunity to raise his doubts to the leader, and soon he knew the reason.
Second, the need for the rejuvenation of the army
From January 13 to 17, 1975, the first session of the Fourth National People's Congress was held in Beijing.
The meeting identified the leading personnel of the State Council with Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping as the core, laying the foundation for Deng Xiaoping to subsequently preside over the work of the State Council.
After the conclusion of the Fourth National People's Congress, Premier Zhou's illness suddenly worsened, and Deng Xiaoping, with the support of Chairman Mao, began to preside over the daily work of the Central Committee and began a drastic rectification.
As the foundation and backing of national security, the military has become the top priority in the rectification.
Deng Xiaoping held that the appointment of military cadres must develop toward the road of rejuvenation, and that young people with military merit and seniority should be boldly promoted; only in this way can we prevent the situation of the older generation of cadres from becoming old.
It was also under such circumstances that Wang Yingzhou was promoted to the position of deputy commander of the 54th Army.
However, even so, such a promotion in the people's army is unheard of, and apart from the need for youthfulness, what is wang Yingzhou's superiority?
3. Wang Yingzhou, who fought bravely
Wang Yingzhou is a native of Ye County, Henan Province, born in 1939, his growth is accompanied by the rise and growth of the people's army, so he has aspired to become a glorious soldier since he was a child.
In December 1956, at the age of 17, Wang Yingzhou finally got the opportunity to join the army and joined the 54th Army.
At that time, the smoke of war on the Korean battlefield had just dissipated, but the minions of the US imperialists were still eyeing the tiger on the "38th Line".
In order to prevent the US imperialists and South Korea from tearing up the armistice agreement and re-invading the border, the 54th Army was on the "38th Line", ready to deal with a possible war, and 17-year-old Wang Yingzhou was also sent to the front line to take charge of guarding work.
In 1958, after two years of tempering in Korea, Wang Yingzhou was promoted to the rank of reconnaissance company commander and returned to China with the army.
In March 1959, the Tibetan reactionary clique colluded with external forces to instigate a large-scale rebellion against the central authorities, undermining national unity and ethnic unity.
In order to eliminate the reactionary forces divided in Tibet and protect the safety of the Tibetan people's production and life, the 54th Army was ordered to enter Tibet to suppress the rebellion.
In 1960, the reconnaissance company led by Wang Yingzhou was surrounded by more than 1,000 rebel troops during a reconnaissance operation.
Faced with an enemy ten times larger than himself, Wang Yingzhou was not afraid of danger, and he commanded his warriors to quickly find a temple to defend.
Relying on the advantages of terrain, Wang Yingzhou led his troops to hold the rebels for 7 days and 7 nights, repelled dozens of enemy attacks, and finally waited for the arrival of reinforcements, and finally annihilated all the rebels.
After experiencing this battle, his superiors deeply affirmed Wang Yingzhou's command and combat ability and wanted to transfer him from the reconnaissance company to the combat unit, but since there was no vacancy in the company commander, they asked him if he was willing to be demoted to the position of platoon leader.
Wang Yingzhou had long hoped that he could get closer to the front line and become a soldier who charged forward, so he gladly agreed to this demotion and served as the platoon leader of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Company, 3rd Platoon of the 478th Regiment of the 160th Division.
It was also from this time that the leaders cultivated Wang Yingzhou as an excellent seedling of commanders and fighters.
In 1962, there was a fierce military conflict on the Sino-Indian border, and the 54th Army was again ordered to go forward to suppress the enemy army.
In an operation, the 2nd Company and the two indian battalions met head-on, in the case of a huge difference in numbers, the platoon leaders of the 1st and 2nd Platoons were killed one after another, the deputy company commander was seriously wounded, and the company commander had to lead the troops to rely on the terrain to stand for help, but the rescue did not come until the night.
At this critical juncture, Wang Yingzhou took the initiative to ask for help, and he suggested that he lead a small group back to the enemy's rear, take down the enemy's headquarters, and then the company commander will lead the whole company to charge, and he will surely win the battle!
The company commander observed the nearby terrain, which had dense forest cover on both sides of the enemy, and could launch a surprise attack, so he agreed.
That night, Wang Yingzhou led the team into the woods in the dark, and unknowingly touched the camp of the Indian army.
Wang Yingzhou saw that there were guards patrolling near one of the tents, and there were lights and figures inside, and he should be in a meeting, and concluded that it was the headquarters.
So he decisively divided the team into two teams, one responsible for solving the guards, and he personally led the other team to attack the enemy's command post.
Under the leadership of Wang Yingzhou, they easily removed the enemy's headquarters, killed the two battalion commanders who were meeting, and then sent a signal to the company commander.
After receiving the signal, the company commander led the whole company to attack, and although there were many Indian troops without command, they turned into headless flies, only knew how to escape, and were eventually annihilated by our army.
In this battle, Wang Yingzhou was awarded the third class merit and was later promoted to deputy company commander.
Fourth, in order to save comrades-in-arms, he lost his right hand
Wang Yingzhou was brave and strategic in battle, and was a rare military talent, and the leaders also paid great attention to him.
After the end of the war against India, he was promoted to company commander.
Originally, he could have walked step by step, but unfortunate accidents occurred.
In November 1964, the 54th Army organized a live-fire exercise, during which a soldier next to Wang Yingzhou accidentally ignited an explosive pack.
This explosive pack is surrounded by weapons and equipment, and if it explodes, it will cause huge losses.
Wang Yingzhou saw the situation and pushed away his comrades-in-arms while picking up the explosive package and throwing it out. However, the speed was still a step slower, the explosives exploded in the air, Wang Yingzhou did not have a chance to dodge, and his right hand was blown off.
In the military, once a soldier is seriously injured like this, he basically has to choose to retire.
However, the strong Wang Yingzhou is reluctant to leave the team he loves.
So, after only 6 days of hospitalization, he was discharged from the hospital.
While actively writing letters to the party committee asking to remain in the army, he began difficult recovery training.
Although he lost his right hand, he did not lose his backbone as a soldier, and after 2 months of training, he miraculously reached the standard of a soldier.
The party committee was impressed by his tenacious will and deeply felt that his talent was rare, so it agreed to his request to stay in the team.
Fifth, it is both unexpected and reasonable
After obtaining permission to stay in the team, Wang Yingzhou demanded himself more strictly, and he was absolutely unwilling to drag the team's hind legs.
No matter when and where, no matter what kind of task, Wang Yingzhou rushed to the front, not affected by the loss of palms.
Soon his deeds spread in the army and became a famous heroic model of the 54th Army, and all he did was also seen by the leaders.
Therefore, in the days that followed, Wang Yingzhou rose from company commander to deputy regimental commander step by step.
It was not until 1975, when Deng Xiaoping issued instructions for the rejuvenation of the army, that Wang Yingzhou, as a talent and heroic model who had been cultivated by the 54th Army for a long time, quickly entered the list of leaders, and finally after discussion, Wang Yingzhou was appointed deputy commander of the 54th Army.
All this seems unexpected, but in fact it is reasonable.
Wang Yingzhou has been conscientious and meticulous in his tenure.
In 1979, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam broke out, Wang Yingzhou took the initiative to ask for help, led the army to go out, under his command, the 54th Army defeated the invading enemy in one fell swoop.
In 1985, Wang Yingzhou was transferred to the deputy commander of the Henan Provincial Military Region.
In September 1988, Wang Yingzhou was awarded the rank of major general, and he was also the only one-armed general in our army after the implementation of the new rank system.