After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the commanders of the four major field armies, who had led the four major field armies to liberate the whole country, all won the title of the highest marshal in 1955. Among them, Comrade Rong Huan, political commissar of the Fourth Field Army, had outstanding personal political work ability and made indelible contributions to the revolutionary cause, so he also obtained the rank of marshal.
Other members from the Fourth Field Army, such as generals who served as chief of staff of the field army, deputy political commissar of the field army, deputy commander of the field army, director of the political department, corps commander, army commander, division commander and other ranks, were respectively awarded the ranks of general, general, lieutenant general, and major general after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Although, the title of marshal is very high, from 1955 to the present, only ten people have received this rank. However, the administrative rank of the ten founding marshals was not the highest.
Presumably friends who know history know that military rank and administrative rank are two different things, and a high military rank does not mean that the administrative level is high.
You must know that among the top ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there are only three people whose administrative level has reached the national level. Commander-in-Chief Zhu, the head of the marshal, is the core figure of the first generation of leading groups, and is also a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
In 1958, at the Fifth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee, Mr. Lin, one of the top ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China, was elected as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee. You must know that to be able to become a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the administrative level belongs to the Zhengguo level. That is to say: Lin Shuai is the second founding marshal among the top ten marshals to reach the Zhengguo level at the administrative level. At the same time, he was also the commander of the field army of the four major field army systems, and the second to become a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
Members from the four major field armies, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the first to become a member of the Politburo Standing Committee was Deng Political Commissar of the Second Field Army.
In 1956, at the First Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee, Political Commissar Deng, who had outstanding political work ability, became a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of this session. Although, in 1955, Political Commissar Deng was not awarded the rank of marshal, his military and political ability was comparable to that of the top ten marshals. He was one of the main leaders of the liberation battlefield and the elimination of reactionary military groups.
The great Chairman Mao gave a high evaluation of Political Commissar Deng's military and political ability: he said that he was a good hand in both military and political affairs.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the third member of the Politburo Standing Committee was Tao Zhu, who served as deputy director of the Political Department of the Fourth Field Army.
You may not be very familiar with Tao Zhu, but this is the second person from the Fourth Field Army to enter the Politburo and become a member of the Standing Committee.
This can also show that Tao Zhu's political work ability is very prominent. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was responsible for Guangdong's economic construction, serving as secretary of the provincial party committee and political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region.
In 1956, Tao Zhu was transferred to Beijing as vice premier. In 1966, Tao Zhu entered the Politburo and became one of the members of the 8th Standing Committee.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the fourth member of the Politburo Standing Committee was Li Desheng, who served as the commander of the 35th Division of the 12th Army of the Second Field Army.
You must know that the three people who became members of the Politburo Standing Committee before Li Desheng were all commanders of the field army, political commissars, and deputy directors of the Political Department. In contrast, Li Desheng's position is the lowest.
Perhaps before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Desheng's tenure was not very high. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Desheng's promotion speed was as fast as riding a rocket. In just a few years, he was transferred from the local government to Beijing and became an alternate member of the Politburo, and at the same time served as the commander of the Beijing Military Region and director of the General Political Department, becoming a decisive figure at that time.
In 1973, Li Desheng became a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and served as vice chairman, ushering in the highlight of his military career.
A member of the four major field armies, the fifth, who became a member of the Politburo Standing Committee after the founding of the People's Republic of China, was Liu Huaqing, who served as director of the Political Department of the 11th Army of the Second Field Army.
Liu Huaqing, like Li Desheng, is from the Second Field Army, and they are both founding major generals with lower positions, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the administrative level reached the Zhengguo level.
Judging from the position held by Liu Huaqing during the Liberation War, he belonged to a political cadre.
If you think so, you're wrong.
Liu Huaqing not only has strong political and work ability, but at the same time, he is also a founding general who has made great contributions in the naval field.
After the founding of New China, Liu Huaqing became a key training object, was organized and arranged to go to the Soviet Union to learn naval knowledge, and after returning to China, he served as deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet. In the field of the navy, Liu Huaqing has made great achievements and is known as the father of China's modern navy and the father of aircraft carriers. At the same time, he was the third commander of the Navy.
In 1992, Liu Huaqing became a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th Political Bureau, served as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, assisted Comrade Jiang in presiding over the daily work of the Central Military Commission, and was one of the important members of the third-generation leadership group.
Summary: After the founding of the People's Republic of China, five members from the four major field armies became members of the Politburo Standing Committee, namely Political Commissar Deng, Lin Shuai, Tao Zhu, Li Desheng, and Liu Huaqing.