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After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, our party sent a large number of leading cadres to the northeast, and Tan Zheng was appointed as the director of the Dongye Political Department, and he was only under President Lin and Luo Rongheng in the whole team.
However, in the telegrams sent by Dongye later, Tan Zheng's name was not in third place, but behind Chief of Staff Liu Yalou, and sometimes he was not even signed directly.
Tan Zheng was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said, "Don't carry my name in the telegram in the future."
Why is this happening? Did Tan Zheng take the initiative to ask for this?
Two ancestors
Tan Zheng is not well-known among the founding generals, he and Chen Geng are fellow villagers, the two have gone to school together, have a close relationship, and he also married Chen Geng's sister, which can be regarded as a kiss.
After throwing his pen from Rong, Tan Zheng participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and followed Chairman Mao to Jinggang Mountain. Due to his private school education in the early years, Tan Zheng was mainly responsible for logistics and publicity work, and his performance was very impressive.
Chairman Mao saw Tan Zheng's talent, transferred him to his side as a secretary, and assisted Chairman Mao in drafting the manuscript report, which was deeply trusted by the chairman.
After 1928, Tan Zheng released the cadres of the party committee, assisted the military chief in carrying out combat tasks, participated in front-line battles many times, made great achievements, and fought the whole field during the Agrarian Revolutionary War.
After arriving in northern Shaanxi, Tan Zheng continued to exert the power of the "pen" and published articles in internal newspapers and periodicals on many occasions, laying a solid foundation for our party's spiritual and ideological building work.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Tan Zheng went to the Northeast to assist Luo Rongheng in continuing to carry out political work, and went to the front line to mobilize and encourage, effectively improving the front-line combat capability.
At that time, there were many new soldiers in Dongye who were transformed from the national army, and they were not very firm in their thinking, Tan Zheng took this as the focus of his work, and reorganized the army for war, which greatly intensified the combat mood of the soldiers and accumulated energy for the follow-up campaign.
Unlike Tan Zheng, Liu Yalou has both the shadow of a military and political cadre and the label of a military cadre; since he joined the Red Army in 1929, he has always adhered to the post of commander and fighter on the front line, and has participated in many "anti-encirclement and suppression" operations.
During the Long March, Liu Yalou's division was responsible for the avant-garde mission, rushed to the most dangerous front line, and experienced almost all of the tough battles, opening up the way for the follow-up large troops.
It's a pity that after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Yalou could not continue to command operations on the front line, he first studied and taught at Kang University, and later went to the Soviet Union to study, missing this good opportunity to accumulate military exploits and resume.
It was not until after the start of the Liberation War that Liu Yalou was transferred to Dongye as chief of staff, mainly responsible for the command and training of staff officers and the establishment of the aviation system, and performed prominently in the Liaoshen and Pingjin Campaigns.
Tan Liu or Liu Tan?
At the beginning of the formation, there were four core leaders in Dongye, and there was no doubt that Mr. Lin and Luo Rongheng were the top leaders of the military and government, but there was a controversy over who ranked third.
In the initial signature of the telegram, Tan Zheng ranked ahead of Liu Yalou, indicating that Tan Zheng's status in the Northeast Field Army was higher than that of Liu Yalou, and it was true that "Zheng" was in front of the "army", and the director of Tan Zheng's political department was higher than Liu Yalou's chief of staff.
However, when sending a report, Liu Yalou changed his signature to "Lin Luo Liu Tan", which actually lowered Tan Zheng's status below himself and broke the unspoken rules.
Tan Zheng was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said, "Don't carry my name in the telegram in the future." People around him dissuaded him, but he insisted.
Tan Zheng's reaction reflected his generosity and consideration of the overall situation, and he hoped that the Northeast Field Army would unite and jointly resist the Kuomintang army, instead of wasting energy on unnecessary things.
Moreover, Tan Zheng also knows Liu Yalou's strong temper, which can become a powerful driving force to push the troops forward under certain circumstances, but at the same time, it may also have unpredictable consequences due to similar emergencies.
Under the specific historical background at that time, the Dongye army was in a critical battle situation, and any slight disturbance could affect the direction of the entire battle situation.
Tan Zheng knew that once he responded, Liu Yalou would also respond fiercely, and the contradictions would inevitably expand, and the superiors would definitely change the leadership core of Dongye for the sake of stability, which was very unfavorable to the war situation at that time.
After that, the telegraph signature of the Northeast Field Army became the famous "Lin Luo Liu", and the signature of the "Lin Luo Liu" telegram was used until the Northeast Field Army entered the customs to fight.
In 1949, the positions of Tan and Liu changed, and due to Luo Rongheng's physical reasons, Tan Zheng concurrently served as deputy political commissar, undertook more political work, and had greater power and responsibility within Dongye.
Liu Yalou was sent out to serve as a military commander in the field corps, although the degree of freedom was greater, but in terms of status, he was already below Tan Zheng.
Admirals vs. Admirals
This can also be seen in the subsequent conferment of titles. Tan Zheng was awarded the rank of general, ranking fifth, based on his contributions to the cause of China's revolution and construction.
Tan Zheng made important contributions to the revolutionary work in all periods of the liberation of New China, did not miss any major wars, and played a key role in army building.
Moreover, Tan Zheng also actively participated in China's political life, adhered to the party's political line as the guide in his work, adhered to principles in political work, and adhered to rationality in political life, providing important ideological support and practical actions for China's political construction, and his contributions in the field of political work are obvious to all.
Especially during the Liaoshen Campaign, Tan Zheng needed to carry out ideological transformation of a large number of Kuomintang soldiers and guide them to change their views on the revolution and change their political stance, which was a very complicated and arduous task.
He adopted a series of measures to strengthen the ideological work of the Kuomintang soldiers, organized various forms of political study and education activities, and guided the Kuomintang soldiers to study Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought.
He also organized various forms of theatrical performances and activities, which attracted the interest of the Kuomintang soldiers and guided them to participate in theatrical activities, thus creating a good environment for the political work of the Northeast Field Army.
On the other hand, Liu Yalou was rated as a general, and he also ranked below Tan Zheng in military rank, which is not only related to our party's principle of "the party commands the gun", but also a manifestation that the country will not forget the meritorious heroes.
Of course, Tan Zheng and Liu Yalou were time-tested revolutionaries and military strategists, both of whom were important leaders of the Eastern Field, and both of them made important contributions in their respective positions.
Tan Liu was infinitely loyal to the revolutionary cause and full of love for the people, and was a model of the People's Liberation Army, the backbone of the Chinese nation, and an outstanding figure who made important contributions to China's revolution and construction.
Their lives and deeds are an indispensable part of China's revolution and construction, and will always be remembered by the Chinese people and serve as examples for future generations to follow.
Resources:
[Hero of the Times, Xiangtan People] The general who fights with the pen - Tan Zheng. Xiangtan Online [Citation date: 2016-08-6]
LIU Yalou. Communist Party of China News Network [Citation date: 2017-08-24]