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Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

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Just after the 1942 pass, the Japanese army began to "sweep" the base area of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Jin on a large scale. The enemy's attack on the Eighth Route Army brought huge casualties, and Zuo Quan, then deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, also died heroically in the enemy's sweep.

General Zuo Quan was the highest-ranking general of our army who sacrificed his life on the battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and it was also a major loss of our party and our army in the war years.

Zuo Quan's sacrifice brought great sorrow to Peng Dehuai and other senior commanders of the Eighth Route Army, but Peng Dehuai, who was determined and thinking bitterly, had to face an important problem, that is, who should replace Zuo Quan's original position.

At the time of Zuo Quan's sacrifice, he shouldered the two heavy burdens of deputy chief of general staff of the Eighth Route Army and chief of staff of the forward command, and these two positions were important posts related to the life and death of the Eighth Route Army.

Coupled with the very difficult situation faced by the Eighth Route Army at that time, every decision peng Dehuai made had to be carefully considered.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Pictured| Peng Dehuai during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

In the end, this task fell to Teng Daiyuan's body.

Zuo Quan's ability is obvious to all, if he did not sacrifice, after the founding of New China, he would certainly be awarded a very high military rank, even if he was not a marshal, he must be at the rank of general.

Dramatically, Teng Daiyuan, who succeeded Zuo Quan, did not receive any military rank when he was awarded the title in 1955, and the reason why he was not awarded the title was because of Chairman Mao's words.

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On the shortlist for zuo quan's chief of staff, Peng Dehuai wrote the names of three people: Ye Jianying, Lin Biao, and Teng Daiyuan.

The three men were among the best in the Eighth Route Army in terms of seniority and ability, and presumably they would be able to take over the position of Zuo Quan. However, after some consideration, only Teng Daiyuan was the most suitable.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Tu | a cheerful and smiling General Teng Daiyuan in his youth

At that time, Ye Jianying was serving as the chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, and at the same time took into account the posts of chief of staff of the Central Military Commission and vice president of the Military Academy.

After Ye Jianying was excluded, Lin Biao and Teng Daiyuan were left.

However, Lin Biao also has an important task, he wants to negotiate with Premier Zhou in Chongqing, if Lin Biao is temporarily transferred back, then he will have to find another person to take over Lin Biao's position, which is really troublesome;

It is not realistic to wait for Lin Biao's negotiations to end, when Premier Zhou and others have been circling around in Chongqing for more than a year, and no one knows when the negotiations will end.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Pictured| busy working Premier Zhou

Therefore, choosing Teng Daiyuan to take over the post of chief of staff of the forward command of Zuo Quan is the best solution.

Moreover, Teng Daiyuan and Peng Dehuai have also joined hands to carry out anti-encirclement and suppression wars, and are an old partner with tacit understanding, so it is a very good choice for Teng Daiyuan to cooperate with Peng Dehuai.

In this way, Teng Daiyuan succeeded Zuo Quan and became the chief of staff of the forward command.

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In this way, many people may think that Teng Daiyuan's succession to the position of Zuo Quan is "picking up leaks", but in fact, it is not, and being on Peng Dehuai's shortlist is itself an affirmation of Teng Daiyuan's ability.

You know, Teng Daiyuan was also one of the founders of the Red Army.

In 1904, Teng Daiyuan was born in Xia tortoiseshell Po Village, Mayang County, Hunan Province. After the "9.18" incident, Teng Dai went far away to study in the Soviet Union, and during this period he wrote a book of nearly 200,000 words: "China's New Army", which was used to publicize and enhance the confidence of "Chinese people to unite and unite to resist Japan and save the country. ”

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Pictured| Teng Daiyuan was talking to Chairman Mao

After returning from the Soviet Union, Teng Daiyuan worked with Chen Yun in the office of the Eighth Route Army in Xinjiang, and left Xinjiang for Yan'an in 1937. Chairman Mao personally received him in Yan'an and proposed that he be appointed chief of staff of the Central Military Commission.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Teng Daiyuan made many major contributions to our party and our army, was an important elder of our party, and was also an important founder of our army becoming bigger and stronger.

On January 15, 1938, the Central Military Commission sent a telegram to the front and rear: Teng Daiyuan was appointed as the chief of staff of the Central Military Commission to assist the Central Committee and Chairman Mao in guiding the military operations of our army in the national War of Resistance Against Japan.

Teng Daiyuan first firmly grasped the first bureau (operations bureau) of the General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, and through them clearly figured out the deployment and dynamics of the enemy, the pseudo,the friendly, and our army, and made a comprehensive analysis.

He reported to Chairman Mao and others almost every night from 11:00 to 12:00, which provided an important basis for the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao to formulate strategic guidelines and make policy decisions on the struggle against the enemy.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Teng Daiyuan is learning about the situation with the warriors

At the same time, Teng Daiyuan attached great importance to the work of the Second Bureau (Technical Reconnaissance Bureau) of the General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission. He demanded that the intelligence obtained through technical reconnaissance be comprehensively analyzed, research strengthened, and repeated verification be made to make the intelligence more accurate.

For the work of the third bureau of the General Staff (Communication and Liaison Bureau), Teng Daiyuan and others also attach great importance to it.

After 1938, there were 6 radio detachments directly under the Three Bureaus, which were responsible for contacting the Party system, the offices of the Eighth Route Army in various places, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and its subordinate divisions, the New Fourth Army, the Left Behind Corps and other radio stations and news stations.

Teng Daiyuan took various measures in view of the shortage of telecommunications equipment and the very insufficient telecommunications equipment of our army at that time. With the approval of Zhou Enlai, the General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission sent personnel to Hong Kong twice to purchase telecommunications equipment.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Tu | Teng Daiyuan to work with the warriors

The Fourth Bureau of the General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission is responsible for the deployment, management, and education and training of cadres throughout the army.

Teng Daiyuan was very concerned about the growth and improvement of cadres, especially the construction and development of the Chinese-People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. He took the lead and organized the party-member leading cadres of the General Staff Department to study Chairman Mao's "On Protracted War" and other important military works, and also organized everyone to go to the Kang Da to listen to lectures by Chairman Mao and other central leaders.

Teng Daiyuan also assisted Chairman Mao in actively doing a good job in receiving the united front and foreign affairs.

From September to November 1938, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held the historically significant and expanded Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee in Yan'an, which Teng Daiyuan attended.

During the meeting, Teng Daiyuan seized the time to make frequent contacts with military and political leaders from north China, Jiangnan, and the rear areas to understand the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the front line and in the enemy-occupied areas, analyze and study the situation of struggle in various base areas and theaters, and provide important military information for the Central Military Commission to command the military struggle against Japan and against the Kuomintang diehards in engaging in friction.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Teng Daiyuan with Chairman Mao and others

After the enemy planes bombed Yan'an, Teng Daiyuan issued a proclamation in the name of the commander of the Air Defense Command, announcing the situation of the enemy planes attacking Yan'an and the losses caused.

Subsequently, ideological education and propaganda work on air defense was strengthened according to the situation of losses, the instructions of the air defense command were strictly observed, and air defense measures, including evacuation plans, were quickly implemented.

In the winter of 1938, Teng Daiyuan and Lin Yi became revolutionary partners in the War of Resistance Against Japan.

In December 1939, due to Yan Xishan's "December Incident", and the main force of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army led by He Long and Guan Xiangying in the northwest of Jinxi was fighting against Japan in Hebei, the Eighth Route Army and the New Army in northwestern Jinxi urgently needed to solve the unified command.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Teng Daiyuan with his family

On the one hand, the CPC Central Committee sent a telegram ordering He Long to return to northwestern Jin, and at the same time decided that Teng Daiyuan, chief of staff, as a representative of the Central Military Commission, would go to northwestern Jin to direct the anti-stubborn struggle.

The newly married Teng Daiyuan hurriedly left Yan'an and rushed to the northwestern Jin Dynasty to command the battlefield.

After arriving in Shanxi, in accordance with the spirit of the instructions of the party Central Committee and Chairman Mao, Teng Daiyuan announced the establishment of the Northwest Jinxi Action Committee, which was responsible for commanding the Eighth Route Army and the New Army, handling military administrative matters, and resolving the problem of unified leadership of the Eighth Route Army and the New Army, thus ensuring the victory of the anti-stubborn struggle.

In May 1940, the situation in northwestern Jin had stabilized, and according to the order of the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao, Teng Daiyuan went to the forward headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Taihang Mountain to accept a new task.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Teng Daiyuan took a group photo with the guests

In May 1940, the Central Military Commission decided to transfer Teng Daiyuan to the post of vice president of the General School of the Chinese Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (hereinafter referred to as "Kang Da"). Running schools behind enemy lines is a strategic decision of the CPC Central Committee.

However, the struggle behind enemy lines is very arduous and complicated, and in order to survive and develop under the encirclement of Japanese and stubborn forces, we can only study and fight at the same time.

Teng Daiyuan and other leaders of the general school had to frequently organize and direct the transfer of teachers and students to safety. During his work at the General School of the Anti-Japanese Resistance University, it was a period of unprecedented difficulty in the material conditions of the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines in North China.

In order to ensure teaching from the perspective of life, Teng Daiyuan called on and organized the whole school personnel to carry out a production and economy campaign, implemented a strict budget and final accounts, and proposed: "Save a penny, increase the anti-Japanese force."

In terms of production, he called on all food units to be self-sufficient in vegetables and firewood. Teachers and students used the wasteland behind the front and back of the station house and the nearby mountains to plant melon vegetables, feed pigs and sheep, scoop their own grain and grind beans, and cut firewood and pick coal.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Figure |" Anti-large" old site

Teng Daiyuan often went deep into the front line of teaching, and through continuous exploration, summarization and innovation, he gradually formed his unique "strict, practical, deep and fine" thinking and style of governance.

In accordance with the plan of strengthening the regularization of construction, he put forward strict requirements for school teaching and research, the compilation and printing of teaching materials, and the establishment and improvement of rules and regulations.

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Kang Da, he spent a lot of energy organizing cadres from all walks of life to comprehensively sum up the achievements and experiences of the Kang Da in the past five years since its founding; after collective discussion and study, he finally wrote a pamphlet entitled "Work Experience of the Kang Da in the Past Five Years", which was reported to the Central Military Commission and distributed to the leading cadres of the army and all branches.

Teng Daiyuan particularly emphasized strict military training and the daily cultivation of military life, attached great importance to standard coaches (that is, platoon coaches), military technology, and military sports training, conscientiously organized military exercises that were close to actual combat situations, and strictly adhered to the system of early exercises and internal affairs.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Tu | Teng Daiyuan is speaking

While paying attention to teaching, Teng Daiyuan quickly, timely, and accurately grasped the dynamics of the enemy situation around the garrison in accordance with the war environment at that time.

He listened to reports and studied relevant reports of enemy and pseudo-newspapers. Every night, the collected dynamics of the enemy situation should be reported to the headquarters in a timely and comprehensive manner, and the school headquarters and the brigades should be informed of the dynamics of the enemy situation, so that all units of the school can carry out their work while maintaining a high degree of vigilance against the enemy.

In the days of running schools behind enemy lines, the most arduous was the "May Counter-Sweep" in 1942.

Shortly after the opening of the eighth term of the Kang Da, the commander of the Japanese army in North China declared: "To eliminate the Kang Da is to eliminate half of the border areas", "I would rather exchange 20 Japanese soldiers for a member of the Kang University, 50 Japanese soldiers, and a cadre of the Kang Da." ”

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | burn and loot the Japanese army

The General Colonel of kang da spent two months with the enemy on the border of Jinji and Hebei, fighting and teaching at the same time.

Finally, he triumphantly returned to the town of Pulp water. Some old comrades of the Kang Da recalled:

Fortunately, Teng Daiyuan and other school leaders conducted strict military training for all the teachers and students of the school in peacetime, organized military exercises close to actual combat on many occasions, and carefully formulated operational plans.

Teng Daiyuan ran the school behind enemy lines for two years and two months, trained nearly 10,000 cadres successively, and sent a large number of outstanding backbone cadres to our party and our army.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Pictured| the Japanese army is looting houses

In this anti-"sweeping" battle, due to the heroic sacrifice of Zuo Quan, deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, the Central Military Commission issued a circular order on August 25 appointing Teng Daiyuan as chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army's forward headquarters.

After holding a school-wide meeting to mourn Zuo Quan, he left Kang Da to take up his post at the forward headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

As the founder of the Third Red Army and serving in the Legion for several years, Teng Daiyuan has always been approachable, loves cadres, and cares for the masses, which is the only choice to take over the position of left power.

Peng Dehuai was also very happy about his arrival, and he believed that Teng Daiyuan had served as chief of staff of the Central Military Commission, had the overall situation in mind, had both political work experience and was able to fight wars, and had led the Pingjiang uprising together, understood each other, and was easy to cooperate.

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When Teng Daiyuan took up his post at the forward headquarters, the former general departments were distributed in the town of Matian and nearby villages in Liao County, Jinzhong (that is, Zuoquan County, which was renamed in honor of Zuo Quan).

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Peng Dehuai and Teng Daiyuan for a group photo

After his arrival, in addition to assisting Peng Dehuai in handling the transfer of the main forces in the Jizhong Plain to the mountainous base areas and the remnants of the guerrilla war, his most important task was to really do a good job in streamlining the troops and streamlining the administration so as to enhance the combat effectiveness of the organs in the new situation.

On October 6, 1943, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided that the Taihang Branch Bureau would be merged with the Northern Bureau, the 129th Division would be merged with the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and Teng Daiyuan would preside over the work of the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Deng Xiaoping was the acting secretary, and Teng Daiyuan was the member of the Northern Bureau.

Chen Heqiao, who had just worked in the Northern Bureau at that time and was the director of the Secretariat, recalled the scene when he first met Teng Daiyuan before the formulation of the "Teng Yang Plan":

When we arrived at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Northern Bureau in Matian Town, Zuoquan County, we met Teng Daiyuan, chief of staff, and Yang Li, deputy chief of staff, who personally looked for peasants to investigate in order to overcome the famine, collected more than twenty kinds of edible wild vegetables and leaves as samples, called the administrative cadres of various units to come to know, and instructed them to seize the time to lead the team to collect more, and to cook and eat these wild vegetable leaves and grain together to survive the famine.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Teng Daiyuan took a group photo with his comrades-in-arms

In 1944, the situation of the international anti-fascist struggle developed rapidly, and in order to get rid of the predicament, Japanese imperialism opened up the Pinghan, Guangdong-Han, and Xianggui railways, so that the Japanese army in Chinese mainland was linked with the Japanese army in Nanyang and relied on the Chinese mainland to carry out a dying struggle.

From April to December 1944, the Japanese army launched three major battles in Yuzhong, Changheng and Guiliu, and the Kuomintang army was defeated. At the same time, Chairman Mao issued an appeal calling for the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, and all anti-Japanese forces to launch a partial counteroffensive against the Japanese invading army.

In accordance with Chairman Mao's orders, Teng Daiyuan and Deng Xiaoping and Yang Lisan demanded that the units under their command adapt to the needs of the new situation and new tasks in a warlike posture.

In June, the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission instructed the Northern Bureau and the Eighth Route Army to dispatch two small regiments from Taihang and Taiyue Districts to advance into western Henan and open up anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines in Henan.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Pictured| Chairman Mao is speaking

In July, Deng Xiaoping, Teng Daiyuan, and Yang Lisan conveyed the decision of the Party Central Committee to Pi Dingjun, Xu Zirong, and Fang Shengpu, who had come to Matian Town to receive the task: To form an independent detachment of the Eighth Route Army to resist The Anti-Japanese Resistance In Western Henan, quickly cross the Yellow River, advance into western Henan, and open up anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines.

Teng Daiyuan announced the order of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to appoint Pi Dingdu as commander, Xu Zirong as political commissar and secretary of the CPC Yuxi Prefectural Committee, Fang Shengpu as deputy commander, and Guo Linxiang as deputy political commissar and director of the political department.

Then, he detailed the enemy situation in western Henan and deployed troops to enter the strategic mission of western Henan. Deng Xiaoping gave important instructions.

In February 1945, Teng Daiyuan made a special trip to the Taiyue Military Region to guide the training of the troops. In order to improve the equipment of the troops and enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops, he personally examined and approved the military production plan and studied the development direction of self-made weapons.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Pictured| Deng Xiaoping during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

On May 1, the Ministry of Military Industry held a commemorative meeting for International Labor Day on May 1, and Teng Daiyuan attended and spoke.

He briefly reviewed the situation of the struggle against the enemy, introduced the important contributions made by military production to eliminating the enemy's puppet army and expanding the liberated areas, and called on cadres, soldiers, and workers fighting on the front line of military production to support the front line with practical actions and prepare for new achievements in the great counteroffensive.

From April to June, Teng Daiyuan presided over the former commander-in-chief Taihang and Taiyue troops, as well as the eighth route army headquarters guard regiment, which successively launched the Battle of Northern Henan, the Western Campaign of Zhongtiao Mountain, and the Battle of Anyang to recover lost territory.

At this time, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Yan'an. In June, according to the notice of the Party Central Committee, Teng Daiyuan flew out of Taihang for Yan'an to attend the First Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as a member of the Central Committee.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and others in Yan'an

During this period, he reported in person to Chairman Mao and other central leading comrades on the situation and major victories of the war of resistance between the military and the people on the North China front, and arranged with Peng Dehuai, Liu Bocheng, and Deng Xiaoping the main leaders of the military regions, brigades, and columns to which he belonged.

On August 9, Chairman Mao issued a statement calling on all the anti-Japanese forces of the people of the whole country to carry out a counter-offensive on a nationwide scale. Then, on August 10, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yan'an issued an order: The troops of all military regions in the Liberated Areas must launch a fierce counterattack against the enemy within the scope of their own areas, occupy towns and communication routes, and force the enemy to surrender.

Teng Daiyuan, Liu Bocheng, and Deng Xiaoping sent a telegram from Yan'an to the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region: I should quickly prepare to seize the city; on the 14th, I ordered the troops of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region to rapidly expand the liberated areas, expand the field army, and consolidate and expand the people's revolutionary forces.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Teng Daiyuan at the ribbon-cutting scene

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In November 1948, Teng Daiyuan received verbal instructions from Premier Zhou to establish the "Railway Department of the Chinese Revolutionary Military Commission" in Shijiazhuang on the basis of the Ministry of Communications of the North China People's Government.

On January 10, 1949, Teng Daiyuan formally received an appointment order from the Central Military Commission and assumed the post of Director of the Railway Department of the Central Military Commission.

Shortly after receiving the order, Teng Daiyuan immediately held the first national railway work conference and announced to the participants the relevant instructions of the central authorities on railway construction.

At the meeting, Teng Daiyuan delivered an important speech:

"From today on... We must rely on the working class, strengthen the leadership of the Party, mobilize the broad masses of railway workers, organize the masses, believe in the masses, and rely on the masses; we must vigorously repair bridges, lines, and related equipment, manage the transportation cause well, ensure transportation, especially the transportation of military transportation, grain, and coal, build the newly built railways, and do a good job in running railway locomotives and rolling stock factories. We will vigorously support the actions of our People's Liberation Army so that wherever the army fights, the railway will be repaired; we will vigorously support the victorious advance of the people's war of liberation, realize the unified leadership of the national railway, and promote the development of national economic work. ”

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | Teng Daiyuan with railway workers

At that time, most of the railways in China were built since 1876, with a total length of about 26,857 kilometers.

From the date of construction to 1948, more than seventy years have passed, and many places have fallen into serious disrepair and aging.

In February 1949, Teng Daiyuan led dozens of people into the Beiping office, the first to understand and plan the relevant situation of the railway, according to Teng Daiyuan's understanding, at that time the railway mileage (for) 12,000 kilometers, railway staff 400,000 people.

After Xibaipo attended the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Teng Daiyuan and other railway workers personally took Chairman Mao and other comrades working in the Party Central Committee and its organs to Beiping.

After the liberation of Beiping and Tianjin, Teng Daiyuan stepped up the repair of the railway, and in the short two and a half months after that, Teng Daiyuan led the staff of the Railway Department to win more than 1,000 kilometers of traffic mileage.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Tu | Chairman Mao's visit to the Soviet Union was also greatly assisted by Teng Daiyuan

At first, the railways near Beiping and Tianjin were repaired, followed by the lines from Beiping to Shanhaiguan via Tianjin, to Zhangjiakou, to Zhuozhou on the Pinghan Railway, and from Tianjin to Dezhou.

Although the later Teng Daiyuan did not fight in the battle, he became the most powerful support in the rear of the team, leading the railway department, not only communicating between the northeast and north China, but also supporting the people's liberation war;

It also successfully sent the Second, Third, and Fourth Field Armies to the Yangtze River, successfully completed the battle with a million troops to cross the Yangtze River, liberated Nanjing, Shanghai, and Wuhan, and made indelible contributions to the victory of the War of Liberation.

From March 1949 to October 1949, railway staff and all commanders and fighters of the Railway Corps rushed to repair 4,475 kilometers. Celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China with practical actions.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Figure| Teng Daiyuan is inspecting the work

By the end of 1949, a total of 8,200 kilometers of emergency repair and traffic mileage had been repaired, more than three times more than the plan at the beginning of the year.

Teng Daiyuan said:

"Among them, 3569 kilometers of lines, bridges, houses, equipment, etc. have been seriously damaged by the enemy, and [to repair] them are almost (costly) equal to the materials, funds and manpower used to build a new railway. The enemy estimates that we will not be able to recover in 10 or 20 years, and it took us less than 1 year to repair it and open it to traffic. ”

The tone was full of pride.

On October 19, 1949, Teng Daiyuan was officially appointed Minister of Railways of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, as well as a political councilor of the Central People's Government and a member of the Financial and Economic Committee of the Central People's Government.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Picture | old photo of General Teng Daiyuan

Teng Daiyuan, who was heavily valued, also felt that the task on his body was more important, and he could only work harder to repay the trust of the organization.

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By the end of 1949, China's people's railways had been liberated, and the railway lines owned by the people were 27,794 kilometers, and the mileage that had been handled for traffic was 21,046 kilometers. That is to say, compared with the end of 1948, the mileage increased by 80%, and our railway staff also increased to 500,000 people.

However, there is another thing that makes people very uncomfortable, that is, Teng Daiyuan does not have any military rank.

Chairman Mao once said when assessing military ranks: "It is better for comrades who have transferred to local work not to participate in the evaluation of military ranks in principle." ”

In 1955, Teng Daiyuan was already a minister of the Ministry of Railways, so according to the principles, Teng Daiyuan did not participate in the awarding of titles.

Seniority can be juxtaposed with Zhu Maopeng, taking over the post of chief of staff of the left power, why did he not have any military rank in his lifetime? Lin wei was ordered to be ranked alongside Zhu Maopeng as a marshal, the first minister of railways, without a military rank

Pictured| Chairman Mao reads a newspaper

After Teng Daiyuan heard Chairman Mao's proposal on the evaluation of military ranks, he also actively responded to Chairman Mao's call and voluntarily gave up his qualifications for the appraisal of military ranks.

Many people think that Teng Daiyuan is a pity, but Teng Daiyuan said: "I only need to contribute to the back of the country, I don't care about military ranks or whatever." ”

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