In modern times, the Chinese people have been living in a deep and fierce situation, and in the face of the aggression of foreign nationalities, the Qing government is corrupt and incompetent. As a result, countless benevolent people threw themselves into the movement of seeking survival and trying to save themselves.
After more than a hundred years of resistance, the revolutionary ancestors finally overthrew the decadent rule of the Qing government, drove out the invaders, disintegrated the Kuomintang reactionaries, and finally established the People's Republic of China, where the people were the masters of their own affairs.
As we all know, after the end of the war, there is always a reward for merit, and we are no exception. After the agrarian revolutionary war, the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Liberation, many revolutionary martyrs have remained on the battlefield forever, and some people have survived the artillery fire, their bodies are scarred, and their backs are outstanding, and they should naturally be commended. In 1955, the Standing Committee of the First National People's Congress passed a resolution conferring the rank of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
This resolution borrowed from the military system of the Soviet Army, setting up ten marshals and ten generals, and our country originally planned to set up fifteen generals, and later changed to ten generals. In this way, there are fifteen candidates, and the military rank evaluation is to consider the five aspects of comprehensive military merit, seniority, office, ability, and quality, and after considering the evaluation, five people cannot be elected as a general. They are Zhang Zongxun, Xiao Ke, Wang Zhen, Song Renqian, and Zhou Chunquan. So let's take a look at the five generals who weren't selected!
1. Zhang Zongxun
Born in Huangpu, Zhang Zongxun was one of the few high-caliber students in the revolutionary ranks, and because he was cultured and good at commanding troops, he was reused very early. He also performed well in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and the revolutionary struggle at Jinggangshan, and was one of the few company commanders in the initial stage of our army.
Zhang Zongxun was the commander of the 4th Division during the Long March, zhang Zongxun was also the brigade commander of the 358 Brigade during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and Zhang Zongxun served as the deputy commander of Ichino during the Liberation War. 6 of the 10 generals were on the same level as Zhang Zongxun, and the reason why Zhang Zongxun could not be rated as a major general was because although he participated in many battles, he directly commanded fewer major battles, and the achievements in battle were not significant.
In addition, some people say that the reason why Zhang Zongxun did not evaluate the general is also related to his command mistakes in the Battle of Datong. In the early days of the War of Liberation, our army's weapons and equipment were poor, and it was really difficult to win, and in the face of the enemy's two-sided attack, the command mistakes made our army even more trapped in a dilemma.
2. Shawke
If Zhang Zongxun did not evaluate the general because of a command error, then it is a great regret that Xiao Ke did not evaluate it. Like Zhang Zongxun, Xiao Ke was born in Huangpu, he joined the revolution early, and during the Northern Expedition, Xiao Ke was already a revolutionary fighter.
During the Red Army period, Xiao Ke served as the commander of the Red Sixth Army; during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Eighth Route Army had three divisions, and of the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army, Xiao Ke was one of the deputy division commanders.
Shawke's qualifications are supposedly enough to be rated as a general, so why was he only awarded the rank of general?
This is because during the Long March, Xiao Ke had some misconceptions about the military line. During the Red Army period, Zhang Guotao had different intentions and talked to him about this topic, but Xiao Ke did not clearly point out the mistakes of the other party at that time, which affected Xiao Ke's rank evaluation.
3. Wang Zhen
Wang Zhen participated in the Nanchang Uprising during the period of land reform, Wang Zhen was an all-rounder of literature and martial arts, and the 359 brigade he commanded in the War of Resistance Against Japan was known as the "Yum Iron Army". During the Liberation War, Wang Zhen also served as the commander of the 2nd Column of the Northwest Field Army, and waved fangs in the northwest battlefield, and the scenery was unlimited for a while. When Xu Guangda resigned as a general, he once recommended Wang Zhen to the Party Central Committee, but Wang Zhen was eventually rated as a general.
The reason why Wang Zhen was not rated as a general is obvious, although General Wang Zhen was brave and good at war, he was wounded in the battle, and for a period of time he went to the Soviet Union to recuperate, missing the Long March of the Red Army. Without this long march experience, his qualifications were slightly inferior to those of other generals.
4. Song Ren is poor
Song Renqiang was a well-known political worker general, and in the autumn harvest uprising of 1927, he followed the troops to Jinggangshan and served as a political worker for a long time. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he also led troops to fight battles, and the base areas in southern Hebei under his leadership frequently sounded triumphant songs of victory on the battlefield. During the Liberation War, Song Renqian was also responsible for logistics work, providing great support for the battle of crossing the river.
The reason why Song Renqian did not appoint a general is still relatively easy to understand, he has been doing things silently for a long time, engaged in logistics or political work, and his achievements are naturally inferior to other generals.
5. Zhou Chunquan
Zhou Chunquan participated in the Jute Uprising, and during the Long March, he served as deputy director of the General Political Department of the Red Army and director of the Political Department of the Red Army on the Red Front. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhou Chunquan founded the Military and Political University, and during the Liberation War, he served as the director of logistics, making significant contributions to the logistical support work of the two major battles of Liaoshen and Pingjin.
Although Zhou Chunquan did a lot of logistical work, he also made some mistakes in the revolution and followed Zhang Guotao during his time. So General Zhou Chunquan was only given the rank of general in 1955.
After looking at these five generals who were not selected as generals, we can find that many of them have the qualifications of generals and marshals. However, because he made many mistakes, he could only be rated as a general in the end. It can be seen from this that our army's reward and punishment system is very fair.
However, the revolutions are in no particular order, whether they are high or low, whether they are high or low, whether they are rated as generals or not, they are the heroes of the republic. I believe that their original intention in participating in the revolution was not for military ranks, but for the liberation of the Chinese people. Now that their wishes have been fulfilled and our country is getting richer and stronger, we will always respect these soldiers who defend their families and defend their country!