In the Northeast Theater during the Liberation War, there was a famous general who was appointed by the central government as Lin Biao's deputy five times. Lin Biao is the commander, he is the deputy commander, ahead of many famous generals. With his revolutionary qualifications, he could even evaluate marshals, but in the end he ranked lower among the generals.
This famous player is Xiao Jinguang.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Chairman Mao's handwritten telegram, with Lin Biao as commander of the Shandong Military Region and Xiao Jinguang as deputy commander</h1>
On August 26, 1945, just after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, a large number of generals left Yan'an and returned to the front line to prepare for war with the Kuomintang. Lin Biao and Xiao Jinguang and others were sent to Shandong. Chairman Mao personally wrote a telegram appointing Lin Biao as commander of the Shandong Military Region, Xiao Jinguang as deputy commander, and Luo Ronghuan as secretary and political commissar.
(Original Chairman Mao's telegram)
At that time, Luo Ronghuan was in very bad health and suffered from kidney disease. Taking this into account, Chairman Mao particularly stressed that if Luo Ronghuan had to recuperate, Lin Biao would take his place, lin biao and Xiao Jinguang would be members of the sub-bureau, and the rest would remain unchanged.
From this telegram, it can be seen that Chairman Mao attaches great importance to Lin Biao and Xiao Jinguang. If Luo Ronghuan recuperates due to illness, Lin Biao will pick a shoulder. Chairman Mao, on the other hand, always used Xiao Jinguang as Lin Biao's deputy. This was the first time Xiao Jinguang had been appointed as Lin Biao's deputy.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > expand the Jireliao Military Region, with Lin Biao as commander and Xiao Jinguang as deputy commander</h1>
The situation changed too quickly, and on September 22, when Lin Biao, Xiao Jinguang, and others traveled to Henan, they suddenly received an urgent telegram from the central government on September 19. The central authorities believe that according to the development of the situation, it is necessary to completely control the two provinces of Rehe and Chahar, develop the northeast and control the northeast, and some of the troops in Shandong should be transferred to eastern Hebei and northeast China.
To this end, the Jireliao Military Region was expanded, and Lin Biao was appointed commander and Xiao Jinguang was appointed deputy commander. Both Lin Biao and Xiao Jinguang participated in the Seventh National Congress and fully understood Chairman Mao's strategic intentions. Xiao Jinguang asked Lin Biao what to do? Lin Biao said firmly and immediately sent a report to the central authorities.
(Lin Biao presided over the Northeast Army Combat Conference)
Lin Biao personally dictated the telegram, and in order to grasp the strategic pivot of Jireliao and crush the Kuomintang's offensive, resolutely carry out this intention and task of the Central Military Commission, and in order to buy time, he suggested that Lin and Xiao plan not to go to Shandong, but directly through Jizhong and all the way to Jidong to carry out their work.
On September 23, Lin Biao Xiao Jinguang received a call back from the central government, agreeing that they would not go to Shandong and go directly to Jidong. This was the second time Xiao Jinguang had been appointed As Lin Biao's deputy. Unfortunately, as with the first time, none of them were able to achieve. The plan can't keep up with the changes.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Remember that the first chief of staff of the Northeast Army was Xiao Jinguang, not Liu Yalou</h1>
Lin Biao was careful, and in the following days, he kept in touch with the central telegraph and regularly reported his itinerary. When on September 28, they traveled to puyang, Henan, and suddenly received an urgent telegram from the central government, and the central government changed its plan for the third time.
Lin Biao took the telegram, did not read it, but handed it to Xiao Jinguang and said a word, "Read!" Xiao Jinguang opened the telegram and read it again. Originally, in view of the development of the situation, the central authorities decided that Lin, Xiao, and others would not go to Jidong and immediately divert to the northeast.
(Xiao Jinguang during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression)
Speaking of this, there is a question, why did Lin Biao Xiao Jinguang walk so slowly, walking for many days, still in Henan? After they got off the plane from Taihang, for a month, they basically walked on foot, on two legs, and only rode horses for two days.
It was much better to go to the territory of Puyang, which was an anti-Japanese base area opened earlier, and the local party organization found a few horses. Lin Biao Xiao Jinguang ate a full meal and got on his horse and galloped away. It only took them more than two days to reach Nangong in Hebei Province, and the conditions improved qualitatively.
The horses were replaced by cars.
Thanks to the local party organization in Nangong, I found a car, although it was a little shabby, but it was also faster than a horse. In mid-October, Lin Biaoxiao Jinguang and his party arrived at Shanhaiguan, then took the train and went directly to Shenyang. At the end of October, the central government announced the establishment of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army.
Lin Biao was the commander, and there were several deputy commanders, Lu Zhengcao, Li Yunchang, Zhou Baozhong, and Xiao Jinguang. Xiao Jinguang was also the chief of staff as deputy commander, and he was both Lin Biao's deputy and the first chief of staff of the Northeast Army.
(Xiao Jinguang and Liu Yalou)
Therefore, don't talk about the chief of staff of the northeast battlefield and answer Liu Yalou, when Liu Yalou has not yet returned to China, Xiao Jinguang has already served as the chief of staff of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army. This is the third time that Xiao Jinguang has been appointed by the central government as Lin Biao's deputy, and this time it has been realized.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > compose the list of divisions that established the northeast base area, commanded the army, and held on to southern Manchuria</h1>
In January 1946, the Northeast People's Autonomous Army was changed to the Northeast Democratic United Army, the leadership composition remained basically unchanged, Lin Biao was still the commander, and Xiao Jinguang continued to serve as deputy commander and chief of staff. This was the fourth time Xiao Jinguang had been appointed as Lin Biao's deputy. During this period, Xiao Jinguang did two things that affected the overall situation in Northeast China.
The first was to go deep into the grass-roots level to investigate and study; Xiao Jinguang sometimes rode a horse, sometimes took a car, sometimes walked on two legs, went to many places in the northeast, held a symposium, gained an in-depth understanding of the situation, and then spent one night writing a "Report on the Military Situation and the Current State of the Troops in the Northeast."
Xiao Jinguang stressed the need to establish a solid base area in the northeast to cope with the needs of future large-scale wars. Some studies say that Xiao Jinguang's report can be called a list of the Eighth Route Army's march into the northeast and the establishment of base areas.
(The soldiers who insisted on southern Manchuria, Behind Chen Yun was Xiao Jinguang, next to Xiao Jinguang was Han Xianchu)
This is the theory, and Xiao Jinguang also threw himself into the actual military struggle, that is, to hold on to southern Manchuria. At that time, lin biao commanded three main columns in northern Manchuria, and only two columns in southern Manchuria, led by Xiao Jinguang, commander of the South Manchuria Military Region.
In order to defend Southern Manchuria, Xiao Jinguang did a great deal of work, unified the thinking of the generals, personally deployed military struggles, and repelled the attacks of the Kuomintang army four times in a row.
The "Four Guarantees linjiang" in southern Manchuria led by Xiao Jinguang and the "three lower jiangnans" in northern Manchuria personally deployed by Lin Biao reflect each other and are each other's horns, both of which have a decisive impact on the overall situation of the northeast battlefield.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > commanded Han Xianchu, Hong Xuezhi, Liang Xingchu and other famous generals, Xiao Jinguang entered the pass</h1>
In January 1948, the Northeast Military Region was established, the commander was Lin Biao, Xiao Jinguang was still one of the deputy commanders, he was no longer concurrently serving as chief of staff, and the chief of staff was replaced by Liu Yalou. This was the fifth time Xiao Jinguang had been appointed as Lin Biao's deputy.
(Xiao Jinguang led a large army into the customs and Nie Rongzhen converged)
At that time, "Lin Luo Liu" was the three giants of the Northeast Army, in fact, Xiao Jinguang's status was obviously above Liu Yalou. During this period, Xiao Jinguang commanded his troops to carry out a long siege of Changchun, and finally liberated Changchun without bloodshed.
The First Corps of the Northeast Field Army was established, with Xiao Jinguang as commander, which was the predecessor of the later Twelfth Corps. After the liberation of the northeast, Xiao Jinguang led three ace columns to take the lead in entering the pass. Which three columns? Han Xianchu's third column, Hong Xuezhi's sixth column, and Liang Xingchu's tenth column were all elite units of the Northeast Army.
When the army moved south, Xiao Jinguang received the appointment of the commander of the navy and had to leave the front-line troops to form the new Chinese navy. During this time, Lin Biao and Xiao Jinguang had a conversation. Lin Biao said to Xiao Jinguang that Siye's opinion was to let you stay in the Central and Southern Military Region as a commander. However, in the end, Xiao Jinguang still entered Beijing and became the commander of the navy.
(Chairman Mao and Xiao Jinguang shake hands)
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right> Chairman Mao deliberately lowered the rank of Ai General Xiao Jinguang? </h1>
We know that the later commander of the Central South Military Region was Lin Biao himself. The commanders of several major military regions, such as East China, Northwest China, Southwest China, and Central South, are all marshals. If Xiao Jinguang did not serve as the commander of the Navy, but stayed behind as the commander of the Central Andang Military Region, he could evaluate the marshal.
So, why did the Central Committee appoint Xiao Jinguang as Lin Biao's deputy five times? Xiao Jinguang's revolutionary credentials were too old. In the Central Soviet Region, Lin Biao served as the commander of the Red First Army, and Xiao Jinguang served as the political commissar of the Red Fifth Army, both of which were at the level of the main army and were equally divided.
(The photo of the grand title, the person who looks up in the middle is General Xiao Jinguang)
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Lin Biao was the commander of the 115th Division, and Xiao Jinguang was the commander of the Eighth Route Army's Left Behind Corps. What rank is the commander of the Left Behind Corps? In terms of the number of unified troops, it was between the division commanders and brigade commanders of the Eighth Route Army. That is to say, Xiao Jinguang's former military position was second only to Lin Biao, and he was fully qualified and capable of giving Lin Biao his deputy.
In a sense, Xiao Jinguang has the qualifications to evaluate marshals, but why is he not rated as a marshal, and he ranks very low among the top ten generals? Only sixth. The Fourth Field Army selected 3 generals, as Lin Biao's deputy, Xiao Jinguang should become the first general of the Fourth Field Army, but in fact he ranked behind Huang Kecheng and Tan Zheng.
The author consulted Xiao Jinguang's descendants. According to Xiao Jinguang's descendants, this was Chairman Mao's intention. From the period of the Red Army to the period of the War of Liberation, Xiao Jinguang worked around Chairman Mao for a long time, and many people know that he was Chairman Mao's beloved general and a general cultivated by Chairman Mao. It is precisely because of this that Chairman Mao was high-minded, had the overall situation in mind, considered the influence of all aspects and the balance of relations, pondered for a long time, and finally deliberately lowered Xiao Jinguang's rank and rank as a general.
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