<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > Centennial 184: Li Da</h1>
Author: Forget about the jianghu
The Chief of Staff is a very critical position, and many famous generals have held this position.
For example, during the two world wars, among the 8 chiefs of staff of the US Military, there were Four Five-Star Generals, pershing, MacArthur, George Marshall, and Eisenhower. During the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 3 of the 4 chiefs of the general staff were marshals (Zhukov, Shaposhnikov, Vasilevsky) and 1 was the general Antonov, and the configuration was also very high.
Zhukov, the first commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army
However, the chief of staff is also a chicken rib position, and if the chief of staff as a senior staff member has a disagreement with the chief officer, it will have a negative effect on the combat effectiveness of the army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chongqing did not attach importance to the role of staff officers, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was very unstable by relying entirely on the presence of military commanders.
The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army had political commissars (initially nominally the director of the Political Department) and a senior think tank, the chief of staff. In the battlefield behind enemy lines, the chiefs of staff of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army were brave and resourceful, standing in the shadow of the chiefs and making great contributions. Ye Jianying, Zuo Quan, and others were all outstanding chiefs of staff.
But if a most cattle chief of staff is chosen from among them, it must be None other than Li Da, chief of staff of the 129th Division. From chief of staff of the Independent Division of the Red Army to chief of staff and deputy commander of the 129th Division, Li Da served as chief of staff for 33 years, assisting Four marshals, He Long, Liu Bocheng, Xu Xiangqian and Chen Yi.
Li Da is a native of Mei County, Shaanxi Province, born in 1905. In 1927, at the age of 22, Li Da graduated from the Second Officer School of the Northwest Army and began his military career. Li Da is similar to Ye Jianying, chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, and Zuo Quan, deputy chief of staff, and both are from the military academy.
Founding General Li Da
Ye Jianying, chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, graduated from the Yunnan Daowu Hall and was the younger disciple of General Manager Zhu.
In 1924, Ye Jianying was appointed chief of staff of the 2nd Division of the Guangdong Army, with a high starting point. Later, he served as chief of staff of Zhang Fakui's 4th Army. During the Red Army period, he was the chief of staff of the Zhu Maohong Army, and served as the chief of staff for longer than Liu Bocheng, known as "Ye Sanzao".
Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, graduated from the Frunze Military Academy and was a classmate of Liu Bocheng. Later, he served as the commander of the Red 12th Army, the chief of staff of the Red Army, and the chief of staff of the Red First Army. After the Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi, he acted as the commander of the Red First Army. After the reorganization of the Red Army, he became deputy chief of staff.
Compared with the high starting points of Ye Jianying and Zuo Quan, Li Da's starting point is relatively low, from grass-roots squad leaders, platoon commanders, and company commanders to division chiefs of staff, and he is a chief of staff at the first level. After Zuo Quan's death in May 1942, Teng Daiyuan, a graduate of the Normal School, took over as deputy chief of staff and partnered again with Peng Zong of the Pingjiang Uprising. Compared with Li Da, Teng Daiyuan's tenure as chief of staff is considered to be a halfway monk.
Born in The Class, he worked for many years, laying a good foundation for Li Da to later serve as chief of staff. In addition, Li Dajiu's experience, meticulous work, amazing memory, broad personality, and willingness to hide in the shadow of the chief made him one of the best chiefs of staff of our army.
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The chiefs of staff of the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army were Zhou Kun, Zhou Shidi, and Ni Zhiliang.
Compared with the first chiefs of staff of the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army, Li Da, who came from the old army, did not have superior qualifications. Zhou Kun, chief of staff of the 115th Division, participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and the Jinggangshan Struggle, and served as the commander of the Red 34th Division, the commander of the Red 4th Army, and the commander of the Red Eighth Army. Zhou Shidi, on the other hand, was more senior, and served as the commander of the 1st Battalion, the 73rd Regiment, and the commander of the 25th Division of the Ye Ting Independent Regiment.
Li Da spent four years in the Northwest Army, and when he participated in the Ningdu Uprising launched by Dong Zhentang, Zhao Bosheng and others in 1931, the 26-year-old Li Da was a staff officer at the brigade headquarters. After arriving in the Xianggan Soviet Area, in 1932 he was appointed chief of staff of the 1st Independent Division of the Red Army, which was the starting point of Li Da's 33-year history of chief of staff. Later, he served as chief of staff of the Red 17th Division, chief of staff of the Sixth Red Army, chief of staff of the Red Second Army, and chief of staff of the Red Second Front.
The commander of the 25th Division at the time of the Nanchang Uprising of Zhou Shidi was second only to several veteran marshals, but after the defeat of the uprising, he chose to leave the 25th Division to report to the organization, and did not insist on staying like Chen Yi. Many people believe that it was this controversy that caused Zhou Shidi to miss the rank of general.
Zhou Kun participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and during the Jinggangshan period, chen Guang and Wang Liang were the "three guns" of the Red First Army, which was greatly appreciated by the regimental commander Lin Biao, and after serving as the chief of staff of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, he assisted Lin and Nie in commanding the Pingxing Guandajie and Guangyang ambushes, and the future was bright. However, just before the anti-"Nine Road Siege", he ran away with 30,000 yuan and his whereabouts are unknown.
Compared with Zhou Shidi and Zhou Kun, once Li Da decided that his path was unswerving, the stability was better.
Zhou Shidi and He Long, etc
However, Li Da, who became a late bloomer, took advantage of the sharp opportunity to come late in his career as chief of staff.
When he was the chief of staff of the Red 6Th Army, the Red 2nd Army, and the Red Second Front, Li Da's military ability was praised by Xiao Ke, He Laozong, and Ren Bishi. But what really made him shine was the cooperation with Marshal Liu Bocheng, the "god of war".
In February 1937, four corps of the Red Fourth Front set up to aid the Western Army, including chen zaidao and Wang Hongkun hong 4 army, Xiao Ke and Zhou Chunquan hong 31st army, Song Shilun and Song Renqianhong 28th army, Luo Binghui and Yuan Renyuanhong 32nd army, as well as the 74th division and cavalry regiment of the Red 15th Army.
Liu Bocheng, commander of the Western Aid Army, Zhang Hao, political commissar, Zuo Quan, chief of staff, and Song Renqiang, director of the Political Department. Since Zuo Quan could not leave the Red First Army, Li Da, as the chief of staff of the Western Army, partnered with Liu Shuai for the first time and rescued a large number of generals such as Xu Xiangqian and Qin Jiwei.
In August 1937, the Western Aid Army was reorganized into the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, with division commander Liu Bocheng, deputy division commander Xu Xiangqian, political commissar Zhang Hao, chief of staff being the more senior Ni Zhiliang, Huangpu Phase V, one of the founders of the Eyuwan and Sichuan-Shaanxi base areas, who served as the commander of the Red 4th Army, the president of Peng Yang School, the president of the Red Army University, and the chief of staff of the Red Fourth Front, and the status of the Red Fourth was second only to Zhang, Chen Changhao, Xu Xiangqian, and Wang Shusheng.
At this time, Li Da was the chief of staff of the 129th Division, and his position was under the chief of staff, Ni Zhiliang.
Ni Zhiliang
From October 1937 to April 1938, Liu Bocheng and Zhang Hao led the 129th Division to win consecutive victories, yangmingbao, Changshengkou, Huangyadi, Qiquan Village, Shentouling, Xiangtangpu, Changle Village, a wave of 7 consecutive victories, smashing the first "Nine-Way Siege" of the Japanese army, gaining a foothold in the Taihang Mountains, and extending their tentacles to the Taiyue District and the Ji'nan Great Plain, Ni Zhiliang and Li Da performed well.
At the end of 1938, Ni Zhiliang was ordered to form the Jinluyu Military Region, presided over the rear headquarters of the 129th Division, and Li Da, chief of staff, was promoted to chief of staff. Prior to this, in March, Commissar Deng had just succeeded Zhang Hao, who had returned to Yan'an to recuperate, as the political commissar of the 129th Division. After Li Da became chief of staff, he became the right-hand man of the commanders of the 129th Division, including Liu, Xu, and Deng.
Li Da cooperated with Liu Shuai for the second time, opening the glorious course of the 129th Division and the "Liu Deng Army".
Excellent basic skills, conscientious attitude, leniency, lean work, Li Da has won unanimous recognition from top to bottom. The 129th Division was recognized as the best division of the Eighth Route Army, annihilating 420,000 enemy soldiers during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and Li Da, as chief of staff, was indispensable.
In October 1942, during the most difficult period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Li Da supported the political commissar and celebrated Liu Bocheng's 50th birthday, which was also strongly supported by the chairman.
In September 1943, liu bocheng and Peng Zong, commanders of the 129th Division, returned to Yan'an to participate in the rectification of the war, and Li Da was appointed as the commander of the Taihang Military Region, and together with the political commissar, he commanded the military and people of Jinji-Hebei Luyu to launch the battles of Anyang and Linnan. After the victory of the War of Resistance, Li Da once again assisted Liu Shuai in his campaign against the north and south.
Political Commissar Deng, Zhang Jichun, Liu Bocheng, Li Da
There are many famous chiefs of staff of our army, but Li Da's unique skill of not forgetting the "living map" when he crossed the road can be called the first. In August 1947, approaching dabie Mountain, Li Da's "living map" trick repeatedly turned the tide of the tide, and when Liu Dengyesi's head organ got lost, he sent people to rescue him in time.
Qin Jiwei recalled: Marching into Dabie Mountain, Chief of Staff Li Da made great contributions to collecting intelligence and drawing maps for the army. Yang Guoyu, director of the Erye Military and Political Department, recalled: Liu Bocheng ruled the army extremely strictly, and Commissar Deng did not smile, but the only person the two had never criticized was Li Da.
When Liu Bocheng first saw Li Da, he saw it as usual: "I have complete trust in your excellency, please let go of your work." And Li Da also respected Liu Shuai like a brother and took good care of him. Li Da assisted Liu and Deng for 13 years, and formed a deep friendship with Liu Deng and his comrades-in-arms. After the founding of New China, Li Da and Zhou Shidi once again joined hands as deputy commanders of the Southwest Military Region, assisting Liu Deng and He Laozong.
Li Da built a command system for the 129th Division and Erye, and it was even better to formulate a battle plan.
In 1953, Li Da became the chief of staff of the Volunteer Army, and went to the 38th Line to assist the commander Yang Yong in organizing the summer counterattack. In September 1955, Li Da was awarded the title of General. He became Deputy Chief of Staff in October 1972, exactly 40 years after his first appointment as Chief of Staff.
Li Da, who had a generous personality, died on July 12, 1993, at the age of 88.
Chief Liu Deng
Li Da in 1980
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