was awarded the title for the first time, among the list of generals, there was a very unfamiliar person. This person did not have a very outstanding record like other generals, and his work in the rear was not political or material. , so some people doubted whether his rank of general was appropriate.
Putting aside his past record, he was actually a very high-ranking cadre during the Red Army's revolutionary period. His ability to obtain the rank of general basically relied on his performance during the Red Army's revolutionary period. After the start of the Anti-Japanese War, he was transferred to the revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi and began to be responsible for the education work in the rear. The same was true during the War of Liberation, which could be said to have been hidden for ten years.
It was not until after the founding of the People's Republic of China and the outbreak of the Korean War that Boss Peng personally asked him to come out that he could be reused again. So who is he? Why was it hidden for ten years before being reused?
1. Senior cadres of the Red Army were hidden for ten years
After returning triumphantly from the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, a cadre who was in charge of logistics during the war made a special trip to thank Mr. Peng. He was Zhou Chunquan. Thanks to his outstanding performance during the Korean War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he was later awarded the rank of general. However, many people questioned why he received the rank of general.
In fact, Zhou Chunquan was not just a general who only showed up during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. On the contrary, he participated in the revolutionary cause very early and held an important position during the Red Army Revolutionary Period. Therefore, his revolutionary qualifications were very old, which made him a good general in the evaluation of the rank. It was included in the evaluation at that time, so how high was Zhou Chunquan's position during the Red Army period?
Those who can be rated as generals naturally have high qualifications. Zhou Chunquan is not only a senior cadre in the Red Army period, but he is also one of the veterans of the party organization.
joined the party organization as early as 1921, which shows that Zhou Chunquan's seniority in the revolutionary cause is evident. In 1926, during the Northern Expedition, in order to resist the warlord rule, Zhou Chunquan joined the ranks of the Chinese Jute Uprising and made important contributions to opening up revolutionary base areas.
So Zhou Chunquan held a very high position in the Red Army at that time. He first served as the director of the Security Bureau of the Fourth Red Army. Luo Ruiqing, who also served as the director of the Security Bureau, was also reused after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In addition, his military rank was not low. However, when he was the director of the Security Bureau, Zhou Chunquan was unable to use his talents due to the problems of individual cadres in the organization at that time.
Although he later served as political commissar of the Red Fourth Front Army , his insistence on wrong command ideas during the Long March led to the Red Army suffering huge losses during the Long March. This also made Zhou Chunquan bear a heavy responsibility for this, and As for arriving at the revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi, he did not hold any important position in the army.
2. Xue Zang’s comeback after ten years
After the Long March, several military meetings were held in the northern Shaanxi base area to carefully analyze the wrong command decisions during the Long March. At the same time, they also began to investigate specific responsibilities. This made it impossible for Zhou Chunquan to escape his responsibility. , so he was gradually relieved of his duties by the organization and transferred to an education position in the base area.
Later, with the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War , the organization also established the Anti-Japanese War , which made Zhou Chunquan devote himself wholeheartedly to the construction of the Anti-Japanese University. As the Anti-Japanese War came to an end, although Zhou Chunquan performed well in his educational position, he failed Because of the past history, he was unable to come to the front line and command operations, which was undoubtedly a loss for a general like him.
This situation lasted until the early days of the Liberation War. Although Zhou Chunquan performed actively, he never got the opportunity to perform. At most, he could only manage the logistics work of the base area. This made Zhou Chunquan watch helplessly as many later cadres came up from behind. Became an important cadre in the army. Although Zhou Chunquan actually felt very unhappy in his heart, he had nowhere to express his feelings, and it was like this that he arrived after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
With the outbreak of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Peng began to prepare materials non-stop for the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Although many cadres did not realize how powerful the opponent they were about to face was, so when preparing strategic materials, they also Put on a completely coping attitude.
Mr. Peng, who has experienced many battles, knows that the coming war will be very cruel, so he pays special attention to logistics work. In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the logistics staff, Mr. Peng specially invited veterans to take action. This is Mr. Peng's personal invitation. The story of Zhou Chunquan’s participation in the logistics work of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
Seeing Mr. Peng's sincere invitation, Zhou Chunquan quickly agreed, so he once again came to the front line of battlefield preparations after a long absence. After he made the wartime preparations meticulously, Mr. Peng treated him even more Watch with admiration. Unexpectedly, Zhou Chunquan, who had been hiding for ten years, could achieve such results after returning to the front line of battlefield logistics work. In this way, Zhou Chunquan received high praise after the victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, which also allowed him to successfully pass the review for the rank of general, allowing him to Became a founding general.
3. Conclusion:
As a cadre who held important positions in the Red Army period, although Zhou Chunquan made many mistakes during the Red Army revolution, it is still certain that Zhou Chunquan was selected as a general. , and at the same time, his work spirit during the Korean War when he came back after being in hiding for ten years is also worthy of praise, and it is also a work spirit worthy of being learned by contemporary young people.
