Late at night on September 26, 1955, the lights of Zhongnanhai were still on.
Chairman Mao on the table was filled with red certificates , and the tea next to him was already cold. He frowned, and he took the pen in his hand and put it again, but there was no word on the paper.
The guard saw Chairman Mao like this and couldn't help but persuade: "Chairman, it's already late at night. Why don't you write it early tomorrow morning?"
Chairman Mao shook his head and stroked his frowning brow with his hands.
"No, no, tomorrow is the day to be awarded the title of Grand Marshal, and the number must be driven out now."
So, the lights in Chairman Mao's room were on all night.
When the rank was awarded, Zhu De was listed as the leader of the top ten marshals, but his military rank number was No. 004.
Marshal Zhu De is clearly the leader of the top ten marshals , but why is the number 004? Then who is No. 001?
It was not until 60 years later that people discovered the winner of No. 001.
will reveal the answer for you now.
Chairman Mao
Hero is the young
Zhu De is the head of the ten founding marshals, but his military rank number is actually 004, not 001.
But the people were not too surprised, They guessed that Chairman Mao also prepared the title of "Grand Marshal" for himself, and this No. 001 belongs to Chairman Mao's . After all, there would be no New China without Chairman Mao.
Then, 002 is Premier , 003 is Liu Shaoqi General , and Marshal Zhu De naturally ranked fourth.
But the facts are completely different from what the people think.
He Long
Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and General Liu Shaoqi did not participate in the ranking of ranks and numbers , and they voluntarily gave up.
Until the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, that is, in 2015, the master of the military rank number 001 was known to everyone.
and this person is Helong Marshal.
He Long is not the leader of the top ten marshals, so why can he get the first number? As the leader of the top ten marshals, why did Zhu De only rank fourth?
He Long
Let’s first learn about the life of Zhu De and He Long.
Zhu De was born in 1886 in an ordinary tenant farmer family in Sichuan Province, while He Long was born in 1896 in a poor family in Hunan Province.
From the perspective of origin, the two are comparable to those of . They have neither good family conditions nor good social environment. However, from the perspective of personal development, the life trajectory of the two in the first half of their lives is completely different.
Although Zhu De's parents are just ordinary farmers, they also attach great importance to education. Therefore, when Zhu De proposed to study, his parents naturally strongly presided over it.
He Long
happens to Zhu De is very talented in learning, and he also attaches great importance to this opportunity to study . Finally, he took the exam from a poor and backward small county to another province, and then from Kunming to the Yunnan Army Military Academy.
He was only 23 years old at that time, and it was the time when the young man was full of energy.
In the martial arts hall, he studied hard, treated his studies and practiced with a twelve-point spirit, and actively participated in the school's revolutionary movement.
Under the influence of classmates, Zhu De took the initiative to join China Tongmenghui , standing on the front line of the revolution for the first time.
He Long
1911, Zhu De was able to graduate early due to his excellent grades. was then recommended by the school to train in the Yunnan New Army .
He combined the actual situation in the army and used the knowledge he learned and novel tactics to help the army make great progress. He was also valued by the army commander, and was promoted to Chief of the steward .
Later, he participated in "Chongjiu Uprising" and made suggestions to crack down on the remaining Qing army.
In just two years from admission to graduation, Zhu De has gained a lot of combat experience, and is even more experienced than some officers.
He Long
Because of his outstanding personal ability, in 1912, Zhu De was recalled by the school and appointed him as the school's military instructor. Three years later, he participated in the fight against Yuan Shikai and made great achievements in .
Because of his contribution to the attack on Yuan Shikai, Zhu De was appointed as the commander of the brigade of the Yunnan Army in 1917. It happened that year that he was opposing the warlords Duan Qirui , so he also participated in the battle. Afterwards, Zhu De was appointed as the director of the Yunnan Provincial Police for his meritorious operations, experienced and outstanding personal abilities.
In order to better study and keep up with the development of the times, Zhu De resolutely chose to study abroad. was during this period of study abroad. He met week Prime Minister and also learned about the Communist Party for the first time.
Zhu De
Under the guidance of Premier Zhou, Zhu De chose to join the Communist Party and began to contribute to China's revolutionary cause.
In this way, Zhu De seemed to be smooth sailing when he was young. He not only had excellent academic performance but also became a high-ranking official, and even had the ability to study abroad. Finally, he successfully joined the Communist Party, and his road was as high as the ladder.
And what is He Long’s life like?
In fact, He Long has also studied for several years, , but because he didn't care about it and his parents didn't pay attention to , he stopped studying after five years of studying in a private school.
He Long
After that, He Long called friends all day long, teased cats and dogs . In addition, he was straightforward and righteous, and he would hit any injustice, so he was deeply loved by local teenagers.
Because he is straightforward and has a heart to eliminate evil and promote good, so He Long joined the revolutionary team led by Sun Yat-sen in 1914 and participated in the revolutionary movement and armed struggle in various parts of Sichuan.
But He Longkong has the courage, but he has no education, and he has no scheming, so he has been framed and imprisoned many times and became a prisoner at a young age.
But He Long wins because of his courage.
He Long
He did not have fear of the revolution because he was imprisoned many times. Instead, he became more and more courageous. He even made a revolution at the vegetable market with two kitchen knives and began to form his own "field army".
But as mentioned earlier, He Long has no education and has not read for a few years, so he does not have the ability to manage the army. Therefore, this "field army" suffered many catastrophes during its development, which almost made him step into the gates of hell.
But this "field army" was not destroyed, but was as brave as He Long himself, and gradually grew stronger and stronger. In the end, it became a very powerful army and made great achievements in the fight against Yuan Shikai.
With this army created by himself, He Long participated in " Northern Expedition War " and made many extraordinary achievements. Finally, he served as the commander of a division of the National Revolutionary Army and was also a famous "leftist" general in the "Northern Expedition War".
he Long
After "Four One Two" coup , He Long saw the true face of Chiang Kai-shek , announced that he would no longer work for the Kuomintang, and instead turned to the Communist Party.
From these aspects, He Long's life seems to be good . Although there are many setbacks, like Zhu De, he has made great contributions and has excellent combat capabilities. Finally, he joined the Communist Party.
So the question is, the two entered the Communist Party team almost in the same year. What outstanding contributions did the two make in this team?
Nanchang Uprising was the beginning of
Although both of them made great contributions, is better than in the hearts of many people.
He Long
Then why does He Long own No. 001? is actually because of the "Nanchang Uprising".
"Nanchang Uprising" is the first shot of the Communist Party of China firing the armed resistance to the Kuomintang. It officially established the army of the Communist Party of China for the first time, with completely independent leadership and cross-eracial significance.
is among them, He Long is one of the main leaders, and Zhu De is only the person in charge , and his status and contribution are much smaller than He Long.
Let’s first review the process of the Nanchang Uprising.
1927, the "Northern Expedition" was still ongoing, and some warlords were not eliminated, but Chiang Kai-shek could no longer wait. He and Wang Jingwei launched the "April 12 Coup" and began to massacre Communists.
Chairman Mao
In order to resist and preserve the fire of revolution, the Communist Party had to carry out armed resistance . Fortunately, He Long also saw Chiang Kai-shek's ugly face clearly and disdained to join him, so he led his troops to join the Communist Party.
In fact, He Long and Premier Zhou have known each other for a long time, and Premier Zhou also knows that He Long's personality is straightforward and righteous. Although he has not read a few years, his combat ability is advanced , and it is not an exaggeration to call him a "combat genius".
So when choosing the leader of the "Nanchang Uprising", He Long naturally appeared in the options.
He Long hurriedly refused when he knew that Premier Zhou wanted to choose himself as the leader of the "Nanchang Uprising", because he was not a Communist at this time, but just a " non-staff " .
Chairman Mao
He was worried that his lack of education would make many generals dissatisfied with , but Premier Zhou trusted him very much and believed that he would succeed in the uprising. Therefore, He Long took on the important task, and he did not disappoint everyone's expectations and led the army to win this important uprising.
In this uprising, He Long's direct troops were the first to be hit and stood on the front line of the revolution at all times, and he himself was the same.
As the commander-in-chief, he can stand in the safe rear to command, but he is not . He Long will always rush to the front line to open the way for the soldiers.
Without He Long's bravery and super combat capabilities, the "Nanchang Uprising" would be very likely to be "destined" , and the first army of the Communist Party would not have been established. From this perspective, He Long deserves to be "001".
Chairman Mao
After the "Nanchang Uprising", He Long successfully joined the Communist Party and Zhu De and became colleagues and comrades-in-arms.
Later, Zhu De followed Chairman Mao to Jinggangshan to carry out the land revolution, fighting landlords and dividing land, and He Long focused on building base .
The successful construction of the revolutionary base in western Hunan and Hubei and the accumulation of revolutionary fire are inseparable from his hard work.
If Zhu De was a great contributor to the founding of New China, then He Long was the great "farmer" who sowed the seeds of revolution and opened up wilderness. He laid the foundation for the founding of New China. Even Chairman Mao once praised him for "scattering beans into soldiers" .
Chairman Mao
Seeing this, I believe everyone already thinks it is natural for He Long to obtain the number of "001".
But in terms of the size of the credit, shouldn’t Chairman Mao the most numbered?
Then why are Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and General Liu Shaoqi not numbers?
The great man is worthy of being a great man
In fact, at the ceremony, The people all thought that Zhu De was the leader of the founding marshal, and He Long had no objection to this . Even if Zhu De was not the first, he should be the second.
He Long
But what people never expected was that Zhu De was ranked fourth, and no one knew about . The people always thought that Chairman Mao was the first, but it was not.
When determining the number, the guard of saw that Chairman Mao did not put himself in the marshal's number , so he asked him.
"Chairman, you are the leader of the Communist Party, why don't you give yourself a number? Now the people of the whole country believe that you are the biggest contributor to the New China."
" I won't participate in these rankings. When it comes to war, I can't beat anyone, and I haven't even touched the gun a few times. All I can do is provide a few suggestions. The amazing ones are the generals Zhu De and He Long. "
" Besides, I am already the chairman. If I give myself a marshal, how can I get close to the people? The Communist Party must not leave the people. "
He Long
Hearing Chairman Mao's words, Premier Zhou, Comrade Deng Xiaoping, General Liu Shaoqi and others did not participate in the ranking of ranks and military rank numbers. Compared with Chiang Kai-shek, their approach was admired by future generations.
Chiang Kai-shek not only commanded randomly, but also stamped himself with "Special General of the Republic of China" . This approach is in sharp contrast to Chairman Mao and others.
3 One is full of merits, but would rather be drowned in the crowd, and the other is full of sin, but he is trying his best to highlight himself. Chairman Mao and others did not participate in the number ranking, a new question came again. Who should be number 001? He Long
Is Zhu De who is knowledgeable and made outstanding contributions? Or He Long who led the Communist Party to fire the first shot of the revolution?
Chairman Mao was entangled for a long time, and finally decided to give the number "001" to He Long , gave the title of "the head of the ten founding marshals" to Zhu De, which was considered a bowl of water and did not aggrieved the two marshals.
Because, Nanchang Uprising had a different meaning in Chairman Mao's heart . Although the Communist Party later experienced many wars, without the success of the "Nanchang Uprising", the Communist Party would not have won the victory in the future.
If "1" falls, then the "0" behind it will be useless.
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"Nanchang Uprising" was the first war of the Communist Party . He Long was the first person to lead the Communist Party to win this war. Therefore, it is reasonable to award the number "001" to him.
. He Long was very surprised that he got the first number. He felt that he was not worthy of this number 001, so he wanted to exchange with Zhu De, but was rejected by Chairman Mao.
"Comrade He Long, you deserve the first number. If you had not had your full help at that time, then the party and I would not have the glory of today. "
Hearing this, He Long was very moved, so he accepted the number , and he also vowed to continue to contribute to the cause of the party.
He Long
He did not publicize everywhere that he had obtained the first number, but hid the small red book in a corner of his home. Until he died, he did not let others know that he was number 001.
Perhaps some people would "confident" Zhu De, thinking that his number was too late, but in fact, the military rank number was not that important, it was just a number.
Everyone has made great contributions to the founding of New China, and there is no distinction between order.
A short number not only opens up the dusty past of the war, but also reflects Chairman Mao’s different situation and once again inspires us to work hard for a bright future for New China.
