Welcome to read the 3309th issue of Shiyuan History Column. Army Day is set as August 1st of each year, and the most direct basis is to commemorate Nanchang Uprising . Although the title of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was not directly promoted during the uprising, the Nanchang Uprising was generally regarded as an important symbol of the establishment of the People's Army. Early heroes, Premier Zhou, Zhu De, He Long and others participated in leading the uprising. When commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Nanchang Uprising in 1957, a list of leaders of the uprising caused quite controversy. What's going on? The reason why there is a list problem is that the People's Liberation Army Daily needs to publish a column article during the Army Day. The first order of leaders in the article is: Premier Zhou, General Zhu, General He and General Ye Ting. Mr. Zhu was the chairman of in 1957. He had served as the commander-in-chief of the People's Army for a long time, so the first draft of the article was first sent to Zhu De and asked him to give guidance.
After seeing the list, Mr. Zhu shook his head repeatedly: Why did you put my name in front of He Long? This doesn't fit the truth. The staff of couldn't understand the boss's words and quickly asked what went wrong? President Zhu patiently told the other party: He Long is the commander-in-chief of the uprising. I only have one teaching group under my command, and I am far inferior to President He in terms of contributions! originally ranked General Zhu in front of General He according to his long-term position and qualifications. In fact, at specific points, as Zhu De said, He Long's status was prominent during the Nanchang Uprising, second only to Premier Zhou.
Zhu De asked the staff to go back and modify the order, and also reminded him: Write my name at the end. The boss of means that the deceased General Ye Ting should also move forward. Zhu De's request was not entirely humble, because Ye Ting was the commander of the 11th Army during the Nanchang Uprising, and his role was of great importance. His ranking should be closely followed by He Long (the commander of the 20th Army). After the manuscript of
was modified according to General Zhu's opinion, it was sent to the State Council of Zhongnanhai. Premier Zhou was the final person to check. On the one hand, it was due to his position. On the other hand, Premier Zhou was the secretary of the front committee and the highest person in charge of the Nanchang Uprising. on this list, Premier Zhou ranks first. Although the Prime Minister has a humble personality, history is history, which he cannot be humble and refuse.
After reading the modified list, Premier Zhou praised Mr. Zhu's noble character while also raised another deficiency: the people on this list are still incomplete! Premier Zhou told the staff: When the uprising was launched, Marshal Liu Bocheng was also there, and he was our chief of staff. Many of the combat plans were made by his careful arrangements. How could he not mention him? This is not right.
staff heard the Prime Minister's words and suddenly realized: Liu Bocheng was also a commander at the level of the National Revolutionary Army and came to Nanchang to participate in the uprising. Because He Long and Ye Ting, who were also commanders of the army, commanded the direct troops during the uprising, their contributions were more well-known; Liu Shuai acted as a hero behind the scenes because of the special nature of the position of Chief of Staff. Fortunately, this omission was discovered and corrected in time by the Prime Minister.
Finally, in the commemorative article published on the Army Day in 1957, the list of leaders of the Nanchang Uprising was as follows: Premier Zhou, President He, Ye Ting, President Zhu, and Liu Shuai. This has made significant changes compared with the first draft, and the number of people has increased in sequence, which is more in line with the real history and highlights the status and contribution of the heroes. If it weren't for the pertinent opinions put forward by General Zhu and Premier Zhou, the historical materials we are learning today might be slightly different from the real situation of the Nanchang Uprising. Here we have to sincerely sigh at the rigorous attitude and broad mind of the two revolutionaries.
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