When the title was awarded in 1955, the party organization was originally prepared to grant Chairman Mao the rank of Grand Marshal, but Chairman Mao insisted that it was inappropriate. He said that it would be inconvenient for him to go among the masses if he wore a military uniform, so he declined the title.
At the same time, Chairman Mao proposed that generals who were already working in the local areas should not participate in the awarding of titles.
Soon, according to Chairman Mao's instructions, the department responsible for rating the titles clearly issued a notice. Some generals had historical connections with the army, but because they were already serving in the local area, they would not participate in the awarding of titles.
However, there are always exceptions to everything.
This person was Ulanfu, who was the top leader in Inner Mongolia at that time.
Although Ulanfu had already focused his main energy on local work in Inner Mongolia at this time, the ranking department still recommended that he be awarded a military rank after taking into account his special status and great contribution.
The Central Military Commission quickly agreed, and Ulanhu became one of the 57 founding generals.
What special identity does Ulanhu have? What great contribution did he make to the revolution that allowed the party organization to make an exception specifically for him?
The first nobleman: Li Dazhao
As the saying goes, thousand-mile horses often exist, but Bole does not often exist. In a person's life, for everyone, if they want to change their destiny, more or less, they will encounter the help of one or even several noble people.
Ulanfu was able to achieve such great achievements, and naturally he had the help of noble people.
During the ignorant period of Ulanfu's first half of his life, the first noble person who led him on the revolutionary road and changed his destiny was Li Dazhao, one of the founders of our party.
In 1906, Ulanfu was born into an ordinary family in Tabu Village, Tumed Banner, Inner Mongolia (today's Tumed Zuo Banner), Inner Mongolia. At this time, the era when Ulanfu was born was a period of great change in modern China.
In such a time of war and chaos, Ulanfu was not surprised to become an outstanding "aspirational young man"
During the "May 4th Movement", Ulanfu was deeply influenced and inspired by advanced ideas.
In 1923, Ulanhu came to Peking from the prairie. It was also in Peiping that his life changed drastically.
There is a "Beijing Mongolian and Tibetan School" in Peiping, which was founded by Beiyang warlords and specializes in recruiting Mongolian and Tibetan students. However, the war was in chaos at that time, and after the school was established, it did not fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of a school.
At the critical moment, Li Dazhao appeared.
As the person in charge of our party organization in the north, Li Dazhao attached great importance to the revolutionary struggles in Suiyuan , Chahar , Mongolia and other places. When he learned that the Mongolian and Tibetan schools were preparing to give up enrollment due to insufficient school funds, he immediately sent people to Mongolia to recruit students.
Soon, 39 Mongolian students were recruited to Beijing, and Ulanhu was one of them.
With Li Dazhao's great help, the Mongolian and Tibetan school was quickly established, and Ulanfu and others became the first batch of junior high school students in the school.
Li Dazhao attached great importance to this group of students from Mongolia. Not only did he come to the school many times to teach cultural knowledge to the students in person, he also promoted Marxism and the principles of national salvation to the students.
In addition, Li Dazhao also sent Zhao Shiyan, Deng Zhongxia, and even Zhang Guotao to the school to preach and teach students and solve their doubts.
It was under the influence of Li Dazhao and others that Ulanfu understood Marxism and determined Marxism as his lifelong belief.
In 1925, Ulanhu took the most important step in his life. In this year, at the age of 19, he officially joined the Communist Party of China.
From then on, Ulanfu's life also turned a new page. It was completely realistic to regard Li Dazhao as Ulanfu's nobleman.
Chairman Mao praised highly: The first shot was fired in the grassland to resist Japan.
After joining the party, Ulanhu became an "early awakening Mongolian youth". In the same year, he, Zhang Wentian, Wang Jiaxiang, Yang Shangkun and others were sent to the Soviet Union by the party organization for further study.
At this time, Ulanhu's heart was full of thirst for knowledge and enthusiasm for revolution. After coming to the Soviet UnionSun Yat-sen University in Moscow, he studied very diligently and has always maintained excellent grades.
In the Soviet Union, Ulanhu also met a "big man" whom he had longed for for a long time.
This person was Zhou Enlai.
After graduating from Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, the Soviet Union, Ulanhu stayed at the school to work as a teaching translator. In 1928, Zhou Enlai came to the Soviet Union to attend the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. During this period, he specifically visited Chinese revolutionary youths studying abroad.
When he learned that Ulanfu was a Mongolian, Zhou Enlai was very happy. He asked about Ulanfu's situation with great concern and encouraged him: "I hope you will study hard and take the revolutionary experience here back to the motherland and Inner Mongolia to serve the liberation of the motherland..."
After listening to Zhou Enlai's words, Ulanfu was deeply encouraged, and his enthusiasm for returning to China to participate in the revolution became even stronger.
In 1929, during the most dangerous period of the White Terror, Ulanhu returned to the country and his hometown with the consent of the party organization.
At this time, Ulanfu's heart was full of longing and enthusiasm for revolution. He did not rest and immediately devoted himself to the peasant movement in his hometown. In addition, he also recruited outstanding young people from the Mongolian ethnic group to join the party and cultivate revolutionary talents for the party organization.
What Ulanhu didn't expect was that just when his enthusiasm was rising and he was preparing to persist in fighting the enemy, the sound of "918" changed everything.
During the "September 18th Incident", the Northeastern Army did not resist, so within 3 months, all the three northeastern provinces fell into the hands of the enemy. After the enemy occupied the three northeastern provinces of our country, they turned their attention to Inner Mongolia.
After the Japanese established the Puppet Manchukuo, they stepped up their instigation and support of the pro-Japanese faction in Inner Mongolia.
Prince of Zhasak of Sunit Banner and acting leader of Xilingol LeagueDewang is a key "strategic target" of the Japanese
Under the instigation and instigation of the Japanese, Dewang sent out a call, claiming to be the "Second Genghis Khan" and wanting to create a "Manchukuo"-style Great Mongol Empire.
King De's move is to put it bluntly, splitting the country. The CCP Simon Working Committee is paying close attention to King De's every move.
After King De’s call was sent out, Ulanhu, who was the secretary at the time, immediately chose to go to King De’s home to persuade him face to face to cancel the idea.
At this time, King De, as a selfish person, could do anything. Under such a crisis, Ulanhu chose to go alone, which shows that his courage and resourcefulness are truly outstanding.
Soon, Ulanhu came to King De.
Regarding such an important decision, Ulanfu did not exchange pleasantries, but got straight to the point: "The affairs of the Mongolian people should be decided by the Mongolian people themselves. Why do you want to join the Japanese? The Japanese have already occupied the three northeastern provinces of China, and they now want to occupy Mongolia and the entire China." "
Faced with Ulanhu's problem, King De argued: "We Mongolians can only achieve autonomy by relying on the Japanese. They give us guns and money."
Ulanfu was furious after hearing this and immediately refuted King De. He repeatedly persuaded King De to give up his idea and not betray the national interests and become a criminal in history.
It is a pity that King De has made up his mind to join the Japanese.
Under such unreasonable circumstances, Ulanhu began to seek military riots.
In February 1936, Ulanfu led the " Bailingmiao Armed Riot" and raised the banner of righteousness for the people of Inner Mongolia to resist Japan and save the nation. For a time, bailingmiao, a little-known prairie town, became famous throughout China overnight.
When Chairman Mao in Yan'an learned about it, he was very happy. Chairman Mao spoke highly of the Bailingmiao riot. He said: "This is the first shot in the grassland resistance war."
History has proven that the Bailingmiao riot delayed the Japanese invaders' westward advance schedule, dampened the Japanese army's aggressive arrogance, and encouraged the Mongolian people's determination to fight back against aggression and defend their country. It played an important role in the entire Anti-Japanese War.
Ulanhu, who became famous all over the country following the Bailing Temple riot, also officially entered Chairman Mao's sight.
One man solved a republic
After the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the Japanese army no longer concealed its ambitions and sent troops to invade Guisui (today's Hohhot). Seeing the menacing Japanese army, the local garrison chose to abandon the city and flee.
Ulanhu did not leave. He took the Mongolian Banner Independent Brigade troops from Guyang Xingchi to Guisui and fought fiercely with the Japanese army, which severely dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army's arrogance and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army.
In 1939, while commanding troops in Mongolia to fight the Japanese army, Ulanhu received an urgent message from the party organization: Chairman Mao wants to meet you.
Ulanhu had wanted to meet Chairman Mao for a long time, but he had never had the chance. At this time, the Chairman invited him, and he was very excited.
Afterwards, Ulanfu rode for three days and three nights to Yan'an.
Chairman Mao was very happy after seeing Ulanhu. The two shook hands tightly. Later, Chairman Mao asked Ulanfu about his work in Inner Mongolia with concern. Ulanhu answered Chairman Mao's questions truthfully.
The atmosphere of the meeting between the two was very relaxed, and for Ulanhu, it was a great gain.
Before leaving Yan'an, Chairman Mao stopped Ulanhu and gave him a small Continental pistol. Ulanhu was deeply moved.
Soon, Ulanhu returned to Inner Mongolia. According to Chairman Mao's instructions, he reorganized the troops and made them more regular.
As time went by, Ulanhu's influence in Inner Mongolia became greater and greater. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, his life entered a new period.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, although the Japanese evacuated Inner Mongolia, some people established the "Inner Mongolia Republic" within Inner Mongolia. The leaders were all puppet Manchukuo and the feudal upper class.
The Party Central Committee learned of this and immediately sent Ulanhu to solve the problem.
Ulanhu went to the meeting alone and went to the gathering of to participate in the Autonomous Games ASEAN Working Group and the Eastern Mongolia Autonomous Government.
Ulanhu was well prepared for coming this time, and his approach was very simple. It was necessary for the Mongolian people to understand the difference between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the relationship between the Inner Mongolian revolution and the Chinese revolution, and let them know that only the Chinese Communist Party can lead the Inner Mongolian revolution to success.
Ulanhu first found his old friend, East Mongolian leader Temulbagan.
Under Ulanhu’s persuasion, Temurbagan understood the situation clearly, dispelled his doubts, and changed from a member of the Communist Party of China to a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Later, at the gathering, Ulanhu talked about history and feelings, deeply affecting every representative who came to the meeting.
In the end, the conference made a unanimous decision that will uniformly accept the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
In March 1947, Ulanhu presided over the Inner Mongolia People's Congress and established the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Government. Due to his high prestige and great contributions, he was elected chairman of the autonomous government.
As a result, Inner Mongolia ended the chaos and completed its reunification. When Zhou Enlai learned of this, he spoke highly of it: " One person solved a republic by himself. It was a true one-man show."
This person, without a doubt, was Ulanhu, who made a huge contribution to maintaining national unity.
After the founding of New China, Ulanhu became the top leader in Inner Mongolia. After that, he successively served as Vice Premier of the State Council, Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, etc.
While working in Inner Mongolia, Ulanhu made great contributions to the development of Inner Mongolia.
In 1957, under the leadership of Ulanhu, Inner Mongolia University, a higher education institution in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, officially opened. Ulanfu's move took an important step in the development of cultural education in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Ulanhu not only cares about education, but also cares about the economy.
In 1954, with Ulanhu's efforts, Baotou Iron and Steel Company, one of the key national projects in China, began construction. At the beginning of the construction of Baotou Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Ulanhu attached great importance to it. During this period, he went to Beijing many times to seek help from the Party Central Committee.
Chairman Mao instructed that problems arising during construction must be solved no matter what.
Zhou Enlai repeatedly inquired in detail about the difficulties of Baotou Iron and Steel Company.
In 1959, Zhou Enlai came to Baotou in person to participate in the celebration of the advance iron tapping ceremony of the No. 1 blast furnace. Ulanfu was very excited and happy.
After the founding of New China, due to Ulanhu's special status and contribution, he was not only awarded the rank of general, but also held important positions many times. The deputy state-level position he held was re-elected for 34 years, which is very rare in the history of our country.
It is worth mentioning that Ulanhu's son Buhe was later elected as the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Like his father, he became a deputy national level.
