As we all know, a classic investiture ceremony was held in 1955, and the ten famous founding marshals were selected. But few people know that there are a total of 13 candidates for the founding marshal. Who are these three candidates and why did they withdraw? If they had not withdrawn at that time, where would they have ranked in the awarding ceremony?
Diplomatic Wizard: Premier Zhou
Premier Zhou is one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party. He has outstanding military talents and diplomatic skills. During his tenure at the Huangpu Military Academy, Premier Zhou trained many outstanding talents. No matter which camp they stand on after leaving school, when they see Premier Zhou again, they will respectfully shout: "Director Zhou." After the revolution officially kicked off, Premier Zhou has been directing work on the front line and made great contributions to the revolution.
In addition, Premier Zhou also possesses extraordinary diplomatic skills. After the founding of New China, Premier Zhou focused his work on diplomacy. He led the delegation to have many confrontations with the United States, and finally secured the greatest interests for our country. Generally speaking, no matter what abilities need to be examined in selecting the founding marshal, Premier Zhou will definitely be among the best. If Premier Zhou had not taken the initiative to quit, I am afraid he would have been the number one founding marshal.
Military Wizard: Liu Shaoqi
html At the age of 122, Liu Shaoqi officially embarked on a revolutionary journey. From that day on, he devoted all his time and energy to the revolution. In order to improve his own skills, he went to study in the Soviet Union and spent a difficult period there. After returning from his studies, he rushed to the front line of the revolution non-stop.
From the labor movement to Zunyi Conference , from opening up revolutionary base areas to Chongqing negotiations , Liu Shaoqi played an important role. The most rare thing is that when Wang Ming implemented the wrong battle line in 1931, Liu Shaoqi was able to discover it immediately and express resistance. At the Zunyi Conference, he dared to stand up and support Chairman Mao, saying that Chairman Mao should regain power. It can be seen that Liu Shaoqi has unique insights in military matters, and he can stick to his own position and will not let the outside world sway his inner choice.
After the founding of New China, Liu Shaoqi shifted his focus to administration. Because of this, many people feel that what Liu Shaoqi is really good at is administration, and he should not be counted as the founding marshal. In fact, anyone who knows Liu Shaoqi knows how superior his military abilities are. Even Chairman Mao thinks Liu Shaoqi is a military wizard. If Liu Shaoqi participated in the awarding ceremony, he would definitely be ranked in the top three.
Core figure: Deng Gong
An anti-imperialist and patriotic movement on May 4, 1919 made the still young Deng Gong realize the importance of resistance, and his thoughts gradually changed from then on. While studying abroad, Deng Gong was exposed to advanced ideas and took the initiative to join the Chinese Youth Communist Party in Europe. In July 1924, Deng Gong became a member of the Communist Party of China. From then on, he decided to dedicate everything he had to the country and the people.
In 1929, Deng Gong led the people to launch the Baise Uprising and successfully established the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. In February of the following year, he led others to launch the Longzhou Uprising and successfully established the Eighth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. During the War of Liberation, Deng Gong was the core figure of the Central Plains Field Army. Under his leadership, the Central Plains Field Army will gradually advance and finally successfully liberate Nanjing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and other regions.
After the founding of New China, Deng Gong focused his work on expanding the organization. Because of this, he decided to give up the rank of founding marshal. If he participates in the investiture ceremony, his ranking should be around seventh, at least slightly higher than Luo Shuai.
The reasons behind the voluntary withdrawal
Many people are curious about why Liu Shaoqi, Premier Zhou and Deng Gong chose to voluntarily withdraw. In fact, the most fundamental reason is Chairman Mao's words. At that time, Chairman Mao suggested that military ranks should be awarded to those who had worked in the army before and would continue to work in the army in the future.Since Premier Zhou and others had already left the army, they thought it was reasonable, so they chose to withdraw voluntarily.
For them, military rank is just a false name. What is more important is the development of the country. As long as they can continue to contribute to the country and the people, they can ask for nothing. To this day, their precious spirit still affects contemporary young people. I hope that everyone can be like those revolutionary heroes and work hard to make the country stronger.
