Among the top ten marshals, President Peng ranked second, second only to President Zhu, the commander-in-chief. The reason why President Peng's ranking is so high is that in addition to his outstanding military exploits, he also has deep revolutionary qualifications. Peng Lao is always one of the founders of the People's Armed Forces. He led the Pingjiang Uprising and established the Fifth Army of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army.
Peng Dehuai
In 1930, President Peng served as the commander-in-chief of the Third Red Army, which is the direct line of the Central Red Army, and the Red First Army led by President Lin is the main force of the First Red Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, President Peng served as the deputy commander of the Eighth Route Army and commanded the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan. His position in the army was already very high.
During the War of Liberation , President Peng served as the commander and political commissar of the Northwest Field Army and the first Field Army . He was the military chief of a unit. There are many famous generals in the First Field Army, including Zhou Shidi, He Bingyan, Zhang Zongxun, etc., and they can be described as fierce generals. As the commander of the First Field Army, Mr. Peng must have had a lot of dealings with them and had a certain affection.
Zhang Zongxun
It is worth mentioning that at the Lushan Conference in 1959, President Peng wrote a "Book of Ten Thousand Words", pointing out some of the "Great Leap Forward" and "People's Commune" Wrong, put forward some of his own suggestions, was violently criticized at the conference. Among the many high-ranking generals participating in the conference, Deng Hua, Hong Xuezhi, Zhong Wei and others stood up for Mr. Peng and spoke upright.
It is worth mentioning that Deng Hua, Hong Xuezhi, Zhong Wei and others are all from the fourth field army under the command of Lin. They can be realistic and speak for Mr. Peng at critical moments.But the First Field Army, Mr. Peng once served as the highest commander of this unit. Why didn't anyone come forward to be fair when he was in trouble? There are two reasons for this.
The Northwest Field Army is not a direct line of President Peng.
As we all know, President Peng served as the commander-in-chief of the Third Army during the Red Army period. This unit is considered his direct line. It can be seen from the Lushan Conference that he originally served in the Red Army. Huang Kecheng, Zhong Wei and others all spoke to Mr. Peng, and they were affected. In a sense, the predecessor of the First Field Army was the Northwest Field Army, but the Northwest Field Army was not President Peng’s direct line of troops in the early years.
He Long
From the history of the Red Army period, most of the people in the Northwest Field Army came from the Red Second Front Army . The commander-in-chief of this front is Mr. He. During the War of Liberation, President He obeyed the organization's arrangements, took the initiative to retreat to the second line, handed over the army to President Peng, and formed the Northwest Field Army.
Mr. Peng lacks the ability to get along with others. He is too upright and strict with his subordinates. Many senior generals in the Northwest Field Army have been scolded by him. Although everyone understood Mr. Peng’s temper after getting along for a long time, he didn’t care much, but Mr. Peng was far from getting close to them.
In contrast, the main generals of the Northwest Field Army, such as Liao Hansheng and He Bingyan, have a better relationship with Mr. He. They have had a good friendship as early as the Red Second Front Army. Mr. He treats his subordinates very well. Mr. He is better than Mr. Peng in terms of maintaining interpersonal relations. In addition, most senior generals of the Northwest Field Army have known Mr. He earlier, so if they are separated from Mr. He and Mr. Peng, Mr. He has a higher status in their hearts.
He Long
Some people would say,Where did Mr. Peng's Red Army Corps go? After the all-out war of resistance, the main force of the Red Army was reorganized into the 676th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, which was not in the Northwest Field Army during the War of Liberation. Therefore, during the War of Liberation, although President Peng was the commander of the Northwest Field Army, this force was not his direct line.
President He's attitude at the Lushan meeting
Since most of the senior generals of the Northwest Field Army are the direct line of President He, at the Lushan meeting, his attitude can largely represent the attitude of the senior generals of this army. It's a pity that Mr. Peng did not get Mr. He's support after putting forward some of his opinions on the "Great Leap Forward" at the conference. He was opposed to it.
After Mr. Peng wrote the "Book of Ten Thousand Words", Mr. He discussed the letter before the conference and gave his own views. He thought Mr. Peng overemphasized the problem and denied it. This view of the achievements during the "Great Leap Forward" period is wrong. At the formal meeting, Mr. He took a tougher attitude, and he further criticized Mr. Peng, which made Mr. Peng’s affairs “fixed” and treated unfairly.
Now that his old superior, Mr. He, has a clear attitude, he used to redefine the Second Front Army, most of the generals of the 120 division , stood in line and expressed their support for Mr. He. Most of these generals were later senior generals of the Northwest Field Army. Mr. He was right. The views of the "Book of Ten Thousand Words" directly affected their standing in line.
Peng Dehuai speaks
In the First Field Army, many people in the First Field Army, in order to support Mr. He, not only did not help Mr. Peng tell the truth, but instead fabricated lies to falsely accuse Mr. Peng. For example, the founding major general Tang Jinlong used the "20 cucumber incident" to denigrate President Peng, saying that he pretended to be incorruptible. This incident was later confirmed to be a false accusation by Tang Jinlong. Fortunately, the truth of the matter finally became clear, and President Peng was innocent.
Conclusion
When Mr. Peng was wrongly criticized,There are many senior generals in a field, why no one dares to speak for him? There are two reasons. The First Field Army is not a direct line of President Peng. President Peng does not have a deep friendship with senior generals in the field, and most of them will not catch up on their future for President Peng.
In addition, for Mr. Peng’s "Book of Ten Thousand Words", Mr. He did not support his views. This indirectly led to the fact that no middle and high-ranking generals of the First Field Army supported Mr. Peng, even to support Mr. Peng. The boss made no mistakes and made up lies to slander boss Peng.
It is worth mentioning that during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea , they got along with President Peng day and night and fought together against powerful enemies such as Deng Hua, Hong Xuezhi, Wan Yi and others. They understood and admired President Peng’s personality, plus Peng. What the teacher said at the conference was indeed something. Under great pressure, they still chose to be worthy of their conscience, spoke upright, and said fair and just words.
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