55, General Wang Zhen was awarded the rank of and , ranking fifth in the rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of rank of General Xu Shiyou was also awarded the rank of general, ranking sixth in general, next to General Wang Zhen. The first four are Xiao Ke, Li Da, Zhang Zongxun and Li Kenong. At that time, General Wang Zhen was appointed as the deputy general general of the People's Liberation Army, commander and political commissar of the railway corps. General Xu Shiyou was appointed as the deputy general of the People's Liberation Army and commander of the Nanjing Military Region. Since the two generals are founding generals and have close ranks, it is quite interesting. You can compare what characteristics the two founding generals have and are they worthy of their name?
General Wang Zhen is from Liuyang, Hunan. He was born in 1908 and is a older generation of proletarian revolutionary, military strategist, and leader of the Party and the state. General Wang Zhen has a relatively comprehensive experience. He has served as the military chief, served as a political commissar, and served as a commander of the guerrillas. During the Red Army period, General Wang Zhen's highest position was the political commissar of the Red Sixth Army, the same as General Xiao Ke. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, General Wang Zhen was the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army. The 359th Brigade was very famous. This is because General Wang Zhen led the 359th Brigade to respond to the call of the Central Committee and Chairman Mao, relied on his own and worked hard. In order to break the economic blockade of the Japanese army and the Kuomintang reactionaries, he put down his gun and picked up his head to develop the desolate Nanniwan, turning the former remote and barren land "Lanniwan" into a bumper harvest of food and flocks of chickens, ducks and geese in the south of the Yangtze River, solving the food and clothing problems of the base areas and troops. A beautiful melody and catchy lyrics of "Nanniwan" spread all over the country, inside and outside the Great Wall. The 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army became famous.
In August 1944, Wang Zhen followed Chairman Mao's order and led the south detachment to South China to open up a new anti-Japanese base. The southbound detachment traveled thousands of miles, fought bloody battles, and fought to the border between Jiangxi and Guangdong. Later, the situation changed, and the South Detachment was ordered to return and joined Li Xiannian's troops in the Central Plains. General Wang Zhen served as the first deputy commander and chief of staff of the Central Plains Military Region. This time, he went south, called the "Little Long March" in the history of our army by Chairman Mao, which is of great significance and far-reaching influence.
During the War of Liberation, General Wang Zhen served as the commander and political commissar of the Second Column of the Northwest Field Army. The number of the West Field Army was changed to the No. 1 First Field Army. General Wang Zhen served as the commander of the Second Field Army. After the establishment of the Corps, General Wang Zhen served as commander and political commissar of the First Corps. He was the main general under General Peng and made great contributions to the liberation of the Great Northwest. In early 1950, Wang Zhen was ordered to lead the First Corps into Xinjiang, take over major cities, strongholds, and border defense areas in Xinjiang, and suppressed the Xinjiang rebellion with an iron fist, ensuring peace and stability in Xinjiang for more than 50 years. General Wang Zhen's First Corps was the predecessor of the Xinjiang Construction Corps. The Construction Corps held a gun in one hand and a pickaxe in the other, and took on the important task of reclaiming wasteland and guarding the borders of the motherland and defending the borders of the motherland. General Wang Zhen was appointed commander of the Xinjiang Military Region. In 1953, the country carried out major railway construction, and General Wang Zhen changed his career and served as the commander and political commissar of the railway corps, building a large number of railways for the country. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the army was responsible for railway construction across the country, so the central government established a railway corps. General Wang Zhen served as the commander and political commissar of the railway corps, and built the famous Baocheng Railway, Chengkun Railway, , and Yingxia Railway. General Wang Zhen worked hard and made great contributions.
1956, General Wang Zhen became the Minister of Agriculture and Reclamation of the State Council, and led the troops to develop Beidahuang , turning the Beidahuang into Beidakuang and turning it into the motherland's big granary. General Wang Zhen later served as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Vice Chairman of the State, and Member of the Central Advisory Committee. General Wang Zhen can be both civil and military, and has both civil and military skills. He can maintain peace in the country and military skills. He can kill the enemy with guns and farm on the road. He is a versatile talent. Taking over Xinjiang, building railways, and becoming the Minister of Agriculture and Reclamation all demonstrate the full trust of the Central Committee and Chairman Mao in Wang Zhen.
General Xu Shiyou is from Xinxian, Henan Province. He was born in 1907. He is the same age as General Lin and Su, and one year older than General Wang Zhen. General Xu Shiyou was born in , the Red Fourth Front Army . He started with soldiers and worked hard to become the commander of the Red Fourth Army step by step from the grassroots level to the commander of the Red Fourth Army.General Xu was brave in war and served as the captain of the suicide squad several times. This is also the habit of most generals in the Fourth Front Army. The difference between the Fourth Front Army and the First Front Army is that they are not generally well-educated, but they are brave in war and do not fear strong enemies. General Xu is a legendary general, which is related to his origin in Shaolin Temple. He is one of the two generals from Shaolin (the other is Cheng Jun) among our military generals. General Xu is very skilled in martial arts and has a strong skill. During the Red Army period, General Xu's highest position was the commander of the Red Fourth Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, General Xu was appointed as the deputy brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. Later he was transferred to Shandong and served as the commander of the Jiaodong Military Region. He fought against the Japanese invaders and made extraordinary achievements. Commander Xu became famous in Jiaodong. During the War of Liberation, General Xu was appointed commander of the Shandong Corps and was responsible for commanding the Jinan Battle . This was the first time our army attacked a large city fortified by the enemy. As a result, the Jinan Battle, which was originally planned to take three months, was conquered by Shanye in just 8 days and 8 nights.
Xu Shiyou has the style of a typical Henan man, with a straightforward personality, a passionate blood, dare to fight and fight, have a clear distinction between love and hate, dare to love and hate, and be brave to take responsibility. For example, Wang Jian'an and Xu Shiyou were good friends and partners during the Red Army period, one was the commander of the army and the other was the political commissar. It's good for both work and personal relationships. However, because of the "escape incident" during the Yan'an period, Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an became enemies. Since then, Xu Shiyou has never forgiven Wang Jian'an for the rest of his life, and it is impossible for others to plead with love. It was also because of the incident in Yan'an that Xu Shiyou was temporarily in trouble and his wife Lei Mingzhen proposed to divorce. Xu Shiyou was sad at first, and then firmly demanded a divorce. After that, Xu Shiyou would never forgive Lei Mingzhen, and even Chen Geng and President Zhu could not speak in love. Chen Geng even found an opportunity to lock Xu Shiyou and Lei Mingzhen in the same room. Lei Mingzhen begged for remarriage and apologized to Xu Shiyou many times and asked for forgiveness, but Xu Shiyou refused. When he shouted loudly that no one would agree to open the door, Xu Shiyou exerted force with both palms, split the door with one palm, broke out, and left. Until his death, Xu Shiyou did not forgive Lei Mingzhen.
General Xu Shiyou loves martial arts, loves drinking, and makes friends. But General Xu is a typical professional soldier. He has never been a political commissar, so he naturally does not do ideological and political work. His specialty is to lead troops to fight and conquer cities and territory. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, General Xu was always the commander of the military region. He was first the commander of the Nanjing Military Region, and later the commanders of the eight major military regions were transferred, and then the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region was appointed as the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region. General Xu did not hold a post in the government, which was not as comprehensive as General Wang Zhen. General Wang Zhen had served as a political commissar, a commander and political commissar of the railway corps, a minister of agricultural reclamation, and a poem. Objectively speaking, General Wang Zhen and General Xu Shiyou each have their own strengths and are both very distinctive founding generals. General Wang Zhen has a relatively comprehensive military and political system, and is both civil and military, and is a versatile talent. His feat of leading the south detachment to the south and leading his troops to reclaim Nanniwan were amazing feats. Before the founding of the country, General Wang Zhen led his army to Xinjiang and formed the Xinjiang Construction Corps to clear out wasteland and guard the border for New China, guard the northwest gate of the motherland, and suppress bandits and hostile forces abroad, and made great contributions. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as commander of the railway corps and minister of agricultural reclamation, providing a large amount of food support for the development of the Beida Warehouse in the motherland. General Xu Shiyou's martial arts skills are from Shaolin and have a good body of Shaolin Kung Fu. So he is also a legendary general.
General Xu Shiyou was the only founding general who had no cremation after his death. General Xu Shiyou was a filial son and asked to be buried in his hometown to protect his deceased mother. General Xu Shiyou and General Wang Zhen are both famous generals of our army and deserve the title of general. Based on comprehensive comparison, General Wang Zhen’s resume is more comprehensive. General Xu Shiyou was brave in war and upright in character. He was also a rare military talent in our army. The two of them ranked fifth and sixth. If we talk about military matters alone, General Xu Shiyou and General Wang Zhen are both corps-level commanders and their abilities are basically the same. If we go further, General Lin and Su will have to take responsibility for the battles of the large corps! General Wang Zhen and General Xu Shiyou are at most commanding the size of a corps, and it will definitely not work if it is larger. So they are the generals, not the generals!
