Among our four major field armies, the commanders and political commissars of the Second Field and Fourth Field are separated, namely Commander Liu Bocheng, Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping, Commander Lin Biao and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan. They are also two famous pairs

Among our four major field armies, the commanders and political commissars of the Second Field and Fourth Field are separated, namely Commander Liu Bocheng, Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping, Commander Lin Biao and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan. They are also two famous pairs of classic partners in the world: Liu Deng and Lin Luo.

The commander and political commissar of the first and third fields were not separated, and Peng Dehuai and Chen Yi and Chen Yi were the commander and political commissar respectively. However, the third field has Su Yu, a peerless war god. Although he is the deputy commander of the third field, his actual status and role are equivalent to that of the acting commander. Therefore, Chen Su is also a classic partner of our army.

So, does Peng Dehuai have a classic partner?

(Photo: Peng Dehuai and Zhang Zongxun)

in the usual sense, because of General Peng's special status, there is no one with the same status as him in the first field. But there is one person who cannot ignore it, Zhang Zongxun, the first deputy commander of the First Field Army.

In February 1947, the Central Military Commission established the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Field Army, and Zhang Zongxun was the first commander-in-chief. A month later, the army was renamed the Northwest Field Corps, with Peng Dehuai as commander, and Zhang Zongxun as deputy commander, becoming Peng Dehuai's deputy. Later, the Northwest Field Corps was renamed the Northwest Field Army and the First Field Army. Zhang Zongxun was always the first deputy commander, assisting General Peng in the battles south and north. Therefore, it is not a bad idea to say that Zhang Zongxun is the best partner of President Peng.

Zhang Zongxun is from Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. He graduated from the sixth period of Whampoa Military Academy . His classmates at the same period include Luo Ruiqing, Dai Li, Chen Bojun, Liao Yaoxiang , Cheng Zihua, Zang Kejia and other celebrities. Yes, you read that right. The great poet Zang Kejia was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy, but later he abandoned martial arts and followed the literature and became a famous poet in modern times.

After graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, Zhang Zongxun served as the company commander of the Guard Regiment of the Second Front Army General Command of the National Revolutionary Army. When the Autumn Harvest Uprising was , Zhang Zongxun led his troops to participate and became Chairman Mao’s earliest new force. After the Autumn Harvest Uprising, Zhang Zongxun served as the deputy company commander of the spy company, mainly responsible for Chairman Mao's safety and became Chairman Mao's earliest personal bodyguard.

Chairman Mao also trusted Zhang Zongxun very much, and later arranged for him to serve as the director of the First Bureau of the General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, directly responsible for the secret work of the Central Military Commission. In May 1937, Chairman Mao took a photo with 18 old comrades including Zhang Zongxun who participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and wrote in the photo: " The Autumn Harvest riot in 1927 has established the 1st Division of the First Army of the Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army to date. This is part of ." During the Red Army period, Zhang Zongxun served as the commander of the 12th Army of the First Front Army and the president of the Red Army University; during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he served as the brigade commander of the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division and the commander of the Luliang Military Region; during the War of Liberation, he served as the commander of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Field Army and the first deputy commander of the First Field Army.

With Zhang Zongxun's qualifications, it is a bit difficult to evaluate the marshal, but it is still feasible to generals. You should know that Xu Guangda from the first field is also a general, Chen Geng and Wang Shusheng from the second field, Su Yu from the third field, Huang Kecheng, Tan Zheng and Xiao Jinguang from the fourth field are all generals, among which Su Yu is the deputy commander of the field army like Zhang Zongxun.

Of course, there are more comprehensive considerations in the evaluation of titles. Zhang Zongxun's evaluation of and is a little lower, but Xiao Ke is more qualified than him and is still a general. It is a bit shameful that Zhang Zongxun can rank third in the general.

However, Zhang Zongxun has one aspect that is more respectful than the top ten marshals and top ten generals, which is his son.

(Photo: Zhang Youxia, son of Zhang Zongxun)

Among the descendants of the ten marshals, the highest rank is lieutenant general, with a total of 4 people: He Pengfei, son of He Long, son of Luo Shuai Luo, son of Shuai Xu, son of Xu Xiaoyan, and daughter of Shuai Nie Li.

Among the descendants of the top ten generals, the highest is also the lieutenant general, Su Yu's son Su Rongsheng.

In other words, among the descendants of the ten marshals and ten generals, the highest is the lieutenant general. But Zhang Zongxun's son Zhang Youxia is a high-ranking general.

Zhang Youxia was born in 1950 and served as commander of the 13th Army, commander of the Shenyang Military Region, and director of the General Equipment Department. He has made many contributions in the Sino-Vietnam border conflict and was promoted to the rank of general in 2011.

Please note that Zhang Zongxun and his son are the second pair of "father and son generals" in our army, and the first pair are Zhang Zhen and Zhang Haiyang and his son. Zhang Zhen was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955 and was promoted to general in 1988. Zhang Haiyang was promoted to general in 2009, becoming the first pair of "father and son general" in our army.