After the founding of the People's Republic of China, military and political commissar Huang Zhenzhong was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, while his old friend Zhou Han, who had worked with him for many years, was only a major general. Why was this?
During the Anti-Japanese War, the two worked together. They once escorted Zhou Fengshan, the leader of the Independent Regiment Heroes, during which they encountered Japanese soldiers. Captain Zhou, who was seriously injured, shot himself in order not to harm everyone. At that time, Zhou Han was the guard platoon leader, and Huang Zhenzhong was the propaganda officer. It can be seen from their positions that they should be at the same level, both are platoon-level cadres. Zhou Han's position has been determined, but Huang Zhenzhong's propaganda officer can be big or small, but no matter how big it is, it will not be much more than Zhou Han. Later, Zhou Han made repeated military exploits and was promoted to the commander of the third battalion, while Huang Zhenzhong was transferred to the third battalion as an instructor. Due to the mistreatment of prisoners of war, Zhou Han was dismissed from his post and took a job in the cooking class . However, as the war progressed and there was an urgent need for military cadres, Zhou Han was activated again. Luo Zhen, the commander of the third regiment, was transferred to the division headquarters as deputy chief of staff. Zhou Han then replaced him and became the acting commander. After a certain battle, Zhou Han went on to become a full-time official and officially served as the regiment leader. At this time, Huang Zhenzhong was the political commissar of the regiment. During the War of Liberation, Zhou Han followed the Shandong army to the Northeast and served as division commander, while Huang Zhenzhong also applied to be transferred to his division headquarters as the division political commissar. Later, Korean War , the two continued to work together, Zhou Han was promoted to Army Commander, and Huang Zhenzhong was promoted to Army Political Commissar. However, when they were awarded the title, the two were actually different. Army commander Zhou Han was only a major general, while military political commissar Huang Zhenzhong became a lieutenant general. Since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, their positions have been similar, and there has not been much change. Zhou Han is in charge of military affairs, while Huang Zhenzhong is in charge of life and other tasks. Why is there a difference in military ranks? When they were awarded the title, both of them had the same position, a full military position. Why could Huang Zhenzhong be rated as a lieutenant general, while Zhou Han was only a major general?
Someone said that based on their qualifications, it was impossible for them to be rated major general and lieutenant general when they were first awarded the title. In other words, they may have been awarded the title several times later. If this is the case, then they may have both been senior colonels when they were first awarded the title. Later, Zhou Han only took one step forward and became a major general, while Huang Zhenzhong took two steps forward and was promoted to a lieutenant general. Therefore, Zhou Han's He was very dissatisfied. His guards once brought him clothes with military rank, but he didn't even take a glance at it, which showed how dissatisfied he was. Of course, it is also possible that Zhou Han was only a senior colonel, while Huang Zhenzhong was a major general. Later Zhou Han was promoted, and Huang Zhenzhong was the same. Seeing that the other party always suppressed him, Zhou Han was so angry that he had endured it the first time and could not do it the second time. Tolerate. However, there is a common sense issue here. After the first promotion, the next few promotions are mainly from senior colonels to major generals, and no major generals are promoted to lieutenant generals. Therefore, this scenario is unlikely to exist. Some people also say that they may have commented after the 1980s. However, given the ages of Zhou Han and Huang Zhenzhong, it seems unrealistic. They were relatively young at the time and were already in their twilight years in the 1980s. Therefore, they can only be major generals and lieutenant generals when they were awarded the title for the first time. From this, it can be seen that Lieutenant General Huang Xingzhong is even more incredible.
Huang Zhenzhong may have joined the revolution earlier than Zhou Han. Although his position at the time was not high, it does not mean that it was later. In the early days of the All-out Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Han was just a platoon leader, which shows that he had not been in the Eighth Route Army for too long, perhaps only two or three years at that time. With Zhou Han's ability, he could become the platoon leader in such a short period of time. If he had been in the army long enough, he would have been at least a regimental cadre at that time. Li Yunlong joined the army very early and was the commander of the Eighth Route Army during the Anti-Japanese War. If he hadn't made mistakes, he might have been in a higher position. Zhou Han's character is somewhat similar to Li Yunlong. If he joined the army early and made many mistakes, he would not be a platoon leader. No matter how bad he is, he should be at the level of a battalion commander. Huang Zhenzhong did not join the army immediately at that time and might be doing other work, such as intelligence. This can also be seen from the position he held. He was a propaganda officer when he first appeared, which means that he had never fought in a war. He could only do this job when he joined the Eighth Route Army. As his experience increased, his position became higher and higher, but they were all Political work. For example, in the battalion headquarters, he served as an instructor, and later in the regiment, division, and army, he served as a political commissar.Huang Zhenzhong may have been in the revolution longer than Zhou Han. He experienced the agrarian revolution and became a political cadre after joining the army. He has excellent ideological work, so it seems impossible to surpass Zhou Han.
After he worked with Zhou Han, he worked very strictly and rigorously. He didn't make any mistakes. However, Zhou Han made a lot of mistakes. If he hadn't watched, something big would have happened. At that time, Zhou Han violated relevant regulations when he punished prisoners of war. He was later dismissed from his post and was sent to work in the cooking class. These were all the results of Huang Zhenzhong's suggestions to his superiors. Xiao Ping took a chicken from a fellow villager to make chicken soup for Zhou Han. When Huang Zhenzhong found out, he severely criticized her and asked her to take him to the fellow villager's house to apologize and give money. Zhou Han later rescued Chen Haoting, the commander of the national army. The other party sent people to send letters of appointment and gold bars, but he rejected them. Huang Zhenzhong learned about this from the soldiers and was very worried about the Kuomintang sending a letter of appointment to Zhou Han. Fortunately, he stuck to his duty, but Huang Zhenzhong did not deal with it deliberately. Zhou Han and Chen Haoting established a deep relationship, which was beneficial to the war of resistance at that time. Huang Zhenzhong's management in the army is relatively strict, and many of them are trivial, but he has made great contributions by accumulating small things into big ones. In addition, he had a very harmonious relationship with the superior departments. After Captain Zhou committed suicide, the reconnaissance platoon leader Youwazi who escorted him took the initiative to take responsibility. Later, the regiment political commissar Li Zhifu gave Huang Zhenzhong full authority to handle it. He did not kill Youwazi, but gave him some money to leave the army. When dealing with Youwazi, it can be seen that the boss attaches great importance to him, and this is the case from beginning to end. Li Zhifu has always been Huang Zhenzhong's direct superior, often mediating the relationship between him and Zhou Han, and also attaches great importance to him, which may have played a role in the subsequent evaluation of titles.
Although Huang Zhenzhong is a political commissar, he has also made great contributions. In the Northeast battlefield, he teamed up with Zhou Han to deal with the national army. During the battle of Luohan Mountain, Zhou Han ignored his personal safety and wanted to rush to the front line in person, but was stopped by Huang Zhenzhong and the soldiers. When Huang Zhenzhong learned that the commander of the enemy's reinforcements was Chen Haoting, he had a plan in mind. He wrote a letter to Chen Haoting in the name of Zhou Han. Chen Haoting did not move because Zhou Han was his savior. However, Liu Heizi in the army provoked Zhou Han to go deep into the enemy camp on his own initiative. Zhou Han persuaded Chen Haoting to surrender. Liu Heizi wanted to rebel, but was subdued by Zhou Han. Chen Haoting declared an uprising and a fierce battle was avoided. Although Zhou Han played a role. But it was Huang Zhenzhong who planned Chen Haoting's uprising. Without him, the war might not have gone so smoothly. Although the military command was in the hands of Zhou Han, Huang Zhenzhong was able to play a key role at critical moments. Perhaps it played this role not only in the Battle of Luohanshan, but also in other battles. In Li Yunlong's words, "Our political commissar Zhao is like Confucius, capable of both literary and military skills." Huang Zhenzhong is such a Confucius.
Because of this, Huang Zhenzhong was rated as a lieutenant general when he was first awarded the title, while Zhou Han was only a major general.
