In 1955, a group of brave and good revolutionary generals were awarded military ranks of different levels. Among them are the top ten marshals we are familiar with, and the first one is naturally the undisputed Zhu De. However, what we don’t know is that the military rank number of President Zhu is actually 004, while the number of 001 is on Marshal He Long. Why does the above situation occur in
? What is the story in it, and what is the deep meaning behind it?
01 Wisdom
Zhu De is the commander-in-chief of the Red Army . After the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, he led the revolutionary fire and the great men to meet in Jinggangshan . He has a very high prestige in the party and is the well-deserved father of the Red Army. After the founding of New China, Tiananmen , many times hang the portraits of General Zhu and the great man on both sides of the city tower, which shows his unshakable position in the hearts of the Party and the people. Therefore, the first of the top ten marshals was awarded to Zhu De, and both qualifications and prestige were indisputable.
Since this is the case, the number matching the military rank should be 001, but the fact is 004. Some people may guess that the owner of 001's number is a great man, after all, his contribution to the New China is unique. In fact, the great man did not participate in the award of the rank. Someone once proposed to award him the rank of Grand Marshal, but he refused. The great man said that it was really inconvenient for him to wear that military uniform, and it was not appropriate to stand with the people. He has been working on mass work all his life, and this habit cannot be lost.
02 He hesitant Mr. He
He Long was very confused when he received the certificate number 001. He hurried to the Great Man to ask if he had sent the wrong message, and expressed his intention to transfer the number to Mr. Zhu. At that time, he ranked fourth among the top ten marshals. He was a proletarian soldier with outstanding achievements and extremely loyalty to the party. The great man looked at the puzzled He Long and smiled and said that he was not wrong. The military rank was finalized by him.
He Long immediately said that he was worthy of this 001. There are so many comrades in the party, and in terms of qualifications and military achievements, he is still less than 1. He hopes to return it to President Zhu. The great man said with certainty that you must get 001 if you have a merit. That goes back to the beginning of the founding of the People's Armed Forces. At that time, General Zhu had not yet taken power, and He Long was the first person to re-establish the banner of revolution during the Nanchang Uprising.
03 Fire of the Stars
1927 Northern Expedition has not yet won, and Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei have successively betrayed the revolution. They embezzled the fruits of the revolution and launched a crazy massacre of the Communists. The revolutionary situation took a sharp turn. Faced with such an unfavorable situation, Marshal He Long, who was then a general of the Kuomintang, repeatedly expressed his support for the Communist Party and opposed the rebellious actions of Chiang and Wang. As a national army general with profound experience, great contributions and high prestige, he sought truth and believed that the Communist Party could save China. He put life and death aside and resolutely decided to launch an uprising.
Faced with the Kuomintang's encirclement and suppression, the Party Central Committee decided to take the line of armed struggle. After reaching a consensus with President He, he appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Nanchang Uprising. He Long then held a mobilization meeting and called on everyone to abandon the secret and turn to the light. Under his inspiration, all the officers and soldiers were full of fighting spirit, and everyone was in a fit of anger and actively prepared for the battle.
At this time, General Zhu's position was repeatedly reduced, resulting in no soldiers in his hands. He was in a cooperative state during the Nanchang Uprising and was not the main force facing the enemy head-on. On the day of the uprising, all departments were ready, and the soldiers rushed out of the gate like tigers, according to the deployment, and successfully occupied Nanchang City after several hours of fierce fighting.
It was this battle that made Marshal He Long closely linked the Communist Party. He stood up at a critical moment and had the courage to fight, revealing the history of the Chinese Communist Party leading the armed struggle. And this is the honor given to him by the great man number 001.
Later, President He kept the 001 certificate in the corner and almost never took it out to show it to everyone. It was not until many years after his death that his family discovered this honor when they were sorting out the relics. Of course, President He cherishes the honor given to him by the party very much, but he is low-key and humble, does not like to show off, and makes silent contributions, and does not care about fame and fortune outside his body.
In fact, both Marshals Zhu De and He Long were outstanding leaders of the People's Liberation Army. They fought on the battlefield and crowned the three armies, and both made great contributions to the establishment of the New China. The titles of the Party Central Committee and the great men fully demonstrated their political wisdom. General Zhu numbered the First Marshal 004 and General He numbered the Fourth Marshal 001. This method of not favoring one bowl of water is intended to affirm the absolute contributions of the two revolutionary generals in the party and successfully promote their unity.
