1955 awarded the title of the entire army, which is relatively fair overall, mainly considering the qualifications and military achievements. Regarding the deeds of awarding ranks, I believe many people have heard of this:
Wang Bicheng was awarded lieutenant general. He was dissatisfied with his military rank, so he found his old superior Tan Zhenlin and asked him to help find Marshal Luo Ronghuan, who was evaluating the military rank work. Luo Ronghuan felt that Tan Zhenlin, as a superior leader, did not take the lead and criticized Tan Zhenlin. After Wang Bicheng learned of the situation, he came to Tan Zhenlin to apologize.
is roughly this thing. Many people have written it and said it in a very good way, making it hard to believe that this is fake. In fact, by looking up relevant information, according to the old subordinates of General Wang Bicheng, this matter is likely to be false. Why do you say so?
When awarded the rank in 1955, there were indeed some senior generals who were dissatisfied with their military ranks. For example, Zhong Wei, a general from the Fourth Field Army, served as the commander of the column, but his military rank was only a major general. Zhong Wei was dissatisfied and said some angry words. After Chairman Mao learned about it, he said a joke saying, "A man doesn't cry easily, but it's not time to award the title."
According to Zhong Wei's position and military achievements, he was indeed granted a low position. Chairman Mao also gave him special care and appointed him as Chief of Staff of the Beijing Military Region and enjoyed the treatment of the rank of lieutenant general. In other words, although Zhong Wei's military rank is a major general, his position and treatment are lieutenant general.
Wang Bicheng was awarded the title of Lieutenant General. According to the 1955 title standard, there was no problem. He himself did not need to ask Tan Zhenlin to report the situation. According to the comrades who worked with Wang Bicheng, Wang Bicheng was dissatisfied with the military rank and asked Tan Zhenlin to report this incident as false. There are four reasons:
First: When the entire army awarded the rank, there were strict standards for the award of each general. Based on qualifications, military achievements, and contribution assessment, this is an extremely cautious thing.
For example, at that time, the commander and political commissar of the Corps were generally awarded the title of general, and the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the Corps were generally awarded the title of lieutenant general. East China Field Army Su Yu has three powerful generals around him, namely Ye Fei, Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong.
Ye Fei is the commander of the corps and was awarded the rank of general; Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong are the deputy corps and were awarded the rank of lieutenant general; this standard is very clear, and General Wang Bicheng must also know it.
From the perspective of early revolutionary qualifications, during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the troops that persisted in the three-year guerrilla war in South were reorganized into the New Fourth Army in 1937. There were 6 regiments in the area south of the Yangtze River . Ye Fei was the leader of the Sixth Regiment. Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong were transferred from Red Fourth Front Army . Wang Bicheng served as the chief of staff of the Second Regiment. It was later to be promoted to the regiment commander; Tao Yong was the deputy regiment commander of the Fourth Regiment, and it was also later to be promoted to the regiment commander.
In other words, in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he was in military positions. Ye Fei is one or half a level higher than Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong. After the Southern Anhui Incident, Ye Fei, Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong were the brigade commanders of the first, second and third brigades of the first division of the New Fourth Army, respectively. The three of them had the same positions and were considered equal.
Ko Ye Fei was promoted to deputy commander of the First Division shortly afterwards, becoming the superior of Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong. Therefore, when the entire army was awarded the ranks, Ye Fei's rank was higher than that of Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong. When awarding ranks, the department responsible for awarding ranks will make appropriate assessments of each general's military rank based on the historical position of each general. Wang Bicheng is awarded a lieutenant general, which is completely reasonable, correct and fair.
The second: Before the award of the title in September 1955, Wang Bicheng served as the commander of the Shanghai Garrison District. When awarding the title, two marshals, Liu Bocheng and Chen Yi , were awarded the title of senior generals of the East China Military Region on behalf of the Central Military Commission in Nanjing. Wang Bicheng worked in Shanghai. He did not go to Beijing to award ranks, but completed the ranks in Nanjing.
After Wang Bicheng was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, he returned to his home in the Shanghai Garrison District. He happily put on his new military uniform, wore the rank of lieutenant general and took photos with his wife, children and staff. The whole process was very happy, which shows that Wang Bicheng was satisfied with the rank he awarded, and he did not feel dissatisfied or complained.
Third: Wang Bicheng was an old revolutionary. In the war years, his thoughts and morals were very good in the army, and his subordinates were obvious to all.General Wang Bicheng is open-minded, open-minded, humble, strict with himself, and a simple life and upright style.
In daily life, subordinates and colleagues understand that General Wang Bicheng is honest, taciturn, and has strong discipline. He will not cause trouble for the organization. He is also completely obedient to the assignment of work. He will be assigned wherever he is, and he will not ask for discounts.
Such a general with strong party spirit, organization and principles will not cause trouble for the organization and superiors when awarding ranks throughout the army, nor will he reach out to give advice on the ranks of the military, and make big fuss. This is not in line with the general's usual style.
The fourth: Tan Zhenlin and Wang Bicheng were indeed in the relationship between superiors and subordinates. That was in March 21946, the Sixth Column of the Central China Field Army was changed to the Sixth Division. Wang Bicheng was appointed as the deputy division commander, and the division commander and political commissar were both Tan Zhenlin. Tan Zhenlin was Wang Bicheng's direct superior.
Before the general award in September 1955, when Wang Bicheng was the commander of in security zone in Shanghai, Tan Zhenlin had been transferred from Zhejiang to work in the central government in 1954 and had no military position, so he was unable to participate in the award. In other words, before the title of great honor, Tan Zhenlin and Wang Bicheng were no longer directly related to superiors and subordinates.
It is worth mentioning that in September 1955, before the senior general of the East China Military Region participated in the rank award in Nanjing, Tan Zhenlin was in Beijing and Wang Bicheng was in Shanghai. The two were not in the same area. Wang Bicheng could not leave his post without permission. He went to Beijing to report the situation in order to award the rank, and asked him to promote his military rank. This is not in common sense.
Conclusion
The work of awarding titles is a rigorous matter. Wang Bicheng's lieutenant general meets relevant standards. Combined with the above four reasons, based on the reflections of Wang Bicheng's colleagues and subordinates, we have reason to believe that the so-called "competition for titles" by General Wang Bicheng is made out of nothing, and this matter may be false.
Reference Materials "Before and After Comrade Wang Bicheng's Title"
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