The above mentioned generals are the Chairman’s preference, but they are all from the First Red Army and the Second Red Army. So what about the Fourth Red Army?

There are many generals in the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army. Which generals of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army do the Chairman prefer and trust? Some people may not be very clear about it, so I will introduce to you the generals of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army that the Chairman prefers;

1: Xu Xiangqian

On the way north, Zhang Guotao initiated a split , his ambitions expanded, and he attempted to hijack the Party Central Committee and the Central Red Army to go south. He ordered the Red Army across the country. The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao promptly saw through Zhang Guotao's conspiracy and resolutely led the first and third armies of the Central Red Army to go north alone.

On September 9, 1935, when the Central Red Army broke away from contact with the Fourth Red Front Army and headed north alone, the frontline troops of the Fourth Red Front Army called and asked: "The Central Red Army left without saying hello, and even let us go." "If the guard post is blocked, should we fight?"

Xu Xiangqian took the initiative to maintain the unity of his party and the Red Army, which enabled the Red Army to avoid internal strife and ensured the safety of the Party Central Committee and the Central Red Army. Xu Xiangqian's approach of keeping the overall situation in mind was remembered by Chairman Mao as he headed north safely.

Second place: Xu Haidong

Xu Haidong laid a good foundation for the Central Red Army to arrive in northern Shaanxi and establish a base camp. In November 1935, the Party Central Committee and the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi and the Red Army After the 15th Army Reunion, the Party Central Committee and the Central Red Army were in great difficulty. Zhang Guotao's act of splitting the Party and the Red Army took away all the Fourth Front Red Army and part of the First Red Army. And Xu Haidong was a member of the Fourth Red Army. After all, he Should we support the Central Red Army, or follow Zhang Guotao's line? The chairman was not sure. It happened that the Central Red Army encountered financial difficulties, so the chairman asked for advice and borrowed 2,500 yuan from Xu Haidong.

Chairman Mao was so moved that he shed tears after receiving the 5,000 yuan handed over by Xu Haidong.

Before Xu Haidong joined forces with the Central Red Army, he had never met Chairman Mao, and the command sequence was not that of the Central Red Army. However, after the Central Red Army arrived, at the critical moment when Zhang Guotao and the Red Army split, When the Central Committee and the Central Red Army were at a disadvantage in the split between Zhang Guotao and the great right and wrong, he could resolutely support the Central Red Army and unequivocally defend the leadership of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao.

After donating 5,000 yuan to the Central Red Army, Xu Haidong also provided more than a dozen machine guns and a large amount of firearms, ammunition, and medical supplies to the Central Red Army. Chairman Mao remembered Xu Haidong from then on. The Party Central Committee and the Central Red Army got through the most difficult times with the help provided by Xu Haidong.

After the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army conquered thousands of miles of land, Chairman Mao did not forget Xu Haidong's contribution when conferring major titles in 1955. Regardless of the objections of others, he personally named Xu Haidong and awarded him the rank of general. And ranked second among generals after Su Yu.

Third place: Xu Shiyou

After Zhang Guotao’s conspiracy to split the Red Army failed, he led the Red Army headquarters, the Fourth Army of the Fourth Red Army, and the 31st Army to Yan’an. The central government launched a criticism of Zhang Guotao. The movement expanded, and cadres of the First Red Army and the Second Red Army also criticized the senior generals of the Fourth Front Army.

This matter was quickly learned by the Party Central Committee, and Xu Shiyou and others were arrested. This was the famous "Red Incident" that occurred in Yan'an.

Chairman Mao had insight into the details and handled the matter properly. He treated Zhang Guotao's wrong behavior separately from the generals of the Fourth Front Army, patiently enlightened and persuaded Xu Shiyou and others to follow the line of the Party Central Committee, and gave a lenient explanation. He took Xu Shiyou and others and let them continue to lead troops to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

Xu Shiyou was moved by Chairman Mao's great mind. Xu Shiyou immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to Chairman Mao, and vowed to be loyal to Chairman Mao throughout his life and resolutely follow the Communist Party in the revolution.

Xu Shiyou has a famous saying: "Filial piety means being filial to a good mother; loyalty means being loyal to Chairman Mao throughout your life."

This is what he said and what he did.