The Red Army had a shortage of talented people in its early days due to the harsh conditions and cruel battles. With the poor personnel training conditions and the complex class status of the members，the selection and cultivation of talents had become a crucial problem for the survival and development of the Red Army. Therefore，a series of fruitful work had been conducted for the selection and training of talents through the following measures：fetching talents through open recruitment and absorbing captives，retaining talents with relatively generous welfare，and training talents in various training institutions. Consequently，numerous commanding and technological talents were cultivated for the army，which ensured the development and growth of the Red Army，and accumulated valuable experience for the perfection of talent selection and training system of the PLA as well.