In 1943, General Chen Geng returned from the Taiyue District Military Region to Yan'an, where he had been separated for three years, and met again with his familiar old comrades-in-arms, who still joked with each other as usual and sat around the house talking about the world.
At this time, Kang Sheng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, came to the door, and he vaguely heard the people in the room discussing Chiang Kai-shek, so he pushed open the door and came in, interrupting the conversation of the people, and then angrily said to Chen Geng: "If you had shot Chiang Kai-shek in those days, there would still be today!" ”
As soon as the words were finished, the atmosphere in the room was quiet, and Chen Geng did not immediately refute it, after all, he was not afraid of the shadow oblique, he did not hurry to reply to Kang Sheng with a paragraph, and the other party was speechless at the moment.
So why did Kang Sheng say such a thing at that time? What kind of story happened between Chen Geng and Chiang Kai-shek?
In 1924, the twenty-one-year-old Chen Geng traveled thousands of miles from Changsha to Guangzhou to take the examination of the Whampoa Military Academy, and it was during this period that he became acquainted with Chiang Kai-shek, who was the principal.
At that time, when he first saw this emaciated and lean student, Chiang Kai-shek somehow suddenly became interested, and he asked with a curious tone: "Tell me about your experience!" ”
Chen Geng told him that he had left home when he was fourteen years old, had served as a second-class soldier in the Xiang Army, and later chose to come to Guangzhou because he had no way to serve the country. During the speech, Chen Geng was also preparing to show off his martial arts, but Chiang Kai-shek stopped him in time, and when the exam was over, he deeply remembered this young "elite".
After successfully entering the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Geng attracted more and more attention from his classmates and teachers by virtue of his outstanding talent, including Chiang Kai-shek, who was still brewing his own unknown plan at that time, and thought that he must win this person over.
Later, taking advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chiang Kai-shek invited Chen Geng and several students to his home and warmly entertained them, during which he also said from time to time, "This is your home, and the principal is your brother." Between pushing cups and changing cups with everyone, Chiang Kai-shek learned that Chen Geng did not like to drink, nor did he deliberately flatter himself, so he became more and more fond of this Geng Zhi student.
In the autumn of that year, the local warlord Chen Jiongming betrayed Sun Yat-sen and colluded with the leaders of the Guangzhou merchant group to launch a rebellion in an attempt to overthrow the revolutionary government in Guangzhou, and when Chiang Kai-shek learned of this, he quickly led the soldiers of the Whampoa Military Academy, the Army Martial Arts School, and the Guards Army to launch an attack on it.
At that time, Chen Geng was incorporated into the machine gun brigade of the Whampoa Military Academy's student army and was ordered to pursue the enemy, and in the process, he happened to capture a small leader and captured a saber, and when Chiang Kai-shek arrived, Chen Geng immediately offered the saber with both hands.
Chiang Kai-shek saw that this knife was so exquisite and was preparing to take it, who knew that the little leader on the side actually broke the shackles and drew a knife from his riding boots and slashed straight at him.
Saying that it was too late and fast, Chen Geng, who was quick-eyed, immediately grabbed the small leader, swept it with his foot, and threw the other party to the ground. Due to the suddenness of the incident, the scene suddenly became chaotic, and Chiang Kai-shek was also thrown to the ground by the horse, he immediately got up and sorted out his clothes, and after relieving this momentum, he patted Chen Geng's shoulder and said: "You have done a very good job, I must reward you!" ”
After that, Chiang Kai-shek became more and more attached to Chen Geng, and he thought that if he wanted to achieve his grand ambitions and hegemony, he would have to firmly grasp this person, so he did not mind his status as a Communist Party member.
The following year, the Guangdong Revolutionary Army again attacked Chen Jiongming, and in the Battle of Huizhou City, the number of revolutionary casualties increased sharply due to the stalemate between the two sides.
During this period, Chiang Kai-shek originally wanted to retreat, but seeing that the elite troops organized by Zhou Enlai were unremittingly fighting against the enemy, he also chose to stay, and later learned that the 3rd Division of the Revolutionary Army was heavily surrounded by enemy troops, and Chiang Kai-shek quickly led Chen Geng to rush to supervise the battle.
At that time, the 3rd Division of the Revolutionary Army had been defeated and began to flee in all directions, and as a result, Chiang Kai-shek continued to issue orders that they should not retreat, as long as those who dared to escape from the front, no matter who they were, were all shot. Chen Geng quickly brought his message over, only to see that no one was willing to listen to him, and he also felt powerless, and finally he could only quickly set up Chiang Kai-shek to escape when the enemy army was killed in front of him.
Seeing that the soldiers had been defeated to this point, Chiang Kai-shek did not care about any manners, and directly sat on the ground and cried loudly, and in order not to insult the reputation of the Whampoa Military Academy, he also took out a short sword and prepared to commit suicide. When Chen Geng saw this, he immediately stopped Chiang Kai-shek and told him to "stay in the green mountains and not be afraid of running out of firewood", which was to give him a step down. Chiang Kai-shek said with a sad face that he could no longer walk, and Chen Geng did not stop doing nothing, and directly told him: "I will carry you away!" ”
In this way, Chen Geng walked several miles on his back to Chiang Kai-shek, and when he reached the river, he quickly rowed a boat to send him to the other side. But at this time, Chiang Kai-shek was still in a state of shock, and he was worried that the enemy would catch up again, so he asked: "Who is willing to send a letter to the party representative of Zhou Enlai?" The crowd was silent, and When Chen Geng saw this, he volunteered and said, "I'll go!" Seeing that Chen Geng was so brave, Chiang Kai-shek patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction and said, "It's really hard, I will definitely reuse you in the future!" ”
After experiencing many dangers and obstacles, Chen Geng finally met Zhou Enlai, and Chiang Kai-shek finally got out of danger, and out of gratitude, Chiang Kai-shek proposed to transfer him to his side as an attendant and staff officer. Originally, Chen Geng wanted to refuse, because he felt that he could not do this well, and it was more suitable for leading soldiers, but Chiang Kai-shek coaxed him to say that he could work around him first to hone his personality, and then he could better lead the soldiers.
During this period of time when chiang kai-shek was staying by his side, Chen Geng came into contact with many insiders related to the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communists, and one day, he accidentally saw a roster on Chiang Kai-shek's desk, and he opened it with curiosity, and then he saw that there were many communist names listed on it, and they were all painted with red circles, and so were his own names, but there was also a line next to it: This person is a communist, and he must not be allowed to lead troops!
After Chen Geng read it and inhaled a cool breath, he quickly closed the roster, thinking that he must quickly inform the CCP, and when he returned home, Chen Geng called Zhou Enlai and told him: "Chiang Kai-shek's mind is not right, and he has drawn the name of every Communist Party member in a circle!" ”
Chen Geng told Zhou Enlai about the matter completely and asked him what to do next, Zhou Enlai calmly thought about it, and then told Chen Geng: "You write him a note tomorrow, saying that you will resign and not do it, see what he says!" The next day, Chen Geng offered his resignation to Chiang Kai-shek according to the instructions, saying that he wanted to go home to visit his relatives, and Chiang Kai-shek wanted to try to keep him, but seeing that Chen Geng had already made up his mind, he could only reluctantly let him go.
Not long after, Chiang Kai-shek betrayed the revolution and launched the "Zhongshan Ship" incident, during which he returned to the Whampoa Military Academy in an attempt to mobilize Chen Geng to quit the Communist Party, implying that he was more aware of the current affairs, Chen Geng already had great disdain for him in his heart, and he said directly in front of a group of classmates: "I am a doctrine, communism, a party, the Communist Party!" ”
After experiencing this incident, Chen Geng left Guangzhou, studied in the Soviet Union under the dispatch of the Central Committee, and when he returned to China, he went to Nanchang, Jiangxi, where Chiang Kai-shek happened to be, at this time he had begun to brew a huge conspiracy, and Chen Geng also had a premonition of danger, in order to avoid being plotted, he quickly left for Wuhan.
Sure enough, soon Chiang Kai-shek launched a counter-revolutionary coup d'état and wantonly hunted down and persecuted communists, Chen Geng was extremely angry when he learned of this, and he immediately got in touch with the students of the Wuhan Huangpu Military Academy, organized a committee to curry favor with Chiang Kai-shek, publicly issued a declaration on Chiang Kai-shek, and also mobilized the masses to attack Chiang Kai-shek.
In 1932, Chen Geng was unfortunately seriously injured in the anti-encirclement and suppression war of the Eyu-Anhui Military Region, and his superiors secretly arranged for him to go to a hospital in Shanghai for treatment. As a result, when Chen Geng's injuries gradually improved and he was preparing to return to the New Fourth Army, he happened to encounter Gu Shunzhang being arrested and defected, and this person not only confessed all the secrets of the CCP, but also identified him.
The Kuomintang military and police quickly put Chen Geng in prison, and at the same time spread the news to Chiang Kai-shek, who immediately ordered someone to escort Chen Geng to Nanchang, hoping to persuade him to surrender.
In this way, Chen Geng was escorted to the ship and walked for several days and nights by water before he finally reached the base camp of Chiang Kai-shek's command to encircle and suppress the Red Army. At first, Chiang Kai-shek did not come to see him, but sent several students of the Whampoa Military Academy to persuade him to surrender, but Chen Geng did not eat either softly or hard, and no one came to him, and Chiang Kai-shek saw that he was always unmoved, so he could only come forward in person.
He pretended to be excited to welcome Chen Geng's arrival, and as a result, Chen Geng saw through his hypocritical appearance at a glance and directly covered his face with a newspaper, and Chiang Kai-shek felt bored, so he went to Chen Geng and said to him: "Chen Geng, you are a good student of the principal, although you have made mistakes in politics, I can forgive you!" Chen Geng took the newspaper and replied to him coldly, "I don't need your forgiveness at all!" ”
Chiang Kai-shek began to inquire about Chen Geng's recent situation, and in his words he had been persuading him to come to his camp, and when Chen Geng saw that he was still thinking of plotting against himself, he said directly: "I will never betray my party and put away all your fantasies!" Communists will not squeeze the blood and sweat of the people like you do, nor will they act as running dogs for imperialism, and today I am in your hands, and I will fight and kill at will! ”
In the next two weeks, Chiang Kai-shek almost exhausted all the good words and did not say anything to Chen Geng, and finally he could only order someone to escort him to Nanjing, where he was detained in the interrogation detention center of the Ninghai Road Army Command Bureau, and sent people to keep an eye on him, during which he also used various tricks to force Chen Geng to obey, but the result was still the same.
Later, because chen geng was arrested more and more noisily, Chiang Kai-shek was forced by the pressure exerted by public opinion to choose to release people, and as soon as Chen Geng was free, he quickly returned to the revolutionary ranks under the organization of the underground party of the COMMUNIST Party.
In the following time, Chiang Kai-shek ordered five more encirclement and suppression of the Red Army, and in order to get rid of the encirclement and blockade of the Kuomintang army, the Central Red Army decided to carry out the Long March, and General Chen Geng was among them.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Geng led his soldiers in countless deadly battles with the Japanese under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee. During this period, he successively served as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army and the commander of the Taiyue Military Region.
After staying here for three years, Chen Geng returned to Yan'an to participate in the rectification movement and the Seventh National Congress of the Party at the call of the central authorities.
Because he was inherently talkative, after meeting the familiar old comrades-in-arms in Yan'an, Chen Geng's words could not be stopped, and as a result, he did not expect to just talk about a few topics related to Chiang Kai-shek, and he was caught by Kang Sheng, and was also questioned why he did not kill Chiang Kai-shek directly during the Eastern Crusade.
Since the past has happened, it should have passed, and no one can predict the future events, but in any case, General Chen Geng is a communist, and his heart is always toward the Communist Party.
Therefore, when confronted with the question raised by Kang Sheng, Chen Geng did not immediately refute it, but told him in a joking tone: "If Chiang Kai-shek died at that time, wouldn't he become a martyr like Liao Zhongkai?" Then I will become a counter-revolutionary! Kang Sheng was speechless at the moment, and it was not good to continue to say anything.
General Chen Geng's loyalty to the party, the country and the people does not need to be questioned, and in the war years, he was not afraid to sacrifice bravely to fight the enemy, and always encouraged the soldiers to cheer up with a cheerful and optimistic attitude. In the era of peace, he was always able to successfully complete the tasks dispatched by his superiors, such as the construction of the Kazakh military industry, and sent a batch of talents to the country.
Even the day before his death, General Chen Geng was still conceiving his own "Summing Up Experience in Combat", hoping to leave the practical experience accumulated over the years to future generations. The legendary life of General Chen Geng is full of legends, and his spirit is always worthy of praise.