Introduction: Zhang Ailing once said that "fame should be early", this sentence is probably most appropriate to use on Chen Xilian, in 1955, among the many generals who were awarded titles, Chen Xilian was awarded the rank of general at the age of forty, except for Xiao Hua, who was awarded the title at the age of thirty-nine, Chen Xilian can be regarded as the youngest general, so why chen Xilian will be so valued, awarded the rank of general, what happened to him later, let Xiaobian explain it to everyone in detail.
Chen Xilian, born in 1915, joined the Huangpi Annan guerrilla group at the age of 14, and was later incorporated into the 11th Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Although Chen Xilian was young, he showed extremely high combat talent in him, and when he fought against the Kuomintang 13th Division in 1931, Chen Xilian's company was responsible for taking the lead.
He became a founding general at the age of 40 and later served in the military, surpassing all major generals and admirals
On the battlefield, Chen Xilian was brave and fierce, he was not afraid of death when he started a battle, he dared to fight hard, and his excellent performance was seen by the battalion commander at that time, and the battalion commander praised Chen Xilian to the soldiers, "Although he is small, he dares to fight and fight, I think he is a "small steel cannon." Since then, Chen Xilian's nickname of "small steel cannon" has spread, and it is precisely this battle that has made Chen Xilian famous.
We all know that there was a brave general in the Three Kingdoms, who went in and out of the Cao Army three times, he was Zhao Zilong, and Chen Xilian also had a louder nickname of "Contemporary Zhao Zilong." This nickname was not praised by others, but Chen Xilian spelled it out on the battlefield with real swords and guns.
Although Chen Xilian was young, his combat experience was extremely rich, and at the age of 18, because of his outstanding performance, he was appointed political commissar of the 11th Division of the Red Fourth Army. At the age of 20, he walked through the Long March with the troops. Later, Chen Xilian led the team to carry out the night attack on the Japanese airfield of Yangmingbao.
In this battle, Chen Xilian led the fighters to destroy 24 Japanese fighters, which greatly dealt a blow to the air power of the Japanese army and alleviated the embarrassing situation of the inability to solve the attack of Japanese aircraft on the battlefield. With this battle, the central authorities specially sent a congratulatory telegram, calling Chen Xilian a "young hero" and a rare handsome talent, and Chen Xilian became famous in the first world war, when he was only 22 years old.
Later, Chen Xilian completed one task after another, fought one hard battle after another, and relied on these outstanding achievements to confirm his title of "Contemporary Zhao Zilong". In 1950, after the founding of New China, the Central Military Commission set up a new type of unit, that is, artillery, who was allowed to serve as the commander of this artillery, many people put forward their own opinions, and the great man directly named Chen Xilian and said, "Chen Xilian's nickname is 'small steel cannon'.
I think it is most appropriate for this artillery commander to let him do the work", so Chen Xilian served as the commander of the first artillery, and later, Chen Xilian did not disappoint the great man, although this is a new type of team, but with his own outstanding military quality and experience, Chen Xilian did a very good job in the post of artillery commander, under his leadership, the artillery developed rapidly and soon grew.
In 1976, our beloved Premier Zhou passed away, when the work of the Central State Council was entrusted to Hua Guofeng, and Ye Jianying, who was then chairman of the Central Military Commission, was ill at the time, so that no one to deal with the affairs of the Central Military Commission was handled.
As a result, Chen Xilian began to preside over the work of the Central Military Commission, which has always been held by several founding marshals, and Chen Xilian was a general, but this heavy responsibility was really the first of all the generals, and the facts have also proved that the vision of the great man is very poisonous, and the work of the General Commission selected by him Chen Xilian has also done a very good job.
Summary: General Xiao Hua, who was the same age as Chen Xilian, was later elected vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and was a cadre at the vice-state level, and Chen Xilian's achievements were even greater than his; throughout Chen Xilian's life, he successively served as commander of the Shenyang Military Region and commander of the Beijing Military Region; in 1976, he became vice premier of the State Council; even more in 1978, he presided over the work of the Central Military Commission, commanding the three armed forces; he was deeply appreciated by the great man, and proved with his own practical actions that the choice of the great man was correct.
In the first half of his life, he fought bravely to kill the enemy, and the second half of his life sent out his own light and heat on the job for the country and the people. He and Mrs. Chen Geng's sister Wang Xuanmei had four children, and the second son, Chen Zaiwen, was killed in a mission, and such an old man who had dedicated everything to the country finally died in Beijing on June 10, 1999, at the age of 85.