This person, all the military ranks of the first rank did not miss to become a general, even Zhang Aiping said: Like him, there are few
When the title was awarded in 1988, a total of 17 generals were awarded, of which Wang Chenghan was one of them.
Speaking of which, his experience is quite legendary: he joined the Red Army at the age of 13, became a squad leader at the age of 15, became a platoon leader at the age of 16 and joined the party, became a company commander at the age of 17, and was promoted to the commander of the Red Army at the age of 18.
In 1917, Wang Chenghan was born in a poor peasant family in Hong'an County, Hubei Province, and his father died early, relying on his mother to work alone. When he was 13 years old, Xu Xiangqian, commander of the Red First Division, led his troops into Hekou County, and Wang Chenghan was infected, voluntarily joined the Red Army, and began his revolutionary career.
Just after the Spring Festival in 1931, the mother heard that her son had joined the Red Army, and her heart was particularly happy, so she rushed to the town to visit, Wang Chenghan also missed his mother very much, but he was worried about being led back by his mother, and from then on he could not become a Red Army, so he hid.
He looked at his mother's back from a distance, but did not meet, her mother waited for a long time, and finally left Hekou Town disappointed, and from then on, Wang Chenghan never saw his mother again...
Just after the Spring Festival in 1946, Wang Chenghan's brigade headquarters moved to The area around Guangshan County, Henan, which was close to his hometown, so he inquired about his mother's news.
Soon after, he met a familiar fellow in a small town near his station, who told him that his mother had died in 10 years, less than 40 years old. Wang Chenghan was devastated after listening.
In 1950, on the eve of rushing to the Korean battlefield, Wang Chenghan, who was already a division commander, took two days off for the first time to return to his hometown, knelt in front of his mother's grave, and burst into tears: Mother! The son is late, I'm sorry mother! ”
Wang Chenghan first fought in the summer of 1931.
At that time, the independent battalion at the mouth of the river where he was located launched an attack on the reactionary militia, and after the battle began, Wang Chenghan rushed to the enemy with his comrades-in-arms and twisted a guy with a fat head and big ears.
Despite the huge disparity in strength with the other side, Wang Chenghan's momentum completely overwhelmed the other side, and finally with the assistance of his comrades-in-arms, Wang Chenghan finally captured the enemy and was praised by the leader.
This battle greatly encouraged Wang Chenghan's revolutionary fighting spirit.
Wang Chenghan was known for his bravery and tenacity in combat, and during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the common people gave him a nickname called the leader of the "Tiger Regiment", and there is such a story behind this nickname.
In 1944, at the age of 27, Wang Chenghan served as the commander of the 35th Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Independent Detachment in Western Henan, and the Battle of Xiaojindian was the first battle he led the regiment into western Henan.
Xiaojindian is a large stone village located between Dengfeng and Baisuping in Henan, and the Japanese army is guarding it by danger.
In order to break through this key village, Wang Chenghan led the commando team to cover the table with a quilt as a "soil tank" to face the enemy's strafing, and the brave morale of the Eighth Route Army overwhelmed the Japanese army, and finally forced all the Japanese puppet troops in the stronghold to surrender.
The Battle of Xiaojindian made the common people look at Wang Chenghan with astonishment, and they called this unit that dared to fight and rush "Tiger Regiment", and the "Tiger Regiment" has since become famous.
In the year that followed, Wang Chenghan led the "Tiger Regiment" to fight more than 200 hard battles, annihilating nearly 6,000 enemy troops and establishing an anti-Japanese base area in western Henan.
General Wang Chenghan not only experienced hundreds of battles in the rain of bullets and bullets, but also listened to his secretary: "According to research, the general has participated in 1308 battles in his lifetime. ”
General Wang Chenghan said: "Bravery is very necessary for soldiers who are born into death. What is needed on the battlefield is bravery, and only by daring to attack can we win the initiative on the battlefield. There are sacrifices on the battlefield, but don't be afraid of sacrifices, bravery can avoid sacrifices and ultimately win victory."
In 1955, Wang Chenghan was awarded the rank of major general, and in 1988 he was promoted to general, and served as the commander of the 60th Army, the deputy commander of the Tibet Military Region, the deputy commander and commander of the Chengdu Military Region, and the political commissar of the Academy of Military Sciences until he retired from the leadership position in 1990.
After his retirement, his life was calm and regular. In his study, there is a couplet he wrote himself: "Every day three smiles are pretty, seven or eight minutes are full of people." When you meet and ask about the art of staying in the spring, it is better to be calm than to be medicine."
This is this century soldier who has experienced the Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and witnessed the ups and downs of the Republic, and he has a unique understanding of life nature.
In 2009, General Wang Chenghan died of illness in Beijing at the age of 92.