In 1955, Gan Sihe was awarded the rank of major general. This hard-won rank has gone through many twists and turns, and even almost died as a counter-revolutionary injustice. Gansi and his turbulent revolutionary life began when he joined the Red Army at the age of 15, and because Gansi was literate and had two years of study experience, he was assigned to serve in the Quartermaster Department of the Red Fourth Front, and later promoted to the 31st Army Headquarters Clerk.
Gan Sihe, who had been smooth sailing, did not expect that he would one day be imprisoned. At that time, it was the period of the expansion of the purge, and a "counter-revolutionary" hat was suddenly put on Gan Sihe's head. This sudden change not only shocked Gan Sihe, but also shocked Zhan Caifang, the military commissar of the headquarters of the 31st Army at that time.
Zhan Caifang is a person who cherishes talents and is also a helpful person. Xu Shiyou and Chen Xilian, who had been saved by him, later became the founding generals who won glory for the country. After Zhan Caifang heard that Gan Sihe was imprisoned, he personally rushed to the Security Bureau to investigate the cause of the incident.
After seeing Gan Sihe, he talked carefully to calm his uneasy feelings, and it was also in this conversation that Zhan Caifang firmly believed that Gan Sihe did not betray the revolution. But only Zhan Caifang himself understands that it is not okay, how to make the organization believe him?
Zhan Caifang suddenly had a plan, quickly looked at Gan Sihe, and asked, "Can you write?" Gan Sihe immediately understood Zhan Caifang's meaning, picked up a pen and wrote down four distinct big characters--Long live the Red Army. This is the best of both worlds, on the one hand, answering Zhan Caifang's question about whether he can write and showing his talents; on the other hand, showing his loyalty to the Red Army.
After Zhan Caifang saw it, he smiled and said that he just happened to lack a guard. Gan Sihe was thus rescued from prison by Zhan Caifang. Although Gan Sihe suffered a lot in it, he also had to thank this experience for allowing him to meet the noble person in his life, Zhan Caifang.
After this incident, under the leadership of Zhan Caifang, Gan Sihe not only improved his ability, but also rose his position step by step, from the most open police officer to the later combat staff officer, Gan Sihe's talent was also valued. After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance, Gan Sihe was given the dual responsibility of confidential secretary of the Political Department of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and director of the General Affairs Department.
Gan Sihe did not live up to the trust of the organization, and during the Liberation War, Gan Sihe was active in the Ji'nan District. Follow the organization to fight together in the Battle of Niangziguan, the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, and many other wars. Under the leadership of Gan Sihe, the Japanese blockade in the southern Hebei region was broken in one fell swoop, disillusioning the Japanese army's sweep plan.
During the Liberation War, Yongnian County was the last base of the Kuomintang in the Southern Hebei region. Because the Kuomintang was unable to form an army at that time and was gradually defeated and retreated, it only dared to hide in the county town of Yongnian and did not come out, thinking that it would be able to escape the disaster.
There were nearly 2,500 people in the city and the local returnees, and in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Liu Bocheng issued an order for a "long siege". After deliberation, Gan Sihe decided to build another circle of outer city walls outside the city of Yong'an County, encircling them layer by layer to achieve the purpose of siege.
But this seemingly simple decision was not so easy to implement. The huge amount of work did not make GanSihe flinch, he took the lead in action, got up early and greedy, and mobilized more than 200,000 people in the five surrounding counties. There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart. For three months, an outer wall of 45 miles appeared in front of people's eyes.
At first, the enemy troops who were shrinking in Yong'an County could still rely on the remaining materials in the city and the materials that Lao Jiang had airdropped for them, but later Lao Jiang himself was unable to protect himself, and the materials began to be in short supply, and he could only hope for Mei to quench his thirst every day. In this way, until September, the enemy realized that there was only one way to die if they stayed like this, so they deliberately surrendered to Gansihe, hoping to take the opportunity to break through the siege.
The enemy's self-righteous acting skills were seen through by Gan Sihe, and although Gan Sihe was seriously ill at the time, he still commanded the order: "Strengthen the guard to prevent the enemy from raiding." As Ganth thought, the enemy pretended to surrender the night and was preparing to rush out of the siege. But he didn't know that Gansi and guessed the trajectory of their actions clearly.
Conclusion: They did not know that Gansi and Lao were only the first step in building the outer city wall, and he specially invited demolition experts to lay a mine array outside the outer city wall in order to cut off the enemy's rear road. However, within a few hours, the battle was perfectly won, and the county seat of Yongnian was liberated for a long time.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Gan Sihe was still serving for the organization, serving as the political commissar of the special forces unit in North China, the cadre director of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region, and other important positions. In 1955, Gan Sihe was awarded the rank of major general, and Zhan Caifang, who had saved him, was also awarded the founding lieutenant general in the same year.