Introduction: During the War of Resistance Against Japan, there was an Eighth Route Army that made the Japanese army feel frightened, and in order to eliminate this unit, the Japanese army even played the slogan of "specializing in the 386 Brigade". Yes, this unit that fought bravely and well on the anti-Japanese battlefield was the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division led by Chen Geng. Some people may ask: Why was the 386th Brigade able to win many battles on the anti-Japanese battlefield? On the one hand, this is due to the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and the support of the masses of the people, and on the other hand, it has an excellent command team.
At that time, the main leaders of the 386 Brigade were all talents who could recruit good warriors, and they were all independent talents wherever they were placed. Brigade commander Chen Geng (founding general), deputy brigade commander Xu Shiyou (founding general), political commissar Wang Xinting (founding general), even the following regiment-level cadres said it like thunder, such as Xie Fuzhi, Wang Jinshan (the prototype of Li Yunlong in the Bright Sword), Sun Jixian, and so on. Compared with brigade commander Chen Geng and deputy brigade commander Xu Shiyou, political commissar Wang Xinting does not seem to be familiar with many people, but he can become Chen Geng's partner, and naturally he also has a period of extraordinary experience and skills...
In 1908, Wang Xinting was born in an ordinary peasant family in rural Hubei Province, and his father would do some handmade supplements in addition to farming, so the situation of the Wang family was slightly better than that of ordinary peasant families. In order not to let his son cultivate the land for a lifetime, Wang Xinting's parents saved money and sent him to a private school when he was 7 years old, hoping that he would be able to get ahead in the future.
When Wang Xinting was 12 years old, because his family could no longer afford to pay for tuition, he had to quit school to become an apprentice in a pawnshop in the county. Because he had read books and knew words, Wang Xinting had been responsible for some copying work in the pawnshop, and in the era of underdeveloped lighting, Wang Xinting, who had been engaged in writing for a long time, suffered from severe myopia and could only wear thick eyes.
In 1930, at the age of 22, Wang Xinting joined the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, when there was a great shortage of intellectuals in the Red Army, and scholars like Wang Xinting were highly valued, and soon he became a company-level instructor, and then because of his bravery in battle and flexible mind, his position continued to rise. By 1933, Wang Xinting, who had been in the Red Army for only three years, was appointed director of the political department of the 9th Army of the Red Fourth Front, equivalent to a cadre at the rank of deputy army. At that time, the main leaders of the Red 9 Army were: Commander He Wei, Political Commissar Zhan Caifang, Deputy Commander Xu Shiyou, and Director of the Political Department Wang Xinting.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Geng and Wang Xinting were entrusted by the central authorities with important tasks as brigade commanders and political commissars of the 386 Brigade. In fact, the two had known each other during the Long March, and the relationship was particularly good. Once, during the Long March, Wang Xinting's glasses were broken, and Chen Geng jokingly called him "blind", and Wang Xinting not only did not get angry when he heard it, but also laughed: "You are a cripple and laugh at me, be careful of walking and wrestling." "As you can see from these details, the relationship between the two is very good.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 386th Brigade had three of the most famous battles, namely the ambush battles of Changshengkou, Shentouling and Xiangtangpu, which not only annihilated a large number of Japanese troops, but also captured countless materials. Because of this, the Japanese army in North China regarded the 386 Brigade as the number one enemy and played the slogan of "fighting the 386 Brigade exclusively". In these three battles, Wang Xinting played a crucial role, and some of his suggestions and commands gave Chen Geng great help, so Chen Geng often told others that Wang Xinting had a lot of ink in his stomach and was good at arranging troops when fighting, just like "Zhuge Liang" of the 386 Brigade.
After the founding of New China, because of his outstanding military achievements, Wang Xinting was awarded the rank of general, and was awarded the Order of August 1 of the First Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom of the First Class, and the Liberation Medal of the First Class.
Reference: "A Generation of Confucian Generals Wang Xinting"