Chen Geng's fourth column had two major generals, one was Zhou Xihan, commander of the 11th Brigade, and the other was Li Chengfang, commander of the 12th Brigade.
Zhou Xihan is good at using strategy, and Li Chengfang is good at using people.
Li Chengfang joined the Red Army at the age of 15 and grew up uneducated, but he had every talent under him.
Why?
Because in addition to smoking, Li Chengfang also has a habit, that is, love talent.
His hobby was known throughout the Corps. During the Anti-Japanese War, his troops had just surrendered a mountain cannon that could not be untied, and Li Chengfang began to form an artillery company. I heard that there was also an old man named Bai Jukui in the logistics department of the military region who joined the army in the first year of the Republic of China, who once served as an artilleryman in yan xishan's army. A phone call brought him over and was promoted directly from a creep to a deputy company commander.
Lao Bai was neither a party member nor had he ever brought soldiers, shouting the password of the warlord troops in the early years of the Republic of China: "Go ahead-go!" Long steps – go! Such a promotion to deputy company commander shows Li Chengfang's boldness.
Some people don't understand, but Li Chengfang said: "He has technology, he has to reuse it." ”
As a result, in Chen Geng's regiment, Li Chengfang's artillery was counted.
What is breathtaking is that Li Chengfang formed an engineer company.
As a result, he actually selected an "old Northeast Army" who could not live without drinking alcohol and smoking a lot of cigarettes to be the company commander. He advised him to drink less alcohol and quit smoking, but behind his back he told the security officer: "Try to get a little big smoke, and give him a sip when the 'Old Northeast Army' is really not working." ”
As a result, Li Chengfang's sappers became the number one sappers in Chen Geng's troops.
In Chen Geng's corps, both artillery and engineers were taken precedence by Li Chengfang's 11th Brigade, and not only that, but in the 11th Brigade Chinese, martial artists, ball players, photographers, operas, talking about the past, and discussing the present.
In 1955, Li Chengfang and Zhou Xihan were both awarded lieutenant generals, and Zhou Xihan said: "Don't look at old Li who has not read a little book, he is more shrewd than us in love, and he has done a good job!" ”