Among the founding generals of the Republic, several generals served as guards and servicemen in their early years.
A few years later, their positions were equaled by the "old chief", and even the latecomers came to the top and became the leaders of the "old chief".
More famous such as General Zhan Caifang.
When the title was awarded, Zhan Caifang was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
Of the three servicemen and three guards of the general's year, one became a general with a rank greater than that of the old chief, two "equalized" the old chief and became a lieutenant general, and the other three became major generals.
Another example is General Chen Xianrui, the old squad leader of the "General Class."
In 1955, when the title was awarded, chen Xianrui, the "old squad leader", was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
The two soldiers under the old squad leader, Liu Zhen and Han Xianchu, were awarded the rank of general.
The founding general Xu Shiyou also had a service soldier, and two years after leaving the general, he became a peer partner with the old chief, and three years later, he became the boss of General Xu Shiyou.
He was Chen Haisong, a Red Army general who died young.
Chen Haisong was born in 1914 in Li Chenwa Village, Xuanhuadian, Luoshan, Henan, which now belongs to Hubei Dawu.
He joined the Boy Scout Regiment at the age of 16, joined the army in the same year, joined the Thirty-fourth Regiment of the 12th Division of the Fourth Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and became Xu Shiyou's service soldier.
Xu Shiyou had already participated in the revolution for three years and was the leader of the Thirty-fourth Regiment at that time.
Under the command of Comrade Xu Shiyou, Chen Haisong learned a lot of things, among which The bravery and tenacity of Xu Shiyou's regiment leader left a deep impression on Chen Haisong.
Every time in battle, when Xu Shiyou wielded a large knife to kill the enemy, Chen Haisong always followed him closely, punching and charging fiercely, without fear, so he was deeply liked by Xu Shiyou.
After a period of time, Chen Haisong became a squad leader, and after two battles, he was promoted to platoon leader of the combat company.
In the spring of 1931, Chen Haisong was seriously injured in the Battle of Shuangqiao, and after returning from his wounds, Chen Haisong left the old chief.
Due to the expansion of the purge, Chen Haisong was almost killed by mistake, and after the establishment of the Red Fourth Front, Chen Haisong was demoted to the Ninth Company of the Thirty-sixth Regiment of the Twelfth Division.
"Gold always shines," Chen Haisong started as a soldier and was promoted step by step to the head of the company propaganda team, the leader of the battalion propaganda team, and the propaganda team leader of the regiment political department.
After the Battle of Shanghuang and the Battle of Huangguang, Chen Haisong was promoted to the instructor of the Special Agent Company of the Thirty-sixth Regiment because of his bravery in combat and meritorious service in killing the enemy.
In the spring of 1933, the Red Fourth Front entered Sichuan and occupied the Bazhong region, and Chen Haisong was also newly appointed.
He was transferred to the machine gun company and served as an instructor for this company.
The commander of the machine gun company originally served as a Kuomintang soldier, and after joining the Red Army, he fought bravely and had a very good set of battles, but he had an arrogant personality and a short temper, and he could not get along with the previous instructors.
When his superiors asked Chen Haisong to be the instructor of the machine gun company, they saw his comprehensive ability and hoped that he would closely cooperate with the company commander and let this company play a greater role.
Chen Haisong really lived up to the expectations of the people, he worshiped this company commander as a teacher, humbly learned machine gun shooting techniques, and at the same time, he became good friends with the company commander.
In a battle not long after, Chen Haisong's machine gun shooting level impressed the company commander.
Perhaps it is the hero who cherishes the hero, the two have a very pleasant cooperation, and the overall combat effectiveness of the machine gun company has also been greatly improved.
After the Red Twelfth Division was expanded into the Red Ninth Army, the Red Ninth Army established a teaching team, and Chen Haisong was transferred to the political commissar of the teaching team.
During this period, Chen Haisong led the comrades to overcome difficulties, and the teaching results were very remarkable, and many generals were trained for the Red Fourth Front, which was highly recognized by the leaders of the Front.
Later, Chen Haisong was promoted to political commissar of the Red Twenty-fifth Division.
Chen Haisong became partners with his old commander, and the commander of the Red Twenty-fifth Division was General Xu Shiyou.
The former superiors and subordinates became working partners two years later, fighting together in the front line of the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle.
When he first started working together as a partner, Chen Haisong was still a little restrained in front of the old chief.
For example, Xu Shiyou has a big temper, a short temper, and sometimes lacks calmness.
Chen Haisong was sober-minded when things happened, and his way of handling things was much gentler and more rational than that of the old chief.
Can this pair handle the relationship well?
In this regard, many people feel that it is "difficult".
However, to everyone's surprise, the two people made everyone feel at ease with the facts.
In the defense of Wanyuan, Xu Shiyou and Chen Haisong cooperated with each other to hold the Damian Mountain for four and a half months, repelling the enemy's repeated attacks, and making a major contribution to the Red Fourth Front's smashing of the enemy's "six-way siege".
In November 1934, Chen Haisong was promoted to political commissar of the Red Ninth Army.
Three years ago, Chen Haisong was Xu Shiyou's service soldier, and now he has become the boss of the old chief Xu Shiyou.
Coincidentally, not long after, Commander He Wei of the Red Ninth Army was wounded in battle, and his superiors appointed Xu Shiyou as the commander of the Red Ninth Army.
In this way, Xu Shiyou and Chen Haisong once again became partners of the same level.
In just over three years, Chen Haisong has grown from a service soldier to a political commissar of the Red Ninth Army, and the speed of progress is really rare.
From this, we can see how strong Chen Haisong's political level and military ability are, and there is no doubt about this.
However, heaven was jealous of the talents, and in 1937, Chen Haisong suffered misfortune.
In one battle, Chen Haisong was surrounded by heavy enemy troops, ran out of bullets, and ran out of food.
On the way to the breakthrough, Chen Haisong was shot eight times in his body and died heroically, at the age of twenty-two.
After hearing the news of Chen Haisong's sacrifice, Xu Shiyou was heartbroken and remained silent for several days.
In the long years of beacon fire, the attendants and guards around Xu Shiyou changed stubble after stubble, and many people became heroic warriors who were brave and good at war.
And there is only one person who can become the partner and leader of General Xu Shiyou, and he is Chen Haisong.
If Chen Haisong can survive, I believe that his name will definitely appear among the founding generals of the Republic.