Chen Geng is a rare general star in the history of our country, and his outstanding ability to lead troops and command ability beyond ordinary people have left a strong mark in history. At that time, Chen Geng was a talent that both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were vying for, which showed that his ability was very strong.
However, in Chen Geng's life, there are still 3 very special characters. One of them was the person Chen Geng was most afraid of, and the other two were the people Chen Geng admired the most. So who are these three people? What made Chen Geng afraid and admired them?
Throw yourself into the revolution
In February 1903, Chen Geng was born in Xiangxiang City, Hunan Province.
When he was 6 years old, Chen Geng went to a local private school to study.
In 1915, Chen Geng entered the higher primary school hall in Xiangxiang County. However, after a year of study, Chen Geng decided to throw himself into the army and resolutely entered the army for training.
In 1916, at the age of 13, Chen Geng joined the Xiang Army and followed the Xiang Army around. In just 4 years, Chen Geng followed the Xiang army to participate in the crusade against Wu Peifu, the expulsion of Zhang Jingyao and Zhao Hengti, the Battle of the "Protector of the Law", the Battle of Xiang'e and other battles. It was also during this period that Chen Geng accumulated rich combat experience.
In 1921, Chen Geng left the Xiang Army and came to Changsha. When he was in Changsha, Chen Geng worked hard to study and enrich his knowledge. He also participated in patriotic groups such as the "Youth Salvation Congress" and actively waged anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggles.
The following year, Chen Geng entered the self-study university advocated by Chairman Mao. During this period of self-study at the university, Chen Geng came into contact with the revolutionary group of our party for the first time and was deeply infected by the spirit of our party, after which Chen Geng actively participated in the revolutionary movement led by our party. In December of the same year, Chen Geng joined the Communist Party of China.
In 1924, Chen Geng was admitted to the famous Whampoa Military Academy. In November of the same year, after graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Geng chose to stay in the school as a company commander for enlisted students.
In 1925, Chen Geng participated in the battle to quell Yang Liu's rebellion. At the time of the subsequent "Shaji Massacre", Chen Geng led his troops to join the anti-aggression battle against Britain and France.
In 1926, when Chiang Kai-shek proposed the "Inner-Party Sorting Case" and demanded that all Communists in the Kuomintang quit the Communist Party, Chen Geng was the first to stand up against it and made his communist identity public.
In September 1926, Chen Geng was sent by the Central Committee to the Soviet Union to study. The following year, after Chen Geng returned from his studies, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising.
In 1931, after the establishment of the Red Fourth Front, Chen Geng served as the commander of the First Division and broke through the encirclement and suppression of the Kuomintang reactionaries several times.
After the start of the Long March in 1934, Chen Geng was transferred to the regiment as the head of the cadre regiment, and led the cadre regiment to successfully cross the Jinsha River and fly over Kyaukpyeongdu.
A lifetime of horseback
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, chen Geng was appointed brigade commander of the 386th Brigade, and he also began to show his amazing combat talent.
In October 1937, Chen Geng led his troops to give the Japanese Kou a head-on attack near Niangziguan, annihilating an entire heavy force and capturing a large amount of supplies. In November of the same year, Chen Geng ambushed the Japanese army at the bottom of the Yellow Cliff, annihilating more than 300 Japanese troops.
In the subsequent war against Japan, Chen Geng even gave full play to his excellent combat ability, giving the Japanese army a heavy blow, and Chen Geng also became famous on the anti-Japanese battlefield. The Japanese regard Chen Geng as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh.
During the Liberation War, Chen Geng was even more brilliant, leading his troops to annihilate a large number of Kuomintang troops, liberating a large number of cities, and liberating tens of millions of people. At that time, none of the Kuomintang troops wanted to engage Chen Geng because they knew that once they engaged Chen Geng, they would only lose.
In 1950, after the establishment of the Yunnan Military Region, Chen Geng served as the commander of the Yunnan Military Region and helped Vietnam in the struggle against The French. On September 16 of the same year, the Border Campaign broke out. On October 12, in less than a month, Chen Geng ended the battle and annihilated more than 8,000 people in 9 battalions of the French army. The French also wondered why the Vietnamese side was suddenly so powerful. Later, after investigation, it was found that Chen Geng had come.
After the border battle, Chen Geng returned to Beijing. After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Chen Geng led his troops into Korea to fight. In 1952, he was transferred back to China to work.
In 1955, during the Purple Light Pavilion awarding ceremony, Chen Geng was awarded the rank of general.
General anecdotes
Although Chen Geng was already a rare figure in China, which made the Japanese army and the Kuomintang feel frightened, in Chen Geng's eyes Peng Dehuai had always been a very harsh image, which made him feel afraid. What's going on?
It turned out that Chen Geng was still serving as a soldier in Peng Dehuai's company when he was still in the Xiang Army. Every time he saw Peng Dehuai, Peng Dehuai always had a serious face, plus Chen Geng was not yet twenty years old at the time, and he had not seen much of the world. Therefore, when I see Peng Dehuai, who looks fierce, I will inevitably feel afraid.
There is also an interesting incident between Chen Geng and Mr. Peng, in 1939, Peng Dehuai came to Nanle, which was the temporary residence of Chen Geng's department, and he learned that Peng Zong had come from afar and wanted to entertain him for a meal. He knew very well that Mr. Peng did not engage in specialization, so he first found Peng Dehuai to "blow the wind":
"There is nothing else to prepare for lunch today, there is a kind of mandarin fish in this place, also called osmanthus fish, I asked the warrior to go to the river to catch a few, please try the local specialties." Peng Dehuai nodded and said, "Okay. "
Unexpectedly, when it was served, Chen Geng let people bring a large plate of meatballs and chicken soup!
Mr. Peng looked at the table and patted it: "Now is the time to reduce rent and interest, not the time to fight the local tycoons!" After saying that, he put down the dishes and chopsticks and left with his hands behind his back.
Chen Geng hurriedly followed out of the house. When he came back, he said to the people in the room: "Mr. Peng's criticism of me today is considered polite." Over time, the two became close friends, and Chen Geng's fear of Peng Dehuai disappeared. After that, Chen Geng even brokered Peng Dehuai and Pu Anxiu to marry.
The two people Chen Geng admired most were Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou. During the Liberation War, Chen Geng's ideas always coincided with Chairman Mao's ideas. Chen Geng originally thought that his military achievements were already the top in The country, but what he did not expect was that Chairman Mao would actually agree with his own ideas and often put forward more ingenious plans, so Chen Geng was very admiring of Chairman Mao.
Premier Zhou and Chen Geng had known each other as early as the Whampoa Military Academy, and when they were students, Chen Geng admired Premier Zhou very much. When crossing the meadow, it was Chen Geng and others who carried Premier Zhou out of the meadow and saved Premier Zhou's life, and Premier Zhou has always firmly remembered this kindness in his heart.