Among our founding generals, there are many people who are good at martial arts, such as General Xu Shiyou, General Qian Jun, General He Bingyan, etc. In addition to these famous generals, there are also some people whose martial arts level is also very good and very brilliant, such as the former Minister of National Defense Geng Biao.
His qualifications and military exploits are very high, and he is definitely worthy of the rank of general. During the Red Army, he served as the commander of the vanguard regiment, and when he fought, he almost rushed to the front, even if the battle was difficult to fight. Those who can make many achievements in the Long March and have brilliant achievements will of course be reused after the war, so by the time of the Liberation War, he has already achieved the position of deputy commander and chief of staff of the corps.
But he was the only defense minister among all the defense ministers since the founding of the People's Republic of China who had not been awarded a military rank. Why wasn't he awarded a military rank? It was because Premier Zhou valued him very much and took him with him after the founding of New China, so he naturally took off his military uniform and put on a suit and became a diplomat. As a result, he never had a chance to earn a rank when he left the army, and he became the only defense minister without a rank.
His martial arts are something engraved in his genes, because he comes from a martial arts family, his father broke into the rivers and lakes, mixed with the pro-military camp in Futai to learn martial arts for 9 years, and was almost elected to the imperial palace to protect the safety of Cixi, because he had made the tiger head double hook given by the emperor, and was known as the "double hook hero". But later, not knowing what was going on, his father's group of guards was eventually abandoned by Empress Dowager Cixi, but this did not affect his father's return to his hometown to show his talents, and later returned to his hometown, successively learned carpenters, blacksmiths, bricklayers and medical skills, and learned to read drawings with the German engineers of the Zhuping Railway.
Therefore, he learned many skills from his father, such as Southern Fist, Qigong, Single Knife, and Point Point. At the age of 17, he undertook the dangerous task of invading the Kuomintang armory and stealing guns, and with his athletic posture, he silently brought the guns back and successfully completed the task.
After the red army's long march began, the team needed a strong vanguard to open the way in front, he became the leader of the vanguard regiment with his agile posture, and all the way to the Xiangjiang River, he did not know that there would be a vicious battle with unpredictable outcomes waiting for him.
In order to encircle and suppress the Red Army, Old Chiang sent heavy troops to guard the Xiangjiang River, so it was really difficult for the Red Army to successfully break through, and he took the lead and rushed to the front and launched the first round of attack. The fierce battle eventually turned into a hand-to-hand combat, and his martial arts naturally came in handy. He wielded the large knife in his hand, fought bravely to kill the enemy, and in the shadow of the sword and light sword, he opened the way for the Red Army to break through. The Battle of Xiangjiang can be said to be the most tragic battle in several entire Long Marches, but the vanguard regiment he led was unstoppable, and one regiment blocked the enemy's entire 15 regiments, making great contributions to the successful breakthrough of the Red Army.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he formed a special police force and made immortal contributions to the cause of anti-hijacking, counter-terrorism and anti-riot. In 1983, the police special forces initiated by Geng Biao were merged into the newly established armed police force and renamed the "special police brigade of the Chinese people's armed police force." ”
He died in Beijing on June 23, 2000 at the age of 91 due to ineffective medical treatment.