In 1955, China held a grand ceremony to reward the generals who had made important contributions to the founding of New China, some of whom were very dissatisfied with the ranks they had been awarded, including Zhong Wei, Wang Jinshan, Xu Shiyou and others. Some subordinates have higher ranks than their own, and today we will talk about one of them.
He was the first general to enter the northeast, but was demoted 5 times in the Liberation War, and he was Zeng Kelin.
Zeng Kelin, like most generals in our army, was born into a poor peasant family, and there were many sisters in the family, and his parents left zeng Kelin when he was young, and his sister was given to others as child brides. The life of Zeng klin in childhood was so tragic. At that time, the poor had few ways out, so they simply joined the revolution. After joining the revolution, he went through many wars, studied war in war, and grew up in war. After experiencing the tempering of the war, Zeng Kelin eventually grew into an excellent commander and fighter.
The first person to enter the northeast
After the surrender of Japan in 1945, the army began to withdraw from the northeast in batches, and the interior of the northeast was almost in a vacuum, and after the CPC Central Committee saw this situation, it resolutely sent troops into the northeast to seize the opportunity. Because Zeng Kelin was close to the northeast region, the chairman ordered Zeng Kelin to lead the troops into the northeast first.
Later, Zeng Kelin was known as the pioneer of the liberation of the northeast
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After entering the northeast, the task was carried out relatively smoothly; in the process of marching, a large number of scattered troops were recruited, and the scale of the troops expanded rapidly, not only the scale expanded, but also the weapons and equipment began to be upgraded. Zeng Kelin's troops marched all the way and finally reached the big city of Shenyang, but the troops had just arrived at the railway station, and the Soviet army did not let them get off the train. According to the contents of the Yalta Agreement, the Soviet Union sent troops to Fight Against Japan and liberate northeast China. Zeng Kelin led the army into the northeast, and it was not without a note to the Soviet army in advance, so it was reasonable not to let the army get off the train.
Not allowed to get off the train, which made Zeng Kelin very angry, he got off the train alone to negotiate with the Soviet side, but the first two times were fruitless, the Soviet garrison commander in Shenyang Major General Kazhentong mentioned the "Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance" many times.
This was an unequal treaty signed between Chiang Kai-shek's government and the Loser, but it also played an important role in some aspects at that time
。 After the signing of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, our side demanded that troops entering the northeast should enter in an informal way, and Zeng Kelin did not receive orders from the headquarters due to the limitation of radio power, so he entered Shenyang with great fanfare.
After three consultations, the Soviets agreed to get off the bus, but they had to go to the designated places, and in the process of going to the designated places, they were warmly welcomed by the people, and the Soviets saw it
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In the situation, Zeng Kelin was immediately given a change of stationing place.
Zeng Klin became the first unit of our army to contact the Soviet army, and also became the first commander to enter a large city, opening up a good situation in the northeast. In the course of many subsequent battles, the performance was not satisfactory, and he was directly suppressed by the better Han Xianchu, who later demoted his position again and again, and finally demoted to brigade commander five times. However, Zeng Kelin did not care, as long as he could serve the people, it did not matter what position he held.
Fifty sheep, replaced by four air force commanders, became the "all-round general" of the army, navy and air force.
After the Japanese surrendered in the northeast, some remnants did not want to face the facts and were ready to resist. One of them, a Japanese named Hayashi Yaichiro, led his air force to flee all the way south, and after being besieged by our army, after some sincere exchanges, Hayashi Yaichiro decided to surrender.
At that time, there was a shortage of food all over the country, but Zeng Kelin sent 50 sheep and 3 cows, which were particularly valuable at that time, and when Hayashi Yaichiro saw these gifts, his heart was very touched, and he later made up his mind to do a good job.
On January 1, 1946, the Northeast Air Corps was established, and Hayashi Yaichiro was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, training many excellent pilots for our country. For example, Lin Hu, later deputy commander of the Air Force, Liu Yudi, commander of the Beijing Military Region, and Wang Hai, commander of the Air Force. So 50 sheep and 3 cows were worth it that year.
In 1949, Zeng Klin became the oldest cadet of the First Aviation School of the Air Force, and at first Zom klin was really dizzy, relying on the perseverance honed by the war years, and completed the study with the only ink in his stomach, and by the spring of the following year, Zeng Klin became a qualified pilot. In 1952, he was transferred to the Navy and became an all-round general of the army, navy and air force.
Although the general was surpassed by Han Xianchu in the Liberation War, it does not mean that the general's combat ability is poor, but because Han Xianchu is too strong, from the resume, I am afraid that few people can surpass Han Xianchu.
General Zeng Kelin spanned the three armies of the navy, land and air in his lifetime, experienced countless lives and deaths in his life, and could live to the age of 94, which shows how open-minded and optimistic the general was in his life.