The drama "Bright Sword" is a household name in China, and the character of Li Yunlong is deeply introduced into the memory of the audience, however, Li Yunlong, who is not afraid of heaven, is in awe of a person in the plot, and this person is his boss Chen Geng.
In reality, this person is the founding general of our country and has made great achievements in battle. He not only made great contributions to the neutrality of the War of Resistance Against Japan, but also impressed the Japanese army as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, but also saved the life of old Chiang Kai-shek due to an accident when he was young, and was regarded by him as a savior. Such a person, it is no wonder that Li Yunlong has great respect for him.
After the founding of New China, the state decided to commend the generals and soldiers who had made outstanding contributions in the revolutionary war one by one, and in 1955, the first conferment conference was solemnly held, so Chen Geng became one of the ten founding generals.
Unfortunately, in 1961, General Chen Geng died of illness due to years of hard work and was buried in Babaoshan after his death. What is puzzling is that just 50 years later, it was moved out of BabaoShan, what is the reason for this incident?
Throw yourself into the revolution
Originally named Chen Shukang, Chen Geng was born in 1903 in a small rural area in Longdong Township, Xiangxiang City, Hunan Province. Although the overall conditions in the local area are very poor, Chen Geng was born in the General Gate, and his grandfather joined the Xiang Army when he was young, and the family's economic conditions are rich, and they do not worry about food and clothing.
Although his parents provided him with a relatively superior life, Chen Geng himself was not satisfied with a comfortable life, but was influenced by his grandfather, who was determined to serve the motherland from an early age. Seeing that the country was becoming more and more in danger, with the support of his family, he joined the Xiang Army at the age of only 13 and served as a soldier under the 2nd Battalion of the 6th Regiment of the Lu Diping Department of the Xiang Army.
During the days of the Xiang Army, he participated in the war against Wu Peifu and the expulsion of Zhang Jingyao and Zhao Hengti, and also participated in the battles of the "Protector of the Law" and the Battle of Xiang'e, in which he accumulated rich combat experience.
However, Chen Geng soon witnessed many of the corruptions in the Xiang army. He clearly understood that it was impossible to succeed in trying to save the country in danger by relying on the old warlords. So he returned to his hometown and school to learn advanced ideas and knowledge.
It was during this period of study that Chen Geng learned more about the advanced ideas and culture of the West, learned what is the real revolutionary thought, and was deeply impressed by Marxist-Leninist thought. In 1922, Chen Geng resolutely joined the Communist Party of China and became one of the first glorious party members.
In 1924, the Whampoa Military Academy officially enrolled students, and Chen Geng, who was studying in Xiangxiang, just learned of this news and went south to Guangzhou, where he was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy with quite excellent results and became the first batch of cadets of the Whampoa Military Academy.
He regarded this opportunity to learn as a treasure and spent more time on learning. During his time in school, he performed well, and no one on the whole campus knew him, not only won the title of "Huangpu Three Masters", but also won the trust and love of Lao Jiang.
If we analyze from common sense and take the importance that old Chiang Kai-shek attaches to him, Chen Geng's stay in the Nationalist Army will certainly have a bright future. However, as a child, he experienced the Xiangjun Revolution, studied Marxist-Leninist thought, and joined the Communist Party of China early. Therefore, when Old Chiang threw an olive branch at him, he resolutely refused, choosing to stand against Old Chiang and serve the Communist Party.
Old Chiang's pain
Although Chen Geng was ultimately loyal to the Communists, there was also a very legendary incident between him and Chiang Kai-shek during his studies at the Whampoa Military Academy.
In 1925, after graduation, Chen Geng stayed at the Whampoa Military Academy. In 1925, Chiang Kai-shek personally led the students of the Whampoa Military Academy on a crusade, and Chen Geng was also selected as a member of the war.
However, during the Eastern Expedition against Chen Jiongming, Chiang Kai-shek's command deviated, so that they were already deep behind the enemy and were surrounded by the enemy army. At this time, most of Chiang Kai-shek's cronies were scattered and not around, and the only one who could escort him was Chen Geng, whom he had always trusted and admired.
Seeing this scene, Chiang Kai-shek was greatly stimulated, completely lost the fighting spirit, and even wanted to commit suicide to apologize, but Chen Geng, who was next to him, stopped him and carried Chiang Kai-shek to take him out of the siege, saving his life.
The grace of saving his life naturally remained in Chiang Kai-shek's heart, and he had admired Chen Geng incomparably. As soon as this happened, he wanted to take Chen Geng under his command, but Chen Geng resigned that he had already joined the Communist Party before he was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy, and it was inconvenient for him to follow him.
He said that as long as Chen Geng was willing to be loyal to himself, he did not mind Chen Geng's membership as a Communist Party member, which obviously expressed Chiang Kai-shek's importance and trust in Chen Geng. But even so, Chen Geng still rejected Chiang Kai-shek.
When the Nanchang Uprising broke out, Chen Geng, as the battalion commander of the rebel army, unfortunately suffered a left leg injury during the battle with the enemy. After retiring from the battlefield, he has been working in Turko, where he has made great achievements in rescuing captured comrades and punishing traitors.
After 1931, Chen Geng was appointed commander of the 12th Division of the Red Fourth Front, working in the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District. However, he was once again unfortunately injured in a battle and needed to be transferred to Shanghai for treatment, but at this time, he was captured by the Kuomintang.
Although Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Geng had different positions over the years, and the two did not have the opportunity to talk face-to-face, Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly wrote to persuade Chen Geng to devote himself to him. But this arrest is also the second time they have seen each other for so many years.
Chiang Kai-shek claimed that as long as Chen Geng was willing to join his command, he could be released by simply making a statement admitting his mistake to the outside world. But even so, Chen Geng did not agree.
Undeterred, Chiang Kai-shek once again sent Hu Zongnan and other classmates who had previously studied at the Whampoa Military Academy to persuade Chen Geng to do so, but still did not succeed. Chiang Kai-shek was sure that Chen Geng would not follow him, and did not kill him to vent his anger, but only sent someone to imprison him.
Hu Zongnan
At that time, our party was actively rescuing Chen Geng and Chiang Kai-shek was also aware of it. However, in order to repay Chen Geng's personal feelings, Chiang Kai-shek ordered that Chen Geng's detention measures be relaxed, which allowed our party to successfully rescue him. After Chen Geng was released from prison, he went to work in the Central Soviet Region and began the anti-encirclement and suppression work.
During the confrontation between the Kuomintang and the Communists and the anti-encirclement and suppression of the Red Army, Chen Geng repeatedly repelled the Kuomintang troops. Although Chiang Kai-shek was very angry, he had no choice but to deal with Chen Geng at all times.
In this life, although Chen Geng was destined to be on the opposite side of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek still remembered Chen Geng's goodness in his heart and favored him. Until Chen Geng's death, Chiang Kai-shek still left tears of sadness for this "enemy" and was full of nostalgia.
Play the Japanese army
Time pulled back to after Chen Geng rejected Chiang Kai-shek and joined the Communist Party, and at first Chen Geng, as a Communist Party member who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, his ability was initially valued by the organization, and after joining the Communist Party, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising.
During the confrontation between the Kuomintang and the Communists, he first became a central Red Army member of the Red Fourth Army, and then after being injured, he was transferred to the Central Special Branch to take up a core position.
The most noteworthy thing is his performance during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Geng was appointed brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, a very important senior general in the Eighth Route Army, and the army he led won many battles and successfully ambushed the Japanese army many times, which also made him a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of the Japanese army.
In 1939, the Japanese army was not willing to lose, and made up its mind to encircle and suppress this army that caused them the most headaches, and even sent more than 70 cars, 5 aircraft, and countless armored aircraft and other weapons at all costs. Not only that, they also pointed the spearhead directly at Chen Geng and wrote words such as "Specialized 386 Brigade" on the armored vehicle.
However, the results of things were always unsatisfactory, and this army of "specializing in the 386 Brigade" had been pursuing from Qiu County to the tip of the northern end of Guantao, and even to Guan County, and did not find the figure of the 386 Brigade for a whole week. Compared with the Japanese army's armored vehicle units, the soldiers of the 386 Brigade were all on foot, but even so, Chen Geng still used the terrain advantage to play the Japanese army around.
Not only that, in the Battle of Niangziguan, he also led the army to win more with less, annihilated countless Japanese troops, captured many military supplies, and made great contributions to the victory of the War of Resistance.
During the Liberation War, Chen Geng's combat experience was already fully skilled, and under his wise leadership, he successfully annihilated 120,000 enemy troops in just one Battle of Huaihai. Not to mention that he joined forces with Xie Fuzhi to form the "Chen Xie Corps" and used the shortest possible time to connect the liberated areas on the west side of the Pinghan Line and liberate them one after another.
Heroic tenderness
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, according to merit and seniority, Chen Geng's outstanding military achievements could not be buried. In 1955, at the National Conferment Conference, he was awarded the rank of Founding General, becoming one of the Ten Founding Generals. Although China has opened a new chapter and bid farewell to war. However, Chen Geng still did not retreat behind the scenes, and also took the initiative to join the Vietnam War and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Years of fighting had completely depleted his body, and he could no longer hold on. In 1957, he was admitted to the hospital for treatment, thinking that he would be able to return to work after treatment. Unfortunately, in March 1961, he died of illness, the first of the ten founding generals in China to die.
The news of his death shocked the whole country, and finally the organization decided to arrange a funeral for him with the highest regulations and bury him in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery for the people of the whole country to see. As a general, this is undoubtedly a supreme honor, but just 50 years after his death, his ashes were moved out of Babaoshan.
In fact, if you want to know the root cause of the tomb relocation, you must start from Chen Geng's two wives. The hero also has tenderness, and General Chen Geng's first wife was named Wang Genying, who was also a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
In 1926, General Chen Geng and Wang Genying met at the Fifth National Congress of the Party, and Chen Geng fell in love with Wang Genying at first sight. Although the road to courtship was bumpy, in the end Wang Genying was still touched by his perseverance, and the two fell in love and married.
After the marriage, Wang Genying became Chen Geng's xiannai assistant, and the two fought side by side and made countless contributions in the central special branch.
In 1939, his wife Wang Genying suddenly encountered the Japanese army while out collecting documents and unfortunately died. Chen Geng, who learned of this, suddenly seemed to have been drained, and was determined to keep the festival for his wife for three years.
Until 1943, Chen Geng became acquainted with his second wife, Fu Ya, but because the two did not work in the same place, they always gathered less and left more. Finally, in 1949, Fu Ya went south with the army led by Chen Geng and went to work in the women's federations in Zhengzhou and Yunnan, which allowed them to meet briefly.
Before Chen Geng died, he had repeatedly told his family that it was naturally the supreme honor to obey the organization's arrangements. But he still wants Ye Luo to return to the roots, and wants to be buried with his wife Wang Genying.
After Chen Geng's death, Fu Ya alone took up the burden of taking care of the family, not only carefully teaching her children, but also cultivating them into pillars of the country, even to Wang Genying's mother, she also treated them kindly, taking care of the elderly until her death.
Until 2011, after Fu Ya's death, their children decided to report to the organization in order to fulfill their father's last wishes before leaving, requesting that their father's mausoleum be moved out of Babaoshan. Together, the children placed their parents' graves on the hill behind the village of Quanhu. Finally, Chen Geng's two wives were able to accompany him forever.
epilogue
The life of General Chen Geng is legendary and admirable. When he was young, he insisted on his faith all his life. In fact, there are countless patriots like him who have dedicated themselves to the country in the revolutionary era and are not afraid of sacrifice.
It is precisely because of the unremitting efforts of the predecessors that we have a happy and beautiful life today, and they put the interests of the country above their personal interests and family interests, which deserve to be remembered forever by future generations.
Nowadays, more and more revolutionary heroes have passed away, and with the development of the times, people's quality of life is getting better and better. But while we enjoy life, we hope that we can firmly remember the efforts and efforts of the revolutionary ancestors and pass on the heroic spirit in them!