Chen Geng, the founding general of the People's Republic of China, must be familiar to everyone, he is a native of Xiangxiang, Hunan. In 1924, he went south to Guangzhou and was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy and became a first-term cadet. During his studies at the Whampoa Military Academy, General Chen Geng was known as one of the Three Masters of Huangpu and was deeply valued by the principal Chiang Kai-shek. It is said that in the later Campaign of the Crusade, General Chen Geng also saved Chiang Kai-shek's life, which can be regarded as the savior of the old Chiang Kai-shek. For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek was more serious about Chen Geng than before. When chiang was ready to entrust Chen Geng with a heavy responsibility, our general Chen Geng rejected Chiang Kai-shek's high-ranking official Houlu and chose to follow the people, join our party, and become a revolutionary fighter.
General Chen Geng, who may have just joined the Red Army, is not very high in terms of position. If compared with the official position given by Chiang Kai-shek, it is naturally far from the same. However, our General Chen Geng still chose the red road. He participated in the Nanchang Uprising, participated in the anti-encirclement and suppression war in the base areas of the Soviet Union, and embarked on the road of the Long March. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, General Chen Geng served as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division. Under the leadership of General Chen Geng, the brigade became an ace force during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, smashed the Japanese army's sweep on many occasions, and made important contributions to consolidating and developing the base areas.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, General Chen Geng served as the commander of the Fourth Column, and the political commissar was Xie Fuzhi, so this unit was also known as the Chen Xie Corps. In 1949, after the victory in the Battle of Huaihai, the Fourth Column of the Central Plains Field Army was reorganized into the Fourth Corps, and the commander and political commissar were both General Chen Geng. Under his leadership, the corps fought across the Yangtze River with brother troops in the Battle of the River Crossing and liberated Jiangnan. Later, in order to meet the needs of the war situation, General Chen Geng's Fourth Corps was transferred to the Fourth Field Army and participated in the pursuit and annihilation of Central and Southern China. Together with the 15th Corps, Guangzhou was liberated, and subsequently, the 4th Corps pursued the Nationalist forces fleeing from Guangzhou to Guangxi, and captured more than 40,000 enemy troops.
However, just after the liberation of Guangdong, Chen Geng's Fourth Corps returned to the Second Field Army to participate in the battle to liberate Yunnan, and at Mongolia itself severely damaged Chiang Kai-shek's last Tang Yao Corps left on the mainland. It can be seen that during the Liberation War, General Chen Geng could be described as a southern conquest of the northern war, and turned thousands of miles to war. Under his leadership, the Fourth Corps has also made many achievements. In particular, General Chen Geng's Fourth Corps, under the command of the eight tiger generals, was brave and invincible on the battlefield, which made the world talk about it.
The first was Guo Tianmin, the deputy commander of the Fourth Corps and a disciple of General Chen Geng, both of whom graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy. Under their leadership, the Fourth Corps became the ace corps with the largest number of annihilated enemies during the Liberation War. Guo Tianmin, as the deputy commander of the corps, was the commander of the corps, Chen Geng, the most important assistant in the military field, in the course of the great pursuit and annihilation operation in the south.
The second was Zhou Xihan, the main general of the Fourth Corps and the commander of the 13th Army. I believe that everyone knows that the 13th Army is the most advantageous combat weapon for General Chen Geng against the enemy army. It can even be said that the Fourth Corps was invincible, and the 13th Army, which was charging the front line, was indispensable. According to statistics, the military commander Zhou Xihan was the tiger general who captured the largest number of enemy generals during the Liberation War.
The third was Chen Kang, who was the deputy commander of the 13th Army and one of the eight tiger generals under the Fourth Corps, who was in charge of the 13th Army together with the commander Zhou Xihan. Chen Kang, deputy commander of the ace main force of the Fourth Corps, made outstanding achievements in the Battle of crossing the River, pursuing and annihilating the south, and liberating Guangzhou.
The fourth was Li Chengfang, who was the commander of the 14th Army under the Fourth Corps and one of the main generals of the corps. Together with Zhou Xihan, the commander of the 13th Army, he was called general Chen Geng's right and left arm. It should be known that at the end of the Liberation War, the 13th Army and the 14th Army both stayed in Yunnan and shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the country. Because these two ace armies have long fought in the alpine jungle, they both have a resounding title, the 13th Army is known as the Mountain Tiger Army, and the Fourteenth Army is known as the Jungle Tiger Army.
The fifth was Zha Yusheng, who was the commander of the 41st Division of the 14th Army of the Fourth Corps and the deputy commander of the 14th Army. Don't look at his high official position, but he fought bravely and was the main general of the 14th Army. It was precisely because Zha Yusheng fought bravely that he became one of the eight tiger generals of the Fourth Corps. It is said that he is the prototype of Li Yunlong, the protagonist of the bright sword.
The sixth was Qin Jiwei, who was the commander of the 15th Army of the Fourth Corps and one of the three main forces of the corps. Perhaps during the Liberation War, Qin Jiwei's record was inferior to that of Zhou Xihan and Li Chengfang. However, he led the 15th Army to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the famous Battle of Shangganling, the 15th Army withstood the fierce artillery attack of the enemy, and made great contributions to the victory in the Battle of Shangganling. After the war, the 15th Army, including General Qin Jiwei, leapt to become an ace.
The seventh was Cui Jiangong, who was the commander of the Fourth Corps, the 45th Division of the 15th Army, and one of the main generals of the 15th Army. In the famous Battle of Shangganling, Cui Jiangong was one of the main commanders on the front line. In the face of the powerful offensive of the US imperialists, Cui Jianquan led the 15th Army of the Volunteer Army to fight in a bloody battle in Shangganling for more than ten days, successfully blocking the enemy's attack and contributing to the victory in the Battle of Shangganling.
The eighth is Xiang Shouzhi, who is the commander of the Fourth Corps, the 44th Division of the 15th Army, and a brave and good general in the history of our army's war. Xiang Shouzhi made great achievements in the liberation of Guangzhou, Yunnan and other battles. On the battlefield of aiding Korea, Xiang Shouzhi was also one of the best performing generals. At the same time, he was also the first commander of the Second Artillery Corps, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955, and in 1988, Xiang Shouzhi and the former old chief Qin Jiwei were jointly awarded the rank of general.