During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the original Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. Among them, the Eighth Route Army has three divisions under its jurisdiction, 115, 120 and 129, and the six main and deputy division commanders are also well-known figures. Of the 55 awards after the founding of the People's Republic of China, five of the six fierce generals were awarded the rank of marshal, and only one was not even awarded the rank of general, but was awarded the rank of general. The deputy division commander who was "snubbed" was Xiao Ke.
Although he was only named a general, General Shaw's resume was as glittering as ever. In 1926, at the age of 19, Xiao Ke joined the Northern Expedition after graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, and followed the troops to conquer Gansu, Zhejiang and other provinces. In 1927, Xiao Ke joined General Ye Ting as a company commander and company instructor. The spiritual temperament of the "Iron Army" deeply influenced the young Xiao Ke. After the "July 15" coup d'état, the right wing of the Central Common Kuomintang broke up, and Xiao Ke first fought independently against the reactionary forces and later participated in the Nanchang Uprising. Long before the coup, he joined the Chinese Communist Party and became a staunch Marxist fighter who fought for the rest of his life.
After the Nanchang uprising troops were frustrated and scattered south to Guangdong, Xiao Ke transferred to the border areas to carry out guerrilla struggle and insisted on developing revolutionary forces. During this period, the backbone of the Red Fourth Front was gradually established. Xiao Ke fought bravely, and once led his troops to climb the city wall first in the Battle of Ningdu, tearing open a large hole in the enemy's defense line and creating opportunities for the rear troops to attack. Although he fought a fierce battle and was not afraid of death, Xiao Ke was by no means a reckless man who "violently tiger Feng He, died without regrets". He was good at training and organizing the army, and when he was the commander of the third column of the Red Fourth Front, he brought this unit into an ace of the Red Fourth Front.
In 1934, Xiao Ke, who had become the commander of the Red Sixth Army, led the Red Sixth Army from Jiangxi to Hunan, opening the way for the Long March of the Central Red Army in the rear, opening the prelude to the feat of 25,000 miles. At the end of the following year, Xiao Ke and Marshal He Long, who had already joined him, led the troops to officially begin the Long March. On the road of the Long March, Xiao Ke repeatedly showed his characteristics of "being afraid of things and being good at planning", moving the sound of war from the east to the west, and the defensive battle as if it were a mountain, commanding many famous battles and winning victories. After the establishment of the Red Second Front, due to his excellent command skills, Xiao Ke became the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Second Front.
After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance, Xiao Ke and his old partner He Long led the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, which was reorganized from the Red Fourth Front, and embarked on a journey to resist the Japanese invaders. Since 1940, North China has been subjected to the crazy "sweeping" of the Japanese army. Because our army has no air force and the air defense force is extremely scarce, the Japanese aircraft come and go freely over north China, just like visiting their own backyard, and their arrogance is rampant. Faced with this situation, Xiao Ke led his troops to foil the enemy's "Ten Road Siege" plot while also experiencing a bitter battle, shooting down a Japanese aircraft, which made the hearts and minds of the army and the people feel excited. In addition to the battle, Xiao Ke also cooperated with Nie Rongzhen in developing the base areas in North China, continuously extending the scope of the base areas to the northeast, laying a good military foundation and mass foundation for the liberation of northeast China in the future Liaoshen Campaign.
During the Liberation War, Xiao Ke led his troops to participate in the famous Battle of Crossing the River, and also mobilized two uprisings through democrats, contributing to the peaceful liberation of Hunan and reducing the casualties of our army. However, for some historical reasons, such an old revolutionary who had made great achievements in battle received only one rank of general in the 55 years of awarding the order, which was somewhat different from the five marshals who were born as leaders of the Eighth Route Army.
However, the veteran general did not take his meritorious name to heart, but still served the people wholeheartedly, fulfilled the oath of joining the party, and fought for communism all his life. In 1980, General Xiao Ke was appointed vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and became a deputy state leader. With the ability and party spirit of General Xiao Ke, such an honor and position can be said to be well deserved. Tiger father has no dog, General Xiao Ke's only son Xiao Xinghua is also an outstanding military talent, after entering the armed police force, he was promoted all the way to the armed police major general, achieving the good story of father and son. In fact, before Xiao Xinghua, Xiao Ke and Jian Xianfo had a son named Xiao Baosheng, but this child was unfortunately buried in Hunan due to the bombing of the Japanese army during the war years. Xiao Xinghua's birth gave the grieving couple some comfort.
Before entering the Whampoa Military Academy, General Xiao Ke was a scholar who read the books of the sages. Perhaps because of his indelible literary popularity, General Xiao Ke has often used a pistol and a pen since the beginning of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to cultivate revolutionary talents for the party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, General Xiao Ke successively held teaching positions in many military universities, vigorously grasped the work of educating military talents, and cultivated a large number of successor talents for the country.