Although he was the lowest rank among the founding generals, he was promoted to general because of an important position
There are many founding generals in our country, such as: Xu Shiyou, Yang Chengwu, Han Xianchu, Li Tianyou, Liu Zhen, etc., but their rank is very high, and one of them is the lowest level, he is
He Bingyan
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He Bingyan was born in Liujiachang, the ninth district of Songzi City, Hubei Province, to a farming family. He lost his mother at the age of 9, herded cattle at the age of 11, and successively learned a variety of crafts such as smithing, pig killing, and blacksmithing. He is fierce in nature, and whenever a poor child is bullied, he always has to throw a fist to help and fight unevenly.
In the eighteenth year of the Republic of China, he followed his father to join the 4th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army led by He Long, and joined the Communist Party of China in June.
He Bingyan is a fierce general, his military achievements are outstanding, his merits are remarkable, he is also the founding general of our country, but his promotion path is very slow.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the young He Bingyan became the commander of the 716 Regiment, and he commanded the Japanese War to complete the Yanmen Pass Victory, and later He Bingyan went to Yan'an to study for several years.
When the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was about to be won, He Bingyan went south, fought in Hubei and other places, and entered the Central Plains Military Region, at that time He Bingyan was still a commander, because of various factors, He Bingyan was not promoted to brigade commander.
During the Liberation War, He Bingyan was also the commander of the first column of the Northwest Field Army, but it is regrettable that He Bingyan was not able to become the commander of the corps, nor could he become the deputy commander of the corps, he was only the commander of the First Army, and his promotion was relatively slow.
Compare that to other field armies. Yang Yong, commander of the First Column of the Central Plains Field Army, and Ye Fei, commander of the First Column of the East China Field Army, both became corps commanders, and both of them were of higher rank than He Bingyan.
But we all know that He Bingyan is ultimately the founding general of our country, why is this?
Because He Bingyan had a special identity, and this special identity is irreplaceable, we must know that at that time, the Red Army had three main forces, namely the Central Red Army, the Red Fourth Front, and the Red Second Front.
At that time, the Red Second Front was composed of two parts, one was the Red Second Army and the other was the Red Sixth Army, and the generals could not be lacking in the legion.
Subsequently, He Bingyan took over the Red Second Army, and at the age of 16, he followed Mr. He to participate in the revolutionary war, and was also a famous general promoted by Mr. He.
In particular, the heroic style of General He Bingyan in the Great Victory of Yanmen Pass is admirable, and it is He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng who led their troops to Qinzhuang and Wangzhuang southwest of Yanmen Pass. They found that the highway was not under the Yanmen Pass, so they took the initiative to set up an ambush on the west side of the highway around Heishigou and Wujiayao, and at the same time sent a small number of troops to occupy yanmen pass. The main force of the 716th Regiment was ambushed on the high ground on the west side of the Heishigou Highway south of Yanmen Pass. More than 50 Japanese transport vehicles, full of soldiers and ammunition, drove from north to south into the ambush area. The 716th Regiment attacked with intensive firepower. In the fierce battle, more than 200 Japanese cars came north from the direction of Yangmingbao. The 716th Regiment divided into a division to block the enemy. After fierce fighting until night, Japanese reinforcements arrived, and the 716th Regiment withdrew from the battle. In this battle, more than 300 Japanese troops were killed and wounded, and more than 20 cars were destroyed. One part of the 716th Regiment reoccupied Yanmen Pass, and the other destroyed the roads and bridges between Guangwu and Taiheling. The 716th Regiment again ambushed in the Black Stone Ditch area. More than 200 Japanese cars from south to north and dozens of cars from north to south came in opposite directions, and when their vanguard vehicles drove into the ambush area, the 716th Regiment was condescending and attacked with sudden and fierce firepower. The Japanese counterattacked with the support of 8 aircraft. The 716th Regiment withdrew from the battle after killing and wounding one of the Japanese troops. The regiment engaged in two ambush battles, killing and wounding more than 500 Japanese soldiers and destroying more than 30 cars.
In fact, Admiral He Bingyan also has many nicknames, such as "Lone Hero", "Knife Bandit", "One-Armed General", these nicknames are the best praise and affirmation for him.
We Chinese must bear in mind the heroic deeds of General He Bingyan and his indelible achievements in the cause of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in our motherland.