Among the founding generals of new China, not every one of them is a famous general with outstanding military achievements, and there are also some veterans who are not very famous, but have deep seniority and high positions, such as General Chen Qihan.
Chen Qihan studied in the Yunnan DaowuTang in his early years, and after graduation, he served as a soldier in the Gan Army, and became an officer to acting battalion commander.
In 1924, dissatisfied with the warlord division, he went south to defect to the Guangdong revolutionary government led by Sun Yat-sen. Subsequently, he served as the captain of the cadet team at the newly established Whampoa Military Academy.
Before the Outbreak of the Nanchang Uprising, he served as chief of staff in the Officers' Instruction Corps founded by Zhu De. After the defeat of the Great Revolution, he persisted in armed struggle in Gannan and opened up revolutionary base areas.
In 1930 he had become Chief of Staff of the Red Army, and in 1932 chief of staff of the 1st Army.
At that time, people like Yang Dezhi, Yang Chengwu, Yang Yong, Li Tianyou and others were just regiment-level cadres. I have to say that Chen Qihan is an old qualification.
In 1933, he was framed for "corruption" and was swept to the end. During the Long March, it was no longer working in front-line combat units.
It was not until 1936, after the Arrival of the Central Red Army in northern Shaanxi, that he was sent to Xuhai's Eastern Red 15th Army as chief of staff, participating in the Eastern Expedition and the Western Expedition.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Red 15th Army was reorganized into the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division, and he did not go to the front line of the main force, but stayed in the rear, serving as the commander of the Suide Garrison District and taking on the task of defending Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia.
Subsequently, his position was adjusted, and he took up the work of military education, serving as the principal of the Kang University Branch School and the deputy director of the third office of the Intelligence Department.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, he served as the deputy commander of the Jireliao Military Region, the commander was Xiao Ke, and the political commissar was Cheng Zihua. Not long after, after the Jireliao Military Region was transferred to the Northeast Democratic United Army, he was transferred to the posts of deputy commander of the Eastern Manchuria Military Region and chief of staff of the Northeast Military Region.
In 1949, when the troops went south, he also went south with his troops, and when Jiangxi was liberated, he became the commander of the Jiangxi Military Region. It was fitting that he was the commander of the Jiangxi Military Region, who had been fighting in Jiangxi and was familiar with everything here.
Throughout the liberation period, he was basically in the rear, did not lead the troops to fight, and the biggest achievement was when he was the commander of the Jiangxi Military Region, he led the troops to eliminate 40,000 bandits in the territory.
After the founding of New China, although Chen Qihan's record was not very conspicuous when he was awarded the title, he had deep qualifications, a high position, and a regular corps rank, and it was no problem to be awarded the rank of general.
However, when he declared his rank, he declared himself "Lieutenant General". Perhaps in his heart, compared with the generals who conquered the battlefield, his record was insignificant. Ultimately, the superior, in accordance with his revolutionary contribution, was awarded to the admiral.