Graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy are often particularly valued by Chiang Kai-shek, who are regarded as concubines and confidants, and their careers will be much smoother than others. For example, Hu Zongnan, Wang Yaowu, Zhang Lingfu and Hu Lian are all like this, among which Hu Zongnan's promotion speed is unmatched, creating a series of records. But there are always exceptions to everything, there is a person who graduated from the Huangpu Phase I, but has served in the Nationalist Army for three years but is still a small squad leader, he is the founding Lieutenant General Peng Mingzhi.
Peng Mingji, formerly known as Peng Mingjing, was born in 1905 in Changning, Hunan. In the spring of 1924, the 19-year-old Peng Mingzhi threw pen from Rong and was admitted to the Huangpu Phase I. After graduating from military school, he joined our party. Peng Meizhi was transferred to the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Ye Ting Independent Regiment as a probationary platoon leader
Subsequently, Ye Ting's independent regiment first captured Tingsi Bridge and then He ShengQiao, fighting two vicious battles. During the battle, Peng Mingzhi was resolute and sharp, leading the whole platoon to forge ahead, becoming a famous "platoon leader who did not hesitate to die" in Ye Ting's independent regiment. After the capture of Wuchang, the Ye Ting Independent Regiment was reorganized into the 73rd Regiment of the 25th Division of the 4th Army, and Peng Meiming served as the acting company commander of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the regiment
In January 1928, Peng Mingzhi finally recovered from a leg injury, and in view of the fact that the local hostility was still serious, he sneaked back to his hometown with the merchants of the county. Later, he heard that Zhu Laozong led the sanheba remaining troops to fight on the Border of Hunan and Guangdong, so he rushed to the Shaoguan area to return to the army. However, due to the fact that Mr. Zhu waved his division north to Jinggangshan, he lost touch with the organization. Because of his shyness, Peng Mingzhi had to go to the 52nd Division of the Gui Clan as a soldier and secretly look for an organization.
In late August 1930, he decisively led 9 men of his squad to join the Red Army. By this time he had been in the Nationalist 52nd Division for three years and was still a small squad leader. After joining the Red Army, he experienced many battles, and Peng Mingzhi became the chief of staff of the 1st Division of the Red First Army.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Peng Mingzhi successively served as the chief of staff, regimental commander, commander of the 1st Brigade of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and commander of the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army. In September 1948, the 2nd Corps of the Northeast Field Army was established, and Peng Mingzhi was promoted from brigade commander to deputy commander of the corps, which is extremely rare in our army, and in 1955 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.