introduction
In 1930, the Red First Army and the Red Third Army in Liuyang Yonghe Division, Hunan, after the meeting decided to merge the two armies into the First Front, at that time the Red First Army under the jurisdiction of the 3rd, 4th, 12th, 20th, 22nd Army, a total of 5 armies, the Red Third Army under the jurisdiction of the 5th, 8th, 16th Army, a total of 3 armies, at this time can serve as the commander of the army, that is a big figure with great influence in the development of our army, then who are the eight commanders? Did any of them sacrifice, how many of them lived to witness the founding of new China after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and how were they awarded titles in 55 years?
Commander of the Red 3rd Army, Huang Gongluo
In 1898, Huang Gongluo was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan, he joined the Xiang Army in his early years, in 1922 he was admitted to the Hunan Army Lecture Hall, one of his classmates was his future close comrade-in-arms, but also a big figure who occupied an important position in our army - Mr. Peng, after graduation he participated in the Northern Expedition War, made immortal battle achievements, in 1927 he was admitted to the Huangpu Iii Phase III for further study, during his studies was enlightened by Marxism-Leninism, in 1927 he participated in the Guangzhou Uprising and joined our party.
In 1928, Huang Gongluo, Together with Peng Laozong, Teng Daiyuan and others, led the Pingjiang Uprising and created the Fifth Red Army and the Xiang'egansu District, in January 1930, Huang Gongluo was transferred from the deputy commander of the Red 5th Army to the commander of the Red 3rd Army, participated in the first three anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggles, created Qigong in the Battle of Longgang and the Battle of Laoyingpan, and also captured the commander of the National Army's lieutenant general Zhang Huizhan alive, which was deeply valued by the chairman, but unfortunately, on September 15, 1931, he was attacked by the enemy on the way to the mission and died heroically, at the age of 33.
Commander of the Red 4th Army, Lin Zong
Born in 1907 in Linjia Dawan, Huanggang, Hubei Province, graduated from the Huangpu Ivy Period, participated in the Nanchang Uprising, the Shonan Uprising, the Jinggangshan Struggle, the anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggle and the Long March during the Red Army period, became the commander of the Red 4th Army at the age of 23, the commander of the Red First Army at the age of 25, the commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the commander of the Fourth Field Army during the Liberation War, and was awarded the rank of marshal in 1955.
Acting Commander of the Red 12th Army Luo Binghui
Luo Binghui was born in Yiliang, Yunnan in 1897, joined the Dian Army in his early years, participated in the Patriotic Movement, the Eastern Expedition and the Northern Expedition, in 1929 Luo Binghui secretly joined our party, launched an uprising in July of that year to join the Red Army, served as the commander of the Jiangxi Independent Fourth Regiment, in 1930 was promoted to the acting commander of the Red 12th Army, and later the commander of the Red Ninth Army.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he successively served as deputy commander of the first detachment and commander of the fifth detachment of the New Fourth Army, and served as the deputy commander of the Shandong Military Region after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. He joined the 31st Army, almost undefeated, and could be described as a victorious general, but his body was seriously damaged by the rush on the battlefield for many years, and he died of cerebral hemorrhage in 1946 at the age of 49.
Commander of the Red 20th Army, Zeng Bingchun
The picture shows the film and television image of Zeng Bingchun
Born in 1902 in Ji'an, Jiangxi, he was born in a peasant family, but the family attached importance to the style of study, tight clothing and food sent him to the school to study, after graduating from the Seventh Normal School of Jiangxi Province, he served as a teacher at Ji'an Yongyang Primary School, under the influence of several progressive teachers, began to devote himself to the revolutionary movement, founded peasant associations, developed party organizations, formed peasant armed forces, and from 1927 onwards, successively led the Donggu Rebellion, the Chongxian Uprising, the Gannan Road Rebellion, and in 1929 successfully persuaded and assisted Luo Binghui to launch an uprising. Zeng Bingchun's propaganda and united front skills are very strong, and he also has a set of leading troops to fight, and he served as a military commander after the creation of the Red 20 Army in June 1930, but unfortunately he was killed in the Purge-Rebellion at the age of 30.
Commander of the Red 22nd Army, Chen Yi
Born in 1901 in Lezhi, Sichuan, in his early years he participated in the work-study trip to France, after returning to China, he was admitted to the Sino-French University in Beijing, joined our party during his studies, served as an instructor of the 73rd Regiment during the Nanchang Uprising, after the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, only 800 soldiers remained after the success of the Battle of Sanheba, and there were only three cadres at or above the regimental level, Chen Yi, Zhu Laozong and Wang Erzhuo, and their strong and indomitable will also laid the foundation for their position in our army thereafter. After experiencing the Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, he served as the commander and political commissar of the Third Field Army on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was awarded the rank of marshal in 1955.
Commander of the Red 5th Army, Deng Ping
Born in 1908 in Zigong, Sichuan, he was admitted to the Wuhan branch of the Whampoa Military Academy in 1926, became a member of our party during the school, was sent to the 1st Regiment of the Hunan Independent Fifth Division where Peng Laozong was located in 1927 to lead the military movement, led the Pingjiang Uprising in 1928, and later served as the chief of staff of the Red 5th Army.
After the establishment of the Red Third Army in 1930, he served as the chief of staff of the corps and the commander of the Red 5 Army, made outstanding achievements in the Battle of Changsha and several anti-"encirclement and suppression" wars, became a famous general of the Red Army, and later participated in the preparation of the Red Army University, training a large number of outstanding Red Army cadres for the emerging revolutionary team, but unfortunately, such a Red Army general who was both excellent in military and government died in the Zunyi Campaign and became the highest general of the Red Army in the Long March, only 27 years old.
Commander of the Red 8th Army He Changgong
Born in 1900 in Huarong, Hunan, as an excellent revolutionary, his status in our army is also very high, in 1922 when he went to France to work and study, he joined our party, in 1927 he participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and then followed the team to Jinggangshan, when he was ordered by the chairman to find the Nanchang Uprising team, he was the key figure who promoted the Jinggangshan Division, in 1930 he was appointed as the commander of the Red 8 Army, after the victory of the Long March, he was transferred to the Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was always responsible for military and political education, and because he left the army to work and did not award titles after the founding of the country.
Commander of the Red 16th Army Kong Hepet
Born in 1896 in Pingjiang, Hunan, in 1926 joined the peasant movement, served as the leader of the peasant self-defense force, and joined our party, after the Pingjiang Uprising successively served as the column commander of the first column of the Red Fifth Army, the commander of the independent first division, and the commander of the Red 16th Army, once had a very high position in the Central Soviet Region, but in 1932 he was criticized by Zhu Laozong for making mistakes, was dismissed from his post, and was pessimistic and disappointed in the prospects of the revolution, defected to the revolution in July 1934, and served as the commander of the lieutenant general division of the Nationalist Army during the War of Resistance. He was arrested in 1955 and died in prison in August 1956.
epilogue
The revolutionary years were full of dangers, half of the eight commanders died in the war years, although they died early, but the contributions they made to this nation, the country and the people will never forget, you are the eternal heroes in our hearts.