preface
After the Nanchang Uprising, all walks of life gathered together, and the rebel army once reached more than 20,000 people. However, on the way south, Cai Tingkai led the 10th Division to escape, taking with nearly a quarter of the troops, so that the rebel army did not win at Tangkeng and Fenshui, could not stand firm, and was eventually defeated, leaving only the remaining hundreds of people left at Sanheba.
Under the leadership of Zhu Laozong and Chen Yi, these people launched the Shonan Uprising and expanded their ranks, so that they could later have the Jinggangshan Huishi Division. Therefore, the historical significance of the Shonan Uprising is very important, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were 26 founding generals in this uprising, in fact, in addition to them, there could have been a senior general who at least gave the title of general, and this person was Chen Guang.
A famous red army general in the Shonan Uprising
Chen Guang was born in Yizhang, Hunan in 1906. In 1926, the Northern Expeditionary Army came to Hunan, and under the leadership of our party, agricultural cooperatives were founded in various parts of Hunan, and Chen Guang also joined the Liyuanbao Peasants' Association, and because of his outstanding performance, he also became a committee member, leading the poor peasants to fight against the local tycoons and inferior gentry, demanding rent reduction and interest reduction, and fighting for their interests.
After the Ma-Ri Incident, many party members and peasant cooperative cadres were arrested and killed, and under the cover of the masses, Chen Guang escaped the enemy's arrest and hid outside for half a year. At the end of 1927, Chen Guang, who returned to his hometown, was examined by the party organization and was introduced to the party.
In January 1928, Zhu Laozong led the remnants of the Nanchang Uprising, and with the cooperation of the local underground organization, conquered the county seat of Yizhang and opened the prelude to the Shonan Uprising. When Chen Guang learned of this, he took out the 12 long guns he had collected at the time of the Ma Ri Incident, formed a Red Guard, and followed the Red Army to participate in the Shonan Uprising.
After the Shonan Uprising, the strength of the Red Army was strengthened, but the enemy soon gathered heavy troops to counterattack, and after analyzing the pros and cons, Zhu Laozong decided to lead the Red Army to Jinggangshan, and Chen Guang also led the Red Guards to join the Red Army and marched to Jinggangshan together.
Chen Guang did not have much combat experience before joining the army, but he fought bravely after joining the Red Army. In 1929, due to his outstanding performance in the Battle of Shanghang, he was promoted to the captain of a large group of the first detachment (equivalent to a company commander).
When attacking the enemy's Independent 15th Brigade in Shuinan, a force of enemy rushed out of the encirclement, actually pounced on the headquarters of a column, and fought with the guard platoon of the headquarters. Fortunately, it was Chen Guang who led a large group of people to rush forward desperately and crush this stubborn enemy, and only then did the crisis turn into safety.
Although the commander of the column, Lin Zong, was saved, Chen Guang, who led the charge, was wounded, and after the war, Lin Zong personally visited him, and after Chen Guang returned to the team after recovering from his injuries, he was promoted to deputy commander of the first detachment.
Twice Dai Lin took over the military power
In October 1934, the Central Red Army began the Long March, and Chen Guang also led the Red Second Division from Yudu to embark on the Long March.
During the Long March, the Red Second Division has always been a vanguard unit, capturing the river crossing of the Wujiang River, flying 120 kilometers overnight to capture the Luding Bridge, and in the late Long March, it has conquered the Lazikou pass of tianjian pass, and almost all the major battles in the Long March have left the prestige of General Chen Guang.
In June 1936, Chen Guang entered the Northwest Anti-Japanese Red Army University to study, and was promoted to deputy commander of the Red First Army. In January 1937, the Red University was renamed the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, which is also known as the Yan'an Anti-Japanese University, with Lin Zong as the president, and after he was transferred, Chen Guang acted as the commander of the Red First Army.
This was the first time chen Guang had taken charge of military power on behalf of Lin Zong, but it was not the only time.
In February 1938, Lin Zong was mistakenly wounded by friendly troops, and first returned to Yan'an to recuperate, and then was sent to the Soviet Union for treatment. In March of that year, Chen Guang served as the acting commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
Soon after the 115th Division was divided, Chen Guang and Luo Shuai led an army into Shandong and began to create an anti-Japanese base area in Shandong, successively commanding important battles such as the capture of Fanba, the breakthrough of Lufang, and the Battle of Liangshan.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Guang led his army to the northeast and successively served as deputy commander of the East Manchuria Military Region, deputy commander of the Jiliao Military Region, commander of the Sixth Column, commander of the Songjiang Military Region, and deputy chief of staff of the Fourth Field Army.
The end of life after the founding of the Country
After the founding of New China, Chen Guang served as deputy commander of the Guangdong Military Region and commander of the Guangzhou garrison, during which time he carried out the liquidation of bandits and the elimination of the remaining enemy elements, and made certain contributions to maintaining social stability and stabilizing prices. However, Guangzhou is close to Hong Kong, Macao and overseas, and due to Chen Guang's lack of rigor and prudence in his work performance, as well as the subjectivity of his attitude, there have been major mistakes in handling some special issues.
At that time, Ye Shuai personally talked to him, hoping that he would realize his mistake, but because of Chen Guang's personality, the two turned from talking to quarreling, and even slapped the table, in view of Chen Guang's mistakes and resistant attitude, in the end, the Central and Southern Military Region gave him the punishment of expulsion from the party after asking for instructions. Soon after, he was removed from office and placed under house arrest.
In October 1950, Chen Guang was transferred to Wuhan in a small two-story building in the Central and Southern Military Region, where he remained on the second floor for more than three years. On June 7, 1954, Chen Guang set himself on fire in a small building at the age of 49.
After his death, his wife Shi Ruichu came to Beijing with her two children to live in seclusion, and let the children follow his surname "Shi", until 1988, when the organization revoked the punishment of Chen Guang and restored his party membership and reputation.