introduction
Longevity has always been one of the ideals of life pursued by human beings, and in ancient times, when the medical level was extremely backward, the average age of people was only about forty or fifty years old at most, not to mention those soldiers who lived in military camps for a long time.
In the modern period, the land of China was full of wars, and many young talents left their hometowns to go to the front line to fight the enemy in an extremely difficult environment, and their physical and mental bodies and minds were also damaged in this environment, so that they often suffered from serious illness in their later years.
Many founding generals suffered different degrees of trauma on the battlefield, completely relying on amazing perseverance and strong bodies to suppress the pain, and continued to command the battle. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the physical condition of those generals began to deteriorate sharply, as if they had aged a lot overnight, and only a few people could witness the take-off of the motherland with their own eyes. As one of the longevity generals, Chen Shaokun has lived a pension life since he was dismissed at the age of 56, living until the age of 99, and his son also followed in his father's footsteps to become a major general.
01
Chen Shaokun was born in the 1920s, he grew up in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, a poor peasant family, a family that earned a living by working for landlords, and although his life was poor, he was still stable and happy. Until the day of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Jiangsu Province, an important area of China's economy, was invaded by the Japanese army, and many towns, including the provincial capital Nanjing, fell one after another, and even Chen Shaokun's family was not spared.
At that time, Chen Shaokun was still a middle school student, and he could not continue to complete his studies under the circumstances of the war, so he resolutely joined the anti-Japanese military and political school founded by the party organization to fully study the military theory on resisting Japan and saving the country under the guidance of his father and fellow villagers.
In 1939, Chen Shaokun signed up for the Eighth Route Army, and was subsequently sent to Siyang County, Suqian, as an instructor, leading the detachment of Siyang County to fight against the Japanese invaders. In the face of the invaders' tidal offensive, Chen Shaokun was not in danger, actively united with the soldiers of the 2 Detachments of Huaihai to negotiate with the enemy, repelled the enemy more than 50 times, and successfully defended the base area of Siyang County.
In the following years, Chen Shaokun was promoted to the commander of the Siyang County guerrilla brigade and a political instructor, and he vigorously grasped the military strength of the local armed forces, greatly improved the combat capabilities of the military and the people in a short period of time, and dealt a fierce blow to the arrogance of the enemy on the battlefield.
02
By the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Shaokun had been promoted to the post of director of the political office of the Huai Naval Sub-district of the New Fourth Army, and was later transferred to work under the founding general Huang Kecheng. Huang Kecheng had suggested to the central authorities to vigorously carry out liberation work in the northeast region, and he and a number of soldiers were sent to the northeast to form the Northeast Democratic United Army, and Chen Shaokun also went to the battlefield, experienced large and small liberation battles, and made great contributions to the liberation of Jinzhou City.
Chen Shaokun successively participated in the Battle of Jinzhou and the Battle of Pingjin, and even followed the large troops all the way south to participate in the vigorous Battle of Crossing the River, his footprints spread all over the motherland, and his honors became more and more numerous.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Shaokun also actively participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, served as director of the political department of the 116th Division, participated in and commanded the "Battle of Yunshan", used his rich combat experience to shorten the gap in strength between the enemy and ourselves, and created favorable conditions for future negotiations.
In 1955, Chen Shaokun was awarded the title of colonel at the award ceremony, perhaps because he had been in the army for a short time, and the rank rank was naturally inferior to that of those old predecessors, and Chen Shaokun also accepted this honor. However, in 1964, Chen Shaokun was not only appointed as the political commissar of the famous 39th Army, but also promoted to the rank of major general, becoming one of the few talents of his age to be awarded the rank of general.
03
Chen Shaokun was then sent to work in the Shenyang Military Region, but the following year he was suddenly transferred to the unfamiliar Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, shouldering the burden of revitalizing the country's metallurgical industry. Although Chen Shaokun has a certain cultural background, he has never been exposed to metallurgical knowledge, fortunately, he is willing to work hard to study, and five years later he succeeded Lü Dong as the new minister of metallurgical industry, which has increased the annual output by leaps and bounds. While relatives and friends were celebrating Chen Shaokun's promotion, he was removed from all positions in 1977.
It turned out that Chen Shaokun had been associated with the events of the special period many years ago, and in view of the fact that Chen Shaokun had made contributions to the motherland and the people, Chen Shaokun returned home to live his old age after being dismissed from his post, and finally died in 2020 at the age of 99.
However, his son Chen Honghai was very contentious, he joined the army at the suggestion of his father, served as the chief of staff of the army and other important positions, was awarded the rank of major general in 2005, and served as the commander of the Jilin Provincial Military District since 2011, which can also be regarded as inheriting his father's mantle.
epilogue
Chen Shaokun is fortunate that at the age of 99, he can witness the rapid changes of the motherland and be proud of the strength of the motherland. He can also see his son grow into a national pillar under the guidance of the red flag, and he must have no other regrets in this life.