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Preface
In 1955, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, our party decided to hold a grand award ceremony in order to commend those generals of our army who had made great contributions to the founding of New China.
In order to commend these patriotic fighters to a greater extent, the Central Military Commission decided to let them fill in their military ranks, but when it was Comrade Chen Qihan's turn to fill in, a scene occurred that surprised everyone present.
This patriotic general made great contributions to the national liberation and the founding of New China, and in the hearts of everyone he deserved the honor of general and general, but he wrote down the rank of lieutenant general in front of everyone.
What kind of legendary life did this patriotic general have, and why did he surprise everyone when he removed the rank of lieutenant general? What kind of military rank was Chen Qihan finally awarded at the commendation ceremony that year?
Early life experience
In 1897, just after the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government's international image suddenly collapsed, because its incompetence led to the stagnation of China's economy, the people's livelihood, and the imperialists were eyeing China for the next step.
Chen Qihan was born in such a war-torn era, although the family is poor, Chen Qihan's parents have a patriotic heart.
Chen Qihan, who has been nurtured by his parents since he was a child, already understands at a young age that only by studying can he save the country in dire straits.
Later, with his unremitting efforts, Chen Qihan was successfully admitted to the Shaoguan branch of Yunnan Jiangwutang in 1919, and after graduation, in order to realize the desire to serve the motherland, he joined the Jiangxi army without hesitation.
But he soon discovered that the rule of the Beiyang warlords was based on the oppression of the people, and he knew that what he needed to follow was a government that served the people wholeheartedly.
Finally, in 1925, Chen Qihan chose to join the Communist Party of China and entered the Whampoa Military Academy to teach.
Rejuvenating the past
While teaching at the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Qihan not only got acquainted with many early Chinese revolutionary generals, but also with Chairman Mao. At that time, Chen Qihan admired this great revolutionary soldier very much.
In the exchange with Chairman Mao, Chen Qihan could not help but have a deep respect for Chairman Mao's vision on revolutionary issues.
In Chen Qihan's heart, Chairman Mao has lofty ambitions and profound insights, and the Communist Party of China, under the leadership of Chairman Mao, will surely complete the revolution and lead China to liberation.
So, when Chen Qihan learned in 1929 that Chairman Mao and General Zhu De led the Red Fourth Army to march to southern Jiangnan, he needed to pass through the Xingguo where he was located.
"If the chairman wants to do his work in rejuvenating the country, he must arrange a suitable environment. In order to make Chairman Mao's daily work go smoothly, Chen Qihan arranged his residence in Weijiang Academy.
Perhaps it was the elegant environment of Weijiang Academy, or the warm welcome and hospitality of the people of Xingguo to Chen Qihan, Chairman Mao successfully formulated the "Land Law" of Xingguo County, which is famous in history.
With the assistance of Chen Qihan and other revolutionary generals, a series of agrarian revolution training activities were carried out to enable the smooth development of the agrarian revolution in the rejuvenation of the country.
Chairman Mao's attention to the rejuvenation of the country revolution and his sincerity to the Chinese people deeply moved Chen Qihan, after the chairman left the country, Chen Qihan secretly vowed that he must make Xingguo County a model county that supports the revolution and Chairman Mao.
Sure enough, under the leadership of Chen Qihan, the people of Xingguo not only smoothly launched the agrarian revolutionary movement, but also set off a new wave of support for the Red Army, and 80,000 of the more than 200,000 people in the county joined the Red Army.
The achievements of Xingguo County were soon learned by Chairman Mao, who praised Chen Qihan's work many times, and also praised the development of Xingguo County.
Tenacious and motivated
In 1930, Chen Qihan served as the commander of the Third Army of the Red Army and participated in the first to fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggles of the Red Army.
But in 1933, an accident happened that no one expected. When the high-spirited Chen Qihan was leading the troops to fight on the front line, a news suddenly came from the central government, and the content was that Chen Qihan had been dismissed.
In this way, Chen Qihan was escorted from the battlefield by armed men to the Provincial Party Committee Supervision Office in full view of everyone, and the Provincial Party Committee Supervision Office said that Chen Qihan had been reported as a Communist Party member for serious "corruption".
At that time, even the central newspapers reported this astonishing news, and Chen Qihan suddenly changed from a brave revolutionary fighter to a "big embezzler".
Just when everyone thought that he would suffer this blow and collapse, Chen Qihan did not relax in his work, but worked harder, even if it was the grassroots work, he still completed it extremely well.
In October 1934, because of the failure of the fifth "anti-encirclement and suppression", the Kuomintang army pursued the victory, and in the face of the enemy's strong attack, our army had no choice but to withdraw from the Yangtze River valley and carry out the Long March.
Chen Qihan resolutely chose to participate, with a lot of combat experience, he served as a staff officer of our army, on the way across the grassland, facing the endless wild grassland, many young soldiers felt extremely desperate.
After Chen Qihan learned about it, he immediately ran to appease the emotions of these little soldiers.
The weather was also very unpredictable, with winds raging without warning, heavy rain or hail, the rain soaking the soldiers' clothes, and many of the wounded shivering in the cold night.
Chen Qihan took off his clothes and draped them on the wounded, but he was shivering from the cold.
The troops were short of supplies, and in order to distribute more food to the wounded, Chen Qihan divided all his food, and if he was really hungry, he used his basin to cook wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger.
Because of the long period of malnutrition and the fact that the grass was too wet, Chen Qihan suffered from severe arthritis, and both knees were almost swollen to the point that he could not walk.
Not only that, but he has always had a high fever, but in order not to affect the progress of the team, he has always gritted his teeth and persevered.
Until the moment he walked out of the grass, Chen Qihan finally couldn't hold on and fell to his knees, unconscious. The soldiers who were traveling with them were frightened and hurriedly called General Zhu De.
When Zhu De heard the news, he immediately rushed to visit Chen Qihan, and finally under the doctor's treatment, Chen Qihan miraculously recovered his health.
Fight valiantly
On July 7, 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression began.
"The Japanese army burned, killed, looted, and bullied the people on the mainland, and there was no difference between them and bandits, and we will certainly defend the stability of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region and not give it an opportunity. This is what Chen Qihan says most often to the soldiers in his daily work.
In the course of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Qihan not only had to lead the army to resist the Japanese attack, but he also always insisted on implementing the party's united front.
At that time, He Shaonan, a representative of the diehard faction of the Kuomintang, often sabotaged the work of our army, and Chen Qihan fought against it while taking care of the resistance against Japan.
In the battle of the Kuomintang diehards, Chen Qihan profoundly realized the importance of unity and also understood how great our party's united front policy decision was.
Obviously, he has Chinese blood flowing in his body, but in the face of the invasion of enemy troops in other countries, he chose to aim his weapons at his compatriots, which made Chen Qihan feel very sad, and also made him burst out with amazing courage in the later liberation struggle.
In the process of defending the Yellow River defense line, Chen Qihan worked out a battle plan almost day and night, and he understood that the Japanese army was very well-armed and numerous, and it would be very difficult to put up frontal resistance in the face of its attack on the Yellow River defense line.
Therefore, Chen Qihan combined the actual situation of our army and the topographical characteristics of the Yellow River valley to produce a set of tactics of "attacking half-crossing."
Cooperate with the main force of our army, crush the enemy's many attacks, and this tactic was also vigorously promoted by the left-behind corps in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area.
During the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Qihan not only made great contributions, but also was revoked by the Central Military Commission in 1933 during the Yan'an rectification, and finally, with the joint efforts of many revolutionary fighters, the War of Resistance against Japan ushered in victory.
Subsequently, in the War of Liberation, Chen Qihan went south with the army to organize a campaign to suppress bandits, and under his leadership, our army wiped out more than 40,000 enemies.
Rong Ma for life
Chen Qihan's life experience is rich, he participated in almost all the large and small wars before the founding of New China, and can be called a "famous Chinese general".
Even though he was severely beaten and framed in the complicated intra-party war, he always adhered to his deep patriotic feelings and tenacious fighting spirit.
is such a person, but indifferent to fame and fortune, not greedy for the country and the people, at the 1955 award ceremony, he filled in the column of his military rank as a lieutenant general.
In this regard, Chen Qihan said that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and Chairman Mao, he has struggled for decades and finally ushered in the moment of liberation of the people and the country.
Everything after that was no longer important, personal honor was a matter of little importance to him.
Chen Qihan's behavior has aroused great attention from the Central Military Commission, and the central government believes that Chen Qihan, a founding general, has always put the masses first.
He loves the party, the country and the people, and has made great contributions in countless wars, so he should not be awarded the title of "lieutenant general".
In the end, the Central Military Commission still "violated" Chen Qihan's will and changed his military rank to general.
Even so, Chen Qihan still did not choose to rest, he still devoted himself to the work of the country, in 1957, he served as the vice president of the Supreme Court of the mainland, and finally died in Beijing on June 19, 1981.
Although this great patriotic general is gone, his heroic deeds and great contributions are still worthy of praise from each and every one of us.
In that era of gunpowder, Chen Qihan used his selflessness and love to lead countless patriotic soldiers to fight on the front line, in exchange for today's stability and peace.
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