This precious photo was taken in 1937, when the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was first established, a group photo of the four leaders, friends, do you know who they are?
The first on the left is Chen Guang, he is an old party member in 1926, in 1930, Lin Shuai's command post was surrounded by enemy troops, and at the critical juncture, Chen Guang led people to rush in desperately, saving Lin Shuai's life, Chen Guang was also seriously injured at that time, and the military doctor gave him three surgeries before he was barely dragged back from the ghost gate.
Later, Lin Shuai reused him and let him take over his position twice, not only because Chen Guang was his life-saving benefactor, but also because he took a fancy to Chen Guang's own excellent military talents, such as the forced crossing of the Wujiang River in the Long March, the capture of Luding Bridge, the capture of Lazikou and other classic battles, all of which are Chen Guang's masterpieces.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Guang served as the deputy commander of the Guangdong Military Region and became Ye Shuai's deputy, and Chen Guang died in 1954 at the age of 49. When the title was conferred a year later, Lin Shuai once sighed: If Chen Guang is still there, with his contributions, he will at least be a general.
The second is Lin Shuai, his original name is Lin Zuoda, in 1926 south to Guangzhou, after being admitted to the fourth phase of Huangpu, renamed Lin Biao, Lin Shuai was only a company commander during the Nanchang Uprising, and then experienced the Southern Hunan Uprising, Jinggangshan struggle, grew up rapidly in the cruel combat environment, and was already the commander of the Red Army in 1930.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Lin Shuai served as the commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and led his troops to annihilate more than 1,000 people of the elite Fifth Division of the Japanese Army at Pingxingguan, achieving the first great victory of the Chinese army in the North China Battlefield, breaking the myth of "the invincibility of the Japanese army". After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Lin Shuai was ordered to rush to the Northeast, and after several years of development, the Northeast troops grew from 130,000 at the beginning of the customs to more than 1 million. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lin Shuai successively served as vice chairman of the National Defense Committee and minister of national defense, and died in 1971 in Wendur Khan, Mongolia, at the age of 64.
The third is Zhou Kun, he is an excellent general who came out of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, when Lin Shuai was still the commander of the Red 28th Regiment, Zhou Kun was the company commander of the Red 28th Regiment, he can be said to be Lin Shuai's old subordinate, under the guidance of Lin Shuai, he grew up very fast, the Red Army had served as the commander of six Red Army divisions, throughout the entire agrarian revolution period, only he had this record, and later in the Long March, Zhou Kun also served as the chief of staff of the Red Army.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Kun served as the chief of staff of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and went to Wuhan in 1938 to participate in the national meeting of chiefs of staff at all levels.
The last one is Nie Rongzhen, he is an old party member in 1923, he participated in the work-study movement in France in his early years, and after returning from studying in the Soviet Union, he served as a political instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy, participated in the Nanchang Uprising and the Guangzhou Uprising, in 1934, when the Central Red Army began the Long March, Nie Shuai was in a critical juncture, and led his troops to seize Jiufeng Mountain, successfully broke through the enemy's third blockade line, and ensured the safety of the left flank of the central column.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Nie Shuai served as the deputy commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, led a team of more than 3,000 people to the Wutai Mountain area, and spent more than a year to create the Jinchaji anti-Japanese base area.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Nie Shuai successively served as vice premier and vice chairman of the Military Commission, and died of illness in 1992 at the age of 93.