The distribution of China's founding generals is extremely uneven, some provinces, cities and counties do not even have 1 founding general, and some townships have many founding generals, such as the small township to be introduced today, there are actually 58 generals, the most representative of which is 7 generals.
This is Hubei Hong'an Gaoqiao Town. Gaoqiao Town belongs to the Dabie Mountains, located in the southwest of Hong'an County, next to the Huangpi District of Wuhan City to the west.
The general with the highest rank out of Takahashi was a founding general, who was General Chen Xilian, known as the "Small Steel Cannon". Chen Xilian, a native of Pengjia Village, Gaoqiao Town, joined the Red Army at the age of 14 and became a full division at the age of 20.
(Li Xiannian and Chen Xilian)
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Xilian was the commander of the main 769 regiment, and attacked the Japanese airfield at Yangmingbao at night, making him famous in the first battle. Soon after, he was promoted to brigade commander of the new 385 brigade. By the time of the Liberation War, Chen Xilian was the commander of the Third Column and the Commander of the Third Corps of Liu Deng's army.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Xilian's official fortunes were very prosperous, he liberated the great southwest, he was the first secretary of the Chongqing Municipal CPC Committee, the artillery was formed, he was the first commander, in 1959 he succeeded General Deng Hua as the commander of the Shenyang Military Region, in 1973 the commander of the eight major military regions was transferred, changed to the commander of the Beijing Military Region, and also became the vice premier of the State Council.
Then there are the 5 founding lieutenant generals.
The most famous is Chen Xilian's old comrade-in-arms Wang Jinshan, a native of Xujiawan, Chenghe Village, Gaoqiao Town, who joined the Red Army at the age of 15. Wang Jinshan and Chen Xilian's hometown is very close, a 20-minute drive away, and the fate of the two of them is also very deep, collectively known as the two wild two flowers.
Charging forward together, being wounded and hospitalized together, in the hospital, they met Han Xiuyan, the hospital flower. Through the mediation of Chen Xilian, Wang Jinshan and Han Xiuyan were happily married. The heroic beauty was originally a pair of gods and immortals, but what she did not expect was that this marriage made wang Jinshan's second half of life very unfortunate.
The two old comrades-in-arms, Chen Xilian official Yun Hengtong, was still a general, and Wang Jinshan was only a lieutenant general, and his career was bumpy. At the same age of 20, he became a full division level, and was also the commander of the main column of Liu Deng's army, but Wang Jinshan failed to become the commander of the corps.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Jinshan was the deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region and the vice minister of public security, which was the culmination of his career, and the divorce storm was boiling over, and Wang Jinshan was demoted to a farm in Henan as a deputy director. Chen Xilian is the vice premier and Wang Jinshan is the deputy director, and the difference between the world and the world is overwhelming.
(Mr. and Mrs. Wang Jinshan)
The oldest qualified is Lieutenant General Zhan Caifang, a native of Heishizui Village, Gaoqiao Town. Chen Xilian and Wang Jinshan both served as guards for Zhan Caifang, and Li Xiannian and Zhan Caifang had to shout at the old squad leader. When Zhan Caifang was the political commissar of the Red Ninth Army, Xu Shiyou was still a deputy commander.
Xu Shiyou also had great respect when he saw Zhan Caifang. During the Liberation War, Zhan Caifang was the commander of the Ninth Column of the Northeast Field Army and the deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region after the founding of the People's Republic of China. His rank was surpassed by his old subordinates, and his position was not as good as many of his old subordinates.
Wang Jinshan, nicknamed Wang Crazy, one of his Gaoqiao compatriots, nicknamed Zhang Crazy, that is, Zhang Ren Junior General, a native of Zhangjiawan, Gaoqiao Town, who served as a regimental commander in the Red Fourth Front. Admiral Zhang Wannian once said that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Shandong had three tiger generals, including the famous junior general Liang Xing and the junior general Zhang Ren.
During the Liberation War, Zhang Renchu was a general of the Eighth Column of the East China Field Army, and the commander of the column was initially Wang Jian'an, and later succeeded by Zhang Renchu. In 1949, Zhang Renchu served as a commander in the Eighth Corps led by Chen Shiyu, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region.
The most unfortunate thing is Lieutenant General Hu Qicai. Hu Qi was a native of Li Jiatian in Gaoqiao Town, and he was also a very young division in the Red Fourth Front, and when he arrived in the northeast battlefield, Hu Qicai served as the commander of the fourth column and was a general that Lin Biao greatly admired.
During the Tashan Blockade Battle, Hu Qicai, deputy commander of the column, broke the routine, vigorously defied the consensus of the people, abandoned the strategic high ground, and insisted on the Tashan Village. Hu Qicai, who could fight, was wounded many times, had to leave the front line several times to go to the rear for treatment, and was dragged down by his body, he served as a deputy for a long time, only lieutenant general, very regrettable.
There is also a lieutenant general with sunglasses, he is Xu Binzhou, a native of Xujiafa Village, Gaoqiao Town. Among the 177 founding lieutenant generals, two wore sunglasses, which was very special, one was Lieutenant General Li Zuopeng and the other was Lieutenant General Xu Binzhou. Why does Xu Binzhou wear sunglasses?
During the Red Army period, Xu Binzhou served as the political commissar of the regiment, the troops forcibly crossed the Jialing River, a bloody battle, Xu Binzhou was seriously injured in his left eye, had to take off the eyeball, since then, Xu Binzhou became a one-eyed general, had to wear sunglasses.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea began, and the 39th Army participated in the first batch of operations to enter the DPRK, with Xu Binzhou as the military political commissar. After returning to China, Xu Binzhou served as the deputy director of the Eighth and First Machinery Industry Departments.
In addition to these 1 founding general and 5 founding lieutenant generals, Takahashi Also has the most accomplished general, he is the uncrowned general Li Xiannian. Li Xiannian served as a military political commissar in the Red Fourth Front and was the old chief of General Chen Xilian. On the road of the Long March, the two main forces of the Red Army met with divisions, and Chairman Mao commented on Li Xiannian, "The general does not get off his horse."
When the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, Li Xiannian went south to the Eyu Border Region to serve as the commander of the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army, and several division commanders of the New Fourth Army were qualified to be awarded the rank of general, such as Su Yu, Huang Kecheng, and Zhang Yunyi, who were all major generals.
Because after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as vice premier of the State Council, held an important position in the government, and did not serve in the army, and when he was awarded a large title, he took the initiative to resign the rank of general. Li Xiannian, who had no military rank, later became the president of the country and a leader at the state level. He is the well-deserved first person in Takahashi Town.