After the founding of New China, Chinese People's Liberation Army granted military ranks to thousands of generals, including marshals, generals, lieutenants, and major generals. At that time, there were ten awarded to the Founding Congress. Today, we introduce one of them, Chen Geng.
General Chen Geng
In 1903, Chen Geng was born in Hunan Xiangxiang . The Chen family is a military family, and has practiced martial arts for four generations. His grandfather is Chen Yihuai, a general of the Hunan Army. Chen Geng had a good education since he was a child, but he had a dream of joining the army since he was a child, so when he was 13 years old, he abandoned his pen and joined the army. He first entered the Hunan Army as a soldier and began to participate in revolutionary work. In 1924, Chen Geng was admitted to the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and became the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. During his studies at the Whampoa Military Academy, due to his outstanding achievements, he, Jiang Xianyun, , and He Zhonghan were called the "Whampoa Three Masters". He was also Chiang Kai-shek's most proud disciple, and he also saved Chiang's life.
During the Agrarian Revolution, Chen Geng successively served as the Chinese worker and peasant Red Army 4th Army 13th Division 318th Regiment Commander, Red Fourth Front Army 12th Division Commander, mainly engaged in anti-encirclement and suppression operations in the Soviet area of Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Anhui. During the Long March of the Red Army, Chen Geng served as the head of the Red Army cadres and regiment, leading his troops to cross the Jinsha River in one fell swoop and flew over the Jiaopingdu in one fell swoop. After arriving in Wuqi Town in northern Shaanxi, he served as the commander of the 13th Regiment of the Red Army and the commander of the First Division of the Red Army.
Young Chen Geng
During the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Geng served as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and led his troops across the Yellow River into Shanxi. On October 26, 1937, Chen Geng led his troops to set up an ambush at Niangziguan, annihilating the heavy units of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army, killing and wounding more than 300 Japanese soldiers and seizing a large amount of military materials. Two days later, he set up an ambush again in the same place and wiped out more than 100 Japanese soldiers. General Chen Geng's fight against the Japanese army was first-rate, and the Japanese army hated Chen Geng's troops very much. To what extent? The Japanese tanks are all written with the words "specially fight the 386 brigade". You said how badly Chen Geng had to beat Little Japan to let the Japanese army remember him.
At the beginning of 1939, Chen Geng was ordered to lead the main force of the 386 brigade and the 18 group army headquarters special service group into the Taiyue District, where they fought with the enemy. Later, the Dayue Military District was established, and Chen Geng served as the commander. In 1941, the army was reorganized into the Taiyue Column, and he served as the commander of the column and commander of the Taiyue Military Region.
In July 1942, Chen Geng led the Taiyue Column to launch the Qinyuan siege. This time, he severely hit the Japanese army and regained Qinyuan.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Liberation War broke out. In September 1945, Chen Geng led his troops to participate in the battle of Shangdang. His troops annihilated more than 10,000 members of the National Army and captured a national army commander. After that, Chen Geng participated in various liberation wars and made great contributions to the victory of the liberation war.
Photo of Chen Geng (middle) studying in Yan'an
After the establishment of New China, Chen Geng successively served as the deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region, the chairman of Yunnan Province, and the commander of the Yunnan Military Region. In April 1951, he served as the commander and political commissar of the 3rd Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and went to fight in North Korea. After the war, he served as the dean of the Military Engineering College of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army.
Chen Geng (right)
In 1955, Chen Geng was awarded the rank of general and served as the Deputy Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. On March 16, 1961, General Chen Geng died of a heart attack at the age of 58.
General Chen Geng has made great contributions to China. He has dedicated his life to the nation and the country. The children of General Chen Geng are also great, and they silently contribute to the country in their jobs.
Chen Geng and Fu Ya
General Chen Geng has five children in his life: has four sons and one daughter. Three of them are major generals and two are professors.
Chen Geng's family photo
- eldest son Chen Zhifei
eldest professor Chen Zhifei
Born in Shanghai in 1929. After his mother was arrested, she lived with her grandmother and uncle. Due to poor family conditions, Chen Zhifei worked as a newsboy in his childhood and also worked as a worker in a factory. In 1946, his father Chen Geng took him by his side. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he entered the North China University to study. After graduation, he worked in Changchun FAW, the Ministry of Aerospace and other units and achieved many scientific research results. When he retired, he became a professor-level senior engineer.
- second son Chen Zhijian
Major General Chen Zhijian
Chen Geng's second name is Chen Zhijian, born in 1945. He studied remote control and telemetry in the Missile Engineering Department of Harbin Military Industry and went to Shenyang Military Region after graduation. He went to Beijing Military Academy to study in 1983 and was later assigned to work in the field army.
He served as the deputy commander of the 40th Division of the 14th Army Infantry Division, the deputy chief of staff of the group army, the Military Staff Bureau of the General Staff Department, and the deputy commander of the Chongqing Garrison. He was the major general of .
- third son Chen Zhiyu
Major General Chen Zhishu
Chen Zhishu is the third son of General Chen Geng. He was born in 1954 and joined the army when he was 15 years old. Going to the headquarters office, I have been conscientious and conscientious. In 1992, Chen Zhishu became a member of the preparation team of the Hong Kong Garrison. He went through all the preparations for the Hong Kong Garrison. On April 29, 1993, the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was formally established in Dongguan, Guangdong. In 1994, the Central Military Commission issued an order to organize the establishment of the Hong Kong Forces and was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Hong Kong Forces Command.
Chen Zhishu served as deputy commander of the Hong Kong Forces, member of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee, and commander of the Gansu Provincial Military Region, and obtained the rank of major general.
- fourth son Chen Zhiya
Major General Chen Zhiya
The fourth son is Chen Zhiya,Born in 1959, he is also Chen Geng's youngest child. Chen Zhiya worked in the Armed Police Force in his early years, and later served as a staff officer in the military attache's office of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, secretary-general of the China International Strategic Foundation, researcher of the Foreign Military Research Department of the Academy of Military Sciences, etc., and obtained the rank of major general.
- daughter Chen Zhijin
Professor Chen Zhijin
The only daughter is Chen Zhijin, born in 1950. In her early years of studying medicine, she was also a soldier. She had studied at the PLA Military Medical Training College and visited France to study. He is currently the chief physician, professor and master tutor of the Department of Anesthesiology at the PLA General Hospital.
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