returned to Yan'an during the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Geng was criticized by the person in charge of rectification Kangsheng criticized you It’s dead, and the Communist Party won’t have the predicament it is today."
It turned out that Chen Geng happened to return to Yan'an from the front line. Because of his good personality and many friends, many comrades in arms would come to Chen Geng to chat when they were free. On the same day, several people happened to talk about Chen Geng's rescue of Chiang Kai-shek in the early years. Unfortunately, Kang Sheng passed by and heard it, so he came out like this.
Kang Sheng is the person in charge of the rectification movement, and his identity is relatively sensitive. Sometimes people see him walking around. Unexpectedly, Kang Sheng heard everyone's comments and questioned Chen Geng on the spot.
Faced with Kang Sheng’s difficulties, Chen Geng knew well that it would be troublesome if he didn’t answer well, so he pondered for a while and gave a textbook-like answer. This answer made the people present applaud and made Kang Sheng angry. Away.
So how did Chen Geng answer?
Chen Geng (middle)
Chen Geng, born in Xiangxiang, Hunan in 1903,The family conditions are very good. His grandfather is a general of the Hunan Army. Because he is the home of the generals, Chen Geng has a chivalrous heart since he was a child. Coupled with the excellent family style, he will never bully the family because he is a young master. Lay down.
However, because of this, although Chen Geng has a unique educational opportunity, he has always wanted to be like his grandfather, galloping on the battlefield instead of being a "useless scholar" at home. In the end, the conflict between Chen Geng and his father broke out completely in the arranged marriage at the age of 14.
Chen Geng, who was baptized by new ideas, advocated the freedom of marriage, but his father was still outdated. In addition, his father wanted him to study well, which contradicted Chen Geng’s dream, so Chen Geng took the opportunity to leave home to show determination.
Chen Geng
Chen Geng, who has never set foot in society, went out far away, and got into trouble after spending the money he brought out. He had no work experience since he was a child, and he just didn’t find a way to make ends meet. Can go home embarrassed.
At this desperate moment, Chen Geng discovered that there was a troop recruiting in front of him. When he stepped forward, he asked that it was the Hunan army. This made him happy, because this not only realized his wish of "abandoning the pen to join the army", but also To solve the current food and clothing problem, Chen Geng signed up without even thinking about it.
However, Chen Geng regarded this place as a place to realize his dreams, but it has a corrupt management system. Take the military payment, the soldiers at the bottom are the most pitiful, because after the military payment is issued from above, it has to go through a layer. After layers of exploitation, the soldiers finally got only a few crooked melons.
In order to get more points, some soldiers slapped the company's long ass desperately. In Chen Geng's opinion, this scene is disgusting, so the company commander disliked Chen Geng very much, which directly caused him to spend the entire year. Have not received military pay.
Overview of the Hunan Army
Later, with the encouragement of a company commander Peng Dehuai,Chen Geng plucked up the courage to make money, but he didn't want the money, and he almost suffered revenge from the company commander. Peng Dehuai, who originally said he would support Chen Geng, was also wanted because of the execution of the landlord bully and fled. In desperation, Chen Geng had to leave. Hunan Army.
And leaving this time, it turned out to be a turning point in Chen Geng's life. In 1922, Chairman Mao founded a self-study university in Changsha. Chen Geng came to register after hearing the news and joined the Communist Party of China in December.
The entanglement between Chen Geng and Chiang Kai-shek began in 1924 with the enrollment interview of Whampoa Military Academy .
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was the principal of the school. Because it was the first period of enrollment, he personally participated in the review. During the period, Chen Geng's experience and the vigorous vigor on his face left a deep impression on Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek, as the principal, had a very tall image in Chen Geng's mind. At that time, the relationship between the two was in a stage of mutual appreciation. After enrolling in Chen Geng, he performed very well. Chiang Kai-shek regarded him as his proud disciple. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek did not know that after only one year, this proud disciple became his savior.
As early as when Sun Yat-sen was still alive, Chen Jiongming, the former commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, was bought by the warlord and led the army to attack the revolutionary government in Guangzhou. At that time, Chen Geng, the company commander, under the leadership of Zhou Enlai, Participated in the crusade against Chen Jiongming, and finally won.
As there was no way to cut the weeds and roots, the Chen Jiongming's department who was left behind gathered people everywhere and finally went to Xu Chongzhi's department.
Sun Yat-sen died on March 12, 1925,Chiang Kai-shek opened the way to seizing power. In order to achieve the goal of dictatorship, he designed to drive his brother Xu Chongzhi out of Guangzhou, and this incident became the best opportunity for Chen Jiongming to counterattack.
After making preparations, Chen Jiongming led his troops to launch a fierce attack on Guangzhou. In this case, Chiang Kai-shek, whose foundations were still unstable, had to fight head-on. After research, 's second expedition was deployed. stage.
Chen Jiongming
Chiang Kai-shek invested a total of 30,000 troops in the Eastern Expedition, and these 30,000 troops were divided into three groups to advance. Chen Geng was in charge of Chiang Kai-shek's security command in this battle. It can also be seen from this that Chiang Kai-shek attaches great importance to and trusts Chen Geng, otherwise he would not be allowed to serve as his personal guard.
However, shortly after the war broke out, there was a crisis. The third division led by Tan Shuqing encountered Chen Jiongming's main force-Lin Hubu. The third division was very general in terms of the command ability of the division commander and the combat capabilities of the soldiers, so it was quickly at a disadvantage.
The most terrible thing is that the position of the third division is quite close to the headquarters, and the other columns have also gone far. This means that if the third division is defeated, then the headquarters where Chiang Kai-shek is located The command headquarters will not be able to get any support in a short time.
As the war progressed, the 3rd Division was already defeated, and now, together with the general headquarters, was surrounded by the Linhu Department. Chiang knew that he was left alone and helpless. , So he called Chen Geng and asked him to give Tan Shuqing a death order, not allowed to retreat.
Tan Shuqing launched a new round of confrontation after receiving the order.But in a moment, he was beaten back by Lin Hubu, and Jiang Jieshi, who was disappointed with Tan Shuqing, placed his last hope on Chen Geng.
Under Chiang Kai-shek’s critical assignment, Chen Geng served as the acting commander of the Third Division. However, when he returned to the battlefield again to organize the escaped fighters to continue fighting, no one listened to his command, so Chen Geng had no choice but to fight. Go back to the headquarters.
Seeing Chen Geng's return, and listening to the outside artillery fire, a panic arose in Chiang Kai-shek's heart. He had the idea to escape, but because of his face, he refused to give the order to retreat. He even said: "Now I only have to commit suicide to become a benevolent."
When Chen Geng on the side heard this, he immediately realized that Chiang Kai-shek needed someone to give him a step to retreat. So Chen Geng persuaded:
"Principal, we only lost one division, and this division was adapted from the old Cantonese army, not from the Huangpu Military Academy. We will retreat first and then fight with them."
Apparently, Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied with Chen Geng's steps, so he gave up suicidal thoughts and gave the order to retreat.
However, Chiang Kai-shek was so scared that his legs were weak at this time, and there was no way to run. Looking at the enemy getting closer and closer, Chen Geng had to carry him on his back and ran all the way to the Qin River and drove him. Escorted Jiang.
After the war,Chiang Kai-shek became closer to Chen Geng, even bluntly saying that Chen Geng was the Whampoa spirit, and transferred him to his attendant's room as an adviser.
However, Chiang Kai-shek’s anti-communist road is destined to run counter to Chen Geng, who is a communist. Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek is quite taboo about Chen Geng’s status as a communist, and even set a rule not to allow him to lead soldiers.
Chen Geng, who recognized the reality, reported his situation to Zhou Enlai, and then proposed to Chiang Kai-shek to go home to visit relatives. Chiang Kai-shek knew well that the next time I saw each other this time, he might be the enemy, but in view of his life-saving grace, he still approved the leave and paid the travel expenses.
On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a "counter-revolutionary coup" and broke with the Communist Party. Since then, Chen Geng and Chiang Kai-shek parted ways, and resolutely embarked on the revolutionary road of the Communist Party.
Chiang Kai-shek has expressed regret for this on many occasions. Even after the Kuomintang agents captured Chen Geng, Chiang Kai-shek personally came forward to persuade him to "abandon the dark and cast the light".
It’s just that no matter how attractive the conditions are, Chen Geng firmly rejected them. At this time, the two people are already typical of different ways and involuntarily conspiring. After many encounters, Chiang Kai-shek finally gave up and forced The pressure of , Song Qingling and others released Chen Geng.
Chen Geng
In subsequent revolutions, Chen Geng remained loyal to the people and the party as always. He killed the Quartet on the battlefield and made great achievements. The 386span1 brigade he led was even the United States. Colonel Xun rated it as "China's best brigade".
Kang Sheng’s questioning of Chen Geng is actually very inappropriate.However, when facing the other party’s words with ulterior motives, Chen Geng only said in a joking tone:
"I want to kill Chiang Kai-shek, then he will become a martyr like Liao Zhongkai, but I have become a counter-revolutionary."
Chen Geng's words broke the deadlock, and they were also justified. After all, it was the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek did not anti-Communist on the bright side, and he had no reason to kill him.
Kang Sheng
Obviously, Kang Sheng wanted to put Chen Geng into an embarrassing situation. However, Chen Geng's humorous answer not only showed his high emotional intelligence, but also reflected his optimistic and generous personality. Worthy of being the founding general.
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