Veteran Request
971, General Han Xianchu, commander of Fuzhou Military Region, met Chairman Mao who came to inspect at Nanchang . He reported to the great leader with respect. As expected, the Chairman expressed his satisfaction and affirmation of the work of this beloved general again. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Han Xianchu made a request to Chairman Mao: "Chairman, Chen Zaidao told me that while he is still pretty good now, he wants to continue to do some work for the party and the country."
Chairman Mao was silent for a long time when he heard this. Chen Zaidao was only 63 years old at the time and had been recuperating in Han Xianchu's Fuzhou Military Region for more than two years. He turned his wrench and his fingers were indeed in line with the conditions for returning to work.
"Okay, he wants to work, so he will be the deputy commander for you!" Chairman Mao finally readily agreed to Han Xianchu's request.
Han Xianchu also happily said on the spot: "Okay, Comrade Chen Zaidao welcomes me to Fuzhou!"
In fact, General Han Xianchu was full of concerns at this time. Although he had obtained the verbal consent of the chairman, he had not conveyed this good news to Chen Zaidao, who lives in Tangjingxiang Guesthouse.
In fact, before Han Xianchu made this request to Chairman Mao in person, Premier Zhou Enlai also mentioned Chen Zaidao's wish to re-appoint his post to the Chairman.
At that time, Chairman Mao handed this question to General Political Department , and asked the commanders of major military regions about whether they were willing to accept Chen Zaidao as the deputy commander, but the commanders all refused one after another.
When Chairman Mao was feeling embarrassed about this, Han Xianchu took the initiative to make this request, which can be regarded as the old man fulfilling the Prime Minister's wish.
Why is an ordinary deputy commander appointed to make both great men so embarrassed?
Because Chen Zaidao was not only a founding general like Han Xianchu, but also served as the commander of Wuhan Military Region . In the past, the two had a complete equal-level relationship with the commanders in their work.
For Chen Zaidao, including Han Xianchu, many current military commanders were his subordinates in the Red Army era. According to today's standards, this appointment is a question of whether the old leader can "get out".
In June 1972, the central government’s order to appoint Chen Zaidao as deputy commander of the Fuzhou Military Region was officially issued, and Han Xianchu had to go to Tangjing Lane in person to notify Chen Zaidao. As soon as we met, Han Xianchu said: "The central government has appointed you as the deputy commander of the Fuzhou Military Region. Let's work together to swing horse spoon in a pot. You know me, half a pound, eight liang, I hope you can help me more."
veteran style
Speaking of age, Chen Zaidao was born in 1909, four years older than Han Xianchu, who was born in 1913. What is particularly important is that Chen Zaidao's qualifications in the party and military are much older than Han Xianchu.
927 On November 13, 1927, according to the CCP’s “87 Conference ”, more than 30,000 peasant self-defense troops and volunteers were guided to attack Huang'an (now Hong'an ), Macheng and other counties. The battle fired the first shot of armed resistance to the right-wing of the Kuomintang in Hubei, Henan and Anhui. officially established the Huang'an Peasant Government and formed the Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army Hubei East Army .
This uprising echoes the Autumn Harvest Uprising of the Hunan-Jiangxi border two months ago, and is therefore also known as the "Huangma Autumn Harvest Uprising".
Unfortunately, due to the huge gap in the strength of our enemy at that time, under the counterattack of the 12th Army of the Kuomintang, the East Hubei Army suffered heavy casualties on December 5, and the commander-in-chief Pan Zhongru died and was forced to abandon the county town to break through.
The local Communist Party of China and some leaders of the East Hubei Army held a meeting in Muchengzhai in northern Huang'an. They decided to leave 72 people to fight on the spot and move to the Mulan Mountain area of Huangpi County to carry out guerrilla activities. This is the later "72 heroes of Mulan Mountain".
Marshal Xu Xiangqian gave a very high evaluation of this revolutionary fire and said, "With these dozens of comrades insisting on armed struggle, the situation is different."
The 72 guerrillas, totaling only 53 guns, were in total. In the unimaginable arduous struggle, most of the team members died one after another, and there were also traitors who were unwilling to surrender to the enemy. After the great waves of the brutal war era, only 5 people in this guerrilla team with outstanding achievements were left to the founding of the country.
Chen Zaidao is one of the "72 heroes of Mulan Mountain". When he joined the team, he was just an 18-year-old boy. He had just joined the Macheng Peasant Self-Defense Army for a year.
Commander Wu Guanghao , Chief of Staff Wang Dianchuan and other senior generals died at ht In ml3 guerrilla warfare , the young Chen Zaidao quickly took the lead in the front line of battle and became the platoon commander and company commander of the 11th Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army after the adaptation of the Hubei East Army.
After the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army, which was mainly composed of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area troops, Chen Zaidao followed the main force to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Border Region to participate in the Long March , and rushed to the front line all the way, making great contributions.
Relying on countless great military achievements that could stand the test and the cultural knowledge of further study at the Red Army University, 1935, Chen Zaidao, who was only 26 years old, became the deputy commander and commander of the Red Fourth Army .
Han Xianchu was from Huang'an County. He joined the Communist Party and Xiaogan local guerrillas in 1930 and was affiliated with another unit under the Fourth Front Army Red 25 Army .
In the early days of the revolution, Han Xianchu was not valued by senior Red Army generals. During the revolutionary struggle in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area, until he followed the army to northern Shaanxi, the highest was just a small battalion commander, and his military rank was 4 levels lower than Chen Zaidao.
Fortunately, during the 1936 Red Army Eastern Expedition , Han Xianchu used his troops to be invincible and had a proper command, not only mobilized Yan Xishan 45 regiments with one battalion. The troops were circling everywhere, and by chance, they rescued Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai's general command. Only then did the company be promoted to two levels to the deputy commander and commander of the Red 78th Division, , but still under the position of Chen Zaidao.
In August 1937, the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army. Han Xianchu served as the deputy commander of the 688th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army. The brigade commander was later General Xu Haidong, and Chen Zaidao served as the deputy commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. The brigade commander was later General Chen Geng.
can be said that for 10 years after the Huangma Uprising, Chen Zaidao's qualifications were surpassed Han Xianchu until the War of Resistance.
The Red Fourth Army was the team that contributed the most generals in the 1955 rank evaluation. Among the 1,048 founding generals, the Red Fourth Army occupies more than 700. It is conceivable that Chen Zaidao's lofty status among these generals!
How would Chen Zaidao think about the problem of becoming a subordinate of Han Xianchu?
Veteran General Demeanor
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's main military achievements are concentrated in Hebei and Shandong, and Huaihai Battle and the sweeping of the remaining Chiang bandits in Henan were both hard work and conscientious. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he became the commander of the Henan Military Region.
, and Han Xianchu followed Lin Biao to the northeast after Japan surrendered to , and invested in a series of major deployments to create a Northeast base. In February 1946, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 4th Column of the South Manchuria of the Northeast Democratic Alliance.
As the army of 4 fields destroyed the northeast all the way south, Han Xianchu's military talents were fully trained and played, and his position rose all the way.
In April 1949, Han Xianchu became the deputy commander of the 12th Corps and returned to his hometown Wuhan. After the Hunan-Jiangxi Battle, he led his troops to liberate Changsha, established the Hunan Military Region in Chairman Mao's hometown and served as deputy commander.
950 On April 16, 1950, Han Xianchu made a quick decision, and after careful planning, he seized the once-in-a-lifetime fighter jet. Without the cooperation of the navy and air force, he personally took the stormtrooper boat, led the 40 Army, 43 Army, 30,000 troops, and took more than 400 sailboats to secretly cross the Leizhou Peninsula, cross the sea to Hainan Island .This battle made the famous Kuomintang general Xue Yue who defended Hainan Island unexpectedly, laying the foundation for the victory of liberating the entire Hainan. successfully prevented Hainan from becoming Taiwan today, which can be said to have a strategic role in the maritime security of the Republic. After
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Han Xianchu's dazzling achievements in the Korean battlefield include the creation of a "Long Live Army" 38th Army, setting a great victory in Longyuanli Sansuoli, which sniped the US mechanical force with zero casualties. laid a decisive foundation for the Second Battle and the entire victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. understands the dangers in the US military's "magnet tactics" and makes strategic adjustments as soon as possible.
Among the three deputy commanders of the Volunteer Army, Deng Hua and Hong Xuezhi were in charge of political work and logistics, but Han Xianchu did not have specific military affairs, because his main task was to supervise combat command and inspect combat issues in the front line troops. The People's Liberation Army's evaluation of this general is: "the best front-line commander."
955 awarded the title. During the rank evaluation stage, the Military Commission headquarters is expected to be rated as a lieutenant general according to Han Xianchu's qualifications. Chairman Mao’s personal instructions during review: "Han has made contributions and is promoted to the top of the Jin Dynasty." Chairman Mao had a special appreciation and trust in Han Xianchu. When Chen Zaidao was deported from the commander of the Wuhan Military Region, Han Xianchu’s status in the party, government and military in Fujian Province was not affected at all. and even shot birds while Chairman Mao was staying at Wuhan Donghu Hotel , and Chairman Mao just laughed at it.
Chen Zaidao worked in Jiangxi Farm under the jurisdiction of the Fuzhou Military Region. Han Xianchu and Chen Zaidao were from Hong'an and Macheng people. They were real fellow villagers and old colleagues. Therefore, they specifically asked the farm to take care of Chen Zaidao and did not arrange physical work for him. After a while, Han Xianchu asked Premier Zhou Enlai for instructions and took Chen Zaidao, Li Zhimin, Wang Jian'an and other generals to Fuzhou for rest and treatment for the disease. During this period, Han Xianchu always maintained the respect for his old superiors in the Red Army era.
Chen Zaidao certainly knew that he could actually be liberated from the heavy farm work and lived a leisurely life in the streets of Fuzhou when he had time. He was treated with special care by his old subordinates.
and others felt that their bodies were almost recovering, and Chen Zaidao also expressed his desire to work again to Han Xianchu. Han Xianchu did not disappoint his trust. He took this matter to heart and first reported it to Premier Zhou. He did not get any results and reported it to Chairman Mao in person. Only then did he get the approval of the great leader.
Such an important position in the Wuhan Military Region cannot be vacant for a long time. After Chen Zaidao left office, his commander position was replaced by General Zeng Siyu. The commanders of other major military regions are also very stable and important and cannot be easily replaced. The deputy commander of is already the best job for Chen Zaidao.
Han Xianchu made a special trip to report the good news. Chen Zaidao was very excited. He smiled and said, "Thank you all this." Han Xianchu said, "I still thank me? It's good that you don't have any opinions."
Faced with Han Xianchu, who is impeccable in ability, personality, and character, General Chen Zaidao accepted the arrangement of being a deputy to his old subordinates in conscientiously, and set an example of "demolishment" in correct manner by senior cadres of
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play the role of "relative commander"
Chen Zaidao accepted the position of deputy commander arranged by the central government under Han Xianchu. Until 1973, with the transfer of commanders of the eight military regions, his old friend Han Xianchu was transferred to Lanzhou to serve. Pi Ding all transferred from
with the rank of founding lieutenant general, and Chen Zaidao cooperated very well with him.
Chen Zaidao stayed in Fuzhou for more than 4 years, and then promoted Beijing to serve as an advisor to the Central Military Commission. Although he is always eager to return to the frontline job, this opportunity has never appeared.
In 1977, a news that made Chen Zaidao very happy came, and the Central Committee appointed him as the commander of the railway squad and the second secretary of the party committee. Is the railway troop a group of troops to set up camp? According to the tasks assigned by the central government, they need to carry out infrastructure trekking tasks in various difficult environments such as plateaus, Gobi, and mountains and ridges for a long time. Eating, accommodation, etc. are liquid. At work, no matter what kind of difficulties that ordinary people can imagine can occur.
Chen Zaidao finally returned to the front line to host such a arduous task, as if the fighting spirit of fighting guerrillas that year had returned to youth overnight. During his five-year career as a railway squad commander, Chen Zaidao solved a lot of practical difficulties for his officers and soldiers, such as ensuring that soldiers working outside could take a hot bath once a week.
980, considering that he was old, Chen Zaidao actively responded to the central government’s call for rejuvenation of cadres and took the initiative to write a letter to the central government for retirement.
This wish was realized in 1982. As the last commander of the Railway Corps, he resolutely implemented the orders of the Central Committee and the Military Commission, promoted the reform of the railway corps collectively transferred to , and the Ministry of Railways , and only after guarding the last post, he was relieved to leave.
Chen Zaidao and Han Xianchu, a pair of good comrades-in-arms who were loyal to each other, later became national-level cadres. Chen Zaidao was the vice chairman of the 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Han Xianchu was the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 6th National People's Congress.
On October 3, 1986, Han Xianchu died of illness in Beijing. On April 6, 1993, Chen Zaidao passed away in Beijing. Both famous generals were buried in the martyrs' cemetery in their hometown of Hubei, bringing a perfect end to their lives.
Recently, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued the "Regulations on Promoting the Being of Leading Cadres to Become and Become", which focuses on solving the problem of "being able to Become and Become" of cadres.
people go to high places and water flows to low places. The stolen things in the "Regulations" are extremely difficult to offend people. Why does the Communist Party have the confidence to introduce such regulations?
Because in the history of the Communist Party, famous generals like Chen Zaidao and Han Xianchu have taken the lead in setting an example.
