He Changgong is from Huarong, Hunan. He joined our party in 1922, devoted himself to the revolutionary cause, and participated in the famous Autumn Harvest Uprising. He Changgong was an excellent proletarian revolutionary in the revolutionary team. He was able to speak cleverly and had certain military qualities. He was a rare talent in the Red Army team at that time.
It is precisely because of his excellence that Grandpa Mao handed over the important task of the great "Southern Union Zhu Chen" to him to complete.
When the Nanchang Uprising troops were besieged by the enemy, the rebel army was forced to abandon Nanchang City and move to the borders of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong to continue the armed revolution. What He Changgong was looking for was the Nanchang Uprising Force. Since the main person in charge of this force at that time was Commander-in-Chief Zhu and General Chen who were later known to everyone. Therefore, this time He Changgong went south to find the Nanchang Uprising troops to Jinggangshan, which is also called the Southern Union Zhu Chen.
After much hardship inquiry, He Changgong finally found the whereabouts of Zhu and Chen, and explained his purpose, to invite them to Jinggangshan to establish a base together. He also stated the advantages of Jinggangshan to Zhu and Chen. When Commander-in-Chief Zhu heard this, he stood up happily and said that Jinggangshan is indeed a good place. So, after some preparation, Zhu and Chen decided to lead the troops to Jinggangshan and jointly establish a base.
When Grandpa Mao, who was far away in Jinggangshan, learned that Zhu and Chen were rushing towards Jinggangshan, he was very happy and immediately decided to divide his troops into two groups to welcome Zhu and Chen. On April 28, 1928, the Nanchang Uprising Force and the Autumn Harvest Uprising Force successfully met in Jinggangshan . Commander-in-Chief Zhu and Grandpa Mao’s meeting this time was a glorious page in the history of our party and of great significance.
After Zhu and Chen went to Jinggangshan, Grandpa Mao asked He Changgong to pick up Peng Teng in the north and invited them to go to Jinggangshan to establish a base.
Peng Teng and Huang Gongluo led the famous Pingjiang Uprising on July 22, 1928. Finally, the uprising troops were adapted into Red Fifth Army . The commander was the later famous General Peng, and the political commissar was Teng Daiyuan.
When General Peng and Teng Daiyuan were invited by Grandpa Mao, they were very excited. Because the situation of the Red Five Army was not very optimistic at that time, and the founding base areas were constantly surrounded by enemies. Under this background, it is a great thing to go to Jinggangshan, meet with brothers, and strengthen the revolutionary armed forces.
So, in mid-December, General Peng and Teng Daiyuan led the main force of the Red Fifth Army to Jinggangshan to meet with Red Fourth Army, leaving only a few revolutionary teams. Under the leadership of Huang Gongluo, he continued to insist on guerrilla warfare on the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi border. However, Huang Gongluo later went to Jinggangshan and became one of the four powerful generals defending the Jinggangshan base.
Commander-in-Chief Zhu, General Chen, General Peng, and Teng Daiyuan, four famous generals, are all great heroes in the revolutionary history of our army and one of the founders of the People's Army. They all made great contributions to the victory of the Revolutionary War, so in 1955 after liberation, Zhu, Chen and Peng were awarded the rank of marshal. Teng Daiyuan left the army and transferred to , the Ministry of Railways , and served as the commander of the railway corps, so he passed by his military rank.
