In 1987, at the 7th National People's Congress, a resolution was passed to restore my country's military rank system. In mid-September 1988, the Military Commission held a general officer award ceremony in Beijing. 68-year-old Wan Haifeng was directly promoted from senior colonel to general, skipping the major general and lieutenant general ranks. . At the same time, he was also the last person among hundreds of thousands of Red Army officers to become a general!
Wan Haifeng was born in a poor peasant family in Guangshan, Henan in 1920. The elders in the family were not well educated, and there was a custom in the countryside that "a poor name makes a living", so he was given the nickname "Maotou". As soon as this name was called, he was asked to join the army at the age of 13.
At that time, the living conditions of ordinary people were not good, and food and clothing were a problem. Once they got sick, they almost had no money to treat them. A minor illness would turn into a serious illness and eventually lead to death. Wan Haifeng's parents were infected with the disease when he was 3 years old. Due to lack of money for treatment, his mother died of illness. His father was unable to do heavy work due to the disease and was unable to continue to support him. In desperation, his father sent him to live with his aunt.
His aunt's family treated him fairly well, but at that time, the living conditions of farmers' families were not good, and it was difficult for the family to feed themselves on weekdays. Now that there is one more person, life has become more and more difficult. When he got a little older, Wan Haifeng began to work with the adults in the landlord's house. Although he could not make much money, he could at least reduce the burden on his family.
Wan Haifeng's idea was good, but the reality was too skinny. Life was not easy for the landlord's family, and he would be severely beaten if he made any mistakes. At a young age, he would always be bruised and bruised. His aunt looked distressed and tried her best to dissuade him from going. And he didn't want to freeload at home and wanted to contribute.
Once, Uncle Wan Haifeng came to visit him. He was heartbroken when he saw Wan Haifeng covered with scars. After asking about the cause and effect, the uncle gritted his teeth and made a decision: take Wan Haifeng away from here and join the light!
My uncle heard that the Red Army was stationed near Tiantai Mountain, so he decided to take Wan Haifeng to join them and join the army. The uncle led Wan Haifeng around the mountains for more than ten days before he found the garrison team.
After finding the team, his uncle expressed his intention. This team belonged to the Independent Regiment of the Red Army. The team was short of people at the time and welcomed his uncle's arrival. However, after seeing the skinny Wan Haifeng, the leader of the Independent Regiment shook his head repeatedly. He felt that Wan Haifeng was too young and joining the army was too difficult and not suitable for a young man. After
was rejected, Wan Haifeng was not discouraged. Afterwards, he approached the leader of the independent group again, patted his chest and said that although was thin, he had grown up through hardship. The most fearless thing was suffering. Only the team could accept him and he would be happy to do anything.
The leader of the independent regiment couldn't stand Wan Haifeng's insistence, and finally agreed to let him stay with his uncle. Considering that he was still young, the army did not let him really participate in the training, but let him do some sentry work. Although is not really a member of the Red Army, at least he is a member of the revolutionary team. This year, he was only 13 years old.
Wan Haifeng, who just joined the team, encountered a new problem, that is: all recruits must fill in their names in the roster when they join the army. Those without names are not considered to have officially joined the army. Wan Haifeng Feng had always been called "Mao Tou" at home. He was fine with being called that before. Now that he was joining the army, he wanted to change his name to a resounding name. However, he had not gone to school for a few days and was not well educated. Finally, he mustered up the courage to find a political commissar to change his name. The name Wan Haifeng was chosen by Gao Jingting, the political commissar at the time.
Because he was too young, Wan Haifeng had to help with some logistical work behind the team at first. As he grew older, he began to train and fight with the team. In 1937, 17-year-old Wan Haifeng officially joined the Communist Party. During the land reform period, he followed the team to fight everywhere. Due to his outstanding performance, he was quickly promoted to the guard squad leader.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Wan Haifeng was sent to the Wannan Teaching Corps for further studies. After graduation, he successively served as a staff officer in the headquarters of the New Fourth Army in Jiangnan, Northern Jiangsu and other places. Wan Haifeng is famous for his bravery in combat in the team, and he is fearless in fighting and fighting on the battlefield. During the War of Liberation, he led the team to participate in the Lianshui Defense Battle, Menglianggu Battle, , etc., and achieved outstanding results.
Not long after the founding of New China, the Korean War broke out. Wan Haifeng went to the Korean Peninsula with the Volunteer Army. In the subsequent summer counterattack, he commanded the team to make a beautiful turnaround, laying a favorable foundation for subsequent victory. In 1955, Wan Haifeng was awarded the rank of senior colonel. After the military rank system was restored in 1988, Wan Haifeng was awarded the rank of general. From "big colonel" to "admiral", many people will find it incredible. How many great achievements has Wan Haifeng done that he can reach across two levels?
In fact, in 1955, we held the first conferring ceremony after the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, ten years later, due to various reasons, our country abolished the military rank system and did not restore it again until 1988. In the past 23 years, although there are no military rank restrictions in the army, Wan Haifeng's position in the army is enough to reach the rank of general.
In 1969, Wan Haifeng served as commander of the 24th Army. In 1972, he was promoted to deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region. According to the military rank standards implemented in 1955, most deputy commanders of the military region were lieutenant general or ht. In 1982, Wan Haifeng was promoted to the political commissar of the Chengdu Military Region. At this time, his military rank was at least lieutenant general. Therefore, based on his seniority, he was awarded the rank of general in 1988. It was a matter of course and well-deserved.
As the last Red Army soldier to be promoted to general, 68-year-old Wan Haifeng retired honorably after 10 years of hard work in the position he loved.
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