In December 1996, the Armed Police Force underwent a major upgrade, which indicated that the Armed Police Force would take on more important tasks and its status would be close to that of the Navy, Army, and Air Force. This promotion also brought about an increase in the rank of the chief officer of the Armed Police Force, including the unexpected promotion of Commander General Yang Guoping, making him the first commander and general of the Armed Police Force at the level of a large military region.
However, the actual situation may be completely different, and if there is no accident, the first general of the armed police force, a general at the level of a large military region, is likely to be his predecessor, General Ba Zhongqi. General Ba Zhongqi was born in 1930 in Fushan District, Yantai City, Shandong Province. He joined the People's Liberation Army at the age of 19 and served as a staff officer in the combat organs of the East China Military Region and the Nanjing Military Region for a long time. Thanks to his own efforts, he was gradually promoted to the posts of deputy chief of staff of the Nanjing Military Region and commander of the Shanghai Garrison Region.
In 1988, General Ba Chung became one of the first generals to be awarded the rank of major general. It was not easy for him to grow into a general of the republic in the later stage of the Revolutionary War without a background of military exploits. After 43 years of service, he was directly promoted from the commander of the Shanghai Garrison Region to the commander of the Armed Police Force, becoming the first commander of a provincial-level military region of the Armed Police Force to be promoted directly to the commander of a branch of the armed police.
However, at the end of 1996, when General Ba Zhongqi was about to be promoted to commander of the armed police at the level of a large military region and obtain the rank of general of the armed police, a serious accident occurred, which abruptly ended his military career. At 4 a.m. on February 2, 1996, an 18-year-old armed police soldier Zhang Jinlong infiltrated the home of Li Peiyao, whom he was responsible for protecting, with the intention of stealing. Li Peiyao is a senior leader of China's democratic parties and the son of ** General Li Jishen, and his status is extraordinary.
Zhang Jinlong was discovered by Li Peiyao during the theft, and in order to cover up the truth, he committed an even greater crime and brutally killed Li Peiyao. An incident that shocked the whole country occurred in the People's Armed Police Force, which led to the holding of leaders including General Ba Chung Hung Hung Gang accountable and dismissed from their posts. Although General Ba Zhongqi was not directly involved in it, as the commander of the Armed Police Force, he was implicated and was eventually removed from his post as commander and retired early.
This accident seriously damaged General Ba Zhongqi's military career and caused him to lose the opportunity to be promoted to general of the armed police at the end of the year, which made people feel sorry for his fate. Although his superiors recognized his military ability and leadership skills, the accident cost him dearly, and people couldn't help but feel the twists and turns and impermanence of the military road.