In 1955, more than 1,000 generals received the corresponding military ranks, and this was the highest honor for a soldier, but something happened in the process, just like before the award of the title began, ** asked a ** general, asking him if he wanted to be awarded lieutenant general or general. So who is this general? Why ask his opinion?
In fact, this ** general is Han Liancheng, who was the deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region at that time. Han Liancheng was born in 1908, a native of Gansu, because his family was relatively poor, so his father got an errand in the Qing army, although the official position was not large, but he was able to support the family. When Han Liancheng was born, his parents had high hopes for Han Liancheng, because the couple's previous children all died, and only Han Liancheng survived, so their love for him was very strong.
But no matter how much he loved him, Han Liancheng's family was too poor, and he didn't have much time to go to private school, so he dropped out of school to herd cattle for the landlord. In 1925, Han Liancheng was admitted to Ma Hongkui's teaching team, and Han Liancheng's name was Han Guizhang at that time. Then he has been an ordinary soldier in Ma Hongkui's army.
However, Han Liancheng's ability is strong, so he was promoted relatively quickly, and it didn't take long for him to become the regiment commander, and when he served in the Northwest Army, he also had contact with our party, which also laid the foundation for him to cooperate with our party later. However, in 1930, Han Liancheng also became Chiang Kai-shek's life-saving benefactor, so his career after that was also very smooth, so how did he save Chiang Kai-shek?
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was surrounded by Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan's troops, which caused Chiang Kai-shek's troops to shake their hearts, after all, the enemy's offensive momentum was very fierce and the number of people was relatively large, so they felt that they could not win the other party, and wanted to flee for their lives.
It was at this critical moment that Chiang Kai-shek called Ma Hongkui **, and the task of rescuing the driver fell on Han Liancheng's head, so he led his troops to confront Feng Yuxiang's team, because of Han Xianchu's composure, he commanded the troops to attack in an orderly manner, and soon hit Chiang Kai-shek's side, and protect Chiang Kai-shek's safety.
This made Chiang Kai-shek very excited, and asked Han Liancheng which issue of Whampoa he belonged to, and Han Liancheng was not from the Whampoa Military Academy, so he didn't know how to answer Chiang Kai-shek's question. Later, Chiang Kai-shek only learned about Han Liancheng's situation after some inquiry, so he directly attacked Yu and made Han Liancheng a student of the third phase of Whampoa.
In this way, Han Liancheng directly became a student of Whampoa, and also received the attention of Chiang Kai-shek, and then his position was promoted again and again, and he became a person that Chiang Kai-shek trusted more. Because Han Liancheng's ability is already excellent, and he is an upright person, whether it is Chiang Kai-shek or Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi trusts and values him very much.
In particular, Bai Chongxi's trust in him directly surpassed that of Xia Wei. After the Northern Expedition, Bai Chongxi also made Han Liancheng a brigade commander and commanded operations in Xinjiang with him. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Bai Chongxi was the deputy general staff of the first class, and he also talked with Han Liancheng at night, and recommended him to become Li Zongren's staff officer.
In 1938, Han Liancheng was appointed by Li Zongren as the deputy division commander and the post of brigade commander, which can be said to be full of trust in him. It's just that he was promoted too quickly, and he became the person valued by his superiors, so he was naturally jealous of some people, and then Han Liancheng was calculated by the villain, and his arm was injured, after this incident, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi went to visit Han Liancheng, and they even sent him directly to Wuhan to recuperate for Han Liancheng's safety, which can be said to really attach importance to him.
Although Han Liancheng was excluded in the army, whether it was Chiang Kai-shek, Bai Chongxi, or Li Zongren, they all valued him very much, and Han Liancheng also became a big celebrity around them, so even if he was excluded, Han Liancheng's position was promoted very quickly. However, the more Han Liancheng knew about Chiang Kai-shek, the more disappointed he became with the Kuomintang, and after some consideration, he thought of the Communist Party, so after some thought, he defected to the Communist Party, and then sent more information to the Communist Party on the side of the Kuomintang, so he also made a lot of contributions to the revolution, and later he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.