Chen Geng, a native of Xiangxiang, Hunan, was born in a wealthy squire family. Chen Geng's grandfather used to be a member of the Hunan Army, accumulated a rich family background, and became a local celebrity. Born in such a privileged family, Chen Geng is not interested in the life of fine clothes and food. At the age of sixteen, Chen Geng left his hometown and went to serve as a soldier in the Hunan army. It is worth mentioning that Mr. Peng at that time was also a soldier in the Hunan army, and the two should have known each other from this time. In his revolutionary career, Mr. Peng had a strong personality and was jealous and hateful, and his subordinates didn't dare to gasp when they saw him, but Chen Geng got along well with him, and even often joked about Mr. Peng, it should be said that the relationship between the two people was very unusual. After the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Geng was successfully admitted and became the first batch of cadets of the Whampoa Military Academy. After graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Geng participated in a series of revolutionary activities such as the provincial and Hong Kong seamen's strike, the Northern Expedition, the Eastern Expedition against Chen Jiongming, and the pacification of the merchant rebellion, and in 1927, he became the commander of the special service battalion of the Second Front Army. 
During the Nanchang Uprising, Chen Geng, as the backbone of the revolution, participated in the uprising with Mr. He and General Ye Ting, and began his career as a horse in the revolutionary army. During the entire period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Chen Geng can be called ill-fated, especially after two major injuries and hardships. The first time he was injured was when the Nanchang uprising troops moved south, Chen Geng was hit by a bullet in the leg during the Battle of Huichang, and his movement was extremely inconvenient. After our army moved to the Chaoshan area, Chen Geng, who could not hold on, was forced to go to Shanghai to recuperate. After recovering from his injury, Chen Geng engaged in underground work in Shanghai, was a member of the ** special department, and personally led the team to hoe and rape many times, making great contributions to the party's underground work. The second time he was injured was in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet District. In September 1931, Chen Geng was sent to the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Region as a military cadre. Unfortunately, he was wounded in a battle again and was forced to rush to Shanghai again for treatment. This time, Chen Geng walked away from the ghost gate. During the treatment of his injuries, Chen Geng's identity was revealed and he was arrested by the reactionaries. Taking advantage of the lax guards, Chen Geng successfully escaped. At this time, the organization in Shanghai had been greatly damaged, and Chen Geng entered the ** Soviet area with the organizational organs, and in the Red Army, he would show his strength and give full play to his military talents. During the Long March, Chen Geng served as the head of the cadres of the ** column, and was the pioneer of the ** column. After the end of the Long March, Chen Geng was promoted to the commander of the 1st Red Division. 
In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Geng served as the commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and led his troops to participate in a series of battles such as Shenle Village, Huangyadi, Shentouling, and Xiangtangpu, and made good achievements. Chen Geng can not only command wars, but also be good at training military cadres, and his subordinates Ye Chenghuan, Zhou Xihan, and Li Chengfang are all famous generals with extremely outstanding military ability. It's a pity that Ye Chenghuan died in the battle of Kagura Village and failed to show his strength in the Liberation War. In the War of Liberation, Chen Geng successively served as the commander of the Taiyue Column and the commander of the Fourth Corps of the Second Field Army. Chen Geng also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Resist France and Aid Vietnam, and fought against Japan, American imperialism, France and other aggressors one by one. At the 1955 award ceremony, Chen Geng was awarded the rank of general, ranking fourth among the top ten generals. Chen Geng's military exploits are only lower than Su Yu among the top ten generals, why is he only ranked fourth?The author believes that there are mainly the following reasons. First, the award of titles is not only based on military merits, but also on qualifications and contributions. Chen Geng's highest position in the Red Army was division commander, the commander of the 386 Brigade and the commander of the Taiyue Military Region during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the commander of the Fourth Corps during the War of Liberation. Xu Haidong's highest position in the Red Army was the commander of the Red 15th Army, Zhang Yunyi was the commander of the Red Seventh Army, ** was the political commissar of the Red Fourth Army, and Xiao Jinguang was the political commissar of the Red Fifth Army. These fathers were all cadres at or above the military level during the Red Army period, and Chen Geng was not comparable in this regard. During the Liberation War, Chen Geng was the commander of the Corps, but he had been in charge for a long time, equivalent to a small field army, and his rank was definitely higher than that of an ordinary corps commander. Therefore, when the rank was assessed in 1952, Chen Geng was the commander of the large military region, and he was at the same level as Zhang Yunyi, Su Yu, and Huang Kecheng. That is to say, Chen Geng's qualifications in the early stage were difficult to enter the top five among the generals, but in the later stage, with his outstanding military exploits, his qualifications caught up, and he had outstanding military exploits, so he was able to rank fourth among the top ten generals. Second, the top three of the top ten generals all have special merits, and their status is difficult to shake. Needless to say, General Su Yu's outstanding military exploits, even if he are placed among the top ten marshals, are still among the first. In the initial evaluation of the top ten marshals, Su Yu was even nominated as a marshal for a time, which shows that his position as the first general is unshakable. The second general, Xu Haidong, made the greatest contribution during the Agrarian Revolutionary War. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Xu Haidong commanded more than 100 battles without tasting defeat, and was a victorious general of our army, especially the Long March of the Red 25th Army under his command, which can be called a feat in military history. 
During the Red Army, Xu Haidong successively served as the commander of the Red 25th Army and the commander of the Red 15th Army, and his position was much higher than Chen Geng's. Moreover, when the Red Army went north to northern Shaanxi, it was Xu Haidong who commanded the 15th Army Corps to respond in a timely manner, and sent charcoal in the snow, relieving thousands of oceans of the Red Army. It can be said that Xu Haidong's contribution during the Red Army period was the first of the top ten generals, and he ranked second among the top ten generals, which is unshakable. The third general, Huang Kecheng, had similar qualifications to Chen Geng during the Red Army period and the Anti-Japanese War, but during the War of Liberation, he first put forward the course of action for marching into the Northeast, which allowed our army to occupy the initiative in the War of Liberation in one fell swoop, and made great contributions. Because of this special contribution, Huang Kecheng finally ranked third among the top ten generals, and he deserved it. And General Chen Geng, in the end, ranked fourth among the top ten generals by virtue of his outstanding military exploits, and can be said to be a famous general. His outstanding military exploits will forever shine in the annals of history.