In 1955, our army awarded the title for the first time, and among the 55 founding generals, there was a general who wore deep myopia glasses, if it were not for the general uniform of woolen material and the glittering rank of general, almost no one would believe that he was a battle-hardened soldier.
This most "unlike soldier" is the founding general Wang Xinting.
General Wang Xinting is a filial piety in Hubei Province, just turned 12 years old and went to the pawnshop as an apprentice, there, General Wang Xinting worked for ten years, learned a good eye for appreciating antique calligraphy and painting, gold and silver utensils, but also paid a lot of price, his eyes are deeply myopia, when he does not wear glasses, "ten steps away from the person and horse".
At the age of 22, Wang Xinting joined the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
That time, General Wang Xinting's 3rd Regiment and 1st Company successfully captured Xinzhou City, seized a large number of winter materials left by the Kuomintang army, and also captured a large number of *** and a lot of gold and silver jewelry.
Most of the soldiers from poor backgrounds have never seen gold and silver jewelry, and they have removed cotton clothes, biscuits, and canned food, but they regard gold bracelets and other objects as playthings, and after playing with them, they will be discarded as scrap copper and rotten iron.
Wang Xinting immediately reported to the company commander that those jewelry were very valuable things, and a gold bracelet could be exchanged for more than a dozen loads of rice.
The company commander hurriedly beckoned the soldiers to pack up the jewelry, sent Wang Xinting and a few other soldiers, and carefully escorted those "treasures" to the regiment headquarters.
Wang Xinting was well-known in the company and regiment, and was promoted to squad leader less than a month after joining the army. From then on, when this unit fought against the Kuomintang army, whenever there was a gain, everyone would ask Wang Xinting to appraise it, so the soldiers called him the "treasure connoisseur" of the Red Army.
Wang Xinting was educated, smart and clever, and the company commander was like a treasure, so he soon served as the company clerk.
In a battle a month later, the company's instructor unfortunately died, and Wang Xinting was specially approved by his superiors to fill the vacancy, and in this way, in less than two months, Wang Xinting was promoted from an ordinary soldier to a company-level cadre.
In 1932, in the famous battle of Sujiabu, Wang Xinting showed his hand again. At that time, the Kuomintang army was exhausted, and only the last remnants of the army were still resisting, and the company commander ordered a strong attack, but Wang Xinting raised objections.
He said: "It's better to attack the heart than to chase the poor." ”
The company commander adopted Wang Xinting's suggestion, and after a propaganda offensive, the remnants of the Kuomintang put down **, each took 3 oceans and returned to their hometowns, and the battle ended smoothly, and the Red Army did not have a **.
In June 1933, Wang Xinting, who had been in the army for less than three years, was promoted to director of the Political Department of the Red 12th Division, and a month later, the Red 12th Division was expanded into the Red 9th Army, and Wang Xinting was promoted to director of the Political Department of the Army and became a leading cadre at the military level.
At that time, several leaders of the Red Ninth Army were all well-known Red Army generals, the army commander was General He Wei, General Zhan Caifang was the military political commissar, and General Xu Shiyou was the deputy army commander.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, General Wang Xinting and the famous General Chen Geng partnered, General Chen Geng served as the commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, General Wang Xinting was the political commissar, and General Zhou Xihan was the chief of staff.
Chen Geng, who has a lively and cheerful personality, once jokingly called the 386 Brigade the "Three Sons Force", this is because Chen Geng, Wang Xinting and Zhou Xihan, the chief of staff, have their own characteristics, Chen Geng has a leg injury, so he calls himself "lame", Wang Xinting is deeply myopic and calls himself "blind", Zhou Xihan is lean and calls himself "thin", and the three of them form a veritable "iron triangle", each performing its own duties and cooperating tacitly.
The 386 Brigade was invincible, especially the three battles and three victories in the ambush battles of Changshengkou, Shentouling, and Xiangtangpu, which hurt the Japanese invaders, and they regarded the 386 Brigade as the first-class enemy, and the paranoid Japanese army even shouted: "Fight the 386 Brigade exclusively."
In the 386 Brigade, General Chen Geng is strategic, good at fighting and good at what he says, General Wang Xinting is resourceful, and he is also a good hand in political and ideological work. ”
During the War of Liberation, General Wang Xinting was promoted to commander of the 8th Column of the North China Military Region.
Don't look at Wang Xinting, the chief looks like a scholar, but the courage of the general to lead the troops to fight will never lose to the generals, 8 columns to fight Yuncheng, Jinzhong, Ketaiyuan, attack Linfen, the battle is the main force, and a large number of heroic troops such as the world-famous "Linfen Brigade" have been played.
In 1949, General Wang Xinting served as commander and political commissar of the 60th Army, first deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the 18th Corps, and in 1955, the general was awarded the rank of general.
The history of General Wang Xinting's promotion is breathtaking and praised, and after reading the history of Chinese and foreign armies in ancient and modern times, few people have been able to be promoted from an ordinary soldier to a military-level officer in just three years.
General Wang Xinting has set a rare promotion record, even if he does not dare to say that it is "unprecedented", he is definitely "rare".