Admiral Zhang Lianzhong is a native of Jiaoxian County, Shandong Province, Xu Shiyou's old subordinate, loyal and simple, loving soldiers like a son, ** General praised him as "invincible benevolent". Zhang Lianzhong joined the army in 1947 and was wounded twice in the War of Liberation and made meritorious service three times. In the Weixian Battle in 1948, Chiang Kai-shek sent planes to airdrop food to the defenders, and Zhang Lianzhong, who was attacking with the troops, found that a bag of rice had fallen in the crops outside the enemy stronghold. 
But the bag of rice was seventy or eighty pounds, and I couldn't stand up and carry it, so it was very difficult to drag it. It didn't take long to be spotted by the enemy, and the bullets whizzed in. Fortunately, Zhang Lianzhong was not injured, and under the cover of his comrades, he finally dragged the rice back. The company commander criticized him and said, "It's too risky for you to do this." Zhang Lianzhong said that it is worth the risk to let everyone eat a meal. In the ensuing battle, Zhang Lianzhong fought bravely and was credited with third-class merit. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Lianzhong served as a platoon commander, company commander and other positions, and was transferred to the naval submarine force in the 60s, and more than 20 years later, he succeeded as the commander of the navy, and was awarded the rank of admiral in 93. Zhang Lianzhong has held senior positions for many years, but his life is as simple as ever. 
When he was the commander of the navy, Zhang Lianzhong was very strict with his subordinates, and whenever he reported to him, he was not allowed to tell lies, second, he was not allowed to take materials, and third, he was not allowed to spend more than 40 minutes at a time. When he went down to inspect the work, Zhang Lianzhong had always been light and simple, and he often carried out "surprise attacks." Once, when he went to inspect a certain naval unit, the cadre who reported on the work played a clever trick and asked the secretary to quickly print out the report draft in small font, paste it in a notebook, and read it according to the draft when making a report. But Zhang Lianzhong saw through it, walked over and grabbed his notebook and threw it away. Since then, the work style of the leading cadres of the navy has changed greatly. 
One year, Zhang Lianzhong heard that there was a phenomenon of favoritism and irregularities in some naval stations, and there was a shortage of catties and catties when distributing supplies. So he didn't say hello, and suddenly went to a navy ** station in Shantou to inspect the work. There, Zhang Lianzhong saw a scale in the yard, walked straight over, and stood on the scale. The escort thought that Commander Zhang was just weighing a **, and the scale showed 71 kilograms. Zhang Lianzhong's face changed when he saw it, and he sent someone to call the stationmaster over and ask: "Are you accurate with this scale?" The stationmaster said, "Yes." Zhang Lianzhong said angrily: "Quasi-fart!" I'm less than 65 kg, look, I'm 71 kg now! The stationmaster bowed his head and was speechless. Zhang Lianzhong said to the accompanying base commander: "Remove him from his post immediately, and he will be seriously investigated!" ”
This matter is widely spread in the navy, and it seems that this ** standing on the scale is a bit ruthless, and he can weigh more than 140 pounds if he is less than 130 pounds. After this station commander was investigated and punished, such problems in the navy disappeared. Zhang Lianzhong inspected the troops under the soft-shelled turtle turmoil, and the food standard required was four dishes and one soup, which was enough to cook at home, and it was not allowed to exceed the standard reception. One year, when Zhang Lianzhong went to a certain place in the south, he passed through Wuhan and went to a naval academy in Wuhan. The leaders of the academy were worried about the reception, they knew the old general's temper, and they felt that the coarse tea and light rice were too shabby, so they added a large grass carp at lunch. Zhang Lianzhong was stunned for a moment and said that it was beyond the standard. The head of the academy explained that it was raised in his own fish pond and did not cost money. Zhang Lianzhong was a little unhappy, but he endured it and didn't say anything more, and reluctantly tasted some fish. Who knew that the leaders of the college "intensified", and when they accompanied Zhang Lianzhong to dinner, they served another soft-shelled turtle. 
The soft-shelled turtle is worth a lot of money, Zhang Lianzhong said with a straight face: "Take it down!" The leader of the college also said that the soft-shelled turtle is also in his own fish pond. Of course, Zhang Lianzhong didn't believe it, and said: "I don't eat what I raise!" One of the naval leaders who accompanied him on a business trip said: "Chief, it has been done, and if you don't eat it, it will be wasted." Tell them not to do it next time. Zhang Lianzhong said angrily: "You eat, I won't eat!" The leaders of the academy were embarrassed and had to withdraw the soft-shelled turtle. Later, Zhang Lianzhong went to the army and often asked what dishes were before meals, but he didn't want expensive ones, but only cheap ones. 
Zhang Lianzhong was famous for caring for ordinary soldiers. Once, when he inspected a certain naval unit, he found that the soldiers had been eating steamed buns with chili peppers for several days. So he called the leaders of the troops, criticized them sharply, and asked them, if your children are sent to the army and eat these things every day, don't you feel distressed? Zhang Lianzhong shed tears as he spoke, and the leaders of the unit realized their mistake and stepped up efforts to improve the food of the officers and men at the grassroots level. Reference: "Navy Commander Zhang Lianzhong".