In June 1946, Chiang Kai-shek treacherously launched a frenzied attack on the liberated areas of the Central Plains, and a full-scale civil war broke out. On March 18, 1947, ** lived in Yan'an for ten years, full of affection for this former base area, but the Kuomintang army launched an attack on Yan'an, he could only reluctantly leave and began to fight in northern Shaanxi.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Kuomintang army occupied the empty city, and the Northwest Field Army voluntarily abandoned Yan'an.
** After the humorous Chen Geng left Yan'an, the People's Liberation Army, with the favorable terrain of northern Shaanxi and the support of the masses, fought tenaciously with the enemy ten times as large as it and gradually gained the upper hand.
In June, an enlarged meeting was held in Shiyilao, and the next military plan was attended by Ren Bishi, Chen Geng, and others.
After the meeting, a dinner party was held to show the hospitality of the participating comrades. At the dinner table, everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very warm.
At this time, the chef served a dish called "Three Non-Sticks", which is a dish made of eggs, because a lot of oil is used, so it is named "Three Non-Sticks" because it does not stick to the chopsticks, bowls, and mouths.
Chen Geng Chen Geng followed the smell and brought his nose closer, "It's so fragrant." Hey, ladies and gentlemen, when I was in Shanghai, I was eating at a restaurant on the street, and while I was eating, a beggar came, how do you guess he begged for food? ”
Everyone was smiling, waiting to see what medicine he was selling in his gourd. "Puff", Chen Geng spit out two mouthfuls into the bowl, "He spit out two mouthfuls into the bowl, you say, how can I eat this, I can only give him the rice."
Eh, how did I really throw up. Chen Geng pretended to be very annoyed, ** looked at it and laughed, "You Chen Geng, you can eat if you want, don't play tricks with all of us." ”
Chen Geng hehe, "If the chairman understands me, then I might as well be respectful", after speaking, he picked up the bowl and finished eating the "three non-sticks" in a few bites. Chen Geng is a person with a great sense of humor, and his funny personality has helped him build a good popularity.
Chen Geng and Wang Xinting's "pranks" and "life-saving graces" When Chen Geng was the commander of the 386 Brigade in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, he liked to joke with Wang Xinting, the political commissar of the brigade, and sometimes even to the point of pranks.
Wang Xinting is a highly myopic person, and every time he drafts an outline of a speech or a draft document, every word is the size of a red date. When walking, he often can't see the road clearly, and it is even worse at night, and he has to be pulled by guards, so Chen Geng called him "Wang Blind".
And Chen Geng himself has a legendary experience. During the battle of Huichang after the August 1 Nanchang Uprising in 1927, Chen Geng's left leg was hit by three bullets. In September, he was taken to the Gospel Hospital in Changting for surgery.
When Dean Fu Lianhuan opened the bandage on Chen Geng's leg, he found that the skin and flesh around the wound had rotted, and the leg bones were exposed. After the examination, Fu Lianhuan said to **, "I need to amputate my leg and prepare for surgery."
When he heard that he was going to amputate his leg, Chen Geng resolutely refused to do it, he hugged his injured leg and shouted, "Without legs, how can I walk, how can I lead soldiers to fight!" "You must know that when Chen Geng was studying in Huangpu, he was one of the famous three heroes of Huangpu, and his running speed was so fast that he once saved Chiang Kai-shek's life.
However, in the end, Chen Geng chose to follow the doctor's advice and underwent amputation. Although he lost his left leg, his perseverance and courage are admirable.
Chen Geng's back to Chiang, a life-and-death rescue It was in 1925 in the second battle of the Whampoa Student Army against Chen Jiongming, Chiang Kai-shek was surrounded by the enemy's main force because of a command error, and he was disheartened and drew his short sword and prepared to commit suicide.
At this critical juncture, Chen Geng stepped forward, snatched the short sword in Chiang Kai-shek's hand, and said: "You are the commander-in-chief, if you commit suicide, it will have a serious impact on the entire campaign." ”
After listening to Chen Geng's words, Chiang Kai-shek collapsed to the ground, and he could no longer walk. Seeing this, Chen Geng turned his back and resolutely ran for seven or eight miles with Chiang Kai-shek on his back, and did not let go of Chiang Kai-shek until he found a safe place.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek said to Chen Geng with a handful of snot and tears: "Chen Geng, you are a good student of the principal, the principal can't forget you, I want to promote and reuse you, I want to repay you well!" ”
However, Chiang Kai-shek later launched the "April 12 Counter-Revolutionary Coup" and ruthlessly raised a butcher's knife against the Communists, and Chen Geng naturally parted ways with him. Chen Geng used his actions to save Chiang Kai-shek's life and the fate of the Whampoa Student Army.
His heroic behavior has become a legendary story of one of the three heroes of Whampoa, and has been praised by future generations.
Chen Geng and Chiang Kai-shek about Chen Geng's surgery: Chen Geng, who had revolutionary ideals, was adamantly opposed to amputation because he feared that he would not be able to stand up and go to war. Fu Lianhuan looked at Chen Geng's young and stubborn face and decided to try to be conservative.
He used a scalpel to slowly remove the rotten flesh from his legs, and at that time the anesthetic was insufficient, Chen Geng bit the towel, although he was sweating profusely in pain, but he didn't say a word. After the wound was treated, Fu Lianhuan immobilized the injured leg with a splint and disinfected it daily.
In order to provide Chen Geng with enough nutrition, Fu Lianhuan also found him milk. Under his meticulous **, Chen Geng's leg was preserved, and he returned to the front line. However, in 1932, Chen Geng's leg was injured again.
This time it was his right leg, and he just bandaged it briefly and continued on his way. Later, he went to Niu Huilin Orthopedic Hospital in Shanghai**, although it was preliminary**, but since then he has left a hidden disease, and his walking is not smooth.
Every time he marched, he had to be on crutches. Therefore, Wang Xinting called him "Chen Cripple".
In the summer of 1941, the 386th Brigade fought the Japanese invaders between Taihang Mountain and Taiyue Mountain, and it was common to climb mountains and wade through waters. In this case, Chen Geng proposed that the "blind" and the "lame" should help each other and learn from each other's strengths, so as to reduce the work burden of the guards.
Wang Xinting readily agreed. When it was getting late and the troops were wading through the water to make a detour to the enemy's flank, Chen Geng said to Wang Xinting: "Blind, I will walk in front, you will walk behind me, I will take one step, you will take one step, step on the stones to cross the river, and you must not fall into the water." ”
Wang Xinting innocently agreed. Chen Geng crossed the crutches, grabbed one end himself, handed the other end to Wang Xinting, and when he walked to the middle of the river, he found that a stone with a flat bottom and a flat bottom, if he didn't step on the middle, it would be easy to slip.
Chen Geng showed a mischievous smile, stepped over the stone easily, and said, "Blind, take a big step." Wang Xinting took a big step according to what Chen Geng said, but he didn't step in the middle, his body was crooked, and he fell into the river with a thud.
Chen Geng laughed, and Wang Xinting anxiously shouted "my glasses". The guards hurriedly jumped into the water and helped Wang Xinting get out of his glasses. Wang Xinting put on his glasses, was helped by the guards to the shore, and kept muttering, "I've fallen for that lame man, see how I clean you up in the future." ”
At this time, Chen Geng was humming a little song happily, happy like a child. After seeing Wang Xinting, he also teased: "Blind, let's help each other again......Wang Xinting sneered: "your ......."”
In June 1947, Chen Geng held talks in Tianci Bay. During the meeting, Chen Geng suddenly fell to the ground while reporting to work. ** Taken aback when he saw this, he asked, "What's going on?" ”
Chen Geng shook his head and said, "Chairman, you sit here and don't move, so much so that I will fall asleep!" It turned out that in order to let Chen Geng concentrate before the meeting, he stayed still for two hours, and Chen Geng couldn't help but take a nap.
** also smiled helplessly and joked: "I have to change my position in the future." ”
When Hu Zongnan's troops attacked from the south to the north, and Yan Xishan's troops advanced from the west to the east, although he was in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo base area, he had to be distracted to deal with many enemies, and the situation was quite difficult.
In order to cope with this situation, ** proposed to transfer Chen Geng, who was fighting in the southern Jinnan area, to return, and command his fourth column to resist the attacks of Yan Xishan and Hu Zongnan on both sides of the Yellow River.
When he received the order, Chen Geng had just finished the Jinnan Campaign and was resting in the area of Quwo and Yicheng. Then, he rushed to Tianci Bay and saw *** and ***
** Told Chen Geng all his strategic thinking, and emphasized the strategic policy of the fourth column to cross the Yellow River and defend the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo base area. However, Chen Geng, who is very active on weekdays, did not respond immediately.
In the next few days of the meeting, Chen Geng did not say a word, until the sixth day, he received a notice from *** and *** inviting him to dinner.
Chen Geng came to their residence for dinner at the invitation of *** and ***. At the dining table, ** picked up a wine glass and thanked Chen Geng and celebrated his successful victory in the Battle of Jinnan.
Chen Geng took the wine glass and drank it all, thanking *** and *** for his hospitality. After three rounds of drinking, Chen Geng expressed his thoughts, he thought that it was a "small use" to let him go back to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo to defend the base area.
He thinks that he should be allowed to cross the Yellow River in the south, get close to western Henan, and give Chiang Kai-shek another stab in his heart. Hearing Chen Geng's opinion, ** and *** both felt that the atmosphere became solemn.
However, ** did not stop Chen Geng from speaking, but expressed the hope that he would continue. In the end, Chen Geng put forward his suggestion, listened carefully to his opinion, and said that he would consider it.
Throughout the process, Chen Geng's straightforwardness and sincerity won the respect of *** and ***.
You just want to go to the Central Plains to kill a good time, why don't you want to think about how many troops Gan Ning has left? I'll let you transfer troops nearby, and the closest one is you! Even you can't adjust it, which one else can I adjust? ”
Chen Geng was stunned by ***'s words, he admitted that his thoughts were a little small, and he said that he would resolutely implement ***'s decision. When the air was full of silence and unease, Chen Geng glanced at *** and found that he was sitting in place, drinking calmly, as if he had expected this scene.
**Joined forces with ***, staged a wonderful drama and successfully changed the combat plan. It turned out that they had already found that the enemy's forces in western Henan were empty, so they decided to let Chen Geng cross the Yellow River south and penetrate the 800-mile Central Plains between Tongguan and Zhengzhou, which could not only provide assistance to Liu Deng and Chen Su, but also contain Hu Zongnan and cooperate with the defense of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo region.
Chen Geng breathed a sigh of relief, and told him: "Leave it to death and live later, the better you fight in front, the safer it will be." The next day, ** and *** personally saw Chen Geng off and apologized for what happened the day before.
After the news spread, everyone was happy that Chen Geng was reorganized.
Chen Zhijian, the son of Chen Geng, the son of Chen Geng, said, "My father is first and foremost an excellent military commander." In fact, Chen Geng is not only good at combat, but also very good at intelligence work, he is an excellent amphibious general.
In November 1927, the ** Special Branch was established, and Chen Geng served as the chief of the Intelligence Section. At that time, Chen Geng, who was a communist, was at ease in Shanghai, he used the pseudonym "Wang Yong", and he spoke Shanghainese dialect for a while, Shandong dialect for a while, a brother and a brother with the Kuomintang soldiers, and a deal with the Qinggang for a while.
One day in 1928, the Lido Grand Theater was crowded, everyone was enjoying the song and dance, ** Politburo member Yun Daiying, ** member of the Military Commission Peng Pai, ** member Yang Yin and other comrades were preparing for a secret meeting, and Chen Geng was responsible for the security of the secret meeting.
Chen Geng skillfully took advantage of the chaos on the stage, disguised as a fortune teller, and successfully attracted the attention of the members of the special department. He duly changed his outfit and blended into the venue.
After the film, he whispered with the other Communists about the next move. Suddenly, the film was interrupted, and the patrolmen rushed in and tried to search for the Communists. Several exits are tightly sealed, and it seems that it is difficult to fly.
However, Chen Geng was not intimidated by this sudden change, he found the familiar patrol Lao Zhang, so he came up with a plan, squeezed in front of Lao Zhang, and helped him investigate the Communist Party.
Chen Geng brought a chair to block the exit and loudly warned everyone to prepare their documents for inspection. Yun Daiying and the others heard Chen Geng's voice and immediately understood his intentions, and they squeezed towards the exit where Chen Geng was without hesitation and successfully escaped.
And Chen Geng also found an opportunity in this chaos and took the opportunity to slip away.
Gu Shunzhang's defection led to the collapse of the CCP's intelligence organization in Shanghai, and Chen Geng's focus shifted to combat. His name is closely associated with the 386 Brigade, which is a highly combat-effective unit that has participated in many battles, such as Changshengkou, Qigan Village, Shentouling, Xiangtangpu, Changle Village, Xiangchenggu, Huangyadi, etc.
In September 1937, when the Japanese army conquered Taiyuan, an important town in Shanxi, the 386th Brigade was ordered to participate in the war. When they arrived, the Jin Sui army was already surrounded by Japanese troops at Niangzi Pass, and the situation was critical.
After carefully observing the terrain, Chen Geng decided to ambush Qiqian Village, where the Japanese army must pass through for support. Under the command of brigade commander Chen Geng, Wang Jinshan, deputy commander of the 772nd Regiment, led the third battalion to an ambush and successfully ambushed the baggage convoy of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, which had more than 300 escorts.
After a burst of heavy fire strafing and white-knuckle fighting, the fighters of the 772nd Regiment won the victory.
General Chen Geng ambushed the Japanese army twice in Qiqian Village, and although he failed to completely annihilate the Japanese army, he showed his superb military wisdom and firm determination. Although some people did not understand his decision, he was convinced that the Japanese army would think that we had withdrawn, so they would pass by again.
Sure enough, the Japanese army attacked again, and General Chen Geng took advantage of the terrain to surprise the Japanese army, and finally succeeded in annihilating the Japanese army. General Chen Geng's bravery and wisdom have won the respect and love of the people.
Later, he also participated in aiding Vietnam to resist France and resist US aggression and aid Korea, and made major contributions to the construction of New China. However, he died of a myocardial infarction in 1961 at the age of 58, a loss for the people of the country.