Before the 1955 investiture ceremony began**The Military Commission proposed to let everyone fill in what rank they wish to be awarded first.
Chen Qihan hesitated for a moment and filled in the application form with the rank of lieutenant general, which was unavoidably surprising, after all, according to his strength, he should also be a general.
So in the end, what rank was Chen Qihan awarded? What did he contribute?
Chen Qihan was born in 1897 in a small village in Xingguoba, JiangxiIt can be said that the conditions are very difficult.
In that era when there was not enough to eat, Chen Qihan's parents were different from the laissez-faire attitude of other parents, but they did their best to cultivate their children, and often urged Chen Qihan to study seriously.
After all, this is the only way to really get ahead, and in this turbulent era, reading books is a luxury.
And Chen Qihan also knows how to take advantage of this opportunity to studyUnfortunately, such a period of peace was short-lived.
At that time, most of the people were in dire straitsThere is almost no place to stand, and now there is no environment where he can study and go to school, so Chen Qihan can only break into a new world with his own strength.
So after graduation, he joined the local Gan army, originally wanting to realize his ambitions here, but after a period of time, Chen Qihan gradually saw through the dark corruption within the Gan army.
He simply withdrew from there and joined under the command of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and participated in the Northern Expedition with other revolutionary armies, and officially started his revolutionary career.
In 1925, he entered the Whampoa Military Academy, where he gradually came into contact with MarxismIn his spare time, Chen Qihan would call a few friends to talk together.
Everyone is looking forward to a bright future for the motherlandIt was at this time that Chen Qihan realized that the future of the Chinese revolution lay in the Communist Party.
For this reason, he had the idea of joining the Communist Party in order to better realize his ideals, but because of his previous Kuomintang status.
At first, the organization did not agree to this request, thinking that he would have to test him somehow, but Chen Qihan once again expressed his attitude, thinking that if he could not join the Communist Party, it would be better to go home and engage in water conservancy.
Fortunately, the organization did not let Chen Qihan wait too long, and successfully joined the party in 1925This can be regarded as Chen Qihan's complete choice between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
During this period, Chiang Kai-shek did not exert pressure on Chen QihanBut Chen Qihan did not waver from beginning to end and strengthened his ideals.
After that, he was ordered to return to his hometown to carry out secret work, propagating revolutionary ideas in the local area, and in 1927, he assisted in the creation of a new education group, and since then has been inciting peasant protests in the Fuzhou area.
Unfortunately, the Great Revolution ended in failure, and Chen Qihan had no choice but to disband his current team and return to his hometown to rejuvenate the country, where he continued to participate in the revolutionary movement.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, who did not give up, sent an invitation to Chen Qihan againAs a result, it was Chen Qihan who responded to him and took the initiative to join the Nanchang Uprising, and began a guerrilla war after receiving orders from his superiors.
Since then, he has been fighting with the troops everywhere until he lost contact with the party organizationChen Qihan could only return to his hometown and reconnect with the missing comrades.
After the team reached a certain size, Chen Qihan launched a revolutionary movement in the southern Gan region without the organization providing support.
In the end, a new revolutionary base was successfully established here, and from then on he was free to arrange blocking tasks and lead his troops in guerrilla warfare.
In that section without any support,It was entirely up to the local people to wage a struggle against the Kuomintang.
It can be said that he is in the agricultural ** movement in southern Gansu,He demonstrated firm revolutionary conviction and excellent organizational and leadership ability, and made important contributions to the establishment and consolidation of the revolutionary base area in Jiangxi.
During that time, the revolutionary movement in southern Gannan was in full swing, and the local reactionaries were angry and vowed to arrest Chen Qihan to vent their anger.
not only took out a bounty of 5,000 yuan, but even set fire to Chen Qihan's hometown, and the two younger brothers unfortunately died.
After suffering this heavy blow, Chen Qihan completely lost patience with the reactionariesHe has organized and led counterattacks many times, and has beaten the enemy to the ground.
For a time, it had the upper hand in the southern Gan regionUntil 1929, the Red Fourth Army was transferred from Jinggangshan to the southern Gan region according to the original plan.
After receiving instructions from his superiors, Chen Qihan began to prepare logistics and prepared a sufficient rest environment for the Red Fourth Army.
Afterwards, he also said that Chen Qihan was worthy of being a conspicuous banner of Gannan Nong**.
In 1930, Chen Qihan was transferred to the chief of staff of the Red Fourth Army, and later transferred to the chief of staff of the Red Third ArmyParticipated in the first to fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" in the **Soviet region.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he actively implemented the policy of the superior organization against the enemyEngaged the enemy in all directions.
At the same time, it adhered to the strategic policy of active defense, and while maintaining the stability of the rear, it would actively cooperate with other fraternal troops to launch counterattacks, and repeatedly blocked the arrogance of the Japanese army.
During this period, Chen Qihan met *** again, but because the environment was too difficult, it was inevitable that there would be a little poor hospitality, so Chen Qihan thought about it and wanted to take this opportunity to make a meal of rice noodles and steamed fish for ***.
It is also a local specialty, and I was full of praise after tasting it during the banquetAt the same time, I also remembered Chen Qihan, who had a heart.
For more than half a century since then, Chen Qihan has been running around with ***And the first time the two met was when the Red Fourth Army was ordered to move from Jinggangshan to the southern Gan region.
Chen Qihan was ordered to make preparations, and after the arrival of the large army, with *** in charge, the workers' and peasants' movement to rejuvenate the country was soon in full swing.
When he left Xingguo, Chen Qihan personally escorted him, and after that, he wrote to Chen Qihan, instructing him to master the policy towards the rich peasants, develop guerrilla warfare, and consolidate the revolutionary power in the agrarian struggle.
Since then, Chen Qihan has actively implemented the guidelines and strategies formulated by the companyHe directed the local troops and the surrounding revolutionary masses to carry out guerrilla warfare and smashed the enemy's armament"Attack"。
At the same time, Chen Qihan also safeguarded the interests of the local people on the original basisHit the arrogance of the squire and tyrants.
As a result, the ranks of the Red Army were further expanded, and the level of local production was also greatly improved.
It can be said that more than 80,000 of the 230,000 people in Xingguo County joined the Red Army at that time.
In 1930, Chen Qihan assisted Zeng Shan in commanding 100,000 workers and peasants, and cooperated with the Red Army led by ***The city of Ji'an was laid, and the Jiangxi Provincial Soviet ** was established.
After that, Chen Qihan transferred to the regular Red ArmyIn the third branch of the Red Army, which served as the principal and political commissar, Chen Qihan served as the director of education.
Many high-quality military cadres have been trained, and many of them have become the founding generals of the republic.
In the anti"Encirclement and suppression"During the war, ** also held a military meeting in Banan Village, Chen Qihan's home, and Chen Qihan was responsible for the meeting arrangements and security work.
It can be said that Chen Qihan can be regarded as a lifelong battle, and he has appeared on the front line almost every timeWhether it is the Agrarian Revolution or the War of Liberation, Chen Qihan has never been absent, invincible and invincible, and he is really experienced in a hundred battles.
This heroic deed soon became known to everyoneEven his former opponents couldn't help but praise Chen Qihan's greatness.
In the next few battles, Chen Qihan no longer frequently went to the front line, but mostly served as an organization and planner.
During this period, the battles with the Japanese army in the Yellow River valley and the wars fought by him all ended in victory, and the enemy's desire to attack was shattered many times.
Most of the combat experience and defensive measures that he later summed up were very effectiveAs a result, it was also passed on to other fraternal units for study.
In the early days of Jiangxi's liberation, bandits were rampant, seriously affecting social stability, Chen Qihan was the commander of the Jiangxi Military Region and the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi's crackdown on bandits, and led the military and civilians of the province to annihilate a total of 55,892 bandits.
Among them, Cuiwei Peak fights,At the cost of only 30 people, more than 2,300 enemies were annihilatedThe capture of Huang Zhenzhong, the leader of the bandits in Ningdu, created an example of fighting against bandits in the mountains, and was commended by the Central China Military Region.
In 1955, the Military Commission decided to implement a military rank system for the whole army, requiring cadres at all levels to declare their own military ranks.
Chen Qihan wrote on the military rank list:"The Chinese Revolution. The status of the individual and the gains and losses are a very small matter. ”
For this he humbly wrote about the lieutenant general,In fact, according to his merits, he can be awarded the rank of general.
And throughout this revolutionary career, Chen Qihan made outstanding contributions and was finally awarded the rank of general.
Or the hand-picked military law general, this matter has caused some controversy, some people think that he is deliberately modest, and others think that he is expressing dissatisfaction.
But in fact, Chen Qihan is truly humbleHe didn't care about rank, he only cared about the success of the revolution.
He has written poetry:"Wealth is not my wish, I don't want fame, human beings are liberated, bustling and bustling. ”
After becoming a military general, according to the instructions of ***, he organized and built a military court, and a few years later, the quality of case handling throughout the country was improved, and everyone was convinced of him because of the selflessness of the case-handling officer.
After the system gradually matured, Chen Qihan chose to retire early in order to give young people more opportunities to make contributions.
Its selfless, not for fame and fortune belief can be seen, and more importantly,Even though Chen Qihan has made such a great contribution, he has never sought personal gain.
He didn't do anything special for his family and seek privilegesNot only strict self-discipline, but also strict family style.
Chen Qihan's life was a life of revolution and fighting, and he devoted his whole life to the cause of liberation of the Chinese people and the construction of the people's army.
He showed firm revolutionary conviction and excellent organizational leadership ability in the peasant uprising in southern Gansu, the Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the War of Liberation, and made important contributions to the victory of the Chinese revolution.
On this long road of revolution, Chen Qihan will never chase fame and fortuneEven at the critical juncture of the ** reward, do not forget to be humble.
From this, it can be seen that this person's indifferent thoughts of fame and fortune are drowning in his bones, and will not change because of changes in the outside world.
Now this old revolutionary has left usBut his spirit of dedication and death will always be worth remembering.