Huang Kecheng, a founding general known for his upright character and firm beliefs, his life was full of persistence and toughness, and there was no room for compromise in his eyes. Under his leadership, the combat effectiveness and morale of the New Fourth Army have been greatly improved.
Although he had a disagreement with ** in the Huanghuatang incident, he always adhered to his principles, adhered to the way of life of "right things and not right people", angrily denounced the injustice of **, and spoke out justice for Mr. Chen.
This behavior of his has been highly praised and respected, and he has also received a higher position as a result. In 1955, he was ranked third among the "Top Ten Generals", which was a recognition and commendation of his merits and noble character.
Under the leadership of the Chairman, Wong Hak-cheng is like a fish in water and has unleashed his talents. However, before the chairman could establish his leadership position, Wong's strong personality made him suffer.
During the Long March, Huang Kecheng was demoted several times, and within a year, he was demoted from a division-level cadre to an ordinary soldier. The chairman deeply regretted what happened to Huang Kecheng and said: "Comrade Huang Kecheng has endured the hardships of being upright. ”
Due to the influence of the erroneous line, the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operation failed, and the Red Front Army was forced to start a strategic shift, thus opening the prelude to the Long March. Huang Kecheng served as the political commissar of the Fourth Division of the Red Third Army at that time, and he and the division commander Hong Chao led his troops to walk in the forefront of the team.
At night, they braved the autumn wind and stubbornly advanced. Huang Kecheng looked back many times, looking at the revolutionary base area that he and his comrades-in-arms had fought bloodily to create, and at the mountains and rivers in the Soviet area, his eyes were moist and he had mixed feelings.
Huang Kecheng (third from right) was full of grief at this time, but he did not have time to be sad. As the commander of the vanguard, Huang Kecheng shouldered the important task of opening up the way for the Red Army.
They need to fight their way through the enemy's encirclement. The Red Fourth Division served as the vanguard of the right flank of the team, and they marched forward bravely in the rain of bullets and bullets, all the way to the south.
When breaking through the first blockade line, the division commander Hong Chao died heroically. Huang Kecheng took on the heavy responsibility alone and led his troops to move forward. They crossed the Gan River, passed through Nankang and Chongyi, crossed the Wuling Mountains, and arrived at Rucheng, Hunan.
After a short rest, Huang Kecheng led the Red Fourth Division to continue to advance, breaking through the enemy's first division in succession.
Second, the third blockade line finally arrived at the Xiangjiang River.
The Red Army's strategic intention to advance westward was detected by Chiang, who gathered 400,000 troops and set up a fourth blockade line on both sides of the Xiang River, in an attempt to take advantage of the natural dangers of the Xiang River to wipe out the Red Army on the east bank of the Xiang River.
The Red Army was faced with a severe test of life and death, and whether or not it could successfully cross the Xiangjiang River became the key. At this critical moment, Huang Kecheng commanded the Red Fourth Division, the first of the critical lines, to hold the ferry and cover the main force crossing the river.
The battle was fierce, and the enemy troops swarmed from all directions, taking turns to storm our positions. Huang Kecheng was not afraid of danger and led the soldiers to fight to the death against the enemy. After two days and two nights of fierce fighting, the Red Fourth Division brilliantly completed its task and successfully covered the crossing of the Xiangjiang River by the main force and the ** column.
After the battle, Huang Kecheng led his troops to quickly catch up with the large army. However, in the battle, the Red Fourth Division suffered heavy losses, losing most of its troops, and paid huge sacrifices.
In January 1935, the Zunyi Conference was held, and the meeting established the leadership of the chairman. After the meeting, Huang Kecheng led his troops to participate in the battle of Tucheng, and then waved his army westward to cross Chishui.
In the course of the Long March, the Red Army suffered heavy losses when crossing the Xiangjiang River, and had to downsize its structures at all levels. Under these circumstances, Huang Kecheng was appointed political commissar of the Red Tenth Regiment and successfully led his troops to participate in the capture of Loushan Pass and the two dozen Zunyi cities.
In the Battle of Lao Yashan, Huang Kecheng stepped forward at a critical moment, commanded the troops to hold their positions, repelled the repeated attacks of the enemy several times the Red Army, and finally achieved a great victory.
In this battle, 2 divisions and 8 regiments of the enemy were defeated and annihilated, and more than 3,000 enemy soldiers were captured, which became the most beautiful victory of the Red Army since the Long March. However, during the Long March, Huang Kecheng was repeatedly demoted because he repeatedly criticized the mistakes of the troops.
In February 1935, when the Red Army reconquered Zunyi City, Huang Kecheng put forward suggestions to the corps leaders on how to preserve the Red Army's vital strength. However, this suggestion was erroneously regarded as "right-leaning", and Huang Kecheng was dismissed from his post and ordered to reflect on himself with the army.
Subsequently, he was transferred to the headquarters of the Red Third Army Corps as the head of the reconnaissance section. Because Huang Kecheng is highly myopic and has poor eyesight, it is very difficult to do reconnaissance work. However, with his strong will and loyalty to the revolutionary cause, he brilliantly fulfilled the tasks assigned by his superiors to reconnoiter the enemy's situation and find a route for the march.
However, in May 1935, the Red Third Army held a cadre meeting in Dechang, and once again wrongly criticized Huang Kecheng and labeled him a "right".
Despite many setbacks, Huang Kecheng always adhered to his beliefs and maintained great enthusiasm and loyalty to the revolutionary cause. His tenacity and courage deserve our deep admiration and learning.
Huang Kecheng adheres to the truth, does not flinch in the face of unfair treatment, and becomes more and more frustrated. During the difficult Long March, he bravely put forward opinions and suggestions to his superiors, but was hit several times because of this.
He was sent to the training battalion as the battalion political commissar, and later transferred to the second column military inquisition as the director. When dealing with the problem of the wounded and sick who had fallen behind, he disagreed with his superiors and was once again demoted to become an ordinary fighter.
However, no matter how his position changed, Huang Kecheng's belief never wavered. Dragging his tired and sick body, he insisted on fighting thousands of miles with the army, and finally arrived at Wuqi Town in northern Shaanxi in October 1935, and the Long March ended in victory.
During the Long March, Huang Kecheng witnessed the mastery of the chairman's military command art, and thus established himself in the army. Under his leadership, the Long March was ultimately victorious, and Huang Kecheng was offered a new job and appointed Minister of Health.
Three months later, he was appointed head of the organization department of the Political Department of the Red Front Army and participated in the Eastern Crusade. In May 1936, the Red Army returned to northern Shaanxi, and Huang Kecheng was appointed political commissar of the Fourth Division of the First Army of the Red Army, and in just half a year, he was reinstated.
In addition to his excellent work ability, the chairman's respect and trust are also an important factor. In November, Huang Kecheng participated in the final battle of the First Civil Revolutionary War, the Battle of Mountain Castle.
At the end of the same year, he was appointed head of the organization of the General Political Department of the Red Army. This war fully proved Huang Kecheng's ability and leadership, and made his position in the Red Army even more solid.
All this is because of the trust and support of the chairman, as well as the diligence and talent of Wong Hak-shing.