I believe everyone is familiar with the military TV series "Bright Sword". In the TV series, Chen Geng is Li Yunlong's top superior, and they laugh and scold, which makes people laugh. 
So, what is the real Chen Geng like in history?What exactly has he done, and why is he so praised so much?See below. 1. The decisive battle of the "First Brigade in the World" On June 26, 1946, the first year after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek immediately mobilized 300,000 Kuomintang troops to invade the liberated areas of the Central Plains, intending to destroy the PLA in one fell swoop. The civil war in the whole country suddenly broke out in full force. At this time, Hu Zongnan, who was in Jinnan, looked down on the Central Plains with high spirits. Although he led 400,000 Kuomintang troops during the Anti-Japanese War, he did not participate in the large-scale battles of the Anti-Japanese War, but was stationed in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area to monitor our party. Therefore, the strength of Hu Zongnan's department was intact, and there was no damage after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan. And this is also the reason why Hu Zongnan is full of confidence in the face of the battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. 
In July 1946, Hu Zongnan's 1st, 27th, and 90th Divisions, a total of six brigades, colluded with Yan Xishan's army, gathered more than 70,000 people, and launched an attack on our army with Jinnan as the starting point. Moreover, the enemy claimed that within a month, the southern section of Pulu would be opened, swept through Jinnan, and Chen Geng would be captured alive. In July, Hu Zongnan mobilized six brigades of his headquarters to cross the Yellow River from Fenglingdu and enter Shanxi. Yan Xishan's 61st Army went straight south and formed a north-south flank attack with Hu Zongnan, preparing to annihilate our army's Taiyue column in the Hongdong area. At this time, the Taiyue Column (4th Column) led by Chen Geng undoubtedly had a major task. Because he not only had to stop the enemy's plan to open the line, but also to defend the security of the Taiyue base area and the eastern side of the Gansu-Shaanxi-Ningbo border area, and even indirectly to protect the safety of the Yan'an Holy Land. Therefore, at this time, Chen Geng's pressure was extremely great. But fortunately, he is also a brave warrior who has experienced the rain of bullets and the baptism of war, and in the face of such a grim situation, he is still calm. In the next ten days, Chen Geng organized many ambushes and positional battles in various places, and the results were gratifying. 
However, the arrogance of the enemy did not diminish in the slightest, and the commander of the 1st Army of the Kuomintang Army, Dong Zhao (zhāo), regarded himself very highly, and regarded the heroes of the world as nothing. He felt that he was leading the trump card army in the Kuomintang, and the strength was twice that of Chen Geng's department, so he would not lose no matter how he fought. Therefore, Dong Zhao advanced recklessly, completely ignoring the loose line of troops. And after Chen Geng saw this, he was immediately relieved. At this time, Chen Geng listened through the radio and learned the intention of Hu Zongnan and Yan Xishan to attack from the north and south. So it was decided to "secretly Chen Cang", and took advantage of Yan Xishan's attack in the south to directly attack Hongdong and Zhao County, which were empty of troops. Give Yan Xishan a slap in the head. On July 7, the ** commander sent a telegram saying that the troops of the Taiyue Military Region had been ordered to stop Yan Xishan's headquarters and ordered the Taiyue column to seek an opportunity to annihilate the southern part of Hu Zong. 
So Chen Geng changed his original plan and led his troops north to look for fighters. On July 11, after Yan Xishan's headquarters was attacked by the troops of the Taiyue Military Region, he hurriedly asked Hu Zongnan for help. And Hu Zongnan was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Yan Xishan to drag Chen Geng, and he immediately sent troops to surround him. Under Hu Zongnan's urgent order, the headquarters of the 1st Army accelerated its advance to the north, intending to attack Chen Geng and eliminate him in one fell swoop. However, they didn't know that Chen Geng was not entangled by Yan Xishan, but secretly led the Taiyue Column to raid the 31st Brigade of the 27th Division of the Kuomintang Army, and annihilated it in Xia County. In the face of the hurried enemy, Chen Geng left another brigade of troops to besiege and confuse the enemy in the same place. And he led the main force of his headquarters, and instead carried out the previous plan of "Darkness Chen Cang", and went north to raid Hongdong and Zhao County, which were occupied by Yan Xishan. Moreover, it only took a few days for Chen Geng to capture Hongdong, Zhao County and other places occupied by Yan Xishan's troops, and a few days later he coordinated Lüliang's troops to capture the western county town of Fen (Fén). When Yan Xishan's subordinates found out, they were shocked and hurriedly returned to defense. But at this time, Chen Geng's department had long been missing. 
At this point, Hu Zongnan and Yan Xishan's first plan to flank the north and south was broken. After the defeat in the Battle of Wenxia, Hu Zongnan was so angry that he shot several regiment commanders who fled back one after another, and a brigade commander was also dismissed, and Dong Zhao, the commander of the First Army who was in charge of the front-line command, was also severely reprimanded. On August 17, Hu Zongnan, who was determined to take revenge, flew to Yuncheng to convene senior military cadres for a meeting. Hu Zongnan personally deployed, contacted Yan Xishan again, and tried to launch a north-south attack again. Unlike last time, this time Hu Zongnan finally took out his "trump card" - the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division. Speaking of this 1st Brigade, it can be described as quite famous. First of all, this 1st Brigade is Hu Zongnan's old capital, a real confidant, and this brigade also served as Chiang Kai-shek's guard. And the best equipment and combat effectiveness of this unit can also be described as "terrifying". Not only is it equipped with all American-style ordnance, but most of the soldiers are veterans of seven to eight years with extremely rich combat experience, and the successive brigade commanders are all top graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy. 
At the same time, the rank of successive brigade commanders was one level higher than that of the commander of the same rank. Therefore, this "pro-son" unit is not only the pearl of Hu Zongnan's palm, but also a prestigious name among other Kuomintang troops. And this time, Hu Zongnan showed Chen Geng his precious troops, which shows that Hu Zongnan is indeed revengeful. But Chen Geng was not afraid, but was full of interest in this "first brigade in the world". Because in that war years, the generals were out of the blue, and no one dared to claim to be the number one in the world, and this first brigade dared to call it so, which aroused Chen Geng's strong interest. In mid-September, Hu Zongnan's troops arrived in the Linfen area one after another, and this first brigade also came to the Linfen and Mengcheng areas with the army. Moreover, Hu Zongnan learned the previous lesson and placed the troops closely in the four corners, both on the side and in the rear, they were heavily guarded. After that, Dong Zhao took the lead in starting the battle, and he ordered the 27th Brigade of the 30th Division and the 167th Brigade of the 1st Division to march north in two ways, preparing to occupy Fushan County. But long before this, his intentions had long been perceived by Chen Geng, and Chen Geng had an idea. Eating these two brigades directly would be too wasteful of this opportunity, it would be better to feign a siege, and the first brigade would most likely come to support. 
And this is the perfect opportunity for him Chen Geng to "encircle the point and send reinforcements" and eliminate this "first brigade in the world". After careful consideration with everyone, Chen Geng decided to start this plan. Sure enough, on September 20, Dong Zhao ordered the 27th Brigade of the 30th Division to follow the Yifu Highway and the 167th Brigade of the 1st Division to march north along the Linfu Highway in two ways, preparing to occupy Fushan County. However, the enemy found that after they occupied Fushan County, ** actually surrounded and suppressed all over the mountains, looking at this posture, it seemed to be the main force. The enemies in Fushan County were shocked and frantically appealed to their superiors for help. And Dong Zhao really hit the plan, he mistakenly thought that Chen Geng wanted to eat these two brigades, so he hurriedly mobilized the first brigade to relieve the siege. After receiving the urgent order, the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division hurriedly set out. At this time, Chen Geng was monitoring the enemy's every move in front of the walkie-talkie, when suddenly he heard a voice shouting: "I want the 1st Brigade to pay attention to the 'high place' in the south!"Chen Geng hurriedly found a map to find the so-called "high place". 
Chen Geng, who had long been familiar with the terrain in this area, quickly marked Ta'er Mountain on the map. Ta'er Mountain, between Linfen and Fushan, is a high peak and a powerful commanding height next to the highway. Based on this, Chen Geng judged that the first brigade seemed to have been dispatched, and it was to rescue Fushan County. Chen Geng immediately ordered the troops to use the 11th Brigade of our army to first capture the enemy of Guanque as a place to encircle and suppress the First Brigade, and then use the 10th Brigade to attack the eastern front and cut off the connection between the First Brigade and Linfen. In addition, in order to prevent the assistance of the 27th and 126th Brigade in Fushan City, Chen Geng ordered his subordinate Chen Geng to lead the 13th Brigade and be sure to restrain them. But this plan is also risky, if there is a link wrong, then Chen Geng will face the danger of being caught between the east and the west. But fortunately, Chen Geng's troops strictly implemented the plan, and the 2nd Regiment of the enemy's 1st Brigade was successfully surrounded in Guanque. And after Dong Zhao learned the news, he was anxious, he knew that this first brigade was the heart and soul of Chief Hu, and he could not afford to lose anything. So he hurriedly called Hu Zongnan. When Hu Zongnan learned about it, he was very angry, he knew that Chen Geng was very stubborn, and once the Second Regiment of the 1st Brigade was caught by him, he would definitely eat it. Hu Zongnan didn't have time to think about it, and immediately telegraphed Dong Zhao, asking him to fight to the death to save the 2nd regiment. 
Dong Zhao didn't dare to be dismissive, so he immediately asked the 27th and 126th Brigades of Fushan to come to the rescue, and then sent the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade to try to attack Chen Geng's troops and relieve the siege of Guanque. But the enemy's reaction was all expected by Chen Geng, and the previously deployed army was quietly operating. Sure enough, the enemy acted exactly according to Chen Geng's expectations. In the end, the enemy's 2nd regiment was annihilated by our army, and its major general and regimental commander Wang Yawu was killed. Huang Zhengcheng, the commander of the 1st Brigade who came to reinforce after that, was ambushed by the main force of our army. On the morning of the 24th, after the battle ended, more than 5,000 troops under the command of Huang Zhengcheng, commander of the 1st Brigade, were annihilated. And Huang Zhengcheng, who was hiding in the captivity, was found and escorted to Chen Geng. ......At this point, the 1st Brigade was completely destroyed. After the war, ** sent a congratulatory telegram, and *** also wrote a letter to praise Chen Geng, saying that he was brave, wise and resourceful. Second, "shouting"** There are not a few generals in our army who can recruit and fight well, but if it is about courage and cleverness, then Chen Geng must be the first. In 1947, on the way of our army to northern Shaanxi, both sides of the Yellow River at the junction of Shanxi and Shanxi became the world of Hu Zongnan and Yan Xishan for a time. 
**Discuss with *** and think: ** has withdrawn from Yan'an, and Hu Zongnan will definitely send troops to fight from the south to the north, and Yan Xishan will also squeeze from the west to the east, so the Northwest Field Army led by *** will be under great pressure. In view of the situation, it was decided to transfer Chen Geng to lead the four columns back to northern Shaanxi, placing them on both sides of the Yellow River, choking Yan Xishan in the east and Hu Zongnan in the west, so as to share the pressure for Mr. Peng. After hearing this, *** also agreed, because this can not only protect the safety of *** and ***, but also reinforce Mr. Peng's troops. At the same time, he also asked Liu and Deng Dajun to prepare for advancing into Dabie Mountain, preparing to eliminate the living forces of the Kuomintang in one fell swoop. A few days later, many people came to Xiaohe Village, where ** was located. There is Chen Geng, who has just arrived, and Mr. Peng, who has just retired from the front, is very happy to see so many people. So he invited everyone to drink in Xiaohe Village. A table was specially set up in the cave, and there were a few kinds of wine and food on the table, and there were *** and others ...... thereEveryone drank very happily, staggered, you came and went.
Come on, Chen Geng!* First of all, raise a glass, "Enlai and I will salute you, one for you to wash the dust, two for you to catch the wind, and three for you to celebrate!."As an old classmate, *** also raised his glass to Chen Geng: "Come, cheers!."Chen Geng was a little moved, hurriedly raised his glass, stood up and drank it all: "Thank you, Chairman!."Thank you, Vice Chairman Zhou!But while drinking, Chen Geng, whose face was swollen and red, suddenly raised his glass to ***, and after drinking it in one gulp, a sentence suddenly came out: "Chairman, with all due respect, you are not wise enough to transfer me to cross the Yellow River west!."As soon as he said this, the faces of the people at the table tightened, and everyone hurriedly put down their wine glasses. And *** hurriedly looked at the chairman, and saw that the chairman's face was not abnormal, so he hurriedly leaned over and took the wine glass in front of Chen Geng: "You drank too much today, don't drink anymore." And the people next to him were also surprised, and they all said that Chen Geng was bold, and he saw it today.
But Chen Geng, who was on top of the alcohol, didn't seem to understand the intention of *** dissuasion, and said to himself: "I have always respected the chairman, and I respect Vice Chairman Zhou - please forgive me!.""It was an extremely wise decision for the chairman to let Liu Deng's army advance into Dabie Mountain and Chen Su's army to advance into southwest Lu, and these two armies could go straight to Chiang Kai-shek's heart, which I admire from the bottom of my heart." "But I'm the only chess piece, and you're in the wrong place, Chairman!."Seeing that he couldn't hold the chatterbox, he was so anxious that he gave him a look, but *** waved his hand: "Let him finish the conversation and explain it thoroughly!."* When he thought about it, he nodded knowingly.
Chen Geng continued: "Chairman, you shouldn't let me cross the Yellow River west to defend Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo;You should take me out, cross the Yellow River in the south, slash and kill in the west, and stick a knife in the enemy's chest!I think that letting the Fourth Column return to northern Shaanxi is not an active attack, but a passive defense, which is a dangerous move, and it is really overkill......Hearing this, ** suddenly scolded: "Okay, you Chen Geng!."This time I transferred you across the Yellow River, but it wasn't to protect me*** You all want to leap on the vast battlefield of the Central Plains and kill a happy person, but you don't want to think about how ......empty the troops of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo areThe more he talked, the more excited he became, and he couldn't stop slapping the table a few more times.
When everyone saw that the chairman was angry, they immediately straightened their postures. But *** looked normal and not nervous at all. After Chen Geng was reprimanded, he woke up most of the time, and after knowing that he had caused a big disaster, he hurriedly stood up, saluted and said, "Chairman, I." I'm just on my own!I saw that his face was pale, and his mouth was not very obedient, "I'm Chen Geng." Resolute. Resolutely implement the decision ...... of **But at this time, *** laughed: "Chen Geng, Chen Geng, you are not quite bold, how can you tell a joke, it scares you half to death!."And *** also said in a timely manner: "Don't worry, the chairman is not angry, the chairman just wants you to tell you all the words and tell you - * has changed the plan." * also said: "You think of it with **!"Tell you, we have discussed, Liu Deng advanced into Dabie Mountain, and he would beat Chiang Kai-shek's chickens and dogs;Hu Zongnan was restrained by Mr. Peng in northern Shaanxi and could not break free. "You fierce general, it is indeed useless to protect me, now, if you cross the Yellow River in the south, take advantage of the void, and beat him in the dark, it is an excellent time." "Moreover, to the east, you can support the two-way army of Liu Deng and Chen Su;To the west, you can cooperate with the battle in northern Shaanxi, Chen Geng, Chen Geng, you can't be wrong!”
And when everyone heard this, they also breathed a sigh of relief. After Chen Geng listened, he sat down for a long time before coming back to his senses. And after that, ** when Chen Geng met again, he would always tease him with this matter, and Chen Geng was also ashamed. However, after Chen Geng's experience, his relationship with *** has become much closer, and he always laughs and laughs every time they meet. The general who can make *** treat like this, Chen Geng is probably the only one. 3. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Harbin, there was one of China's highest military engineering institutions -- the Kazakh Military Industry. It is not only one of the first national key universities in the People's Republic of China, but its faculties have since evolved into several well-known universities in China, such as Harbin Engineering University and National Defense University of Science and Technology.
Therefore, this college can be said to be the pride of the sky at that time. And its first president was its founder, Chen Geng. And to talk about the story of the creation of this school is a long story. In 1952, Chen Geng, who was fighting in North Korea, was suddenly ordered to return to China. Chen Geng came to Zhongnanhai and greeted him to sit down, and told him earnestly about the current situation of the Korean War. "Now the US empire will never defeat me, but we will not be able to drive them out in a short time, the quality of our army is top-notch, but the technical equipment is too poor. *paused. "When I visited the Soviet Union, Stalin suggested to me that a higher military-technical school should be established in China to train personnel for our military industry. "What do you think?"* Turned his head and asked Chen Geng.
Chen Geng nodded, indeed he was deeply touched on the Korean battlefield during this time. The army was too short of modern equipment and lacked top talent, so the Korean War was fought hard. Then he said: "I decided to set up a military academy, you can do this!."When Chen Geng heard this, he hurriedly shook his head: "Chairman, I can't do this." "You told me to march and fight, I am a layman in running this school, this interlacing is like a mountain, I'm afraid I can't do it!."* smiled and shook his head: "You interlaced, then you say that there is anyone else in our party who knows how to do it?"And the *** on the side also answered: "You are the most suitable person, didn't you be the principal of the Red Army during the revolution?"You are an old revolutionary again, and you have just come down from North Korea, and you must know very well the difference between the technical conditions of us and the enemy, so who else but you?Chen Geng saw that the chairman and the prime minister persuaded and respected him so much, so he had to agree, but he joked: "Chairman, then you have to find me a good political commissar!."* also replied with a smile: "* There is a political commissar worthy of you, you can just be all of them!."”
Chen Geng thought it was a joke, but he didn't expect *** to really do it. After that, Chen Geng sighed in the face of such trust from the chairman. On March 26, 1952, ** issued a note on the "Report on the Establishment of the Military Engineering College" submitted by the Acting Chief of the General Staff and Su Yu, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, to the Military Committee - announcing that Chen Geng was responsible for preparing for the establishment of the Military Engineering College. ......When the school began to be built, the most important problem to be solved was the selection of teachers. After all, if you want to cultivate a good student, you need a group of good teachers. Chen Geng first invited Zhang Shuzu, a ballistics expert, to help him make a list of professors and experts to be hired. Chen Geng took a look at it, and smacked his tongue again and again, it is undoubtedly difficult to mobilize these people, not to mention whether these people will come or not, even if they are found, his Chen Geng's name of "digging the foot of the wall" will definitely not be able to escape. But as soon as he gritted his teeth, he went to organize it in a hurry. He went to various leaders to negotiate the transfer of people, once, the transfer of some important personnel had to go through *** instructions, Chen Geng went two or three times, but he always missed, so he didn't do anything, and directly blocked *** in the toilet to ask him to sign. ** Said helplessly: "Wait a minute, can't you?."Chen Geng shook his head: "Wait a minute, maybe you'll leave, I'll have to wait for a long time!."”
**As soon as he wanted to leave after signing, Chen Geng smiled evilly: "Prime Minister, there are two professors in the Military Academy, I'm afraid I won't be able to transfer them, or Prime Minister, will you help me call**Ask?."The Prime Minister nodded helplessly. ......With the support of all parties, Chen Geng quickly transferred more than 70 experts and professors from East China, Central South, Southwest China and other regions, and Chen Geng also transferred 300 outstanding college students from major military regions to form a teaching assistant team. Finally, the Military Engineering Academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, also known as the Kazakh Military Industry, was officially established. On September 1, 1953, Chen Geng was appointed as the first president and political commissar of the Kazakh military industry. And this school has indeed lived up to the party's expectations and greatly promoted the development of our first-class labor and military personnel training. After decades of ups and downs, Kazakhstan's military industry still stands in the land of China and enjoys a good reputation in China. However, just as Kazakhstan's military industry was developing in full swing, Chen Geng fell ill at this time. Fourth, the ending In 1957, Chen Geng collapsed on the hospital bed due to heart disease.
And the attack of this disease made it completely difficult for this old man, who had just been awarded the rank of general, to stand up. In the next few years, the heart disease caused Chen Geng a lot of pain. And he has already suffered two myocardial infarctions, and another time may be the end of his life. What Chen Geng does every day is to lie on the desk, endure the pain, and write Xin Qiji's words over and over again. "I think back then, Jin Ge Iron Horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger......It seemed that only in this way could he escape from the pain of the flesh and enter the world of his spirit—the past that was all over the world and full of spirit. ......On the morning of March 16, 1961, Chen Geng suffered a heart attack and died in Shanghai. ......So far, General Chen Geng has burned out his last energy for China and completed his glorious life.