In May 1948, the Central Plains Field Army was formally established, and its predecessor was the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Field Army. In the face of the new situation of the Liberation War, our party instructed the Central Plains Military Region to be rebuilt, and the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army was reorganized into the Central Plains Field Army, referred to as the "Central Army."
After the establishment of the Central Plains Field Army, Chen Zaidao served as the commander of the second column. Today, let's learn about Chen Zaidao's story.
During the War of Liberation, Chen Zaidao served as the commander of the Second Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army, successfully blocked the Fifth Army of the Kuomintang, and completed the tasks assigned by his superiors. In the following battle of southwest Lu, he once again led his troops to defeat the reorganized 66th Division, laying the foundation for advancing to Dabie Mountain.
General Chen Zaidao was the commander of the second column of the Central Plains Field Army, and he played an important role in the Huaihai Campaign. In the second stage of the campaign, he successfully blocked the Kuomintang's Huang Wei Corps, ensured that our army successfully annihilated the Huang Wei Corps at Shuangduiji, and captured Huang Wei, the commander of the Huang Wei Corps.
These heroic acts laid the foundation for the victory of the Huaihai Campaign. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, General Chen Zaidao participated in the battle against bandits in the Central Plains, successfully stabilized the local situation, and created a safe living environment for the local people.
His outstanding contributions were recognized, and he was appointed deputy commander of the Central South Military Region and commander of the Henan Military Region.
In 1955, the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of National Defense jointly announced the "Several Decisions on the Redivision of the Whole Region", and a major adjustment was made to the military regions nationwide.
At the same time, this year, the squadron established the Wuhan Military Region, and Chen Zaidao was appointed as the first commander of the Wuhan Military Region. It is worth mentioning that Chen Zaidao was 46 years old this year, was awarded the rank of general, and became the founding general.
In the days that followed, Chen Zaidao held the post of commander of the Wuhan Military Region for a long time. However, in 1967, he was abruptly removed from this position. So, what's going on here?
It turned out that it was a special period of ten years, and the phenomenon of "armed fighting" occurred in various places, including Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province.
On July 20, 1967, the historical 720 Incident occurred in Wuhan, which originated from the fierce struggle between the two mass organizations at that time, the Workers' Headquarters and the Million Male Division, and even caused the Million Male Division faction to storm the Wuhan Military Region and the Donghu Hotel, causing an extremely bad impact.
Subsequently, Chen Zaidao was framed as the backstage of the million-strong master, and was "knocked down" and removed from his position. Although he was severely ** after being "knocked down", Chen Zaidao remained loyal and unyielding, and finally survived that difficult period.
In 1972, Chen Zaidao was able to make a comeback, and later served as deputy commander of the Fuzhou Military Region and commander of the railway corps until his death in 1993.
Chen Zaidao's son, Chen Dongping, was sentenced to death for communicating with enemy special organs. He once studied in the Kazakh military industry and lived in the same shop with Mao Yuanxin. However, Chen Dongping was too addicted to pleasure, which eventually led to his tragic end.
The relevant departments still gave Chen Dongping a chance to repent and rehabilitate himself, and expected him to rein in the precipice. In 1980, Chen Dongping was transferred to Henan Provincial Foreign Trade Company, which should have been used as a starting point to reform himself, but Chen Dongping did not stop at the precipice, but went further and further on the wrong road.
During the "Strike Hard" period in 1983, Chen Dongping** was sentenced to death and executed in 1984 after a public trial in Luoyang.