Zhang Renchu, the founding general, is the most favored general of the world, and the reason why he is called a "madman" together with Wang Jinshan and many other generals, is that these two people went to the battlefield, were not afraid of death, and had a kind of "madness" like "madness", which made the opponent frightened.
The reason why Zhang Renchu is called a "madman" is because he is redShirtless, rampage on the battlefield, and the earliest time was in the Battle of Red Cliffs.
Lazikou in Minxian County, Gansu Province, was the primary pass for the Red Army to march from the grassland, and the Kuomintang army set up a strong defensive force here at that time.
Due to the failure of several attacks by friendly forces, Zhang Renchu, the deputy commander of the second battalion at the time, asked for support.
Because the terrain here is too narrow, only a dozen meters wide, and the enemy occupies an absolute advantage, it is not easy to attack!
In the process of breaking through, Zhang Renchu ignored the persuasion of the people around him, but took off his clothes, held a gun in one hand, and brandished a big knife in the other, and the assault team of the sixth company launched a charge against the enemy!
A group of his soldiers admired the "unkilled" commander and described him as "a god descending from heaven" who even had to make way for bullets.
In the battle of Zhiluo Town, Zhang Renchu, the deputy commander of the 4th Regiment, personally led an assault team to rush into the enemy's position.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the "madman" personality and indomitable courage of this handsome man were fully reflected in the War of Resistance against Japan.
In February 1941, Zhang Renchu, as the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1155th Division of the Eighth Route Army, won an exciting victory in the battle, but he did not expect to be severely criticized.
On 7 February, when Zhang Renchu took the Japanese puppet army to carry out a sweep in Chongfang Town, Tancheng County, he led the 4th Division of the 2nd Division to capture Chongfang.
The next day, more than 400 Japanese puppet troops divided into three directions, attempted to reoccupy Chongfang Town, and under the leadership of Zhang Renchu, held their positions and repelled wave after wave of attacks by the Japanese puppet army.
The enemy was furious and sent a light chariot to fight and fight, causing heavy casualties among the officers and men of the Eighth Route.
Zhang Renchu was angry and anxious, his eyes were bloodshot, he had a "crazy energy" attack, shook the cotton clothes on his body, turned over on his horse, and shouted: "Comrade-in-arms, rush with me!" Fight to the death with the Japanese, give it to me! ”
A light chariot suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Renchu, the muzzle of the gun was facing Zhang Renchu, only to see Zhang Renchu's legs kicked, and the horse jumped off the chariot and jumped directly from the chariot, making everyone look sideways.
In the end, the battle was fought beautifully, killing more than 300 enemies and destroying a light tank. And Zhang Renchu's legend of "horse stepping on the tank" is also spreading among the people.
The political commissar of the 115th Division *** came back from the field and heard that Chongfang had won the battle, and he was in a good mood and couldn't wait to report the good news. When he glanced at the ** number in the report, he suddenly smiled.
In this battle, two battalion commanders were killed, five battalion commanders were killed, and fifteen platoon commanders were left.
At this time, Zhang Renchu came to *** with excitement and reported the details of the battle of Chongfang to him.
** Glancing at him coldly: "Are you here to take credit from me?" ”
Before Zhang Renchu could speak, ** began to scold: "I tell you, I will never give you things!" You neurotic! Have you read that book "On Protracted War"? ”
Zhang Renchu had never seen Political Commissar Luo so angry, seeing that his hands holding the list of the dead were trembling, he knew it in his heart, and explained in a low voice: "In the war, there will always be **." ”
** Angry, as soon as he slapped the table, he almost shouted: "To engage in revolution, you must have a force, but the strength is not a force; It takes courage to fight, but courage doesn't mean recklessness! Think about it and come back to me! ”
Director, I'm -" Sensing the severity of the situation, Zhang Renchu suddenly sweated behind his back. After leaving ***'s office, **'s words still echoed in Zhang Renchu's ears for a long time.
Zhang Renchu will never forget the battle of Chongfang, and every time he mentions this matter, he will regret it: "Political Commissar Luo, you are right, you are right, I was a psychotic at the time!" He didn't want anyone to know about the "horse stepping on the tank".
In his military life since then, he has always kept in mind the teachings of the marshal, where there is a war, there must be a plan, which can not only destroy the enemy, but also protect himself, so he has repeatedly made miraculous feats.
Zhang Renchu was promoted to lieutenant general in 1955.
That day, Zhang Renchu took pictures of all the generals, and when he left, he touched the two medals on his shoulders and confided his heart to his wife:
Luo Shuai scolded me, and I became a major general. If it weren't for his education of me at the beginning, with my reckless character, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to find a single corpse now, let alone a general! ”