Compared with the ups and downs of his life and his fame, the name Chen Guang does not seem to be loud and well-known to the public, and it is like a dim and inconspicuous meteor in the star-studded history of the founding of the country.
In fact, as early as 1950, Chen Guang was punished and imprisoned, and on the eve of the national attention of the title conference, Chen Guang's prison site was inexplicably on fire, and Chen Guang also died in the fire. Given his mental state at the time, it is likely that he died by self-determination.
* Hearing the news, exclaimed:"If Chen Guang doesn't die, he will be a general when he is awarded! ”
At that time, why did the high-spirited and high-ranking ** who was in the award period have such a high evaluation and regret for this person who was punished and imprisoned? Who is Chen Guang? What kind of connection and story do they have?
This brings out the past of that period of grievances and entanglements.
In Yizhang County, Hunan Province, a boy named Chen Shichun was born in a poor peasant family.
This boy was born in Hunan, a region full of revolutionary sparks, and since he was a child, he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and a seed of revolutionary resistance was planted in his heart early.
Since he was a child, he has a fiery and rigid personality, full of rebellious spirit, rushing in front of others in everything, daring to denounce injustice, daring to clash with narrow-minded elders, never bowing his head and retreating when encountering problems, and always facing difficulties.
Such a rigid character has been a blessing and a curse throughout his life.
He has just turned 19 years old, young and sincere, full of enthusiasm, and his body is inexhaustible strength and enthusiasm.
Coinciding with the entry of the Northern Expeditionary Army into Hunan Province, Chen Guang immediately actively participated in the peasant association formed by the local area in his hometown, and performed well in the meeting, and successfully joined the party organization the following year through the earnest recommendation of the local underground party members.
The remnants of the August 1 "Nanchang Uprising arrived at Chen Guang's hometown under the leadership of ** and others, and Chen Guang met ** for the first time, which was simply Fan Jinzhongju - crazy with joy.
Chen Guang, who had long heard of ** and others and longed for them, was so excited that he donated the 12 rifles he had carefully hidden after the "Ma-Ri Incident" earlier, which provided great help for the success of the Shonan riot.
At that time when barren materials were scarce, the peasant Red Guards were basically earthen guns, broadswords, and some homemade farm tools, and even with their bare hands, these 12 rifles were not only like a tiger with wings, but also a charcoal in the snow.
The twelve rifles offered by Chen Guang are not only a trust and yearning for the party organization, but also a disguised application for joining the party.
After the success of the southern Hunan uprising, the young Chen Guang resolutely followed the army to Jinggangshan, opening the most brilliant and turbulent period of his revolutionary journey.
During this period of time, Chen Guang went from the Revolution to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, from the Long March to the liberation, and it can almost be said that he overcame all the obstacles and devoted his most youthful and sincere time to the most difficult period of the country's history.
Chen Guang grew up and went to school for three years, and a lot of knowledge, culture, and combat skills were basically developed by himself little by little on the battlefield, wild and rough, but unexpectedly useful.
Perhaps it was because the early wars were originally rooted in the countryside and sparks broke out, so this kind of wild thinking and combat methods from the countryside were needed.
In addition, his personality is uninhibited and enthusiastic, and he has never flinched timidly on the battlefield of bullets.
Chen Guang, who gradually matured, slowly began to become handy on the battlefield, and later gradually showed his talent for operational command, and made many meritorious contributions.
In this way, this young man from the countryside of Hunan, who was stunned with thick eyebrows and big eyes, began to gradually show his own style on the long revolutionary journey.
Chen Guangqi is brave, good at fighting, fiery and fierce, and is a rare general.
He has been present in almost all the major battles on the way of our party's revolution, and he has also been at a disadvantage in battles several times, but still relies on his military talent and brave Jedi counterattack to win the victory. It is an indisputable brave army and a fierce army.
In October 1930, Chiang Kai-shek launched the first encirclement and suppression of the ** revolutionary base area, in this battle, our army and the people cooperated with each other, successfully resisted and smashed Chiang Kai-shek's encirclement and suppression conspiracy.
Chen Guang and ** also met in this battle, when the command post of ** was accidentally besieged by the enemy in this battle, Chen Guang risked death to save each other, fought to the death with the enemy, and finally fought back bravely in the rain of bullets, successfully rescued **, and was wounded.
**, who has always been cautious and introverted and silent, also personally expressed his gratitude to Chen Guang and applied for credit for him.
After that, ** also discovered Chen Guang's outstanding military talent and courage in this young man, and began to pay attention to and promote Chen Guang, during which time Chen Guang basically became the most outstanding general under **.
Chen Guang's revolutionary career has gradually flourished, and this life-saving grace has become the starting point of the bond between the two.
However, history is always separated by a layer of mist, and future generations can only get a glimpse of it, and it is difficult to know the mood of the parties.
I don't know what kind of complicated thoughts and feelings it will be when the two of them confront each other in court many years later, thinking of sacrificing their lives to save each other in this war.
In order to oppose the fifth large-scale brutal encirclement and suppression, the CCP adopted the policy of "expanding the red", expanding the army, recruiting and absorbing a large number of young people, and Chen Guang participated in the training of the "Young Communist International Division" of the "Iron Fist Preliminary Test".
The Boy Scouts, whose average age was less than eighteen, were trained into a competent army, and the first battle was a beautiful victory.
In this group of young soldiers, Chen Guang put a lot of effort into it, and Xiao Hua, who was his partner at the time, commented on his training:Chen Guang has worked hard to train this young unit, laid a good foundation, and played an important role. ”
The Long March begins. In this far-reaching journey, Chen Guang is almost everywhere.
Chen Guang's contribution was great to seize the Wujiang River, capture Zunyi, fight the Xiangjiang River, seize the Loushan Pass, forcibly cross the Dadu River, fly to capture the Luding Bridge, conquer Lazikou, etc.
After the Xi'an Incident, Chen Guang succeeded the ** who had been transferred to the president of the Red Army University and became the ** commander of the ** Red Army Corps.
The Red First Army was reorganized into the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and later fought bloody battles for eight years, and was recognized as a brave division.
* Due to an accidental injury, his life was in critical condition and he was urgently transferred to the Soviet Union for treatment. Chen Guang was ordered to take over the 115th Division.
What soldiers will be brought, the 115th Division has become more and more fierce under Chen Guang's temper.
Commander Chen Guang participated in the famous fierce battle in the history of the Anti-Japanese War "Lufang Breakout", but in this breakthrough battle, our army also suffered a lot of losses, lost some mules, horses and baggage, and exposed some problems in the management of the troops.
Some people blamed Chen Guangtou for all the problems, accusing him of improper management and command, which led to huge losses in the army, but Chen Guang, of course, did not accept such all-round accusations and vehemently refuted it.
Due to the successes of several recent battles, Chen Guang's reputation has become great, and the masses of the people have greatly appreciated this 115th Division.
Calling the 115th Division "Chen Luo" by the name of Chen Guang*** shows the courage of the 115th Division and the strong combat command ability of Chen GuangSo this criticism is gone, but this accusation also sows the seeds of his future wrongful confinement.
Chen Guang's violent temper is well known, and it is predictable that he is prone to quarrels with others, but his conflict with his superiors is the biggest disaster in his revolutionary career, which can almost be said to be an indirect factor in his miserable and imprisoned life in his later years.
Chen Guang's personality is hard and strong at best, and it is a donkey's temper and stubbornness at worst.
This makes him often frustrated when faced with some problems because he is not flexible enough.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Northeast became the focus of attention of many parties, and Chen Guang and others, under the guidance of the Communist Party of China, led their troops to the Northeast.
At the end of the year, **Chen Guang and the two were in Fuxin and Montenegro respectively, ** encountered the Kuomintang troops, the war situation was tense, and as soon as it was about to break out, he called Chen Guang and asked Chen Guang to send the high-power radio station around him to Fuxin.
But Chen Guang thought that ** already had two around him, and he also needed radio contact on his side, so he tried to refuse this order.
However, he urged one after another, and in desperation, Chen Guang had no choice but to bring the radio station and confidential personnel to prepare to send them over.
There are always some subtle accidents in history, Chen Guang was attacked by the enemy and had to retreat in a hurry, so he did not send the radio to the ** hand in time.
At this point, this radio station became the fuse, which made the relationship between the two gradually stiffen.
After the radio incident, ** publicly criticized Chen Guang on this matter many times, and his words and sentences went against his habitual caution and directly reprimanded Chen Guang, ".occupy the radio station for no reason, disobey orders and do not pay.
After that, he also reprimanded and criticized Chen Guang in public many times, and the relationship between the two deteriorated.
Perhaps, the essential difference between the two is destined to make it difficult for the two to really know each other, ** is an intellectual, with high cultural literacy, and I am cautious and introverted, and I have a hidden character.
And Chen Guang, a farmer who only read books for three years when he was young, is a typical "mud leg" with a rough personality. **I feel that Chen Guang does not listen to orders and is too vulgar; Chen Guang felt that ** "has no conscience, no gratitude".
The two were still able to cooperate when they were united in the foreign war of resistance, but when faced with internal problems, it was difficult for two people with too different personalities and cognitions to consider going together.
Soon after, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Yan'an, and Chen Guang went to attend as one of the members of the delegate qualification review committee.
It was understandable to express different opinions at the discussion meeting, but under the misinterpretation of "people with hearts", he became a person with anti-party ideas and was sued to ***.
Fortunately, ** investigated Chen Guang's incident, and then sent him a letter back, in which he informed Chen Guang, saying that he understood Chen Guang's opinion and felt that his execution line in Shandong was correct, and appeased Chen Guang, asking him to first unite the Seven National Congresses smoothly, and if there are different opinions, they can exchange after the meeting.
This letter calmed Chen Guang's anger and resentment in his heart, and it also became a precious spiritual pillar for him in his tragic days in the future.
Chen Guang was appointed deputy commander of the Guangdong Military Region and commander of the Guangzhou Garrison Region, and went to Guangzhou to take up his post.
Here, Chen Guang exposes his fatal shortcoming – no experience in urban management.
He is not afraid of war, and he can fight back no matter how critical the situation is on the battlefield, but in the management of Guangzhou, he is also a blind man who has been running around on the battlefield for half his life, and his own education level is not high enough, and the habits on the battlefield are difficult to change, so it is inevitable that he is careless and impatient, and there are some management problems.
He has done an excellent job in deploying troops, paying fees for public security, and stabilizing prices, but he is still a little stretched thin in managing Guangzhou, where the urban situation is complicated.
At that time, Guangzhou was in contact with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, various forces were intertwined, the city situation was complicated, personnel changes, and the background was complicated, so the discipline and policy formulation in this regard were extremely strict.
However, Chen Guang made a big mistake here, and he summoned the intellectuals and martyrs from his hometown to Guangzhou to hold a training class, and his original intention was to give back to his hometown and encourage young elements, but some of the young people he summoned had complicated and special backgrounds, and he violated the cadre policy by doing so.
After the organization noticed his problems, they immediately approached him for persuasion, trying to make him realize his mistakes and correct them.
But Chen Guang, who had a hot temper, was very uncalm and resistant. In the later public criticism, he directly refuted it, and there was a conflict with the talking cadre.
Marshal ***, who was also in Guangzhou at the time, also talked to him personally, according to Mrs. Chen Guang's recollection, ".The two were quite harmonious at first, but when they heard that the mistakes and criticisms of him were exaggerated, they immediately became uncalm, and even slapped the table and quarreled in the end. The two parted unhappily
Finally, in view of Chen Guang's mistakes and his serious resistance, the Central South Military Region reported to the party for approval and expelled him from the party.
In July 1950, Chen Guang was coaxed out by his old subordinate Li Zuopeng, but when he returned home in the evening, he found that his residence had been quickly raided, and he was dismissed from all positions and immediately placed under house arrest on the spot.
In less than a year, he changed from a commander to a prisoner, which can be described as a sudden change in the situation, and he didn't even understand why he had killed half his life on the battlefield and ended up like this.
In the face of waves of people who persuaded him to recognize his mistakes and correct his mistakes, how could Chen Guang, who had been rigid for half his life, obediently "confess", in the early stage, he often smashed in anger in the room where he was imprisoned, roaring in pain, thinking that someone was framing him and persecuting him.
Wang Dashu, the security officer who guarded him at the time, recalled that Chen Guang was angry and did not eat in the early stage, firmly believing that someone was framing him and that he had no anti-party thoughts. Wang Dashu couldn't bear the old chief like this, and comforted him from time to time.
He always carried *** to his reply letters, firmly believing that he had no mistakes and did not need to be corrected. Stubbornly and stubbornly in the small building under house arrest, he read all kinds of revolutionary books, practiced calligraphy, and was in a daze.
At that time, the country had just been liberated, and the supervision and management were strict and accurate, coupled with Chen Guang's overly angry attitude, which angered many people, and the handling of Chen Guang was indeed too arbitrary.
During the long period of detention, gradually, the flame on the stubborn veteran gradually extinguished, and he became more and more reticent, more and more sluggish, often sitting in the room all day, just repeating the letter written to him, like a dry wood that burned out the heat.
The small building where Chen Guang was imprisoned for no reason**, Chen Guang died in the fire, perhaps, these years of hard waiting burned out the hope in his heart, and also burned his life.
After Chen Guang passed away in a depressed manner, his wife Shi Ruichu was disheartened and quietly disappeared with her children.
Many people thought that she was bitter and disappointed, and returned to her hometown to be silent. But what I didn't expect was that the once beautiful and now fallen into the dust of the teacher's wife also has the same tenacious belief, she changed the child to her surname, worked hard to pull the child, and quietly lived in seclusion in Beijing.
Perhaps, this lady insisted on staying in Beijing, in addition to her firm belief in her husband, she also firmly believed that the party and leaders would one day overturn the case for her husband.
In the bustling city of Beijing, this lonely woman has persevered for more than 30 years, from green silk to huafa, from youth to twilight.
No one in the neighborhood knows how proud this family of orphans and widows used to be, and the male owner of their family once made great contributions on the road to the liberation of the country and on the way to the War of Resistance against Japan, and was a noble soldier who fought on the bloody battlefield.
Maybe the truth is clear, maybe the thing is man-made, more than 30 years of silence has not let this wisp of heroic soul annihilate in the long river of history, one day, the old bones in the loess will grow towering cypress.
A year after Chen Guang's death, a grand ceremony was held at the Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai for the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
In this award, Chen Guang's former superiors, comrades-in-arms, comrades and even subordinates have all received various glorious military ranks, and he, like a meteor before dawn, quietly disappeared before dawn.
* At this time, he was awarded the rank of marshal, thinking of the young man who rushed into the fire of war to save his life, the invincible fiery veteran on the battlefield, even if the two were opposed to each other in the later period, they all felt it,".If he does not die, he will be a general.
In the past 30 years, some people have left, some people have joined, and some people have forgotten their original intentions. And Chen Guang, who has long been annihilated in time, not mentioned or even deliberately avoided, may have been waiting for an ending.
On the occasion of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Long March, Chen Guang's old friends, comrades from the old department, and the wife of Marshal *** jointly signed a letter demanding that Chen Guang's case be re-investigated.
After a year of meticulous examination by the joint investigation team, it was determined that Comrade Chen Guang did not have anti-party thoughts and behaviors, and that his mistakes were only contradictions among the people.
* Revoke the "anti-party" conclusion that was wrongly imposed on Chen Guangtou, and restore his reputation and party membership.
At this time, it has been 34 years since Chen Guanghan's unjust death. This dazzling general who hastily crossed in the history of the party finally returned to the party and obtained the innocence and honor he deserved.
History will eventually be in the past, grievances are difficult to settle, and the reputation is mixed.
Some people may think that Chen Guang's tragedy stems from his own character, or others may think that the era of waste is too turbulent.
This stubborn and stubborn veteran may have deviated on some issues, but he has always been unswerving in his devotion to the party, the people, and the country.