Chen Kang
Chen Kang
Chen Kang (April 7, 1910 - May 23, 2002), formerly known as Chen Wuhe, was born in Wuxue City, Hubei Province. He joined the Red Army of workers and peasants in 1930 and the Communist Party of China in 1931. During his revolutionary career, he successively served as the platoon leader, company instructor, battalion commander and regiment commander of the Red Army, the battalion commander of the supplementary battalion of the New Fourth Army, the regiment commander of 772 regiment of 386 brigade of 129 division of the Eighth Route Army, the deputy commander and acting commander of the 4th division of Taiyue military region, the brigade commander of the 13th brigade of the 4th column of the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan field army, and the deputy commander of the 13th army of the 2nd field army. He took part in the long march in 1935.
After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he served as commander of the 13th army. Since 1956, he has been deputy commander of Kunming Military Region, commander of Yunnan Military Region, acting commander of Kunming Military Region, and Secretary of Yunnan provincial Party committee. From December 1977 to November 1981, he served as deputy commander of Lanzhou Military Region. He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955. He died in Beijing on May 23, 2002.
Life of the characters
Early experience
On April 7, 1910, Chen Kangsheng lived in a poor peasant family in Zhakou village, Zhenggongta Town, Guangji County, Hubei Province. There are eight brothers and sisters, and he ranks fifth. As a child, because of his poor family, he had no chance with the school. He became a cowherd since he was 7 years old.
Agrarian Revolution
In 1927, he joined the village red guard. In July 1930, the fourth column of the eighth Red Army of Eastern Hubei Province went to the Qichun Huangmei Guangji region to participate in activities. He signed up to join the fourth column and became a member of the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army. Subsequently, the 4th and 5th columns of the 8th Red Army and the Yangxin County guerrillas along the Yangtze River formed the 15th Red Army and moved to northeast Hubei to take part in the first anti "encirclement and suppression" campaign in the Hubei Henan Anhui Soviet area. In January 1931, the 15th Red Army and the 1st Red Army formed the 4th Red Army. In March, he joined the Communist Party of China. Later, he joined the campaign of Shuangqiao Town, mojiaolou, Huang'an, sujiabu, and the anti "encirclement and suppression" campaign in the Soviet area. He successively served as platoon leader of the 29th regiment of the 10th division of the Fourth Army of the Red Army and political instructor of the 73rd division company of the 25th Army. In 1932, he entered Sichuan with the main force of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army and took part in the struggle to establish the Sichuan Shaanxi Soviet Area and the fight against the "three way siege" and the "six way siege". He served as the instructor and commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 274 regiment of the 92nd division of the red 31 army. In March of the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), under the direct command of Wang Shusheng, the deputy commander in chief of the Fourth Front Army, he led the whole battalion to fight bravely in the battle of Jialingjiang. He seized Jianmen pass, the key pass of Sichuan and Shaanxi, which was called "difficult to fly over with wings" by the Kuomintang army, and made an important contribution to winning the whole battle. After May of the same year, he took part in the long march and successively served as deputy head of the 75th regiment of the 25th division of the 9th Red Army, head of the 80th regiment of the 27th division, and head of the 276th regiment of the 91st division of the 31st Red Army.
Counter-Japanese War
In September 1937, he entered the third period of the Anti Japanese military and Political University. In 1938, he was transferred to the new battalion. In January 1939, he was transferred to the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army as a teacher, battalion commander and chief teacher of suiying school. Since October 1940, he has been the deputy commander and head of the 17th regiment of the 386th brigade, the head of the 772nd regiment, the deputy commander and acting commander of the 4th military division of the Taiyue military region. He led his troops to participate in the hundred regiment war and the anti "mopping up" of the Taiyue military region.
War of Liberation
After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he served as the commander of the 13th brigade of the 4th column of the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan field army and the deputy commander of the 13th army of the 2nd field army. He successively participated in the Shangdang campaign, the western Henan campaign, the Huaihai Campaign, the crossing river campaign, the Guangdong campaign, the Guangxi campaign and the southern Yunnan campaign.
After the founding of the people's Republic of China
After the founding of new China, he served as commander of the 13th army. He graduated from the military academy in 1954. Since 1956, he has served as deputy commander of Kunming Military Region, commander of Yunnan Military Region, and acting commander of Kunming Military Region. He has participated in the command of the Sino Burmese border survey and security operations. since August 1968, he was deputy director of Yunnan Provincial Revolutionary Committee and later Secretary of Yunnan Provincial CPC Committee. In December 1977, he returned to the army and served as deputy commander of Lanzhou Military Region. in November 1981, he left to recuperate and enjoyed the treatment of the chief of the military region. Chen Kang is a member of the ninth and tenth CPC Central Committee and the sixth CPPCC National Committee. at 0:05 on May 23, 2002, he died in Beijing at the age of 92.
Main achievements
Lead the head attack to the sword gate pass
In March 1935, the red 31 army attacked the tiandang Jianmen pass and failed in the first attack. With a wave of Wang Shusheng's hand, Chen Kang was the first to charge. Behind him were the signalman, the guard and the trumpeter. Behind him were the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion. The whole battalion were all death squads. They rushed forward and took down the Jianmen pass. It cleared a big obstacle for the red front army to join forces in MaoGong area of Western Sichuan.
Two ambushes in Qigen Village
On October 26 and 28, 1937, Chen Kang, who was the head of 772 regiment of 386 brigade of the Eighth Route Army, led the regiment to ambush Qigen village twice, allowing the soldiers to insert into the Japanese army, fighting hand to hand, annihilating more than 400 Japanese troops, seizing more than 300 mules and horses and a large number of military supplies, and Chen Kang's department only suffered more than 10 casualties.
Shentouling ambush Japanese Army
In March 1938, marshal Liu Bocheng, in order to attack the Japanese invaders in Southeast Shanxi, attacked Licheng, the supply point of the Japanese army, with the force of one battalion as the restraining force, in order to lure the Japanese army to take the bait. At the same time, the third regiment of Chen Kang's regiment was set up on the Japanese army's support line. On March 16, the Japanese troops stationed in Lucheng were lured to rescue and entered the Chenkang ambush circle shentouling to annihilate the Japanese troops.
Western Henan brings down Li Tiejun
In October 1947, Chen Kang, who was then the commander of the 13th brigade of the 4th column of the Central Plains field army, was ordered to lead the army to play the main force of the 4th column, luring Li Tiejun, commander of the 5th corps of the Kuomintang, and his 30000 troops to circle in Funiu mountain in western Henan. Chen Kang took a long distance, dug pits and increased stoves, sometimes attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold, sometimes bluffing, and dragged the enemy to exhaustion. Then he "led" the PLA into the encirclement of Zhuwang stronghold and Jingang temple in Xiping County, and annihilated more than 20000 people in Li Tiejun's regiment at one stroke. After being captured, Li Yingcai, the chief of general staff of Li Tiejun, sighed: "half of our army's failure this time has been defeated and half has been dragged down!"
The southern Yunnan troops are divided to pursue and annihilate
At the end of 1949, the eighth and 26th armies of the Kuomintang failed to attack Kunming, and there were signs of fleeing across the border from the air and land. Chen Kang, deputy commander of the 13th army, personally led three main regiments to march into southern Yunnan in light from Nanning, day and night. In 14 days, he marched for 1800 Li and divided his troops into two routes. Unexpectedly, he attacked Mengzi airport all the way, cutting off the KMT's air retreat; and the railway bridge to Yuanjiang all the way, cutting off the KMT's land retreat. Together with brother troops, they fought continuously for more than 50 days and nights, totally annihilated more than 27600 people of the eighth and 26th armies of the Kuomintang in Yunnan, and captured Tang Yao, deputy commander in chief of the Kuomintang army, and Cao TIANYAO, commander in chief of the Eighth Army. They won a decisive victory in the battle of Southern Yunnan and made immortal contributions to the cause of Chinese people's liberation.
Investigation of subtropical mountain forest
In 1952, Chen Kang was the commander of the 13th army. In 1956, he served as deputy commander of Kunming Military Region and commander of Yunnan Military Region. During his term of office, in order to solve the problem of fighting in the subtropical mountain and jungle zone, Chen Kang personally led the comrades of the organs to wade through mountains and rivers, live in the open air, conduct on-the-spot investigation and research, explore the ways and training methods of fighting in the subtropical mountain and jungle Zone, which was affirmed by the Military Commission and the general headquarters, and made a teaching film to promote to the whole army.
Compiling the history of the 15th Red Army
In 1982, Chen Kang, an old general who retired from his leading post, was still unwilling to be idle. He organized, compiled and published a military history of more than 350000 words, which provided detailed and precious information for the PLA's military research.
Main works
publish an article
conquering Jianmen pass "morning glory" in western Henan "four regiments marching in western Henan " recalling the battle of Southern Yunnan "
Compiling military history
He presided over the compilation of the history of the 15th army of the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army
Honors
In 1955, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. He was awarded the second grade of 81 medal, the second grade of independent freedom medal and the first grade of Liberation Medal. In 1988, he won the first-class Red Star Medal.
Relative members
Madam: Guo Qing, a native of Qinshui County, Shanxi Province, was born in 1928. At the age of 18, he participated in the Huaihai Campaign and served as an important translator. daughter: Chen Bayi (Chen Yan), born on August 1, 1946.
Character evaluation
Xinhuanet: during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, in all previous battles, Chen Kang was not afraid of hardship and bloodshed. He was brave and tenacious, resourceful and flexible, and successfully completed various combat tasks. During the Anti Japanese War, he actively responded to the party's Anti Japanese national united front policy, mobilized and organized the masses behind the enemy lines, and did a lot of fruitful work, contributing to the opening up, consolidation and development of the Anti Japanese revolutionary base and the victory of the Anti Japanese war. After the founding of new China, he often went deep into the investigation and research of border and plateau troops, and made positive contributions to the revolutionization, modernization and regularization of the troops. Lieutenant general Zhou Xihan: Chen Kang is war material. General Chen Geng: Chen Kang is a fierce tiger.
Commemoration of later generations
Chen Kang's tomb is located in the "August 1st" military spirit garden of Jinbaoshan cemetery in Kunming City, Yunnan Province
Chinese PinYin : Chen Kang
Chen Kang
