North Shaanxi Zichang joke

Before 1955, the chairman said, "I think Yan Hongyan is a representative of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi. He must be on the list of generals." At that time, Yan Hongyan had served as secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and was not allowed to participate in the knighthood according to regulations. However, under the direction of the chairman, Yan Hongyan finally attended the conferring ceremony and became one of the 55 founding generals at that time.

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In fact, among the senior generals of the People's Liberation Army, there is also a representative of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, that is, General He Jinnian, but his rank is somewhat low. He is a major general and the only deputy corps-level major general when he was awarded the title in 55 years.

Why do you say He Jinnian is the representative of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi? Because he is not only a native of northern Shaanxi (Shaanxi Zichang), but also witnessed the growth of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi.

He Jinnian is the old party member of 1928. When the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army Guerrilla 1932 was founded, He Jinnian was the deputy detachment leader of the third detachment, and Xie Zichang and Liu Zhidan, the two most famous figures of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, were the chief commander and deputy commander respectively.

1933 One day in February, He Jinnian climbed the North Gate Tower of Lanzhou with three men in the dark, captured an enemy platoon without firing a shot, and advised them to join the Red Army. This is the famous North Gate Uprising in Lanzhou, which shocked Chiang Kai-shek and sent heavy troops to "encircle and suppress". After all, outnumbered, the insurgents were not only defeated, but He Jinnian was also captured, which was also the most dangerous time in He Jinnian's military career.

1935, the Red 25th Army and the Northern Shaanxi Red Army were co-edited as Red 15 Army, and He Jinnian was promoted to 8 1 division commander, making outstanding achievements in the crusade. After the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, the chairman also specially met with the famous northern Shaanxi star He Jinnian, instructing the Red 8 1 Division to restore the Red 27 Army designation, and He Jinnian was appointed as the commander of the Red 27 Army (He Jinnian used to be the Red 27 Army).

Before leaving, the chairman said to He Jinnian, "You are from northern Shaanxi and have been working in this army. You must bring the team. "

After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Red 27th Army was reorganized into the First Guard Corps of the Eighth Route Army Left-behind Corps, with He Jinnian as the head. After several years of development, the First Guard Corps developed into the third brigade of the Jinsui Joint Defense Army, and He Jinnian was promoted to the commander of the Trilateral Army Division and the brigade commander of the third brigade. On three sides is the North Gate of Yan 'an, which is the production base of the border region. He Jinnian has a heavy burden, but as long as he returns to Yan 'an, he will visit the chairman's house.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, He Jin led his troops into the northeast, and after the victory of Siping Campaign, he was promoted to the position of deputy commander of the seventh column. A year later, he was ordered to form Dongye 1 1 column. Is this 1 1 column familiar? When attacking Longhua, a well-known war hero was born. His name is Dong Cunrui.

After the victory of the three major battles, He Jinnian was promoted to deputy commander of 15 Corps. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as deputy commander and chief of staff of the Northeast Military Region. According to his qualifications and military achievements, he must have been awarded a title in 55 years. But in the initial rank evaluation, he was only awarded to senior colonel. Many people think it is unfair. Someone found Mr. Peng to reflect the situation. When Mr. Peng heard about it, he asked someone to tell the chairman about it. Of course, the chairman is very familiar with He Jinnian. He said, "How can he study? At the very least, he is also a major general. "

Finally, at the conferring ceremony, He Jinnian awarded the rank of Major General, but this rank was a bit low. Later, he got the treatment of Lieutenant General He Jinnian, which was his compensation!

In addition, He Jixiang, the younger brother of General He Jinnian, is also a founding general, and both brothers are founding generals, which is amazing.