At that time, Zhan was the political commissar of the 3 1 Army. At Zhan's insistence, the first abandoned soldier survived. This is the later founding major general You Taizhong.
At that time, You Taizhong's illness was so serious that the possibility of surviving the difficult period of crossing the grassland was extremely slim. So the superior decided to give him up.
Zhan Caifang insisted on keeping him and letting the horse's tail pull him. The rest was left to fate, but General You Taizhong was lucky to survive. Many years later, he will recall and say, "My life was pulled out by Lamar's tail."
When Zhan was knighted in 1955, although he was a lieutenant general, his qualifications were almost comparable to that of a general. Among the generals at that time, Chen Xilian and Chen Zaidao were all brought out by him. Chen Xilian, Tan Zhigeng, Gan Sihe and General Wang Jinshan all worked as guards in Zhan.
Coincidentally, Lieutenant General Cai Fang also saved another valiant soldier, that is Major General Deng Yue.
Deng Yue/kloc joined the red army at the age of 0/2, and became a company commander at the age of 0/6. Because of his youthful spirit and lack of combat experience, Deng Yue lost his command in a battle and was relieved of his company commander position by his superiors, but he was also punished by military law and shot on the spot.
At this time, General Zhan happened to pass by the execution ground and saw the one who was about to be shot. Zhan Caifang immediately stopped: "What is this? Such a small doll is about to be filmed. What's the big mistake? "
The people at the scene told Zhan the whole situation. Zhan said: "Winning or losing is a common occurrence for military strategists. Once you fail, you can't shoot people. This treatment is too heavy. Stay and make contributions. "
So he saved Deng Yue and made him his own guard. Later, during the War of Liberation, General Deng Yue made great contributions to the northeast battlefield. During the Korean War, he won the first great victory of the volunteers going abroad. Chairman Mao said he was a brave and clever hero.
Interestingly, General Deng Yue was also saved by Ma Wei, but this time it was General Chen Geng who saved him. During the Long March, Deng Yue contracted malaria. One day, his illness worsened and he fell on the side of the road.
It happened that General Chen Geng was riding by, and General Chen Geng was distressed by Deng Yue and wanted to give him his horse to ride. But Deng Yue refused to get on the horse when he learned that Chen Geng had a leg injury. In desperation, General Chen Geng asked him to pull the ponytail and walk out of the grass together.