Chen Geng 1922 joined the China * * * organization, and 1924 entered the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy. After graduation, Chen Geng stayed in school as vice captain and company commander, and also participated in the war to quell the rebellion of the business group and crusade against Chen Jiongming.

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Chen Geng served as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 239th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and experienced the Northern Expedition, the Nanchang Uprising, the Long March, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Liberation War and the Korean War.

Chen Geng was awarded the rank of general in 1955, and Xu was awarded the rank of general in 1955. Therefore, by rank comparison, Chen Geng's rank is higher than Xu's rank.

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Xu was born in a poor family in Xinyang City, Henan Province. When he was young, he worked odd jobs for local martial arts masters because of his poor family. Later, I went to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts. I learned eighteen kinds of martial arts when I was in Shaolin Temple, and I also practiced Qigong and internal and external skills.

I came back from my studies, but I joined the army because of the national turmoil. At that time, because he heard that the great warlord was recruiting troops in Luoyang, he walked to Luoyang to join the army. In Wu's army, he won many battles and made outstanding achievements.

So he became the company commander of the infantry regiment. However, when the mountain thieves were suppressed, something happened. One night, Colonel Yan gave Xu a gun while he was sleeping, and put on handcuffs and shackles. Xu was in a hurry and asked what had happened, but Colonel Yan said that he was stubborn and didn't know what he had done. He thought it was faking his illness.

He got a good beating. Xu, who was knocked unconscious at that time, was locked up. Xu woke up feeling very thirsty and wanted to protect his soldiers. Drink some water. The soldier said that Colonel Yan told him not to give him food or drink, and he would be shot after the next day.

Xu was very angry when he heard that there was no water to drink and he would be shot the next day. He said that he had wronged himself and wouldn't even let him drink water, so he began to work hard. I broke the handcuffs. When the guards saw Xu's broken hand, they were very scared. They hurried to report to Colonel Yan. After hearing the report, they quickly went to the place where Xu was held. It's really broken.

At that time, I thought to myself, I really practiced martial arts, and I could really be immune to the war, so I quickly got water from him, and three days later I personally opened his shackles and said that I misunderstood him. In fact, it was his two squad leaders who led several soldiers to rob the people outside.

Xu didn't know about it, so he was very wronged. Later, Xu met Fu Mengxian, a progressive young man. Fu Mengxian began to work for Xu, saying that the old warlord was not good, so he mobilized Xu to join the Red Army. Xu was very happy to join the Red Army. Later, he made many meritorious deeds and was awarded the rank of general.

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