During his nearly 40-year military career, Chen Geng participated in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression from the Red Army era, Vietnam and Korea wars from the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and was awarded the rank of general after the founding of New China. Up to now, the Chen family has taken over martial arts for five times: Chen Geng's grandfather followed his uncle and became a general in the Xiang army when he grew up, Chen Geng's brother-in-law Tan Zheng was also a general, and Chen Geng's five children all joined the army, three of them were major generals, and now their grandson is still working in the General Staff Department.
Running away from marriage and joining the army, "the gun is high and the head is big."
Perhaps the 80-Jin broadsword and the banner of "Chen" hanging in the Chen family's house planted the seeds of martial arts in the young Chen Geng's heart.
The knife and flag belong to grandpa Chen Yiqiong. In Hu Quan Village, Longdong Township, Xiangxiang City, Hunan Province, Chen Yiqiong was born into a poor family when she was a child. Later, he defected to the Xiang army, and gained meritorious service by paying tribute to assistant generals (equivalent to teachers), rewarding Hua Ling, and awarding general Wu Xian. There is an "evergreen tree" plaque inscribed by Zeng Guofan in the hall. According to the descendants of the Chen family, Chen Yiqiong joined the Xiang army to follow his uncle Chen Cai? .
1885, when Chen Yiqiong returned to the field, he raised his second son with the motto of "Don't join the army, don't be an official, just let him study". Two generations of martial arts were interrupted, and his son Chen Daoliang was a farmer.
But the precepts did not change the fate of that era and his descendants in the end. From 19 16 to 1920, warlords fought for the dominant position in Hunan. 19 16, Chen Yiqiong passed away, that is, at the end of this year, his favorite grandson, Chen Geng, escaped from marriage and joined the Xiang army, just like that year.
Many years later, when Chen Geng recalled the escape of this marriage with her children, she also said that the bride's cultural level was actually very high. "I can't compete with her." It was just that Chen Geng, who was under 14 years old at that time, didn't want to get married early, so he sneaked away without consummating his marriage and joined the Second Battalion of the Sixth Regiment under Lu Xiang.
He was wearing a sheepskin coat when he joined the army. In order to escape his family's search, he changed his original name to Chen Geng. At that time, Chen Geng was not tall, and his gun was as tall as his head.
Save Jiang's life, and then Jiang let him go.
Four years later, Chen Geng left Xiang and went to work on the Yue-Han Railway. 1922 entered the Hunan self-taught university and joined China. /kloc-0 went to Guangzhou to apply for the military academy at the end of September 23. 1924 was admitted to the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy, and later served as the alternate officer of the first phase of the * * * branch (later served as the party branch secretary of the third team). That year, he stayed in school as the company commander, vice captain and captain of the enlisted students.
1925 10, Chen Geng participated in the second crusade, during which he was defeated in Huayang area in the southwest of Wuhua County. Seeing the enemy taking the headquarters, Chiang Kai-shek tried to commit suicide and was stopped by Chen Geng. Then run hard behind your back and cross the river to escape.
Chen Geng once told his second son, Chen Zhijian, that Chiang Kai-shek was frightened and his foot was hurt. "After crossing the river, Chiang Kai-shek ran faster than me." The story of saving the headmaster made Chen Geng famous, and it also laid the groundwork for Chiang Kai-shek's failure to give a murder order when he was jailed six years later.
1933 at the end of March, Chen Geng was arrested for discovering a traitor. He was in the same cell as Liao's son Liao Chengzhi. Soong Ching Ling and He Xiangning learned of the rescue.
In April, Chen Geng was escorted to Nanchang, and Chiang Kai-shek personally lured him to surrender. Chen Geng didn't accept it and escaped from the cage.
There are many legends about how Chen Geng escaped. Chen Zhijian, the second son, once asked his father if he was punished and how to escape. "My father said that they knew that I was not afraid of pain because my leg was injured and I didn't use anesthetic during the operation. I was electrocuted. It's really uncomfortable to be electrocuted. " According to Chen Geng's description, Chiang Kai-shek actually deliberately let him go. At that time, Soong Ching Ling informed the underground party to turn a blind eye and create rescue opportunities for the underground party. At that time, all the spies went downstairs, leaving Chen Geng alone upstairs. Then someone put a ladder outside. He climbed down the ladder and ran away.
Chen Geng's family later proved to many people that Chiang Kai-shek did kill his heart at that time and only changed his mind because of Soong Ching Ling's suggestion. On April 5 of that year, Soong Ching Ling went to Nanjing to meet Chiang Kai-shek and said, "He saved your life in the battle of Dongjiang, otherwise you wouldn't be alive today." Chen Jun