Among the students of the Whampoa Military Academy, many people think that hu Zongnan has the best relationship with lao Jiang, because among all the Huangpu students, Hu Zongnan has the fastest promotion, in fact, many of them are absolute, and if you want to say that you have the best relationship with lao Chiang, you must count General Chen Geng of our army.
In 1924, the 21-year-old Chen Geng and his compatriot Song Xilian came to Guangzhou to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy, and Chiang Kai-shek, who was the principal at the time, saw Chen Geng and asked him about his experience curiously. ”
Old Jiang: "You have been a Xiang army, do you know Zeng Guofan?" ”
Chen Geng: "I know, I know, my dad knows, my dad's dad knows." ”
Old Jiang: "Why?" ”
Chen Geng: "My grandfather was once a Xiang Army, from the head of the gang to the commander of the division.""
In the process of chatting, Lao Jiang was very satisfied with Chen Geng's performance, and after enrolling in school, Chen Geng really performed prominently and became one of the three masters of Huangpu.
In 1924, the leader of the Guangzhou merchant group Chen Lianbo vainly attempted to overthrow the revolutionary government in Guangzhou, Chiang Kai-shek immediately organized a manpower to attack the merchant group in the military academy, the merchant group was vulnerable, Chen Geng captured a delicate saber when pursuing the enemy, Chiang Kai-shek came back and forth, Chen Geng gave him the knife.
Just when Chiang Kai-shek was looking at the knife, suddenly the small leader of the business group next to him broke free of the student's arm, pounced in front of Chiang Kai-shek, and took the knife to cut him, and between the electric light and flint, Chen Geng grabbed the arm of the small leader and put him down. ”
In 1925, during the Second Crusade, after the troops conquered Huizhou, Chiang Kai-shek received news that the Third Division was trapped in Huayang by the warlord Chen Jiongming's troops, and Chiang Kai-shek immediately took Chen Geng, who was the commander of the escort company, to supervise the battle.
He hurriedly asked Chen Geng to tell all the soldiers of the 3rd Division: All those who escaped from the front, no matter who they were, would be shot.
Despite this, the 3rd Division was unable to return to heaven, Chiang Kai-shek had to withdraw with Chen Geng, the enemy quickly pursued him, Chiang Kai-shek could not run, Chen Geng carried him on his back until he ran to a safe place, this is the second time Chen Geng saved Chiang Kai-shek.
In 1927, after Chiang Kai-shek launched the April 12 counter-revolution, Chen Geng parted ways with him, and did not see him for several years, in 1933, when Chen Geng was recuperating in Shanghai, he was denounced by traitors and immediately arrested by the enemy, Chiang Kai-shek sent people to lure Chen Geng down, but Chen Geng refused.
Later, when Chiang Kai-shek came in person, Chen Geng sneered and said, "I will never be your official." Since it has fallen into your hands today, please feel free to fight or kill, and don't have any illusions about me anymore. ”
After Chen Geng was captured, Soong Ching Ling and others mobilized forces in society to rescue him, and Chiang Kai-shek also knew that Chen Geng had saved his own life, and he really could not order his execution.
Since then, since Chiang Kai-shek has become an enemy of our Party, Chen Geng has also opposed him at every turn, and Chen Geng is a very capable person, and Chiang Kai-shek is very troubled by what he has done, but he is helpless.
During the Liberation War, Chen Geng captured many of his Huangpu classmates and apprentices, such as in the 1947 Battle of Pinghan in Western Henan, he captured his classmate Li Tiejun, in the Battle of Luoyang in 1948, in the Battle of Luoyang, he captured Qiu Xingxiang, a disciple of the fifth phase of Huangpu, and Huang Wei, a captured classmate, in the Battle of Huaihai.
When Chiang Kai-shek was in Taiwan, he once said: "Five Hu Zongnans are not worth one Chen Geng." ”