Ning Xianwen
Hello everyone, I'm Lantai.
Today, Lantai would like to introduce to you another founding major general who returned to his hometown to work as a farmer and eventually died of illness in his hometown.
As we all know, the founding major general Gan Zuchang chose to resign and return to his hometown to farm, which became a good story for a while; There are even articles on the Internet saying that General Gan Zuchang is the "only" founding general who returned to his hometown to work as a farmer.
But this statement is incorrect, at least one of the founding major generals also returned to his hometown to work as a farmer, and eventually died in his hometown, he is General Ning Xianwen, who was a colonel in 1955 and promoted to major general in 1962.
General Gan Zuchang and his wife
So, why is General Ning Xianwen not known when he returned to his hometown to farm?
This is because General Ning Xianwen did not resign and return to his hometown to work as a farmer, but because he "made a mistake" and was dismissed from all positions, he returned to his hometown to work as a farmer.
Of course, the mistakes he made do not seem to be anything today, but it can only be said that the requirements of the relevant departments for senior generals were very strict, and although he did not violate the laws of the state, he did violate organizational discipline.
And the organization dismissed him from all positions and let him return to his hometown to farm, which can also be called a "small and heavy punishment".
It is the embodiment of high standards and strict requirements for cadres.
Next, Lantai will give you a brief introduction to General Ning Xianwen's return to his hometown to farm.
General Ning Xianwen
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Ning Xianwen, born in Dawu, Hubei Province in 1913, was a revolutionary who participated in the revolution in 1929 and officially became a Red Army soldier in 1930.
Before the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, he was already a battalion-level cadre, and his qualifications were considered "old qualifications" among the founding major generals.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Ning Xianwen was appointed as the head of the special service group of the South Hebei Military Region under the jurisdiction of the 129th Division because of his outstanding performance; During the Anti-Japanese War, Ning Xianwen was very brave.
There was a glorious moment when he led a guard company to rush into the Japanese encirclement twice and rescue the leaders of the military region, and he was likened by the soldiers to Zhao Yun who entered and exited seven times in and out of Changban Slope.
During the Liberation War, Ning Xianwen had grown into an excellent senior officer, serving as the commander of the 8th Division of the Third Column of the Northeast Field Army, and became the favorite general of Han Xianchu, the commander of the Third Column.
In the Battle of Jinzhou, Ning Xianwen created an impressive record of destroying 4,700 enemies and capturing 2,700 in one day and night.
In 1949, the Third Column of the Northeast Field Army was reorganized into the 40th Army of the People's Liberation Army, and Han Xianchu was not only the first commander of the 40th Army, but also the deputy commander of the 12th Corps; Ning Xianwen served as the commander of the 119th Division.
On the left is Ning Xianwen
Ning Xianwen led the 119th Division to make many achievements in the Pingjin Campaign and the Hengbao Campaign, and he became the first cadre to be promoted to the deputy army level among the three division commanders under Han Xianchu.
In 1950, before the battle to liberate Hainan Island, Ning Xianwen was promoted to chief of staff of the 40th Army.
If nothing else, according to Ning Xianwen's resume and military exploits, in 1955 not only must be awarded a major general, but even a lieutenant general is possible; However, the unexpected arose.
Probably due to the defeat in the "Battle of Kinmen", Ning Xianwen appeared to have little confidence in crossing the sea to liberate Hainan Island, and before the battle was about to begin, there was a suspected incident of "self-injury and avoiding war".
Ning Xianwen was walking on the beach when he suddenly claimed to have been attacked by spies and injured his foot.
The chief of staff of the army was injured by a spy at the station of a military organ, and the investigation department of the military department will definitely come forward to investigate such a big matter.
When investigating Ning Xianwen's guards, the guards said that they dared to guarantee that the chief was not injured by the spies, but he did not dare to guarantee that the chief must not have injured himself.
At this point, the investigation will not be able to proceed.
Campaign to liberate Hainan Island
In short, because of a foot injury, Ning Xianwen did not participate in the battle to liberate Hainan Island.
However, this "suspected self-injury to avoid war" incident still affected the superiors' view of Ning Xianwen, and in 1953, Ning Xianwen was transferred out of the 40th Army and served as the principal of the Senior Air Defense School.
When he was awarded the title in 1955, he was only awarded the rank of colonel, and you must know that the other two division commanders of the three divisions of the Third Column were awarded the rank of major general in this year.
However, considering Ning Xianwen's past achievements and contributions to the cause of liberation, he was still promoted to major general in 1962.
So, how did he return to his hometown to farm?
"List of Generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" General Ning Xianwen Profile
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First of all, I want to state that there has been no authoritative media disclosure about Ning Xianwen's return to his hometown to farm, but he did return to his hometown Dawu County to live before the mid-60s of the 20th century, and there is no record of Ning Xianwen serving as the county government before the 80s of the 20th century in the county records and other materials.
What is more important is the information disclosed in the "List of Generals and Commanders of the Chinese People's Liberation Army".
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Commanders List is a book published by the People's Liberation Army Publishing House in 2006, which collects the biographies and photographs of marshals and generals awarded between 1955 and 1964.
This book can be said to be the most authoritative and complete list of founding generals in China.
There is a trick in this book that non-professional historical researchers do not know, which was disclosed by Professor Ma Jun of the former National Defense University.
What's the tip?
It is the general commander in the "Directory", and all the words "Zeng" appear in the biography of participating in the revolution, serving in office, and awarding titles, which means that the general has said that severe disciplinary punishment will be given.
And General Ning Xianwen's resume in the "List of Generals and Marshals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" clearly wrote: "In 1962, he was promoted to the rank of major general. ”
Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in Hubei-Henan Border Area
Looking at this article alone, we can see that the general was found guilty of serious mistakes after 1962.
Why?
This is because if a general had made a mistake before 1962, then it would have been impossible to be promoted to major general in 1962.
This mistake must have been made after 1962.
So, what's wrong?
Divorce and remarriage.
In fact, it is nothing at all now, but at that time, the organizational requirements for senior generals were stricter, so it became a "serious mistake".
The former site of the Central Plains Military Region of Dawu Xuanhuadian
According to the article "Talking about General Ning Xianwen in the Mouth of His Father" written by the son of General Ning Xianwen's secretary, General Ning divorced his wife who was not good at housework in the 60s of the 20th century, and then married another woman:
In the 60s, General Wang Jinshan's "style issue" attracted the attention of the top level. General Ning made a similar mistake at this time. In fact, his wife is also an old revolutionary and an upright person, but she is really not good at raising her husband and children and handling housework (when I was a child, every time my parents took me to visit her, my mother cooked). So another female comrade evoked the emotions of General Ning. Later, the result was that General Ning divorced his wife.
So, why is it said that General Ning Xianwen was dismissed from his post and went home to farm?
This is because in 1988 General Ning Xianwen was not awarded the Red Star Meritorious Service Medal and the Red Star Meritorious Service Medal of the Second Degree.
The Red Star Order of Merit is awarded to retired military cadres who enlisted in the army or participated in revolutionary work before July 6, 1937 and were awarded the rank of major general or higher before May 21, 1965.
The criteria for awarding the Order of Merit of the Red Star of the Second Class are: retired military cadres who enlisted in the army or participated in revolutionary work before July 6, 1937, and were awarded the rank of major general or above before May 21, 1965, but were demoted, demoted or dismissed after May 22, 1965.
Order of Merit of the Red Star of the 2nd degree
General Ning Xianwen did not even receive the Medal of Merit of the Second Class Red Star, which shows that he has been transferred to local work after 1965, so he is not considered a "retired cadre of the army".
However, according to the information, General Ning Xianwen did not serve as an "adviser to the Xiaogan Administration" until 1980; This position was also a "radish post" specially set up for General Ning Xianwen, who was also the only adviser to the Xiaogan Administration at that time.
And public information also shows that Ning Xianwen was only adjusted to the "local teacher-level treatment" in the 80s of the 20th century.
In contrast, General Gan Zuchang, who was also the founding major general of the People's Republic of China and voluntarily resigned and returned to his hometown, enjoyed corps-level treatment in the 80s of the 20th century.
On February 8, 1994, General Ning Xianwen died of illness in his hometown of Dawu County at the age of 81.
After his death, General Ning was buried in the Red Army Cemetery in the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in the Hubei-Henan Border Region in Dawu County, and General Ning also became one of the very few founding generals who died in his hometown.
The general was buried in the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in the Hubei-Henan Border Region, which is probably a kind of coffin closure.
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