1. Mr. Chen's hometown is in Zhang 'anjing Village, Fuxing Field, Lezhi County, Sichuan Province.

2. He was born on August 26th, 191 (July 13th, 27th year of Guangxu reign of Qing Dynasty) in Zhang 'anjing Village, Fuxing Farm, Lezhi, Sichuan. In 1916, he studied in Chengdu A Industrial School (ready-made industrial college). In 1919, he went to France to work and study. In October 1921, he was escorted back to China by armed forces for participating in the patriotic movement of students studying in China. He returned to his hometown in Sichuan in 1922.

in p>1927, after taking part in the Nanchang uprising, he served as the political instructor of the 73rd regiment of the 25th division of the 11th Army of the National Revolutionary Army and led his troops to take part in the uprising in southern Hunan.

He used to be the fourth division commander of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants (formerly known as the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants), the commander of the 22nd Army, the commander-in-chief and political commissar of the Jiangxi Military Region, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, and the director of the Central Government Office of the Chinese Soviet Union. Commander of the 1st detachment of the new 4th Army, commander of Jiangnan Command, commander of Subei Command, acting commander of Central China General Command, acting commander of the new 4th Army, commander of the new 4th Army and commander of Shandong Military Region.

Third, the main battles he commanded were:

1. Battle of Huangqiao

On September 3, 194, the Kuomintang mobilized troops and launched an attack on the North Jiangsu headquarters of the New Fourth Army in Huangqiao area of Taixing County, Jiangsu Province. During the battle of Huangqiao, the fifth column of the Eighth Route Army went south from Huaiyin, and the troops of the Jiangbei Command of the New Fourth Army went east to the canal, which played a strategic role. The campaign lasted for 4 days, * * * annihilated more than 11, Kuomintang troops, captured more than 4, officers and men, and seized a lot of military supplies. The New Fourth Army suffered more than 9 casualties. This campaign is an important campaign to counter the attack of the Kuomintang army. It laid the foundation for the anti-Japanese base areas in central Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu, and opened up a new situation in the anti-Japanese war in Central China.

2. Battle of Meng Lianggu

In April p>1947, while attacking Yan 'an, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 4, people to carry out a "key attack" on the Shandong Liberated Area. The East China People's Liberation Army led by him fought and annihilated more than 24, Kuomintang people. In early May, the Kuomintang army resumed its attack on Yimeng mountain area from Linyi and Tai 'an, and attacked it from left, middle and right directions, oppressing the East China People's Liberation Army to retreat to the narrow area of Jiaodong. The East China People's Liberation Army clamped down the left and right wings of the Kuomintang with some troops, and made a breakthrough in the middle with the main forces, that is, it chose the middle enemy who rushed forward and hung out, and imposed a fierce siege. After a bloody battle on May 13-14, he led the army to wipe out the 74th reorganized division of the Kuomintang, which is known as the "ace division", in the mountainous area of Meng Lianggu. In this battle, more than 32, people were killed and captured by the Kuomintang, and Zhang Lingfu, the division commander, was also killed. The People's Liberation Army repelled the Kuomintang's second attack on Yimeng mountain area, which reversed the whole situation of Shandong battlefield.

in July, he led the army to beat back the third attack of the Kuomintang again, and the Kuomintang was forced to retreat to the west. ?

3. Huaihai Campaign

The Huaihai Campaign was the second of the three major campaigns, which was carried out in a vast area with Xuzhou as the center, Haizhou in the east, Shangqiu in the west, Lincheng (now Xuecheng) in the north and Huaihe River in the south.

The Huaihai Campaign, which he participated in commanding, was launched on November 6th, 1948. After 66 days of fighting, 555, Kuomintang troops were wiped out at the cost of more than 11, casualties.

4. Battle of Shanghai

The Battle of Shanghai was the last battle he commanded and the most difficult battle he commanded. Most of the Kuomintang troops retreated to Shanghai, and Chiang Kai-shek asked Tang Enbo, who commanded the 3, troops, to hold on for six months, waiting for the Americans to send troops to rescue them. The third field army under his command has reached Shanghai.

The Third Field Army tried its best to transfer the Kuomintang to the peripheral position and annihilate it, and captured the city with light weapons, which paid a heavy price and won for 15 days.

in the battle of Shanghai, except for Tang Enbo who led 5, people to flee by warship, all the other 153, people were killed.