In the Battle of Huaihai, which lasted for more than 60 days, many unimaginable things happened. There was such a general in the nationalist army, he was a fierce general under Du Yuming and Qiu Qingquan, and when the Huaihai War broke out, he was only a division commander. However, half a month before the end of the war, he was prosperous and promoted two levels in a row. He was promoted first to deputy commander and soon to military commander. However, just four days after being promoted to commander, he was captured by the People's Liberation Army.
He was Deng Junlin, the general of the Nationalist Army.
At the level of division commander under Qiu Qingquan, Du Yuming was one of the fiercest and fiercest generals in the war.
Deng Junlin, as a fifth-term student of Huangpu, belongs to the "root is miao hong". He became famous during the War of Resistance Against Japan. When he was the commander of the 65th Regiment of the newly organized 22nd Division of the 5th Army, he participated in the famous Kunlun Pass Resistance War, broke into the Kunlun Pass three times, led the army to conquer the main peak of Kunlun Pass, and won the Baoding Medal of the Second Class. During the Burmese war against Japan, he "led his troops to support the safe evacuation of The ancient city of Tonggu by Dai Anlan Division, and led his troops to the line from Tonggu to Siwa, severely damaging the 18th and 55th Armies of the Japanese Army."
After the liberation war began, Deng Junlin served as a brigade commander in the 5th Army under Qiu Qingquan, and later as the commander of the 96th Division of the 70th Army and the commander of the 1st Rapid Column. It can be said that he followed Qiu Qingquan to fight most of the civil war, and successively "fought with the People's Liberation Army many times in the battles of the Soviet Central Campaign, the Battle of Dingtao, the Battle of Juye, and the Battle of Dinglichang, and gained and lost."
Overall, as a fierce general under Du Yuming and Qiu Qingquan, Deng Junlin was known for his fierce attacks and fierce attacks and not being afraid of death. Politics aside, from the perspective of professional soldiers, Deng Junlin should still be very high in the ranks of the fierce generals at the level of the Chinese army and division. It is based on this that he has always been deeply valued by Du Yuming and Qiu Qingquan. This also laid the groundwork for his continuous promotion in the future Battle of Huaihai (known to the Kuomintang army as the Battle of Xu Beng).
The "Pantang Victory" concocted in the Battle of Xu Beng of the Nationalist Army was one of the most prominent generals.
On the whole, in the Battle of Huaihai, although the Kuomintang army had the advantage in terms of strength, it was passive and lackluster in its moves. Only the "Pantang Victory" was suspected of being wantonly concocted and boasted by the Kuomintang army, but in any case, in this Pantang encounter, because the People's Liberation Army took the initiative to withdraw from the position in the end, it was still caught by the Kuomintang army and made a lot of fuss.
And in the midst of the big fuss, there must be a protagonist. Originally, Shangdu Yuming and Qiu Qingquan mainly sent the 74th Army (reorganized after the defeat of the Battle of Menglianggu) to attack Pantang. Fearing that the army would be out of control in a duel with Wei Guoqing's Northern Jiangsu Corps, Qiu Qingquan added the main force of Deng Junlin's 96th Division to the Battle of Pantang.
Seeing that the Nationalist army was constantly increasing its strength in Pantang, Su Yu asked Wei Guoqing to lead the main force of the Northern Jiangsu Army to take the initiative to retreat. Deng Junlin should also be in the limelight. When he found that the Plakmen was showing signs of retreat, he led his troops across the 74th Army's defensive line and launched a fierce pursuit. In the course of the pursuit, Deng Junlin's troops "captured more than 20 soldiers of the XX Column of the People's Liberation Army's Northern Jiangsu Corps, and captured 3 '82' mortars, 1 light machine gun, and more than 10 rifles." These captures also became the main spoils of the "Pantang Victory" concocted by the Nationalist army, and were widely displayed and boasted.
Undoubtedly, the "Pantang Victory" made Deng Junlin out of the limelight, and even his limelight overshadowed qiu Weida, the commander of the 74th Army.
In the midst of the Armageddon, he was promoted two levels in a row in half a month, and he was one of the most prosperous generals in the official fortunes.
Shortly after Du Yuming and his three corps were evacuated from Xuzhou and were surrounded in the Chenguanzhuang area, just as they decided to prepare for a breakthrough, on December 19, Du Yuming and Qiu Qingquan promoted Deng Junlin to deputy commander of the 70th Army and commander of the 96th Division during the war.
After obtaining such a promotion in the encirclement circle of the People's Liberation Army, Deng Junlin knew in his heart that Du Yuming and Qiu Qingquan's intention was nothing more than to ask Deng Junlin to sell his life at a critical moment. However, as a professional soldier, Deng Junlin is still "flattered and strengthens his determination and courage to desperately resist."
On January 6, 1949, the East China Field Army launched a final general offensive against Du Yuming's group, which was encircled in the Chenguanzhuang area. On the same day, Gao Jiren, commander of the 70th Army, was seriously injured by shells from the People's Liberation Army. At this critical moment, Du Yuming immediately ordered Deng Junlin to take over as the commander of the 70th Army and transferred Gao Jiren to the deputy commander of the Second Corps.
At this time, although Deng Junlin also felt that the general trend had gone, he was still very excited by the unexpected continuous promotion during the war. In his own words, it further stimulated his feelings of "gratitude to Du Yuming", and even felt that the 70th Army was still in his hands and could still be used as the capital for the last fight. As long as we can get away with breaking through the heavy siege, there may still be the possibility of rebuilding the troops and making a comeback.
Obviously, at this time, Deng Junlin's vision was much narrower. Generals with a certain degree of strategic thinking and insight can already judge that the general trend of the Huaihai Decisive Battle has long been determined. Two consecutive promotions in half a month only required him to fight for the last remnants of the national army. Behind the prosperity of official fortunes is a great irony and pathetic that can be understood by clear-eyed people at once. And his eventual capture by the People's Liberation Army adds a vivid note to this irony and pathosity.
Main references: "The Battle of Huaihai", "The Battle of Huaihai: Battlefield Memories of Former Senior Kuomintang Generals"