In April 1949, the Fourth Field Army fought south, and Liang Xingchu commanded the 47th Army to liberate xinxiang, an important town in northern Henan, by combining military offensive and political offensive. The work of reorganizing the old troops of the Xinxiang garrison had not yet been completed, and Liang Xingchu received new appointments from the Central Military Commission and the Siye Headquarters:
He served as commander of the 38th Army.
After handling the work, it was not until after the peaceful liberation of Xinxiang that Liang Xingchu reluctantly left the 47th Army and went to the 38th Army to take up his post. On that day, Liang Xingchu stood at the southern end of the Yellow River Iron Bridge and said to one of the generals who came to replace him, "The 47th Army, I will hand it over to you."
When he said this, Liang Xingchu's lips trembled slightly, and his mood was very excited, as if he was entrusting a biological child. The 47th Army was indeed like Liang Xingchu's children. In 1947, the Tenth Column of the Northeast Field Army was formed, and Lin Biao asked Liang Xingchu to become the deputy commander of the column.
Liang Xingchu, who was arrogant and arrogant, said that it would be better to be a chicken head than a cow queen, and it was better to be a commander than a division commander. Please do not want to be agitated, Lin Biao wants this sentence. As a young column, the combat effectiveness of the tenth column was uneven, and many of them were recruits.
Under the command of the tiger general Liang Xingchu, in just one year, the tenth column quickly grew into the main column, which was marked by the Black Mountain Blockade Battle. Liang Xingchu commanded the Tenth Column to win the Battle of Montenegro, which impressed the Big Brother Column and made the Battle of The First World War stand in the annals of history.
The Tenth Column was a unit brought out by Liang Xingchu and reorganized into the 47th Army, and Liang Xingchu became the first commander. The commander did not take long to go to the 38th Army. So, who succeeds Liang Xingchu? His name is Cao Lihuai, a native of Zixing, Hunan, and he is 3 years older than Liang Xingchu.
In 1928, Cao Lihuai participated in the Shonan Uprising led by Zhu Dechen Yi, and then went up to Jinggangshan, an old Jinggang with revolutionary seniority even older than Liang Xingchu.
Cao Lihuai and Liang Xingchu were both generals of the Central Red Army, but the difference was that Cao Lihuai's resume was richer, Liang Xingchu always served in the Red First Army, and Cao Lihuai went to the Red Third Army led by Peng Dehuai as the commander of the International Division of the Young Communist Party, and then went to the Red Fifth Army led by Dong Zhentang as chief of staff.
After the two main forces of the Red Army met the division, Cao Lihuai went to the Red Fourth Front, because of his opposition to Zhang Guotao, he was almost killed, and at the crucial moment, It was Zhu Laozong who came forward to save his life. Boss Zhu questioned Zhang Guotao, this little devil is with us in Jinggangshan, not a counter-revolutionary, what reason do you have to kill people indiscriminately!
Cao Lihuai saved his life, but was expelled from the party, and soon the party membership was restored. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liang Xingchu went to the front line to kill the enemy, and Cao Lihuai stayed in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia, serving as the chief of staff of the left-behind corps to defend the rear area.
In 1944, Chairman Mao invited Cao Lihuai to come and talk, and prepared to appoint him as chief of staff of the Jiluyu Military Region, first seeking his own opinion. Cao Lihuai said that he would resolutely obey the organizational distribution. Chairman Mao was very happy and invited him to stay and have lunch.
Cao Lihuai first went to the Jiluyu Military Region, the Liberation War broke out, he went to the northeast, served as the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Sixth Column, and in 1948 became the deputy commander and chief of staff of the First Column of the Northeast Field Army. At that time, the commander of the first column was Li Tianyou.
Liang Xingchu also served as the deputy commander of the First Column. Cao Lihuai assisted Li Tianyou in the Liaoshen Campaign. The first column was reorganized into the 38th Army, and Cao Lihuai served as deputy commander and chief of staff, and was the first deputy of the commander Li Tianyou. At that time, Liang Xingchu was the commander of the 47th Army.
Liang Xingchu was younger than Cao Lihuai, and his seniority was not as good as Cao Lihuai, but he came to the top and served as a military commander with great military achievements, surpassing Cao Lihuai in achievements. Liang Xingchu left the 47th Army and returned to the old unit of the 38th Army as a commander, while Cao Lihuai left the 38th Army to take over Liang Xingchu's post and became a military commander.
(Group photo of the Air Force family, behind Liu Yalou is General Cao Li' arms)
Cao Lihuai saw that Liang Xingchu was more emotional, he knew that Liang Xingchu was reluctant to leave the 47th Army, tightly held Liang Xingchu's hand, and said very emotionally, You have laid a solid foundation for the 47th Army, and I and the comrades of the whole army will not forget.
After taking charge of the 47th Army, Cao Lihuai continued to fight south, entered Hubei, and directly inserted into Yang Yichang, suddenly cutting off the retreat route of Song Xilian's group, not giving his opponents a chance to breathe, and making a great contribution to crushing Song Xilian's group. The 47th Army is still good.
In order to cooperate with the Second Field Army in liberating the southwest, Cao Lihuai quickly marched into western Hunan Province. Xiangxi was a famous den of bandits during the Republic of China period, which made people feel frightened and talk about it, and now this hard bone was handed over to Cao Lihuai and handed over to the 47th Army.
The Xiangxi Military Region was established, and Cao Lihuai concurrently served as commander. He overcame difficulties and fought more than 40 times in 40 consecutive days, and was commended by Chief Liu Deng. Then Cao Lihuai spent several months suppressing tens of thousands of bandits, basically eliminating the bandits in western Hunan Province.
In 1955, Cao Lihuai, like Liang Xingchu, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and his later achievements were not low, serving as deputy commander of the Republic's air force, and died in 1998 at the age of 89.