The Battle of Tashan was one of the three major blockade battles during the Liberation War.
Dongye's 4th Column and 3 Divisions were famous for blocking 11 enemy divisions, and in this blockade battle, there was a commander sitting on the front line, who was very meritorious, he was Hu Qicai, who was ordered by Lin Biao.
From his participation in the revolution, Hu Qicai held political work for a long time until 1940 during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Since 1940, he has been transferred to the military service and served as the commander of the detachment, deputy brigade commander and deputy division commander. From 1941 to 1945, he was Wang Jian'an's deputy.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he arrived in the northeast with the main force of the Shandong Military Region to fight, and successively served as the commander of the 3rd Column of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army, the deputy commander and commander of the 4th Column of the Northeast Democratic United Army, and the deputy commander of the Northeast Field Army.
When he was the commander of the 4th Column, he commanded the troops to annihilate a whole division of the Nationalist Army in the northeast, and Chairman Mao learned of it and sent a telegram to commend him.
Hu Qi was able to fight, but his physical health was worrying, and he served as a commander for more than a year, and many times went to the rear to recuperate due to illness. The combat tasks of the troops were tight, and the South Manchuria Military Region had been surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops for a long time, and the headquarters made adjustments to the leadership of the four columns, Wu Kehua was relegated to the position of commander, and Hu Qicai was changed to deputy commander.
In 1948, during the Jinzhou Offensive, the 4th Column served as a blockade task. How important is this blockade battle? Chiang Kai-shek sent 11 divisions to reinforce Jinzhou for the EastWard Advance Corps, and if the blockade fails, the attack on Jinzhou will not be smooth. The enormity of the task speaks for itself.
Lin Biaodian sent Hu Qicai to the front line to command, which was the first time in his life that he was directly commanded by a cross-level. How much pressure he bears is hard for the average person to imagine.
In order to take Tashan, the enemy army used a joint operation of land, sea and air, and Hu Qicai led the 12th Division to block the enemy's attack in the front for seven or eight days. When Jinzhou was conquered, the task of the 4 columns was completed.
After the Liaoshen Campaign, the troops rested for a while and prepared to enter the customs operation. At this time, Hu Qicai entered the customs with the ministry, but at this time, the old disease recurred, and he had to stay for treatment. Wu Kehua and political commissar Mo Wenhua led their troops into the customs, participated in the Pingjin Campaign, and then went south to liberate Zhongnan.
A bad body made Hu Qicai fight a lot less, and hu Qicai always took up the post of deputy commander. Even after the founding of New China, he was still a deputy military position.
In 1952, he was rated as a regular soldier because of his outstanding military achievements and the fact that he served as the commander of the column.