In the TV series "Crossing the Yalu River", there is a scene that makes a very impressive impression on the audience.
At an enlarged meeting of the CPC Volunteer Party Committee held in Dayudong, northern Korea, Deng Hua, first deputy commander of the Volunteer Army, briefed on the results of the first campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea, praised the 39th, 40th, and 42nd armies one by one, and euphemistically criticized the 38th Army and its commander Liang Xingchu, who had been given high hopes:
"Especially in the Battle of Heecheon, the 2 regiments of South Korea were originally intercepted by our army to retreat, but the 113th Division was delayed, and as a result, the enemy ran away, some troops moved too slowly, afraid of enemy planes during the day, and at night was a good opportunity to annihilate the enemy, but they overestimated the enemy and did not dare to attack boldly, delaying the fighters..."
When Deng Hua said this, Peng Dehuai, commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army next to him, slapped the table in anger, pointed at Liang Xingchu, and criticized him fiercely!
Film and television drama "Across the Yalu River" Peng Dehuai played
In the film and television drama, the fiery temper of Mr. Peng is portrayed in three points, and the appearance of General Liang Xingchu next to him bowing his head and clenching his fists can make people feel his deep feelings of regret across the screen.
This scene is not an adaptation of the art of television dramas, but the real history of the headquarters of the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which was restored in "Crossing the Yalu River".
Liang Xingchu played
Liang Xingchu, who was born as a blacksmith, is a well-known tiger general in the history of our army, and is also the veteran commander of the 38th Army, who is praised as the "Long Live Army", since joining the Red Army in 1930, he has been promoted from a recruit to a regimental commander in 8 years, and at the same time he has been wounded 9 times.
Liang Xingchu's youngest son, Liang Xiaoyuan, once said deeply when recalling his father:
"My father was wounded 9 times in his life until his death, and there were still 4 pieces of shrapnel under his neck and chest that had not been removed, and he was seriously injured three times in the Korean battlefield alone."
Indeed, as a "king of iron and a brave tiger", Liang Xingchu has been fighting bloody battles on the battlefield for more than 20 years since he joined the army, experiencing hundreds of battles of all sizes, and after conquering the dangerous Lazikou and arriving at Hadapu during the Long March, he learned from the captured enemy newspapers that northern Shaanxi and Liu Zhidan played a vital role in determining the destination of the Long March.
In Guyuan, Ningxia, he took the lead and annihilated a cavalry unit of the enemy army, becoming the commander of the first cavalry company of our army.
In the Huaihai anti-Japanese base area, he commanded the independent first time to cooperate with the New Fourth Army, and after a night of fierce fighting, he completely annihilated the enemy, and was praised by General Luo Ronghuan as a "tiger general".
In the Battle of Montenegro, under his leadership, he blocked the invasion of Liao Yaoxiang's 100,000-strong army...
Liang Xingchu
It can be said that Liang Xing's initial battles were all hard battles, and what he heard was basically praise, and this time in the first battle he fought in North Korea, he was unfavorable, and after the war, he was criticized by Mr. Peng at such a high-level meeting, which was greatly touched by Liang Xingchu, and his heart was very unpleasant.
The reason was that after entering the DPRK, according to the deployment of the Volunteer Army Headquarters, the task of the 38th Army was to attack the Xichuan area and cooperate with the 39th Army and the 40th Army to attack the enemy on the western front.
Before leaving, Liang Xingchu also said to several senior generals of the 38th Army: "This is the first battle to enter Korea, we must not drop the chain, we must fight well!" ”
However, just as the troops were marching, the 112th Division of the 38th Army reported to the military headquarters that was still far away from Xichuan, and found that there was a "black regiment" of the US army in the Xichuan area, more than a thousand people.
At dawn the next day, the 112th Division of the 38th Army launched a general attack on Heecheon, but it was empty, except for dozens of enemy prisoners on the periphery, there was no "black regiment" at all, and the South Korean 8th Division that was defending the city had long since withdrawn from Heecheon and fled without a trace.
Letting go of the enemy's 1 division and postponing the time to advance towards Junyuli and Xin'an prefecture made Liang Xingchu remorseful, although he finally completed the task of garrisoning Flying Tiger Mountain and covering the retreat of the whole army, but it was because of his own hesitation that the effect of the entire campaign was affected.
At the summary meeting after the first battle, the impatient General Manager Peng pointed out with great disappointment: "No matter how well the command is arranged, if the soldiers at the bottom are basically not active, there is no way." ”
Then he slapped the table and pointed angrily at Liang Xingchu:
"Chairman Mao made three orders and five shens, to fight the first battle abroad, your 38th Army repeatedly delayed time and let go of 1 division of Xichuan, this is a delay in military aircraft, according to the law should be cut!" I Peng Dehuai have no other skills, and I still have the ability to cut horses! ”
All the people present were senior generals of the headquarters, especially in praising the 39th Army, 40th Army, and 42nd Army, only he was criticized by name, which made Liang Xingchu feel very uncomfortable, which was also rare in his previous conquest career.
Liang Xingchu was also very angry in his heart, how could he get the information wrong, but as a soldier, he only obeyed.
The more Mr. Peng said, the more angry he became, and then he said: "You Liang Xingchu did not play well, I will criticize!" ”
In the face of Mr. Peng's anger, the atmosphere of the whole meeting was also particularly solemn, and after the meeting, Hong Xuezhi saw that he had not even eaten and was ready to go back.
He knew that Liang Xingchu's mood was very painful, so he went forward to comfort him: "Old Liang, this time I didn't fight well, next time I will fight well!" ”
Cross the Yalu River hong Xuezhi played by
Hong Xuezhi, known as Hong Dazi, deputy commander of the Volunteer Army and commander of the Logistics Department, the two exchanged information about the Battle of Xichuan, and Liang Xingchu deeply realized that he was too cautious and conservative in this battle to delay the fighter, which was of great significance to his own fight in the next battle.
In the face of Hong Xuezhi's consolation, Liang Xingchu told him in a loud voice: "I Liang Xingchu was born of iron fighting, and the Thirty-eighth Army is not paper paste!" The next battle can't fight the mighty wind of the Thirty-eighth Army, and I am not Liang Xingchu! ”
Hong Xuezhi nodded and smiled, "Next time I will definitely fight well, and I will strive to play a mighty wind!" ”
In late November 1951, after the Volunteer Army launched the second campaign, the Volunteer Army Command entrusted the task of the Western Front to Liang Xingchu and the 38th Army, and deputy commander Han Xianchu solemnly told him:
"Your army will fight Tokugawa first, and the whole battle will be launched from you, and it is very important to take Tokugawa, and Chairman Mao has repeatedly telegraphed that he will give the task of detouring on the western front to the Thirty-eighth Army. Mr. Peng believes that the Thirty-eighth Army can fight well, so he entrusts this task to you, Andcheon, you must fight down! ”
For the sake of safety, the headquarters was ready to send 1 division of the 42nd Army to help the battle, but Liang Xingchu flatly refused: "We have packed the Tokugawa!" ”
After hearing this, Mr. Peng said: "Liang Xingchu's tone is not small, but we can't drive the enemy to release the sheep, what I want is to gather and annihilate!" ”
General Han Xianchu
There was no joke in the army, Liang Xingchu knew that this time he could not take Tokugawa, And Mr. Peng was about to cut off his horse, he ordered the main force of the 38th Army to attack in 3 directions, surrounded more than 5,000 people of the enemy's 7th Division in a narrow river valley, completely annihilated the enemy, and captured 7 advisers, 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant colonel, and 5 majors of the US army.
This battle was originally stipulated to take Tokugawa in 3 days, but Liang Xingchu only spent 5 hours, and the fight was really beautiful, and Peng Dehuai was surprised and happy and clapped:
"The 38th Army fought well, well fought!"
After the Battle of Tokugawa, the 38th Army was ordered to rush to Sansho-ri, although Sansho-ri was only a small town, it was the only way for the enemy to flee north and south, in order to seize this important road, the 113th Division of the 39th Army ran for more than 140 miles overnight, and finally arrived at Sansho-ri 5 minutes earlier than the enemy.
Then came an earth-shattering and bloody battle, in which the battle of Songkufeng was so fierce that it was unbearable to look at it directly, and only 7 people were left in a company of the 38th Army.
They withstood the huge pressure of the battlefield, while facing the attack of the 3 divisions of the US army fleeing south, and at the same time they had to repel the 1st Division and the Turkish Brigade of the US Cavalry Ace Division of the Northern Aid, and the enemy on the north and south sides was not even 1 kilometer nearest, but they could not meet when they died, and the 38th Army firmly blocked the us 9th Army's southward escape route.
By the time the volunteer reinforcements arrived, the entire Wasagawa area had become a huge hand-to-hand combat battlefield, and the US 9th Army had no choice but to abandon all its heavy equipment and flee south.
The 38th Army killed more than 11,000 enemy troops in the entire Second Campaign, captured 239 artillery pieces of various kinds, and more than 1,500 vehicles, and achieved a major victory in this battle!
After the good news was transmitted back to the volunteer army headquarters, Peng Dehuai was excited and said one after another: Our soldiers have fought too well! That's great! ”
Hong Xuezhi and several other commanders also said with a happy smile: "Last time Liang Xingchu did not fight well, I was criticized by Mr. Peng, but this time I held my breath and fought so beautifully, and the strength of this old unit to not accept defeat is admirable!" ”
Peng Dehuai loudly announced: "We want to send a telegram to commend them!" Then he picked up a pen and personally drafted a commendation order for the 38th Army, and after writing it, Hong Xuezhi and Deng Hua read it and said that they could do it.
But suddenly he took the commendation order back and added the following line to it: "Long live the Chinese People's Volunteer Army!" Long live the 38th Army! ”
As a result, the 388th Army won the title of "Long Live the Army" unique in China's military history.
The commendation order drafted by Mr. Peng himself
When the commendation order reached Liang Xingchu's hand, he saw that the last line of words written "Long live the 38th Army" could not help but tremble and tears rolled down!
Remembering the words that General Hong Xuezhi encouraged him before the second battle, "Lao Liang will fight well next time", and reciting the "military order" made during the Battle of Tokugawa, it is really painful to be ashamed of the snow!
Soon, the brilliant achievements of the 38th Army were transmitted back to China through the reports of war correspondents, and the people of the whole country were excited, and everyone knew that the 38th Army was the "Long Live Army" and Liang Xingchu was the commander of the "Long Live Army".
In 1955, Huai Rentang was awarded the title, liang Xingchu was honorably awarded the rank of lieutenant general, this battlefield-hardened general will forever be engraved in the history of the Red Army!