As we all know, the reason why the motherland is so powerful today is because there are countless revolutionary ancestors who have supported the new China with their blood and sweat, and one of the generals we are going to talk about today is quite familiar to everyone, he is the founding general Liu Yalou.
Speaking of which, Liu Yalou did not join the torrent of the War of Resistance Against Japan, so why was he finally awarded the rank of general? And the funeral after the death of the general is comparable to a state funeral, what is the reason for his such a high treatment? Today, let's review the life of this legendary general.
Born in 1910, Liu Yalou was poor since childhood, because his mother died prematurely, and his father could only pass him on to his friend Liu Dexiang in order to keep him alive.
Liu Dexiang regarded him as his own, so he did not hesitate to let his own children withdraw from school, gave up the opportunity to study to Liu Yalou, and the family saved money and sent him to the best private school in the local area.
In 1920, Liu Yalou entered Chongde Primary School, in 1924 he was admitted to Xiangdian Higher Primary School, and in 1926 he entered Changting Provincial No. 7 Middle School, but after reading for a while, he had to go to Chongde Primary School to teach for a living.
During the war years, the people who could read middle school were basically intellectuals, and in school, Liu Yalou was also exposed to progressive ideas.
In 1927, liu Yalou, who was only 17 years old, began to participate in underground revolutionary work, and at the age of 19, he fought with the Red Army, and when he first entered the army, everyone was quite impressed by this small but angry young man.
Because of his outstanding ability, Liu Yalou became a division-level cadre in only three years, and later attracted the special attention of Zhou Enlai during the fourth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign.
In the spring of 1932, Lao Jiang mobilized 500,000 troops to launch the fourth encirclement and suppression of the Central Soviet Region, and at this critical juncture, the post of General Political Commissar of the Red Army, which had originally been held by Chairman Mao, was revoked and replaced by Zhou Gong.
Before the war, changing commanders was a big taboo for soldiers, and at that time, the superiors also ordered the Red Army to attack Nanfeng, at that time it was the 8th Division of the Nationalist Army stationed in Nanfeng, and our army did not take it for 6 days of bloody fighting, but suffered heavy casualties, heard that the enemy reinforcements were about to arrive, Liu Yalou knew the urgency of the military situation, he first found Lin Biao, persuaded another way, can not attack Nanfeng again, the result was Lin Biao with the order issued by the central government to go back.
In desperation, Liu Yalou found Mr. Zhu and Zhou Gong, repeatedly emphasized the seriousness of the situation, and after Zhou Gong listened, his expression was serious and he said two sentences: It is worth paying attention to.
After that, our army changed its strategy and won two ambush battles in the Huangpi and Caotaigang areas, and Chiang Kai-shek's encirclement and suppression plan also failed.
On the Long March Road, Liu Yalou also made many military achievements, and he was seen in a series of battles such as the four crossings of Chishui and the capture of Luding Bridge.
At the end of 1936, as the commander of the Second Red Division, Liu Yalou was ordered to go to the Red Army University for further study, when he wrote a letter to the organization and wanted to return to the front line to lead the troops to fight, but the organization made him the director of the Training Department of the Red Army University.
In the playground, the chairman went straight to the point and said: You think that staying in the rear is not out of the way, that's good! I'm going to make a decision now and not let you go to the front line for 1 year.
When Liu Yalou heard this, he was immediately frightened, and the chairman continued: I know that you can fight a hard battle, but now running a school to engage in education is the fundamental, your vision should be longer-term, and there will definitely be a time when you will shine in the future.
Liu Yalou nodded, saying that he would definitely do his job well, and in this way, Liu Yalou was soon promoted to the position of education chief.
In April 1938, Chairman Mao found Liu Yalou again and wanted to send him to study at the Frunze Military Academy in the Soviet Union, at which point Liu Yalou discovered that the chairman had not joked with him that year, and really did not let him go to the front line for 10 years.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liu Yalou stayed in the Soviet Union to study military knowledge, but it turned out that Chairman Mao's foresight was beyond the reach of others.
In 1942, after graduating from the Military Academy, Liu Yalou interned in the Soviet Red Army, during which he was awarded the rank of major, when the Soviet side repeatedly invited him to join the Soviet nationality, but he decisively refused.
In August 1945, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet Union to send troops to the northeast, Liu Yalou followed the Soviet army to Dalian, where he met his mixed-race wife Zhai Yunying, and after a period of contact, the two had mutual affection and were married in May 1947.
That said so much, let's return to the theme of the next article, Liu Yalou ran away from the Soviet Union during the 8-year War of Resistance, why was he awarded the rank of general in 1955? Let's take a look at his contributions and understand.
At the beginning of 1949, Liu Yalou was responsible for commanding the liberation of Tianjin, and the Tianjin Campaign was arguably the most beautiful urban offensive battle fought, and from the beginning of the campaign to the liberation of Tianjin, it took only 29 hours to completely annihilate two enemy armies, ten divisions, and about 130,000 people.
After that, Liu Yalou also assisted Lin Biao and Luo Shuai in the Liaoshen Campaign to command the battle together, so Lin Luo and Liu were often put together, which also proved Liu Yalou's military ability.
In June 1950, the Korean War broke out, Pyongyang was occupied in October of the same year, the US military directly approached the Border between China and North Korea, everyone understood the reason, Chairman Mao immediately decided to send Chinese Volunteer Army into the DPRK to fight.
At a meeting, Liu Yalou raised a sharp question, holding that our army mainly relies on a large number of infantry and a small number of artillery and tanks to fight, but on the contrary, the US military has a powerful navy, army and air force, especially the air supremacy is completely in the hands of the US army, which is extremely unfavorable to our army's operations and rear transportation, so the plan for forming a volunteer air force must be put on the agenda.
When the plan for the formation of the air force was sent to Chairman Mao, the chairman immediately expressed his position: Everything will be carried out according to Comrade Liu Yalou's plan.
However, when the Volunteer Air Force first fought with the US Air Force in the Korean battlefield, it destroyed an enemy plane as soon as the battle began, and then destroyed another one; when the news of the victory in the first battle of the air battle reached the motherland, the people throughout the country cheered and rejoiced, which also gave the people great confidence.
Liu Yalou's contribution to the Air Force's achievements in this way has been indispensable, and since then, China's Air Force has directly opened a new chapter.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Liu Yalou returned to the motherland and led the construction of the Air Force Academy, which played a vital role in strengthening the regularization of China's Air Force.
In 1964, when visiting Pakistan, Liu Yalou suddenly felt unwell, and after returning to China, he found that he had liver cancer, and the Central Military Commission had originally ordered him to be hospitalized for treatment, but he always refused, because the U.S. and Chiang's drones had repeatedly carried out harassment operations over our country, and our army was always helpless.
In October of the same year, Liu Yalou dragged the sick body to Guangdong to discuss the performance of unmanned aerial vehicles with the pilots, after continuous research and efforts, China's air force finally shot down the enemy drone for the first time, when Liu Yalou excitedly told Chairman Mao the news, the chairman was also very happy, but happy, he was very concerned about Liu Yalou's body, emphasizing that we must meditate and cultivate, and listen to the doctor's words.
After that, Liu Yalou's body finally could not survive and was forced to be admitted to The Huadong Hospital in Shanghai, but at the end of his life, he was still concerned about the work of the Air Force, and in May 1965, a generation of generals Liu Yalou unfortunately died of illness at the age of 55.
After Liu Yalou's death, his funeral was comparable to a state funeral, and there were many people attending the memorial service at that time, and nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Beijing spontaneously came to mourn, and after the memorial service, his coffin was personally escorted by Liu Shaoqi and Lin Biao and buried in the Babaoshan Cemetery.
I would like to pay tribute to General Liu Yalou with this article.