Therefore, the three armies can seize the breath, and the general can seize the heart. —— Sun Wu
China's modern history is a history of blood and tears, a history of the collision of ice and fire, and a history of the growth of talents. In that era of war and chaos, a general was extremely rare.
As Sun Wu, the creator of Sun Tzu's Art of War, said, the will and talent of a general directly determine the outcome of a war, which shows the importance of general talent
The French military scientist Napoleon also said that engineers and artillery can be created through books, commander-in-chief can be achieved through experience and talent, and only generals need to continue to study from one battle after another, sublimate and innovate on top of research. Just as the so-called soldiers can be thousands, the generals are none of them.
Looking at the long river of history, how many battlefield athletes, immersed in the rapids of the times, with their own talents to achieve a generation of legends. And this person I want to talk about is Lieutenant General Hu Qicai, who is known as the "Tashan Tiger". In the 1948 Tashan Blockade Battle, he shined brightly, and Chiang Kai-shek sighed: The three armies did not defeat him
In September 1914, Hu Qicai was born in a poor peasant family in Hong'an, Hubei Province, his father was a sharecropper in a landlord's family, and his mother ran a small tofu mill. Even if he borrowed money from the landlord, he sent Hu Qicai to the local school to study.
In his childhood, Hu Qi was a sensible and intelligent child, and every time he returned from school, he helped the family sell tofu. The school teacher who was teaching Hu Qicai at that time was a Communist Party member. Usually, he would tell these children some small revolutionary stories, which sowed the seeds of revolution in the heart of young Hu Qicai.
Later, the teacher was arrested and soon killed by the enemy. This also made him firm in his heart, ready to be like a teacher, to become a Communist Party member, to defend the country, so that everyone will no longer suffer from hunger and poverty.
In 1930, hu Qicai, who was only fifteen years old, resolutely embarked on the revolutionary road despite his family's opposition, and after inquiring from many sources, came to the garrison of the First Division of the First Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, became a glorious army soldier under the approval of the regimental commander Wang Shusheng, and also began his life of southern conquest and northern warfare.
Shortly after Hu Qicai enlisted in the army, the Battle of Luoshan broke out. At that time, the enemy walls were very strong, and at night, twelve oil lamps illuminated the surrounding area brightly, causing a lot of confusion to the battle.
At this moment, the clever and sensitive Hu Qicai, under the cover of his comrades-in-arms, fired twelve shots in a row, without false bullets, which plunged the enemy city head into chaos and created a good opportunity for the troops to attack.
After the battle, Hu Qicai received unanimous praise from the troops, was successfully promoted to a squad leader, and was later promoted to junior commander by the unit because of many heroic battles and excellent command skills. Become a good example for many warriors to learn from.
In 1945, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression entered the stage of a comprehensive counteroffensive. In order to better conquer the last barrier of Linqu- Zhiyuan, the organization arranged for Hu Qicai to guide the battle, and asked him to conquer in one fell swoop to ensure success, which was also the first major battle in which Hu Qicai served as commander.
In this battle, Hu Qicai adopted the ingenious strategy of "encircling points to fight for assistance", did not ambush on the road supported by the Japanese army, annihilated more than 300 enemy troops in one fell swoop, captured the enemy's interpreters alive, and took advantage of the victory to pursue, successfully taking Zhiyuan and laying the foundation for our army's victory in attacking Linqu.
In 1945, the Kuomintang-Communist Civil War broke out. Chiang Kai-shek sent his right-hand man Du Yuming as commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Battlefield to attack the northeast revolutionary base area of the People's Liberation Army. At that time, the Liaodong Military Region sent Hu Qicai to take charge of the task of annihilating the enemy this time.
At that time, there were eight divisions in the Kuomintang troops, but Hu Qicai only had three divisions in his hands, and the difference in strength was too great, and he could only "outwit" and could not "fight hard." Just when everyone was at a loss, a message from the intelligence team gave Hu Qicai a flash of inspiration, and a brilliant plan was formed in his mind.
It turned out that the enemy attacked in three teams, and the commander of one of them, Li Zhengyi, was a man who was eager for success, and Hu Qicai took advantage of the shortcomings of the other side to set up a pocket array to lure the enemy deeper, surrounded Li Zhengyi's twenty-fifth division in Xinkailing, and annihilated a Kuomintang division in one fell swoop. Therefore, he was also honorably placed on Chiang Kai-shek's blacklist.
Speaking of the world-famous Battle of Hu Qicai, it was the Battle of Tashan Defense. In September 1948, the Liaoshen Campaign broke out, and Tashan, as a necessary place in Jinzhou, had a very important strategic position. On the orders of his superiors, Hu Qicai led his troops to Tashan to carry out a blockade battle.
Upon arriving at Tower Hill, Hu Qi discovered that there were many risks in the military defense site here, so he led people to repair the site overnight, and even used cannons to test the fortifications. According to the mountainous terrain, a new military defensive line was rebuilt, and the old and new were handed over, and Tashan was finally "solid".
The next day, the vigorous Battle of Tashan began to break out, and the Kuomintang carried out a large-scale and indiscriminate bombardment of Hu Qicai's troops with artillery and aircraft, but due to the strong defensive front of our army, its artillery superiority was greatly reduced, and it turned into a second round of charge warfare.
The second round of the campaign lasted for two days and two nights, and because Hu Qicai's defensive front was too tight, the enemy had to re-plan the offensive strategy.
Taking advantage of the enemy's lax efforts, Hu Qicai organized his troops to re-strengthen the fortifications and improve the position, and later, no matter what tactics the enemy adopted, they did not attack Tashan half a step, which is also the origin of Hu Qicai's title of "Tashan Tiger".
It was precisely because of the steely defense of Tashan that the battle of Jinzhou was ushered in a comprehensive victory. Hu Qicai became famous in one battle and became famous all over the world, and even Chiang Kai-shek helplessly said: "The three armies have not defeated him!"
In 1955, Hu Qicai was awarded the rank of lieutenant general by the state for his many military achievements and unparalleled wisdom and courage, and everyone respected and admired him, and he was a well-deserved heroic model of New China!
In the summer of 1997, the eighty-three-year-old general Hu Laoshi passed away, and according to the agreement he had made with his comrades-in-arms, he buried himself on Tower Hill and, together with them, guarded the land below him
In this lifetime, General Hu Lao has devoted countless painstaking efforts to the founding of New China, and in particular, his excellent command ability and calm fighting style have been recognized by countless people from abroad, and he is a rare general of our party. As Napoleon said, the talent can be encountered but not sought, and China can have Hu Qicai, which is the blessing of the people and the country.
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