The general that Xiaobian wants to talk about today is Yang Chengwu, a Hakka from Changting County, Fujian Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1930 and participated in one to five anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaigns in the central revolutionary base areas. After walking through the Long March, he participated in and commanded the capture of the Luding Bridge, covered the main force to cross the Jinsha River, and other battles, and made congratulations to the establishment of revolutionary base areas.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, he served as the commander of the Independent Regiment of the 115th Division and led the Independent Regiment to participate in the Battle of Pingxingguan. Yang Chengwu led his troops to boldly penetrate the enemy's rear, cut off the enemy's road transport line, and blocked the enemy who was several times larger than himself, which won time for friendly troops to annihilate the enemy troops at Pingxingguan and ensured the victory of the Battle of Pingxingguan.
In the autumn of 1939, the Japanese North China Front began a tentative winter sweep of the Jin-Cha-Ji anti-Japanese base area. On October 31, Yang Chengwu received a report of the enemy situation, and the commander of the second brigade of the Japanese independent mixed brigade, Norihide Abe, ordered Tsujimura Daisaku to lead a large group of Japanese troops and puppet troops totaling about 1,000 people to enter Laiyuan County.
The enemy attacked the town of Yinfang in our military sub-district in three directions, taking the horse station and attacking the water fort area in an attempt to encircle our troops. The meeting of our army decided to eliminate this Japanese puppet army. On November 3, under the command of Yang Chengwu, our army set up an ambush and exchanged fire with the Three-Way Japanese Army. The Japanese troops at Baishikou were lured by our army to Yansu Cliff to be annihilated, and all but 13 Japanese troops were captured, and more than 600 Japanese troops were annihilated by our army. The remaining two troops withdrew to Laiyuan City, and our army won the battle of Yansu Cliff.
The news of our army's victory in the battle at Yansu Cliff soon reached the ears of Norihide Abe, the commander of the Japanese brigade, who was known as an "expert in mountain warfare," and he became angry when he heard the news. It turned out that he had just been promoted to lieutenant general of the Japanese Army on October 2, 1939, and according to the japanese army structure, he could be promoted to division commander. He didn't want to take the stain of defeat now and make others laugh at him. He wants to win the battle to wash away the stain.
Annoyed, Abe Norihide led two Japanese brigades of 1,500 men to carry out retaliatory attacks on the Laiyuan area of the Jin-Cha-Ji region. The Eighth Route Army held a meeting and decided to mobilize the strength of 5 regiments plus an artillery company to eat this unit.
Yang Chengwu analyzed that this time the Japanese army led troops to come here will certainly look for the main force of our army to fight a decisive battle, and will not disperse the troops. On November 5, Yang Chengwu decided to exchange fire with the enemy at Baishikou with a part of his troops, and the ingenious tactics of suddenly and resolutely blocking the attack and suddenly retreating suddenly made the Japanese army confused. Abe's handsome spirit jumped like thunder, and on the 6th, Abe Norihide led his troops east to the Loess Ridge area.
Loess Ridge is a pass in the northern mountains of the Taihang Mountains, with a passage in the middle and high mountains on both sides of the passage. Yang Chengwu had already occupied the Loess Ridge area in advance and cut off the retreat route of Abe's troops. Although Abe Norihide is known as an expert in mountain warfare and is also very cautious in this operation, he has now entered the encirclement of our army, and it is difficult to escape with his wings.
With Yang Chengwu's order, thousands of rifles and more than 100 machine guns opened fire at the same time. The Japanese army was compressed in a narrow area of less than three kilometers long and more than 100 meters wide. During the battle, a regimental commander found that on a hill in a small courtyard in the distance, there were several Japanese soldiers who looked like officers, observing the battlefield with binoculars. He judged that this small courtyard might be the enemy's command post, and he immediately reported to Yang Chengwu to request artillery support.
After Yang Chengwu learned the news, he immediately led the artillery up the mountain, aimed at the small courtyard and began to fire, and after a few gunshots, the Japanese army fell. After the war, it was learned that a shell had exploded next to Abe Norihide, and the Japanese commander Lieutenant General Abe Norihide was killed. The so-called "flower of famous generals" of the Japanese army withered away. His tweed coat studded with two gold stars and his command knife with a gold handle also became the spoils of our army.
When the news spread that Lieutenant General Norihide Abe had been killed, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek also sent congratulatory telegrams. At the age of 25 and Abe, a young general defeated the veteran general of the Japanese army, who had been famous for a long time.
After that, Yang Chengwu organized and commanded the Battle of Qingfengdian, the Battle of Shijiazhuang, and the Battle of the Northern Section of Pinghan. After 1948, he served as the commander of the Third Corps of the North China Field Army and the commander of the Twentieth Corps. He organized and commanded major battles such as the Battle of Suiyuan and the Battle of Pingjin. After the founding of New China, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and served as the commander of the 20th Corps of the Chinese Volunteer Army. He led his troops to participate in the summer and autumn defensive campaigns on the Eastern Front of Korea. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general and the Order of August 1st Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom first class, and the Liberation Medal first class.
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