In the Red Army, he was affectionately known as the "dog doll". He fought bravely, and after being injured in a fierce battle, he had to amputate his left arm, known as the "one-armed general", and he was the founding lieutenant general Yu Qiuli.
General Yu Qiuli was born in November 1914, his hometown was in Dun, Luling (now Ji'an) County, Jiangxi Province, and his parents were farmers. When he was 7 years old, his parents sent him to the private school in the village for two years, so he had a rough understanding of literature and ink. In 1929, at a young age, Yu Qiuli bravely joined the Red Army and became a brave young general in the revolutionary ranks.
Why did he get injured on his left hand? This has to start with another founding lieutenant general.
This person's name is Cheng Jun.
Cheng Jun was born in June 1911, three years older than Yu Qiuli. Cheng Jun lost his mother at an early age, and when he was young, he made a living by helping people herd cattle and horses. At the age of 16, Cheng Jun participated in the peasant uprising in the village and lived a "deep and fiery" life ever since. In 1930, at the age of 19, Cheng Jun joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and became a Red Army scout.
In the summer of 1935, Cheng Jun served as the commander of the Eighteenth Regiment of the Sixth Division of the Red Second Army, and the political commissar was Yu Qiuli.
In April 1936, the Red Second and Sixth Armies entered the vicinity of Shiquan County in Guizhou, and were about to enter Mount Wumeng. The Guizhou warlord Wang Jialie built a strong blockade here, and a howitzer battalion was guarded at the throat of Mount Wumeng. Whether or not we can cross Wang Jialie's howitzer battalion is related to the survival of the Red Second and Sixth Armies.
After Cheng Jun saw the situation, he said emphatically: "Huashan has a road, knock down the artillery tower." ”
He Long said, "If you want it, you will open the way!" Tonight, you're going to knock these turtle shells open for me!" ”
Cheng Jun took the order, observed the enemy situation with He Long's telescope, and said with a smile: "God is going to rain!" After saying that, he returned the telescope to He Long and jumped on the horse.
That night, Cheng Jun and political commissar Yu Qiuli led two battalions of the Red Eighteenth Regiment and unknowingly touched the four cannon towers in the east of Shiquan City. When the warriors entered their positions, Cheng Jun gave an order: "Fight! ”
At this time, God seemed to be cheering, and lightning and thunder, accompanied by the explosion of grenades and the strafing of machine guns, resounded throughout the valley. Wang Jialie's blockade line was thus torn open in a big hole.
The Red Second and Sixth Armies successfully entered Mount Umeng and occupied the active position. The Wan Yaohuang Column of the Kuomintang Central Army, which was chasing after the Dragon Department, was momentarily dizzy and followed up on Mount Wumeng in a fiery manner. He Long came with a rifle and laid down a pocket array for the soldiers of Wan Yaohuang's column to drill in.
The task of the Red Eighteenth Regiment was to tie the "pockets". The troops responsible for piercing the "pockets" are risky, and if they are not firmly tied, they will be "eaten" instead. Therefore, the troops with "pockets" are all units that can fight hard battles. Wan Yaohuang saw that his column had been calculated, and immediately ordered a retreat.
In order to tighten the "pocket" mouth, Cheng Jun jumped out of the hidden department, bravely stood on the high slope, and shouted loudly to command the troops to annihilate the Wan Yaohuang column. Cheng Jun's move attracted the attention of the native soldiers of Wan Yaohuang's column. The machine gunner in retreat moved the muzzle of his gun and aimed it at Cheng Jun.
Speaking of late, fast, yu Qiuli, political commissar of the regiment, with his experience, shouted "danger" and quickly extended his left arm to hook ChengJun back to the hidden department. At this moment of life and death, the bullet pierced Yu Qiuli's left arm, revealing bones and tendons. Yu Qiuli's left arm immediately fell down, and the blood flowed non-stop.
Yu Qiuli was in pain due to excessive blood loss, and he couldn't open his mouth for a while. After a simple bandage, he said to Cheng Jun, "It doesn't matter to me, you can command it alone." ”
After the battle, the Red Army was victorious. However, due to the lack of medical treatment and medicine, the wound on Yu Qiuli's injured left arm was seriously infected. Under the harsh conditions of that year, medical staff had to amputate his left arm. In this way, Yu Qiuli lost his left arm.
Although Yu Qiuli's broken arm had a certain relationship with Cheng Jun, Gao Fengliang did not care about Yu Qiuli, but more bravely and more actively threw himself into the battle. In previous battles, he made great achievements and won the reputation of "one-armed general". He was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General in 1955.