In the history of our army, Luo Binghui is a legendary figure, take a look at his nicknames: "Shenxing Taibao", "Lone Wolf", "Big Belly Arhat", "Leader of two-legged cavalry"...
Luo Binghui has also held many positions, such as the commander of the Red Ninth Army, the commander of the fifth detachment of the New Fourth Army, and the deputy commander of the New Fourth Army.
Luo Binghui was brave and invincible on the battlefield, and he was also respected in life, leaving many touching stories.
In the second half of 1939, Luo Binghui led the fifth detachment of the New Fourth Army to garrison Huainan, because the troops lacked grain, some people said that we were looking for the common people to borrow grain, but Luo Binghui shook his head and said: "I have inquired, the people here have no food to eat, it is difficult to eat wild vegetables, how can you make me bear to borrow grain from them again?" ”
Some people say that then go to the local landlords to borrow money, these people are not good things. Luo Binghui shook his head again and said, "Not all landlords are bad people, and they can only raise grain and raise funds for them, and they cannot be hard." ”
People complain, this is not okay, that is not ok, how can we fight when we are hungry?
Luo Binghui asked everyone, "I am the biggest cadre in the army, right?" "Everyone laughed and said you're the commander, of course you're the biggest." Luo Binghui said, "Well, in the future, if anything is the most difficult to eat, give it to me first." ”
The troops didn't even have wild vegetables, they could only dig up some grass roots, and mix them with wild vegetables, Luo Binghui didn't say a word, picked them up and ate them, and after eating, he said to everyone: "I'm full, I can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, what about you?" "Everyone sees that Luo Binghui has led by example, and there is nothing more to say.
Luo Binghui also specially warned the cooks of the troops: "I am an ordinary soldier, and I must not give me a special one!" ”
The cooker knew that he was not in good health, and once bought a chicken and wanted to replenish his body. As a result, Luo Binghui took a look at it, slapped the table on the spot, and shouted: "My three orders and five shens are useless, are you thinking of me as a reactionary officer of the Kuomintang!" ”
The cook was aggrieved and said that this was not robbing the people, I bought it with my money. Luo Binghui said, "Whose money are you spending?" Your money or mine? No, this is the hard-earned money of the people! When the Red Army crossed the meadows so difficultly, didn't the grass root belt also survive? If I eat this chicken today, who can I afford? ”
But the chickens are bought, how to deal with it? Luo Binghui thought for a moment and said, "I heard that there are a few sick old people in the nearby villages, so let's say that they were sent by the New Fourth Army, and they are not allowed to mention my name." ”
When Luo Binghui led his troops to be stationed in Xuyi at the junction of Suzhou and Anhui, he opened up his own cultivated land and saved a lot of grain. One year, there was a drought here, and the people had no food to eat, so Luo Binghui ordered that the grain of the troops be distributed to the people.
However, the grain of the troops is not much, and after giving it to the people, the troops are even more nervous. There was no other way, Luo Binghui started on his own and took the initiative to reduce the grain quota.
When the common people learned of this, they couldn't bear it, and sent the grain back, and although Luo Binghui was so hungry that he fainted, he still gritted his teeth and said, "We have guns, we really have no grain, we can go and rob the devils and traitors, and some are the methods, but what do you do?" Besides, what are we fighting for? It is to let the people have food to eat and live a good life, now is the time when you are in difficulty, do not help at this time, when do you want to help? ”
When the people heard this, they all shed tears.
But unfortunately, such a highly respected and respected general died of illness on June 21, 1946, at the age of 49, due to overwork.
After the news of Luo Binghui's illness and death spread, many ordinary people who knew him wept bitterly and lost their voices, saying that God is so blind, why don't you take away the Kuomintang reactionaries, but take away the good man Luo Binghui?
Of course, the state will not forget such a big person, in the early 1990s, the Central Military Commission evaluated 36 military experts, including ten marshals and ten generals, and Luo Binghui's name was also among them.