History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
In the title of this article, Song Shilun and Guo Huaruo are senior generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and friends who understand the history of the party and the military should have heard of these two people. At the beginning of 1949, they served as the commander and political commissar of the Ninth Corps of the East China Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, and the commander and political commissar of the East China Field Army was Marshal Chen Yi.
△ Song Shilun and Guo Huaruo wearing general dress photos
At the end of March of that year, the People's Liberation Army's million male divisions approached the Yangtze River, ready to cross the river at any time, capture Nanjing, and liberate all of China.
On both sides of the Yangtze River in March, spring is full of joy. One afternoon, Song Shilun, commander of the Ninth Corps, and Guo Huaruo, political commissar, came to the command post of the 27th Army in Wuwei County to inspect the preparations for crossing the river.
At dinner in the evening, the cooking team leader brought three dishes and a soup to improve the food, which was very rare before crossing the river: a plate of scrambled eggs with leeks, a plate of fried greens, a plate of bamboo shoots fried shredded meat, and a bowl of pickle tofu soup.
Nie Fengzhi, commander of the 27th Army, saw the fresh vegetables on the table, and with a look of surprise on his face, he walked to the front, pulled the corner of the cook's clothes, and told him to come out. Nie Fengzhi asked him, "Your skills are so big, where did you get these vegetables from?" This is something that only jiangnan has! ”
△ Nie Fengzhi, then commander of the army
The cook did not answer, and a regimental commander standing nearby said, "Commander, aren't we separated from Jiangnan by a river?" However, Jiangnan and Jiangbei are very different, and these dishes were all made by hand a few nights ago, when our scouts crossed the river to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and the enemy did not meet a single one, but they got these things..."
"Not like words! You have undermined the discipline of the masses, so how can reconnaissance across the river be able to pull up the vegetables planted by the masses? What a mess! Nie Fengzhi criticized.
When Song Shilun and Guo Huaruo heard Commander Nie jun's speech and walked out together, the regimental commander blushed, bowed his head, and said, "I have not been educated enough, and in the future, I will definitely strengthen discipline education for the troops and ensure that we will not repeat crimes." ”
"Well, knowing mistakes can change the way the gentleman." Guo Huaruo said with a smile.
"That's right, today is Captain Nie's guest." Later, when you cross the river, you will have the opportunity to find the owner and compensate according to the price. Commander Song Shilun patted Nie Fengzhi's shoulder and said half-jokingly.
△ Reconnaissance across the river
Afterwards, everyone went into the house to eat. Guo Huaruo looked at the leeks, eating while thinking, he said to Nie Fengzhi: "Through this incident, I was given two enlightenments: First, it shows that the Yangtze River is not terrible, the ferry tools are complete, and it is completely possible to cross the Yangtze River; second, the south bank is not the same as the iron plate, as long as the terrain is reconnaissance, the landing site is selected, and full preparations are made, our troops can land." ”
"That's what the commissar said." After Nie Fengzhi finished speaking, he looked at the Song Dynasty and said, "Commander and political commissar, the most urgent task at the moment is that we should send a battalion to reconnoiter, understand the enemy's situation, terrain, water conditions, and people's feelings along the river, and choose a breakthrough point." ”
"I think what Old Nie said is very true." Song Shilun said in a tone of approval.
"Yes, we are going to make a fuss about this plate of fried leeks, and this meal hosted by Commander Nie Jun is very hearty." Obviously, there are words in the words.
△ Our army directly took the south bank of the Yangtze River
Political Commissar Guo Huaruo took over commander Song Shilun's words: "Commander Nie's suggestion is very important, I think it is very important to send a reconnaissance detachment with a radio station into Jiangnan, to get in touch with the underground party organization in Jiangnan, to report the enemy's situation uninterruptedly, and after the campaign is launched, and then cooperate with the Jiangnan guerrillas to take the main force to cross the river. I recommend that this idea be immediately reported to Noji and the General Front Committee. ”
This proposal was quickly approved by the superiors.
On the way back to the military headquarters, Nie Fengzhi consulted with the chief of the operations department, talked about some ideas, and as soon as he arrived at the military headquarters, he quickly studied with the political commissar, and finally decided to transfer 3 reconnaissance squads from the army and set up an advance brigade to cross the river to carry out reconnaissance tasks in advance.
The night before the reconnaissance brigade crossed the river, Nie Fengzhi and other military leaders gave careful instructions. At 10:00 p.m. on April 6, the sky was dark, and the advance brigade boarded a wooden boat and headed for the opposite shore. Everyone worked together and united, and with lightning speed, it took about 1 hour to board the other side.
△ Strong crossing of the Yangtze River
After crossing the river, they reported the good news of the successful landing to the head of the army through the radio, and soon reported to the head of the Ninth Corps. When the vast number of officers and men heard this exciting news, they were all overjoyed, and their enthusiasm for crossing the river boiled over at once.
The advance brigade found an underground party organization on the opposite bank, and then rushed 200 miles to join the Su-Zhejiang-Anhui guerrillas and the detachment along the river. The news of the arrival of our army's advance brigade was like a thunderclap in the sky, and the common people in the mountainous areas of southern Anhui Province heard that their contingent was coming and rushed to tell each other.
With the assistance of the guerrillas and the masses, the advance brigade has established more than 20 work stations and has a clear understanding of the enemy's numbers, firepower allocation, and troop deployment along the river. They then sent the reconnaissance information back to the military headquarters continuously by radio. The military department also promptly reported to the Corps and the General Front Committee for Crossing the River, and their reconnaissance work was fully affirmed by the superior chiefs.
On the evening of April 20, when the 27th East China Field Army began to cross the river, the advance brigade cooperated with the brigade to cross the river and marked the enemy-occupied area with a set of fire to instruct the artillery to shoot targets. And suddenly opened fire from behind the enemy, catching the enemy off guard. They seized positions, occupied the top of the mountain, rushed left and right, and beat the enemy with fear and panic, and made outstanding meritorious contributions to the people's liberation army in capturing Nanjing.
△ In April 1949, Chairman Mao read the newspaper of the liberation of Nanjing at the Shuangqing Villa
In the 1950s, there was a movie that caused a sensation in the country, "Reconnaissance of Crossing the River", starring the famous actor Sun Daolin, which was based on the true story of the advance brigade of the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps of Huaye. Song Shilun and Guo Huaruo ate a plate of fried leeks before crossing the river, and a few years later they actually made an excellent movie, which is still screened from time to time and is welcomed by the masses.
△ Classic Movie "Reconnaissance of Crossing the River"
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Song Shilun and Guo Huaruo held many important leadership positions, and in September 1955, they were awarded the ranks of general and lieutenant general respectively. They eat a plate of leeks to trigger a movie that becomes a good story.