In 1940, the units directly under the 115th Division and the shandong local troops were unified into 6 teaching brigades. Among them, the brigade commander of the Teaching 2 Brigade was Zeng Guohua, and the deputy brigade commander was Zhang Renchu. The situation of brigade commander Zeng Guohua has been omitted for the time being, and this article mainly refers to the deeds of General Zhang Renchu in those years!
Zhang Renchu
Zhang Renchu, a native of Huang'an, Hubei Province, lost his mother at an early age, and because his family was too poor to provide for his education, he has been herding cattle for a living ever since. In 1927, at the age of 18, Zhang Renchu joined the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army and began his military career. In the subsequent battles, Zhang Renchu successively participated in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd anti-encirclement and suppression operations and anti-six-way sieges in the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District, and because of his outstanding performance, he successively served as a squad leader and a platoon leader.
After the Red First and Fourth Fronts returned to the division, Zhang Renchu was transferred to the Red Front Army, serving as the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Division, participating in the battles of Lazikou, Zhiluo Town, and the Eastern Crusade, and was promoted to the commander of the 5th Regiment because of his outstanding performance. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhang Renchu served as the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 686th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division, and led his troops to participate in the Battle of Pingxingguan. In this adaptation, Zhang Renchu was promoted to deputy brigade commander of the 2nd Brigade for his outstanding performance.
Zhang Renchu did not go to school because of his family's poverty, so his cultural level was not high, and he could not recognize a few big characters, but he was very brave in fighting, and when his eyes were glaring, he rushed up desperately, known as "Zhang Crazy Maniac", and the following deeds were enough to prove the bravery of "Zhang Crazy Man"!
Soon after assuming the post of deputy brigade commander of the 2nd Brigade, Zhang Renchu led a regiment of troops to attack the Tanma area, but unexpectedly ran into a confrontation with hundreds of Japanese puppet troops who had come out of Xin'an to "sweep up" near Chongfang. As soon as Zhang Renchu saw the devil, the addiction to fighting came up, and he immediately stepped onto the war horse and shouted: "Communists come with me!" ”
There were no weak soldiers under the strong general, Zhang Renchu shouted like this, the warriors seemed to be crazy, shouting, and rushed up with him. Immediately, the battle was about to break out, the two sides were mixed together, hard fighting, this vicious battle, the fight was dark, blood flowed all over the ground.
In the end, Zhang Renchu led his troops to fight a bloody battle, dealing a heavy blow to the Japanese puppet army in Xin'an Town. But at the same time, the losses of the 2nd Brigade were also very heavy. Since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, some commanders of the 115th Division have still been accustomed to charging and hitting like they did in the past in the past, and such tactics were feasible in the past, but when facing the well-equipped Japanese army, the effect was greatly reduced, and the casualties increased sharply.
After the war, Luo Rong Huan was very sad when he saw the list of sacrifices. Just when "Luo" was distressed, Zhang Renchu came. He fought a victorious battle, his face was full of excitement, and he greeted him from afar: "Commissar! ”
There was no response from Zhang Renchu's imagination, "Luo" flattened his face, and asked with a split head: "Zhang Renchu, are you here to ask for credit?" You're here to get the reward, right? Zhang Renchu was a little dazed, standing in the same place: "Political Commissar, what is wrong with me?" ”
"Zhang Renchu, I tell you, there is no merit reward for you here, you are really a madman, you return my cadres, and I return my soldiers!" Luo had always been steady and kind, but at this time, his face was full of anger, as if he had changed into a person. Zhang Renchu was stupidly stunned in the same place, and he couldn't think of a reason for a long time.
"Luo" shouted loudly: "You violated the rules of guerrilla warfare and spelled out the old cadres of our Red Army. Hearing Luo's roar, Zhang Renchu quickly realized his mistake and bowed his head without a word.
After a while, "Luo's" mood gradually calmed down, and he said to him in a serious tone: "We can't rely on only one momentum to do the revolution, just fight hard, and fight hard at every turn, if this continues, sooner or later the capital of the revolution will be exhausted, how can we explain it to the people!" ”
Zhang Renchu lowered his head and was deeply aware of the seriousness of the problem. After that, Zhang Renchu always found a way to avoid casualties and save himself while completing the task, he said: This is the truth that Commissar Luo taught me. A few years later, Zhang Renchu became the deputy commander of this heroic unit and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955!