What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Under what circumstances does the military grant a soldier the opportunity to break through the rules? Of course, it was at a time when he made a particularly great contribution. The general I want to introduce to you today has a nickname, called "Whirlwind Commander", in the 1955 award ceremony, he should have received the rank of lieutenant general, but the chairman deliberately named him and promoted him to general, why would the chairman give him such a special honor? What exactly he has done for the country, let's take a look.
Han Xianchu was born in 1913, Hubei, he is from a poor family, in order to maintain the basic livelihood of the family, he worked a lot of work, and later under the impetus of the background of the times, he joined the peasant association, and since then embarked on the road of seeking revolutionary light. In fact, in the years when he first joined the army, Han Xianchu did not make any achievements, and it was not until the Long March to northern Shaanxi that Han Xianchu slowly revealed his own light.
At that time, the Red Army experienced both the Eastern Expedition and the Western Expedition, and Han Xianchu played a brave and fearless heroic nature on the battlefield. During the Long March, Han Xianchu's Red 25th Army under the leadership of the commander Cheng Zihua repeatedly built Qigong, and became the first Red Army to reach northern Shaanxi, when Han Xianchu's identity was a battalion commander, after arriving in northern Shaanxi, the Red 25th Army was reorganized into the Red 15th Army, And Han Xianchu also participated in anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles many times, and was promoted to regimental commander by virtue of his military merits.
In 1937, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan in full swing, ethnic contradictions rose to become the main contradictions in society, and Han Xianchu took the lead, serving as a deputy regimental commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, participating in the battle to defend the anti-Japanese base areas, and making indelible contributions to the anti-Japanese resistance.
Immediately after the arrival of the Liberation War, Han Xianchu, who had accumulated countless combat experience, exerted his military talents to the extreme in this battle, almost becoming a victorious general. To say that the best and loudest battle he fought was undoubtedly the Battle of Hainan Island, at that time many people were a little bit not optimistic about this battle, but Han Xianchu made full preparations...
In March 1950, under his leadership, 30,000 Guandong disciples marched toward Hainan in a mighty way, because of his wise command, the people's liberation army was invincible, Han Xianchu was worthy of the whirlwind commander, and the speed of the troops marched much faster than everyone thought. At that time, xue Yue, the commander of the Kuomintang stationed in Hainan, had a very high opinion of himself, and he arranged a "incomparably strong" Boling defense line in Hainan, claiming that the People's Liberation Army could never break through.
Just when everyone was nervous about the war, Han Xianchu's troops had actually broken through the Boling Defense Line, Xue Yue's "Hainan Defense Command" was also taken by the People's Liberation Army, and Xue Yue also led the remnants to flee to Taiwan.
In the later War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Han Xianchu also had a distinct fighting style, as the commander of the Nineteenth Corps, he personally went to the line of fire, led the troops to bravely move forward, and finally won many battles and played the style of Chinese soldiers. After returning from Korea, Han Xianchu took up the post of chief of staff of the Central And southern military region.
When he was awarded the rank in 1955, Han Xianchu was supposed to be awarded the rank of lieutenant general according to the regulations, but he was awarded the rank of general because of his outstanding contributions in the Battle of Hainan Island and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Even the chairman remembered the Hainan Island Liberation Campaign vividly, and when he was awarded the title, he specially said to everyone: "Don't forget the 1950 (Hainan Island Campaign)", and then promoted Han Xianchu to general, of course, Han Xianchu deserved this honor.