Trace the red memory and look back at the beacon journey. In order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, co-sponsored by the Institute of Party History of the Shanxi Provincial CPC Committee, the Political Work Bureau of the Shanxi Provincial Military Region, and the Shanxi Radio and Television Media Group, and undertaken by the Shanxi Radio and Television News, the editor compiled and sorted out the stories of their own revolution dictated by 100 party members and veterans who had undergone the baptism of the revolutionary beacon years, recalled the red glory days of that year, and lamented today's peaceful and happy life.
The hundred-year journey is magnificent, and the original intention of the hundred-year journey has lasted for a long time. These "stories of the original heart" are the simple memories of party members and veterans of their own road to joining the army, one true story after another, full of their firm belief in loyalty to the party and their unity with the party, the spiritual outlook of Hao Shou Dan's heart and the old age and strength, and the noble feelings of always maintaining the original heart and keeping the mission in mind, which is not only a tangible positive energy, but also a living value. The stories are all dictated by the parties, and the characters and events are full of flesh and blood, so that readers can get emotional resonance from the story, produce action consciousness, let the red gene and the revolutionary flame be passed on from generation to generation, continue the spiritual blood of the communists, and take the long march road of the new era.
Special planning of Shanxi Radio and Television News
The heroic soul of Luoyang is immortal
Antin Lan, born in March 1917, is a native of Lucheng, Changzhi, Shanxi. He joined the army in May 1938, joined the Party in September 1939, and was awarded the honorary title of "Luoyang Heroic Company Commander" by the Fourth Column of Chen Geng's Corps in March 1948. As a special combat hero of the whole country, he was cordially received by Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu. In the 1950s, people's daily featured a special report on the Luoyang Hero Company and the Luoyang Hero Company Chang Tinglan. He is now a retired cadre at the deputy division level of the Shanxi Provincial Military Region's Changzhi Retired Cadre Recuperation Center.
In March 1948, Commander Chen Geng proposed to the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao that the time was ripe to conquer Luoyang, and that Nakano and Huaye should jointly conquer Luoyang, and sent a telegram to the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao. The Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao approved the report of Commander Chen Geng that Nakano, Chen Geng Corps, the Fourth Column, the Ninth Column, and the Huaye Chen Tang Corps (Chen Shiqu, Tang Liang), the Third Column, and the Eighth Column participated in the Battle of Luoyang, and appointed Chen Shiqu as the supreme unified commander of the campaign.
On the night of March 12, 1948, the 29th Regiment of the 4th Column and 10th Brigade of Nakano failed to attack the west gate of Luoyang City twice without success, and only Huaye's troops broke through one battalion at the east gate, because the breakthrough of the four gates of the west, south, north and northeast was unsuccessful, and the enemy was concentrating artillery and reserves to deal with the Huaye troops who broke through the east gate, and the east gate troops were in a very dangerous situation.
Commander Chen Geng issued an order that, according to the original siege plan, the Zhongye troops resolutely opened the west gate, changed the main attack of the 28th regiment, and penetrated from the West Gate Tower of Luoyang City to reduce the pressure on the east gate of huaye troops. At four o'clock in the morning, Brigadier Zhou Xihan telephoned and told Zhao Huaqing, commander of the 28th Regiment, "Commander Chen Geng believes that your regiment will definitely be able to break into the west gate and give you 10 hours of preparation time." After receiving the combat mission, Commander Zhao Huaqing determined that the second battalion was the first commando team, the second battalion in turn designated the 5th company as the first assault company, and the second battalion informed the 5th company of the task of attacking the west gate. Commander Zhao Huaqing knew very well that this task was extremely arduous. But all the commanders and fighters of the 5th Company accepted the task excitedly and happily. I was the commander of the 5th Company. At the all-company mobilization meeting, I, instructor Fu Lizhi, deputy company commander Li Zhihua, and combat hero Li Buzhou unanimously expressed: Resolutely attack Luoyang City, eliminate the 206th Division, and capture Qiu Xingxiang alive!
Before the team of the 5th Company could enter the starting point of the charge, Gu Yongwu, the deputy regimental commander, and the cadres of the Second Battalion rushed to the 5th Company. They joined us in preparing for the siege. Just after dawn, regimental commander Zhao Huaqing, political commissar He, and chief of staff Wang braved the wind and rain to step on the mud and enter a private house not far from the north side of the Ximen Bridge, and Gu Yongwu, deputy regimental commander, greeted everyone and briefed them on the situation: "Due to the enemy's artillery fire, the brother troops (29 regiments) that attacked Ximen last night suffered heavy casualties, and the 5th Company (28th Regiment) of our regiment also suffered more than a dozen comrades and two platoon commanders were seriously wounded in the process of entering the starting point of the charge and looking at the terrain, which brought certain difficulties to the task of accomplishing the task. However, the cadres of the 5th Company unanimously said that they would overcome the difficulties, break through the west gate, and complete the task. ”
After listening to the introduction of Deputy Regiment Commander Gu Yongwu, Zhao Huaqing, the regimental commander, asked me: "What is the mood of the soldiers?" I had a big chest and replied loudly, "Everyone is in a good mood!" Comrade Regiment Commander, hurry up and give the order, we will certainly complete the tasks assigned by our superiors! If we can't get into the west gate, we won't come back to see the chief!" ”
To attack the west gate, the key is whether it can pass through the bridge on the moat, and to pass through the bridge, it is necessary to block all three layers of firepower networks above and below the city wall, and it is not easy to destroy the enemy's fire point. Artillery towers, pillboxes and communication trenches were built on the main barrier walls of the enemy's defenses, and the walls were surrounded by wide and thick moats. There is a bunker in the moat, from the bottom wall of the moat to the west gate tower, according to the upper, middle and lower three-level structure organized a dense fire network, which can be flat, dive, upward and backward. There are 3 barbed wire fences on the bridge outside the city, and a large amount of explosives are placed under the bridge, which can detonate and damage the bridge at any time. From the outer trench to Xiguan, multi-layered obstacles such as deer rock, minefields and barbed wire were set up, and some houses were demolished to open up the firing boundary. Qiu Xingxiang, commander of the enemy's 206th Division, touted the Luoyang fortification as a "Golden City Tangchi", an impenetrable fortress.
Since the preparations for the assault troops had been completed, I asked for an early attack on the West Gate, and the original time for the attack was 2 p.m., and the commander of the Regiment Zhao Huaqing reported to the brigade commander, and after brigadier Zhou Xihan reported to Commander Chen Geng, he agreed with the opinion of the commander of the 28th Regiment, Zhao Huaqing.
At 12:40, the commander of the Zhao Huaqing regiment gave the order to attack the west gate, and the artillery first showed its might. Mountain shells, mortar shells, sixty shells, and various light and heavy machine guns poured like hail on the enemy's positions.
In the drizzle, I waved my hand and said, "Three rows follow me!" "I plunged headlong into the battle. Li Buzhou, the third platoon leader of the hero of the battle, rushed up the bridge with his commando team, and several fighters stepped on the mud and wielded axes, and their goal was to cut the three barbed wire fences across the bridge. After several successive chargebacks, three barbed wire nets were pulled open. They also covered the deputy company commander Li Zhihua and the second platoon and a squad carrying explosives to blow up the city wall, blowing up a gap in the urn city. But our team also suffered heavy casualties, Li Buzhou was seriously wounded, one leg was broken, deputy company commander Li Zhihua led the second platoon of demolition teams to open the passage heroically sacrificed, most of the soldiers died. I burst into urn city with 5 companies of explosive smoke and engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy. The seventh squad leader, Wang Yingsheng, carried a basket of grenades, and after continuous throwing, he took up the machine gun and destroyed a company of the enemy with his comrades. At this time, as soon as I counted, there were only about 20 people in the 5th company. At this time, the follow-up troops were blocked by the dark fire points of the enemy's outer trenches, and the casualties were very large, the instructor Fu Lizhi was seriously wounded, and the regimental commander Zhao Huaqing was wounded in the left leg by the enemy shells. At this time, the enemy launched a counter-charge against the 5th Company, more than 300 enemies counterattacked along the city wall avenue in a dense formation, and deputy regimental commander Gu Yongwu rushed up to personally command the 5th Company to fight bravely, repelled the enemy's three counter-charges, captured more than 30 enemy soldiers, killed the enemy battalion commander, and the enemy left dozens of corpses and retreated. At that time, the commander of the enemy battalion was preparing to blow up the bridge according to the electric button, and as soon as the bridge blew up, the follow-up troops could not enter. The deputy regimental commander commanded 5 companies to block the enemy head-on, so I led a few soldiers from the city wall along the city wall to climb the ladder on the houses to attack the city tower, attacked and attacked the city tower successfully, occupied the city tower, destroyed the enemy defenders of the city tower, and won a decisive victory in conquering, occupying the west gate, and opening up the forward passage of our army. Our army was condescending, attacking the enemy on both sides, and after a heavy sweep at the enemy with grenades and submachine guns on the city tower, I loudly ordered the enemy to surrender. The enemy was frightened, and the remaining two hundred enemies obediently raised their hands and surrendered. I yelled and told the enemy to surrender and throw my gun to the ground, and I stood to the side and crouched down, and the soldiers took the gun to watch. Holding out until 2:10 p.m., the three battalions of the follow-up troops came up. At this time, I counted 5 more companies, and there were only 17 people left. In the Battle of Luoyang, 137 officers and men of the 28th Regiment died heroically. In my memoir "Remembering the Heroic Company of Luoyang", which I wrote, I wrote about this period of history: "More than two hundred enemies raised their hands and surrendered, and became our prisoners. ”
On March 15, the Party Central Committee sent a special telegram to congratulate the victory in the Battle of Luoyang and expressed condolences to all the commanders and fighters who participated in the battle. On 3 April, the 4th and 9th columns re-entered Khlonching. On April 8, Chairman Mao drafted for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China a "Telegram to the Luoyang Frontline Command After Re-Keluoyang" to praise the troops participating in the war.
Material finishing | Han Feng Fan He Tian Qiaozhen
Footage collection | Zhao Xincheng Li Xiaohe Dang Junling