preface
The smoke and rain are cloudy, and the red flag is raised. Cloaked in morning fog and unsolved cigarettes, the men and horses of a long team sang majestic battle songs and entered The city of Zhangzhou in a neat pace. At the sound of an order, dozens of military trumpets were sounded at the same time, and the loud trumpets, together with the red army's military might, soon spread throughout the four directions of Zhangzhou and the villages and towns of southern Fujian.
I have an indissoluble relationship with airplanes
This was Liu Yalou's elaborate ceremony for the Red Eleventh Division to enter the city, and was praised by Wang Liang, commander of the Red Fourth Army, and Luo Ruiqing, political commissar. On April 21, 1933, the chairman called a meeting of cadres at and above the level of the Eastern Route Army division in a building near the Zhishan Catholic Church in Zhangzhou. He said passionately: "Some people say that we in the Red Army will only close the door and fight dogs, and even doubt whether we can fight a good battle in the white area." But it turns out that we played pretty well in the white zone. "The Eleventh Division has done a good job, and it should remember its work." After the war, Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen voted for the Eleventh Division. In the Battle of Zhangzhou, the 11th Division served as the main attacking force. A total of two Kuomintang planes were captured, which was also a new thing at the time.
When the plane stopped in Daoping, Liu Yalou ordered the troops to strictly guard it, and when the people of Zhangzhou heard about it, they rushed from all directions to see the liveliness, and expressed their primitive and primitive views on this "monster in the air":
"I heard that this thing does not eat or graze, just drinks some water called 'oil', as long as you drink this water, you can flap two wings and fly into the sky."
"This kind of thing is really strange, and it pulls some black bullet shit from time to time, but where is its ass?"
Not only the people of Zhangzhou were curious, but even Liu Yalou was very curious, he looked around the front and back of the plane several times, touched it several times, and stood next to the plane to take a picture.
Later, in the Battle of Le'an, the Eleventh Division once again shot down another enemy aircraft. Since then, Liu Yalou and the plane have formed an indissoluble relationship. Lin Biao was also very excited after hearing that the plane had been captured, and stood next to the plane and took a few photos with the plane.
The captured Kuomintang pilots were ordered to perform aircraft for Red Army officers. Under the supervision of the soldiers of the Eleventh Division, he flew the plane around Zhangzhou City in a large circle. It was not until the oil of the aircraft ran out that the Red Army disassembled the aircraft and selected it to the Soviet zone for the military and civilians in the Soviet zone to visit.
The captured enemy aircraft, but they could not be used, which made Liu Yalou and the Red Army soldiers feel very sorry.
The People's Air Force was formed, and the chairman invited guests to go
Liu Yalou's enthusiasm for the revolution, people who know him know that everything is dedicated to his duties and has no shame. Similarly, for the formation of the People's Air Force, he always had a strong sense of mission forcing him to collect information and study the best plan for the establishment of an air force. On July 31, Liu Yalou and his party came to Zhongnanhai Fortress Park at the invitation of the chairman. "Welcome, please come in!" The Chairman got up and motioned with a smile on his face for them to come into the house. The Chairman sat down and lit a cigarette and continued: "In the Second World War, both sides invested more than 10,000 aircraft in combat, and the role of the air force in modern warfare is becoming more and more important, but we can neither build aircraft nor the automobile industry, and naturally we cannot talk about the conditions for building an air force." ”
"But today's modern warfare is a three-dimensional war on the ground, in the air, and in the sea, in such a domestic and international environment, if we still rely on the army alone, it is far from enough, we must establish our own air force and navy, and build a people's army in which the three services work together."
Speaking of this, the chairman took a puff of his cigarette, looked up and continued: "The Central Committee believes that at this time, the conditions for asking the Soviet Union to assist us in establishing an air force are already in place, and we have a national political power, we can do business, and we have the ability to repay." ”
After listening to the chairman's remarks, Liu Yalou also expressed his specific opinions on the formation of the air force. After speaking, the chairman re-lit a cigarette, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your plan is very thorough and specific, and you have come up with a good idea for the central authorities." Agree on a specific plan with the Soviet Union according to your plan. ”
"When you arrive in Moscow, you will first go to Comrade Shaoqi to receive the task. He had already communicated with the Soviet side on major questions of principle. Remember: We borrow money to build the Air Force, so every penny has to be carefully calculated. I hope that you will do your best to build the Air Force well. What you are doing now is an extremely glorious and great undertaking that your predecessors have never done before! The Party and the people will always thank you! ”
"The chairman is assured that we will certainly not fail to live up to the expectations of the party and the people and ensure the completion of the task!"
"Well, it's not too early, so I'll invite you to a light meal." At the dinner table, the chairman filled each person with a glass of wine, raised a glass, and said: "Comrade Yalou, you are the plenipotentiary representative of this negotiation, and I wish you a smooth conclusion." Come on, cheers to building a strong people's air force!"
Several people accompanying Liu Yalou stood up in unison, raised their glasses, and the 4 wine glasses touched together, making a pleasant sound.
Three rounds of talks in Moscow
On August 13, the sun was shining in Moscow and the sky was clear. Liu Yalou held the first round of talks with the Soviet side. After the talkers from both sides gave briefings one by one, Liu Yalou, as a deputy, talked about the plans and opinions of our party Central Committee on the establishment of the Chinese Air Force. After the first meeting, the second round of talks was held the next day. The content of this meeting is more refined and in-depth. The talks lasted for more than two hours, and at the end the Soviet representative said that China's plan to establish an air force could be realized, and that in three days it would be possible to draw up an assistance plan and then negotiate at that time.
On August 18, the two sides held their third meeting. In the end, the Soviet side said that it would train 350 pilots in a year, and would also send 878 expert consultants, sell 434 aircraft, and form 6 aviation schools, including 4 fighter aviation schools and 2 bomber aviation schools.
In the end, Liu Yalou, on behalf of the Chinese side, initialed the agreement. During his time at the Frunze Military Academy, Liu Yalou inspected the Soviet Air Force and accumulated more experience. On October 6, the Party Central Committee replied: "All the plans for the Air Force School agreed with the friendly side are very good, and the Central Committee agrees that you will return to China first on October 7." ”
On October 7, Liu Yalou and his party set off to return to China. Looking out the window at the golden autumn scenery of the grassland, Liu Yalou believed that a magnificent picture of building a new Chinese air force had unfolded.
The Chinese Air Force was a blockbuster
On November 11, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force was officially established. The history of Liu Yalou has also opened a new page. He selected more than 90 qualified cadres from all over the world to form the first batch of leadership groups.
The sites of the 6 aviation schools were selected in Jinan, Nanyuan, Shenyang, Harbin, Changchun and Jinzhou. In addition, another important thing was to receive Soviet experts. Finally, with the efforts of Liu Yalou, on December 1, 6 aviation schools opened as scheduled.
At this time, a new problem appeared, although in just a few months, 6 aviation schools had been established and successfully started, but whether it could fight was a question. Liu Yalou decided to select another 100 young, strong, highly educated, and well-qualified cadres of battalion divisions and regiments to learn to fly as middle and senior flight commanders of the future Air Force.
On June 19, 1950, the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Air Force was established in Nanjing. After three months of modification training, the unit, which had mastered the new aircraft, took on the task of defending Shanghai's air defenses.
On January 21, 1951, the first air battle finally began. 20 U.S. military planes circled at an altitude of 500 meters over Anju and Dingzhou in an attempt to attack the Anju Railway Station and the Cheongju River Bridge.
Although it was the first time, the pilots were very emotional, and their newborn calves were not afraid of tigers, and directly injured a US fighter. Later, on the 23rd and 29th, they fought two more victorious battles, shooting down 2 enemy aircraft and undamaged.
In just 10 days, three victories were fought. You know, this is the first air battle of the Volunteer Air Force, and it is also the invincible US Air Force. For the outstanding performance of the Chinese Air Force, it can only be described in one word: a blockbuster!
On June 24, 1956, the Soviet Aviation Festival was held in Moscow, and Liu Yalou was placed in the main seat as the head of the Chinese aviation delegation. Wearing the uniform of a general of the Chinese Air Force, he has a firm look and is sincere and earnest.
"Commander Liu, you have done a lot of things, but you have forgotten this matter."
Having dedicated his life to the cause of the Air Force, he has never had time to go back to his hometown to see. Suddenly, one day he pulled out a family letter in a drawer, and he decided to take advantage of his free time to go home and see his family and fathers and fellow villagers.
What Liu Yalou did not expect was that as soon as he walked to the entrance of the village, a middle-aged woman dressed in rags and wearing a shawl fell to her knees in front of her, crying: "Commander Liu, you have done a lot of things, but you have forgotten this matter... You're going to be the lord for me!" Liu Yalou hurriedly helped him up.
After understanding, it was learned that it was his husband who was wrongly killed, and although he had been rehabilitated, his family did not receive the care he deserved, nor did he designate him as a revolutionary martyr. Liu Yalou was very guilty about this, and afterwards made up the title of martyr for the hero and issued a subsidy to his family.