During the Liberation War, the most elite of the Kuomintang's army was Chiang Kai-shek's concubine army, the Central Army. thereinto
The reorganized Seventy-fourth Division led by Zhang Lingfu is even more elite among the elite
。 It is famous for "receiving American military training and equipped with American equipment".
In order to confront Zhang Lingfu's reorganized Seventy-fourth Division, the People's Liberation Army made great efforts and sacrifices.
Xie Xiangjun, commander-in-chief of the Tenth Column of the East China Field Area, also gave his young life. After hearing the news of Xie Xiangjun's death, General Su Yu, the commander-in-chief of Huaye, was very sad. However, he also had to hide the news of Xie Xiangjun's sacrifice.
I. Xie Xiangjun's revolutionary work
In 1930, at the age of sixteen, Xie Xiangjun joined the Red Army and began to participate in the revolution
。 Because on the battlefield, Xie Xiangjun put life and death aside, was not afraid of sacrifice, and fought bravely. He was praised by his comrades-in-arms and valued by his leaders, and in just a few years, he grew from a small soldier to a division commander of a unit.
After the victory of the Red Army's 25,000-mile Long March, Yan'an was made the base camp of the Party organization. At that time, the japanese invasion was already rampant. Judging the behavior of the Japanese army, the organization has already foreseen the intention of the Japanese army to launch an all-out war of aggression against China. Therefore, the organization believes that:
We must be prepared for a comprehensive struggle against the Japanese aggressors.
In order to train more outstanding anti-Japanese cadres, the organization decided to reorganize the Red Army University in Yan'an into the "Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" and opened a number of branches in various places.
Xie Xiangjun studied at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University in Yan'an.
In 1939, Xie Xiangjun was sent to the southern Anhui region to serve as the chief of the teaching section of the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, responsible for the ideological education and organization of policy propaganda of the soldiers. afterwards
He was also transferred to the Fifth Branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University as president.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the tasks of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University were also successfully concluded.
With a beginning and an end, Xie Xiangjun needs to stay in the fifth branch of kang university and preside over the follow-up work of the school. The New Fourth Army, to which he belonged, had already rushed to the northeast to prepare for the liberation of the northeast.
After the handover of the work of the Kang Da was completed, Xie Xiangjun returned to Yan'an and waited for the organization's arrangements.
Throughout the War of Resistance Against Japan, he worked behind enemy lines. Therefore, Xie Xiangjun applied to the organization: to go to the front-line army. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Yan'an side decided to set up field zones in five key combat areas: northeast China, northwest China, central plains, north China, and east China.
Among them, the New Fourth Army, which fought in the south during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, developed into the Central China Field Theater, with Su Yu as commander-in-chief.
Xie Xiangjun was also incorporated into the Central China Field Theater and became a subordinate of General Su Yu.
Although both had participated in the Long March, they were in different units and had never seen each other. however
Su Yu had already heard of Xie Xiangjun's name
。
2. Join Huaye
Therefore, when he learned that Xie Xiangjun was coming to his troops, Su Yu was very happy
。 Su Yu knew that during the period of the agrarian revolution, Xie Xiangjun personally led his troops to launch a frontal struggle against the enemy. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Xie Xiangjun was stationed at the Kang University Branch School and trained a batch of military and political talents for the frontline troops.
Whether it is training the army or leading the troops to fight, Xie Xiangjun has a very rich experience. Therefore, Su Yu decided to give Xie Xiangjun a heavy responsibility:
Let him serve as commander-in-chief of the newly established Tenth Column in the Central China Field Theater.
Before receiving the transfer order, Xie Xiangjun was very eager to contribute to the organization and the people.
After entering the Central China Field Army, he was so heavily valued by the leadership that Xie Xiangjun did not dare to slacken off.
After taking office, he began to organize the army for training. Soon after, the Tenth Column and Xie Xiang's army faced a very big test: the well-equipped Kuomintang army launched a large-scale attack on the liberated areas of central Jiangsu.
Based on the overall war situation, the organization initially wanted to withdraw the troops from the central Soviet Union.
Lead the enemy to the northern Jiangsu region and kill the enemy.
However, Su Yu and Xie Xiangjun and others proposed: "The soldiers in the Central China Field Army are all local sons and daughters, and they are more familiar with the terrain in central Jiangsu. We can stay in the Soviet Union and snipe some of the enemy troops first. ”
The organization accepted this recommendation after careful consideration. In the end, the Central China Field Theater did not disappoint the organization. Moreover, they also created an excellent record of seven battles and seven victories, and successfully annihilated more than 50,000 enemy people. In this battle,
Xie Xiangjun took his tenth column and also created a very good record.
Not long after the end of the Soviet-Chinese Campaign, the Kuomintang army began to launch a large-scale counterattack.
Chiang Kai-shek dispatched the most elite reorganized 74th Division of the Kuomintang, and marched in three routes to Lianshui, Jiangsu
。 At that time, the leader of the reorganization of the Seventy-fourth Division was Zhang Lingfu, who was born in the Whampoa Military Academy and was only led by Chiang Kai-shek.
3. Heroic sacrifice
In order to repel Zhang Lingfu, after consultation, the Central China Field Theater held that the morale of the Tenth Column, which had just made great achievements, was high, and with the addition of Xie Xiangjun, a very good commander-in-chief, they would certainly be able to achieve good results again. thereupon
Su Yu asked Xie Xiangjun to lead the Tenth Column as the main force and go to the front line of the battlefield to engage Zhang Lingfu.
After the Lianshui Defense War began, Xie Xiangjun tensed his nerves and always paid attention to the enemy's movements.
In order to understand the enemy's military situation more timely and accurately, Xie Xiangjun often went to the forefront of the position to observe the enemy's situation. One day in October 1946, Xie Xiangjun came to the front line of the position again, holding a telescope to observe the enemy's movements. Suddenly, an accident happened.
The Seventy-fourth Division was reorganized and equipped with the most advanced equipment in the U.S. Army. So, they also have sniper rifles with very long ranges. While observing the enemy's situation, Xie Xiangjun was hit in the abdomen by the enemy's sniper.
After the treatment was ineffective, Xie Xiangjun stopped breathing. He was Chinese New Year's Eve 2 years old.
The commander-in-chief of the troops was sacrificed and must be reported to the commander-in-chief of the field area.
Su Yu was shocked and saddened to learn that the soldiers who had high hopes for him had died heroically.
At that time, the Battle for the Defense of Lianshui was underway.
Because Xie Xiangjun was hit by the snipers of the other side while observing the enemy's situation, there were very few people present at that time. therefore
Many of the fighters fighting on the front lines did not yet know the news that their commander-in-chief had been killed.
The enemy on the other side, also unaware of the commander-in-chief of the units engaging them, was hit by their snipers.
In order not to let the enemy know about the situation of our army. In order not to discourage the confidence of the fighters, Su Yu decided:
Conceal the news that Xie Xiangjun has died.
As a result, no funerals or memorial services were held for him.
4. Summary
It was not until 1959 that the news of the martyrdom of Xie Xiangjun and the history of the sacrifice were published. In order to express high respect for Xie Xiangjun,
The state gave him a memorial service and gave him the title of martyr.
Remember him in this way.