"In fact, the real farewell is not the Long Pavilion Ancient Road, there is no persuasion to drink a glass of wine, that is, in an early morning like usual, some people stayed yesterday." - "Tomorrow in Kesville"
Our country's modern history is full of wars, some to resist aggression, some to maintain the peace and unity of the country, and in these wars many generals have come to the fore, shocked one side, and are admired by all the people.
Don't smile, lead the way
Liao Lei was born in Guangxi in 1890, and successively studied in the Army Primary School and the Third Middle School of the Army, and began to study at the Baoding Army Officer School in 1914.
From childhood to adulthood, schools are closely linked to the military,
It laid a solid foundation for his subsequent operational thinking and military ability.
After graduation, Liao Lei first defected to the Xiang Army, he usually did not smile, and the training of the troops was very serious and serious, so the troops he led were strict in military discipline, and they never dared to easily march or retreat without his orders.
Liao Lei led the soldiers strictly, and his requirements for himself were almost perfect
He never let the soldiers rush first when he went to the front line to fight, he sat in the rear to take the credit, but he was a pioneer, repeatedly rushing to the front line, and no matter how difficult the situation, he would not take the initiative to ask for military assistance.
Without receiving orders from their superiors, they will never take the initiative to lead the troops to retreat, and their subordinates are quite influenced by it, united from top to bottom, and often can complete the task well, correspondingly,
Liao Lei's position has also gone all the way up, successively serving as a company commander, a battalion commander, and a regiment commander.
In 1930, Liao Lei returned to Guangxi and served as a military commander, division commander, chief of staff, etc., and twice led his subordinates to besiege revolutionary base areas. In 1934, Liao Lei led his troops to wage a fierce war with the Red Army of the Long March in Daguang'ao.
After several hours of fighting, the Red Army finally found a breakthrough to withdraw,
However, it was once again surrounded, and more than a hundred people of the Red Army were sacrificed, and the soldiers were more or less wounded.
After escaping from danger this time, the Red Army constantly maneuvered, changed its route and combat plan, and finally severely damaged the Qian army, gained the initiative, and prepared to cross the Wu River.
However, when the Red Army arrived at the banks of the Wujiang River, it received a telegram from the Central Military Commission, which said that the Gui army had withdrawn south and that the Red Army should advance to the mouth of the river, so it abandoned the plan to cross the Wujiang River, and did not think that the intelligence was wrong.
The Gui army did not retreat south and launched a fierce attack on the Red Army, and the commander of the Gui army at this time was Liao Lei.
The two sides engaged in a fierce struggle, the fight was inseparable, the Gui army tried to encircle the Red Army headquarters, was blocked by the Red Army, but it was also because the Red Army rushed to fight, the large troops were divided into three parts, it was difficult to echo each other, although they repelled the Gui Army many times, but they also suffered heavy casualties
The casualties of a battalion of the Red Army alone reached more than 200 people.
After this period of fighting, the Red Army suffered heavy casualties, the soldiers were seriously injured, and the original 9,000 troops were sharply reduced to less than 4,000.
Be consistent with the outside world, not afraid of hardship
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang and the Communists cooperated, and Liao Lei took the initiative to ask for help
In a battle on the Songhu battlefield, Liao Lei commanded the operation to fight with the enemy army for several days and nights, killing more than 6,000 enemy troops and recovering more than 70 villages that had been occupied by the enemy.
In 1938, Liao Lei and his comrades also cut off the enemy's communication line, cut off the other side's supply and course of action, and dealt a major blow to the enemy.
Liao Lei also participated in the Battle of Xuzhou and established the Dabie Mountain Anti-Japanese War Guerrilla Base Area.
He was quite attentive to the construction of the Dabie Mountain Anti-Japanese War Base Area, and the results were outstanding.
At this time, Anhui was being watched by the enemy, and it was not an easy task to establish a base here, and no one was willing to do it at that time. Liao Lei and another general were summoned at the same time, and the leader was embarrassed to say who to assign, so Liao Lei took the initiative to stand up and say that he was going.
Afterwards, it turned out that Liao Lei was not a brain fever, and the errand of establishing a base area was not only followed, but also did a very good job.
After Liao Lei took office in the local area, he issued the "Letter to the People of the Province"
He pointed out that it is necessary to earnestly do a good job in raising talents, setting up factories, reducing taxes, implementing loans, ensuring the circulation of money, eliminating traitors, reorganizing the militia, eliminating corruption, and eradicating bandits, and hoped that the people would strengthen their confidence, assist in combat, and help eliminate adultery.
During the war, what the people feared most was not suffering hardships, but that there was no backbone, and no one stood up to twist everyone's strength into a rope, and Liao Lei's circular letter to the people strengthened the force in the hearts of the masses.
Later, when both Wuhan and Nanjing fell and were occupied by the enemy,
Liao Lei still retained half of the land in Anhui,
Between 1938 and 1939, it recovered 19 cities in Anhui Province and was respected by the whole country.
Heaven was jealous of the talents and died suddenly
Xu is a jealous talent, Liao Lei is brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, but he did not resist the erosion of the disease, and in 1939 Liao Lei died of cerebral hemorrhage, when Liao Lei was just over half a hundred years old. Until the end of life,
Liao Lei is still preoccupied with the War of Resistance,
His last words were not an account to his wife, but to let his comrades-in-arms work hard to resist and not let the enemy army enter the Dabie Mountains.
When foreign enemies invaded, the internal contradictions of the nation were set aside, and the entire Chinese nation fought with all its heart, and after fourteen years of arduous resistance, it finally won victory, but unfortunately Liao Lei was no longer alive at this time.
At the time of Liao Lei's death, many leaders of our party sent them to the Union
Many leaders of the New Fourth Army sent condolences telegrams, expressing from the bottom of their hearts their regrets and condolences over the death of this patriotic general of the War of Resistance.
Looking back on Liao Lei's life, he and the Red Army were hostile to each other and fought each other because of their different positions, and even brought painful losses to the Red Army, but in the overall situation of the whole country, Liao Lei saw the lighter and the heavier one very clearly, took the initiative to ask for help, actively participated in the anti-Japanese war, and finally became a generation of patriotic generals of the War of Resistance. In addition, Liao Lei is a rare and excellent talent in politics and even in dealing with people.
Unfortunately, the onset of cerebral hemorrhage was very rapid, Liao Lei's departure was hasty and sudden, and he did not have much time to say goodbye to his family and the world. He used the last bit of strength, but he was concerned about the war of resistance.
At the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, all the territories that had fallen were recovered, and none of them fell into the pockets of the enemy army, and then the prosperous founding of New China, Liao Lei's last wish was finally realized.
Life is the same, many times, some people do not know when to meet, the next time there is no chance to see each other, some hurtful words to say, do not know whether there is a chance to make up.
Whether it is to be a person or to do things, less harm to others,
Share more sweetness and joy so that you don't feel too much regret when you leave.
Text/Sheng Hong