The troops were soon going to climb the snowy mountain and cross the meadow, and Zhang Changhou watched Xiao Yongyin, who was unconscious on the stretcher, and could not bear to leave. The superior ordered that all seriously injured people below the regimental level should remain at the home of their local compatriots. What to do? Zhang Changhou was embarrassed.
At this moment, Xu Shiyou, the commander of the Red Fourth Army, came over, his love is famous, and when he saw Zhang Changhou reluctantly, he said loudly: "If you are reluctant to carry it up!" What Xu Shiyou did not expect was that it was this person lying on a stretcher who quickly grew into a famous general of our army, and later became his own powerful deputy.
1. Mao Sui self-recommendation, the division chief stands out
Xiao Yongyin, born in 1917 in Xiaojiawan, Jianchanghe Township, Xinxian County, lost his mother at the age of 5, joined the Red Army at the age of 13, and became a superior commander (platoon level) at the age of 17.
Xiao Yongyin
In 1935, the Red Fourth Front marched into northwest Sichuan, and Xiao Yongyin's Red Fourth Army was ordered to block the Sichuan Army at Dagang Mountain, west of Jiangyou. The Thirty-third Regiment of the Red Fourth Army occupied favorable terrain and repelled the enemy's repeated attacks, but the enemy was outnumbered, and the battle lasted for seven or eight days, and the enemy had no intention of retreating. At this time, the Red Thirty-third Regiment was seriously attrition, many battalion commanders and company commanders died heroically, and the situation was very unfavorable because of the lack of ammunition supply. A large number of Sichuan troops swarmed and soon reached the edge of the Red Army's forward position.
The regimental commander Zhang Changhou drew his pistol and prepared to personally lead his troops to block the attack. At this moment, Xiao Yongyin stepped forward: "Commander, let me take someone with me, and I will fight the enemy down for you." "Zhang Changhou was stunned and did not answer him for half a day." Commander, you let me fight, can't beat it, cut off my head! Seeing that the regiment leader was hesitating, Xiao Yongyin said eagerly.
There was no one available, so let him try it again. Zhang Changhou waved his hand: "Give you two companies and fight the enemy down." Xiao Yongyin got the order, immediately jumped out of the trench, led the soldiers to rush to the enemy position, a fierce blow, the Sichuan army was suddenly in chaos. Xiao Yongyin did not give the enemy a chance to breathe, he chased after the enemy and rushed down the mountain. Suddenly, Xiao Yongyin's body shook and he fell on the hillside.
Xu Shiyou
Xiao Yongyin's lungs were hit by bullets, and he could only lie on a stretcher to complete the Long March. This battle made Xiao Yongyin stand out, and everyone knew that he not only played the trumpet, but also fought a fierce stubble.
2. Qilian Mountain, Xiao Yongyin passed the ghost gate again
In October 1936, the headquarters of the Red Fourth Front crossed the Yellow River and began the arduous journey of conquest of the Hexi Corridor, and Xiao Yongyin was appointed as the platoon leader of the guard company of the General Headquarters of the Western Route Army. In March 1937, the Shiwo Conference decided to disperse the Western Route Army, and Xiao Yongyin's task was to lead a small detachment of 28 people to escort Xu Xiangqian, commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, and Chen Changhao, chairman of the Military and Political Committee, back to northern Shaanxi. This was a difficult task and the most difficult moment in Xiao Yongyin's life.
In order to avoid too large a target, Xu Xiangqian decided to break it into pieces, and everyone divided into several squads. Xiao Yongyin and Chen Mingyi, operational staff officer of the General Headquarters, were in a group. Xu Xiangqian took out a letter and solemnly handed it to Xiao Yongyin, instructing him that if he arrived in northern Shaanxi first, he would hand it over to the Party Central Committee and then report on the relevant situation.
Looking at this vast snowy mountain, looking at the head of his day and night guards, Xiao Yongyin's nose was sour, he didn't know if they could see each other again this time, maybe... He didn't dare to think much about it, but just nodded vigorously.
Chen Mingyi
Xiao Yongyin and Chen Mingyi reluctantly left, for safety, they hid in the mountains during the day and came out at night to rush, cold and hungry moments threatened their lives, sometimes for more than a month, they could not eat a grain of rice.
The roof leaked and was subjected to continuous rain. One day, Xiao Yongyin and Chen Mingyi still encountered the "Ma JiaJun" cavalry, and during the battle, Chen Mingyi was wounded in the wrist. Fortunately, in a place called "Lime Kiln", Xiao Yongyin contacted Wu Jianchu of the General Political Department of the Western Route Army, who was engaged in underground work. At that time, the "Ma Jia Army" cavalry was searching everywhere for the Red Army, and Wu Jianchu had no better way but to hide Xiao Yongyin and Chen Mingyi in an abandoned coal cave.
Xiao Yongyin and Chen Mingyi waited in the coal cave for more than ten days, and the two decided to set off again, crossing the desert to Minle and then going east along the Great Wall. The day in the desert was extremely hot, and the two of them were dizzy with heat, but they didn't find a drop of water, and fortunately, when it was dark, they found a spring and found a life.
They walked all the way, begged all the way, and whoever wanted to eat, they ate half of it and left half of it, so they passed through Yongchang, to Liangzhou, and finally crossed the Yellow River.
In July 1937, Xiao Yongyin and Chen Mingyi finally came to Zhenyuan County, the garrison of the Western Army.
Finally looking for the Red Army and finally returning, Xiao Yongyin and Chen Mingyi, two steely soldiers, could not help but cry bitterly. Xiao Yongyin took out the letter and solemnly handed it to Liu Bocheng: "This is a letter from Xu and Chen, please forward it to the central authorities." Xiao Yongyin finally completed the task given to him by Xu Qianqian's commander-in-chief.
3. Fly violently, gallop on the battlefield and make a contribution
After a short period of cultivation, Xiao Yongyin re-dressed himself as the commander of the first battalion of the 14th Regiment of the 129th Division, and from then on followed Liu Bocheng to fight in the four directions until the founding of New China.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Xiao Yongyin led his troops to successfully raid Dayangzhuang in Ningjin County, captured a Japanese mountain cannon, and was praised by the whole division. Liu Bocheng praised the raid as "an artistic battle." Because of his outstanding military achievements, Xiao Yongyin successively served as deputy regimental commander, regimental commander, deputy commander of the Eighth Sub-district of the Taihang Military Region, and other positions; he led his troops to participate in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments and the Battle of Linnan, participated in the battle of Daoqing, destroyed the enemy of Jiaozuo, and then attacked and occupied Wuzhi and Wenxian, and immediately liberated Xiuwu and Yuanwu, which made the Japanese army feel frightened.
Wang Near the Mountain
During the Liberation War, Xiao Yongyin was transferred to the brigade commander of the 18th Brigade of the Sixth Column of Wang Jinshan, and because he was good at fighting hard battles and vicious battles, he was known as the "Three Musketeers" of the Sixth Column with You Taizhong and Li Desheng. Because of his outstanding military achievements, Xiao Yongyin was promoted to deputy commander of the Erye Twelfth Army, and the commander of the army was concurrently served by Wang Jinshan. Among the "Three Musketeers", he was promoted the fastest, with You Taizhong and Li Desheng as division commanders. Especially in the Battle of Chengdu, Xiao Yongyin led the Twelfth Army to break through the Song Xilian defense line and point directly to Chongqing, and the troops were near the Qijiang River.
At this time, the southern part of Huzong had already entered the River from Shaanxi and deployed along the first line of the Luoshan Min River, the 167th Division had taken over the defense of the Qijiang River, and the line from Baishadu to Jiangjin was still defended by the Sichuan Army.
When the river blew, Xiao Yongyin suddenly sobered up a lot, and he discussed with Li Zhen that the troops crossing the river from Chongqing head-on were extremely risky, and they still had to fight hard to the south of Huzong, so it was better to cross the river from the Jiangjin line defended by the Sichuan Army and return to Chongqing from the west.
The two men immediately hit it off, and immediately sent a joint report, and after obtaining the consent of Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, they urgently dispatched the Thirty-fifth Division and the Thirty-sixth Division that night to cross the Qijiang River from Baisha and Jiangjin.
You Taizhong
The Sichuan army was vulnerable, and the troops were progressing too smoothly. On November 27, Xiao Yongyin led a group of people from the 12th Army to walk on a field outside Chongqing, followed only by a guard platoon and several staff members of the Political Department. Xiao Yongyin walked fast, striding away and walking in the front, and Li Zhen was not far behind him.
As I walked, suddenly a man shouted, "Who, stop!" ”
As soon as Xiao Yongyin looked up, he found that at a distance of about ten meters from himself, a gun was facing him. The distance was so close that even the enemy sentry's eyebrows and eyes could be seen clearly.
The air froze at once. The soldiers of the guard platoon were all stunned, they knew that within this distance, any movement of drawing a gun could put Deputy Commander Xiao's life in danger.
Xiao Yongyin was calm, he found that behind the sentry was a mountain beam, guessing that the enemy's large army should be hidden behind the mountain beam. The battle is all fought, and there is nothing to be afraid of. Thinking of this, Xiao Yongyin was shocked, and the blood rushed upwards, like an angry male lion, his hand pointed forward, and he shouted, "You give Lao Tzu a gun!" ”
Xiao Yongyin's roar had the same effect as Zhang Fei's roar on the slope of Changshan, and suddenly calmed the enemy sentry, and the muzzle of the gun drooped straight down until it was completely pointed at the ground under his feet.
The guard platoon took the opportunity to hurry forward and surrender the sentry's gun.
After interrogation, as Xiao Yongyin estimated, there was an enemy regiment behind the mountain beam. At this moment, You Taizhong led the troops to rush over. It was really a false alarm, if it were not for Xiao Yongyin's roar, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After the founding of New China, Xiao Yongyin participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, was awarded the rank of major general, and successively served as commander of the armored corps of the Nanjing Military Region, chief of staff of the Nanjing Military Region, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region, and deputy commander of the Wuhan Military Region.
In April 2002, General Xiao Yongyin died of illness in Nanjing, and he buried his hometown for the rest of his life!