During the Long March, he fought bravely in the fierce Battle of Lazikou, and during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he fought bravely in the first great victory of the Chinese army, the Battle of Pingxingguan. During the Liberation War, he defeated the Kuomintang army in the Siping Offensive; during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he crossed the Yalu River as the most lovely person to help Korea turn the tide of the war. He is Liu Haiqing, the fierce general of our army. But Liu Haiqing, who has made so many outstanding military achievements, is only a colonel all his life, what is going on?
In 1921, the Communist Party of China was officially born, and
Liu Haiqing
It was this year that he was born into a peasant family in Tongjiang County, Sichuan. When Liu Haiqing was 12 years old, the Fourth Front of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army came to his hometown. At that time, Tongjiang County, Sichuan Province, was severe in taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the peasants were also squeezed by the landlords' old wealth, and after the Fourth Front Army arrived here, it stationed at Dabashan, leading the local peasants to make a revolution and overthrow the original government. Witnessing with their own eyes, the people of their hometown, who have been squeezed for a long time, finally raised their eyebrows and breathed out with the help of the Red Army. Little Liu Haiqing was greatly shocked in his heart and was determined to save the country and protect the people like the Red Army. So Liu Haiqing became a member of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
In 1935
Liu Haiqing followed the troops to participate in the 25,000-mile long march of difficulties and obstacles. When passing through the Songpan Meadow, there was a harsh environment full of swampy mud, and even adults could not eat it, let alone Liu Haiqing, who was only 14 years old. Liu Haiqing could not move, but he was not willing to drag down the troops
leave
target
Veterans pull themselves. In desperation, Liu Haiqing had to pull the tail of the quartermaster horse to prevent himself from falling behind. Soon after walking through the Songpan Meadow, the Battle of Lazikou broke out.
Although this battle is not as famous as the flying capture of Luding Bridge that broke out during the Long March, it is
Battle of Lazikou
The degree of danger is not lower than that of the Flying Luding Bridge. Lazikou is a key pass in the south of Gansu Province, known by the local people as "natural danger", and both sides are cliffs, which shows its dangerous degree. At that time, there was only one wooden bridge through Lazikou, and the Red Army wanted to continue the Long March north, which was the only way. However, on the other side of the wooden bridge, the newly organized 14th Division of the Kuomintang was looking at the tiger, and the Sichuan warlords behind our army were in hot pursuit.
In this dilemma, our army can only continue to move forward and kill a bloody road. Liu Haiqing, who is still a recruit's egg, although he has no combat experience, he is not afraid at all, and he fights heroically with the three-legged cat kung fu that he has exercised in the mountains and down the land to do farm work. In this war, Liu Haiqing was shot in the leg, and the blood stained the entire trouser leg red, but he still insisted on refusing to get off the line of fire. In the end, Liu Haiqing, along with the other fighters in the army, took it
Wax mouth
This "natural danger".
Liu Haiqing, who had performed well in many wars, was already a company commander of the 685th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
In 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing
The whole of Northern China was in full swing, and the japanese army, which was pressing forward, had begun to attack a central city like Shanghai. So in the Battle of Pingxingguan in September, Liu Haiqing led his troops to fight with the entire 115th Division and the Nationalist army in the Second Theater of Operations to block the Japanese attack on the central city.
On the battlefield, Liu Haiqing relied on the advantage of flexibility in his hands and used a rifle to annihilate the Japanese army holding bayonets around him in one fell swoop
。 With the efforts of Liu Haiqing and his comrades-in-arms,
Flat off
Achieve great victories. This was the first major victory in the annihilation war achieved since the national War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression at that time, breaking the myth of "the Japanese army is invincible" and at the same time greatly boosting the morale of our army.
During the Liberation War, Liu Haiqing advanced into the northeast battlefield with a large army, successively serving as chief of staff of the Northeast Democratic United Corps, commander of the 334th Regiment of the 112th Division of the Fourth Field Army, and other positions. The Siping Offensive was Liu Haiqing's battle in the northeast
Hit
In one of the most exciting battles, especially in the Fourth Siping Offensive, Liu Haiqing, who was still acting regimental commander at the time, led his troops to take the form of a surprise attack and destroyed many core fortifications of the Kuomintang army with artillery. However, the defensive strength was not enough for the command post of the Kuomintang 88th Division, so it was easily captured by Liu Haiqing's troops, and the Kuomintang troops in the command post were also completely annihilated, which further promoted the great victory of the Siping Offensive. Because Siping Street is located between Shenyang and Changchun, our army took Siping Street, so that these two cities, which were originally linked by Siping Street, an important strategic springboard, had to face the attack of our army separately, and the Changchun Kuomintang army was even more isolated, which greatly promoted the complete liberation of the northeast. Therefore, the later liberation of the northeast, of which Liu Haiqing also contributed.
During the Korean War, the United States led the "United Nations Army" to attack Korea under the pretext of its own treaty of military alliance with North Korea. The escalation of the Korean War has led to the imminent burning of the war on the Yalu River, threatening the security of our borders. thereupon
October 1950
Our volunteer army crossed the Yalu River and began to resist us aggression and aid Korea. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Liu Haiqing was the deputy commander of the 113th Division of the 38th Army, and participated in the battles of Sansholi and Longyuanli, and later because of his military achievements, Liu Haiqing was promoted to division commander. After the victory in the battle of Sansholi, Commander Peng Dehuai personally prepared a telegram commending the 38th Army. In this telegram, Commander Peng Dehuai also specially praised the 113th Division led by Liu Haiqing for its confidential response, acting quickly, taking the lead in occupying Sanshouli and Longyuanli, helping our army successfully prevent the enemy from fleeing south, thus turning the tide of the war and turning defeat into victory. And Liu Haiqing himself also won the second class military merit.
After returning to China, Liu Hai eliminated the posts of military commander and secretary of the Hebei Provincial CPC Committee, and successively served as deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region and the Lanzhou Military Region of the Urumqi Military Region, making many contributions to the modernization and regularization of the armed forces in these places. It is reasonable to say that Liu Haiqing's military position is so high, the rank should not be low. But in fact, Liu Haiqing has only been a colonel all his life, why is this?
The reason for this is that
Since September 27, 1955
When China held the first medal awarding ceremony in Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, the 33-year-old Liu Haiqing was only the commander of the 113th Division of the 38th Army, and his military position was not high, and his seniority was not enough. Therefore, at that time, Liu Haiqing was only awarded the rank of colonel by the Ministry of National Defense. In 1964, our country adjusted its ranks. At this time, Liu Haiqing was already the chief of staff of the 38th Army, whether it was military merit, military position or seniority, Liu Haiqing was already qualified to be promoted to major general. But Liu Haiqing was not happy because of the honor he was about to receive, but felt ashamed of it. In Liu Haiqing's heart, his contribution to the revolution is really insignificant, so he
Take the initiative to ask for a concession
。
During the special period, the military rank system was abolished in our country, and it was not restored until 1988. But at this time, Liu Haiqing was nearly 70 years old and was not in the age range of promotion. It is precisely because of this that Liu Haiqing's military rank has only been a colonel all his life, but this does not negate Liu Haiqing's contributions to the revolution and the people of the country, and it can only be said that Liu Haiqing's lofty demeanor of light fame and fortune is admirable.