As we all know, being injured or even sacrificed on the battlefield is a very common thing, but the general sacrifice is mostly ordinary soldiers, and some important leaders of the army, such as division commanders, will be well protected, because once this important army is injured or sacrificed, the army will be leaderless and easy to lose on the battlefield.
This is also why when fighting between the two sides, the enemy will always want to take down the other side's military commander first. However, there are also some army leaders in important positions such as division commanders, who always eagerly want to go to the front line to fight when they see that the situation is unfavorable, and eventually die unfortunately, in this case, they can only find someone else to hold this position.
For example, once a division commander was wounded and died, and the battalion commander was promoted to division commander, but the comrade-in-arms who was originally scheduled to be given a major general did not agree.
Excellent performance, out of the box
Born in 1903 in Lu'an County's Wanlian Township, Liang Congxue received almost no education as a child because of his family's poverty, but only herded cattle to help his family make ends meet. In his youth, he also learned crafts such as wine making and noodle making in an attempt to change the family situation, but the family was still in difficulty.
Therefore, Liang Congxue was very disgusted with the exploitation of the people by the dark rule of the time from an early age, so at the age of 26, he joined the peasant movement in western Anhui.
Later, Liang Congxue also joined the Soviet Peasants' Association and the Red Guards, and because of his excellent performance in the ranks, he was soon promoted to the position of platoon leader.
Later, when the Red Guards selected outstanding elements to supplement the Red Army troops, Liang Congxue was successfully selected as a Red Army because of his excellent performance in peacetime, and was incorporated into the second company of the first battalion of the Lu'an County Independent Regiment as a soldier. He also participated in the first, second, and third anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles in the revolutionary base areas of Eyu and Anhui.
In the three anti-encirclement and suppression campaigns, he was able to fight heroically and had the ability to calmly analyze the battle situation, so he performed well in each battle and was also valued and promoted quickly by the army leaders. In 1932, Liang Congxue was again incorporated into the Red Fourth Front.
Because our fourth attempt against the Kuomintang's encirclement and suppression failed, the Red Army was also forced to move westward, and at the same time Chiang Kai-shek also sent the main force to pursue and intercept the transferred Red Fourth Army troops. Among them, Liang Congxue was seriously injured in the pursuit of the Kuomintang army, and in the end, in order not to drag down the troops, he also accepted the orders of the troops, and recuperated in the local area instead of continuing to follow the troops.
After improving from his injuries, Liang Returned to the Red Army and later held the position of company commander in the Red 25th Army. He also participated in the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle.
However, in February 1934, Liang Congxue was wounded again in the Battle of Taoshuling in Jinzhai County, and after recovering from his wounds, he continued to lead his troops to participate in the counterattack at Geteng Mountain. In this battle of Geteng Mountain, the Red Twenty-eighth Army and the Kuomintang Army fought very fiercely, but our side gained a lot in this battle, and the most commendable thing is that we captured the acting commander of the 54th Division of the Kuomintang Army.
But we also lost an important general, the commander of the 82nd Division.
At that time, due to the needs of the war, it was impossible to do without the leadership of the division commander for a while, so under the inspection of the superiors, Liang Congxue, who was the battalion commander at the time, was directly promoted from battalion commander to division commander.
Questioned, the position plummeted
Shortly after Liang Congxue served as the commander of the Red 28th Division, all the soldiers of the Red 28th Division were incorporated into the Seventy-fourth Division of the Red Twenty-fifth Army, but Liang Congxue was still the commander of the division. He then led the Seventy-fourth Division of the Red Twenty-fifth Army to several battles.
At that time, a "third party" appeared in the red army's team, the predecessor of the Peasants' and Workers' Party founded by the left-wing leaders of the Kuomintang, dedicated to dissolving the Communist Party and reorganizing the Kuomintang.
Liang Congxue, who was quickly promoted to division commander, was also suspected by some people in the organization as a member of the third party, so before it was found out, he was dismissed from his post and detained, and Liang Congxue was not comfortably in the cell during his detention but was taken to the farm to do hard labor.
He proved his innocence and was awarded a military rank
Liang Congxue knew that he was innocent, but for a while there was no evidence to prove his innocence, so his heart was always very uncomfortable. In the end, he encountered a good opportunity to prove his innocence- in one battle, the Red Army troops were not fully prepared to deal with the oncoming Nationalists and lost the battle.
At that critical moment, Liang Congxue took the initiative to call on the comrades of the hard labor team to resist, and finally with the help of the comrades of the hard labor team, he repelled the Kuomintang army, but Liang Congxue, who was charging forward with artillery shells at that time, was also seriously injured.
Liang Congxue's act of proving his innocence made people who had once suspected him a third party in the organization feel ashamed, and the organization later revoked his punishment. Among them, the political commissar of the Red Twenty-fifth Army specially brought gifts to visit Liang Congxue, who was recuperating in the hospital.
When Liang Congxue's condition improved, he took the initiative to request to return to the Red Army, and after the approval of the organization, Liang Congxue served as the commander of the 244th Regiment of the 82nd Division.
Unfortunately, shortly after Liang Congxue returned to the Red Army, the leaders of the Red 28 Army mistakenly implemented the policy of purging, and Liang Congxue, who had been labeled as a third party, was once again misunderstood and severely criticized.
Liang Congxue felt very heartache for the two innocent acts of being misunderstood, during which his spirit was a little confused, and he became more cautious with the comrades around him in the future, afraid that if he was not cautious enough, he would be misunderstood again.
However, the organization did not dismiss him from his military post at that time, but let him continue to serve as the commander of the 244th Regiment of the Eighty-second Division. After that, he was also conscientious in battle, and when he won the battle merit, he never took the initiative to ask for merit and reward, which was very low-key.
Even if he did not take the initiative to ask for credit, his merits on the battlefield were also seen by the party organization, and the party organization also praised his performance, and slowly the comrades and leaders in the army no longer mentioned the previous two misunderstandings of him, and Liang Congxue finally slowly faded the shadow in his heart.
After leading the army in battle, he still led by example, and he also led the army to win many wars, and was also seriously injured in many wars, of which the number of serious injuries was as high as nine times. After that, Liang Congxue's eyes, ears and legs were left with serious sequelae, which also caused him to no longer be able to command the battle on the front line, but could only retire to the deputy post to cooperate with the work.
After the founding of New China, in order to praise the soldiers who fought for the country during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression,
It was decided to hold a large ceremony in 1955, when Liang Congxue was decided to award the rank of major general. But his comrades-in-arms who worked with him and Mr. Chen thought that the selection team's assessment was not very reasonable
。 Because they believed that according to Liang's merits, he should be awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
It was still Mr. Chen who took the initiative to make contributions and achievements made by Liang Congxue over the years to the superior leaders to confirm again, and finally the superior leaders decided to award Liang Congxue the rank of general after careful consideration.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liang Congxue also held heavy responsibilities in the army, and it was not until 1964, when his health could no longer support his work, that he was willing to ask his superiors for permission to leave his post to recuperate, but he died of illness less than seven years after recuperation.
brief summary:
Liang Congxue joined the revolution earlier, and officially joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1929, which can be said to be a senior Chinese communist. Over the years, he was born and died with the Communist Party of China, experienced the test of many wars, and was significantly and rapidly promoted because of many battles.
Among them, in the Battle of Katsutosan in June 1934, because the division commander unfortunately died on the battlefield, he was promoted from battalion commander to division commander by jumping three levels in a row, which can also be seen from the side that the superior leaders at that time recognized him
。 In addition, like many generals, he also had a misunderstood experience and had a difficult time.
However, during the period of misunderstanding, he also always firmly believed in the party organization, and finally he was able to return his innocence, and he was also working hard to prove his innocence, and finally through his efforts, he gained the trust of the party organization.
Reinstating heavy duties in the army,
After the founding of New China, many comrades-in-arms actively won honors for him, and in the end, they also helped him obtain the rank of lieutenant general, which can also be seen in his ability and the affirmation of his comrades-in-arms
Therefore, he is undoubtedly an excellent military general of our country.