Military ranks are an honor given to military personnel by the state. Only by straightening out the relationship between officers and adjusting the proportional structure of the officer contingent can we enhance the sense of responsibility, mission, and honor of servicemen. In this way, the quality of officers can be improved and the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the entire army can be strengthened.
After the founding of New China, the work of awarding titles was put on the agenda. At that time, there were several generals who were specifically responsible for the work of awarding titles, and the final result was, of course, to be submitted to Chairman Mao for instructions.
In fact, after experiencing difficult years of war, the soldiers who can survive are the heroes of the Chinese people. However, the establishment of the rank system is a necessary task that will help improve the modernization of the armed forces.
General Han Xianchu, in 1955, was originally scheduled to be awarded the rank of general, but after Chairman Mao's instructions, he was finally awarded the rank of general. This was because the Chairman reminded the person in charge of conferring titles at that time not to forget the year 1950.
Someone once wrote a letter to Chairman Mao expressing dissatisfaction with the ranks he had been awarded. However, General Han Xianchu was able to get the chairman's personal instructions, and he must have excelled.
"Whirlwind General" Han Xianchu
General Han Xianchu, born in February 1913 in Hong'an County, Hubei Province, was a great proletarian revolutionary and military figure in China. He was born into a poor family to parents who made a living as farmers.
From a poor family, he dropped out of school very early. From an early age, he worked for a living, apprenticed everywhere, experienced the cold and warmth of the world, and was exploited by landlords and capitalists. Since then, the seeds of revolution have been planted in the heart.
At the age of seventeen, Han Xianchu joined the Communist Party of China and became an excellent party member. From the age of eighteen, Han Xianchu joined the guerrilla group and began the stage of guerrilla warfare.
In 1935, in many anti-encirclement and suppression battles, the team led by him has been serving as the main assault mission. In November of the same year, Han Xianchu was appointed commander of the 75th Division of the Red 15th Army.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, since 1939, Han Xianchu served as the acting brigade commander of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division and became a famous general of the Eighth Route Army. In April 1940, Han Xianchu became the commander of the 3rd Military Subdistrict of the Jiluyu Military Region.
During the Liberation War, Han Xianchu also participated in the struggle to create a base area in northeast China, during which Han Xianchu's military ability played an important role. He once vigorously supported the early attack on Hainan Island, thus avoiding the possibility of Hainan Island becoming a second Taiwan.
It is worth mentioning that in the northeast battlefield, among all the generals of the Northeast Field Army, the Kuomintang generals Chen Cheng and Du Yuming all had extremely high praise for Han Xianchu, and Han Xianchu's tiger general was worthy of the name.
Han Xianchu's greatest achievement in the Liberation War, his most prominent battle record, was the battle to liberate Hainan Island. This battle is the first time that our army has crossed the sea, and this valuable experience has played an important role in future sea crossing operations.
After the founding of New China, Han Xianchu led his troops to liberate Wuhan and Changsha successively, and established the Hunan Military Region. General Han Xianchu, who was brave and scheming, also took the initiative to invite Miao to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Han Xianchu was a recognized warrior general, long-established, and also known as a changsheng general. During the Liberation War, he fought all the way from north to south, and was a whirlwind general on the northeast battlefield. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he could have had many choices to live a relatively stable life, but he still resolutely chose to throw himself into the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and defend his homeland.
After the approval of the Chairman, he was awarded the rank of General
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to strengthen the regularization and modernization of the armed forces, the work of conferring titles became urgent. In order for our army to become an excellent army that can fight and will win in battle, the implementation of the rank system is an important and necessary step.
The great award of titles in 1955 not only gave New China a military rank system, but also allowed these heroes who made outstanding contributions to the people and the country to receive due treatment. It has not only soothed people's hearts, but also strengthened the modernization of the army.
When Chairman Mao saw the list of lieutenant generals in 1955, he saw Han Xianchu's name, and immediately approved him as a general, saying that Han Xianchu had meritorious service and should not forget the events of 1950.
At that time, a total of more than a thousand people were awarded titles, and only two of them received special approval from Chairman Mao, and Han Xianchu was one of them. Such an unusual promotion is really an exception, but it is normal to turn around and take a good look at General Han Xianchu's outstanding military achievements, and he was awarded the rank of general. The chairman merely reminded him not to forget the irreplaceable role played by Han Xianchu on the battlefield.
In the Chairman's instructions, what incident in 1950 once again attracted the attention of the rank evaluators, that is
The battle to liberate Hainan Island
。 The commander of this battle was None other than General Han Xianchu.
After completing the arduous task of liberating Hainan Island, General Han Xianchu undoubtedly made a great contribution to China's revolutionary cause. After this battle was fought, he should have taken a short rest, but when the motherland was in trouble, he did not hesitate to choose to go to the battlefield.
At that time, General Han Xianchu's physical condition was not very good, and the high-intensity marching and fighting was itself a great test of the body. Wounded and sick, he should do the most important thing to do is to cultivate his body, but when the enemy comes to invade our country again, he thinks that going to the battlefield is the most correct choice. This spirit is touching.
Shortly after the end of the Hainan Campaign, the wolf ambitions of US imperialism were clearly revealed, and the Central Military Commission decided to launch a war to resist the United States and aid Korea to defend the country.
General Han Xianchu, as a general of the Thirty-eighth Army, rushed to the Korean battlefield. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, General Han Xianchu made outstanding military achievements
。
In these two battles of great significance to New China, General Han Xianchu made great contributions, and he bowed down to the cause of national defense of the motherland and died later. Without him, the battle to liberate Hainan Island would not have been so smooth, and without him, the enemy would not have won an overwhelming victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Han Xianchu's highlight moment
General Han Xianchu's glorious moments in the Campaign to Liberate Hainan Island and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea were unmatched, and he shared the worries and difficulties of the motherland at the crucial moment, so the chairman did not forget his immortal exploits in 1950, which is an important history that the people should always remember.
After the chairman's approval, Han Xianchu was awarded the rank of general and was one of the fifty-seven founding generals of New China
。 General Han Xianchu is an important talent that is rare in our party and our army; he is brave and good at fighting, courageous and resourceful.
General Han Xianchu was a brave general who really dared to fight and fight without fear of sacrifice. At that time, the liberation of Hainan Island was constantly instructed by the superiors to postpone the operation, and the instructions of the Guangzhou Military Commission were to postpone the battle until June.
However, general Han Xianchu, who was full of vigor, disregarded criticism and punishment and was not afraid of fighting alone, and in early April he called the Fourth Field Army and the Central Military Commission, willing to lead the main force of the Forty Army to cross the sea and land in operations.
Moreover, if we continue to wait, it will be a long night and a lot of dreams; if the campaign to liberate Hainan Island continues to be postponed, I do not know what kind of disputes the Kuomintang army will provoke, and Chiang Kai-shek's long occupation of Hainan Island will certainly be very unfavorable to our new China. Therefore, General Han Xianchu insisted on a quick battle and a quick decision.
The truly brilliant decisions often have the special nature of being obstinate, when General Han Xianchu was not fully supported by his subordinates, and his persistence was lonely and stressful. It is true that "the heavens will descend upon the people of Sri Lanka with great responsibility, and they will first suffer their hearts."
The generals are enjoying the joy of the founding of New China, and not everyone is willing to actively seek war like General Han Xianchu, especially after the defeat in the previous Kinmen landing operation, our army caused huge casualties. Under such tremendous pressure, General Han Xianchu constantly asked the chairman for war.
Finally, on April 10, the Central Military Commission issued the final order for forced crossing operations. On April 16, 1950, the Battle of Hainan Island began, and on May 1, the entire territory of Hainan Island was liberated. But then came the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, and the Seventh Fleet cut off the Taiwan Strait on June 27.
It can be seen that in 1950, General Han Xianchu was probably the most nervous and the most difficult general. Whether it was the liberation of Hainan Island or the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Han Xianchu, as an important general, made great contributions to the victory of the war.
brief summary:
Chairman Mao's instructions on the great title of General Han Xianchu are indisputable, and the motherland and the people should not forget the outstanding contributions made by Han Xianchu to the motherland in 1950. He withstood the pressure of many parties, landed on Hainan Island to fight, and finally completed the liberation of Hainan Island.
In 1986, the founding general Han Xianchu died of illness at the age of seventy-three. General Han Xianchu dedicated his life to the motherland and the cause of revolution, and he fought all the way from the black land in the northeast to Hainan Island at the end of the world. The name of General Whirlwind I is well deserved.
At the last moment of his life, he was still worried about the issue of Taiwan's liberation, and he hated that he could not live a few more years, and then go to the battlefield and cut through thorns. Peace was not easy to come by, and the people will always remember the founding general Han Xianchu.