Liao Zhengguo, the founding major general, is a very distinctive general in the history of our army, and he is also a famous general with outstanding military achievements among the generals of the Volunteer Army.
He had an accidental explosion in 1940 while studying grenades, and unfortunately lost an arm and became a one-armed general.
Among the many founding generals of our army, Liao Zhengguo was also one of the very few generals who wore glasses, appearing to be polite and polite, elegant and clean.
In fact, this general, who graduated from the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and the Higher Military Academy of the People's Liberation Army, did have a high military command ability and cultural attainment, and could be called a Confucian general.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, there was also a good story about General Liao Zhengguo: he cleverly calculated the strength and position of the US artillery from the chaotic explosion of artillery shells, allowing 30,000 troops to safely pass through a dangerous bridge. He was also known as the "Divine Operator".
It was in late May 1951, when Liao Zhengguo, then deputy commander of the 20th Army of the Volunteer Army, was ordered by his superiors to temporarily withdraw north to the east of Jinhua for recuperation.
In addition to the Twentieth Army, other troops also joined the retreating north, with a total of about 30,000 horses, marching northward.
In order for this large force to reach the designated area, it must pass through the two places of Jiuwanli Dan and Huachuan, and between them there is a Huachuan Lake and a bridge on the lake.
When Liao Zhengguo's jeep reached 90,000 Li Da Nang, he could see the vast Huachuan Lake to the north.
The U.S. army has been pursuing and harassing the volunteers, so the Huachuan area is not peaceful. At this time, it was already night, and the night aircraft sent by the US military constantly dropped flares to illuminate the place as if it were daytime.
At the same time, the US military also let their artillery units bombard the Huachuan Bridge, and the explosion of the shells continued to reach the ears of the volunteer soldiers, which also caused Liao Zhengguo's concern: If the ARTILLERY of the US army blocked the Huachuan Bridge, then how could the 30,000 horses including the volunteer army safely pass through this dangerous place?
It's only a mile away from the Huachuan Bridge. Liao Zhengguo told the driver to stop the car. There were a lot of troops crouching by the road.
The staff officer went to inquire about the number of the units to which these cadres belonged, both from their own troops and from fraternal units. They all had to pass through Huachuan, and seeing that Huachuan had been blocked by enemy artillery fire, the cadres were a little anxious and uneasy.
Liao Zhengguo listened to the staff officer's report while observing Huachuan's situation.
He looked at his watch for a moment and whispered to himself.
Suddenly, he pointed at Hua Chuan and asked his staff officer, "There is a lot of learning in the sound of the us artillery!" Do you count how many shells exploded in a burst? ”
The staff officer replied casually, "Probably, about 20 shells." ”
Liao Zhengguo smiled and said, "This is probably not bad!" ”
The staff officer was momentarily confused, he did not notice this, and the sound of the explosion of a shell was too numerous to count.
"The U.S. artillery is a battalion." Liao Zhengguo suddenly said in a confident tone.
The staff officer asked in astonishment, "How do you know that it is the strength of a battalion?" ”
Liao Zhengguo did not answer, but then asked: "Through the sound of the artillery just now, can you tell where the ARTILLERY positions of the US troops are?" How far is Huachuan? ”
The staff officer was asked, and had to shake his head and honestly answer that he did not know.
Liao Zhengguo seemed to be unforgiving, and continued to ask: "Then I ask another question, what is the initial speed of the American howitzer firing per second, do you know this?" ”
The staff officer was so embarrassed that his face was red, was the deputy commander taking a "math test" on himself? These questions were getting harder and harder, and he couldn't really answer them.
Liao Zhengguo said to himself with regret: "I remember that the initial speed of the American howitzer was 650 meters per second. The time spent flying in the air after listening to the shell exit was 7 to 8 seconds, and according to this situation, the US artillery position was about 6 kilometers away from Huachuan. ”
"I measured the previous shell to the next shell exploding, and there was a 5-minute interval between the middle." Liao Zhengguo then said to the driver: "Wait until a burst of shells has passed, then you will drive quickly and cross the Huachuan Bridge." ”
At this time, Liao Zhengguo was already surrounded by several volunteer army cadres, and they took this "math class" taught by Liao Zhengguo as "observers."
It's just that none of them can interject, only honestly listen to the lessons.
In this way, Liao Zhengguo told his subordinates and cadres of fraternal units what methods they could use to pass through the enemy artillery blockade area in Huachuan.
He thought for a moment and said to a few cadres around him: "You should use the enemy's artillery fire to block the gap and run through the Huachuan Bridge." Now it was just an artillery blockade, and it was impossible for the enemy to arrive before dawn. ”
"Got it! Thank you Deputy Commander Liao! It seems that this sounds like a mess of cannon fire, and it is really very learned! The cadres suddenly became cheerful and ran away one by one happily.
"You still have to leave the cadres behind and tell the troops behind how to cross the bridge." Liao Zhengguo made a final care.
After a while, the driver quickly drove the jeep across the bridge according to Liao Zhengguo's instructions.
Shortly thereafter, 30,000 volunteers, including the 20th Army, also passed the Huachuan Bridge in batches according to the method taught by Liao Zhengguo.
Although the U.S. artillery shells continued to bombard the vicinity of the bridge, it is interesting to know whether it was their poor accuracy, or the luck of the volunteers, or Liao Zhengguo's calculations were too accurate, and none of the 30,000 horses were hit by U.S. shells before and after crossing the bridge.
After this incident spread, the generals of the Twentieth Army praised one after another: There is a divine operator Jiang Jing among the one hundred and eight good men in Liangshan, and Vice Commander Liao is the "divine operator" of our volunteer army!