In April 1947, the Jinsui troops of the People's Liberation Army were in a strong position in the Jinzhong region, winning consecutive battles, which made He Long, commander of the Jinsui Military Region, feel very good.
However, this afternoon, a phone call from the front line of the first column made He Long suddenly change color.
This call was made by Liao Hansheng, political commissar of the first column of the Jinsui Field Army, who reported to Commander He that in a small-scale encounter that had just ended, our army had continued the momentum of consecutive victories and crushed an enemy force.
Commander He laughed as he listened: "No matter how big the scale, it is good to win a battle, and it is a big victory to accumulate small victories!" ”
But when Liao Hansheng mentioned that he had captured a batch of beautiful white war horses from the enemy, Commander He suddenly changed his face and hurriedly asked: "Is there a brown birthmark half the size of a palm next to the right eye of that white horse?" ”
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, and the feature is obvious!" Liao Hansheng's tone was very affirmative.
"Oops! That's He Bingyan's horse! Commander He blurted out, and the anxiety revealed in his tone made Liao Hansheng, an old subordinate, feel rare.
Without waiting for Liao Hansheng to speak, Commander He said eagerly, "How did He Bingyan's horse fall into the hands of the enemy?" Where did he go? It is impossible to be a captive, isn't it..."
"I've sent someone to find it." Liao Hansheng understood what the commander was going to say.
"How many people were sent?" Enough? Commander He did not wait for Liao Hansheng to answer, and then issued an order in a very serious tone: "Liao Hansheng, I order you, you must get He Bingyan back!" There are not enough people to dispatch a division! ”
"Yes!" Liao Hansheng replied.
"I only have one sentence, I want to see people alive, and I want to see corpses when I die!" Commander He finished saying this and hung up the phone with a snap.
He Bingyan was gone, why was He Long in such a hurry?
The reason is simple: the three armies are easy to obtain, and one will be difficult to find. He Bingyan was the well-deserved number one general under Commander He, and the two were born and died in the protracted revolutionary struggle, forming a deep friendship, and it is not an exaggeration to say that "knowing one's heart for one's life" is not exaggerated.
Both were surnamed He, but they were not relatives. Commander He was a native of Sangzhi, Hunan, and He Bingyan was a native of Songzi, Hubei, and the latter was 17 years younger than the former. Although the two are not father and son, they are like father and son.
In fact, He Bingyan was not originally surnamed He, but called Xiang Mingyan.
In the spring of 1929, a Red Army team passed through Songzi, Hubei Province, and the 16-year-old iron boy Xiang Mingyan accidentally found that his long-lost father had become a Red Army soldier, and immediately asked to be a Red Army soldier like his father.
The father did not want his underage son to be born and die on the battlefield, and he wanted to take him back with a flat shoulder.
However, Xiang Mingyan refused to comply no matter what, and cried and shouted, "I am going with He (Dragon), not with you!" ”
After Xiang Mingyan joined the Red Army as he wished, in order to show his ambition to rewrite his fate, he deliberately changed his name to "He Bingyan".
Although he was young and not tall, he was very courageous, very brave in battle, and always rushed to the forefront of the charge. He started as a guard for Commander He, and after a long period of training, he gradually became an excellent commander of the Red Army.
During the Long March, He Bingyan was already the commander of the Red Fifth Division, who led thousands of people, and was the most important general of Commander He.
In that era of war, wherever Commander He pointed out, He Bingyan of the three armies of the Brave Crown hit everywhere, never discounted a bit, and made countless battle achievements.
During a battle in Guizhou, He Bingyan's right arm was unfortunately shot and broken by the shoulder, and he refused to amputate his limb with the courage of his flesh.
Later, commander He personally rushed to the horse and gave the order, and He Bingyan did not say a word and agreed to listen to the doctor's words. Subsequently, he completed the amputation without taking anesthesia, and this legend can be called the famous "Guan Yun Chang Scraping Bone Cure Poison" in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Although he became a one-armed general, He Bingyan was never ambiguous in his fighting and was still a fierce general.
This time, He Bingyan received instructions from his superiors to leave the Third Column of the Jinsui Field Army, where he was originally located, and to go to the First Column as deputy commander.
He was an acute son, bent on arriving at his post as soon as possible, and with the fact that he had a good martial art, he resolutely refused to let the three columns send troops to escort him, but went to the headquarters of the first column alone.
Unexpectedly, on his way to his post, he actually encountered an enemy and fell into the enemy's siege.
In the fierce battle, the white war horse that He Bingyan was riding was frightened, and he fell off his horse and was injured.
In such a difficult situation, He Bingyan was still not afraid of color, and his wit and flexibility were around the enemy.
Fortunately, due to the darkness, He Bingyan hid on the edge of a cliff and escaped with the help of the vast night and complex terrain.
The enemy did not catch He Bingyan, but blocked his war horse. Just as they were preparing to lead their horses back to report their merits, they met a narrow line with a column of troops and were defeated. In this way, He Bingyan's war horse became the spoils of a column of soldiers.
After Liao Hansheng received Commander He's order that "even a division should be dispatched to find He Bingyan," he immediately sent troops to search carefully along the enemy's route, and sure enough, he Bingyan, who had already run out of bullets and was wounded.
Knowing that He Bingyan was not difficult not to die, Commander He Yangtian laughed: "I will just say that if the revolution is not successful, He Bingyan cannot die, nor can he die!" ”
In the decades of military career, He Bingyan left a body full of scars and diseases, and also experienced the adventures of five up and five down, but he made outstanding military achievements and became a dazzling general star in the history of our army.
In 1955, He Bingyan became the founding general. However, only 5 years later, he died of illness at the age of 47 while serving as commander of the Chengdu Military Region.