Liu Haiqing, does anyone know the name? He was the former deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, a native of Tongjiang, Sichuan, who joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army at the age of 12, and also participated in the Great Long March with the Central Red Army, and at the age of 13 he became a member of the great Communist Party of China.
In the modern war, Liu Haiqing can definitely be said to be a general, successively serving as deputy platoon leader, platoon leader, battalion commander and other positions, and participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and in 1955 he was awarded the rank of colonel, and was awarded the third-class August 1st Medal and the Third-class Independence Freedom Medal.
In fact, what many people don't know is that Liu Haiqing could have been awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1988, but he missed it for one reason.
Like most people, Liu Haiqing was born in an extremely poor family, joined the Chinese Red Army at the age of 11, and indeed he was still a doll who had not grown up at that time, but the war came, whether you were an adult or a child, women and children, it was the same on the battlefield.
In the Long March, it can be said that it is really completely admirable for this 14-year-old child, we know that the Long March is extremely hard, the Red Army that can successfully walk down in the Long March is a precious revolutionary fruit, and the 14-year-old Liu Haiqing tenaciously completed the Long March, of course, with the help of many Red Army comrades-in-arms, but this is after all a teenager!
In the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, when Liu Haiqing was appointed as the company commander of the 685th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and successively participated in the battles of Pingxingguan, Xincun, Tancheng and other battles, among which in the Battle of Pingxingguan, Liu Haiqing can be said to have really died nine times, when he was almost hacked to death by the Japanese army, fortunately he left a permanent scar on his forehead.
The time came to the liberation war period, Liu Haiqing was arranged to the northeast, and served as a battalion commander, in the course of the Battle of Xiushui River, Liu Haiqing's troops successfully attacked the headquarters of the Kuomintang army; in the Siping Offensive Battle, Liu Haiqing's troops completely annihilated the Nationalist army defending the enemy.
Among them, Liu Haiqing's biggest battle was undoubtedly in the Tianjin Campaign, when Liu Haiqing led the 334th Regiment to bravely break through the Tianjin City Defense Headquarters and successfully captured the Tianjin garrison commander Chen Changjie at a critical moment.
Chen Changjie was no ordinary Kuomintang general, but he had the reputation of "a victorious general in resisting the day", and he was extremely brave in fighting, but he did not expect to be captured by our People's Liberation Army.
On October 1, 1949, the Great Founding of New China was founded, and then Liu Haiqing successively served as deputy division commander, division commander, and military commander, and also participated in the Great War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in 1950, and served as the deputy division commander of the 113th Division of the 38th Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army.
In 1955, Liu Haiqing was awarded the rank of colonel, and after 9 years, the rank was adjusted again, originally Liu Haiqing at this time could have been promoted to major general, but Liu Haiqing chose to take the initiative to back down, in 1988, Liu Haiqing could have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, but at this time Liu Haiqing was too old to miss it again.
Although the soldiers at that time did not attach importance to their own fame and fortune, after all, everyone aspired to become a general, which has to be said to be a pity!