After the death of General Su Yu, he was not buried in The Eight Treasure Mountain.
In accordance with the general's last wishes, people scattered his ashes in more than 20 places where he had fought.
Friends who have been to the Menglianggu Martyrs Cemetery should be able to see,
In the middle of the cemetery is where some of General Su Yu's ashes are scattered.
When meng Lianggu is mentioned, many people will think of Zhang Lingfu, because he is one of the central figures in this battle.
In recent years, many people have praised Zhang Lingfu
"Famous Anti-Japanese General"
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At the memorial site of the Battle of Menglianggu, he was commemorated with great fanfare, and even some female netizens, after seeing Zhang Lingfu's handsome photo, regarded him as a great man.
Hate not being able to give birth to yourself decades early, so that you can marry such a man.
Is Zhang Lingfu really as good as some people think? Not necessarily!
One
Zhang Lingfu's original name was Zhang Zhonglin, and the reason why he changed his name was because he had been imprisoned for a year for killing his wife Wu Hailan with his own hands, and changed his name after he was released from prison.
Although Zhang Lingfu lived for a short time, he married many wives, and his wife Xing Fengying has been living in the countryside (after Zhang Lingfu killed his second wife, he also went to find Xing Fengying, who later gave birth to a child for him. ）
There are several theories about Zhang Lingfu's murder of his wife.
It is said that Zhang Lingfu is fighting outside because of a joke from others,
Suspecting that his wife was having an affair, he shot her when he returned home
The second theory is actually the speculation of Zhang Lingfu's fourth wife, Wang Yuling, who believes that Zhang Lingfu killed Wu Hailan because he suspected that the other party was a spy and stole a military document.
Whatever the reason, this kind of man who regards human life as a straw and is even so desperate for the person next to his pillow should not be sought after in any era.
After Zhang Lingfu killed Wu Hailan, he was sued by the Wu family, but Chiang Kai-shek "cherished cai" and secretly released him after only one year of detention.
Incidentally, during the same period of Zhang Lingfu's wife-killing case, there was also a murder case in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and Huang Kegong, a cadre of the Red Army, shot and killed the woman Liu Qian because of the attempted forced marriage.
In a very different way from Chiang Kai-shek's handling, Chairman Mao personally instructed the murderer to be shot, and Huang Kegong was quickly disposed of.
It should be known that Huang Kegong had made great contributions in the Battle of Loushanguan, had also participated in the Long March, and was a red army divisional and regimental cadre, and his status was much higher than Zhang Lingfu's.
One is that "those who have meritorious service must also be punished for committing crimes," and the other is "when employing people, they will be punished for their sins." Who is right and who is wrong, who is good and who is bad, the people's hearts are like mirrors.
After Zhang Lingfu was released from prison, he married two wives successively, the third was a traditional old-fashioned woman, with an ordinary appearance and was not favored, and it did not take long to be abandoned, and the fourth was Wang Yuling, who was well known to many people.
Then, how outstanding is the "military talent" of Zhang Lingfu, who killed people without paying for his life and was regarded as a "talent" by Chiang Kai-shek?
Two
Starting from the anti-Japanese period, many people say that Zhang Lingfu was a "famous anti-Japanese general" who participated in a series of battles against Japan, such as the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Wuhan, and the Battle of Shanggao, and also said that the great victory of Wanjialing was the credit of Zhang Lingfu.
But to be honest, Zhang Lingfu's sense of existence in these battles was extremely low, and even some of them he did not participate in at all.
After his release from prison, Zhang Lingfu defected to the newly formed 74th Army and served as a staff officer under Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 51st Division.
During the Battle of Songhu, the 51st Division led by Wang Yaowu played an outstanding role. At that time, the coordinated attacks of the Japanese army, land, and air were repeatedly repelled by Wang Yaowu, and the Shanghai "Declaration" praised this, and Wang Yaowu became a well-known anti-Japanese hero for a time.
Wang Yaowu
At this time, what was Zhang Lingfu doing? At that time, he only had a fictitious position and did not participate in this battle, at most reading the newspaper at the division headquarters to understand the situation in the front.
The Great Victory of Wanjialing was the only campaign during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to completely annihilate the entire Japanese division, but when the Battle of Wanjialing began, Zhang Lingfu was only a brigade deputy.
He didn't even have the right to directly lead the troops, so what qualifications did he have to say that the Great Victory of Wanjialing was his credit?
In 1941, when the Battle of Shanggao began and the 74th Army made great contributions, Chiang Kai-shek awarded the no. 1 and no. 2 of the Kuomintang's highest honor, the "Army, Navy, and Air Force Martial Arts Certificate," to the 51st Division and the 57th Division, respectively, and there was nothing to do with the 58th Division, and Zhang Lingfu, who was the deputy commander of the 58th Division, had nothing to do with it.
If Zhang Lingfu's performance in the Battle of Wanjialing and the Battle of Shanggao was quite average, then in the Second Battle of Changsha, Zhang Lingfu was able to consider that his superior (Liao Lingqi, commander of the 58th Division) was miserable.
At that time, Liao Lingqi returned to his hometown to become a relative, and Zhang Lingfu, deputy division commander, led the entire division to the front.
According to the custom, prevention and control measures need to be deployed when marching, but somehow Zhang Lingfu did not even do the most basic disguise.
As a result, when the troops marched to the Jiaoxi Ridge, they were bombarded and strafed by the Japanese, and the soldiers of the 58th Division fled in all directions.
After Liao Lingqi received the news of the troops' expulsion, he immediately set out to chase after the large troops, and as a result, when he encountered such a situation, he worked hard to rescue the remaining team.
The 58th Division suffered heavy losses, and after this battle, Liao Lingqi was shot by Chiang Kai-shek.
However, for Zhang Lingfu, Liao Lingqi's death was not a bad thing, because with him carrying the black cauldron, Zhang Lingfu was not only not disposed of, but also changed from deputy division commander to main division commander.
From 1944 to 1945, Zhang Lingfu, on the recommendation of his old boss Wang Yaowu, entered the general officer class of Chongqing Army University.
The generals allowed the generals to bring one staff officer each to participate in the study, and Zhang Lingfu made a special one and brought two.
Obviously, his combat level was not high, zhang Lingfu did not concentrate on studying, he only took one class a day, and the other courses were taught by the staff officers on his behalf.
It was also during this period that
Zhang Lingfu spent 7 million yuan to buy a villa in Chongqing, which was decorated with grandeur and dazzling brilliance.
After the completion, he specially invited the students to visit. General Dong Qiwu was also invited and shook his head.
In April 1946, the old boss Wang Yaowu was promoted to a position of division commander, and under his recommendation, Zhang Lingfu was appointed as the commander of the 74th Division.
Many people think that Zhang Lingfu is a "famous general in the War of Resistance", because the merits of the 74th Division have been counted on Zhang Lingfu's head, and if you really want to talk about it, it should also be Wang Yaowu's credit. Those people did not praise Wang Yaowu, perhaps because during the Liberation War, Wang Yaowu finally turned to us.
All in all, Zhang Lingfu's position in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was initially no more than that of a regimental commander, and it was not until the end of the war that he was promoted to division commander; although he fought several hard battles against the Japanese Kou, he did not command a battle that could be called a large-scale battle, calling him a "famous general.", I am afraid that the participants in the war at that time would laugh off their teeth after hearing it.
Later, the reason why the government issued anti-Japanese commemorative medals to Zhang Lingfu's family was
For the sake of his participation in the War of Resistance Against Japan, it was not because he was a famous anti-Japanese general.
Zhang Lingfu's wife and children
Three
At the beginning of 1947, the Kuomintang adjusted its strategy, no longer engaged in all-out offensives, but instead focused on attacking northern Shaanxi and Shandong.
In the Shandong Liberated Areas, the Kuomintang concentrated 24 integrated divisions, with a total strength of about 450,000.
Among them, there is Zhang Lingfu's ace 74th Division.
This time, the Kuomintang side learned the lessons of being broken by our army in the past and began to adopt the tactics of fighting steadily and maintaining close ties.
For a time, our army did not find a suitable fighter.
In late March, the Nationalist army began a full-scale offensive, and by early April, it had occupied the Lunan area and was ready to advance towards Luzhong.
At this time, our army has adjusted its deployment and withdrawn the main force to the area east of Laiwu and Xintai.
Wait for the moment.
Chiang Kai-shek and Gu Zhutong believed that the main forces of the People's Liberation Army were retreating step by step, and the main forces of the Kuomintang should follow and pursue, so they ordered the major corps to continue to advance and force the People's Liberation Army to carry out a decisive battle.
In this way, Zhang Lingfu and his 74th Division, under the cover of two wings and the powerful corps that followed, rushed straight to Tanbu, which was the location of the front line headquarters of the East China Field Army.
The 74th Division, with a total of more than 30,000 people and all American armaments and equipment, was trained by the US Military Advisory Group and was known as the head of the five main forces, and its arrogance was very arrogant.
On May 11, Zhang Lingfu, who was anxious to grab the lead, led the 74th Division, threw off the cover of both wings, and launched an attack on Huaye from Duozhuang.
At this point, Su Yu finally caught the opportunity.
According to the PLA's historical style of play, it is generally the weak first and then the strong, and the easy and then the difficult, but this time, Zhang Lingfu is greedy and adventurous, and the fighter is fleeting, even if there are only three points to grasp, Su Yu must fight.
In fact, although the 74th Division is strong, it is not invincible.
The 74th Division was a descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, and had always been arrogant, Zhang Lingfu was flying and flying on weekdays, and the contradictions with other generals were very deep, and if they were besieged, others would not go all out to rescue them.
More importantly, since the beginning of the Liberation War, Zhang Lingfu and his 74th Division have been attacking the Liberated Areas of East China with a roar, and Hua Ye has long been itching with hatred.
On the other hand, when Zhang Lingfu found that he was facing HuaYe's main force, he immediately pulled his troops to the nearest Meng Lianggu.
"Gu" is different from ordinary mountains. The top of the mountain is generally pointed, but the gu is not the same, the top of the mountain is usually relatively flat, and some can even do ploughing, you can imagine how flat. However, Gugu is surrounded by cliffs and cliffs, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
There are seventy-two valleys in the Yimeng Mountains, and Meng Lianggu is the largest of these 72 valleys.
Meng Lianggu
From the point of view of war,
This terrain is not suitable for attack, and the defenders, with their high terrain and complex fortifications, can often gain a huge advantage, which means that the attacking side will have to pay a very high price.
Chiang Kai-shek saw this as a great opportunity to start a decisive battle with the East China Field Army, and while sending the air force to drop food and ammunition, he ordered Zhang Lingfu to hold firm, while letting the 25th Division, the 83rd Division, and 10 other integrated troops come to reinforcements.
This kind of thinking is called "
Stick to the help, the center blossoms
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This means that Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division was used to attract Huaye's main force, and hundreds of thousands of Nationalist troops around it counter-encircled Huaye.
In simple terms, the situation at that time was:
Su Yu surrounded Zhang Lingfu, and the Kuomintang army surrounded Su Yu.
This is destined to be a deadly battle.
Our offensive forces have followed in succession, and some companies have changed 7 company commanders. Before the battle was over, the summit of Meng Lianggu's main peak had been cut off by several feet.
For Su Yu, the strong attack on Zhang Lingfu and his 74th Division was only one part of the way, and it was equally important to prevent the Arrival of Nationalist reinforcements.
During the Battle of Menglianggu, Su Yu inspected the position
Although Li Tianxia on the Nationalist side was reluctant to give her full support to the 74th Division because of her disagreement with Zhang Lingfu, she was also a Kuomintang general
However, Huang Baitao and Hu Lian were desperate to break through our army's defensive line.
Tianma Mountain was the closest hill to Meng Lianggu and the most important position to stop enemy support. Huang Baitao's reorganized 25th Division, sparing no expense and even using the tactics of man and sea, launched a strong attack on our army's positions.
The battle was extremely brutal, and Liao Zhengguo, the general of our army who commanded the main position of Tianma Mountain, was only left with seven or eight soldiers around him.
Once Huang Baitao broke through the Tianma Mountain defense line, not only zhang Lingfu's 74th Division could break the siege, but Hua Ye's army would be in danger of being heavily surrounded and attacked from the abdomen and back!
At a time of great danger, a battalion happened to pass by,
It turned out that this was the second battalion of the Twenty-eighth Regiment of the 4th Column and 10th Division, and the battalion commander was leading the troops to Menglianggu.
Liao Zhengguo hurried forward and explained the situation to the battalion commander, who obeyed the overall situation and obeyed the command, and put the strength of this battalion on top, so that the Tianma Mountain defense line could be defended.
In the Battle of Menglianggu, our army mobilized nearly 300,000 troops and fought fiercely for three days and three nights.
In the end, the 74th Division was completely annihilated, and Zhang Lingfu was killed.
In the Battle of Menglianggu, Chiang Kai-shek's proud ace army, the "74th Division," was annihilated, the arrogance of the Kuomintang was dealt a heavy blow, and the political situation throughout the country also underwent major changes.
But the war has only been a few decades, already
Some people have hyped up Zhang Lingfu's "merits," deliberately exaggerated Zhang Lingfu's exploits, and even openly carried out activities to commemorate Zhang Lingfu at the site of the Menglianggu Campaign.
When Su Yu's eldest son, Su Rongsheng, learned of this situation, he was very dissatisfied and once wrote to the Shandong side to reflect this problem:
Some people on the Kuomintang side, including Zhang Lingfu's family, found Zhang Lingfu's command post to pay tribute, and the momentum was relatively loud...
Zhang Lingfu died in Meng Lianggu, and his family came here to pay tribute, we can understand and do not interfere, but we cannot put the memorial items on display for a long time, or even as a landscape for people to visit, which is absolutely not OK!
...... During the Liberation War, Zhang Lingfu's hands were stained with the blood of the revolutionary people, and we will never forget them!
Four
Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of the goods.
On the value of appearance, Zhang Lingfu may be able to rank ahead, but in terms of talent and battle achievements, he can't even catch up with many people.50% of them.
The Kuomintang side really has the gold content is the "Qingtian White Sun Medal", which is awarded to generals who have contributed to the anti-Japanese resistance, and there are more than 200 Kuomintang generals who have received this medal.
Zhang Lingfu did not get this until his death, indicating that at least within the Kuomintang, his ranking was outside 200.
Zhang Lingfu's name is well known not because of how well he performed in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but because he was killed during the attack on the Liberated Areas of Shandong and written into history textbooks.
To put it bluntly, the reason why there are so many fans of Zhang Lingfu now is because he is handsome and his daughter-in-law is beautiful, which is just in line with their fantasies about "Internet celebrities in the Republic of China".
But
To advocate Zhang Lingfu's exploits and commemorate Zhang Lingfu at the Meng Lianggu Memorial Site, we must first ask the people of Meng Lianggu and the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who sacrificed their lives if they are willing!
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the landlords left the land and ran away, and later, the Eighth Route Army distributed these lands to the peasants.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the landlords formed a homecoming regiment, and the Shandong "homecoming regiment" returned with Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division.
The villagers were buried alive, some were thrown into the oil pot, and there are still many places in Shandong where the bloody deeds of the return group are circulating.
The homecoming regiment went around committing violence under the banner of the 74th Division, but Zhang Lingfu did not take it seriously, believing that diao people should be deterred.
How could such a general possibly be supported? How can such an army win the hearts and minds of the people?
The reason why the Battle of Menglianggu was victorious was that in addition to our army's desperate fight, the sons and daughters of Yimeng also played a great role in it.
Model "Yimeng Six Sisters"
According to statistics, during the Battle of Menglianggu, the people of Yimeng and Mongolia dispatched more than 920,000 migrant workers. The total population of Mengyin County is only more than 200,000, and there are more than 100,000 migrant workers who support the front.
The people boiled water for the troops, sent letters to lead the way, and did their best to support the front.
The villagers originally did not have much food at home, but even if they were hungry, they had to support the troops; the militia and cadres in the village were on the front line, and the elderly women and children were not idle, and everyone did their best to guide the troops, deliver ammunition, collect military shoes, and care for the wounded; the villagers ate only one meal a day, and worked in the rear day and night...
A local lady took the risk of instructing our artillery commanders to shell targets
Lieutenant General Su Rongsheng said it very correctly:
Zhang Lingfu participated in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and could pay tribute to him, but he
Wherever there is merit in the War of Resistance, there will be long-term memorials
We must not get the menglianggu battle memorial site!
Otherwise, how can we face the martyrs who died in the Battle of Menglianggu? Could it be that Zhang Lingfu annihilated the 74th Division and made a mistake?
Hype Zhang Lingfu, either stupid or bad!