In 1950, there was such an army on the Korean battlefield: they charged forward and did not flinch, they severely damaged the United Army, completely annihilated the British Royal Tank Battalion, they were the 50th Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army, and their commander was Zeng Zesheng, the commander of the 60th Army of the National Army in the Changchun Uprising.
Zeng Ze's life was bumpy in the first half of his life, but his life was extremely extraordinary, he did his best to get closer to the light, after several ups and downs finally ushered in the sunshine, he carried a pure heart, and contributed to the construction of new China with his heart. Today we will take a look at the legendary life of General Zeng Zesheng.
1. Zeng Zesheng, who is incompatible with the national army
Zeng Zesheng was born in 1902 in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, when the Zeng family was a small local landlord, once also lived a carefree life, but after the death of his father, the family was in a state of ruin, and the two brothers survived in the cracks of that big family, not only being abused, but even not allowing him to go to school.
In his words: "When I was a child, there was only grief, no warmth. He didn't enter the elementary school classroom until he was 13 years old, but after graduating from elementary school, his family did not give him tuition for secondary school. At one point, he insisted that he must go to middle school, but no one supported him. He had to secretly take 200 silver dollars from home to study on his own, but the 200 silver dollars only supported one semester.
50th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army
There was no way he could only give up studying and embark on the road to join the army. At first, he studied at the Yunnan Wutang, but was forced to flee to Guangzhou because of his head, where he joined the Whampoa Military Academy, received new ideas, and learned a lot of solid military theories and tactics.
At the age of 26, he served as a major captain in the Kuomintang Fifth Division, but after Chiang Kai-shek launched the April 12 coup, he witnessed the killing of a large number of Communists and did not want to join these people, so he resigned from the military to learn car driving.
Fortunately, in 1929, Wang Longyun of Yunnan wanted to rectify and improve the military quality of the army, and invited Zeng Zesheng to join the Dian Army, so he joined the army again, and after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he led the army to the front line, and his 60 Army was also established at this time.
On the anti-Japanese battlefield, he was present in wars large and small, and he has been on the front line desperately fighting the Japanese.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Lao Jiang did not shy away from the stage, and Zeng Zesheng officially became the commander of the 60th Army. He did not approve of the internal atmosphere of the Nationalist Army at all, but in order to save the 60th Army, he suppressed his inner dissatisfaction.
60th Army
In the Nationalist army, he was simple and low-key, not smoking, drinking, playing cards, not dancing, and out of place with other officers around him. And he knew in his heart that there were some things that he absolutely could not do, so he said that in March 1948, his superiors ordered him to blow up the plump power station.
Zeng Zesheng was under a lot of pressure after receiving the order, but he knew that if he really did, dozens of surrounding counties would be destroyed and thousands of people would be displaced, so he preferred to be killed in disobedience rather than do it.
Later, when talking about this incident, he said: "If we really blow up the power station, we will become the public enemy of the people in the northeast and the sinners of the nation..."
Change the turning point of a lifetime
It is mentioned earlier that Zeng Zesheng, in order to save the 60th Army, concealed his forbearance under Lao Jiang, but this hidden forbearance was broken after the Battle of Liaoshen. In December 1947, the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army launched an attack and took Siping in March of the following year.
Zeng Zesheng
In addition, they adopted a series of policies toward Changchun, which made Zeng Zesheng, who was stationed in Changchun, clearly understand the current situation, and he knew that now he had to make a choice, either to rise up or to stick to Changchun.
His heart was tormented: he had always been unaccustomed to the style of the Nationalist army, but he was afraid that the uprising would affect the relatives of the 60th Army in Yunnan.
However, time is not waiting for anyone, in such a tense situation, in just a few months, Zeng Zesheng held many meetings to discuss, and finally he made up his mind to gamble, he wanted to lead the 60th Army to revolt, he believed in the people, believed in the People's Liberation Army, and believed that their decision would usher in the light. It turned out he was right.
In October of the same year, Zeng Zesheng led 30,000 soldiers under his command out of the city and returned to the people. At the same time, Liu Hao, a representative of the People's Liberation Army, was ordered to enter the city, and after the handover was completed, Zeng Zesheng went to Jiutai with the 60th Army and officially issued a notice of uprising.
After the liberation of Changchun, the leader of the Northeast People's Liberation Army sent a telegram to Zeng Zesheng and the whole army of the 60th Army: "Your glorious and righteous deeds are extremely important contributions to the people of Northeast China. Later, Zeng Zesheng's 60th Army was changed to the 50th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and he still served as the commander.
Zeng Zesheng's troops revolted
III. Defending the Homeland and Defending the Motherland, Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the 48-year-old Zeng Zesheng was recuperating in the northeast, but when he heard that the 50th Army was going to Go to Korea, he immediately found Tan Zheng, deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Fourth Field Army, and asked to lead the 50th Army to the front.
Tan Zheng looked at the haggard Zeng Zesheng in front of him and advised him: "This battle is not as good as before, your body is not yet sound, I'm afraid you can't hold on!" ”
Zeng Zesheng did not change his mind when he heard him say this, but became more determined, he said: "No matter how hard it is, I will go, this is a kind of test." ”
There was no way, Tan Zheng could only agree to his request. On October 25, 1950, he crossed the Yalu River with his 50th Army and set foot on Korean soil, beginning a particularly arduous battle, leaving a chapter on the Korean battlefield.
On the day of Chinese New Year's Eve in 1951, Zeng Zesheng and his soldiers cooperated with the strength of the brotherly troops in Linjinjiang to annihilate the British Emperor's tank battalion, which was known as the strongest and most elite in britain, and blew up 27 tanks, armored vehicles and cars.
Send troops to resist the United States and aid Korea
In addition, under the strategy formulated by Mr. Peng, Zeng Zesheng led his brothers to take the lead in attacking Seoul, where they used their flesh and blood to stubbornly block the enemy for more than fifty days and nights.
In addition, Zeng Zesheng's footprints were left in many mountains north and south of the Han River, and he led his troops deep into the enemy camp, studied the terrain, and consulted with the deputy commander and political commissar to formulate a combat strategy. In the two-year and nine-month war, he led the 50th Army to create brilliant records.
At the end of January 1951, Mr. Peng commended the 50th Army in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army, and Zeng Zesheng personally went to the headquarters of the Volunteer Army and met with Mr. Peng. As soon as the two men met, General Manager Peng shook his hand tightly and said, "You command well, the 50th Army has fought well, I will strengthen your Fifty Army and give you the 50th Army a change of clothes." ”
Zeng Zesheng listened to Mr. Peng's words, was also relieved, shook the other party's hand back, and said excitedly: "I tried my best, so that we can also raise our heads in front of the brother troops." ”
After listening to Zeng Zesheng's feelings, Mr. Peng replied directly but humorously: "What you said here is not the uprising and reorganization of the troops, I think I came out of the old army like you, and everyone regarded the 50th Army as their family." ”
Peng Dehuai
Mr. Peng knew that General Zeng Zesheng was feeling guilty when he said this, afraid that he would not be able to catch up with the brothers' troops, so even if no one looked down on them from the day of his uprising, Mr. Peng still used him as an example to comfort him.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 50th Army became a heroic army in the hearts of many people, and it was also highly praised and praised, and someone once said: "Commander Zeng Zesheng has always been active in the front line of the war, and every battle site must be repeatedly competed with the enemy, so that the enemy has paid a very high price!" ”
In April of the same year, the 50th Army was ordered to return to China for recuperation, and Zeng Zesheng met Chairman Mao for the first time. He was nervous and excited that day, afraid that he would not behave well. But what he did not expect was that Chairman Mao was a very good person, talking with him about the world, talking about the past and the present, and talking a lot.
Of course, the most important thing is the situation on the battlefield, and he reported the situation on the battlefield to Chairman Mao in detail. Chairman Mao also praised him: "Your battle in Korea is quite beautiful, not bad!" ”
He remembered this sentence for many years, after all, this was Chairman Mao's affirmation of the whole army. But in fact Chairman Mao was very familiar with the situation on the Korean battlefield, even more than the people who fought in the Korean battlefield, which made him very ashamed at one time, he said: "Although I fought a victorious battle, I was somewhat negligent about the station of the detachment. Chairman Mao knows everything about the squad every day, and I am really ashamed! ”
Mao Zedong
After being received by Chairman Mao, Zeng Zesheng returned home and directly told his wife: "This Beijing cannot stay for a day." ”
Yes, after talking with Chairman Mao, he was shocked, moved, ashamed, and he could not wait to return to the battlefield. In July of the same year, he once again returned to the Korean battlefield with the 50th Army, this time at the age of 49, he traveled to all the grass-roots squads under his command and fought alongside them.
In 1955, the 50th Army completed its mission perfectly and was ordered to retreat, and in May of that year, Zeng Zesheng met Chairman Mao again. After the meeting, Chairman Mao praised Zeng Zesheng and the 50th Army for their contributions on the battlefield as he had last time, saying: "You have fought well. ”
And Zeng Zesheng also said modestly as usual: "Compared with the brother troops, it is still a lot worse." ”
Chairman Mao was also very happy to hear him say this, and Shunshi and Zeng Zesheng talked and discussed the current situation together, and in the same way, Zeng Zesheng benefited greatly from this conversation. So he told Chairman Mao the request that had been hidden in his heart for several years.
He said, "Mr. Chairman, I've always had an idea in my heart, can I make a request to you today?" ”
Chairman Mao was on his way, and of course he would not refuse this, so he nodded his head and said, "If you have any requests, just mention them." ”
Therefore, Zeng Zesheng informed Chairman Mao of his greatest wish in all these years: to join the Communist Party, and Chairman Mao smiled and said, "Actually, you don't need my approval, your conditions are completely possible to join the Communist Party, but I suggest that it is better for you not to join the Communist Party." ”
Zeng Zesheng was a little confused when he heard Chairman Mao say this, but he knew that Chairman Mao must have his reasons, so he directly asked the reasons in person, and Chairman Mao also gave his intuitive reasons.
Chairman Mao said that now that New China has just been founded, it is not stable, and there are not a few countries in the world that question China, and Zeng Zesheng can just do a good job of publicizing New China to the world as an outsider in the party, so that he can be more convincing.
In addition, Chairman Mao also said: "From a macroscopic point of view, it is better for the country not to join the party now, so for the sake of the national interests, please wait a little longer, can you?" ”
After listening to Chairman Mao's words, Zeng Zesheng admired Chairman Mao even more in his heart, and he was also able to fully understand Chairman Mao's thoughts and intentions, so he responded without saying a word, and has been practicing them ever since.
In the construction of new China, Zeng Zesheng traveled all over the mountains and rivers like he did on the Korean battlefield, leaving his footprints on every inch of China's land and contributing all his strength to New China.
In September 1955, Zeng Zesheng was awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general, and on February 22, 1973, General Zeng died of illness in Beijing at the age of 71.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is a war in which the weak prevail over the strong, and the flesh and blood against steel is a battle of determination and will, and even more a war of justice. Zeng Zesheng's contribution to the Korean battlefield is indelible, and he has written a magnificent legend with his own strength and a warm patriotic heart.
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