During the war, our army once had a special team, it was once a Kuomintang army, when fighting the Japanese devils, it was brave and good at war, and never lost, but in the period of the Liberation War, it never won against the People's Liberation Army.
This team is
Zeng Zesheng
The former Kuomintang 60th Army of the Dian Army, and later the 50th Army of the People's Liberation Army, which led the company, shined during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
What is the combat strength of this force? What brilliant achievements have been made in fighting against the enemy? How did you end up not winning once during the War of Liberation?
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The 60th Army of the Dian Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
The 60th Army of the Dian Army was first formed by Long Yun, the "King of Yunnan"
。 Although this contingent later belonged to the miscellaneous army in the Kuomintang ranks and was not valued by anyone, the equipment of this unit before it was incorporated was definitely a front-end. At that time, Yunnan was more special, under the construction of local warlords and other forces, the training of the military here was not inferior to that of the later Whampoa Military Academy in a certain period of time, and there was Also China's first air force training base, plus the Yunnan region bordered Vietnam, and Vietnam was a Colony of France at that time, and the "King of Yunnan" Long Yun even bought a lot of Weapons from the French army to equip the Dian Army.
The 60th Army of the Dian Army
Judging from the figures of military expenditure in Yunnan in 1936, it has reached a staggering 14 million, accounting for more than half of the total financial expenditure in Yunnan, which shows that the Longyun period was spent on local army equipment. Many people may think that military expenditure is so huge, and the number of troops is also very large, right? In fact, these advanced and new equipment only have a total of 36,000 regular troops, including 6 infantry brigades, but the supply of troops is still sufficient.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Long Yun proceeded from the great national righteousness, was willing to dedicate his local troops, and did his best to contribute financial and material resources to save the nation from peril and the people of the whole country to advance and retreat together. He also told Chiang Kai-shek that the Yunnan region could provide 200,000 troops to the front line of the war. In August of the same year, Long Yun integrated all the troops he had operated for many years, and then handed them over to the Nanjing side for unified management, and this team was the Kuomintang 60th Army. From the point of view of the number, this is a new army, but from the perspective of combat capability, the combat ability of the 60th Army cannot be ignored, and the first commander was Lu Han, who was a senior general of the Kuomintang Army at that time, and he was also the last King of Yunnan.
The reorganized 60th Army continued the weapons and equipment of the Dian Army period, and was roughly deployed in half by Belgian weapons and French weapons. The total number of troops exceeds 40,000, which is a rare full formation, and the soldiers have basically received perfect and formal training, and are elite units that have been built with the strength of Yunnan.
After rushing to the interior, the 60th Army existed as a supplementary force, and in the Battle of Weihu, there was no plan to let the 60th Army go to the battlefield in the early stage, but after the Japanese landing in Jinshan, the battlefield situation soon got out of control, and according to the instructions of the Nationalist government, the 60 immediately went to the front line to fight. But before the people arrived, the battle was over, the troops who came down from the battlefield began to retreat to the rear, and the 60th Army had to return to Wuhan with other troops to stand by.
Chiang Kai-shek had actually not seen the 60th Army before, and everyone also believed that the local troops were only local troops, and how could they compare with the regular army? Du Yuming was shocked to see this team one step ahead of Chiang Kai-shek, and even many years later, he still remembered his impression of seeing the 60th Army, and he had a pertinent evaluation, perhaps in terms of military appearance, it was really better than the regular army. Chiang Kai-shek also received the news, and he specially came to see it, and he was simply overjoyed, and then he ordered the 60th Army, which had strict military discipline and neat military appearance, to circumnavigate the city and show the people and international friends that China's military strength was indestructible and that we still had a big move in hand.
Chiang Kai-shek began to "dress up" the 60th Army, first equipped with more than 20 cars, and then allocated a large number of weapons and ammunition for German equipment.
In April 1938, the 60th Army finally ushered in the opportunity to fight on the battlefield, the first battle was the Battle of Taierzhuang, the 60th Army fought with the main force of the Japanese army for more than 20 days, blocking the Japanese attack, and its own loss also reached more than 50%.
Since then, the 60th Army has participated in well-known battles such as the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Nanchang, and the First Battle of Changsha
。
In 1940, the Japanese invaded Vietnam, Yunnan was in a hurry, and some troops of the 60th Army returned to their hometowns to continue to participate in the war against Japan. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek directly transferred this contingent to the northeast, and it should be known that all the troops and generals of Chiang Kai-shek's concubines here were Chen Cheng and Du Yuming. Although the 60th Army is good, at this time it is also a bit like the grandmother does not hurt the uncle does not love, the equipment and materials given are also very general, plus the 60 in this period is not as strict as the anti-war period, and the liberation war is even more defeated, and it is not so likable.
So why did the previous "Ace" combat ability plummet?
Perhaps Zeng Zesheng, who became a military commander in 1945, can give the answer, Zeng Zesheng is also a native of Yunnan, a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, and a staunch patriot. After Chiang Kai-shek launched the civil war, the whole army of the 60th Army was very reluctant to fight, believing that the gun should not be pointed at the Chinese.
Chinese don't fight Chinese
Therefore, after accepting combat tasks every time, it is not as energetic as during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Battle of Liaoshen
After the Liaoshen Campaign began, the 60th Army, which was defending Changchun, under the mobilization of the People's Liberation Army, decided to revolt and peacefully liberate Changchun and surrender to the People's Liberation Army. Immediately afterward, the central authorities reintegrated this unit, selected the old, young, sick and disabled who missed their hometown and did not want to fight and arranged to send them back to their hometown, and selected more than 2,000 soldiers with advanced ideas and loving the country in the ranks to study at the military and political universities in the rear.
On January 2, 1949, the original 60th Army was officially reorganized into the 50th Army of the People's Liberation Army after integration.
He was the first commander.
This contingent also played a major role in the subsequent War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, becoming one of the most powerful units in combat ability.
The 50th Army during the Period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
In October 1950, the Volunteer Army entered The Korean War under the instructions of the Central Committee. The 50th Army, which had just traveled from the northeast to Hubei to suppress bandits, returned to the northeast again under a paper transfer order from the central authorities, and this time more than 30,000 soldiers of the 50th Army will cross the Yalu River and become the heroes of the country, the soldiers of the people, and the "loveliest person" in everyone's eyes.
At this time, the 50th Army, which had been sharply reduced from 58,000 to 33,000, was carrying out the task of suppressing bandits in water conservancy production in Hubei and other places. The 50th Army quickly gathered up its formation and rushed to the northeast by train overnight. Soon after arriving in Jilin, he received orders to cross the Yalu River into Korea to fight.
However, the first few battles in Korea, the 50th Army, were not outstanding, and even made several mistakes in succession, especially during the second campaign. As an important force, the 50th Army failed to reach the designated combat area according to the prior deployment three times in a row, which led to the defeat of Liang Xingchu's 38th Army, but the defeat did not overthrow Zeng Zesheng and the 50th Army, and their subsequent rise was completely stimulated by self-esteem and Peng Laozong.
After the defeat in this battle, Mr. Peng called Zeng Zesheng and Liang Xingchu to the headquarters for a meeting, and Zeng Zesheng sat next to Liang Xingchu, thinking that the dog who made three mistakes would be scolded bloodied, but Mr. Peng, who had always been serious and hot-tempered, did not say a word about him, but instead scolded Liang Xingchu fiercely, and even took him down directly when he was excited.
Zeng Zesheng was very stimulated after this meeting, and he knew very well in his heart that Mr. Peng scolded people because he attached importance to and cared about it, and did not scold? Is there no hope in the first place? Originally it was a Kuomintang uprising unit, and there were still mistakes one after another, General Manager Peng did not say a word, his face was going to be hot, after the meeting, Zeng Zesheng replied that the military department continued to hold the meeting, and the cadres at the bottom were even more depressed after hearing it, and even some people whispered that the team could not be pasted to the side of the scolding.
It was also this sentence that stimulated the soldiers of the whole army of the 50th Army, and they decided that they would have a good turnaround battle after that, and Zeng Zesheng still let go, and if he could not fight well, the commander would go to the 38th Army to liang Xingchu as a partner. Immediately afterward, a serious "rectification campaign" was carried out within the 50th Army, strict military discipline and rules were set, and after some ideological education, the whole army was full of vigor.
Soon, the third battle began, and two battalions of the 149th Division of the 50th Army completely annihilated the British Royal Heavy Tank Battalion in the area west of Xianyouli and Wuqinli. 31 enemy vehicles and armored vehicles of various types were captured, more than 200 people were killed and more than 190 prisoners were taken, including the major battalion commander of the battalion. On the other hand, the 442nd Regiment of the 50th Army also became the first unit of the All-Volunteer Army to enter Seoul, and for a time the 50th Army became famous throughout the army. General Manager Peng and Chairman Mao praised the 50th Army, and this turnaround battle also allowed the 50th Army to regain its former dignity.
In the fourth campaign, Peng Dehuai ordered three divisions of the 50th Army and several fraternal units to block the Americans along the line of establishing positions on the south bank of the Han River. The 50th Army is deployed directly in front of the enemy's main attack, and they will face the aces of the enemy's strongest combat corps, and the 50th Army will face a severe test.
On January 27, the U.S. army launched an attack on the area where the 50th Army was located, and under the command of Zeng Zesheng, it repelled five enemy attacks. In order to hold baiyun mountain, the 50th Army faced a fierce offensive launched by the US army in both directions, and the artillery fire almost flattened the mountain where the 50th Army was located. However, the soldiers of the 50th Army who were responsible for staying here did not have the slightest fear and retreat, desperately blocked the enemy for 11 days and nights, and repelled the enemy's offensive with the cooperation of brother troops.
The 447th Regiment of the 50th Army, which was mainly responsible for this blockade task, was awarded the title of "Baiyun Mountain" regiment
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At the same time, the 447th Regiment was also the first regimental unit in the Volunteer Army to be named.
The 50th Army completely washed away the shame of the early stage, played its own prestige, and let the enemy and all the soldiers remember this team. The 50th Army has undergone several changes in its life, its combat ability is strong, and it has made countless battle achievements, they are China's heroic troops, and they are the pride of the nation.