Comprehensively compiled from the WeChat public accounts "China Military Network", "China Youth Network", "Chinese Communist Party News Network", People's Liberation Army Daily, Military Daily reporters
He was an Army commander
However, the Chinese Volunteer Army Air Force was established
Defeat the enemy in the Korean battlefield
Shock the world
He put all his heart and soul into it
Dedicated to the cause of the Air Force
April 8
It was the anniversary of his birth
He is the People's Liberation Army
First Commander of the Air Force
Liu Yalou
Liu Yalou. Infographic
The army commander became
The first commander of the Air Force
June 1949
After the CPC Central Committee moved from Xibaipo to Beiping
The Kuomintang Air Force came and harassed from time to time
Mao Zedong felt strongly the threat from the sky
The decision was made to form an air force
Among the many generals
Mao Zedong selected Liu Yalou
Liu Yalou is from the Long March Road
Senior generals who came out
He studied in the Soviet Union
As Chief of Staff of Shino
Commanded large corps of fighters
He also served as the principal of the Northeast Old Aviation School
On July 10, 1949, Mao Zedong wrote to Zhou Enlai raising the issue of establishing an air force as soon as possible
Mao Zedong brought Liu Yalou to him and said:
"Liu Yalou, you fought well
Now get you from the land to heaven
How about you being an Air Force commander? ”
Put yourself in charge of preparing for the Air Force
Liu Yalou didn't expect it at all
He hurriedly said:
"Chairman, I studied the Army in the Soviet Union
I don't understand the Air Force, I'm afraid I can't do it."
Mao Zedong smiled and said to Liu Yalou:
"I just want you, the one who thinks you can't do it, to do it"
That's it
Liu Yalou, who was in danger
He became the first commander of the Air Force of New China
Five days after Liu Yalou became commander of the Air Force
He was fierce
Just preside over the meeting
The central theme of the conference was the establishment of aviation schools
In 1959, Liu Yalou spoke at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Sixth Aviation School. Infographic
"Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee has earnest expectations
The Air Force trains combat pilots
The faster the better, the more the better
Therefore, you were commissioned to open an aviation school
Fight for the day
A day or an hour cannot be delayed
Give everyone the time to prepare
Can only be given for one month
All schools must start on December 1st."
Then
The air in the conference room suddenly froze
How easy is it to build six aviation schools in a month?
Liu Yalou said sonorously and forcefully:
"Can school start on December 1st?"
Yes to every aviation school
Responsible for the first test of cadres
The start of school at the prescribed time is a hero
Delaying the start of school dates is a bear
Are you heroes or bears
See you on December 1st"
Liu Yalou's words
Sound on the ground
Tightened the heartstrings of everyone
It also aroused strong resonance
Heads of aviation schools
More than twenty days and nights in a row
His eyes were red
In the end, the task was completed
The period of the initial establishment of the Air Force
It was the busiest period in Liu Yalou's life
He worked until late at night every day
Wear a coat
Whirlwind-like, running east and west
He inspected it for three days
Six aviation schools are distributed throughout the country
Every second counts on the front line
To do a good job in the Air Force
Liu Yalou is diligent and asks
assiduous
He used to say to people:
"I didn't learn to fly for a day
Never flew a day
Let me be the commander of the Air Force
I had to be a schoolboy
Learn from scratch! ”
The United States exclaimed:
"China has an air force overnight"
October 19, 1950
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
Cross the Yalu River to the Korean front
It opened the prelude to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
After the Chinese Volunteer Army entered the Korean War
The U.S. Air Force is facing China and North Korea ground forces
and the rear transport line bombarded wildly
Combat operations for Chinese and North Korean armies
Causes a lot of stress
And Liu Yalou was urgently ordered
The Chinese Civil Air Force was formed
Only newly formed
2 fighter aviation divisions
1 bomber regiment
1 strike regiment
There are fewer than 200 combat aircraft of all types
Pilots have only a few tens of hours of air flight time
And no combat experience
Chinese Civil Volunteer Air Force. Infographic
Such a disparity in strength gap
Back off?
No!
Liu Yalou with the young air force "sacrificed his body to shine the sword"
Fight against the world's number one enemy
He said:
"Temper and grow in battle
It is not only the requirement of the objective situation of the war
And it is to promote the Air Force
The right path to rapid growth and expansion! ”
Every battle fought by the participating troops
He all participated in battle commentaries
Study combat lessons with pilots
In his notebook
The history of many air battles was recorded
The condition of the enemy and us flying
He said to ground commander Fang Ziyi:
"After every air battle
You're going to give me the summary of the battle
More evening newspapers can be given to me
I was before five o'clock in the morning the next day
Will definitely reply to you"
Analyze the characteristics of the enemy and ourselves day and night
Liu Yalou finally led everyone
I have found the combat know-how
Volunteer Air Force pilots exchange experience in air combat. Infographic
He based on the combat experience of the pilots
Drafted the "one domain multi-layer four-four system"
Tactical principles of air combat
Its basic meaning is:
The same batch of aircraft in the same echelon to fight
In four units
By different intervals, distances, heights
Take the level equipment (minimum configuration of two layers)
It forms a small team and a large depth battle formation
In accordance with the unified operational intent
Take the long machine as the core
Within the scope of visual and tactical contact
Maintain one domain and fight together
Liu Yalou made a vivid analogy:
"It was like a swarm of bees
Where does the queen bee fly
The swarm follows everywhere
The whole is a whole
There is cover, there is attack, there is mutual cooperation
Never be washed away
In this way, the combat effectiveness is greatly improved."
He explained the basis of this tactic
It is to carry forward the spirit of collectivism
Implement a double-click cover two-plane attack
Proven in practice
This is an effective method of warfare to defeat the enemy and win victory
For the first time, the Volunteer Air Force bomber unit carried out a day and night bombing mission
The air battle lasted two years and eight months
The Chinese Volunteer Air Force participated in a total of 366 battles
A total shot down the "United Nations Army" led by the United States
330 aircraft of various kinds
95 enemy aircraft were damaged
Repeatedly defeated the U.S. military
"Ace" and "Double Ace" pilots
Chinese Civil Volunteer Air Force
From not being able to fight, to learning to fight
From small battles to big battles
Operate on a single aircraft
To the skies over the three thousand miles of The Mountains of Korea
It has left a trail that will never be seen
Created in a disparity in strength contrast
Victory miracle in the case!
Mao Zedong praised one after another:
The Volunteer Air Force was a blockbuster
The Wang Hai Brigade, a famous air force hero collective on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Lieutenant General Willand, Commander of the U.S. Far East Air Force
Later recalled:
"The Chinese Air Force is for us
It has always been a mystery
They were like one night
And I learned everything
Pilots have very little time
Be able to fight in air
They seemed to have divine help in the darkness
For us
A lot of things incredible! ”
"Ordinances, made up ...
Send a copy to Babaoshan"
Under the glass of Liu Yalou's desk
It's all pictures of battle heroes
Whenever there are guests
He will introduce them one by one
Be at home in
"We people
We must cherish the blood of martyrs
Remember their sacrifices
To work extra hard"
In September 1955, Liu Yalou spoke at a ceremony to confer the rank of Air Force officer. Infographic
After the war
He led the Air Force
Undertake heavy homeland air defense tasks
He presided over the compilation of the first batch of various regulations and regulations of the Air Force
Teaching materials, exercises and training syllabuses
End of 1964
Liu Yalou was diagnosed with liver cancer
During treatment in Shanghai
He didn't stop working for a day
His wife advised him to be at ease
Worry less about your work
But he said:
A Communist
You can't always hold on to lack of energy
Letter of introduction for not doing a good job to see Marx"
In the midst of illness
Liu Yalou met with many people
But it's all about work and big things
Until life is in danger
He quietly said to the medical staff:
"I received Marx's invitation"
Dying
He was always thinking about the Air Force
Once, he was in a coma for a long time
After recovering consciousness after rescue
Intermittently exhorted:
"Ordinances, to be made up ...
Send a copy to Babaoshan"
May 7, 1965
Liu Yalou, 55, passed away
The Central Military Commission gave him a tie-
Written in 16 big letters
"The country lost its city, and the three armies wept
Meritorious service in the society, a hundred generations of fang"
Remember! salute!
Source: Central Committee of the Communist Youth League