In 1950, the Korean War broke out, and the Chinese People's Volunteers rushed to the Korean battlefield. At the most critical moment, a general named Fu Chongbi was ordered to start the famous Battle of Tieyuan. This battle saved the critical situation of the Volunteer Army and won valuable time for subsequent operations. However, Fu Chongbi was seriously wounded in the battle and never returned to his hometown. What happened to this brave general, and why did he never dare to return to his hometown?
1. Fu Chongbi's revolutionary career
Fu Chongbi was born in 1914 in a poor peasant family in Ningxiang County, Hunan Province. When he was a teenager, Fu Chongbi witnessed the darkness and injustice of the old society, and germinated revolutionary ideals very early. In 1931, he was admitted to Changsha Commercial School and received the influence of progressive ideas. In 1934, Fu Chongbi joined the Communist Party of China and embarked on the road of revolution.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Fu Chongbi devoted himself to the War of Resistance. He has participated in famous battles such as the Battle of the Hundred Regiments and the Anti-"Sweeping" campaign, and has made many meritorious achievements. In 1947, Fu Chongbi led his troops to participate in the Liberation War and fought bloody battles in the battlefields of North China and Northwest China. In the campaign to liberate the great northwest, Fu Chongbi's command post headquarters conquered the enemy's important strongholds, creating favorable conditions for the complete liberation.
After the founding of New China, Fu Chongbi was appointed commander of the 127th Division of the 42nd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. In this post, he led the troops to train hard, improve their combat effectiveness, and made important contributions to safeguarding the security of New China.
In June 1950, the Korean War broke out. The United States sent troops to intervene, and the Korean People's Army was defeated and retreated, and the war situation was very critical. The Chinese Government decided to form a Chinese People's Volunteer Army to fight in Korea and assist the Korean people. Fu Chongbi's 42nd Army was ordered to go to the Korean battlefield.
On the Korean battlefield, Fu Chongbi led his troops to participate in the first and second battles. In these two battles, the Volunteer Army won the first battle, repelled the enemy's attack, and stabilized the situation of the war. But as the war progressed, the volunteers gradually fell into passivity. The enemy mobilized a large number of troops and launched a "strangulation war" in an attempt to annihilate the main force of the Volunteer Army in one fell swoop.
In the face of the enemy's frantic offensive, the Volunteer Army was forced to switch to strategic defense. In order to block the enemy and gain the initiative, the volunteers decided to set up an ambush in the Cheorwon area and fight a blocking battle. This arduous task fell on Fu Chongbi's shoulders.
2. When the Korean War broke out, Fu Chongbi went to the front
On June 25, 1950, the Korean Civil War broke out. The two regimes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea have been at loggerheads, and the contradictions have intensified, which has finally led to war. The Korean People's Army, with the support of the Soviet Union, launched a large-scale offensive in an attempt to unify the Korean Peninsula in a short time. The South Korean army, with the support of the United States, resisted stubbornly, and the battle situation was extremely tragic.
The outbreak of the Korean War has aroused great concern from the Chinese government. At that time, New China had just been founded, and the domestic situation was still very unstable. The Korean Peninsula borders northeastern China, and the flames of the Korean War could reach Chinese territory at any time. More importantly, the United States sent troops to intervene in the Korean War, which directly threatened China's security.
After careful consideration, the Chinese Government decided to send troops to the DPRK to support the Korean people's struggle against the United States. In October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers, led by General Peng Dehuai, secretly crossed the Yalu River and entered the Korean battlefield. The Chinese People's Volunteer Army was reorganized from the Northeast Frontier Army, with a total of 12 armies and 3 artillery divisions, with a strength of 260,000 troops.
The 42nd Army, where Fu Chongbi belongs, is one of the main forces of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. The army was reorganized from the former 4th Column of the Northeast Field Army, with strong combat effectiveness and a well-organized military appearance. Fu Chongbi was the commander of the 127th Division of the army, commanding nearly 20,000 people in four regiments. After receiving the order to enter the DPRK to fight, Fu Chongbi immediately organized the troops to carry out pre-war mobilization and training to enhance the ideological understanding and combat skills of the officers and men.
On October 19, the 42nd Army crossed the Yalu River and entered the territory of North Korea. Due to the need to maintain the concealment of their movements, the troops could only march at night and rest in concealment during the day. Braving the cold, the officers and men crossed mountains and mountains and trekked hundreds of miles, and finally arrived at the predetermined area. Along the way, the Korean people welcomed them in the middle of the road, and the volunteer soldiers were deeply inspired.
After entering Korea, Fu Chongbi led his troops to participate in the first battle. At that time, the enemy was already approaching the Yalu River, threatening the security of the Sino-North Korean border. The Volunteer Army decided to first annihilate one of the enemy's regiments in order to delay its offensive. On October 25, Fu Chongbi commanded the 127th Division to ambush the enemy heading south, annihilating more than one battalion of the enemy in one fell swoop, and repelling the enemy's attack. This was the first victory of the Volunteer Army on the Korean battlefield.
Subsequently, Fu Chongbi led his troops to participate in the second battle. The purpose of this campaign was to block the enemy's attack in the direction of Changjin Lake and to defend important cities in the north of Korea. After more than a month of fierce fighting, the volunteers repelled many enemy attacks, annihilated more than 25,000 enemies, and forced the enemy to go on the defensive. The victory in the second battle greatly boosted the morale of the volunteers.
However, as the war progressed, the tide began to turn. The enemy mobilized a large number of reinforcements and launched a new offensive. At the same time, due to the excessively long supply lines, difficulties arose in the logistical support of the volunteers, and the combat effectiveness of the troops declined. The enemy seized the opportunity to carry out a "strangulation war" against the Volunteer Army, in an attempt to annihilate the main force of the Volunteer Army in one fell swoop.
In the face of the enemy's frantic offensive, the Volunteer Army was forced to switch to strategic defense. In order to block the enemy and gain the initiative, the volunteers decided to set up an ambush in the Cheorwon area and fight a blocking battle. This arduous task fell on Fu Chongbi's shoulders.
Third, in the Tieyuan Resistance Battle, Fu Chongbi was ordered to be in danger
In late November 1950, the situation in the Korean War took a sharp turn for the worse. After landing at Incheon, the "Eight-Nation Alliance," known as the "United Nations Army," marched northward in a big way. After the First Battle of Changjin Lake, the Volunteers were forced to retreat to the Sino-North Korean border, and the defense line was precarious. Taking advantage of the victory, the enemy pursued in a vain attempt to drive the volunteers out of Korea, and even smashed into northeast China.
In the face of the enemy's approach, the volunteers decided to adopt the strategy of luring the enemy into depth, setting up ambushes in the areas of Cheorwon and Cheongchon in northern Korea, and fighting a prepared resistance battle. This task was given to Fu Chongbi, the commander of the 42nd Army.
After receiving the order, Fu Chongbi immediately organized the troops to make pre-war preparations. He carefully analyzed the troop deployment and terrain characteristics of both the enemy and us, and drew up a detailed battle plan. According to his arrangement, the main force of the 42nd Army hid in the mountains north of Cheorwon and ambushed the enemy moving south from the direction of Cheongcheon.
On November 27, Fu Chongbi's troops engaged in an encounter with the enemy in the Cheorwon area. The volunteers disguised themselves as a rout and retreated all the way north. The enemy, believing that the volunteers had lost their fighting spirit, pursued them in a big way, and as a result, they plunged headlong into the ambush circle of the volunteers.
Fu Chongbi gave an order, and the artillery of the Volunteer Army, which was hidden on the mountains on both wings, suddenly opened fire, knocking the enemy's column to pieces. At the same time, the ambush soldiers charged, engaging the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. After a day of fierce fighting, the enemy suffered heavy casualties and was forced to stop the pursuit and go on the defensive.
The victory of Cheorwon greatly boosted the morale of the volunteers. But Fu Chongbi clearly realized that this was only a temporary success, and the enemy would soon make a comeback. In order to consolidate the results of the battle, he commanded his troops to build fortifications and strengthen their positions, and on the other hand, he sent scouts to spy on the enemy's situation so that he could respond to the enemy's movements in a timely manner.
Sure enough, after only two days, the enemy reorganized his forces and launched an attack on Cheorwon. This time, the enemy used modern weapons such as aircraft, artillery, and tanks, and the offensive was extremely ferocious. Fu Chongbi commanded the troops to resist stubbornly and fight to the death with the enemy. The fierce battle lasted for three days and three nights, and the volunteers suffered heavy casualties and ran out of ammunition, but they still held their positions and did not take a step back.
At the last moment, Fu Chongbi personally led a company of soldiers to rush to the enemy formation with bayonets and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. This charge completely crushed the enemy's attack. The enemy was forced to withdraw from Cheorwon and retreat to Cheongcheon. So far, the Cheorwon Resistance Battle has achieved a decisive victory.
The victory in the Cheorwon Resistance Battle was a major victory for the Volunteers after the defeat in the second battle. It saved the critical situation of the Volunteer Army, stabilized the front, and laid the foundation for the victory of the Third Campaign. At the same time, the Tieyuan Resistance Battle also fully demonstrated Fu Chongbi's command ability and the heroism of the troops. In this battle, Fu Chongbi led his troops to annihilate more than 10,000 enemies, killed and wounded one enemy division commander, captured more than 500 enemies, and captured a large number of weapons and equipment. Fu Chongbi was also awarded the Order of the National Flag of the First Class of the DPRK and the Special Merit Medal of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
However, in this battle, Fu Chongbi was seriously wounded. A stray bullet hit him in the abdomen, and he underwent emergency surgery in a field hospital, but the injuries were too severe to recover. After recovering from his injuries, Fu Chongbi continued to fight on the front line until the armistice agreement was signed.
Fourth, Fu Chongbi was injured and never returned to his hometown
The victory of the Tieyuan Resistance Battle was won with the blood of Fu Chongbi and the soldiers of the Volunteer Army. In this tragic battle, Fu Chongbi was seriously wounded. A stray bullet hit him in the abdomen, causing massive bleeding. Braving the hail of bullets, his comrades-in-arms carried him to the field hospital.
In the hospital, Fu Chongbi underwent emergency surgery and finally saved his life. But the injuries were too severe, and his physical condition deteriorated. The doctor told him that he needed to be transferred to the hospital as soon as possible or his life would be in danger. But Fu Chongbi insisted on staying on the front line. "I am a member of the Communist Party and a soldier," he said. As long as I have a breath left, I will fight on the front line, and I must not leave the battlefield!"
After recovering from his injuries, Fu Chongbi returned to the army. Despite his physical weakness, he insisted on commanding the battle. In the ensuing battle, Fu Chongbi led his troops to perform many miraculous feats and annihilated a large number of enemies. But his injuries were also getting worse, he often vomited blood and lost a lot of weight. His comrades-in-arms advised him to return to China for treatment, but he said: "I have come to Korea to fight, not to recuperate." What's more, the war on the front line is tight, how can you leave at this time?"
In this way, Fu Chongbi continued to fight on the Korean front line despite his injuries until the armistice agreement was signed in 1953. On the Korean battlefield, Fu Chongbi successively participated in a series of major battles such as the Battle of Shangganling and the Battle of Jincheng, annihilated countless enemies, and made great achievements. He was awarded the Order of the National Flag of the First Class of the DPRK, the Order of Freedom and Independence of the DPRK, and the Special Merit Medal of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
However, the long-term fighting and injuries seriously damaged Fu Chongbi's body. After the armistice, he was sent to Beijing 301 Hospital for treatment. Doctors diagnosed that his liver and kidneys had been severely damaged and that he needed to recuperate for a long time. But Fu Chongbi was concerned about national construction, and returned to work after a few days of recuperation.
After returning to China, Fu Chongbi successively served as deputy commander of the Hunan Military Region and vice governor of Hunan Province. He devoted a great deal of effort to Hunan's economic construction and national defense construction. But the heavy work aggravated his condition. In 1961, Fu Chongbi's condition deteriorated and he had to quit his job to concentrate on recuperation.
However, this time, Fu Chongbi never succeeded in defeating the disease. On September 8, 1961, Fu Chongbi, who was only 47 years old, passed away suddenly, leaving the people and cause he loved forever.
Fu Chongbi's life is a life of revolution and a life of fighting. For the cause of national liberation and to defend the country, he threw his head and shed his blood, and he did his best to die. His heroic deeds are always worth remembering and learning from future generations.
It is a pity that when the martyr Fu Chongbi died, he had no children or daughters. His only regret is that he never returned to his hometown.
Before Fu Chongbi's death, he mentioned many times that he wanted to go back to his hometown in Hunan. He was born in a poor peasant family in Ningxiang, Hunan Province, and lived a life of exile since he was a child. After participating in the revolution, he has been on the go and rarely has the opportunity to return home. Before dying, he told his family that when he recovered from his illness, he must go back to Ningxiang to visit his fellow villagers.
However, this wish can never be realized. Fu Chongbi never returned to his hometown that haunted him, and he never saw his relatives who missed him day and night.
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Fu Chongbi used his life to interpret the original intention and mission of a Communist Party member. He devoted his whole life to the party and the people and sprinkled his blood on the territory of the motherland. The people of his homeland will always be proud of him.