On May 27, 1949, Shanghai was liberated. As a result of the proper deployment of our army and the strict discipline of the combat troops, the city has basically returned to the hands of the people intact. In the first morning after the gunfire stopped, the streets of Shanghai were filled with PLA fighters.
In the crowd in downtown Shanghai, there is a young man in his early twenties who can't hide his excitement: Hao Yusheng, a former photographer who accompanied the army. When he recalled the liberation of Shanghai, a picture came into his eyes: "When dawn I woke up and looked, Oh, our soldiers, some lying there, some leaning on it, some leaning on their backpacks, some two people sitting there back to back, sleeping there, this is our People's Liberation Army, really called the Master of Benevolence and Righteousness." After seeing this scene, Song Qingling sincerely sighed: "The Kuomintang cannot come back." "Why did this scene make the war-torn Song Qingling burst into tears?"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > tens of thousands of troops sleeping on the road</h1>
On May 12, 1949, the Third Field Army began to attack the defenders on the outskirts of Shanghai. At this time, Tang Enbo, a backbone general of the Huangpu clan who had been appointed by Chiang Kai-shek to guard Shanghai, said triumphantly: "Shanghai cannot be breached. "Because Shanghai is easy to defend and difficult to attack, both in terms of geographical location and urban status."
In view of this, Chairman Mao put forward the principle of "fighting by letters and not by force," not only to fight a city offensive battle, but also to preserve Shanghai in its entirety. Mr. Chen Yi also figuratively compared this battle: "The battle of Shanghai is like fighting rats in a porcelain shop, both to catch rats and to keep porcelain." ”
Chen Yi attacked from the north and south from the beginning, concentrating all his efforts on the outskirts of the city to fight a decisive battle, thus forcing the troops inside the city to go out of the city to support. Finally, under the leadership of Chen Yi, commander of the Third Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, it took only 16 days to lead 100,000 troops to annihilate 150,000 Kuomintang troops, capture a large number of materials, and liberate Shanghai.
Shanghai in May is rainy and rainy on the roads. At this time, the Platon Army, which had won a great victory, did not choose to leave Shanghai, but stayed where it was. Because of Chen Yi's order not to enter the house, the soldiers slept on the streets one by one after several days of sleepless fighting, resulting in a street of more than 500 meters full of PLA fighters.
"Overnight on the Street" by Lu Rensheng on May 27, 1949, on Nanjing Road, Shanghai
Some people objected to this, because the road surface was very wet, in case the soldiers caught a cold. But Chen Yi's answer to this was: "This order must be carried out unconditionally, even the Heavenly King Lao Tzu cannot change it!" Until the campsite was found, everyone slept on the road. This is a greeting gift from our People's Liberation Army to the people of Shanghai! The controversial provision was also written into the Code of Entry.
Although the PLA was victorious, none of them bothered the residents of Shanghai, and even when they felt cold, hungry and tired, they strictly followed the orders of the troops to sleep in the streets. Soldiers lined the streets of Shanghai neatly, not occupying trams and sidewalks, wearing military hats and guns in their hands, and sleeping on the ground, forming a beautiful landscape.
The people of Shanghai pushed open the door in the early morning to see this spectacular scene, and they were all touched, and the disciplined People's Liberation Army did what Chairman Mao said: "Not only the military should enter the city, but also the political city." ", to the people of Shanghai has not committed any crime.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="26" > Chairman Mao gave eight characters after learning of this military order</h1>
When this military order was reported to the Central Committee, it was soon approved by Chairman Mao's telegram, which had only eight big words: very good, very good, very good, very good! He didn't hide his excitement or excitement in the slightest.
The fact that Chairman Mao sent out telegrams in just eight big characters is very rare shows the wisdom of this regulation. A large city like Shanghai, when it was previously ruled by the Kuomintang, feudal forces were deeply rooted. Ordinary people have long been strange to these officials for saying one thing and doing another, so they are full of distrust and doubt about the words "strict discipline of the People's Liberation Army".
However, the best way to change people's fixed views is to take action, and the People's Liberation Army strictly abides by Chen Yi's stipulation of "not entering people's houses and not eating people's food", does not slack off in the slightest, and earnestly fulfills the promise of "meeting gifts", and finally changes people's impression of the Chinese army with practical actions.
The disciplined People's Liberation Army
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="27" > Song Qingling: The Kuomintang can't come back</h1>
During the Battle of Shanghai, Song Qingling remained in the Shanghai Concession to escape the fighting. After the gunfire stopped, Song Qingling realized that the war might be over, so he decided to go out and find out.
She had expected to go out and see a scene of devastation in Shanghai, but to her surprise, when she walked up the bustling streets of Shanghai in the past, she saw rows of people's liberation army lying and resting, and each soldier's face was full of exhaustion, but the military appearance was still neat.
I saw that the densely packed People's Liberation Army used the streets as bedboards, some back-to-back, holding their weapons tightly in their hands. Song Qingling couldn't help but be moved by this scene, and couldn't help but burst into tears, and the neat and orderly People's Liberation Army allowed Song Qingling to see a different Chinese army.
At this point, she understood that the Kuomintang would never come back, and there would be no hope of rising. The incident in Shanghai gave Soong Ching Ling a heartfelt admiration for the People's Liberation Army, and later after the rest of the Song family escaped from China, Soong Qing Ling resolutely decided to stay in China, believing that China would surely move towards a bright future under the leadership of the Communist Party, so she hoped that she would be able to contribute to her country for the rest of her life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > known worldwide as the "Master of Civilization."</h1>
When he saw this scene on the streets of Shanghai, Hao Yusheng, a photographer accompanying the army, took this photo. The next day, the photo caused a warm response at home and abroad. An American magazine also reported: "The era of the Kuomintang is over. Many Western media can't help but sigh at this: the victory master sleeps on the road, which has not been seen since ancient times.
The plaster's move to sleep on the road has made the broad masses of the people further realize the image of the platons with strict discipline and excellent work style of the platons of the Chinese. The liberation of Shanghai was not only a military struggle, but also a political, economic and popular struggle. There is no doubt that our military's iron discipline has opened a new page in Shanghai's history.
Scenes from the liberation of Shanghai
Years later, a French journalist once asked Chen Yi: "Which moment in your life makes you feel most happy?" ”
Chen Yi replied: "The most pleasant moment is to enter Shanghai." This is a sign of a historical turning point in China's semi-colonies. The people have triumphed, and the whole world has seen the hope and strength of the Chinese revolution, which has never been done before in our five-thousand-year cultural history. ”
Chen Yi
I would rather sleep on the road and resolutely not enter people's homes, Chinese people's Liberation Army is the best image spokesperson of the Chinese Communist Party. Whether it was or is now, the Chinese Communist Party has always put iron discipline at the forefront, which is why the PLA has won the hearts and minds of the people.