In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, there was a unit praised by Marshal Peng Dehuai for its outstanding contributions to the United Nations forces of the United States and South Korea, which made Marshal Peng Dehuai very excited, so he wrote on the commendation order "Long live the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, long live the 38th Army", and the commander of this unit was Liang Xingchu, who was awarded the rank of lieutenant general when he was awarded the title in 1955.
(Liang Xingchu)
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Liang Xingchu, commander of the Banzai Army</h1>
Although the 38th Army was later called the "Banzai Army", they also suffered a lot of setbacks in the early stages of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and when the People's Volunteers first entered the Korean battlefield, the United Nations army was not aware of such military intelligence, so MacArthur divided the United Nations army into two teams after occupying Pyongyang and drove to the Border between China and North Korea.
(Viva Army was commended)
After entering Korea, Marshal Peng Dehuai seized the loophole of MacArthur's surprise attack and ordered the 38th Army to conquer Heecheon and annihilate the garrisoned South Korean Eighth Division, thus cutting off the retreat of the American army, the plan was perfect, just when the 38th Army rushed to the front, the Korean People's Army provided information on the front line, and this time the 38th Army was about to deal with a strong black American army.
(Black Legions on the Korean Battlefield)
Liang Xingchu, who had received this information, changed his original combat strategy and became somewhat conservative, and such a deployment caused the 38th Army to lose the fighter plane of this battle in vain, even if the enemy had fled when the 38th Army made a long-distance attack to the intended combat site, later, the intelligence of the Korean People's Army was proved to be wrong, and Liang Xingchu was criticized by Marshal Peng Dehuai for the wrong decision made by this wrong information.
At the meeting of the Volunteer Army Headquarters on November 13, 1950, Marshal Peng Dehuai shook hands with the commanders, but glanced at Liang Xingchu and criticized him: "Tiger General, I see that you are a rat general." Marshal Peng Dehuai became more and more angry the more he scolded, and even had to tear up and cut off the horse, and after the meeting, the director of the Volunteer Army Operations Department found Liang Xingchu and told him what President Peng said to him before the meeting.
He said that Mr. Peng told him that he would tell Liang Xingchu that he might scold him more fiercely at the meeting, and his temper was like this, don't be discouraged because of this criticism. Liang Xingchu, who was criticized, was very ashamed, and secretly made up his mind to be humiliated in the next battle.
In late November 1950, the 38th Army received a new task, that is, to lure the enemy to the ambush circle, the 38th Army deliberately gave up after taking the battle ground, began to retreat, and dropped some discarded weapons during the retreat, this move made the American army believe in the retreat of our army, the American army quickly pursued, Commander Peng Dehuai also ordered at this time, the 38th Army according to the opportunity to penetrate the enemy, and then annihilate the enemy in the encirclement.
(Battle Map of the Battle of Songkuofeng)
Liang Xingchu, who had not completed the task last time and was criticized, had already made up his mind to successfully complete the task this time; between Tokugawa and Ningyuan, he arranged for a crack army to penetrate the past and blow up the Wuling Highway Bridge, which the enemy's lame leg had to pass, and Liang Xingchu divided the 38th Army into three roads and occupied two high grounds, encircling the enemy's 7,000 people in a place of more than ten square kilometers, and finally annihilating the enemy completely. The battle was fought very happily by Mr. Peng, but the record of the 38th Army was far from the same.
Later, in the battle to seize the positions of Gari Ridge and Xingdri, the 38th Army made a great contribution, and when our army arrived at Gari Ridge, it was found that this area had been occupied by the US army by virtue of its mechanization advantage, and the enemy army was roasting fire to keep warm. After Receiving the information, Liang Xingchu decided to use a sneak attack to win the battle.
(Turkish Brigade)
So two companies of our army quietly touched the main peak in the snow barefoot and draped in white sheets, and just when the enemy was still in the dark, after a fierce gun battle, this unit was completely annihilated, and the occupation of Gari Ridge by our army disrupted the us army's battle plan, but the war situation was still very tense.
The 113th Division, which was in charge of other combat tasks, was also marching nervously, and in order to hide, the fighters all wore sheets and marched in the night, two days and two nights, continuing to fight and march, but still insisting on advancing. In the end, he arrived 5 minutes ahead of the enemy and occupied the three-mile position, which was very important to the American army.
Because the Sansoli position was very important to the US army, the US army mobilized a large number of troops to attempt to attack the volunteer army in the north and south of sansholi. But Liang Xingchu was not worried because of the enemy's large-scale attack, he was calm and calm, sticking to the position, the volunteer army was also very brave, facing the enemy's tank trucks, the volunteer army was very clever to stuff the grenade into the tank tracks, causing great difficulties to the enemy.
Our army used many tactics and techniques on the Korean battlefield, for example, when facing the enemy convoy, the concentrated fire destroyed the vehicles in the platoon to block the road, and then sent fighters combined with the high ground firepower to eliminate the vanguard convoy and organize the US army to march.
In such a difficult environment, the soldiers of our army still stuck to their positions and repelled wave after wave of enemy attacks, which is the famous Battle of Songbone Peak, and the tragic situation of this battle was recorded in the famous newsletter "Who is the Most Lovely Person", and the outstanding performance of this battle ensured the victory of the entire Western Front operation, and the 38th Army was indispensable.
(Oil painting Battle of Songbone Peak)
After this battle, Mr. Peng was overjoyed, very proud of the volunteer soldiers, and even hurriedly wrote a commendation order for them, and Peng Lao, who had written the commendation order, always felt that it was not enough, and wrote "Long live the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, long live the 38th Army." This is the reason why Liang Xingchu's 38th Army is known as the Banzai Army, and he has also proved himself through this battle.
Fighting on the Korean battlefield was the most colorful part of Liang Xingchu's career, but Liang Xingchu's credit was not only on the Korean battlefield.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Liang Xingchu's tragic childhood</h1>
Liang Xingchu, born in 1912 in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, is very hard-working, his family makes a living from striking iron, Liang Xingchu began to engage in this work when he was a child, spent his adolescence under the oppression and exploitation of his employers, in 1930 he joined the Red Army at the age of 18, more than half a year later, he joined the party, it can be seen that his thinking is advanced, his combat talent and command talent are also outstanding, he made many military achievements in counterattacking the Kuomintang's repeated "encirclement and suppression", and won the third-class medal of the Red Fourth Army.
During the Red Army period, Liang Xingchu served as a squad leader and platoon leader, and finally became the regimental commander, and later during the Long March, he served as the first cavalry company commander of the Red Army, and successfully completed many reconnaissance and combat tasks, and his extraordinary courage made him very bright in the army, and he was soon promoted to the regimental commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Red First Army.
Soon, the Outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Liang Xingchu was transferred to the 685th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, as a battalion commander and regimental commander, on September 25, 1937, during the Battle of Pingxingguan, Liang Xingchu fought in it, and when the battle situation was deadlocked, Liang Xingchu personally led the soldiers to bayonet and the Japanese devils to carry out a white-knife battle, this battle was finally won, and the Victory of Pingxingguan dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army.
(Oil painting flat type Guan Dajie)
Later, he was transferred to Shandong, and in the Shandong Military Region, he led the vast number of soldiers and civilians to carry out mine warfare and sparrow warfare in combination with the local area, which played a very good role in attacking the Japanese puppet army and greatly enhanced their self-confidence in countering Japanese aggression.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Liang Xingchu led his troops to the northeast, and when he first arrived in the northeast, he annihilated 6 battalions of the Kuomintang in The River, which was the first annihilation battle against the Kuomintang on the northeast battlefield.
(Liaoshen Campaign)
Even if Liao Yaoxiang's troops were very well-armed, they did not make Liang Xingchu feel a little afraid, three days and three nights passed, Liao Yaoxiang did not advance further west, Liao Yaoxiang had to be trapped in Montenegro, and this blockade bought time for the main force of the People's Liberation Army to march eastward. When the reinforcements arrived, Liang Xingchu, together with the reinforcements, divided and surrounded the Kuomintang army, and eventually annihilated Liao Yaoxiang's more than 200,000 troops.
After the liberation of the Liaoshen region, the People's Liberation Army marched south, and the victories in the Battle of Yichang, the Battle of Crossing the River, and the Battle of Hengbao all had the merits of Liang Xingchu, and successively moved to the northeast and Guangxi, so that Marshal Luo Ronghuan could not help but praise him as a "tiger general." It was these merits, combined with his outstanding military exploits in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, that created the prestige of General Liang Xingchu, who was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General in 1955.
Later, he successively held posts in China's Hainan Military Region and Guangzhou Military Region, laying a profound foundation for china's coastal defense construction in southern Xinjiang, and as an outstanding Communist Party member, he has been doing his best in his post and making contributions to the motherland with his own efforts.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > sudden illness and death</h1>
After leaving his retirement, Liang Xingchu began to write his own memoirs, wrote down his own events during the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, and put forward some ideas for military construction, but in 1985, he died suddenly, obviously the day before he was still discussing things with his comrades-in-arms, how he passed away in the blink of an eye.
In September 1985, Liang Xingchu and his wife went to see the new house together, planned to move in soon, but in the end did not make the trip, Liang Xingchu had a cold at this time, he rushed to the hospital for treatment, Liang Xingchu did not care, still planning to move, lived for a few days in the hospital and went home to move.
National Day holiday, the whole country is full of cheerful atmosphere, after the doctor holiday only left Liang Xingchu's wife Ren Guilan to take care of him, on October 4, Ren Guilan after visiting Liang Xingchu, he wanted to pick up Liang Xingchu for a few days to discharge, he first went to clean the health of his new home, Liang Xingchu also drank tea in the hospital as usual, read the newspaper, and also received his old comrades-in-arms who came to visit him, but when he was reading the newspaper, a sharp pain suddenly struck like a chest.
Liang Xingchu quickly called the nurse and informed the attending doctor, but because the attending doctor was not in the hospital, the new doctor was not familiar with the condition and only did a routine examination, and in the early morning of the next day, Liang Xingchu died in the hospital due to ineffective rescue.
(Later years of Liang Xingchu)
Liang Xingchu's wife Ren Guilan was very sad after learning the news, and immediately rushed to the hospital, and the comrades-in-arms also heard the news and rushed to the hospital, obviously the day before or even a few hours ago Liang Xingchu was still talking to his comrades-in-arms, and said that he had nothing to do, and as a result, he died of illness the next day, and the comrades-in-arms thought that this was a medical accident and wanted to apply for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
But this proposal was still rejected by his wife Ren Guilan, who told her comrades-in-arms: "The person has died, and the autopsy can only know that he is sick, and he cannot save the person, he has fought all his life, there are many injuries and diseases, and now that he is gone, let's leave a complete body." The comrades-in-arms were not good enough to say anything more, and could only mourn for Liang Xingchu.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the love story of Liang Xingchu and his wife</h1>
Liang Xingchu and his wife and wife have a deep affection, the two got acquainted in the war years, both made their own contributions to the liberation of the people and the rejuvenation of the nation, and the acquaintance of the two is also an interesting story.
Ren Guilan is not Liang Xingchu's first wife, Liang Xingchu's first wife was known during the War of Resistance Against Japan, when Liang Xingchu was leading the military and people against the Japanese invaders in the Shandong region, his first wife Li Guifen was a medical worker in the local Women's Rescue Association, the two met for work reasons, and therefore had a good feeling for each other, so they took advantage of the situation and tied the knot, and the two contributed to the anti-Japanese resistance together.
But it is very unfortunate that in 1947, Liang Xingchu was fighting abroad, But Li Guifen unfortunately suffered from the terminal tuberculosis of that era, and soon died, Liang Xingchu was very sad, but the war was important, he had no energy to grieve and did not have the opportunity to see her again.
Liang Xingchu continued to fight with the troops, and later the troops received a group of female hygienists sent by their superiors, Liang Xingchu was ordered to go and pick up the troops, after Liang Xingchu arrived, he found a female hygienist crouching next to him, the weather was very cold, she was frozen and shivering, Liang Xingchu gave her his military coat to wear, at this time they only had this intersection.
Later, in the Black Mountain Blockade Battle, Liang Xingchu was unfortunately injured in the battle, and was sent to the rear to recuperate, at the beginning Liang Xingchu's severe pain did not notice the surrounding situation, after the wound was treated, Liang Xingchu found that this time to treat him was the female hygienist who lent her military coat that day, and also knew that her name was Ren Guilan.
The two also became acquainted, during the recovery period, Liang Xingchu often went to the health center, intentionally or unintentionally met with Ren Guilan, the guards found liang Xingchu's actions, they specifically told the health team, more arrangements Liang Xingchu and Ren Guilan contact, the two are more and more familiar.
Ren Guilan's family is from Shandong, but because when she was a child, her family fled to the northeast, and the family opened a shop in order to make a living, but her father died of illness soon after, and the mother and daughter had a hard time, there was no way, 16-year-old Ren Guilan joined the army, and then was assigned to the health team to learn medical knowledge.
Liang Xingchu slowly established a relationship with Ren Guilan, two bitter people in the war years to support each other, in the tide of the rejuvenation of new China, hard work, experience the hardships of life together, a blink of an eye is 38 years, until Liang Xingchu died, the revolutionary friendship between the two ended. The old man Ren Guilan is still alive today, still witnessing the rise of New China.