"During the Qingming Festival, the rain is pouring, and the pedestrians on the road want to break their souls", the Qingming Festival is an important day for the traditional people in China to commemorate the departed. During the Qingming Festival, many people will return to their hometowns to visit the graves and worship, and some people will take advantage of this season to go to the martyrs' cemetery or memorial hall to commemorate the heroic martyrs, to comfort the souls of countless heroic souls in heaven and express their feelings of remembrance.
However, not all of the sacrifices on Ching Ming Festival are so appropriate, and some commemorations have caused a lot of controversy. For example, at the memorial site of the Battle of Menglianggu, the wind of commemorating Zhang Lingfu actually prevailed, and Su Yu's son chose to write a letter of anger.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > the Battle of Menglianggu</h1>
The Battle of Menglianggu took place from May 13 to 16, 1947, with important instructions from Chairman Mao, jointly commanded by Chen Yi and General Su Yu, and the battle site was Menglianggu in Linyi City, Shandong Province. The complete annihilation of the Kuomintang 74th Division, known as the "head of the five main forces," was a turning point in the East China Battlefield.
In 1947, the Kuomintang abandoned its previous strategy of all-out offensive against the Liberated Areas, shifted to a focused offensive, shrunk the front, and began to concentrate firepower on northern Shaanxi and Shandong. The Kuomintang put 24 integrated divisions in the Shandong battlefield and set up a headquarters in Xuzhou, under the unified command of Gu Zhutong, commander-in-chief of the army.
On May 11, 1947, Chen Yi and Su Yu learned that the 7th Army and the 48th Division had departed from Heyang and advanced toward Yishui, and the reorganized 74th Division was marching towards Tanbu. Among them, the 51st Brigade, the 57th Brigade, and the 58th Brigade of the 74th Division all have a full set of US armaments and equipment, and these teams are all trained by the US army and have the title of "the head of the five main forces".
After consultation, Chen Yi and Su Yu decided to adopt the plan of "fierce tiger digging out the heart". The adoption of this operational plan is also subject to multiple considerations.
On the one hand, Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 74th Division, was a proud man, who was proud of his military achievements, had deep contradictions with other units, and had accumulated grievances for a long time, if the 74th Division was besieged, the surrounding troops would most likely not help the 74th Division get out of trouble;
On the other hand, most of the Yishui area is rocky and mountainous, the terrain is rugged and complex, which is very suitable for the army to assemble and hide, and the main force of the East China Field Army is on the front of the 74th Division, and there is no need to remobilize a large number of troops, and there are 4 times more east China Field Army nearby than the 74th Division, and it is not a problem to accidentally surround and annihilate the 74th Division.
In this campaign, Chen Yi said categorically, "We must have the courage to take the head of the opposing general from a million troops." General Su Yu issued an order that all units concentrate their firepower to annihilate the 74th Division, preferring to let go of the 25th Division rather than let the 74th Division slip away.
A strong opponent will stimulate a stronger potential, achieve a stronger victor, the East China Field Army and the 74th Division are old enemies, is the mortal enemy, has already had two fierce duels with the 74th Division, as the saying goes, "again and again two no more three", the third meeting, it is indeed time for the two armies to have a victory or defeat.
After 2 days of siege and 3 days of fierce fighting, on the 16th, the East China Field Army finally attacked the 74th Division's stubborn resistance to garrison Daguding, and successfully killed Zhang Lingfu. On the 17th, Chairman Mao sent a congratulatory telegram. At this point, the Kuomintang had no second force to resist the PLA troops.
The victory in the Battle of Menglianggu broke the Kuomintang plan to attack the Liberated Areas of Shandong, turned the tide of the war, greatly helped the war in Shaanxi and other battlefields, and greatly boosted morale.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="14" > Nationalist general Zhang Lingfu</h1>
Speaking of the 74th Division, we have to mention the commander of the 74th Division, Zhang Lingfu. Zhang Lingfu is a graduate of the 4th phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and has a background of roots in Miao Hong. It should be known that Chiang Kai-shek has always favored the students of the Whampoa Military Academy, especially the first and fourth phases. The first time Zhang Lingfu entered Chiang Kai-shek's sight, it was because of a less glorious thing.
In 1936, during a war, Zhang Lingfu returned home and chose to personally shoot his wife Wu Hailan. Later, Zhang Lingfu, who should have been sentenced to death, escaped the disaster because he was seriously ill at the time.
Just when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing and there was a lack of military talent, Wang Yaowu recommended Zhang Lingfu to Chiang Kai-shek, and with Chiang Kai-shek's consent, Zhang Lingfu was released and made meritorious contributions.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhang Lingfu was experienced in hundreds of battles and had distinguished himself in battle, and was promoted all the way to become the commander of the 74th Division. Rich military achievements, rapid promotion, and well-equipped troops also made Zhang Lingfu gradually become arrogant and conceited.
Zhang Lingfu, who prides himself on being strong and well equipped, attacked alone in the War of Liberation in order to seize the lead and penetrate deep into our army. Commander Chen Yi immediately made a decision, besieged Zhang Lingfu, completely annihilated the 74th Army, and killed Zhang Lingfu.
Zhang Lingfu
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="20" > Qingming sacrifice activities</h1>
Although the Battle of Menglianggu achieved great victories, we cannot ignore that in order to win this battle, the People's Liberation Army lost more than 2,000 people and wounded more than 9,300 people in this battle. Nowadays, every Qingming Festival, a large number of people will spontaneously organize commemorative condolence activities at the memorial site of the Menglianggu Campaign.
The original intention of the establishment of the Menglianggu Battle Memorial Hall is to let us remember history, cherish peace, and remember the difficulty of living today. Behind the memorial is the cemetery of the martyrs who participated in the war, and the ashes of General Su Yu are placed in the middle of the cemetery. Behind the martyrs' tomb, a martyr's name pagoda is built, on which are engraved the names of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Menglianggu.
Su Yu
Such a solemn and solemn place, where thousands of martyrs are buried, should have been taken seriously, but some unscrupulous merchants used a gimmick to commemorate Zhang Lingfu to attract tourists to visit, which is disrespectful to the revolutionary martyrs.
Zhang Lingfu, who has been dead for more than sixty years, suddenly became popular, which is also a matter of nearly ten years. The reason for this is, in the final analysis, one word - money.
In the past ten years, China's film and television industry can be described as a rapid development, a large number of movies, TV series appeared in the market.
In order to pursue ratings and revenues, some anti-war films have defied history and made up history in a haphazard manner, causing misunderstandings among many people who do not know the situation. In some TV dramas, Zhang Lingfu is portrayed as a person with feelings and righteousness, wisdom and strategy, plus, the male actors who play Zhang Lingfu are more handsome, and even zhang Lingfu is a "male god" in the hearts of the audience.
These film and television works glorified Zhang Lingfu and exaggerated Zhang Lingfu's role in the war, and Zhang Lingfu did not have much influence on the war situation during the War of Resistance.
Zhang Lingfu's merits in the War of Resistance Against Japan are not high, and in some film and television works, the screenwriters place the exploits of Wang Yaowu, the boss who belongs to Zhang Lingfu, on Zhang Lingfu, giving the audience a great misleading impression that Zhang Lingfu is a famous anti-Japanese general.
Wang Yaowu
When the audience watches film and television works, they are also too convinced, treating film and television dramas as history, without their own thinking, and following the thinking of marketing numbers.
In addition to the influence of film and television works, there is also a competition for the place where the Battle of Meng Lianggu took place.
Mengyin County is the battlefield of the Menglianggu Campaign, which has been jointly confirmed by the Kuomintang and the Communists for decades, and Yinan County, as a rising star, is coming fiercely, and for the sake of Menglianggu, a tourist resource, it is very unpleasant to seize Zhang Lingfu as a selling point.
The cadres of the two places shifted their positioning of Zhang Lingfu and gave zhang Lingfu a large-scale propaganda, which played a very bad role in guiding and leading.
This matter, ostensibly for the development of tourism, is actually far more than that. In addition to tickets, which drive local tourism revenue, there are also a large number of state subsidies and financial support. Driven by the battle between the two places, Zhang Lingfu's popularity gradually sounded.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="34" > Su Yu's son denounced - in the new era, it is even more necessary to guard the position of public opinion</h1>
Su Yu was the commander of the MengLianggu Campaign, and Su Yu's son Su Rongsheng himself experienced the war and knew the cruelty of the war. Su Rongsheng participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam, and the War of Self-Defense and Counterattack against Vietnam, personally experienced the tests and baptisms of the war in the peacetime era, and also witnessed his close comrades-in-arms fall in front of his eyes, and he knew even more deeply that peace was not easy to come by.
Lieutenant General Su Rongsheng heard that the two places attracted tourists for tourism resources and ticket revenue, and took Zhang Lingfu as a selling point, and he was very angry and angry.
Lieutenant General Su Rongsheng once said that Zhang Lingfu was buried in MengLianggu and his family came to worship, which was also understandable. However, in the Menglianggu Battle Memorial Hall, Zhang Lingfu is publicly commemorated, which is sorry for the soldiers who died in the Menglianggu Battle, we fought Zhang Lingfu and the 74th Division is absolutely correct.
We can think of Zhang Lingfu as a general with military talent and admire him, and we can also have some commemorative activities for General Zhang Lingfu, but it should not be at the Menglianggu Battle Memorial. If Zhang Lingfu is commemorated at the Menglianggu Battle Memorial Hall, it will negate our East China Field Army's fight against Zhang Lingfu.
Just think, if there had been no liberation war at that time, we would most likely not have the happy life we have today. Without the bloody sacrifices of those revolutionary heroes, there would be no era of peace for us.
In the days when the new crown epidemic hit, if it were not for the decisive decisions of our party, our lives would still be in chaos. Compared with the current chaotic situation on a certain island, and looking back at the 100 years of our party's struggle, we should resolutely support the party's leadership.
On some important occasions in the future, Lieutenant General Su Rongsheng also gave some speeches and made important instructions: The battle is still going on, we must not be careless, we must heighten our vigilance and we must hold the battle position.
Later, Lieutenant General Su Rongsheng wrote a letter to the secretary of the Shandong Provincial CPC Committee and the commander and political commissar of the Shandong Military Region, demanding that these problems be thoroughly investigated and corrected. Through the investigation, the scenic spot made rectification and also punished a group of people.
Su Rongsheng
Lieutenant General Su Rongsheng said: The original intention of building the Menglianggu Battle Memorial Hall is to publicize this campaign and educate our young people, we must defend the battlefield, expand the achievements of the battle, and the ideological struggle cannot be stopped.
Young people should remember history, never forget their original intentions, keep their mission in mind, and have their own ability to distinguish. Today's self-media is developed, there are massive information bombardment every day, have their own judgment ability, do not be led by the nose of the marketing number article.