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Author: Forget about the jianghu
On 2 March 1969, armed clashes broke out in the Ussuri River basin on the Sino-Soviet border.
The conflict was sparked by Zhenbao Island on the Chinese side of the main channel of the Ussuri River, with an area of 0.74 square kilometers, which has belonged to the Chinese side since ancient times. In the 1960s, as Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated, the Soviet side continued to provoke conflicts on the border. In just over 2 years from January 1967 to the outbreak of the conflict, soviet border guards invaded our treasure island 16 times.
Treasure Island
The trigger for this conflict was that the Soviet border patrol team landed on the island and tried to expel our defenders.
Born in Shenyang in 1941, the head of the shoudao border guard station is Named Sun Yuguo, who worked as a worker in a metallurgical machinery factory for several years. He joined the People's Liberation Army at the age of 20 and was the station chief of the Raohe River Defense Station before the war. For the invasion of the Soviet army, Sun Yuguo had long been prepared, and the Soviet side could not "sneak attack" and was defeated.
The final result of the initial confrontation on March 2: the Soviet border patrol was killed by more than 40 people, wounded more than 30 people, and lost an armored vehicle, a command car and a large open-top truck. Our side guards also lost 20 lives and many others were injured.
In the context of the time, such brief conflicts were normal. After the clashes broke out, Lieutenant General Wen Yucheng, deputy commander-in-chief, reported to Mao and Zhou and demanded that General Chen Xilian of the Shenyang Military Region be prepared for a self-defense counterattack. In fact, this is to fight a "special counterattack": not only to make the opponent feel deterred, but also not to let the opponent have the opportunity to go mad.
After receiving the instructions, General Chen Xilian immediately began to form the hulin and raohe forward command posts, referred to as "tiger rao front finger." At that time, the Shenyang Military Region had 4 deputy commanders: Liu Zhuanlian, Tang Zi'an, Jiang Yonghui and Xiao Quanfu.
Treasure Island "Fighting Hero" Sun Yuguo (right)
Founding Lieutenant General Liu Zhuanlian was a native of Chaling, Hunan, at the age of 57. The founding major general Tang Zi'an was a native of Xiangtan (present-day Zhuzhou), Hunan, and was also 57 years old at the time. Founding Major General Jiang Yonghui was a native of Ruijin, Jiangxi, at the age of 52. Founding Major General Xiao Quanfu was a native of Jinzhai, Anhui, at the age of 53.
The time he served as deputy commander of the military region was as long as 7 years for Liu Zhuanlian and 5 years for Tang Zi'an. Jiang Yonghui and Xiao Quanfu have served as deputy commanders for less than a year, but the two have been serving in the Shenyang Military Region, so they are more familiar with the border defense situation.
Judging from their personal resumes, the four deputy commanders had brilliant achievements in the Red Army period, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the Liberation Period.
During the Red Army period, Liu Zhuanlian was the commander of Xiao Kehong's 6th Army, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the commander of the 717th Regiment, the 718th Regiment and the 359th Brigade of the two main regiments of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army. During the liberation period, he served as the commander of the Northeast Democratic United Army and the deputy commander of the 48th Army of Siye.
During the Red Army period, Tang Zi'an was the battalion commander of the 13th Division of the Fifth Red Army, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was the commander of the 3rd Sub-district of Jin-Cha-Ji, and participated in the Battle of Loess Ridge around Abe Norihide. During the liberation period, he was the deputy commander of the 64th Army of the 19th Corps. The more famous founding major general Jiang Yonghui was a commissioner of the Red 2nd Division during the Red Army period, the political commissar of the 686th Regiment of the 115th Division during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the commander of the 112th Division of the 38th Army and the chief of staff of the 38th Army during the liberation period.
Founding Major General Jiang Yonghui
Among the 4 deputy commanders, the most famous is the "Flying Tiger General" Xiao Quanfu.
Xiao Quanfu's father, Xiao Caizhong, was an old Red Guard who participated in the 1929 Jinzhai Lixia Uprising, but later died of illness. His brother Xiao Quanchao also joined the Red Army and later died. Among the cousins, 6 also joined the Red Army. Under the influence of his father and brother, Xiao Quanfu joined the children's regiment at the age of 12, joined the Red Army at the age of 14, and was selected as a platoon leader in the pistol team of the headquarters at the age of 16.
Wounding on the battlefield is always inevitable, especially for a "fierce fly" type of general like Xiao Quanfu. During the anti-"six-way siege" in northern Sichuan, Xiao Quanfu's right ankle was injured and infected, and it could not be cured for a long time, resulting in the two legs being of different lengths and falling lame.
What made Xiao Quanfu really famous was the large-scale production movement in 1943, and the 4th District team led by Xiao Quanfu achieved excellent results and was reported to the chairman by Nie Rongzhen, commander of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, who praised him greatly and wrote "Guerrilla Zones Can Also Produce."
During the liberation period, Xiao Quanfu served as the commander of the 26th Division of the 9th Column of Dongye and the commander of the 137th Division of the 46th Army of The Four Fields.
Tang Zi'an, Jiang Yonghui, and Xiao Quanfu all took part in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea; Tang Zi'an was the commander of the 64th Army of the Volunteer Army, Jiang Yonghui was the commander of the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army, and Xiao Quanfu was the commander of the 46th Army. He has participated in both the War of Resistance Against Japan and the Aid To Korea, and undoubtedly has more experience in foreign wars.
In July 1953, Peng Dehuai and Xiao Quanfu were in the forward position
However, the experience of the three founding major generals in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is still different.
In February 1952, the 64th Army of the Volunteer Army entered the Korean War with the 2nd batch of the 19th Corps. The commander was Zeng Siyu, and the deputy commander Tang Zi'an entered the Nanjing Military Academy to study, and in August the fifth campaign of the Dprk was over, participating in the autumn defense battle of 1951, and the later period was mainly the defense of the West Coast.
The 38th Army of the Volunteer Army was one of the first 6 armies to enter the Korean War, participated in the first 4 battles, and was praised by General Peng as the "Long Live Army", the commander was Liang Xingchu, and Jiang Yonghui was the deputy commander. After Liang Xingchu was promoted to deputy commander of the Volunteer Army's West Coast Command, Jiang Yonghui took over as commander, but lost the attack at the Battle of Baima Mountain, and the later 38th Army was mainly defended on the west coast.
At the beginning of the entry into the DYNASTY, Liang Xingchu, commander of the 38th Army (left), Liu Xiyuan, political commissar (right), and Yang Yonghui (center), deputy of the army.
Compared with Tang Zi'an and Jiang Yonghui, Xiao Quanfu was the commander of the 46th Army as soon as he entered the DYNASTY. Although he entered the DPRK relatively late, and only slightly earlier than the 16th Army, 1st Army, 54th Army, and 21st Army among the 27 armies that participated in the battle, Xiao Quanfu caught up with three golden opportunities and seized them.
The first opportunity was for the defense of the west coast, and Xiao Quanfu did not leak; the second opportunity was the last battle, Xiao Quanfu commanded 6 divisions to annihilate 14,400 enemy troops, which was really addictive, including three dozen horses, annihilating nearly a thousand people of the US 1st Marine Division; the third opportunity was to participate in the signing ceremony of the armistice agreement with General Peng as a representative of the front-line troops.
Xiao Quanfu's 46th Army fought more than 150 rounds of battles with the US 1st Marine Division, the US 2nd Division, the US 25th Division, the 1st Commonwealth Division, the Turkish Brigade and other 9-nation units on the 38th Line, and finally gained the upper hand and won the ultimate showdown of this "War of founding the nation".
The spoils of the Battle of Treasure Island
The Battle of Treasure Island is only at the battalion level, and the 4 deputy commanders with rich actual combat experience can stand alone.
However, based on the above factors, Xiao Quanfu is undoubtedly the most suitable commander of the "Tiger Rao Front Finger", and the partner Chen Xilian finalized for him is Deputy Political Commissar Li Shaoyuan. The founding major general also participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and was the deputy political commissar of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: Counting the temple without war, this is China's military wisdom. When Wen Yucheng, deputy commander-in-chief who was far away in Beijing, reported to the premier the team of "Tiger Rao's Front Finger," the premier said happily: There is "Flying Tiger General" Xiao Quanfu pressing the front, enough for them to drink a pot.
On March 15, 1969, a second clash broke out between the two sides, in addition to tanks and armored vehicles, there were also aircraft and "hail rockets" on the Soviet side. Upon learning of the Soviet invasion of Zhenbao Island, Chen Xilian ordered a counterattack on the spot, but Xiao Quanfu "will not be exempted from the foreign military orders" and took the initiative to "show weakness" in order to lure the enemy deep into the snow and hide heavy artillery. Chen Xilian, who was sitting in Shenyang, was very angry when he heard the news.
On March 17, the opponent attacked again, and Xiao Quanfu ordered heavy artillery to open fire, destroying many tanks and armored vehicles in one fell swoop, and the Soviet side was defeated. Only then did Chen Xilian, who was sitting in Shenyang, understand Xiao Quanfu's good intentions and applaud his command.
On March 21, the Soviet side tried to send people to blow up the tank, but was blocked, so it had to use artillery to sink the tank into the river.
In the counterattack on Zhenbao Island, 4 tanks and 7 armored vehicles were destroyed, more than 250 enemy troops were annihilated, and 69 people were killed and many wounded by our army. In April 1969, tanks at the bottom of the Ussuri River were salvaged by our divers, became a research sample, and were later sent to the military museum for people to visit.
The Zhenbao Island counterattack created a "combat hero" Sun Yuguo, who was promoted to regimental commander 3 years later, deputy commander of the provincial military region 4 years later, and deputy commander of the Shenyang military region 5 years later. At this time, another hero, Xiao Quanfu, was directing the battle of the oil pipeline and highway from Daqing to Fushun.
In January 1980, Xiao Quanfu was transferred to the commander of the Urumqi Military Region and defended the northwest frontier.
The general was seriously ill in his later years, and knowing that his time was short, from his few savings, he took out 20,000 yuan to the organization, and took out 30,000 yuan to donate to the hope project in his hometown Jinzhai. On February 4, 2005, General Xiao Quanfu passed away at the age of 89.
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