Liu Yongsheng: Witty and brave Hakka general

Liu Yongsheng is a native of Yankeng Village, Niantian Town (Fengnei), Shanghang County, Fujian Province. He joined the Party in 1928 and successively served as the commander of the Red Guards Brigade, the chairman of the District Soviet Government, and the commander of the Red Eighth Regiment of the First Provincial Independent Division. After the Long March of the Red Army, he remained in the Border of Hangzhou (Shanghang) and Yongding to carry out guerrilla warfare, serving as the commander of the Yongdong guerrilla, the commander of the "Wang Tao Detachment" detachment, and the commander of the Fujian-Guangdong-Gansu Border Column. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and was awarded the Order of August 1 of the Second Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom of the Second Class, and the Liberation Medal of the First Class. Full of honors, the sound vibrates in Fujian, Guangdong and Gansu, but the locals affectionately call him "old goods" and recite the legendary story of his wit and bravery.

Two stationed in Qinggewo

Located in Xiaba Ruins, Wuping County, on the border of Fujian, Guangdong and Gansu, there is a small ancient temple called Qinggewo, which is a commanding height that can be attacked and retreated. During the period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, it was an important stronghold of the Red Army on the revolutionary communication line connecting Southwest Wu, Southeast Wu, Pingyuan, Jialing, Yongding, Dapu and other places. The period of the three-year guerrilla war was a secret point of contact, rich in glorious revolutionary traditions. General Liu Yongsheng stopped at Yusi twice.

In the old days, land traffic was blocked. The lower dam with smooth waterways has become a transportation hub of "salt on the rice", and during the agrarian revolutionary war, it was an important commercial port for red and white to compete. The Nationalist Yanying Fish Brigade built the "Five Horses Falling Trough" artillery tower group to guard this town to ensure a steady stream of tax revenue. In order to smash the economic blockade, Commander Liu Yongsheng led the soldiers, disguised as salt porters, mixed into the vast salt picking army of xiaba, conducted fire reconnaissance, deployed the enemy's troops, equipped them with firepower, shot holes and gun points in the artillery towers, rushed traffic in the market town, concentrated crowds, evacuation periods, and so on. At night, Liu Yongsheng and other "salt men" sneaked into Qinggewo to hold a meeting to study; in the face of the fact that the enemy was strong and we were weak, and that it was not easy to get rid of the bunker for a while, they formulated a strategy of fighting with wit and flexibility at the southwest gateway of the Central Soviet Region, secretly organized economic activities of "salt on rice," and continuously transported salt, medicine, and cloth to the Central Soviet Region of Gannan on the lower Dam River traffic line in the upper reaches of the Meijiang River. It played the role of a unique revolutionary stronghold in Qinggewo.

During the guerrilla war, in order to further develop and expand the revolutionary forces, Liu Yongsheng came to Qinggewo again. According to the recollections of Liu Weitian, who is more than 90 years old, Liu Wenji, Liao Xiuhua, and other elderly people in his 80s, Commander Liu Yongsheng wore a blue coat of shi shi, tied his feet, stepped on the moonlight, turned over the mountain hollow, walked through the dense green bamboo ancient forest, crossed the trickling spring stream, and met with the father and elder of The Liu Clan sect in Dacheng Township, who had been waiting in Qinggewo, to discuss the establishment of Liu's "red heart and white skin" militia group. When Receiving Comrade Yuan Guoguang, who was attending the first model worker congress in Fujian Province, General Liu Lao also said emotionally: I have come to Miaoxiatan and Qinggewo.

The complex between Commander Liu and Qinggewo's "meikai twice" made indelible contributions to the Chinese revolution.

Burned the enemy's artillery building

On the night of August 20, 1949, the enemy artillery tower in Xiangdong Township, which was at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong, was covered with smoke and flames, and with a loud noise, the roof of the bunker collapsed, and in a flash, the silent night sky was reflected...

This was done by Liu Yongsheng, commander of the Fujian-Guangdong-Gansu Border Column, commanding comrades such as Liu Famei and Feng Kongwei, who commanded the border column soldiers, and did a really beautiful job.

At the turn of the spring and summer of 1949, the People's Liberation Army liberated Nanjing, and the Kuomintang troops were defeated and fled south. The three armies of the 12th Corps (Hu Lian Corps) of more than 15,000 people sneaked into Fujian along Zhejiang and Jiangxi. In July and August, after the Hu Lian Corps occupied Wuping, they wantonly searched for and supported local reactionaries, re-established county and township political power, and appointed county and township chiefs. Zhong Guoxun, the son of Iwamae Zhong Shaokui, was appointed as the "township chief" of Xiangdong Township at this time.

After Zhong Guoxun was dispatched, he led seventy or eighty reactionary armed men into Xiangdong; on the one hand, he built a wall around the Xiangdong township government, fortified bunkers, blocked the gate, left only one door in and out, and set up double posts to prevent our army from attacking; on the other hand, he acted recklessly, extorted extortion, levied and extorted, and carried out the so-called "one armor, one soldier, one shot, one control." That is, each Jia (10 households) should select a Zhuang Ding, equipped with a gun, bring a bed and quilt, and go to Yang Jiong's troops to serve as a soldier, expand its strength, and complete it within a time limit.

In response to Zhong Guoxun's perverse behavior, the xiangdong masses were filled with indignation and hatred to the bone, and urgently demanded that the Fujian, Guangdong, and Gansu border columns send troops to attack and completely destroy their arrogance. In accordance with the demands of the masses, Liu Yongsheng immediately made a decision and specially ordered the Ten Regiments stationed on the border of Jiaowu to send two squads to attack the reactionary forces stationed in Xiangdong on the evening of August 18. At a distance of more than 10 meters from the enemy fort, the short gun squad was ambushed at the foot of Tian Kan and behind the roadside trees, and machine guns were set up under the cover of the mast of the Feng Family Ancestral Hall, and the rifle squad was ambushed nearby. At about 11 p.m. that night, with an order, the fighting began. Suddenly machine guns and rifles fired heavily at the bunkers, and grenades exploded around the enemy turrets. The enemy soldiers entrenched in the bunker were stunned by the sudden sound of gunfire, and the turtle cowered in the bunker and did not dare to move. Half an hour later, follow the dark passage to hold the head of the rat.

Zhong Guoxun's dream of being a "township chief" was shattered by the gunshots of bianzhong. The next morning, Zhong Guoxun led his reactionary forces like birds of fright and fled the elephant cave in a hurry. During the retreat, due to the fear of being ambushed by the border column again, dozens of people divided into several groups and fled along the new bridge and twelve rows in the direction of Ningyang, and withdrew to Wuping County. The next day happened to be the day of the Elephant Cave Ruins, and after the masses who went to the ruins heard the news, they all clapped their hands and rushed to tell each other.

Cut the grass to remove the roots. In order to prevent Yang Jiong's troops from sending additional troops into Xiangdong and continuing to maim the people, Liu Yongsheng instructed the Wuping County CPC Committee to notify the Xiangdong Working Group to burn down the turret as soon as possible and completely destroy the enemy's defensive facilities. According to the order, the county party committee assigned Comrades Liu Famei and Feng Kongwei to carry out tasks. On the evening of August 20, Liu and Feng had already prepared two bundles of straw and seven or eight kilograms of kerosene, took advantage of the darkness to enter the enemy artillery building, and quickly spread straw layer by layer, poured kerosene, and ignited it. Suddenly, smoke billowed from the turret, the fire was raging, and the tables, chairs, benches, and doors and windows in the bunker were burned down. More than half an hour later, with a loud noise, the roof of the bunker collapsed.

A great fire burned the enemy's bunker to a wild light...

(Yu Qing excerpted from Minxi News Network)