"Quiet" and "stable" must be the qualities that a good general must have, and it just so happens that General Wang Bicheng is extremely calm and stable when he fights. The general has the courage to remain immovable when danger comes, and this unique temperament can not only greatly stabilize the military's morale and win the war, but also save his life at critical moments.
We often use the phrase "tiger descending" to describe an excellent combat unit, and we believe that the generals of this unit will certainly not be bad. General Wang Bicheng was small in stature and no different in appearance from ordinary people. Very different from the general's ordinary appearance is the general's nickname "Wang Tiger". When you hear this nickname, you will take it for granted that the general must be a big man, but this is not the case. As Confucius once said, "Judge people by their appearance, and lose their sons and feathers." The same is true of General Wang Bicheng.
General Wang Bicheng joined the revolution at the age of 17, starting as a small soldier, after the end of the Long March, the general went through further education, and in 1938, he went from Yan'an to the southeast to resist the Japanese, serving as the chief of staff of the 2nd Regiment of the New Fourth Army, and later succeeded as the regimental commander. After the general served as the commander of the 2nd Regiment, he directly led the 2nd Regiment to play the name of "Tiger Regiment".
Speaking of the 2 regiments, we have to mention the history of the 2 regiments. This 2nd Regiment is not simple at all; its predecessor was the units left behind during the Long March of the Central Red Army, although they did not keep up with the large troops, but the troops did not disperse, and they have been engaged in guerrilla units in the Xianggan border, the Gansu and Guangdong borders, and the northeastern Regions of Gansu. To tell the truth, these guerrillas were not easy, hiding in Tibet for three years, and when they had the opportunity to fight with the Japanese army, although the number was small, they were very experienced. When Chen Yi and Su Yu rushed to the front with a large army, they regrouped together and carried out organized anti-Japanese activities behind enemy lines, making outstanding contributions to the construction of the anti-Japanese foundation in Maoshan.
When General Wang Bicheng served as the commander of the 2nd Regiment, he was already a commander with great combat experience. In this way, Wang Bicheng, the leader of the 2nd Regiment, and the 2nd Regiment began their expeditionary journey, attacking Xinfeng, attacking Jurong, attacking Dongwan, and completely annihilating the enemy army of Hejia, and fighting all the way down, without failure.
Hit Xinfeng. Xinfeng Station connects Zhenjiang and Danyang, because Xinfeng is an important transportation point between the two places, there were more than 40 Japanese troops at that time, as well as some secret agents, traitors, etc., a total of more than 100 people. On the afternoon of June 30, 1938, General Wang Bicheng led 2 regiments and 1 battalion of soldiers to set up an ambush in Donggang, southeast of Xinfeng Station. Just after 11 o'clock the next night, I took advantage of the exhaustion of the Japanese army to carry out a surprise attack. This night battle was mainly close combat, killing more than 10 enemy people, and more than 30 people were burned to death, and the Japanese army was completely destroyed. At the same time, the station was destroyed, the roadbed was cut, the track was dismantled, the power line was cut off, and the traffic between Zhenjiang and Danyang was cut off, which paralyzed the military supplies of the Japanese army in Jiangnan. This battle was also the first night battle of the New Fourth Army against the Japanese army, and the first battle was successful! It greatly encouraged the confidence of the military and the people in resisting Japan.
Attack sentences. In August 1938, the Kuomintang 79th Army prepared to attack Danyang and Wujin, requiring the cooperation of the New Fourth Army, and General Wang Bicheng received orders to attack jurong County. The general immediately held an operational meeting: the 2nd Battalion was mainly responsible for the vigilance work in the direction of Zhenjiang; the 3rd Battalion was responsible for attacking the airfield and cooperating with the 2nd Battalion; the special agent company was responsible for blocking the enemy and taking cover; and the 1st Battalion was mainly responsible for attacking. Late at night, the battle in Jurong County began, and the troops of all walks of life fought in an orderly manner, successfully completed their tasks, and captured a large amount of military materials. This battle was the first siege of the New Fourth Army and had extraordinary significance.
The Battle of East Bay was even more unusual, setting a classic case of the New Fourth Army attacking points and providing reinforcements. Dongwan belonged to Jurong County, but it was close to the anti-Japanese base area across Maoshan Mountain and was an important contact point for the Japanese army in Lishui. There are more than 50 Japanese troops stationed here, not only that, the fortifications here are very solidly repaired, there are three layers of barbed wire alone, and what is more difficult is that there are Japanese troops stationed in the northeast, northwest and north of the East Bay, which can be reinforced at any time. In 1939, in order to blockade the Maoshan anti-Japanese base area, the Japanese army prepared to re-repair the previously destroyed highway. In order to seize the opportunity, General Wang Bicheng decided to attack the Japanese troops in the East Bay first, and the entire battle plan was: "The main attack and auxiliary forces, respectively, find points to break through; the reinforcements ambush on both sides of the road near Wujiabian, attack the reinforcements in the north, and warn the Japanese troops in the northeast." "On the night of February 8, the battle began, and when we broke through to the third layer of barbed wire, we were detected by the Japanese army, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Time is life, the attack on the East Bay must be quickly decided, the 2nd Regiment quickly annihilated the Japanese army, and at the same time a torch stronghold was burned, and then the Japanese troops who came to reinforcements were surrounded and annihilated. After the Japanese army learned the news, it quickly withdrew from the 2nd Regiment of Reinforcement in Dongwan, crushing the Japanese army's attempt to divide the anti-Japanese base area and consolidating the Maoshan base area.
If it is said that fighting Xinfeng, attacking Jurong, and attacking East Bay are small fights, He Jia's great victory is known throughout the country. In fact, when the 2nd Regiment cooperated with the New 5th Regiment in this battle, there were many rumors of bad rights, the biggest of which was that the New Fourth Army "traveled without attacking", and the number of people who believed it was not in the minority.
On November 8, 1939, in the village of Hejia in Yanling Town, Danyang, and the Japanese troops who were "sweeping" carried out nearly 30 hours of fighting, annihilating 168 Japanese troops and taking 3 prisoners. The news of the great victory of He Jia spread rapidly, the newspapers and periodicals used "The Great Victory in Jiangnan" as the title, the local people called this battle the "Yanling Great Victory", and the New Fourth Army exerted a huge influence throughout the country, and also played the prestige of Chinese soldiers on the anti-Japanese battlefield.
It was this battle after battle that the 2 regiments and Wang Bicheng achieved each other. The 2nd Regiment of the New Fourth Army became a well-known "Tiger Regiment", and the people called Wang Bi the "Tiger Regiment Leader" or "Wang Tiger", and also made up a smooth slip: "When Wang Tiger goes down the mountain, the Japanese puppet army will die." It can be seen that in the hearts of the people, General Wang has multiple positions, which greatly increases the people's sense of security.
A battle can be said to be accidental, and every time it is so absolutely a demonstration of strength. General Wang Bicheng was very calm and calm in every battle. Be able to formulate appropriate strategies and programs in a timely manner according to the specific situation that occurred at that time, and lead everyone to victory.
The general's calmness is beyond that of ordinary people. On December 27, 1944, Su Yu led his troops across the Yangtze River and Wang Bicheng, who had turned to Jiangnan, met smoothly in Changxing, Zhejiang. In order to prepare for a strategic counteroffensive, it is necessary to go deep behind enemy lines, and after consultation, the target is first set at Tianmu Mountain. From February to June 1945, our army carried out three counterattack battles, and in these three battles, General Wang Bicheng performed very well.
At that time, in order to better understand the situation at Tianmu Mountain, the general personally went to the front line to command. At that time, the distance between the general and the enemy was only two or three hundred meters. At such a close distance, it is impossible for the enemy not to find out. At first, the enemy's bullets directly hit the canopy where the general was hiding, and the leaves fell down, but the general did not move, and the subordinates around him persuaded the general to hide. The general said angrily, "Is the word hiding what a soldier should say?" Now start with me and be prepared for sacrifice! His subordinates hurried to pull the general, but the general could not pull at all with great strength, and continued to command the battle with the telescope.
Immediately after that, the bullet hit the grass at the general's feet, and the sound of the bullet passing through the grass crackled, but the general's feet did not move a bit. Soon, the deputy squad leader of the guard squad was shot and fell, but the general still did not move. Others around him persuaded the general to withdraw quickly, and the general did not even say a word. The injury of Captain Sun had no impact on the general at all. The distance was so close that bullets kept flying around, and his own guards were wounded, but in the general's mind, the battle was more important, and he still stared at the situation ahead, afraid of missing the opportunity to see the enemy.
Later, the bullets became more and more dense, and the distance with the general became closer and closer. On the most severe occasion, the shrapnel hit the general's telescope and directly hit the lens, but the general remained motionless and motionless. After the battle, everyone admired the general's calmness.
When people are facing danger, they can best reflect a person's mentality. Some things are people's subconscious, and in the face of the harm that may be caused to people, hiding is human instinct. However, General Wang Bicheng can confront instinct and make accurate judgments and commands in the face of danger.
When the general was the commander of the 6th Column, he often rode a large horse to the front. Especially when the battle has been impossible to conquer for a long time, the general will definitely rush to the front and shout: "Rush with me!" "Often the generals will be very encouraged, directly follow the general, invincible, invincible. Once, when we encountered our side engaged in defense and the enemy attacked, the general went directly to the front of the position, threw grenades, and picked up machine guns to strafe the enemy. The warriors were greatly encouraged, rejoiced, and were not afraid to face the enemy, and the enemy saw this posture and retreated.
General Wang Bicheng has always had the tradition of the New Fourth Army in fighting: "Tough and fierce and tenacious." "What is rare is that the general, no matter how dangerous the situation, will not lose his calm and composure. Although rushing to the front line seemed very impulsive, but behind it was deeply thought-provoking, the commander went deep into the front line, personally killed the enemy, and the encouragement to the soldiers far exceeded the encouragement of words. Soldiers bear one, will bear a nest. Obviously, Wang Bicheng has never been an instigator, and moving forward is the general's life creed.