During the Liberation War, Hu Lian, the commander of the 11th Division, was known as a lucky general, and he fell into danger 5 times, but escaped death.
1. Battle of Subei.
In December 1946, the 11th and 69th Divisions attacked the liberated areas of northern Jiangsu and were surrounded by our army.
Ye Fei led a column to attack suddenly, and almost ended Hu Lian's division headquarters.
Hu Lian saw that the situation was not good, and quickly retreated to the Suqian area to hold on. In this battle, the 69th Division was surrounded and annihilated by our army, and the division commander Dai Zhiqi committed suicide.
2. Battle of Nanma.
After the Battle of Menglianggu, Chiang Kai-shek attacked Shandong again, and Hu Lian reorganized the 11th Division as the vanguard.
On July 8, 1947, Hu Lian occupied Nanma and fell into the encirclement of our army. Hu Lian built more than 2,000 forts, and our army's attack was thwarted.
At this time, it rained heavily in the sky, all the explosives bags in Huaye were wet, and the artillery units could not move forward, and our army lost the battle of Nanma.
3. Huaihai Campaign.
In November 1948, Huang Wei's 12 Corps of 120,000 people was surrounded by our army.
Chiang Kai-shek sent planes to drop Hu Lian to Shuangduiji to command his old troops.
The 12th Corps was defeated, Huang Wei and Hu Lian broke through by tank, Huang Wei was captured, but Hu Lian miraculously escaped from the encirclement.
4. Kinmen artillery battle.
The Kuomintang was defeated and retreated to Taiwan, and Hu Lian served as the defense commander of Kinmen.
On August 23, 1958, hundreds of heavy artillery pieces of the People's Liberation Army suddenly shelled Kinmen.
The defense headquarters in Kinmen was shelled, and the three deputy commanders Zhao Jiaxiang, Ji Xingwen, and Zhang Jie were killed, but Hu Lian only scratched a little skin and picked up another life.
5. Vietnam was attacked.
In 1964, the Taiwan authorities appointed Hu Lian as "ambassador to Vietnam."
Viet Cong guerrillas planted a time bomb in Hu Lian's office.
On the same day, Hu Lian happened to have a meeting, and as soon as he walked out with the documents, the office was bombed, and Hu Lian magically escaped.
Hu Lian escaped death 5 times, there is an element of luck, and his military ability is outstanding.
**Evaluation of Hu Lian: Cunning as a fox, fierce as a tiger.