In 1948, in order to cooperate with the upcoming Huaihai Campaign, Liu Deng commanded the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 9th columns of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan People's Liberation Army to strengthen combat operations. In October, Qin Jiwei, the commander of the 9th Column, led his troops in the Laoyachen area north of Zhengzhou and successfully annihilated the 110,000 people, liberated Zhengzhou.
After the battle, by chance, Qin Jiwei accompanied ** to dinner, and bought a ticket to watch a play at the Central Plains Grand Theater in the evening. After coming back,Seeing Deng Gong sitting in the duty room of the headquarters, he said solemnly: "I've been waiting for you for a long time." You write an inspection, and I'll give you a sanction. ”Qin Jiwei did not plead.
Qin Jiwei is nicknamed "Qin Dadao", has an upright personality and can fight well, why did he win the battle but received a punishment?
Qin Jiwei was born into a poor peasant family in Huang'an, Hubei. His parents and brother died young, leaving him alone. With enthusiasm, he joined the Volunteer Corps at the age of 13 and later participated in the Jute Uprising. He joined the Red Army in 1929 and joined the organization the following year because of his bravery and outstanding performance.
In 1931, Qin Jiwei served as the commander of the 2nd Company of the Pistol Battalion of the Guard Regiment of the Headquarters of the Red Fourth Front Army. The Red Fourth Front Army deployed to attack Jute City and ordered Qin Jiwei to lead the company to defend the headquarters. Watching the rest of the troops charging and killing the enemy on the battlefield, Qin Jiwei felt uncomfortable. Everyone in the company had guns and broadswords on their backs, but they couldn't go to the battlefield, which was really uncomfortable.
He endured it for a few days, and when he heard the soldiers talk about the scenes of fighting on the battlefield, his heart was really itchy. He impulsively ran to the battalion commander and said: "I don't want to stand guard stupidly all day, I want to lead the company to war." ”
The battalion commander knew his stubborn temper and said slowly: "Okay!."If you want to fight and go by yourself, the company has to stay. When Qin Jiwei heard this, he felt that something was wrong, how could he fight alone?
The battalion commander then said: "Your gun should also be placed here, and you will fight with a big knife, so you will call it Qin Dadao." Qin Jiwei was dumbfounded, and the nickname of "Qin Dadao" spread like this.
In 1932, Jiang's army mobilized heavy troops to "encircle and suppress" the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet District, Qin Jiwei led the 2nd company to attack Dongkou, he led the company to brave the rain of bullets, rushed to the enemy's fortifications, and was the first to rush to the gap. At this moment, a bullet hit his right arm, and he rolled down wounded, and climbed back up the gap to direct the battle. Later, the anti-"encirclement and suppression" failed, and the Red Fourth Front Army was transferred, and it was decided to disband the wounded.
Qin Jiwei's wounds were already infected, but he was reluctant to leave the team and quietly followed behind the large army. The leader found out and let him stay to recuperate. Qin Jiwei said: "I joined the Red Army to prepare for the revolution to the end, my leg was not injured, and I will definitely not drag the troops back." ”
The leadership was impressed by his strong will and agreed to his request. When Qin Jiwei crossed the snowy mountain, he fell down many times, but each time he stood up strong and stubbornly climbed over the snowy mountain. Since then, Qin Jiwei has been a battalion commander, regiment commander, and division commander.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Qin Jiwei served as the commander of the first division of the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, leading the base area to carry out the anti-"sweeping" struggle, and won many victories, and later served as the commander of the Taihang Military Region.
At the beginning of 1948, Liu Deng sent a telegram to the headquarters: Our department attracted all the reinforcements of Sun Yuanliang's troops, and even attracted Qiu Qingquan's corps to the west, so as to assist Huaye in the war. On October 9, the battles of attacking Nanyang and Zhengzhou began, and the task assigned to Qin Jiwei's 9th column was to prevent the rout of Chiang's army in Zhengzhou.
Liu Deng ordered the 1st Column, 3rd Column, and 4th Vertical Zhengzhou to launch an attack, and the artillery fire was fierce, and our army's offensive was victorious. The 106th Division of the 44th Army and the 268th Division of the 99th Army of the 12th Pacification Zone of the Jiang Army stationed in Zhengzhou could not resist and prepared to flee to the north. Soon after the start of the war, Chiang's army was about to flee, and the operational plan that our army had begun to deploy could not be continued.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and after Deng Gonghe** observed the changes in the battlefield, he gave Qin Jiwei who was guarding the north**: We must hold the north and cut off the enemy's route.
Qin Jiwei said: "Report to the political commissar, I have laid a net of heaven and earth, and they will not escape. The ** on the side took the microphone: "Qin Jiwei, this time it depends on your performance, if this battle is fought, you will sing "Borrowing the East Wind";If you don't play well, you'll have to get boarded. ”
Qin Jiwei said: "Commander Chen, I will definitely fight this battle well and sing 'Borrowing the East Wind'." ”
Qin Jiwei had already made full preparations, and specially arranged a detachment to intercept the Jiang army fleeing north and the reinforcements in the direction of Xinxiang. Chiang's army fled to Xuegang and was intercepted by the detachment. Like outlaws, they desperately struggled to the death, concentrating artillery fire on our positions and storming, and in an instant the battlefield turned into a sea of fire. The fighters of the detachment held their positions, and the enemy launched charges again and again, but they were all repulsed by our detachment.
Subsequently, reinforcements from Chiang's army from Xinxiang arrived and formed a flanking attack on the detachment, and the fleeing army quickly moved closer to the supporting army and organized a new charge again. At this time, the combat pressure of the detachment increased. Qin Jiwei judged that the fleeing team was strong in the front and weak in the middle, and should hit its weak part. He ordered the 29 Brigade to attack the middle position of the fleeing enemy. This hit the enemy's vital point, the enemy army was caught off guard, and the army was crushed, so they could only flee in all directions, and the reinforcements were ready to withdraw when they saw this.
When the fleeing enemy saw that they could not escape from the north, they turned around and fled to the east. Qin Jiwei's troops laid a net of interception in the east, so that the enemy had nowhere to escape, and finally 110,000 people were annihilated by the 9th column, and the 9th column was only a few hundred people.
Three days after the liberation of Zhengzhou, ** found Qin Jiwei and said: "This battle is well fought, it seems that the 9th column has matured and can fight a big battle." ”
Qin Jiwei said: "What I say counts, I'm in for a treat, let's go watch the play "Borrowing the East Wind". ”
* Say, "If you're hungry, find a restaurant to eat." Qin Jiwei said, "Okay." ”
Qin Jiwei drove a jeep and took ** around the street, but did not find a suitable restaurant, so the two went to a small restaurant to eat half a catty of beef and drank a little wine. After being full of wine and food, Qin Jiwei mentioned that he was invited to watch the play, and said: "I don't watch the play." "Qin Jiwei sent away **.
Qin Jiwei is a native of Hubei, but he likes to watch Henan Opera very much. As soon as the battle was over this time, he wanted to watch a good show. So he changed into civilian clothes and went to the Central Plains Grand Theater to buy tickets to watch the play. And when he returned happy, he found that Deng Gong was waiting for him in the duty room of the headquarters.
It turned out that Deng Gong had something to find Qin Jiwei that night, called ** to the duty room of the headquarters, and asked Qin Jiwei to go**. The staff officer on duty heard Deng Gong's voice, did not dare to cover up, and said honestly: "The commander has gone to see the play." ”
When Deng Gong heard this, he frowned. Just after winning the battle, the commander went to the theater without reporting, what would other cadres think?So Deng Gong went to the duty room of the headquarters and waited until Qin Jiwei came back.
Deng Gong said to Qin Jiwei: "I have fought a lot of ** but can't find you, so I have to come here to find you." Zhengzhou has just been liberated, and there are still a lot of things, but you, the commander, went out privately, what if something happens?”
Qin Jiwei stood aside respectfully, not daring to speak, and Duke Deng arranged for him to write an inspection and left. Qin Jiwei reflected that he didn't report to the top, so he went out to watch a play without permission, which really shouldn't be, and he didn't take the lead for the troops.
So, he wrote an examination overnight and handed it to Deng Gong early the next morning. Deng Gong believed that the army had a relaxed mentality after the battle, and if it did not stop the sprouts, it would not be conducive to the next step of the campaign. Deng Gong asked the Nakano headquarters to draft a report on Qin Jiwei's outing, and inform the whole army.
Qin Jiwei never thought that he would win the battle, but he would be punished without paying attention. He understood that this was Deng Gong reminding himself to guard against arrogance and rashness. This incident taught him a big lesson. From then on, Qin Jiwei thought carefully in everything he did, abided by the rules himself, and set an example for the soldiers.