Foreword: He was a soldier who had been through many battles and was wounded in five battles.
At one point, a bullet grazed the top of his head, leaving a two-centimeter-long bullet mark that he never refired. Another bullet entered his mouth through the cheek and took out six of his teeth. The veteran general endured hardships on the battlefield and did not join the party until he was 30 years old, but he was quickly promoted to commander, which can be described as one of the highlights of his career.
His heroic exploits are widely known and he is known as one of the "Three Yangs". Looking back on the past, as well as his journey to Yugoslavia, he was once ridiculed for his low status, but he was promoted because of his words. Don't forget his original intention, even if he suffers from difficulties, he forgives those who have fallen into the well, regardless of previous suspicions. Yang Yong was in a special situation and was suppressed, but he has always been honest and self-controlled, strict with himself, so that hostile forces could not seize his handle, but he was still imprisoned.
Even in a difficult situation, when others fell into the trap for him, Yang Yong's comrade-in-arms, Brother Yang, stepped forward and offered asylum. Brother Yang is Yang Dezhi, one of the "Three Yangs". Next, let's take a closer look at the story between the "Three Yangs" and Yang Yong's past.
In 1930 he joined the Red Army. At that time, due to his father's illness, he dropped out of school at the age of 17. However, Yang Yong has planted a red seed in his heart. In the same year, he joined the Red Army and officially became a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Perhaps it was the grief of the broken mountains and rivers of the motherland, or the responsibility of the country and the nation, or the sympathy for the withering people's livelihood, Yang Yong resolutely embarked on the road of communist fighters.
Later, he served as a political commissar, instructor, battalion commander and other positions, and participated in five anti-encirclement battles, and was awarded the Order of the Red Star. His life is like a never-ending struggle.
At this stage, he met another member of the "Three Yangs" - Yang Dezhi, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became, and they became good brothers who fought side by side on the battlefield and fought bloodily.
On the victory of Pingxingguan, the two participated in the battle together. The victory at Pingxingguan was the first major victory of the Chinese Communist Party against Japan, which destroyed the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army and greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese people. Yang Yong was indispensable, and he played a key role in the battle.
He used the tactics of encircling points to send reinforcements, annihilated all the enemies in a short time, and further defeated the puppet army, consolidating the Luxi revolutionary base area. The feat of conquering three cities in a row in four days, as well as the record of conquering Jining City, was a legend in the War of Resistance at that time, and he deserved to be a victorious general.
During the War of Liberation, in the face of the all-out offensive of the Kuomintang, he led his troops to crush the attack of a brigade and a regiment of the Kuomintang.
However, Yang Yong's brilliance is not limited to this. On the battlefield of Shanxi, Hebei, Shanxi, and Henan, he single-handedly captured a brigade and a division of the Kuomintang, which can be regarded as an outstanding precedent for military tactics. He was known as the god of war, and was transferred to the outside line to fight under the ** arrangement and left his base. However, leaving his homeland deprived him of a mass base, leading to repeated defeats for his troops on the outer front.
Even so, he still made a lot of achievements and was commended many times. He is a legend on the battlefield, Yang Yong.
However, Yang Yong was in a difficult situation during that special period. At the beginning of 1967, Shenyang, Nanjing, and Lanzhou successively sent telegrams to the ** Military Commission, and the situation was precarious.
Yang Yong felt that he could not escape. Shortly after the political commissar of the Beijing Military Region was taken away, a group of people broke into the hotel where he was resting. His guards tried to evacuate him with all their might to protect it. However, in the end, he was imprisoned in a small building in the military region. The subordinates came to visit, and their eyes were full of sadness. Imprisoned, he was isolated from the world, unable to communicate with the outside world, and the only thing that could convey the message was a note.
This simple note became the only consolation for his family, carrying their hopes and prayers for him.
Later, he was transferred to the farm, where the former warrior now carries a hoe. This Xi is not a physical challenge for him, who is used to his battlefield career, but it is more of a mental impact. The exploits of the past are forgotten, and only the five scars and countless fights left on his past are engraved on his body.
However, now he is placed under the **, as if he has become a sinner. When he was in Beijing, a middle-aged man who had been with him on the Long March came to visit, and he didn't say anything superfluous, but just silently saluted a military salute, expressing his status in his heart.
Eventually, he was advised to leave Beijing for the time being, avoiding danger.
Brother Yang proposed: "Come to me, I will keep you safe." With the help of his old friend, Yang Yong came to the Jinan Military Region Sanatorium in Qingdao. Here, he and his family spent a peaceful time, with the children frolicking by the sea while he plowed. Qingdao's seafood has become a new favorite of his family, and he also takes his children to pick shepherd's cabbage and make dumplings together.
With the rehabilitation of the ** marshal case, 175 veteran generals have returned to work one after another. Yang Yong was also able to make a successful comeback, and later served as deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region and commander of the Xinjiang Military Region. The glory of the past seems to be back in his hands. In the end, Yang Yong returned to the battlefield and continued to serve his country.