FigGeneral Qin Jiwei.
In 1950, when the commander of the Volunteer Army led the first batch of volunteers to North Korea and fought bloody battles on the Korean battlefield, Qin Jiwei, commander of the 15th Army of the 4th Corps of the 2nd Field Army, was leading his troops to Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places to carry out the task of suppressing bandits.
After the Volunteer Army entered the DPRK, it launched four consecutive campaigns to combat the enemy's arrogance, and Qin Jiwei, who was in the country, was also excited by this newsBut on the other hand, the tragic battle caused many volunteer soldiers to fall forever on the Korean battlefield, and they still need strong military support in the future.
Qin Jiwei is about to be appointed commander of the Southwest Public Security Army, but what worries Qin Jiwei even more is the situation of the battle to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
FigQin Jiwei.
Qin Jiwei took the initiative to invite Ying to enter the war in Korea, and at the meeting, he made a generous statement, asking to lead his troops to the expedition, and he listed the reasons.
First, the vast number of cadres and soldiers of the 15 th Army are eager to fight and their morale is high, and the 15 th Army has always been suppressing bandits, and has always been in a state of combat, and the strings of battle have always been very tight, which is suitable for continuing to fight
Second, the 15 th Army did not undertake the task of building local political power and local armed forces at the same time, and it was highly mobile, capable of fighting when called upon, and could respond to the call of the organization at any time and go to the Korean battlefield.
At the meeting, he expressed his firm determination to lead his troops into the Korean War, but at the meeting that day, the matter was not settled.
After the meeting, Qin Jiwei went to Xie Fuzhi, the political commissar of the Corps, to explain his thoughts again, and he hoped that Xie Fuzhi could support him.
When the meeting was convened again, Xie Fuzhi spoke: "I think Qin Lao's opinion is reasonable, the 15th Army has no local tasks, and it can consider going to North Korea. * also supported this idea, and finally made a decision: "Okay, the fifteenth army goes." ”
Before entering the DPRK, Qin Jiwei rushed to Nanjing with more than a dozen division and regiment commanders of the 15 th Army to study Xi at the Military Academy and make all kinds of preparations before entering the DPRK.
FigQin Jiwei and ***
In February 1951, in accordance with the instructions made by the ** Military Commission, the unit led by Qin Jiwei was reorganized into the 15th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers, under the jurisdiction of the 29th, 44th, and 45th divisions, with a total of more than 45,000, under the Third Corps, and Qin Jiwei continued to serve as the commander of the 15th Army.
At the beginning of March, Qin Jiwei asked the organs to make a special red flag, on which was embroidered with the eight characters "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Defend the Home and Defend the Country." The cadres and soldiers of the 15 th Army had enthusiastic patriotic feelings, and their patriotic hearts became stronger and stronger.
In March, Qin Jiwei led the 15th Army all the way over the mountains and mountains to the Korean battlefield and quickly joined the battle.
FigQin Jiwei (right) listens to the report of the instructor of the heroic Eighth Company who held on to Shangganling.
After the 15th Army entered the DPRK, the first thing it participated in was the Fifth Campaign, and Qin Jiwei made up his mind: "At all costs, not afraid of any sacrifice, in order to complete the covering task, the 15th Army is ready to kill the last soldier." "The 15th Army fought bloodily and successfully completed the task entrusted to it.
The battle of Shangganling in 1952 was particularly fierce, after the world-famous battle of Shangganling began, Qin Jiwei stayed in the war room, day and night to study the enemy's briefing, Qin Jiwei said: "This is another anxious day in my life. ”
In the battle that lasted 43 days, Qin Jiwei commanded calmly, and the Volunteers and the "United **" repeatedly fought for positions 59 times, and the Volunteers repelled more than 900 charges of the "United **" and successfully held the position.
The significance of this victory is significant, Qin Jiwei said
"The Battle of Shangganling not only defeated the enemy's offensive militarily, but also demonstrated our army's command art, fighting style, and spirit of unity. It has played the prestige of the country and the army. Later, it was said that Americans really knew the Chinese from Shangganling. ”And Qin Jiwei's name is closely linked to this victory.
FigThe Volunteer Army won the Battle of Shangganling.
In 1953, as the Korean war situation became more and more stable, and the armistice was also in the agreement, Qin Jiwei returned from the Korean battlefield and came to Zhongnanhai Fengzeyuan Juxiang Book House to report to ***.
As soon as he came to the Juxiang Book House and sat down, ** walked out, and Qin Jiwei immediately got up from his seat and saluted. **I was very happy to see him, with a smile on my face, I walked over and shook Qin Jiwei's hand, and greeted him cordially: "Comrade Qin Jiwei, welcome!."”
Chairman, on behalf of the commanders and fighters of the 15 th Army, I am here to report to the chairman. Qin Jiwei said.
Fig**After Qin Jiwei returned to China, he went to various places to make reports, and often inevitably mentioned the Battle of Shangganling, and the people ** continuously reported this exciting victory, accompanied by an editorial "Celebrating the Great Victory of Our Army on the Shangganling Front". In Zhongnanhai, ** praised him: "Shangganling played very well. The Battle of Shangganling was a miracle that proved that the bones of the Chinese People's Volunteers were harder than the steel of the United States of America. You created this miracle!”
Qin Jiwei said: "It is the chairman and the military commission who command well, and the soldiers fight tenaciously. ”
After hearing his words, ** nodded and smiled, and said, "You guys played well, I want to show it." I don't have any good stuff here, so please smoke. ”
FigQin Jiwei (left).
Smoke is an indispensable thing. As early as his youth, he began to smoke, in 1927, when the young *** inspected the peasant ** movement in Hunan, he sat down and chatted with the peasants while smoking a leaf cigarette that the local people smoked. During the war, whenever he analyzed the war situation, he also smoked. On the Long March, the conditions were difficult, and there was no smoke, so the leaves were used as a substitute for tobacco.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he needed to think about a lot of problems every day, and he smoked more.
Zhang Yaoci, who served as the head of the ** guard regiment, recalled:"The chairman is mostly sitting on the couch, stilted, smoking cigarette after cigarette, which shows that he is using his brain, contemplating, and we try not to disturb him. ”
When getting along with others, ** often share cigarettes with others. During the Liberation War, Zheng Dongguo, the former Kuomintang general, rebelled peacefully, and when he later saw Zheng Dongguo, he lit a cigarette for himWhen meeting foreign friends, we will also ask them to smoke in a friendly manner.
Fig** Smoking.
In fact, Qin Jiwei, like ***, has many years of smoking Xi, Qin Jiwei is a famous "cigarette pipe" in the army, and he has a great addiction to smoking.
During the Shangganling Campaign, the 15 th Army was the main force holding the Shanggan Ridge, and Qin Jiwei, as the commander of the 15 th Army, had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and the situation on the battlefield was changing all the time. Even the guards said that the chief could not get by without two packs of cigarettes a day.
FigQin Jiwei.
It stands to reason that two people who are used to smoking Xi have met, and it is normal to smoke, not to mention, it was *** who took the initiative to invite Qin Jiwei to smoke.
Qin Jiwei stretched out his hand to the cigarette box, and unexpectedly, he did not take the cigarette from the cigarette box, but took the cigarette box to the *** sidePushing to the ground, he told the *** chairman, I don't smoke. In front of ***, "lied".
He responded like this, and naturally he no longer persuaded him to smoke, so he had to laugh and say: "Oh, you, who is a military commander, don't even smoke." How can you sit in the headquarters if you don't smoke, if it's me, there's no way. ”
In front of this ***, Qin Jiwei was stunned and couldn't smoke a single cigarette.
** Talked with Qin Jiwei about a lot of things on the Korean battlefield, about the food and clothing of the soldiers on the battlefield, and various problems about the style of the troops. It is now the third year of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and on the Korean battlefield, the Volunteers have increasingly occupied the initiative, especially the victory in the Battle of Shangganling, which dealt a heavy blow to the enemy.
FigQin Jiwei is commanding the operation.
When it was close to noon, Qin Jiwei got up and said goodbye to ***.
** personally delivered it to the door and told him: "The Korean War is going to stop, so I transferred you to Yunnan to work." Yunnan is the southwestern gate of China, and it is in an important strategic position, with a long border defense line and remnants of bandits operating abroad, and the situation of the struggle is very complicated. You are young and strong, and after you take office, you must go down more often, familiarize yourself with the terrain, understand your subordinates, and build our border defense and guard the gate well. ”
In this way, Qin Jiwei took on a new and arduous mission.
After returning from ***, the guard served him tea and handed him cigarettes according to his Xi practice, and he only drank tea, but did not touch the cigarette. The guard was puzzled: "The commander usually keeps his cigarette in his hand, what happened today?"”
He saw the guard's confusion and took the initiative to explain: "I said 'I can't smoke' in front of ***, how can I not believe my words?."”
Later, Qin Jiwei also said: "I don't think it's appropriate to swallow clouds and spit fog in front of ***." However, there is a bitterness to tell a lie. At that time, I couldn't solve the problem without two packs of cigarettes a day, but I had already said that I would not smoke anymore, and I did not dare to overturn the case. I secretly complained in my heart!”
For people who are used to Xi smoking, not smoking is a painful thing. But since the day he came back from Zhongnanhai, everyone has never seen Qin Jiwei smoking again.
FigQin Jiwei (left).
In July 1953, Qin Jiwei, who had returned from the Korean battlefield, was appointed deputy commander of the Yunnan Military Region and accepted a new missionAfter the Yunnan Military Region was renamed the Kunming Military Region in 1955, Qin Jiwei was appointed deputy commander of the Kunming Military Region.
In the 1955 People's Liberation Army award, Qin Jiwei was awarded the rank of lieutenant general!