Hu Lian sighed before he diedNian didn't dare to mention Su Yu
Hu Lian was a fierce general among the Kuomintang generals, who once showed his skills in the defense of the stone monument, and was known as the "Stalingrad of the East", and was praised for his wit, cunning, courage and ruthlessness.
Even *** has repeatedly reminded *** and Su Yu to be wary of Hu Lian, and General Su Yu also called him "a fierce general seeking talents". However, although Hu Lian was a formidable opponent, he repeatedly fell into a disadvantage when facing Su Yu, the god of war of our army, and even in his old age, he could only look at the mainland and be deterred, and could only pin his desire to return to his hometown to his descendants.
In the face of the heavy pressure of the Kuomintang, our army was on the defensive in the early stage of the Liberation War due to equipment problems, especially in the liberated areas of East China, where the Kuomintang reactionaries relied on their superiority in equipment to occupy our central Soviet Union and Huainan at a heavy price.
However, if we want to change the tide of the war and turn the tide of the war, we must fight a good battle and win a decisive victory. Therefore, we must rise to the occasion with the determination and courage to win, and become famous in one battle.
East China's strategic location is important and has a close relationship with the national control region, and it has become the core of the national battlefield. At the critical juncture of the East China battlefield, the competition in Subei is particularly fierce.
In order to achieve the strategic goal, Chiang Kai-shek made bold statements, claiming that he would solve the problem of northern Jiangsu within two months, and mobilized 25 and a half brigades of troops, marched in four directions, and launched a fierce attack on the remaining areas of East China, including the integrated 11th Division led by Hu Lian and the 69th Division of Dai Zhiqi, who were stationed in Suqian, and their immediate boss was Wu Qiwei, deputy director of the Xuzhou Jinsui Office.
There were many parties within the Kuomintang, and Wu Qiwei, who regarded himself very highly, thought that our army was vulnerable, and in order to snatch the first credit and pave the way for his future promotion, he ordered Hu Lian and others to lead troops to attack, and the Battle of Subei was about to break out.
Wu Qiwei is complacent and reasonable, because his two divisions are the best elites, Hu Lian's integrated 11th division is all equipped with advanced American **, with 440 artillery pieces and 2,370 very rare submachine guns, Dai Zhiqi's 69th Division is also equipped with the best of Japan and the United States, compared with the best equipment of our army, there are only 46 guns and a pitiful 92 submachine guns.
In addition, Zhang Lingfu and other ** main forces are still eyeing the periphery. It is an undeniable fact that there is a huge disparity in strength between us and the enemy.
In the face of the arduous task, our army concentrated the main forces of Huaye and Shanye, a total of 110,000 people, jointly led by ** and Su Yu. Under the grim situation, General Su Yu once again demonstrated his amazing battlefield judgment ability.
At the military meeting, he made an in-depth analysis of the situation on both sides and made a precise strategic judgment: although the Kuomintang had a four-way army, the frontal front was more than 300 kilometers long, and it was difficult for reinforcements to arrive in time.
Therefore, we should concentrate our forces and annihilate Hu Lian and other enemies who are advancing through us.
The Battle of Subei began on December 13 of that year, and the integrated 69th Division commanded by Dai Zhiqi believed that our army would be afraid of his surprise attack due to the personal reasons and historical experience of its leader Dai Zhiqi.
However, General Su Yu had already foreseen Dai Zhiqi's adventurous actions and thought that he would dare to take risks even more in order to ask for merit and reward. As General Su Yu expected, Dai Zhiqi rushed forward with light troops, separated from Hu Lian's troops, and fell into the encirclement of our army.
After tasting the sweetness set by our army, Dai Zhiqi's 69th Division finally suffered a devastating blow.
On the evening of the 15th, Dai Zhiqi's troops arrived near Zhangshan Town, where the terrain is long and narrow, and there is a large lake next to it, and the roads are waterlogged due to continuous rain, and heavy equipment such as cars and tanks cannot operate normally.
At this time, Dai Zhiqi's subordinate Cai Zhiren had reminded him to be vigilant, but the arrogant Dai Zhiqi didn't care, thinking that Zhang Lingfu and the others would contain Su Yu, so there was no need to worry.
However, according to the information provided by our army's spy officers, our army has already mobilized troops and set up an ambush using the terrain. After a cannon shot, Dai Zhiqi's troops were outflanked by our army.
Under the leadership of General Su Yu, two columns of the Shandong Field Army launched a surprise attack against the northeast region. However, under the influence of terrain and weather, their equipment lost its effectiveness and suffered heavy losses.
The panicked Dai Zhiqi immediately asked Hu Lian for support, but Hu Lian, a cunning person, never fought a disadvantaged battle. Not only did he not reinforce Dai Zhiqi, but began to retreat, and at the same time he asked Dai Zhiqi to insist in order to delay the attack of our army.
Dai Zhiqi is also an old fritter, he understands Hu Lian's strength, so he contacted the commander-in-chief Wu Qiwei and asked him to order Hu Lian to reinforce him. Despite receiving orders from his superiors, Hu Lian still refused reinforcements and only sent 2 brigades symbolically to participate in the battle, while his main force was far away from the battlefield.
In the Battle of Subei, General Su Yu had already predicted and foreseen Hu Lian's actions. He had insight into the internal contradictions and weak combat effectiveness of the reorganized 69th Division, and also foresaw that the reorganized 11th Division had just been transferred to northern Jiangsu, and it was unfamiliar with the terrain and people's conditions, so it would be difficult for him to quickly rescue him.
As a result, our army launched more than 70 battles in Caojiaji, Fengshan, Xiaodianzi and other places, and launched a general attack on the headquarters of the 69th Division on the night of the 18th. At about 2 o'clock in the morning of the 19th, our army, with the cooperation of all units, successfully annihilated the headquarters of the 69th Division and three and a half brigades.
And at this time, Hu Lian was forced to come due to the order of his superiors, and seeing the scene of our army's great victory, he naturally did not dare to try its edge. Fortunately, Xue Yue ordered a retreat, and Hu Lian was lucky enough to escape back to Suqian.
At this point, the Battle of Subei was completely over.
Battle of Subei: The first major annihilation battle of our army in the War of Liberation, a total of 2More than 10,000 people, and countless materials and guns were seized. Even *** expressed excitement about this and commended all the meritorious soldiers.
General Su Yu called the battle "one of the most tense battles ever commanded" and "the first turning point in the East China Theater." To commemorate this historic battle, the heritage park was established after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Guo Shizhou, deputy director of the management office, said that this battle fully demonstrated the power of the people's war.
According to incomplete statistics, in this campaign, more than 430,000 migrant workers participated in the front, and more than 420,000 vehicles such as four-hub cars and wheelbarrows pushed by the people.
In the local villages, people are still telling many touching stories about the front line, such as the wisdom of Cai Peilan and his wife, the brave capture of deserters by the lone hero Li Yongsheng, and the last quilt of Xu Cuilian to be sent to the front line.
These heroic deeds fully demonstrated the great spirit of the unity of the army and the people, and also became Hu Lian's eternal nightmare.
In many confrontations with General Su Yu, although Hu Lian was cunning, he could not escape the fate of defeat. In the Battle of Nanma, his 11th Division was annihilated by more than 9,000 people, and he even performed a ritual to sacrifice to the heavens to survive, but narrowly escaped due to a torrential rain.
However, instead of being ashamed of this, he boasted that his army was different from Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division and needed great strength to defeat him. However, no matter how powerful an army is, it cannot escape the end of the grudge.
In 1948, the situation of the war was reversed, and ** was gradually defeated under the heroic charge of our army, and it could only shift from comprehensive defense to key defense. In order to cope with this situation, the Kuomintang Ministry of National Defense appointed Bai Chongxi as the commander-in-chief of the "suppression of bandits" in Central China, and took Hu Lian's 18th Army as the backbone, joined the 10th Army, the 14th Army and other troops, and formed the 12th Corps.
However, in terms of personnel arrangements, Chiang Kai-shek, in order to balance the factions, let Hu Lian play a supporting role on the side, and let Huang Wei serve as the commander of the 12th Corps. In the grim situation, Chiang Kai-shek also played with power, which made Hu Lian, an old fox, very dissatisfied, and he used the excuse to leave the army and wait to see Huang Wei's jokes.
In November, Huang Wei, a general who had been brought to the fore, failed to hold out in the face of our offensive. Under the chaotic command of Chiang Kai-shek, Huang Wei's corps was too aggressive and fell into the trap that our army had already laid.
As soon as he crossed the vortex River with his troops, he was trapped in the Shuangdui area. In order to reverse the situation, Chiang Kai-shek could only break the cauldron and send Hu Lian out of the mountain. Hu Lian has always been confident, and in the face of Chiang Kai-shek's inquiry, he patted his chest firmly, assuring that he was enough for one person and did not need to bring a single soldier.
Hu Lian confidently set off from Nanjing and landed at the temporary airport in Shuangduiji in a small plane, and the first position was full of jubilation. However, a week later, he returned to Nanjing to seek assistance, but was unable to do so.
Another week later, Hu Lian and Huang Wei held a military meeting at 5 p.m. and decided that each army and division would break out separately. The Twelfth Corps then collapsed. There's a reason why Hu Lian is praised for being cunning like a fox, and in the many failures of his life, many of his companions died or were injured, but Hu Lian always survived and found a chance to escape.
Also escaping in a tank, Huang Wei fell into a pit and was captured not long after he drove out, while Hu Lian was mistaken by our soldiers for a captured tank and let go, and he did not get out of the car and walk until he ran out of fuel.
However, this time, Hu Lian did not have enough good luck as usual.
Hu Lian was found by our army when he escaped on foot, and although he escaped by chance, he was shot in the back. After returning to Nanjing, he was sent to Shanghai, where he relied on financial resources to save his life. As many as 32 bullet fragments were removed from his back, some of which were as short as tissue paper to pierce his heart and lungs.
This experience made Su Yu and Shuangdui become Hu Lian's psychological shadow. However, even if he escapes to Taiwan, as long as he has dissenting intentions, he will be punished again, and the shadow will only continue to grow.
On July 16, 1953, Chiang Kai-shek did not give up and once again sent tens of thousands of soldiers under the command of Hu Lian to attack Dongshan Island in southern Fujian. Although Hu Lian's wounds have healed for many years, his will to fight remains strong.
At 3:30 a.m. that day, taking advantage of the darkness of the night, the Kuomintang army dispatched 18 transport planes carrying 500 soldiers to attempt a surprise attack. Under the cover of fighter planes, the ** airborne troops arrived at Houlin and Zhangjia areas in the northern part of Dongshan Island at 4:47.
However, at that time the defense of our army was relatively weak, with only 7 fighters and a small number of militiamen on the island. Under the heroic resistance of our soldiers and the timely sounding of the alarm, the first batch of airborne troops showed their flaws.
Our fighters took advantage of the terrain to block the attack, and at the same time alerted the main forces. Under the vigorous counterattack of our troops, the airborne plan of ** was disrupted, forcing them to pull the transport aircraft from 200 meters to 1000 meters.
As a result, the airborne troops parachuted after up to 2Scattered within a radius of 5 km, some even fell to their deaths or fell into the sea.
In the face of the remaining enemy army of more than 300 people, equipped with advanced elites, our soldiers were not afraid, they were divided into three combat groups, holding the ferry pier and Houlin Village, in order to delay the offensive of the enemy's vanguard and buy time for reinforcements to arrive.
The bloody battle lasted until dawn, and the enemy's follow-up troops began to log in and seize the beach, and although our soldiers were few in number, their bravery and fearlessness were admirable. Qi Jufang, the leader of the seventh squad, led the soldiers to mount 4 machine guns on the position, and took turns to control the machine gun fire, even if the machine gunner Yan Qiu was broken in his right leg, he still insisted on shooting, these are the epitome of the soldiers' heroic fighting.
In 27 hours, our fighters repelled 18 enemy attacks with machine guns and cluster grenades. The 272nd Regiment of the 91st Division of the People's Liberation Army, which received the alarm, also overcame many difficulties and carried the first artillery bombardment to the island to support.
This was a contest of bravery and tenacity, showing the indomitable spirit of our soldiers.
After the arrival of new reinforcements, the remnants of the paratroopers suffered heavy losses, and Hu Lian's sneak attack plan also ended in failure, so he had no choice but to force the landing. However, with the addition of other reinforcements, the situation became more and more unfavorable for Hu Lian, and finally he ordered a retreat at 9 o'clock on the 17th.
In the Battle of Dongshan Island, Hu Lian, a cunning opponent, suffered another defeat, and our army successfully annihilated 3,379 of his subordinates, including more than 400 elite airborne troops, two planes were shot down, and one was forced to flee.
After this fiasco, Hu Lian began to gradually withdraw from the Kuomintang military circles, and was eventually abandoned by Chiang Kai-shek in the 1958 Kinmen bombardment and sent to the National Defense Research Institute.
Although Hu Lian left the center of power, he still adhered to the idea of "** mainland" and served as "Taiwan's ambassador to Vietnam", showing his dedication to **.
However, these actions did not bring him any substantial power, and after he was removed from the post of ambassador, he was left with the status of nominal adviser and was no longer valued by Chiang Kai-shek as before.
In the last stages of his life, Hu Lian focused on research and published many military works. Interestingly, although there is much to be said about military affairs in his writings, he never mentions Su Yu.
According to the recollection of his son Hu Zhiguang, when Hu Lian wrote in Taiwan, although he had a lot of information, he did not dare to mention Su Yu. Before dying, Hu Lian sighed deeply: "Civil engineering is not as good as a mile (Yu)." ”
When people reach old age, homesickness is especially strong. General Hu Lian is no exception, he once drew a map of his hometown of Huitoufang Village in Chishui Town, hoping to give his grandchildren a chance to return to their hometown to see.
However, when the bombardment of Kinmen took place, Hu Lian did not listen to his brother's advice, he firmly believed in his mission, stuck to his post, and did not return to what they considered to be his "well-lived" hometown.
On June 22, 1977, General Hu Lian passed away at night, completing his glorious life. On February 12, 2009, as cross-strait exchanges intensified, Hu Zhijie, the daughter of General Hu Lian, embarked on a journey to Xiamen, where she met Ye Xiaonan, the daughter of Ye Fei, the heroic commander who commanded the Kinmen bombardment.
The two sides of the strait are one family, and Taiwan will eventually return to the embrace of the motherland, which is the common aspiration of the people on both sides of the strait.
New copywriting 1: **Chinese Communist Party News Su Yu and Hu Lian's war wits and courage, each with its own merits, let future generations admire. New copy 2: ** The People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) successfully thwarted Hu Lian's "joint sea, land and air raid", showing incomparable combat effectiveness.
New copywriting 3: ** Hu Lian, a famous general in the fourth phase of Huangpu, died for 37 years, and the descendants of both sides of the strait paid tribute in Kinmen to commemorate his heroic deeds.