In 1932, a machine-gun platoon commander was receiving ** at a Red Army hospital in Dabie Mountain. One day, he heard the whisper of a small **, which seemed to be discussing the problem of food shortages.
After understanding, he learned that the hospital was experiencing a shortage of food and medicine. In order to ensure the ** of the fighters, the director ordered the paramedics to take care of the wounded first, but this method still did not solve the fundamental problem, and all hospital staff were worried.
The platoon commander had a unique plan, he was going to "borrow food and medicine" from the enemy. It is difficult to build trust between the opposing sides, but can the platoon commander's strategy really be realized?Witness how the platoon commander of the Red Army won by surprise and achieved this seemingly impossible task.
Li Shihuai was a brave machine gun company platoon commander, he was seriously wounded on the battlefield, and it was the meticulous care and efforts of the doctors that brought him back to life from the brink of death.
Deeply grateful for the kindness of the medical staff, he decided to lend a helping hand when the hospital was in trouble. However, because his body has not fully recovered, he cannot go directly to the battlefield and cannot complete the heavy work.
He has been thinking about how to help the hospital and solve the problem of food and medicine. He put forward a suggestion to report to the superiors, hoping that the organization could provide more material support.
However, due to the intense fighting, large forces had to be relocated, and the medical staff and wounded who remained faced great difficulties. Despite this, Li Shihuai was still firmly determined to help the hospital through the difficult situation, no matter what way he used.
Although most of the lightly wounded soldiers and medical personnel had been transferred, only about 50 remained in the Red Army hospital. The large forces had been gone for some time, and even if they were contacted, it would be difficult for the main forces to risk returning to deliver food and medicine to them.
In the face of difficulties, Li Shihuai pondered for a long time, he carefully studied the enemy's station, and finally came up with a way - to "borrow food and medicine" from the enemy. Especially in terms of medicine, although the lack of food can be saved, many wounded fighters may not survive if there is a lack of medicine.
It's already October, winter is approaching in Dabie Mountain, and the cold weather is a big challenge for the wounded soldiers, who need enough supplies to get through this difficult time.
In order to ensure the lives of the soldiers, Li Shihuai decided to come forward and take the risk of "asking for supplies" from the enemy. He told the dean about the idea, but was firmly opposed by the dean.
The dean reminded him: "Platoon Commander Li, we have heard of your bravery and resourcefulness for a long time, but do you know that the hospital is now full of wounded, and once our actions are discovered by the enemy, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”
Li Shihuai's Red Army Hospital was located in a very secluded location, and even though the large army had withdrawn, the enemy outside was still eyeing them, but they were always safe and sound, because the enemy did not know about their existence at all.
In addition to the location of the hospital, the director and the medical staff rarely communicate with the outside world in order to protect the soldiers, so as not to inadvertently reveal the news, and they have been trying to reduce the presence of the hospital, in case the enemy finds out that there are still wounded here, and the war will start again.
Li Shihuai's idea was to the enemy"Borrowing medicine and food", but this plan aroused opposition from the dean and leaders. Despite their concerns about the plan, Li Shihuai still insisted on his idea.
He thought about the plan again and thought he was ready. Finally, he brought the dean and leaders together and told them that he had a complete plan.
He had recently researched the hospital and found that there were about a dozen young adults who could help. The medical staff are also trained in militarization, so carrying a few bags of food should not be a problem.
Regarding the pursuers, Li Shihuai studied the distribution of enemy troops in the vicinity, and he believed that he should not go to the enemy's station"Borrowing food and medicine", and should go a little farther away.
As soon as they move, whether they succeed or not, the enemy will find their tracks, and in such skirmishes, the enemy will first suspect our troops lurking nearby. So the enemy will definitely intensify the search of the surrounding area, so the town where the Red Army hospital is located cannot be targeted.
As for the goal of the action, in **? Li Shihuai circled the location of the hospital on the map and told the director that the sneak attack could not be here. The dean and the leaders jointly chose another place.
In order to alleviate the shortage of food and medicine in the Red Army hospital, platoon commander Li Shihuai offered a plan to "borrow food and medicine" from the enemy. After telling the dean the details of the plan, the dean did not strongly oppose it, but began to think about its feasibility.
Although there are certain risks, this option seems more feasible than the previous plan. Looking at the soldiers who could not recover their wounds in time due to lack of medicine, the dean also felt very sorry in his heart.
They are the heroes of the country, who sacrificed their lives for the country, but now they are lying in the hospital in pain due to lack of medicine. The dean could not sit idly by and watch the soldiers get bogged down, so he decided to take a risk and try Li Shihuai's plan.
Based on the enemy garrison on the map, the dean and the leaders decided to target the town of Trois-Rivières. The town of Trois-Rivières is an ideal location for the current Red Army hospital.
The total number of staff in the hospital is about 50 people, and the need for food is not particularly high, but the need for medicine is very urgent. The garrison had only one battalion in the town of Trois-Rivières, but the garrison was very well equipped and it is said that this clinic was once the health center of the enemy's large army.
As the garrison was relocated elsewhere, the clinic remained in the town of Trois-Rivières. In addition, the military clinic in Trois-Rivières is one of the larger in several nearby towns, and all kinds of medicines and medical equipment are relatively adequate.
Therefore, it was unanimously decided to target the town of Trois-Rivières.
Once you've got your goals in mind, it's crucial to have a thorough plan in place. The current situation is that the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark, and acting during the day is undoubtedly self-defeating, and can only use the cover of night to infiltrate.
Although the town of Three Rivers is not far from the Red Army Hospital, it takes three or four hours to walk, and it became a major challenge to ensure that the supplies were successfully obtained at night and evacuated safely before dawn.
Therefore, the determination of the time of departure and the time of action are crucial. Regarding the matter of "borrowing food and medicine", Li Shihuai's original plan was to bring ten people, but after discussing with the dean and others, he found that a large amount of medicine and food was needed, and someone needed to control the sentries when entering the barracks and coming out.
After calculation, ten people are clearly not enough.
Inside the hospital, there are just over 50 staff members, some of whom are seriously wounded, unable to move and in need of medical care. Due to the inability of these doctors to leave, some doctors were unable to participate in the operation.
The operation needed to be secrecy and fast, and it was also excluded for fighters who had not recovered from a leg injury or who had difficulty moving. Despite this, Li Shihuai and the director did their best, and finally selected 17 people to participate in the operation, and these soldiers are the elite of the hospital.
In order to support the Red Army's operations, the hospital took out everything it could use, including 5 short guns, 3 rifles, 10 grenades and 5 broadswords. These**, together with 17 personnel, could not be compared with the enemy's well-equipped troops, so they had to rely on outwitting to achieve victory.
Li Shihuai set off from the hospital and took the first step for his plan. Instead of going straight from Shichinohegou to Mikawa, he changed his route in a seemingly complicated but ingenious way, and he had his soldiers go around several surrounding towns in order to confuse the enemy, and the final goal was to go straight to Mikawa.
Upon arriving in the town of Trois-Rivières, they did not act immediately, but carefully observed the distribution of the army, especially the health clinics, warehouses and kitchens, which were the targets they were going to attack.
When everything was ready, they quietly waited for the night to come, ready to start their operations under the cover of night.
Before the enemy's operation began, Li Shihuai specially summoned everyone, emphasizing that this mission had only one goal, that is, to recover food and medicine, and to avoid the use of firearms or explosives as much as possible except when necessary, so as not to attract the attention of the enemy.
He divided the 17 men into two groups and personally led about 10 people to deal with the guards. After waiting for 3 hours, they finally saw the sentry who changed the guard and took the opportunity to ** him, Li Shihuai knew that this was a rare opportunity.
After Song Fuan saw that the sentry was **, he immediately led the rest of the team members straight to the kitchen and warehouse. The kitchen was filled with a mountain of food, meat, and vegetables stockpiled by enemy troops, and Song told the team to take as many as they could.
Li Shihuai on the other side ordered the sentries to take them to the health center, because the vigilance of the health center is usually higher than that of the kitchen, so Li Shihuai did not dare to take it lightly, he sent 4 people to guard near the health center, and the rest of the team members were also divided into two groups, one group was dedicated to getting medicinal materials, and the other group was responsible for medical equipment.
The time was short, the task was daunting, and because it was dark and it was impossible to see clearly, they decided to take all the medicine they saw, and the soldiers even used the sacks for it.
When everyone had completed their mission and were about to evacuate, an officer was awakened by the movement outside, and he immediately took out his pistol and fired several shots outside. The sound also alarmed the other soldiers, who began to observe the situation outside.
Li Shihuai and the others heard this movement, and although the task was basically completed, the retreat plan could not be changed because of this. Li Shihuai decided to muddy things even further, and he ordered the two fighters to throw grenades in the direction they left.
The huge ** sound of the grenade woke up the soldiers in the entire camp, and they immediately picked up the ** and pursued Li Shihuai and others.
The original plan was to disperse and break through, each fleeing to the town, and the troops were divided into multiple ways, Li Shihuai and others had successfully escaped the enemy army in this way, but when the pursuers appeared, they still followed the principle of turning parts into a whole and scattering and evacuating.
Finally, they met in Shichinohegou. During the escape, one of the fighters was unfortunately shot by the enemy, and when he saw the food and medicine that his teammates were carrying, he realized that the hospital needed these supplies even more.
So, he decisively persuaded his teammates to leave, and he himself held a grenade and waited for the enemy to arrive. When the enemy arrived, the warriors were killed along with the enemy, which bought valuable time for the other comrades to escape.
After the group rendezvous, the group counted the supplies, and although some of them were lost during the escape, most of them have been successfully recovered. Unfortunately, one of the little fighters died in battle, and the others suffered only some minor injuries.
These supplies include food, vegetables and pork, which are enough to meet the needs of the group of 50 for some time. After Li Shihuai recovered, he rejoined the army and participated in many battles such as the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and his position was gradually promoted from platoon commander to battalion commander, regiment commander, deputy division commander, etc.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he had already served as the commander of the Third Army Division of the Jianghuai Military Region.
General Li Shihuai served as deputy director of the Anhui Provincial Public Security Department and deputy commander of the Anhui Production and Construction Corps, and was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955 and promoted to major general in 1962.
Until the last moment of his life, he still cared about the country and paid attention to national affairs. His legendary story and spirit are widely spread and have a profound impact on the Chinese.