Duplicate names were found in the list of awards.
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ForewordIn 1955,** the list of conferments was being checked. However, when he saw the two names on the list, he couldn't help but look at the information under the names again.
Seeing this, ** immediately said to the staff next to him: "Find the person in charge of the proposed list." "Although the staff didn't understand what was going on, they knew that it was important and immediately called the person in charge.
When seeing the comrade's name repeated on the list, ** asked suspiciously if the person in charge had made a mistake in his work. The person in charge calmly told *** that this was not his mistake.
So, which comrade's name appears twice on the list? And why would the person in charge be so confident that he had made no mistake? Let's start with one of the protagonists of today's story, a warrior named Fang Guonan.
Fang Guonan was born in 1914 in Changshou Town, Pingjiang County, Hunan. When he was three years old, his mother died suddenly, putting even more pressure on the already poor family.
Since then, the young Fang Guonan has begun to share the burden of the family and do what he can. At the age of ten, he worked in a landlord's house and was exploited and oppressed.
However, when the revolutionary ideas spread in Pingjiang County, Fang Guonan did not hesitate to join the revolutionary ranks. We still need to know more about Fang Guonan's story.
In 1929, Fang Guonan became a member of the Chinese Communist Youth League, and he not only studied revolutionary theory, but also spread revolutionary ideas to all corners, calling on more people to join the revolution.
When General *** led his army to attack Changsha, Fang Guonan stood on the front line of the battlefield with a spear in his hand, and attacked the city with the soldiers of the Red Third Army. Although the battle ended in failure, Fang Guonan's heroic performance left a deep impression on the Red Third Army.
When General *** led the troops to rest in Changshou Town, Fang Guonan seized the opportunity to join the Red Army, followed the team to fight in the north and south, and was gradually promoted from an ordinary soldier to a squad leader and platoon leader.
After five anti-encirclement and suppression, Fang Guonan had become a regimental political commissar, leading the troops to break through the blockade of the Kuomintang and win the victory of the Long March. During a battle in Jiangxi, the Kuomintang set up a blockade of barbed wire, deep ditches and high walls.
However, behind these blockades are hidden ambushes such as mines, bunkers, etc. If you force your way through, you will have to pay a huge amount of money, and the sound will also attract a counterattack from the enemy, and you will have to pay a heavy price if you want to pass through the blockade line.
In order to reduce **, Fang Guonan ordered the troops to quietly pass through the first blockade line and not attract the attention of the enemy. Two days later, he unwittingly reached the second blockade.
However, when they tried to break through the second blockade line, the battle began. While directing the team to attack, Fang Guonan checked the surrounding terrain and planned to break through the remaining defense line as soon as possible.
Suddenly, a bullet flew past his ear, leaving a large patch of flesh in his wake. Although not life-threatening, his bleeding could not be stopped. Fang Guonan calmly tore off a strip of cloth from his clothes, stopped the bleeding with a soil method, and then bandaged it briefly, and continued to stay on the front line to fight.
After a long time, Fang Guonan felt dizzy due to severe bleeding, and finally fainted to the ground. The people around him immediately sent him to the rear hospital**, but Fang Guonan insisted on returning to the front line despite the doctor's dissuasion and fought side by side with the fighters.
His heroic actions deeply affected the soldiers and made them feel Fang Guonan's tenacity and selflessness. However, Fang Guonan's bravery and tenacity went far beyond that.
Just as the Long March was about to be won, his troops were suddenly besieged by a large number of enemies. During the breakout, a bullet hit him in the thigh.
Fang Guonan was wounded in the thigh during the battle and was bleeding profusely, but he still insisted on fighting until the end of the battle before going to the hospital**. However, due to the long delay, the wound was already infected, and doctors recommended amputation to ensure his life.
Fang Guonan was a staunch opponent of amputation, believing that it would affect his fighting and revolution. In the doctor's helplessness, Fang Guonan decided to bear the pain of the operation himself, he had him tied to the bed, bit the towel in his mouth, and did not use any painkillers, so he survived the three-hour operation.
Even though he was sweating profusely from the pain, he didn't scream, let alone give up the operation. His determination and perseverance are admirable.
During the difficult war period, although Fang Guonan's operation went well, he endured great pain and insisted on accompanying the army on the long march. During the Long March, his leg wounds were repeatedly cracked and informed, and finally formed a fist-sized scar.
Whenever one sees this scar, one remembers the image of him struggling in pain in bed. People will be reminded of his tenacity like Guan Yu, and his spirit of sacrificing himself to help other fighters as much as possible.
Fang Guonan's tenacity is not only for himself, but also for the love and care of other fighters. His spirit deeply touched the soldiers, and they saw the strength from Fang Guonan and felt the strong love.
Even though some of the soldiers later left Fang Guonan and were transferred to other units, they still had a lot of respect for the old chief. Whenever a warrior got married, they would always send an invitation to Fang Guonan to attend their wedding and thank him.
Fang Guonan, who received the invitation for the first time, found that he had no impression of the groom official when he went to the banquet, and the groom official did not recognize him. After some thought, he understood that this was due to the fact that the other groom's official was another person with the same name and surname from the same township.
Fang Guonan, who the groom official is looking for, was also born in Changshou Town, Pingjiang County, Hunan, but he was born in 1913 and was older than Fang Guonan. In order to facilitate distinction, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he changed his name to Fang Guoan.
After the outbreak of the Pingjiang Uprising, Fang Guoan joined the Young Pioneers and began his revolutionary journey. He knew very well that there were still many people who were exploited and oppressed by the landlords, and could not solve the problem of food and clothing, which made it difficult for him to sleep and eat.
After learning that the revolutionary team was fighting local tyrants and dividing the land, Fang Guoan did not hesitate to join it and wandered around with the team to help more toiling people.
Fang Guoan successfully joined the Red Third Army with his excellent performance in battle. When he first joined the army, he was appointed as a platoon commander of the guard company, and together with the team, he established a revolutionary base area.
In the face of the Kuomintang's four encirclement and suppression, Fang Guoan led the soldiers to be brave and fearless, which not only impressed his comrades, but also gave the enemy a taste of defeat. At that time, ammunition was scarce in our army, and fighting to the end often required hand-to-hand combat.
And Fang Guoan is the most heroic one in the hand-to-hand combat camp, he can defeat several enemies alone. After the failure of the fifth anti-encirclement campaign, Fang Guoan began the Long March with his troops.
In order to avoid the pursuit of the Kuomintang, the Red Army had to break through from where the reactionary defenders were weak. When he had to cross the waterway, Fang Guoan's main task was to lead the soldiers to build bridges.
During the march, the bridging team led by Fang Guoan had to rush to the front of the large army, using improvised tools such as boats and planks to build a bridge large enough for the Red Army soldiers to pass.
After all the Red Army soldiers successfully crossed the bridge, Fang Guoan led the soldiers to pack up their tools and finally evacuate, and rushed to the front of the large army to continue the bridge building task.
In Fang Guoan's bridging force, in addition to the challenge of time constraints and cold water, the biggest problem came from the bombing of Kuomintang planes. The improvised bridge they had just erected could be blown to pieces by bombers in an instant.
Faced with such a predicament, Fang Guoan did not have time to be depressed, he immediately led the soldiers to start repairing, and let the soldiers cross the river smoothly in the shortest time. They dodged bombers and repaired bridges, and this process of bombing and repairing showed Fang Guoan's tenacious perseverance and created favorable conditions for the transfer of large troops.
In addition to the bridging mission, Fang Guoan's combat ability is also excellent. Among them, the most famous battle he participated in was the Battle of Loushan Pass, which won the first major victory of the Long March.
After the Zunyi Conference, the Red Army decided to go south to Sichuan and join forces with the Red Fourth Front Army. However, in the process of transfer, the Red Army was encircled and intercepted by local warlords, so it could only change its original plan and move to Yunnan.
The enemy was unwilling to let go of the Red Army, and the Guizhou warlord Wang Jialie sent a large number of troops to encircle the ** Red Army, in an attempt to annihilate our army in one fell swoop. Wang Jialie wanted to completely annihilate the Red Army, and our army wanted to protect the results of the Zunyi Conference, and a fierce battle was about to break out.
And the key to this battle is Loushan Pass, which is hundreds of miles away from Zunyi. The terrain of Loushan Pass is dangerous, and there is a cliff as a barrier, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and mastering it is equivalent to grasping the initiative in the war.
Wang Jialie knew this very well, so he sent three regiments to garrison Loushan Pass and another regiment to garrison Tongzi. **Lead the Red First Army to occupy Tongzi first, wait for the arrival of the Red Third Army, and jointly capture Loushan Pass.
From the beginning of the attack on Changsha, Fang Guoan has formed an indissoluble bond with the Red Third Army. At this time, Fang Guoan was already an instructor, and he also participated in this tragic battle.
In the midst of the raging battles, the enemy's fire pierced our troops like sharp swords. The terrain of Loushan Pass was dangerous, which made it impossible for our army to advance for a long time. Whenever he saw the soldiers who were so suppressed by the fire that they couldn't raise their heads, Fang Guoan would inspire them with firm words: "Protect yourself and wait for the best time to fight back." ”
Don't be afraid, their bullets are limited, persistence is victory. In addition to encouraging the fighters with words, Fang Guoan also took the lead in launching a fierce counterattack against the reactionaries on the high ground.
Relying on the spirit of our army that is not afraid of life and death, the soldiers desperately seized the high ground, and with the help of the dangerous Jedi counterattack, they achieved the first great victory on the way of the Long March. However, Fang Guoan's right eye was unfortunately injured during the battle, which eventually led to the loss of sight in his right eye.
However, during the Long March, Fang Guoan still showed his heroic nature, taking the lead in every battle, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers. In the later stages of the Long March, Fang Guoan, with his outstanding work ability, served as the political commissar of the regiment together with his fellow countryman Fang Guonan.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Fang Guoan cooperated with Fang Guonan and the Communist Party to form a united front. Subsequently, Fang Guoan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 686th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army as an instructor.
Fang Guoan participated in a historical anti-Japanese battle, the Battle of Pingxingguan, which took place in 1937. At that time, the Japanese Fifth Army planned to march to Shanxi, in an attempt to occupy Taiyuan and garrison it in order to echo the Japanese forces in the rest of China and thus master the whole of China.
Once the Japanese occupied Shanxi, their march would be all plains, and it would be costly to stop their attack. Therefore, Yan Xishan of the Second Theater of Operations ordered all efforts to stop the advance of the Japanese army.
The 6th and 7th armies were all sent to the battlefield.
Among them, the Sixth Army served as the main force, and the Seventh Army served as a reserve force. During this period, the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, under the leadership of ** (division commander) and *** deputy division commander, came to Shanxi and stationed near Pingxingguan.
The vanguard of the Japanese army was blocked in breaking through the Heixing Pass, and Seishiro Sakagaki led a team to support. In order to increase the odds of victory, the 115th Division of ** was ordered to participate in this battle.
Fang Guoan's 686th Regiment was responsible for occupying the area between Cangfen City and Xiaozhai Village, while blocking enemy support forces. Fang Guoan's second battalion was assigned to Shangzhai Town.
After Fang Guoan led the soldiers to hide, he told many times: "After receiving the order, shoot quickly, be ready at any time when the bullets run out, wait for my order, and then have a decisive battle with the Japanese devils." ”
The battle was about to break out, and with Fang Guoan's order, all the soldiers picked up their broadswords and rushed towards the enemy. Fang Guoan charged forward again, cutting down a number of Japanese devils in a row, and finally won the battle.
This was the first victory of the Eighth Route Army against Japan, and Fang Guoan's performance made all the soldiers awe-inspired. No one thought that this instructor who graduated from Kang University would be so brave and fearless in the face of Japanese devils.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Fang Guoan achieved a legend with his bravery, and Fang Guonan also realized his anti-Japanese ideals in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. After the victory of Pingxingguan, ** led some soldiers to stay in Shanxi and opened up the Jinchaji anti-Japanese base area.
Left along with ***, there is also Fang Guonan. Fang Guonan is different from Fang Guoan, his main job is to fight behind enemy lines. More importantly, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is located in the enemy's rear and has a crucial impact on the battle between the two sides.
In order to destroy this ** force, the Japanese devils often go into the mountains to sweep. Once they find traces of our troops, they will punish them with extreme cruelty. When they discovered that the people frequently supported the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese devils attacked the innocent people, robbed them of their property, and used cruel means to force them to reveal the location of our army.
In addition to the Japanese, Japanese puppet traitors were also spread throughout the Jin-Cha-Ji region, which greatly hindered our anti-Japanese work. In the face of such a predicament, Fang Guonan still relied on his firm belief and unremitting efforts to continuously expand the base area and provide a steady stream of vital force for the army.
Every time he faced the enemy's sweep, Fang Guonan was always able to lead the fighters to a safe place in time and take advantage of the terrain to conduct guerrilla warfare. At the critical moment, Fang Guonan even led his soldiers to march for a hundred miles continuously.
Not only did they have to fight their own exhaustion, but they also mentally inspired the fighters to persevere.
On the battlefield of resistance against Japan, Fang Guonan and Fang Guoan fought side by side and worked together to drive out the invaders. Their relationship is not only comrades-in-arms, but also fellow countrymen. However, the most troublesome thing is the betrayal from those around you.
In order to obtain intelligence on our army, Japanese spies specially sought out some Chinese who were not determined and used various means to make them betray the country and penetrate into our army to transmit information.
Among these traitors were ordinary fighters, as well as the wives of cadres. They took advantage of the defection of the comrades in the money ** team, causing the leakage of intelligence of our army. Fang Guonan discovered these suspicious people, and through a quick search, he successfully found out the other moles in the team and avoided greater losses.
The reason why he was able to identify the agents so quickly was because of his care and love for the fighters, which allowed him to quickly spot the abnormal behavior of the fighters. With the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Fang Guoan and Fang Guonan "gathered" together again, they held the same position in the War of Liberation, and contributed all their strength to the reunification of the country.
At the time of the awarding of titles, due to the stability of the situation in China, the base areas of our army were gradually connected, the scale of the war was getting bigger and bigger, and more and more troops were invested, and it was inevitable that various commanders would need to jointly carry out combat missions.
However, you are also the commander, I am also the commander, who should I listen to in the war, and who needs to be responsible if something happens? Especially in the later stages of the Liberation War, this drawback gradually became prominent.
This is the story of Fang Guoan and Fang Guonan, they are real heroes, and they have proved with their actions what it means to "unite is strength".
In 1955, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, China gradually established diplomatic relations with other countries in the world, and the lack of corresponding levels also brought troubles to diplomacy. In order to solve this problem, our country decided to confer the title of general in the army.
In October of this year, ** was ordered to come to Guangzhou to confer titles on the officers and men of the Central South Military Region. ** When reviewing the list of awards, a mistake was found by the staff, and two comrades named "Fang Guonan" appeared on the list.
In the ranks of our army, it is not uncommon for people with the same name and surname, such as Li Daozhi, Zhang Ying, etc. ** At first, he thought that there were two Fang Guonan in the team, but when he continued to check the information of the two, he found that these two Fang Guonan were both from Changshou Town, Pingjiang County, and both joined the army in 1930 with the same qualifications.
They all held the same positions and experiences as political commissars during the Long March, during the Anti-Japanese War, and during the War of Liberation. This made *** think that it was not the two comrades Fang Guonan, it might just be the negligence of the staff, and the name of one of them was written incorrectly twice.
Please find the person in charge of drawing up the list. "It didn't take long for the person in charge to knock on the door and enter, ** pointed to the list in his hand and said:"You see, there is a Major General Fang Guonan in front, and another Major General Fang Guonan appears in the back.
You write the name of this comrade twice and let the other comrade know what to do. "The person in charge breathed a sigh of relief after looking at the names on the list. He explained to ***:"It's not a mistake on our part, it's that these two comrades do have the same name.
They were less than two years apart, had the same qualifications, and were eventually selected as major generals together. "Hearing this explanation, ** was very curious, picked up their resumes and carefully compared, and found the slight differences in them, and couldn't help but sigh:"What a special fate! "
And the fate of the two doesn't stop there. As they grew older, they all felt powerless, and in addition to the injuries they had sustained in the course of the perennial campaign, they immediately proposed to retire one after another.
What's more coincidental is that Fang Guoan and Fang Guonan coincidentally chose Changsha Dujiayuan Dry Rest House for the elderly, and their rooms were only separated by a wall.
Some old comrades-in-arms couldn't accept the fact that Fang Guonan changed his name for a while, which led to the two being often confused, and many interesting stories happened. In China's huge population, there are countless people with duplicate names, but these two Major General Fang Guonan are the most unique existence.
Fellow villagers, comrades-in-arms, major generals, retired neighbors, all kinds of coincidences are intertwined in the lives of the two, leaving a dramatic and touching story for future generations. Although the years have been merciless, the fate of the two has gradually drifted apart, but their contributions and spirit will forever be engraved in the long river of history.