In March 1951, before the four battles ended, the Party Committee of the Volunteer Army sent Liu Xiyuan and Deng Hua, deputy commander of the Volunteer Army, back to Beijing to report to the Military Commission on the latest situation in the Korean battlefield.
As soon as Deng Hua and Liu Xiyuan arrived in Beijing, the chairman immediately dialed Xiao Hua, deputy director of the General Political Department: I heard that there is a military political commissar named Liu Xiyuan who has just returned from the front, and he is the army commander who has won a great victory, and I hope to talk to him.
Please bring him tomorrow at 3 p.m. ”
Liu Xiyuan was born in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province in 1917, and although his family was poor, he was sent to a private school to study, and after two years of hard work, he was able to read and write classical Chinese.
In 1928, due to the poor harvest at home, Liu Xiyuan had to drop out of school and go home to farm. The following year, he went to Ji'an City through introduction, and successively worked as an apprentice in a cloth shop, a grocery store, and a tobacco shop, living a life of "contract worker".
On the night of October 3, 1930, the city of Ji'an was occupied by the Red Army, and the next morning, the streets were full of soldiers wearing military caps with red five-pointed stars. Despite their numbers, they are very disciplined and do not rob the masses of their belongings.
The Red Army not only won the hearts of the people, but also left a deep impression on Liu Xiyuan.
In 1931, at the age of 13, Liu Xiyuan joined the Red Army. When the Red Army evacuated Ji'an, he became a member of the 3rd Squadron of the Young Pioneer Brigade and held the position of squad leader.
From that moment on, Liu Xiyuan left his hometown and embarked on the road of revolution. Although Liu Xiyuan is young, he looks thin and small due to his poor family background.
His first live-fire experience made it difficult for him to drag the heavy Mauser up. When he took aim at the target and pulled the trigger, the recoil of the gun caused him to take several steps back and fall to the ground.
Liu Xiyuan's strength was too small to resist the recoil of the butt, so he was assigned to the Red Army Special Service Company School Division, and later became a correspondent and receiver of the Ruijin Red Army School.
In August 1931, Liu Xiyuan joined the Communist Youth League and officially became a member of the Communist Party the following year. He was often transferred to the Youth League branch to assist in the work, and won the first place in the speech contest organized by the Youth League branch many times.
At that time, the principal and political commissar of the Red Army School discovered Liu Xiyuan's potential, so he talked to him and said: "I want you to be the youth member of the party branch and the secretary of the Youth League branch, what do you think?" ”
He was a little surprised by his trust in Liu Xiyuan, but he was encouraged by his encouragement and praise. Liu Xiyuan was then transferred to the Red Army School as a youth officer of the Political Department, and performed well in his work, which was appreciated by the **.
Under the guidance of **, Liu Xiyuan was arranged to exercise in the combat unit and play a greater role. With the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" in the Soviet area, the Red Army was forced to implement a strategic shift, and Liu Xiyuan began his Long March career.
Although this journey was long and difficult, Liu Xiyuan still persevered, covering the transfer of the CCP and the Military Commission organs together with the Red Army, and carrying out propaganda work along the way.
Although he passed out on the way due to overwork, he was eventually discovered by the containment team and was able to keep up with the large group.
The Long March team arrived in Zunyi, Guizhou Province in January 1935, and the Zunyi Conference held here established its leading position in the party and the army. In February of the same year, Liu Xiyuan was transferred to the 4th Division of the 1st Red Army Corps as a youth officer of the Political Department.
After the end of the Eastern Expedition, Liu Xiyuan entered the second department of the Red Army University in Wayaobao and stayed in the school as the director of the club. In the following April 1937, Liu Xiyuan was transferred to the 12th Regiment of the 4th Red Division as a political commissar.
As a Confucian general with a keen mind and charisma, Liu Xiyuan not only had a profound influence on people ideologically, but also fought many tough battles on the battlefield, such as the bloody battle of Pingxingguan and the sniper battle of Baiergou to cover Lihuang.
Wei Lihuang was one of the "Five Tiger Generals" of the Kuomintang and served as the deputy commander of the Second War Zone during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In March 1938, the Japanese discovered the whereabouts of Wei Lihuang's troops near Daning, so they sent planes and infantry to intercept them.
After learning the news, Wei Lihuang panicked and hurriedly asked for help from the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army. Liu Xiyuan played an important role in this rescue operation, and made great contributions to the protection of Lihuang and the Eighth Route Army.
**When serving as the acting commander of the 115th Division, Chen Guang was the director of the Political Department, and in order to unite the Wei Lihuang Division to fight against Japan, they decided to send a company of the 686th Regiment to block the enemy.
This company was commanded by regiment commander Yang Yong, and after discussing with battalion commander He Dongwei, political instructor and political commissar Liu Xiyuan, it was decided to send the 10th company to block Baiergou, where the enemy must pass.
They asked the 10th Company to take advantage of the local terrain and build fortifications to block the enemy's escape path. Liu Xiyuan stressed that this task of blocking the enemy is very important, and it will not only have an impact on the war situation against Japan, but also on the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, so it is necessary to display the prestige of the Eighth Route Army and expand the influence of the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army.
The commanders and fighters of the 10th Company lived up to expectations, they fought tenaciously, withstood the repeated attacks of more than 800 Japanese troops, and successfully covered the safe transfer of the Lihuang Division.
In the course of the battle, Wei Lihuang asked the staff officer on the side: "How many regiments are there to block the enemy?" The staff officer replied: "Report, the Eighth Route Army has only one company of troops. ”
Wei Lihuang couldn't believe the staff officer's words, he picked up the telescope and continued to observe, and the results confirmed the staff officer's prediction, the Eighth Route Army only had one company of troops. Wei Lihuang said with emotion: "The Eighth Route Army can really fight, but it ......I'm afraid this company is ...... overHowever, Wei Lihuang's prophecy was not fulfilled, and after completing the blocking mission, Liu Xiyuan led the company to return triumphantly.
The soldiers of the 10th Company not only killed and wounded more than 100 Japanese soldiers, but also captured a large number of *** After Wei Lihuang learned about this incident, he immediately sent people to send a large number of bullets, mortar shells and 100 light machine guns to the 115th Division to express his appreciation and gratitude.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the CCP decided to let Liu Xiyuan go to the Northeast to serve as the secretary of the Tonghua Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China.
As soon as Liu Xiyuan arrived in Tonghua, Sun Gengxiao, secretary of the Tonghua County Party Department of the Kuomintang, came to the door and said: "You must recognize the legal status of the Kuomintang public security force that we have reorganized, and the sign of the Kuomintang Tonghua County Party Department should be hung up!" ”
Liu Xiyuan refused to back down: "There is no Kuomintang armed force in the Northeast at all, and if there is, it is a traitor." We won't hang the sign, and neither can you Kuomintang! ”
The angry Sun Gengxiao gathered the public security team and a group of bandits, took advantage of the retreat of the Soviet Red Army to forcibly occupy the commanding heights, and quickly launched an attack on Tonghua. Liu Xiyuan responded calmly, defending closely on the one hand, and asking for help from Wan Yi, the commander of the Northeast Advance Column at the mouth of the Meihe River.
The reactionary leaders of Tonghua planned to launch a riot at 3 a.m. on the first day of the Lunar New Year. "With only a few hours left before the riots, the situation is dire. Liu Xiyuan immediately sent troops to capture more than a dozen enemy leaders who were at a meeting.
However, when he discovers that there is no commander-in-chief among these leaders, he realizes that the riot will still go ahead as scheduled. Sure enough, at 3 o'clock in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, gunshots and ** suddenly sounded in Tonghua City, and the Japanese puppeteers quickly rushed into the compound of the administrative office and went straight to the Tonghua Security Headquarters.
At the same time, the captured reactionary leaders also began to become active, and the situation became more and more urgent. At such a critical moment, Liu Xiyuan organized the soldiers to block the attack, and at the same time ordered the more than 10 leaders who had been captured to correct the law on the spot in order to eliminate future troubles.
Under the command of Liu Xiyuan, the artillery of the Tonghua detachment succeeded in destroying a commanding height occupied by the reactionaries, and in the afternoon of the same day, social order in Tonghua was restored to normal.
Liu Xiyuan is the pride of the people of Tonghua, and his heroic deeds are also widely spread in Japan. In 1957, when he visited Japan as the head of the Chinese youth delegation, the head of the Japanese Youth Federation asked him about the news of "Liu Dongyuan" in Tonghua and asked him if he knew whether "Liu Dongyuan" was still there.
Liu Xiyuan was the pride of the 38th Army, he served as a political commissar in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, led his troops across the Yalu River and into the Manpo area of North Korea, and was received by Major General Wu Ting, head of the rear base of the Korean People's Army.
Wu Ting briefed Liu Xiyuan and army commander Liang Xingchu on the situation, and asked them to immediately send troops to Gouxian Ridge, north of Xichuan, to rush out the full set of equipment of the three divisions, a large factory, and a ** warehouse that could not be transported out in time when the People's Army retreated.
Liu Xiyuan and Liang Xingchu immediately ordered the advance team to rush to Gouxian Ridge by car, and at the same time ordered the 339th Regiment and the 338th Regiment of the 113th Avant-garde Division to quickly cross the river and rush to Gouxian Ridge, 110 kilometers away.
Although the vehicle in which the advance party was traveling was destroyed by enemy planes during the march, they still advanced on foot and seized the Huanglongdong armory at Gouhyeon Ridge late the next night before the enemy.
On the Korean battlefield, with the cooperation of the Korean People's Army and the masses, the soldiers of the Volunteers to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea completed the task of rushing to transport the most advanced equipment and military factories, showing their incomparable heroic combat effectiveness.
However, in the first battle, because the 38th Army mistakenly took a battalion of the South Korean Army defending Heecheon as a "black regiment" of the U.S. army, the attack order could not be issued in time, and finally the Heecheon defenders escaped.
This mistake made all the officers and men of the 38th Army feel very regretful and guilty, because they had never fought such a war before. The 38th Army is a unit with outstanding achievements and the strongest combat effectiveness, they are the heroes in the smoke of the Pingjiang Uprising led by the People's Republic of China, and they are full of confidence and determination in this battle.
However, this mistake made them deeply feel the cruelty and ruthlessness of war, and also made them cherish peace even more.
Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan shared the responsibility for the defeat of the campaign at the enlarged meeting of the Party Committee of the 38th Army. In the second battle, they used tactics such as first far and then close, and successfully commanded the troops to defeat Syngman Rhee's puppet 7th Division.
In particular, in the Battle of Tokugawa, Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan ordered their divisions to launch a fierce attack on the enemy with lightning speed, successfully annihilating most of the enemy forces and capturing a number of American advisers.
In addition, according to the development of the battle situation, the headquarters of the Volunteer Army promptly ordered the 38th Army to go deep into the enemy's depth, and successfully jammed the throat of the enemy's retreat to the south. This series of combat operations finally led to an unprecedented victory in the second battle.
I heard that there is a political commissar named Liu Xiyuan who has returned from the front, it is the 38th Army that has won a big battle, I want to talk to him, you can find him at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. ”
Liu Xiyuan, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the 38th Army, reported to *** and recalled the exciting moments of that year. He thought that in the Korean War, they had won honor with their blood and lives, and now he had the opportunity to personally express the feelings of all the commanders and fighters to ***, and he felt extremely excited and nervous.
The next afternoon, he and Xiao Hua took a car to the residence of Zhongnanhai Yi Nian Hall, and saw *** standing at the door waiting from a distance, he was very shocked, and before the car stopped, he hurriedly got out of the car and saluted ***.
Smiled and held his hand, and asked him with concern why he was so thin and asked a doctor to come and see him. Liu Xiyuan felt a little choked, Xiao Hua hurriedly introduced the situation of the 38th Army to ***, but *** interrupted him, saying that he knew that the 38th Army had fought a good battle and was a victorious army.
He reminded Liu Xiyuan that the victorious division is the easiest to be proud, and it is not possible to underestimate the enemy just because it has won a battle, and it is easy to suffer losses if the enemy and pride are underestimated. Liu Xiyuan nodded with deep feeling.
Liu Xiyuan fought the U.S. troops on the front line, ** relieved by their victory, but also reminded them to be vigilant against the defeat of arrogant soldiers. When inquired about the situation of the US military, Liu Xiyuan said that although the US military is well-equipped and has a large number of troops, they are afraid of close combat, night fighting, and bayonet fighting.
In the second battle, the Volunteer Army won the victory by interspersing behind the enemy's back and cooperating with the brother troops. ** Appreciate this, believing that this is the essence of military science and strategy.
In the evening, ** held a banquet to entertain Xiao Hua and Liu Xiyuan, and asked them about their life in North Korea again. Liu Xiyuan said that the bombing and harassment of enemy planes, as well as the shortage of supplies, caused the soldiers to often fight hungry, could not take a bath for a long time, and also had lice on their bodies.
After listening, put down the dishes and chopsticks in your hand and listen carefully to Liu Xiyuan's words.
Liu Xiyuan said: "The situation on the front line has improved, and the fighters remain optimistic. In order to protect the motherland and support the DPRK, even when they are faced with the situation of running out of ammunition and food, they will fight the enemy with their fists and teeth, and even carry explosive bags and ......die with the enemyHearing this, he said with deep feelings: "Our fighters are not afraid of difficulties and sacrifices, our people also have the same spirit, and our nation and party are even more fearless."
War is not what we want, but it comes to us and you have to face it. In order to support the DPRK and defend our Motherland, we must win until the enemy stops resisting! ”
** After a four-hour conversation with Liu Xiyuan, Liu Xiyuan returned to the Korean front and conveyed ***'s concern and instructions, which played a great role in boosting the morale of the soldiers and became a huge motivation for them to achieve new victories.
In May 1952, Liu Xiyuan was transferred back to China to work in the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army. In 1955, the People's Liberation Army conferred the title on a large scale for the first time, and Liu Xiyuan was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and he also became one of the youngest lieutenant generals at that time.
In 1956, the situation at home and abroad changed, and in order to strengthen the leadership of the regiment, it was decided to let Liu Xiyuan serve as the secretary of the regiment. In 1968, the prime minister invited Liu Xiyuan by name in the invitation list for the National Day ceremony, and Liu Xiyuan was very honored to board Tiananmen Square on the National Day.
Even in 1983, when Liu Xiyuan left his post to recuperate, he still paid close attention to the building and development of the party, the state, and the army, as well as the great cause of the reunification of the motherland. Sadly, he died of illness on 14 July 2003 at the age of 86.