year, Du Yuming metThe division commander was killed a few years ago, and he was dumbfounded.
At the National Day ceremony in 1962, Du Yuming reunited with his opponent Wu Ruilin on the battlefield. At that moment, Du Yuming's memory was awakened, and he asked Wu Ruilin in disbelief: "Aren't you already dead?" ”
However, the fact is that Wu Ruilin did not fall on the battlefield, but was pardoned and participated in this National Day ceremony. This reunion surprised Du Yuming deeply, and also gave him a new understanding and awareness of the past.
Wu Ruilin: Commander of the South China Sea Fleet Behind the Forgotten Kuomintang War Criminals Everyone is familiar with the name Du Yuming, a famous Kuomintang general and a war criminal who was reformed and amnestied.
But, you know what? There is a person who surprised Du Yuming, he is Wu Ruilin. Wu Ruilin, the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, but more than 40 years ago, he was still a young man from a poor family.
In 1915, he was born in Wujiahe, Huacheng Township, Bazhong County, Sichuan. When he was 3 years old, his father died, and the mother and son lived a difficult life.
In 1925, Wu Ruilin was 10 years old, left home at a young age, and went out to work to survive. Two years later, Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Ching-wei betrayed the revolution and arrested and killed Communists on a large scale, and the revolutionary cause fell into a low ebb.
In this context, Wu Ruilin met two friends, Lu Ziqian and Qi Yingyuan, in the brick factory where he worked. The appearance of these two friends changed the direction of Wu Ruilin's life after that.
Wu Ruilin's life experience tells us that even in the midst of difficulties and setbacks, we cannot give up hope and pursuit. Through his own efforts and the help of his friends, he eventually became the commander of the South China Sea Fleet and proved his worth.
Wu Ruilin's story is worth remembering and learning.
FigWu Ruilin thought that he would fight alone in the difficult years, but fortunately, he met Lu Ziqian and Qi Yingyuan, the party's underground workers. Under their guidance, Wu Ruilin joined the Communist Youth League without hesitation and became a professional underground traffic officer.
In the following years, Wu Ruilin actively established more than a dozen party branches in Tongjiang, Nanchong, and Bazhong regions, and made contributions to the revolutionary cause. In 1932, under the leadership of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, Wu Ruilin accepted the task of greeting the Red Army and serving as a guide, helping them successfully liberate Bazhong.
In this year, Wu Ruilin also joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army as a communications soldier in the Political Department of the Red Fourth Front Army, and later became a member of the Communist Party. These experiences made him profoundly realize that only by being closely linked with the party can he find the way forward in the difficult years and fight for the revolutionary cause to the end.
FigIn the battle of Kongshanba, Wu Ruilin led his troops to bravely resist more than 60,000 soldiers of the Kuomintang Sichuan warlord Tian Songyao, and successfully repelled more than 20 enemy attacks.
In this battle, Wu Ruilin was bombed by enemy planes, unfortunately buried in the soil, and was in a coma for more than 20 days before being rescued. This was the first time that Wu Ruilin was wounded since he joined the revolution.
The commander-in-chief *** came to visit him, and when he woke up, he said happily: "Alive." * Concerned about him: "Who else is in your family?" Wu Ruilin replied: "There is a mother, and there are brothers and sisters. Wu Ruilin was seriously injured, ** put a jade bracelet in his hand, which was seized by the local tyrant, and said to him: "Xiao Wu, take this as a travel fee, and go home to recuperate first." ”
Wu Ruilin returned to Wujiahe, rested for only two days and three nights, and rushed back to the army. His injuries did not affect his revolutionary will, and during this short break he not only returned to the ranks himself, but also mobilized thousands of young people to join the Red Army.
Picture] Wu Ruilin's old photo: Long live the battle-scarred "Long live the best soldier" Wu Ruilin was wounded many times in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and was hit by poison gas and bullets.
His heroic actions terrified the enemy, and even the slightest hearing of "Wu Cripple's soldiers" made the enemy fearful. After the war, Wu Ruilin went to Northeast Liaonan to meet with Marshal Malinovsky of the Soviet Red Army.
When the two generals exchanged their experiences of the war, Wu Ruilin showed Marshal Malinovsky the scars on his body, which were witnesses of his many years of war. Marshal Malinovsky highly praised Wu Ruilin, calling him "Long live the best warriors".
However, the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan did not bring permanent peace. Chiang Kai-shek ignored the people's desire for peace and provoked a civil war. Wu Ruilin once again went to the front line and threw himself into a new battle.
In 1946, Wu Ruilin served as the commander of the Southern Liaoning Military Region and the commander of the Independent Division, leading the troops to fight against the Kuomintang army in the southern Liaoning region. At that time, Du Yuming, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression Commandery," also had operations in the northeast region, and he successively occupied Tieling, Fushun, Benxi, and Liaoyang in western Liaoning, and the periphery of Shenyang, and also commanded 100,000 troops in an attempt to encircle and eliminate Wu Ruilin's independent division in southern Liaoning.
However, Wu Ruilin's independent division plus other armed forces only had about 10,000 men, which was a huge disparity in strength compared to Du Yuming's army. In this case, Wu Ruilin decided not to confront the enemy head-on, but chose to transfer.
On the battlefield, holding the position and evacuating in time are both mandatory strategies for soldiers. In a battle of 100,000 enemy troops, Lin Yishan, the political commissar of the independent division, insisted on holding his position, while Wu Ruilin believed that it was necessary to evacuate.
Although the ** line was blown up and it was impossible to consult his superiors, Wu Ruilin still decided to immediately carry out the evacuation mission. Although Lin Yishan did not agree with Wu Ruilin's approach, he had no choice but to obey Wu Ruilin's command and carry out an emergency retreat mission in the case of an urgent war situation.
Wu Ruilin ordered that the 3rd Regiment was responsible for tearing the gap; The division headquarters and artillery regiments should seize the opportunity to cross the enemy blockade line and quickly break through; The 1st Regiment was responsible for the work of breaking through the encirclement.
The enemy concentrated his forces to storm the 3rd regiment, which was also an opportunity for the independent division to break out of the encirclement, but the fighters of the 3rd regiment paid great sacrifices for this. Thankfully, under the command of Wu Ruilin, most of the independent division's troops were successfully transferred.
However, Du Yuming's army intercepted Wu Ruilin's telegram, in which he demanded that his independent division hold out to the end. Du Yuming mistakenly thought that Wu Ruilin would defend the battlefield to the death, believing that his independent division was still in the encirclement.
Du Yuming has begun to look at this war as a victor, and even deliberately issued a leaflet offering a reward for the capture of Wu Ruilin: "Capturing the 'bandit army' Wu Ruilin alive, the reward is three hundred taels**; If the head is sent, the reward is two hundred taels**; Kill him and reward him with a hundred taels**.
After the war, Du Yuming did not hear from Wu Ruilin, and mistakenly thought that the independent division led by him was "completely annihilated", so he publicly announced in the newspaper that Wu Ruilin had been killed.
FigWu Ruilin adhered to his original intention and "disobeyed" the order of the army with practical actions. However, he thus preserved the strength of his troops and laid a solid foundation for the next battle.
Since then, Wu Ruilin has won many victories in the process of attacking Xiongyuecheng, Yuanjiatun and other areas, showing outstanding military talent. Du Yuming was captured in the Huaihai Campaign, and his identity changed from a Kuomintang general to a war criminal.
However, even in the face of harsh environment and illness, he was still cared for and cared for by the People's Liberation Army. The medical staff have put in a lot of effort and material resources for his illness.
Du Yuming was moved by the humanized policy of the Communist Party and decided to completely change himself and devote himself to transformation.
FigThe Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea led by Wu Ruilin: Du Yuming's deep affection and Wu Ruilin's bravery In 1950, China's leader *** made a major decision to "resist US aggression and aid Korea, protect the family and defend the country".
Among them, Wu Ruilin, as the commander of the 42nd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers, became one of the first four army commanders to enter the DPRK and led the army to the front. In the first campaign, the 42nd Army was given the task of stopping the advance of the South Korean 1st Army and the US 10th Army to the Gangjie area.
Wu Ruilin led his troops to march forward bravely, stationed in the Huangcaoling and Zhenzhan Ridge areas, and fought fierce battles for 13 days and nights, and finally succeeded in annihilating more than 2,700 enemies and successfully completed the task of blocking the attack.
At first, ** did not know Wu Ruilin and his 42nd Army, but the victory in the Battle of Huangcaoling made *** deeply impressed by Wu Ruilin and his troops, and he specially telegraphed to reward them.
After the battle, Wu Ruilin's excellent fighting skills and heroic spirit also reached the ears of ***, who praised him and said: "It seems that when you meet our Wu lame, the 'United **' may become lame." ”
It can be seen from this that *** trusts and appreciates Wu Ruilin. In this special period, Wu Ruilin and his troops won dignity and glory for our country and nation with their fearless courage and outstanding fighting skills.
Their spirit and deeds will always be remembered and respected by us.
FigIn the second, third, and fourth battles, Wu Ruilin cooperated with the Korean People's Army to make the enemy's so-called powerful plan come to naught, and dealt heavy blows to the enemy again and again.
According to Genge, "American generals have a headache when they hear General Wu's name, and MacArthur and Ridgway have a headache. In May 1951, Wu Ruilin was recalled to China and reported to the state leaders of the country to meet them cordially on the situation and experience of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
At the end of May, ** met with Wu Ruilin, who was brave on the battlefield. ** Concerned about his injury, which made Wu Ruilin feel warm. Regarding Wu Ruilin's wounded and still insisting on commanding the battle, ** praised him: "With you comrades at the front and insisting on commanding the battle, we are relieved and are not afraid of anything." ”
**Talked with Wu Ruilin, and when the conversation was over, ** warmly entertained him for dinner, at the dinner table, ** intimately sandwiched meat for Wu Ruilin, while saying: "You are too thin, you want to eat more meat." ”
Wu Ruilin felt a little warm in his heart, nodded, and the food was more fragrant. After the report in Beijing was completed, Wu Ruilin returned to the front line in Korea and continued to fight until he returned home victoriously to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
I feel incomparable admiration and excitement for the heroic and high-spirited aspirations of the Chinese People's Volunteers to cross the Yalu River and safeguard peace and defend the motherland. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people have indeed stood up. ”
However, he didn't know that the division commander Wu Ruilin who was killed by him that year was the legendary general who gave the enemy a headache. What he didn't expect was that he and this "old enemy" would meet one day.
After the war criminals were reformed, they devoted themselves to the cause of the motherland, and Du Yuming and Wu Ruilin became commissioners of culture and history and military leadersDu Yuming's old enemies reunited after 16 years, and in 1959, on the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the first batch of war criminals were pardoned.
Among these people, Pu Yi, Du Yuming, Wang Yaowu, Song Xilian and others were all important roles in the civil war that year. However, they have been reformed and given a new look in the War Criminals Management Centre.
Du Yuming was appointed as the commissioner of culture and history of the Cultural and Historical Materials Research Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
After returning from the Korean battlefield, Wu Ruilin successively served as commander of the Hainan Military Region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, and commander of the South China Sea Fleet.
Time is like flowing water, and time is like a shuttle. Some people and things, even after many years, can still meet again. This is the reunion of Du Yuming and Wu Ruilin at the 1962 National Day Ceremony.
On that special day, Du Yuming attended the National Day ceremony as a public servant of New China. He stood on the viewing platform and saw his former enemy Wu Ruilin. However, after 16 years of change, their positions and identities have changed.
Wu Ruilin is now a public servant of New China, and so is Du Yuming. * smiled and said to Wu Ruilin: "You can go over to see Mr. Du, as long as you speak kindly." ”
After getting the affirmation of **, Wu Ruilin walked straight to Du Yuming's side and took the initiative to say hello: "Mr. Du, hello, I am a stranger you are familiar with, do you remember me?" ”
However, Du Yuming tried to recall, but he couldn't remember who the person in front of him was. He asked, "What is your name?" Wu Ruilin replied: "I am the Wu Ruilin you rewarded and arrested 16 years ago." ”
Hearing this answer, Du Yuming was taken aback: "Aren't you already dead?" Wu Ruilin smiled and said, "Back then, I hyped that you were dead, but I'm still alive." ”
Their conversation shocked everyone present. However, they know that the hatreds and misunderstandings of the past are no longer relevant. The important thing is that they are all public servants of the new China, and they are all working hard for the construction of the country.
This reunion allowed Du Yuming and Wu Ruilin to get to know each other again, and also made them cherish their current life even more. Their stories teach us that past hatreds and misunderstandings can be dissolved, and that people can reconcile through dialogue and understanding.
At that time, General Du Yuming thought that he had successfully encircled and annihilated Wu Ruilin's independent division, but this was not the case. It turned out that General Wu Ruilin had already evacuated, and they deciphered the telegram of the independent division to find out about the situation.
Today, although they were once enemies on the battlefield, they are now all public servants of New China, and the past is like smoke, and the past grievances have become forever in the past. They looked at each other with a smile and emotion.
FigFrom left: Song Xilian, Hou Jingru, Xiao Zuolin, Peng Jieru, Du Yuming Since then, Du Yuming has worked hard for the cause of socialist construction of the motherland with his whole life.
He took his family to visit the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and help the great construction of the motherland. He kept in touch with his old friends and called on them to contribute their part to the great cause of the reunification of the motherland.
On May 7, 1981, Du Yuming left us, but before his death, he still cared about the motherland and instructed his children to contribute to the motherland.
In accordance with the instructions of the Navy, Wu Ruilin and his wife made every effort to strengthen the combat readiness, training, and construction of the naval forces, and made great contributions to the improvement of the strength of the ancestors.
On April 21, 1995, Wu Ruilin passed away, and a small metal ball was found in his ashes, which was a testimony of blood and tears made of years of shrapnel in his body, which was deeply moving.
His heroic deeds are admirable, and let us always remember his exploits.