The small platoon commander Li Yannian, under the command of Liang Xingchu, was awarded the Order of the Republic, and he is still alive in his nineties
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In 1945, Li Yannian, who had just turned 17, joined the people's army and won a commendation for small meritorious service in his first war. After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Li Yannian went to the Northeast Battlefield and participated in a series of large-scale battles launched by the Northeast Field Army in 1947, such as the Summer Offensive, the Autumn Offensive and the Winter Offensive.
With his courageous combat style, Li Yannian continued to make meritorious contributions and was promoted to deputy platoon commander and platoon commander. In 1948, the Liaoshen Campaign broke out, and Li Yannian served as a platoon commander in the 10th Column of the Northeast Field Army.
The 10th Column was a young column that was formed relatively late, but the commander Liang Xingchu was famous and known as "Liang Daya". Being able to fight under the command of Liang Xingchu was an incomparable honor for Li Yannian.
In the Montenegrin blockade battle, Ye Si ordered Liang Xingchu to hold his position, hold on for three days and three nights, and let the enemy be strewn all over the field in front of our position, and not advance half a step, so as to wait for the main force to surround Liao Yaoxiang's corps.
Liang Xingchu was well aware of the importance of this order, and he called on the whole column to live and die together with the position. As long as Liao Yaoxiang is blocked, even if the column suffers heavy losses, it is worth it.
The victory in the Montenegrin Resistance Battle was the glory of Liang Xingchu, as well as the glory of Li Yannian and all the officers and men of the 10th Column.
Liang Xingchu and his comrades-in-arms returned to the Black Mountain position, and the Liaoshen Campaign ended, and Li Yannian accompanied Liang Xingchu all the way north to participate in the Pingjin Campaign. After that, the 10th Column commanded by Liang Xingchu was reorganized into the 47th Army, and he served as the commander of the army, although he may not know Li Yannian, the small platoon commander, but Li Yannian won honor for the 47th Army and made one achievement after another.
Liang Xingchu was reappointed as the commander of the 38th Army, and the 47th Army was succeeded by Cao Lihuai, Li Yannian followed Cao Lihuai into Xiangxi to suppress bandits, and his performance was excellent, and he was promoted to company instructor, successfully led the company, and eliminated more than 200 bandits at a very small cost.
With the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Li Yannian followed the 47th Army into battle. In the process of fighting for a high ground, two battalions of the Volunteer Army suffered heavy losses, but still failed to capture.
However, Li Yannian's battalion seized the gap in the enemy's artillery fire and successfully raided and occupied the high ground. However, capturing the high ground does not mean being able to hold it, the enemy may launch **.
At this critical juncture, Li Yannian and his company lost contact with the rear command, the first machine was destroyed, the ammunition was exhausted, and there were only more than 40 people left in the entire company.
Faced with such a predicament, Li Yannian and his comrades-in-arms chose to deal with it positively. They began to collect ** and ammunition discarded by the enemy to strengthen themselves.
Li Yannian and his comrades-in-arms persevered on the battlefield, using the ** ammunition discarded by the enemy to hold their positions and repelled many attacks by the enemy. Although they paid a heavy price and many of their comrades-in-arms fell, Li Yannian, with his strong perseverance and courage, finally survived and was awarded the title of first-class combat hero by the headquarters of the Volunteer Army.
He continued to serve the country after returning home and took part in the border self-defense counterattack at the end of the 70s. After his retirement, he always maintained the glorious tradition of the old revolution, insisted on reading and studying, and propagated the red story and revolutionary spirit to the youth.
In 2019, at the age of 91, Li Yannian was awarded the Order of the Republic and was also selected into the list of the most beautiful strugglers. He fought for the country, shed blood for the country, and was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful strugglers.
The first unit of the recently hit "Meritorious" TV series is based on Li Yannian's story. He is a treasure of our country, and may he be happy and healthy in his old age.