In times of war, the pace of promotion in the army can be described as rapid. In the case of the Battle of Stalingrad, for example, some soldiers were ordinary soldiers on the first day, became squad leaders on the second day, and were promoted to platoon commanders on the third day, a speed that can be described as "terrifying".
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On the battlefield, every minute is a test of life and death, and the life of every soldier is particularly precious. In an unusually brutal war, all members of a team were killed, and only one soldier survived.
Not only does he have to take on the memories of the war, but he is also responsible for training new soldiers to replace those who have fallen to the fore. In the history of the Chinese Red Army, there were many young men who took up the position of senior officer at a young age.
For example, Xun Huaizhou became the commander of the Red 21st Army at the age of 20, and Chen Bojun became the commander of the Red 15th Army at the age of 22. However, in peacetime, promotion opportunities are not easy to obtain unless there is a major meritorious service.
The right time and place are the keys to success, but it is not easy to achieve this goal in peacetime. However, in the history of the PLA, there was a soldier who was promoted from deputy regiment commander to deputy army commander by virtue of his unique "promotion path".
His name is Wang Yingzhou, and his "promotion road" can be summed up by the aforementioned sentence: the right time, place and people.
Wang Yingzhou, who was born in Henan in 1939, joined the army at the age of 17 and became a member of the 54th Army. This military career has witnessed the legendary story of his gradual growth from an ordinary soldier to a deputy commander.
The 54th Army, where he belongs, was selected to carry out a special mission in North Korea - to maintain the "Korean Armistice Agreement" and help the Korean people rebuild their homeland. During his time in Korea, he was responsible for the security of the East Coast until 1958, when he returned with the Volunteers.
In 1960, Wang Yingzhou went to Tibet with the army to quell the rebellion and grew into the leader of the reconnaissance squad of the 7th Company of the 130th Division. In Luolong County, his unit was in a desperate situation of life and death, and fought fiercely with bandits in the temple, and the line of life and death was on the line.
At the critical juncture when there was no water or food, and the enemy army was ten times larger than ours, Wang Yingzhou calmly analyzed the situation and resolutely decided to build a defensive line, defend on the spot, and wait for reinforcements to appear.
For the next seven days and seven nights, the bandits repeatedly attacked, but Wang Yingzhou and the soldiers persevered in holding their positions despite the lack of logistics, and finally waited for the long-awaited reinforcements.
It turns out that Wang Yingzhou's suggestion is wise, if we blindly break through without adequate preparation, we may fall into the trap of the enemy, and the worst result may be total annihilation.
Therefore, the greatest hero of this battle is undoubtedly Wang Yingzhou, whose overall view and heroic performance have been highly praised by his superiors. The fight made Wang more confident, and he realized that his ingenuity should play a greater role on the front lines.
Therefore, he insisted that he be transferred from the reconnaissance company of the division headquarters to the front-line combat company.
On the battlefield of Walong, it is time for Wang Yingzhou to show his bravery again. In 1962, India broke its promises and tried in vain to occupy our territory. Our country was resolutely opposed, so the 130th Division, where Wang Yingzhou was located, was sent to the front line and engaged in a fierce battle with the Indian army.
In this battle, Wang Yingzhou's unit, as the main force, showed incomparable bravery and tenacity. Despite the death of two platoon commanders and the deputy commander of the company, they did not flinch because of this, but stood more firmly on the battlefield and continued to fight the enemy.
The dragons can't be "leaderless", who can be qualified for the role of this **platoon commander? After evaluating the performance of the past fighters, the superiors decided to appoint Wang Yingzhou as the post.
Wang Yingzhou lived up to expectations, successfully divided the enemy position into two parts, and formed an encirclement momentum, preparing for the next attack. Seeing this, the enemy panicked and could only flee into the dense forest.
Wang Yingzhou led the soldiers to pursue the victory and continued to pursue the enemy.
The pursuit was far more difficult than we had imagined, and the soldiers had eaten up their rations and had to feed on weeds. But the end result was exciting, and we managed to destroy all the enemy forces.
In this battle, Wang Yingzhou's company killed more than 300 enemies, and he also proved his strength. Two years later, Wang Yingzhou was promoted from a grassroots platoon commander to a company commander.