In 1947, Liu Deng's army advanced into Dabie Mountain, and Du Yide, the political commissar of the Sixth Column, applied for leave to ***, and he said that he wanted to go home to avenge his father.
Although the People's Liberation Army is not allowed to use his position to take revenge for personal revenge, not to mention that Du Yide is a senior cadre, after listening to Du Yide's reasons, he actually approved his application and approved him with a machine gun, so that he could take this machine gun home to take revenge.
So, what is the reason why *** agreed to Du Yide's leave application?
In a poor peasant family in Huangpi County, Hubei Province, in May 1912, Du Yide was born. Due to the limited family conditions, his parents only provided him with a private school for eight months.
Duyde's youth was full of hardships and tribulations, he worked as a landlord's cowherd and as an apprentice in Wuhan. During his apprenticeship, he was bullied by his boss and felt confused and helpless about this dark and unfair world.
However, as a young man with a lot of passion, Duyd longs to change the world and save the oppressed poor. His revolutionary beliefs began to take shape when he was working in Mulan Mountain, Hubei, where he worked during the day and listened to the Communist Manifesto at night, a process that inspired him to find the truth that changed the world.
Since then, Du Yide has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the party's cause and struggled for the liberation of socialist New China and the people. In the upsurge of the Northern Expedition, he resolutely returned to his hometown and joined the peasant Red Guards, determined to protect the fruits of the peasant revolution.
In 1929, when the revolution in our country was at its lowest ebb, he still joined the Red Army with the Red Guards in his hometown, and was incorporated into the 4th Brigade of the 31st Division of the Red 11th Army as a propaganda captain.
Du Yide (first from left) was a Red Army soldier who led his soldiers over the mountains and mountains every day to the surrounding villages to promote the Red Army and raise supplies for the Red Army. Whenever the Kuomintang troops went to the countryside to "wipe out" the Red Army, Du Yide would lead the soldiers to teach them a hard lesson.
Because Du Yide grew up in the mountains and was accustomed to walking at night, he was called the "Night Tiger" by his comrades-in-arms. He could even tell the difference between east, west, north and south by touching the thickness of the bark.
However, Du Yide's bravery and wit also made the "landlord return group" very jealous, and they called him "Jian Huangpi". In order to capture Du Yide, the homecoming group tried to attack his family, hoping to let him be arrested.
One day, the homecoming group sneaked into Du Yide's hometown, intending to arrest all the Du family. Seeing the return group entering the village, the villagers hid in their homes one after another, not daring to come out.
Du's father knew that the people from the homecoming group were coming to his home, so he told his wife: "You and the children should find a safe place to hide first, bring dry food, and don't come back for a few days."
Don't worry if you don't hear from me, you have to take good care of the children'......It didn't take long for the people of the returning group to kick open the door of Du's family, arrest Du's father, and ask viciously: "Tell me quickly, where is your son Du Yide?" ”
Du's father was a resilient man who refused to betray his son and remained true to his beliefs despite being tortured by his enemies. He was convinced that the revolution would be victorious and that his son would avenge him.
Du's father's bravery and tenacity inspired his son, Du Yide's revolutionary enthusiasm. Du Yide performed well in the military struggle, known as "Du Resolute", his revolutionary style was distinctive, and he was deeply loved by the commander-in-chief.
In his career, no matter how difficult it was, he would resolutely carry out orders, resolutely complete tasks, and resolutely overcome difficulties.
In one battle, Duyid watched his troops attack the enemy city for a long time, and jumped out of the trench and rushed forward in a hurry. However, at this moment, one of the enemy bullets hit Duyid, advancing in the front chest and exiting in the back, almost piercing the heart.
Zhang Guotao had long heard of Du Yide's heroic deeds and admired his courage very much. When he learned that Du Yide was seriously injured, he immediately ordered Su Jingguan, Minister of Health of the Red Fourth Front Army: "No matter what, you must save Du Yide, if you can't save him, I will personally shoot you!" ”
According to Duyide's later recollections: "At that time, there was no anesthetic, so the doctor had to use a piece of gauze soaked in salt water through the wound, and then pull it back and forth to disinfect the wound ......In this way, Du Yide saved his life with tenacious perseverance.
In September 1939, Du Yide was sent from Kang Da to work in the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains. On the day he arrived at the division headquarters, ** and *** called him to talk.
Du Yide didn't have time to clean up, so he hurried to Liu Deng's office. As soon as Du Yide entered the door, he sat down to talk, and went directly to the topic: "The organization has decided to let you go to the Shisuying School as the vice principal." ”
The Vice-Principal's primary responsibility is to oversee the overall education of the school. Du Yide was an excellent military general, and now that he was asked to work in education, he would of course be dissatisfied.
Du Yide has always been straightforward, he said directly: "Division, political commissar, I have no experience in running a school, I am afraid I can't let me be the vice principal, let's choose another comrade." ”
Du Yide insisted on going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, ** understood his ambition but insisted that he take the position of vice principal. Although Du Yide was helpless, he promised to do his best to do a good job.
** Remind him that schools are places for training cadres, and attention should be paid to improving their ideological and political level and revolutionary will, and strengthening military education and organizational and command capabilities.
Finally, it is emphasized that students should put down their shelves and receive education with the attitude of students. Many years later, Du Yide recalled the teachings of *** and believed that this was also the consistent ideological method of *** in his later years.
Duyid devoted himself to the work of running the school, but the job was short-lived. In the autumn of 1940, the Eighth Route Army launched the "Battle of the Hundred Regiments", and * and *** sent Du Yide to the southern Hebei region to serve as the deputy brigade commander of the New Fourth Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
After Du Yide took office, he quickly led his troops into the battle of the "Battle of the Hundred Regiments", destroying the Deshi Railway and the road from Handan to Daimyo, and eliminating the Japanese army and puppet army along the way and along the line.
After that, Du Yide was appointed commander and political commissar of the Second Army Division of the Southern Hebei Military Region, and led the anti-Japanese struggle in an all-round way until the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan in 1945. In August 1945, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army fought the last battle against Japan.
In order to achieve peaceful statehood, ** personally went to Chongqing to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek, but Chiang Kai-shek played a two-faced trick, on the one hand, he negotiated with our army, and on the other hand, he sent the Kuomintang army to invade the liberated areas.
In accordance with Chiang Kai-shek's order, Yan Xishan, commander of the Kuomintang Second Theater of Operations, successively sent 13 divisions of troops to attack the liberated areas in the southeast of Shanxi, in an attempt to use a knife to insert a knife into Shangdang in order to divide the two districts of Taihang and Taiyue, and then force the main force of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region into the mountainous area, and finally "annihilate" our army.
At that time, Du Yide served as the commander of the Southern Hebei Military Region, and in order to cooperate with the Chongqing negotiations and defend the Shangdang area, the main force of the Southern Hebei Military Region formed the Southern Hebei Column and went to Shangdang to fight with the brother troops.
In the end, our army ended with 3The results of more than 50,000 people successfully annihilated the Kuomintang army, captured the commander of the 19th Army Shi Zebo alive, and won the victory of the Shangdang Campaign.
Other units of the Southern Hebei Military Region also won victories in Xiajin, Gaotang, Handan, and other places, and the front-line operations played a strong supporting role in the Chongqing negotiations. **After returning to Yan'an from Chongqing, he mentioned the victory of this battle many times: "The battle of Shangdang was fought so well!
The bigger this battle gets, the greater our victory, and the more confident I am to come back! "The success of the Shangdang campaign was not only due to the concerted efforts and bravery of the soldiers, but also because of Du Yide's contributions.
Du Yide was the commander and political commissar of the Sixth Column, and his talent, both civil and military, enabled him to carry out military and political work with great success. ** once praised Du Yide at a cadre meeting: "Du Yide is a political commissar and commander, a commander and a political commissar, and a talent and civil and military!" ”
Although many cadres have a low level of education, they can understand the meaning of "being able to be both civil and military," that is, to be able to command both civil and military affairs, and to be able to command battles and do political work well.
As a generation of generals, Du Yide's biggest characteristic is bravery, he is good at fighting tough battles, and he is good at catching strong enemies and bandits. He once confidently said: "In Liu Deng's army, the most admired is our sixth column.
No matter how great the difficulties and enemies we face, as long as we go out in six columns, we will definitely be able to defeat them! ”
Six verticals are able to fight! "Even *** has praised it like this. With its superior combat effectiveness, the Sixth Column enjoyed a great reputation in the War of Liberation, and naturally attracted special attention from the enemy.
During the thousand-mile leap into Dabie Mountain, our army intercepted a telegram from the Kuomintang, which read: "If you want to find Liu Deng, you must find the Sixth Column!" In Du Yide's memory, the thousand-mile leap into the Dabie Mountains was the most difficult march he had ever experienced.
** It was explained to him that the offensive was to advance the war into the Kuomintang-ruled areas and prevent them from destroying our rear. The Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army was like a flat shoulder, provoking the heavy tasks of the battlefields in northern Shaanxi and Shandong.
The more we can withstand the pressure, the more positive we can have on the big picture. At the end of June 1947, in order to achieve victory in the river crossing operation, the service repeatedly told You Taizhong, commander of the 16th Brigade, and Xiao Yongyin, commander of the 18th Brigade: "No matter what, we must try to smuggle across the Yellow River, and even if the smuggling is unsuccessful, we must quickly turn to forced crossing."
If the river is successfully crossed, the beachhead is stabilized and it is fortified; If the enemy's formation is disrupted, don't hesitate to immediately pursue and destroy them! ”
Under the command of *** and Du Yide, after the soldiers successfully crossed the Yellow River, they quickly crossed the Longhai line, crossed the Yellow Flood Area, and successively crossed the Whirlpool River, the Shahe River and the Honghe River.
However, in the face of the enemy's front and rear pursuit, the situation is becoming more and more serious. On 23 August, the troops successfully reached the Joux River. On the opposite side of the Ru River is the 85th Division and the 64th Brigade of Chiang Kai-shek's troops; Behind him were the pursuers of more than 10 divisions of the Kuomintang, three of which had approached 25 kilometers.
At this time, ** said in a rare resolute tone: "When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, and we must take offensive means to open a passage." Be fast, be fierce! ”
**'s advice is not only his own, but also his expectations and requirements for Duyid. Under the personal command of *** and ***, Du Yide ordered the soldiers to go into battle lightly, blow up the field artillery that could not be moved, burn all the classified documents, and then bring bayonets and prepare for battle.
At 2 o'clock on August 24, Xiao Yongyin, commander of the 18th Brigade, took the lead in leading the soldiers to cross the river, and the troops lined up in a four-way column and advanced with bayonets. They did not rest after taking down one village, but rushed to the next village, fought the enemy when they came across, and continued to rush forward after the battle.
Soon after, Xiao Yongyin's department quickly opened a bloody road about 5 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide. At the same time, the commander of the 16th Brigade, You Taizhong, and the political commissar Zhang Guochuan led their troops to cover the crossing of Liu Deng's army.
During this period, the soldiers of You Taizhong's troops held the big and small Lei Gangs and fought bloodily for a whole day. Although the position was lost many times, they were recaptured from the enemy many times, until the last person crossed the river, and there were more than 2,000 people in the You Taizhong army.
Under Du Yide's careful planning, ** and *** successfully broke through the defense line of the Ru River and arrived safely in Pengdian on the afternoon of August 24. I can't help but admire: "This battle is so beautiful!" ”
And Du Yide also expressed his gratitude to *** many times, it turned out that one day of the Liberation War, ** said to Du Yide: "Although you are brave in battle, you still need to learn to use tactics." ”
On the surface, it is a criticism, but in fact it is to reduce unnecessary **. In April 1947, our army besieged Sun Dianying's warlord troops in Tangyin City. Du decided to adopt a strategy of outwitting, concentrating his forces on digging communication ditches and tunnels, and gradually closing in on the enemy.
Despite the threat of enemy aircraft and artillery, the soldiers persevered, and after ten days and nights of hard work, they finally dug a tunnel 11,000 meters long and built 118 bunkers and 53 artillery positions.
On the evening of April 30, Du Yide ordered an attack, and after two days and two nights of fierce fighting, Sun Dianying was finally captured alive. This was the first time that Du successfully conquered a well-fortified fortress, and ** said happily after knowing it: "Very good, Du Yide has finally begun to know how to use tactics!" ”
Duyid is a powerful general, and he has the courage to admit his mistakes and correct them, which makes *** deeply loved. Therefore, when Duyd asked *** for leave and wanted to go home to avenge his father, ** did not hesitate to grant his request.
This was an incident that occurred after Liu Deng's army advanced into Dabie Mountain. Du Yide walked into ***'s office, asked him for leave, and said: "Political Commissar Deng, I want to ask you for a leave, I want to go home." ”
** I was very surprised by Duyde's leave, because he was a notoriously keen on war, and there must have been a reason for taking a leave of absence at such a critical moment. * Knowing that Du Yide had a reason, he asked, "What's the matter, is there anything important?" ”
Du Yide did not hide it, saying: "I want to go home and avenge my father!" * Shocked by Du Yide's words, he said: "You know that PLA soldiers are not allowed to take revenge, not to mention that you are not an ordinary soldier, but a high-ranking cadre. ”
Du Yide knew the rules of the organization, and he hurriedly said: "I am not only avenging my father, but also the innocent people who were killed by the return group. They did everything in my hometown, not only exploiting the people, but also brutally killing ......”
After hearing this, he was silent for a while, and then said to Duyid: "I know that your heart is full of anger and hatred, and the people of the Returning Regiments are not innocent people, and what they have done is really outrageous.
But, Comrade Duyde, you can't hurt innocent people because of anger and hatred in your heart. You see, it's okay to take revenge, but you can't let hatred blind you.
Remember, your mission is to exterminate the returnees, not to harm innocent people. So, Comrade Duyid, you go to the armory to get a machine gun, take the soldiers back to your hometown, and take those invincible and cruel homecoming regiments to the pot.
At the same time, you have to make sure that you don't hurt the innocent. In this way, Duyid returned to his hometown with a machine gun and fighters and began his path of revenge. After fierce fighting, Du Yide and his comrades-in-arms successfully eliminated hundreds of reactionary militants and made great contributions to the peace of their hometown.
After the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea began, the 12th, 15th, and 60th armies formed the Third Corps of the Volunteer Army, which was the second echelon to fight in Korea. Chen Geng served as commander, Wang Jinshan as deputy commander, and Du Yide as deputy political commissar.
When receiving some leaders of the Volunteer Army, ** said: "The war in North Korea is getting more and more fierce, we must keep North Korea no matter what, and the task of your trip is to keep North Korea!" ”
Everyone expressed their attitudes to ***, and Du Yide also said: "Chairman, don't worry, we will definitely be able to keep North Korea!" * nodded, smiled and said, "I'm relieved when you say this, that's what I want!" ”
In the famous Battle of Shangganling, the commanders and fighters of the 3rd Corps played a majestic role. At that time, the troops of the 15th Army and the 12th Army under the 3rd Corps were fighting in an unprecedented defensive operation against China, withstanding more than 600 frantic attacks with the cooperation of the enemy's 60,000 troops, more than 170 tanks and more than 3,000 aircraft.
This is the story of Duyd and his comrades-in-arms, whose heroic deeds will be remembered forever by history.
With Xu Shiyou in Guangxi, Yang Dezhi in Yunnan and Du Yide on the sea, I knew that victory belonged to us. ”
General Du Yide fought all his life for the cause of the party, and his whole life was full of incomparably firm belief in the party, which forged his immortal deeds for the party and the people.
He was a 79-year veteran party member until his death in September 2009 at the age of 98. The story of General Duyid tells us that only by passing on great beliefs and qualities from generation to generation can our country and nation remain invincible forever.
Let us learn from the revolutionaries of the older generation, strengthen our faith, and strive for the party and the people.