"His status in the field of military theory is comparable to that of Mr. Guo Moruo's status in revolutionary literature. "So, who is he?
General Guo Huaruo, a lesser-known founding lieutenant general, made significant contributions to the revolutionary cause. Although the Military Commission was ready to award him the rank of general, Guo Huaruo modestly stated that he had not commanded a major campaign, and that just being a lieutenant general was enough.
Guo Huaruo graduated from the fourth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and graduated with the first place, which shows that his strength should not be underestimated. Although his name may not be well known, his contributions are on par with many of the founding generals.
Guo Huaruo's revolutionary enthusiasm is admirable, and his conviction is firm and unyielding. As early as the Whampoa study period, he secretly joined our party and performed well in many wars.
Although Chiang Kai-shek tried to win him over with ** Houlu, he knew that Chiang Kai-shek's warlord style could not undertake the great task of saving the country, so he always adhered to his belief and always refused on the grounds that "soldiers should die on the battlefield".
When the Nanchang Uprising broke out, he was ready to participate in person, but because his teaching group was detained in Jiujiang, he lost this opportunity to participate in major historical events.
At the Moscow Artillery School of the Soviet Union, Guo Huaruo's performance was very good, and he was able to rank among the best in every exam, and was highly valued by the instructors. However, at the end of 1928, he made a surprising decision: to drop out of school and return to China to participate in the revolutionary struggle.
When the instructor asked the reason, Guo Huaruo firmly said that he wanted to apply what he had learned, return to China to join the revolution, and contribute to the country and the people. Although the instructor regretted his decision and tried to keep him, Guo Huaruo was determined, and for this reason, he was even locked up by the instructor for seven days.
At the beginning of 1929, Guo Huaruo came to the revolutionary base in western Fujian, when the commander of the Red Fourth Army had just been transferred from Jinggangshan. **After hearing about Guo Huaruo's experience, I felt very excited.
After all, talent is rare, and he immediately asked Guo Huaruo to serve as an operational staff officer in the second column of the Red Fourth Army. There were several staff officers in the column, but Guo Huaruo's ability and insight clearly surpassed the others.
He personally commanded four detachments to capture the heavily fortified town of Heping and personally blew up the enemy's command post with two shells. Because he knew both tactics and could go into battle in person, Guo Huaruo's talent was soon completely recognized by Mr. Zhu.
He was promoted to chief of staff of the second column after only 23 days in office.
He not only made significant contributions to the establishment of our army's first engineering unit, the first radio corps, and the first principal of the Yan'an Artillery School, but also wrote a number of articles propagating our army's strategy and tactics, which were highly recognized by both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
In particular, when the first staff training course of our army was held in Yan'an, Guo Huaruo served as the main speaker of the training course, and trained a large number of senior cadres who can fight and can fight for our army.
Due to his busy work and unable to personally participate in this task, he recommended Guo Huaruo to everyone and emphasized that his level was no less than his own. Guo Huaruo lived up to expectations, successfully completed the task, and won the admiration of the students with his in-depth explanation.
Guo Huaruo has played an important role in *** for a long time and won a series of victories for our army, but he has always hoped to be able to personally go to the battlefield to command the battle, because practice is the most authoritative standard for testing ability.
Under Guo Huaruo's repeated requests, ** finally approved his request, and *** said to him: "The combination of theory and practice, this is your belief, and I must fully support you." ”
During his tenure as deputy commander of the Lunan Military Region, Guo Huaruo formulated targeted measures for the development and training of the troops, which greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the troops. Subsequently, he was transferred to the Sixth Column of the East China Field Army as deputy commander, which achieved brilliant results in the battle of Tushaji, which completely annihilated one of the enemy's divisions and captured the enemy's division commander.
At the celebration party to celebrate the victory, Wang Bicheng, commander of the Sixth Column, was very happy to invite Guo Huaruo to share his views on the battle.
Guo Huaruo had studied the basic situation in detail before he came, and he would not have the right to speak without investigation, and he attached great importance to proceeding from the actual situation. However, to the surprise of General Wang Bicheng, Guo Huaruo did not praise the troops, but directly pointed out the three major problems existing in the combat process of the troops.
For example, the communication between the various units is not smooth, the sense of coordinated operations is lacking, and the fighters follow tradition too much. It is these problems that have led to the emergence of a certain **. General Wang Bicheng understood that although these words were not good, they were true.
Later, the Sixth Column conducted training in accordance with Guo Huaruo's suggestion, and the troops were significantly reduced, and their combat effectiveness was also significantly improved.
With his outstanding performance, Guo Huaruo was appointed as the political commissar and party secretary of the Sanye Ninth Corps, becoming a corps-level cadre and qualified to confer the rank of general. When assessing the award, the Military Commission decided to award him the rank of general.
However, Guo Huaruo modestly stated that he had not fought many battles and only hoped to be a lieutenant general. In the end, Guo Huaruo was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, becoming one of the few corps-level generals at that time to be awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
General Guo Huaruo was indifferent to fame and fortune during his lifetime, and his original intention of joining the revolution was for the happiness of the people all over the world. He died on November 26, 1995, at the age of 91, but his spirit and deeds will always be remembered by the world.