In the revolutionary years, many outstanding revolutionary generals emerged in our army, among which the top ten marshals of the republic, the top ten generals have long been well-known, and what we want to talk about today is a brave and warlike general - Han Xianchu. He has been a horse warrior all his life, and has experienced countless tests of blood and fire. However, as the deputy commander of the Volunteer Army, he was recorded in the military history of the US military, what is going on? Why was he unusually promoted by *** again? Today, we will explore the long river of history and recall the legendary life of General Han Xianchu.
General Han Xianchu.
From cowherds to Red Army soldiers.
In February 1913, Han Xianchu was born in a poor peasant family in Hong'an County, Hubei Province. His childhood was very difficult, he worked as a cowherd in a landlord's family, and he also studied as a craftsman with his master for many years, and his life was very difficult. In 1927, the Jute Uprising broke out, Han Xianchu was just a teenager, he joined the peasant association in his hometown, and often participated in anti-imperialist and anti-feudal activities. In 1929 he joined the Chinese Communist Youth League, and in 1930 Han Xianchu joined the local guerrilla force. After that, he secretly joined the Communist Party and became a member of the Communist Party.
After joining the Communist Party, he began to fight guerrilla warfare in Xiaogan and other places in Hubei, and served as battalion commander and regiment commander. In April 1933, Han Xianchu's army was reorganized into the 224th Regiment, and he was the regiment commander until he entered northern Shaanxi. At that time, our country was fighting a civil war, and the Kuomintang army used local ruffians and outlaws to establish counter-revolutionary armed forces and use these people to fight against the guerrillas of our army. After Han Xianchu saw this situation, he calmly organized everyone to counterattack, and constantly encouraged the team members, and for a while, the morale of the soldiers increased greatly, and they rushed over to fight with the enemy with bayonets. In the face of the Red Army's desperate momentum, the enemy army retreated one after another, and in an instant the Red Army had completely wiped out these reactionary forces. After this battle, the higher-ups saw his leadership ability, so they promoted him to platoon commander, and at the same time, the guerrilla unit to which he belonged was officially reorganized into an independent battalion.
Soldier. In November 1934, the 25th Army Corps of the Red Army set out from Henan, and Han Xianchu took on the task of covering the troops to break through the encirclement, covering the troops to break out of the encirclement and get out of danger under several emergency situations. In addition, Han Xianchu's brain is also very bright. When the Red Army attacked Luotian County, Han Xianchu infiltrated the city to scout the enemy's vaults, and then attacked and occupied the vaults after the battle began. The enemy was so angry that he launched a frantic counterattack on the vault, losing hundreds of silver dollars in the chaos of the war, and he was sent to the convoy to carry a stretcher. But it didn't take long for Han Xianchu to be reinstated, because he had grown into the mainstay of the 25th Army by this time.
Eventful years. When Han Xianchu was waging guerrilla struggles in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui region, he sacrificed his life and death to deal with the enemy every time, and he was almost shot in the head by a gun several times. Once, the guerrillas caught a person who inquired about the news of the local Red Army, and everyone agreed that he was a spy and wanted to kill him directly, but Han Xianchu didn't think so, he felt that the person who inquired about the Red Army was not necessarily a spy, and it could be a family member of the Red Army. The leaders saw that he was indeed a good seedling, so they promoted him to a company-level cadre again.
What really made Han Xianchu famous in the first battle was the battle of Dushu Town. In mid-November 1934, the 25th Army Corps of the Red Army had just broken through the encirclement and crossed the Pinghan Railway, but then it needed to cross the Nanyang Highway. The Nanyang Highway in front of it is plain on both sides, and the terrain is very bad. It's easy to get dumplings from the enemy. When Han Xianchu's unit was about to cross the Nanyang Highway from Dushu Town, suddenly all the enemy's cavalry rushed over, and the soldiers of our army did not react for a while, plus it was already winter, and the soldiers endured the cold to fight with the enemy, Han Xianchu knew that this battle was related to the life and death of the Red Army, and immediately shouted loudly: "The communists rush with me!" For a while, all the soldiers took out their broadswords and slashed at the enemy, and the enemy was overwhelmed by the overwhelming momentum of Han Xianchu's troops for a while, and the enemy began to scatter and flee, and Han Xianchu's troops won a huge victory in this battle, and Han Xianchu was greatly praised by the leaders of the military region.
War. In mid-September 1935, the 25th Army Corps of the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi and formed the 15th Army of the Red Army with the Red Army in northern Shaanxi at that time.
Han Xianchu has always been known as the "hegemon of the army", this title is not about how domineering he is in the army, but that he dares to disobey the orders of his superiors, and even the orders of the *** general. On May 18, 1936, the Military Commission of the Revolutionary Committee of the First Army of the Red Army decided to let General *** lead the First Army Corps of the Red Army and the 15th Army Corps of the Red Army to the west as the commander of the First Army of the Red Army, so as to expand the new base area. Among them, the soldiers of the Red 15th Army were divided into two routes, one to the north and the other to the south, and the 78th Army of the Red Army commanded by Han Xianchu from the north was the 78th Army of the Red Army.
Why is Han Xianchu already a division commander at this time? The reason is that since Han Xianchu became famous in the battle of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, the superior leaders at that time arranged him to a very important position, and after arriving in northern Shaanxi, he was promoted to division commander. That's why Han Xianchu will be the division commander.
Having said that, when General Han Xianchu's troops set off to the north and came to the vicinity of Dingbian City, the scouts reported that there was about a cavalry battalion stationed in the city, which was very well-equipped. After deliberation, they all agreed that this place could be attacked, and although the wall was strong, it was very low, so we could completely eat this cavalry battalion if we prepared a ladder.
After some analysis, Han Xianchu sent a telegram to his immediate boss, General ***, saying: "Dingbian is very easy to fight, the enemy is very afraid of us, you can take down this city, please reply to us immediately." At the same time, he also issued an order to the 233rd and 234th regiments, which were advancing independently, saying: "Please rush to Dingbian to carry out combat missions before 4 p.m." However, after waiting for a few hours, the ** general said: "Go around Dingbian and go to the next place." "At that time, *** considered that if it dragged on the side for a long time, it would affect the entire battle situation. But Han Xianchu didn't know these things at that time, so after receiving the order, Han Xianchu muttered in his heart, he felt that Dingbian was a very tricky place, like chicken ribs, tasteless, and it was a pity to abandon it, but he finally made up his mind to resolutely take this city. The following day, Han Xianchu first ordered his troops to act covertly, and until midnight, he concentrated his superior forces to attack the city with all his might, and at dawn, the battle ended. In this battle, Han Xianchu won a complete victory, annihilating all the enemies, and also captured hundreds of war horses.
Encirclement. After that, Han Xianchu carried out anti-encirclement and suppression many times, and each time he took the lead and charged ahead, becoming the mainstay of the Red Army.
At the beginning of 1937, Han Xianchu entered the Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University for further study, because he had already gone through several battles at that time, coupled with the revolutionary theory and tactics in the Military and Political University, Han Xianchu's combat ability has been greatly improved, which laid the foundation for him to later become a whirlwind general and go down in American history.
In August 1937, the Red Army was officially reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated to resist Japan. At the beginning of April 1938, the Japanese army marched to the southeast of Shanxi Province with more than 30,000 troops in nine routes, in an attempt to defeat the squadron here in one fell swoop. In order to crush the enemy's attack, the ** general decided to adopt the tactics of various breakthroughs, first concentrating superior forces to break through one of them, and then destroying the other roads one by one. The 117th Wing of the Japanese Army was located in Wuxiang at that time, and Han Xianchu and friendly troops took the lead in attacking this Japanese army. The Japanese army immediately launched its troops, but there were still friendly troops coming from behind, and for a time the Japanese troops were cut into several large sections, trapped in the river valley and unable to deploy, and were annihilated by our troops in one fell swoop. After that, General Han Xianchu responded to the call of General *** and followed General *** to the southern region of Hebei to open up a base area, first conquered Wei County, and then broke the Japanese army's military headquarters one by one, and successfully opened up the southern Hebei base area, laying the foundation for the Hebei-Shandong-Henan anti-Japanese base area.
In March 1941, Han Xianchu returned to Yan'an to study, where his thinking and basic skills were further improved, and his strength was much stronger than before.
After that, until the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Han Xianchu did not carry out any more large-scale combat missions. After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, our army realized the importance of seizing the northeast, and immediately dispatched Han Xianchu, who led a large number of students from the University of Resistance to the northeast to establish a base area. Han Xianchu lived up to expectations and successfully laid the foundation of the revolution in the northeast. Subsequently, as the deputy commander, General Han Xianchu commanded several relatively large battles, such as the Battle of Xinkailing, his troops fought quickly, and the speed of the march was very agile, and Du Yuming, the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang army in the northeast, personally praised Han Xianchu as a whirlwind general.
Learn. After this battle, Han Xianchu's prestige in his own unit has been unprecedentedly enhanced, and the whole army admires him very much, he not only shares weal and woe with his comrades in life, but also is calm and calm on the battlefield, brave and decisive, and the image of an excellent general who is not afraid of strong enemies and dares to fight has been established.
After the victory of the Liberation War, Han Xianchu continued to devote himself to the struggle to liberate other regions. On December 18, 1949, the agenda for the liberation of Hainan Island was put forward, and the whole country hoped to liberate Hainan and unify China as soon as possible. However, in the Kinmen landing battle a month ago, our army suffered heavy losses, and at this time, we wanted to liberate Hainan Island and reduce unnecessary losses. Against this background, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Guangzhou Forward Command Organization Meeting, which mainly addressed when to attack Hainan, was attended by Han Xianchu. At the meeting, our army believed that preparations would be completed by the end of May and that an operational offensive would be launched in June.
After that, General Han Xianchu participated in the campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea. In this battle, General Han Xianchu commanded the 38th Army to engage in a tug-of-war with the American army, and the battle was very fierce, and finally took the Tokugawa River and won the Tokugawa Campaign.
Korean. In this battle, the 38th Army was known as the "Long Live Army", this battle made the US army feel scared, and recorded this battle into the military history of the US army, and Han Xianchu's name was also recorded in the US military history. While the 38th Army was recognized by the enemy, it was also highly praised by General ***, and the DPRK awarded this army the Order of the National Flag and the Order of Independence and Freedom.
Before and after his death.
General Han Xianchu Rong Ma life, great achievements, after the founding of the People's Republic of China experienced no defeat in the battle, in 1955 at the award ceremony should have awarded him the rank of lieutenant general, ** after seeing this result thought it was inappropriate, personally instructed General Han Xianchu to be the rank of general, which has also become a widely circulated episode of the award ceremony.
Comrade Li Jianguo once appraised General Han Xianchu as a pillar of the country. When Liao Yaoxiang was captured alive by Han Xianchu, he also sighed: "General Han Xianchu is worthy of being a whirlwind general, I have warned my subordinates many times to be careful of your troops, but unfortunately I was still entangled by your whirlwind troops." For these, Han Xianchu just smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more. Later, on October 3, 1986, General Han Xianchu passed away in Beijing at the age of 73. Do you have any other views on General Han Xianchu's deeds? Welcome to leave valuable comments in the comment area.