Wang Xiaoping, born in October 1965, is a native of Qingdao, Shandong. In 1987, he graduated from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics with a bachelor's degree. He received his master's degree and doctorate degree from Beihang University in 1990 and 1997, respectively.
Now, he is a professor and doctoral supervisor.
General Yang Zhicheng is the founder and important leader of our army's logistics undertakings, and he has been engaged in the army's logistics support work since the Jinggangshan period, promoting the establishment of the Red Army's logistics school, the opening of military factories, the establishment of military supply stations, and the raising of grain funds for the Red Army's Long March, thus making outstanding contributions to the victory of the revolutionary war.
During the Liaoshen Campaign and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he directly organized a large number of military supplies, set up numerous military stations, logistics academies, and arsenals, and demonstrated outstanding organizational ability and leadership talent.
Yang Zhicheng was born in 1903 in a Dong family in Mujie Village, Bagong Town, Sansui County, Guizhou Province, and he actively participated in the patriotic movement as a student, and in 1926 he was admitted to the fifth phase of the Huangpu Military Academy in Guangzhou.
While at military school, he joined the Chinese Communist Youth League and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party the following year. After the defeat of the Nanchang Uprising, he joined the ** team, and in April 1928, he went to Jinggangshan with ** and served as the commander of the 28th Regiment of the Fourth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army (later known as the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army).
Because he was injured in the abdomen during the anti-"advance and suppression" operation, he later served as the director of the stay-behind guard. In the defense of the Huangyangjie, he quickly organized personnel to drag a mortar captured in the uprising in southern Hunan to the top of the Huangyangjie mountain, and fired three cannons at the enemy's position, which helped the Red Army achieve victory.
In April 1929, the Red Fourth Army was reorganized in Changting, Fujian, with the post of commander and party representative, and Yang Zhicheng was appointed as the adjutant general of the Red Fourth Army, which began a long period of army logistics management.
After serving as adjutant general, Yang Zhicheng's first major thing was to assist the Quartermaster Department in making military uniforms for the whole army in accordance with the instructions of ***. He raised funds to set up a temporary quilt factory, and led all the workers of the factory to work overtime day and night to produce more than 4,000 sets of brand-new military uniforms.
This was the first time that the Red Fourth Army was uniformly dressed, and the commanders and fighters wore gray military uniforms embellished with red collar badges and military caps embellished with red five-star stars.
**After reading it, he said to ** with satisfaction: "Okay, army commander, you can see how beautiful and mighty they have dressed up the Red Army!" ”
Yang Zhicheng's important position and outstanding contributions in the Red Army Yang Zhicheng's position in the Red Army can be traced back to April 1930, when he served as the adjutant general of the Red Twelfth Army.
In the following two years, he successively served as the director of the Red Army's General Military Station, the head of the General Supply Department and the political commissar of the Revolutionary Military Committee, responsible for the production of clothing, equipment, grain, catering, finance, camping, ammunition, etc., and rear transportation, postal transmission and other logistics work, known as the "big steward" of the Red Army.
During the Red Army, there was a capable "big housekeeper" - Yang Zhicheng. He was responsible for the transportation of military stations, logistics supply, military production, and other work, and he did his best and never said a word of tiredness.
Under his meticulous management, the Red Army's logistical undertakings developed rapidly, and logistical support became increasingly sufficient. Clothing for spring and summer alone is 80% guaranteed, and the production of rifle cartridges has also increased significantly in a short period of time.
All these provided strong support for the Red Army to win many victories against "encirclement and suppression." After the Red Army's fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" defeat, Yang Zhicheng was wrongly demoted, but he still contributed to the Red Army in his own way.
He used his status as a Dong ethnic group in Guizhou to help the Red Army successfully pass through the minority areas. During the arduous Long March, together with his comrades-in-arms, he tried every means to raise food supplies and support the Red Army in completing the Long March.
In the rear of northern Shaanxi, Yang Zhicheng served as the logistics minister, responsible for the logistics support of the Eastern Crusade. He led the comrades in the logistics department to work overtime to make winter clothes for the troops on the expedition, raise military rations everywhere, repair the best equipment in the arsenal in a timely manner, and increase the number of beds and medicines in the rear hospitals.
In the Eastern Expedition Campaign, Yang Zhicheng demanded that the logistics support work must be done so that the troops can fight as soon as they reach the battle. As a result of his efforts, the Eastern Crusade campaign achieved a major victory.
In February 1938, Yang Zhicheng took a group photo with Liu Yalou, Mo Wenhua and other Yan'an Kangda cadres. The logistical support for the Eastern Expedition had just ended, and in mid-May, Yang Zhicheng took part in the more arduous and difficult logistics support work for the Western Expedition.
On July 7, 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, and the main force of the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army and rushed to the front line of resistance against Japan. Yang Zhicheng also aspired to go to the front line to play for the country, but was left behind because of poor health.
He was appointed commander of the Liangyan garrison of the Yellow River, and took on the heavy burden of building the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region and defending it. In order to support the front-line troops and improve the living conditions in the border areas, Yang Zhicheng, a commander with a background in logistics, vigorously developed production and self-help activities in addition to the Eastern Expedition and the defense of the western gate of Yan'an.
He admonished everyone: "The current economy in the border region is still very difficult. In this place, as long as there is food to eat, you can stand on your feet; Without food, nothing can be talked about.
Therefore, we must be self-reliant and carry out productive activities. "They adapted measures to local conditions, cultivated wasteland to grow grain, raised pigs and sheep, and collected medicinal herbs and salt in exchange for cloth and other daily necessities urgently needed by the troops.
Yanchang is very rich in oil resources, and Yang Zhicheng, who has engaged in the military industry in Ruijin, the red capital, saw this convenience and became interested in oil refining. So, he invited a few old workers from the local area to give technical guidance, used other people's discarded equipment, and led a group of people to start the local oil refining.
This is a matter of great profit, which not only solves the difficulty of lack of oil for the first organ, but also increases some income for the troops. Yang Zhicheng is famous for refining oil, and so far, some old Red Army soldiers blurted out as soon as he mentioned his activities in Yanchang: "Yang Zhicheng has been refining oil in Yanchang, and he will tinker with this!" ”
In June 1939, Yang Zhicheng took a group photo with senior commanders of the Red Army who studied and treated in the Soviet Union, from left: Yang Zhicheng, Tan Jiashu, Zhong Chibing, Liu Yalou, **Li Tianyou, Lu Dongsheng.
Yang Zhicheng, the commander of the garrison, was not only responsible for the work of the troops, but also managed the clothing factory, shoe and socks factory, and arsenal in Yanchang County, and produced clothing and ammunition for the troops in the border area.
In the conditions of scarcity of materials, he grasped the production of these factories very tightly, ensuring the supply of troops. Although he was wounded many times in the war, and his work was busy with limited medical conditions, Yang Zhicheng always gritted his teeth and worked sickly.
By the first half of 1938, he was so sick that he couldn't even get out of bed, but at this time, ** was ready to send a group of senior cadres who were not in good health to the Soviet Union for treatment and study, and Yang Zhicheng was also on the list.
Before leaving, he told him to "learn from military affairs, logistics, and other people's advanced experience." Both the tasks of healing and studying had to be completed, which would be of great use in defeating the Japanese invaders. ”
After a period of time in the Soviet Union, Yang Zhicheng gradually recovered, and then transferred to the Frunze Academy to systematically study Marxist-Leninist theory, military theory and logistics work.
In September 1941, after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, he tried to return to China via Mongolia to participate in the war of resistance, but the border blockade could not be passed, so he could only stay in Ulaanbaatar. During this period, life was extremely difficult, but he persevered.
In January 1946, Yang Zhicheng finally returned to his motherland after an eight-year absence. At this time, the revolutionary situation in Northeast China was developing rapidly, and the troops were in urgent need of all kinds of cadres.
Soon after taking office, he ushered in the logistics support work of organizing the Siping Defense War, which was also his first major task.
In 1946, the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army fought fiercely with the Kuomintang Army in the Battle of Siping for more than a month, insisting on defending the base area. Under the leadership of Yang Zhicheng, the logistics department overcame many difficulties, kept abreast of the front-line battle situation, organized the rear, effectively guaranteed the front-line material needs, and enabled the troops to win the battle time.
Subsequently, Yang Zhicheng welcomed the full-scale outbreak of the Liberation War, and prepared to build military enterprises and logistics colleges in Jiamusi and other places, vigorously produced military products, and cultivated and supplied talents.
In July 1947, the General Logistics Department of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army was expanded into the Logistics Command, and the Northeast Military Region established the Quartermaster Production Department and appointed Yang Zhi as the minister. In order to meet the operational needs of the large corps, the Northeast Military Region has strengthened the work of logistical support and the production of military industry and munitions, and Yang Zhicheng is full of confidence in this.
He quickly readjusted the munitions factories scattered in various localities, unified leadership and management, formed a considerable logistical production capacity, and more than doubled the production efficiency. He also set up a technical research team to strengthen production technology research and cost accounting, so as to produce generous, practical and durable products to support the front line.
Under the leadership of Yang Zhicheng, the Munitions Production Department successfully guaranteed the munitions equipment for the Liaoshen Campaign and completed the production of 1 million sets of winter clothes. With his indomitable spirit and thoughtful strategy, Yang Zhicheng made important contributions to the victory of the Northeast Liberation War.
The "speed" record created by the Northeast Quartermaster Department was called a "miracle" by the chairman! In 1948, the Northeast Field Army would have a demand for 200,000 sets of winter clothing.
However, the Quartermaster Department adhered to the belief of "resolutely complete", and the impossible became possible, and finally completed the production task of 200,000 sets of winter clothes in a relatively short time and with high quality.
On the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, the first batch of warm winter clothes were distributed to the troops as scheduled. As the various units marched in one after another, each commander and fighter received a set of three new winter clothes inside and out.
By the time of the campaign, even the Kuomintang rebel troops had changed into the new winter clothes of the People's Liberation Army. The commander of the Northeast Field Army spoke highly of this "first battle after the establishment of the Munitions Production Department."
Even the political commissar praised and said: "This year's winter clothes are the most satisfactory year for the troops, and it is also the most fruitful year after the establishment of the munitions production department!" The commanders of the military divisions have called to thank the Northeast Quartermaster Department for their hard work.
This "Winter Clothing Campaign" made the Northeast Quartermaster Department the focus of the ** Military Commission. In December 1948, at the all-army logistics work conference held in Xibaipo, Pingshan County, Hebei Province, Yang Zhicheng and the quartermaster team under his leadership were highly evaluated.
In March 1949, ** entered Beijing from Xibaipo, and when reviewing the troops at Xiyuan Airport, they wore fur coats sent by Yang Zhicheng.
While supporting the army to continue to advance into South China, the Northeast Quartermaster Department also made efforts to shorten the first line to the south and establish a munitions industry in the central and southern regions. In June 1949, Yang Zhicheng led the Quartermaster Department of the Fourth Field Army into Wuhan.
The gradual progress of the war has caused great consumption of military supplies. In order to support the army to continue to march into South China, shorten the first line, and establish the munitions industry in the central and southern regions, in June 1949, Yang Zhicheng led the munitions department of the Fourth Field Army to enter Wuhan.
Due to the gradual progress of the war, the military supply was extremely depleted. In order to support the army to continue to march into South China, shorten the first line, and establish the munitions industry in the central and southern regions, in June 1949, Yang Zhicheng led the munitions department of the Fourth Field Army to enter Wuhan.
In order to quickly resume production, Yang Zhicheng asked the Ministry of Munitions to receive the munitions factories and warehouses left behind by the Kuomintang troops when they fled, and to renovate them as soon as possible. However, the reality is very frustrating.
The factories were blown to ruins and dilapidated, and there was not a single machine or equipment to be seen. Yang Zhicheng said: "We do have many difficulties, but the war does not give us time, the needs of the troops do not allow us to follow the step-by-step schedule, the 1.5 million army asks us for clothing, we must break the routine and grasp production." ”
According to the needs of the army and the layout of the existing munitions factory, Yang Zhicheng began his second task: to establish a new munitions industry. For the construction of the new factory, Yang Zhicheng personally prepared and implemented the construction in every detail, not only to apply for the construction funds and building materials, but also to negotiate with the local government to choose the factory site.
He specifically stipulated: The survey and selection of each factory site must be personally participated in and identified before construction can begin. He said: "It costs a lot of money to build a factory, and it will be used for decades or hundreds of years after it is completed, so we must be serious and cautious, and we must not be sloppy in the slightest." ”
Thanks to Yang Zhicheng's efforts, several sites in Wuhan and its surroundings were finally settled. Yang Zhicheng didn't care about resting, and went north to Luohe, Henan, to survey the site of the leather shoe factory.
After two months of traveling, Wuhan and its surrounding sites were finally settled. Yang Zhicheng didn't care about resting, and went north to Luohe, Henan, to survey the site of the leather shoe factory.
In August 1950, the Central China Military Region was renamed the Central South Military Region, and the Quartermaster Department and the Logistics Department were merged into the Logistics Department of the Central South Military Region, with Yang Zhicheng as the director. The two urgent tasks facing him were to support the troops in completing the task of exterminating hundreds of thousands of bandit spies as soon as possible, and to support the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
These two tasks are related to the security of the republic, and Yang Zhicheng feels a heavy responsibility. In light of the characteristics of the central and southern regions, he formulated a number of practical logistical support measures, which effectively promoted the smooth progress of the work of suppressing bandits in the central and southern regions.
For the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he devoted almost all of his resources to the Korean front line with the most capable talents and the best material resources. According to incomplete statistics, during the three-year War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the various military supplies transferred by the Central and Southern Military Region to the Volunteers reached 2760,000 tons.
After August 1950, Yang Zhicheng concurrently served as the Minister of Light Industry of the Central and Southern Military and Political Commission. In addition to doing a good job in the production of logistical materials in the Central and Southern Military Region, he is also responsible for the restoration and development of light industry in the Central and Southern Region.
Light industries include textiles, printing and dyeing, flour, oil extraction, cigarettes, papermaking, matches and freshwater fish farming, and there are many problems that need to be solved. Yang Zhicheng has put a lot of energy into this, made a lot of fruitful work, and achieved remarkable results.
Among them, he is particularly noteworthy in dealing with the question of how to deal with national industry and commerce. Yang Zhicheng's outstanding achievements in logistics work and economic construction have been affirmed by first-class leaders.
In the autumn of 1957, ** said when receiving Yang Zhicheng: "We have struggled for decades, and the revolution has succeeded. But our country has a weak foundation and still needs to be built. You are an expert in construction, and you have to think of more ways and ideas in the long run. ”
At the 1955 award ceremony, ** personally conferred the rank of general on Yang Zhicheng and others.
After that, Yang Zhicheng accepted a new task - he was ordered to prepare for the establishment of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Yang Zhicheng is no stranger to building a school. During the Agrarian Revolution, he participated in the preparation for the establishment of the Red Army School and served as the head of the Red Army School.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the minister of affairs of the "Anti-Japanese University" in the newly established Anti-Japanese Military and Political University in Yan'an. He has devoted his life to running military schools, especially in the cultivation of military logistics personnel, and has devoted a lot of effort to it.
Whether it was the first Red Army supply school founded during the Red Army, or the Northeast Military Quartermaster School, Automobile School, Medical University and ** School founded during the Liberation War, Yang Zhicheng personally participated in and managed and trained a large number of logistics cadres for the Red Army.
Despite the experience of building a school in the past, it is also a difficult entrepreneurial task for Yang Zhicheng to prepare for the establishment of a large-scale military scientific research academy as soon as possible under the condition of material shortage and difficult building materials.
However, he went up to the relevant ministries and commissions of the state, went down to Guangdong, Inner Mongolia, and other provinces and cities, and went everywhere to ask for help and support, and finally built a modern scientific research city of the People's Liberation Army as scheduled, and realized the greening and beautification of the barracks, so as to ensure that the military scientific research personnel could carry out scientific research work in comfortable offices.
Yang Zhicheng has been fond of military education all his life and has cultivated many logistics talents.
In 1960, Yang Zhicheng and *** and others took a group photo at the Academy of Military Sciences. After the establishment of the Academy of Military Sciences, ** served as the president, and Yang Zhicheng served as the vice president and minister of affairs.
He cares deeply about the staff and students, and does his best to provide quality logistics services and support. During the three-year period of natural disasters, he led the hospital to establish a production base for agriculture, non-staple food and animal husbandry, and ensured the health of scientific researchers under the very difficult material situation, and no one in the hospital suffered from edema and malnutrition.
Yang Zhicheng's spirit of cherishing and caring for military scientific research personnel and being a good "logistics minister" for military scientific research talents has been affirmed by Ye Shuai and praised by the whole academy.
He made outstanding contributions to the training of high-level military personnel of our army and to the development of our army's military science at the Academy of Military Sciences. At the beginning of 1962, Yang Zhicheng was transferred to the deputy dean of the Higher Military Academy (i.e., the National Defense University).
He is still working day and night at his post, working hard for the life and health of the teachers, students and staff of the college. Since 1964, according to the arrangement of the ** Military Commission, he has been responsible for organizing the compilation of the logistics history of the whole army.
Although this work could not be completed due to the turmoil of "**", it rescued a large number of rare logistics historical materials for our army, and laid a rich and solid historical foundation for later logistics history and logistics teaching.
Decades of heavy logistics and military school management have dragged down Yang Zhicheng's body. After 1964, his heart disease worsened and he eventually had to stop to recuperate.
On February 3, 1967, he died in Beijing due to illness caused by overwork, and medical treatment was ineffective. ** The military commissar's eulogy commented: "His unfortunate death is a loss for our army. ”