"Yang Luogeng Corps"The two men of the year, Yang Dezhi and *** once fought side by side, Yang Dezhi served as the commander, and ** was the political commissar. However, what is less known is that Yang Dezhi was once a *** guard, and this change across identities is amazing.
The difference between the two is 5 years old, Yang Dezhi participated in the Southern Hunan Uprising at the age of 17 and followed Mr. Zhu to Jinggangshan, and at this time *** was engaged in secret work in Shanghai, and the two did not know each other's existence.
In October 1930, ** was appointed as the political commissar of the 11th Division of the Red 4th Army, and Yang Dezhi was transferred to the 11th Division as the platoon commander of the communication guard platoon, responsible for protecting the division commander and political commissar, and became the first guard.
More than ten years later, the two became partners, ** was still the political commissar, and Yang Dezhi was promoted to the position of commander. It is a pity that during Yang Dezhi's tenure as a security guard for ***, ** was injured, which made Yang Dezhi feel deeply guilty.
On May 16, 1931, the 11th Division received a difficult task: to capture the Jiucunling and Guanyin Cliffs occupied by the enemy. The division commander Zeng Shi'e and the political commissar *** immediately threw themselves into the battle.
However, the enemy's fire was too intense, and the offensive of the 11th Division progressed with difficulty. ** Decisively said to Zeng Shi'e: "You cover behind, I will lead people to rush up!" ”
Before Zeng Shi'e could respond, ** personally led the team to rush out, and Yang Dezhi, as his guard, followed closely behind to ensure the safety of ***. However, the battlefield was merciless, and the enemy's bullet hit *** on the left side of his face, and then passed through his ear, and ** fell to the ground, unconscious.
Fortunately, the health captain followed closely behind, immediately bandaged the wound for ***, and carried out emergency treatment, which finally allowed *** to survive.
Yang Dezhi felt deeply guilty for failing to protect ***, even though it happened suddenly. As a *** guard, he knows that this is his own dereliction of duty. Fortunately, ** did not blame him, because he knew that the cadres of the Red Army always rushed to the front, and injuries and sacrifices had long been commonplace.
Later, they were transferred to the Red 4th Army and the Red 15th Army, respectively, but their friendship was not diluted because of this. In 1937, they all studied at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and Yang Dezhi even became a student.
However, with the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japan, Yang Dezhi once again went to the front line of resistance against Japan and separated from ***. Until June 1947, they worked hand in hand again to lead the Jinchaji Field Army and became equal partners.
At the inaugural meeting, Yang Dezhi said affectionately: "Political Commissar Luo is my old leader, and when I was the platoon commander, he was already my division political commissar. During the Red Army, he taught me how to fight, and now I have to command the troops under his leadership. ”
At that time, the Jin-Cha-Ji Field Army could be described as full of talents, in addition to the commander Yang Dezhi, the political commissar *** also had the second political commissar Yang Chengwu, the chief of staff**, the director of the political department Pan Zili, and the following columns also had Chen Zhengxiang, Li Zhimin, Zheng Weishan, Zeng Siyu, Wen Niansheng, Han Wei, Xiang Zhonghua, Tao Hanzhang, Tang Zi'an, Gao Cunxin, Li Chengrui and other founding generals.
A year later, in May 1948, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army and its subordinate units were reorganized into the Second Corps of the North China Military Region, Yang Dezhi continued to serve as the commander, **continued to serve as the political commissar, plus the chief of staff**, this corps became the famous "Yang Luogeng Corps", which made the enemy fearful.
However, in June 1949, because of the transfer order, he left Yang Dezhi and returned to Beijing as the first Minister of Public Security of New China, leaving the army.
Yang Dezhi was very reluctant to leave ***, and he described the scene in detail in his memoirs, and it was difficult to hide the regret in his heart. **also regretted the separation, but said that this was the decision of **and***, and they could only obey.
They believe that despite their separation, their friendship and victory will last forever. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, both of them developed very well, and both of them played an important role in the people's army and became the mainstay of the people's army.