1950 At the summary meeting of the first battle against U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Volunteer Army Commander Peng Dehuai angrily said: "Has Liang Xingchu arrived in the 38th Army?"
Liang Xingchu felt bitter in his heart. He knew that he had made a mistake, so he stood up: "Mr. Peng, I'm here."
Peng Dehuai stared at Liang Xingchu with wide eyes: "I ask you, why the 38th Army is slowly rushing, I asked you to plug into Xichuan , why don't you insert it? What are you doing? People say that Liang Xingchu is a tiger general, I Peng Dehuai has never experienced it, what tiger general , I think it's a rat general! What's the main force of the 38th Army? The main force is a bird."
Liang Xingchu seemed a little angry: "Peng, don't scold people."
Peng Dehuai was even more angry when he heard this: " Don't scold people? You Liang Xingchu didn't fight well, I'm just scolding you! You delayed the fighter plane and should be killed according to the law! It's polite to scold you. I Peng Dehuai has no other skills, but I still have the ability to kill Ma Su !"
When the volunteer general present heard it, he was silent.
After the meeting, Liang Xingchu dragged his heavy steps and returned to the military headquarters.
Liu Xiyuan, who was the political commissar of the 38th Army at the time, had learned about Peng Dehuai's evaluation of the 38th Army at the meeting. His mood was as heavy as Liang Xingchu.
After thinking about it, Liu Xiyuan decided to convene an enlarged meeting of the Military Party Committee to conduct discussions.
November 16, 1950, at the enlarged meeting of the Military Party Committee, Liang Xingchu first reviewed himself: "President Peng treats us as fists, but we do not play the role of fists. We are ashamed of our superiors. We must fight the next battle well."
Liu Xiyuan: "Our army is an old army. General Peng's criticism of us is a strict requirement for us. The criticism is correct. We must accept it humbly. If this battle is not fought well, the commander of the army is certainly responsible, but it cannot be attributed to the commander of the army. I am also responsible for being the political commissar."
The commander of the army, the political commissar, soon the emotions of other leaders in the general turned around, and everyone began to discuss enthusiastically how to concentrate all their efforts and fight the second battle well.
The second battle is coming soon.
According to Peng Dehuai's order, in this battle, the 38th Army was responsible for fighting Tokugawa. In case of precautions, Peng Dehuai not only asked the deputy commander of the Volunteer Army to go to the 38th Army to supervise the battle, but also prepared to send a division of the 42nd Army to support it.
Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan learned that they believed that this was a humiliation to the 38th Army, so they strongly opposed it. Liang Xingchu: "We have to fight Tokugawa, and we don't need any brothers' help."
Han Xianchu also knew that Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan wanted to lead the 38th Army to fight a turnaround battle, and he immediately agreed.
After the second battle broke out, the 38th Army attacked like thunder. They passed the along the way, overcame all the unexpected difficulties, created an incredible miracle, and finally completed their mission successfully.
Among them, especially the 113th Division of the 38th Army, , they created a miracle in the history of human war. They used to march for 145 miles in one night, bypassed the enemy's front, intercepted the enemy's retreat, and wiped out the enemy's entirely, creating the greatest convenience for the troops. The outstanding contribution of the
38 Army aroused Peng Dehuai's enthusiastic reaction.
When the battle to encircle and annihilate the enemy was still in progress, the telegram drafted by Peng Dehuai personally sent to the 38th Army. The content of the telegram was:
Liang and Liu Zhuan All Comrades of the 38th Army
In this battle, our 38th Army performed a good combat style, especially the 113th Division acted quickly, first occupying Sansouli and Longyuanli to block the enemy who fled south and north. Although the enemy was under the cover of more than 100 aircraft and more than 100 tanks and all day long, it failed to break through repeatedly, resulting in the brilliant results of yesterday's 30th, and nearly 1,000 tanks and cars were collected.There are still many enemies surrounded. I hope to overcome difficulties, muster up the courage to continue to annihilate the besieged enemies, and pay attention to blocking the enemy's northern aid. I will reward you with special orders and wish you continued victory!
Chinese People’s Volunteer Army long live!
Long live the 38th Army!
Seeing the content of the telegram, Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan looked at each other and immediately burst into tears.
From then on, the 38th Army was given the title of "Long Live Army".
In March 1951, Liu Xiyuan, who was fighting in , was ordered to return to China.
The first day Liu Xiyuan arrived in Beijing, Xiao Hua , then deputy director of the General Political Department, received a call from Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao : "Xiao Hua, I heard that the political commissar of the troops who won a great victory on the front line has returned to China. I want to see him."
That night, just when Liu Xiyuan was about to rest, Xiao Hua's phone call came.
Xiao Hua: "Comrade Liu Xiyuan, Chairman Mao wants to see you tomorrow, please be prepared."
Put down the phone, and the 34-year-old Liu Xiyuan was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.
What kind of legendary experience did Liu Xiyuan have in his life? Why was he able to become the political commissar of the 38th Army at a young age?
1917, Liu Xiyuan was born in an ordinary family in Tongping Town, Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. In the social context at that time, his son was the hope of the future of a family, so he loved Liu Xiyuan very much.
When Liu Xiyuan was 9 years old, his family was even more frugal, in order to send Liu Xiyuan to a private school to study and be able to make a name for himself in the future.
However, because the family was too poor, Liu Xiyuan's private school career lasted only two years.
11 years old, Liu Xiyuan had to give up his studies and go home to farm.
A year later, Liu Xiyuan was dissatisfied with farming, so he came to Ji'an county alone, and worked as apprentices in cloth shops, grocery stores, and tobacco shops.
1930, when 13-year-old Liu Xiyuan was looking forward to and looking forward to his future life, a cannon sound from Ji'an County brought him back to reality.
On this day, Red Army captured Ji'an and established a Soviet government.
Looking at the Red Army wearing five-pointed stars with strict discipline and not offend the people, Liu Xiyuan knew that if he wanted to change his life, this was the best choice.
Soon after, Liu Xiyuan joined the Red Army and embarked on the revolutionary path.
When he first joined the army, Liu Xiyuan made a lot of jokes because he was short and thin.
At that time, the army trained new recruits and asked everyone to try to shoot live ammunition. Liu Xiyuan has been malnourished since childhood and he was relatively weak. When he was holding a Mauser rifle, he finally raised the gun.
With a "bang", Liu Xiyuan couldn't resist the recoil and sat on the ground.
Everyone laughed when they saw this scene. When their superiors saw this, they felt that Liu Xiyuan was not the information to go to the front line for the time being, so they arranged for him to go to the Red Army Special Services Company and School. After that, he was arranged to come to Ruijin Red Army School again.
What Liu Xiyuan did not expect was that he met two noble people here.
The first noble person Liu Xiyuan met was Liu Bocheng, who was the principal of the Red Army School at the time, and the Youth League branch organized a speech meeting. Liu Xiyuan was young, but he was very smart and not nervous. After a speech, Liu Bocheng was very satisfied.
At the speech conference that day, Liu Xiyuan became the first place.
A few days later, Liu Bocheng found Liu Xiyuan.
Liu Bocheng: "I want you to be the Youth Committee member of the Party Branch of and the Secretary of the Youth League Branch. What do you think?"
Liu Xiyuan felt that he was not capable enough and refused.
Liu Bocheng: "You are quite humble, but I believe in my own vision. This matter is decided."
Liu Xiyuan saw that the matter was settled, so he didn't say much. After taking office, he has always worked with a conscientious spirit.
At this moment, the commander-in-chief of the Red Army Zhu De came to the school to select talents.
Zhu De was the second nobleman Liu Xiyuan met at the Red Army School.
When he first met Liu Xiyuan, Zhu De thought he was a talented person, so he praised Liu Xiyuan in front of everyone: "I think this little devil can be a general in the future." The facts later proved that Zhu De was indeed not wrong. After
, under Zhu De's arrangement, Liu Xiyuan was trained. He left the Red Army School and worked in the front line troops. He served as a young officer of the Political Department of the 1st Division and a political commissar of the regiment.
After the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance in 1937, the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, and Liu Xiyuan's revolutionary career entered a new era.
In September, the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army arrived at the Shanxi Anti-Japanese Front. The Japanese Itagaki Division invaded Pingxingguan . After discussing with the political commissar Nie Rongzhen and others, they decided to fight an ambush at Pingxingguan.
On the morning of September 25, the enemy entered the ambush circle, and Lin Biao gave the order, the Eighth Route Army opened fire together.
Liu Xiyuan was the instructor of the 3rd Battalion of the 686th Regiment at that time.
686 Regiment was appointed as the front-line main attacker, and the regiment commander Li Tianyou took the lead in charge, asking everyone to take down the Laoye Temple at all costs.
Laoye Temple is the commanding heights of Pingxingguan.
Out of trust in the 3rd Battalion, Li Tianyou handed over the mission to the 3rd Battalion.
Liu Xiyuan and battalion commander Deng Keming sacrificed their lives and led their troops to charge. Under the enemy's counterattack, Deng Keming withdrew from his position due to injury, and Liu Xiyuan became the military chief.
Under the leadership of Liu Xiyuan, the 3rd Battalion did not disappoint the expectations of the regiment. Not only did it conquer the Laoye Temple, but it also firmly guarded the Laoye Temple. After the end of the Pingxingguan Battle, the enthusiasm for the national war of resistance continued to rise, and Liu Xiyuan also proved his military command ability through this battle.
Soon after, when the deputy commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang Second War Zone, Wei Lihuang, led his troops to transfer, the Japanese army chased and Wei Lihuang asked for help from the Eighth Route Army. Yang Yong, the leader of the regiment, immediately sent Liu Xiyuan to lead people to block the attack, and Liu Xiyuan led a company to go straight to the front line.
After Wei Lihuang arrived at a safe place, he asked how many people our army sent to block the attack. Yang Yong told him that there was only one company. Wei Lihuang shook his head repeatedly: "This company may be gone."
Yang Yong smiled mysteriously.
Soon after, Liu Xiyuan led the company to complete the mission, and Wei Lihuang was very surprised: "The Eighth Route Army can really fight."
In order to express his gratitude, Wei Lihuang sent people to send 100 light machine guns, as well as some bullets and mortar shells .
It was during the repeated wars that Liu Xiyuan tempered his abilities, which is why he was able to serve as the political commissar of the 38th Army later.
During the Liberation War, Liu Xiyuan served in the Northeast People's Liberation Army, successively served as secretary of the Tonghua Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China, commander of the Independent 2nd Division of the Liaodong Military Region, deputy political commissar of the 0th Army, and successively led his troops to participate in the "Three Downs to the South of the Yangtze River", " Four Guarantee Linjiang ", " Liaoshen Battle ", etc.
is interspersed in the artillery fire again and again, and is lucky to return again and again. This is also an outstanding performance of Liu Xiyuan's ability.
After the war in Northeast China, Liu Xiyuan followed the large army south and participated in command of the Hengbao Battle , the Liberation Southwest Campaign, etc.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Xiyuan was transferred to serve as the political commissar of the 38th Army.
June 1950 After the outbreak of the Korean War , Liu Xiyuan was always paying attention to changes in the war situation.
When walking with the army commander Liang Xingchu, Liu Xiyuan often discussed with Liang Xingchu that if China decides to send troops to fight and defend its country, then the People's Liberation Army troops familiar with the terrain of the Northeast must be the first choice.
And as the absolute main force of the Northeast People's Liberation Army, the 38th Army will definitely become the first group of combat teams entering North Korea.
Liang Xingchu deeply agrees.
To this end, Liu Xiyuan suggested that patriotism education be carried out in the entire army immediately, be prepared to fight for the country.
Facts have proved that Liu Xiyuan’s prediction was not wrong.
In October 1950, the Party Central Committee made a great decision, resisting the U.S. aggressing Korea, , defending the country, and the 38th Army indeed became the first team to enter North Korea to fight.
Since Liu Xiyuan had already conducted ideological education throughout the army before, the soldiers of the 38th Army were not surprised by this battle in Korea.
Then, under the command of Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan, the 38th Army drove through Yalu River in a mighty manner and headed straight to the front line of the battlefield.
At that time, I'm afraid no one would have thought that Liu Xiyuan, who was predicted by Zhu De more than 10 years ago, would become the main political commissar of the People's Liberation Army. This year, he was only 33 years old, and he was young and promising. After the army entered the court, the scene at the beginning of the article happened. The 38th Army did not fight well in the first battle. In the second battle, the 38th Army fought a miracle and won the title of "Long Live Army".
After Liu Xiyuan returned to China in March 1951, Chairman Mao wanted to see him.
The next day, Xiao Hua brought Liu Xiyuan to Zhongnanhai Juxiang Bookstore. At this time, Chairman Mao was already waiting for him.
Liu Xiyuan got out of the car and saw Chairman Mao, and hurriedly saluted: "Hello Chairman."
Chairman Mao smiled, then walked around him and said caringly: "Why are you so thin? You should find a doctor to treat you."
Liu Xiyuan smiled embarrassedly. His body was weak because of his malnutrition when he was a child. At this time, Chairman Mao's concern moved him very much.
On this day, after Liu Xiyuan reported to Chairman Mao, he talked about many issues, and they talked for more than 4 hours.
On the same day, Chairman Mao also specially kept Liu Xiyuan for dinner. During the meal, he picked up a lot of dishes to make him fill. Liu Xiyuan was always very moved by the leader's concern for him.
Before leaving, Chairman Mao also smiled and told Liu Xiyuan that after returning to the battlefield, he must take care of himself, win the battle and win glory for the country.
Liu Xiyuan nodded fiercely.
Soon, Liu Xiyuan's figure appeared on the Korean battlefield again. He carefully told the soldiers of the 38th Army that Chairman Mao's care and concern for the soldiers. The soldiers of the 38th Army were all moved by the care of the leaders.
When he was awarded the title in 1955, Liu Xiyuan stood in the queue of lieutenant general . After a while, Zhu De came and saw Liu Xiyuan. He was very pleased and said with a smile: "You little red ghost, you have become a general."
This year, Liu Xiyuan was 38 years old and was one of the youngest founding lieutenant generals.
