The occurrence of the "September 13 Incident" had a profound impact on our military and party, making the originally quite turbulent situation more complicated and confusing, and casting a shadow on the hearts of the relevant personnel.
During the subsequent self-examination process, some people with ulterior motives began to stir up trouble, which implicated many revolutionary cadres. Some were subject to compulsory measures, some were persecuted and imprisoned, and some were sent to labor. Liang Xingchu is one of them who has been wronged.
Cavalry Reconnaissance Company
Liang Xingchu was born in Jiangxi in 1913. He joined the Red Army at the age of 17 and participated in the first to fifth counter-campaigns against "encirclement and suppression". During the ensuing Long March, Liang Xingchu was fortunate enough to be named by Chairman Mao himself and became the commander of our army's first cavalry reconnaissance company.
In 1935, the Red Army that captured Xia Lazikou was not clear about where to go next. Chairman Mao gave Liang Xingchu a task to find some Kuomintang newspapers and magazines in order to obtain domestic information.
Liang Xingchu followed the order, disguised himself as an officer of the Kuomintang, and obtained a batch of the latest newspapers from local dignitaries. One of them, "Shanxi Daily", published the news that Xu Haidong and Liu Zhidan were joining forces in Shaanxi. This was tantamount to finding a way forward for the Red Army.
Another time, Liang Xingchu led the scout on a mission and found more than 100 war horses gathered in a grove to rest. Liang Xingchu was ordered to annihilate the enemy, captured these horses, and formed the first cavalry reconnaissance company of our army. After several days of training, this cavalry was inspected by Chairman Mao.
38 Army Long Live
After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Liang Xingchu served as the commander of the 38 Army. However, in the first counterattack, Liang Xingchu's 38th Army had a bad start and was criticized by Boss Peng. Everyone knew that Mr. Peng had a violent temper and was merciless to his critics, which made Liang Xingchu very angry.
In the subsequent battle, Liang Xingchu spread this fire directly against the United Nations army. Even if Deputy Commander Han Xianchu planned to send an additional division to Liang Xingchu, Liang Xingchu did not agree. He believed that the 38th Army could restore its lost reputation by its own strength.
After receiving the order from his superiors to capture the Tokugawa , Liang Xingchu formulated a strict operational plan. He first sent a small team deep into the enemy's rear and blew up the bridge through which the enemy must retreat, cutting off the enemy's retreat. Later, he formed an encirclement of the Tokugawa enemy and won the war.
During the battle at Songgu Peak, Liang Xingchu’s 38th Army showed even more military might. Even though the US military’s artillery shells flattened the entire top of the mountain, they did not occupy this high ground. The tragic battle scenes of were recorded in writing by Wei Wei . After the final victory report was delivered to the headquarters, Mr. Peng was very happy, loudly applauded the soldiers, and wrote "Long Live the 38th Army" , which made Liang Xingchu burst into tears.
Restoration of Honor
In 1955, Liang Xingchu was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. He served in many military regions and was promoted to commander of the Chengdu Military Region in 1967. In 1971, after the September 13th Incident, Liang Xingchu was implicated, but he took the initiative to report to the party organization his two contacts with Mr. Lin during the special period.
Chairman Mao was also very clear about Liang Xingchu’s character. He once said in front of Liang Xingchu: Even if you drink Mr. Lin’s tea, you are not Mr. Lin’s person. This is equivalent to affirming Liang Xingchu’s position.
However, there are still some people with ulterior motives who believe that Liang Xingchu made a mistake by boarding a "thief ship" and sent him to work on the farm. It was not until the end of the Special Period, under the leadership of Huang Kecheng, that Liang Xingchu's reputation began to be restored.
Even so, there are still some people who do not agree to rehabilitate Liang Xingchu. Huang Kecheng was angry, pounded the table and shouted, Liang Xingchu had 9 bullet holes in his body alone, could such a " tiger general " who was born and died be counter-revolutionary?
On October 23, 1981, the documents for Liang Xingchu’s vindication were implemented, and Liang Xingchu could finally return to work.In the last few years of his life, Liang Xingchu devoted his energy to writing memoirs, leaving a lot of precious first-hand information for our party and army.
On October 5, 1985, Liang Xingchu passed away in Beijing due to illness at the age of 72.
