The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea was the founding of China. In order to win this war and defend the rights of the motherland, millions of soldiers of the volunteer army left their hometowns and set foot on land in a foreign country.
They defended the rights and interests of the motherland with their own blood and lives, defeated the United States-led United Nations Army , and their names should be remembered.
According to statistics, from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, a total of millions of casualties were killed and killed, including four military-level and deputy military-level cadres.
So what kind of legendary life do these four cadres have? What contributions did they make to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea?
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Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea for the country
In the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the commander of the 67th Army who died heroically Li Xiang is the highest commander of our army in the Korean War .
Li Xiang is also known as Li Xianglin. He was born in 1914 in a very poor family in Jiangxi Province. After Li Xiang came into contact with communist thought, he resolutely joined the Young Pioneer.
Because of his good performance, he joined the Red Army team as he wished, and experienced the Second Civil Revolutionary War , the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation.
After the founding of New China, Li Xiang, who had great military achievements and extraordinary abilities, was appointed as the deputy commander and chief of staff of the 67th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
On October 19, 1950, under the leadership of Peng Dehuai, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and rushed to the Korean battlefield, opening the curtain of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Due to the huge gap between the weapons between the enemy and us, this battle was very difficult for the Chinese, and we also sacrificed many soldiers for it.
Li Xiang
When the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, Li Xiang stood up immediately and led all commanders of the 67th Army to fight in North Korea. After arriving in North Korea, Li Xiang led our army with his strong command ability and severely damaged the enemy.
In order to reduce sacrifice, Li Xiang wrote a military summary report after fighting, and his report was highly recognized by the leaders.
Li Xiang is a very excellent soldier, but he has no eyes on the battlefield. In the spring of 1952, the US puppet army suddenly launched a new round of spring offensive against our army. In order to better fight, Li Xiang personally went to the front line to command the war. On the eve of the war, Li Xiang, who had been busy for many days, suddenly fell ill.
Just as everyone was treating Li Xiang, the US military used chemical weapons on our army. After Li Xiang, who was already seriously ill in bed, was infected with bacteria, his condition became more and more serious.
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The political commissar of the army had proposed to Li Xiang several times for treatment, but he always insisted on commanding in the command room and refused to leave. In the end, he died of a serious illness due to bacterial infection and died. He was only 38 years old when he died.
After Li Xiang's death, his body was transported back to Shijiazhuang. Nie Rongzhen, who was the Central Military Commission at the time, also specially sent a wreath for him. Li Xiang's spirit is worth remembering and learning from later generations. Although he has died, his spirit will last forever.
is located under the friendship tower of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Martyrs Cemetery in eastern Pyongyang, North Korea. There are ten rosters of volunteer army martyrs, and the first name of the first book is Li Xiang.
Lee Xiang's spirit will not be forgotten by future generations. Kim Il-sung, chairman of the Nationalist People's Republic of Korea, has also praised the commanding ability of Chief Lee Xiang many times and praised him for being a great communist fighter.
Li Xiang
Heroic sacrifice spirit remains
50 Acting commander Cai Zhengguo is also an outstanding communist fighter. Cai Zhengguo was born in 1909.
participated in the revolution in 1929. He directly participated in many major battles in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. He was a good soldier with sufficient combat experience.
After the outbreak of the battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, Cai Zhengguo went to the Korean battlefield. In mid-March 1951, Cai Zhengguo was transferred to the acting commander of the 50th Army and continued to command operations on the front line in place of the former commander.
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Cai Zhengguo
With the cooperation of Cai Zhengguo and others, the volunteer soldiers on the Western Front captured Wenjing within two days, causing heavy damage to the United Nations army. Cai Zhengguo's outstanding performance in this war left a very deep impression on Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai.
In February 1953, the Hanjiang area ushered in thaw. In order not to put our army in the crisis of fighting against the water, the front-line leaders decided to let the volunteers crossing the river immediately retreat to the north and wait for the next opportunity to fight.
After the Volunteer Army retreated, Cai Zhengguo led the 50th Army to build fortifications on the south bank to prepare for the next round of combat.
Just as our soldiers were speeding up to build fortifications, they were discovered by the patrolling US reconnaissance aircraft .
Cai Zhengguo
On the night of April 12, 1953, the enemy launched a raid on our army, and bombs were thrown into our barracks one by one. Cai Zhengguo, who was in a meeting, was unfortunately unconscious. After seeing that Cai Zhengguo was in a coma, the soldiers around him quickly carried him to the tunnel, but unfortunately, because of excessive blood loss, the hero died heroically.
Farewell always comes so suddenly and sadly. After the soldiers brought his body back to the military headquarters, they sorted out his remains with tears. The soldiers found a letter dyed with blood in his pocket.
Open the letter and saw that this was the last letter from Cai Zhengguo to his wife. In the letter, he expressed his thoughts for his wife and his hope of victory. Cai Zhengguo said that everything is good in North Korea, and that all he fights in the army wins battles. He hopes that his wife can live a good life and don’t worry about him too much.
He said that after the battle was over, he would take leave to go back to see his wife and son. Unfortunately, before he could see his wife again, he sacrificed heroically, and the letter that brought happiness became a suicide note.
Cai Zhengguo
After the news of Cai Zhengguo's death was passed back to China, it attracted everyone's attention. The bombing of the 50th Army's headquarters was the most serious incident in the three years since the Volunteers went to North Korea to fight. When Peng Dehuai received this telegram, he couldn't even speak.
Chairman Mao, who was on lunch break, suddenly turned pale after seeing the telegram. He took a long time to realize what had happened.
It is reported that that afternoon, Chairman Mao sat blankly for a long time, and he kept muttering , "Cai Zhengguo unfortunately died for his country, and he also lost a brave general."
We have no way of knowing how sad Chairman Mao was when he learned about this.
Since the outbreak of the war, many outstanding soldiers have sacrificed their lives one after another. They walked onto the battlefield with love for the country and the people, but they failed to see the day when the war was won with their own eyes. Cai Zhengguo still had the future and waited for victory, and went back to see it, and Ma Ge's body was his final ending.
Cai Zhengguo Tomb
Remember the history and develop
Rao Huitan is the chief of staff of the 23rd Army. He also unfortunately died on the battlefield of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea. Rao Huitan participated in Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1928 and officially joined Communist Party of China in 1933. He experienced the Second Civil Revolutionary War, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and the War of Resistance and Aid Korea.
He is diligent and caring about the people step by step. After stepping from a serviceman, a propagandist, and a scout to the squad leader, platoon leader, and company commander, he became a battalion commander, regiment commander, brigade commander, and deputy division commander with his military achievements.
Rao Huitan was an extremely optimistic and determined soldier. In the autumn of 1935, the Kuomintang mobilized a large number of troops to the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet Area to encircle and suppress our army.
Rao Huitan, who was the company commander of the third company of the special service battalion of the Red 16th Division, stepped forward and led his army to fight a fierce battle with the enemy.
Rao Huitan
Because the enemy's firepower was too dense, he was accidentally injured. In order to cover the transfer of other soldiers, he dragged the injured body and several other wounded soldiers to hold the enemy tightly, greatly reducing the damage to our army.
It is worth mentioning that Rao Huitan had a hot battle with the National Army on the evening of April 20, 1949. He led the soldiers to rush through the enemy's guns and bullets, rushed through the turbulent Yangtze River , and took the lead in crossing the river, successfully becoming the first senior commander to land on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Rao Huitan is a man who has a country in his heart, so when the Korean War broke out, he took the initiative to propose to fight in North Korea.
After his application was approved, he went to the front line as the chief of staff of the 23rd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to be responsible for military logistics support. During the war in North Korea, Rao Huitan's boss was Zhong Guochu. Since the two had already cooperated to fight many tough battles, a rare tacit understanding had been formed between them.
Battlefield
Although Rao Huitan is the oldest person in the Volunteer Army, he has never felt any arrogance. No matter big or small, he will report to Zhong Guochu in time.
In 1953, the 23rd Army where Rao Huitan was located launched a counterattack against the United Nations Army. After the end of this battle, Rao Huitan immediately summarized his experience and planned the strategy and tactics of the second counterattack.
In order to win the second counterattack, he would go to the front line to investigate the enemy situation after breakfast every day.
On the evening of March 21, 1953, he moved on the front line for a long time before returning to the military headquarters. After returning, he hurriedly finished his supper and began to review the telegrams sent by the staff. He didn't rest until after 11 o'clock, and what he never expected was that danger quietly came.
In the early morning of the same day, the US military suddenly bombed our army. The young chief of staff died heroically in his sleep and fell asleep forever. He was only 38 years old when he died.
Rao Huitan’s tomb
Wu Guozhang Like the first three heroes who died heroically, he was an outstanding patriot. Wu Guozhang was born in 1919. He joined the Red Army at the age of 11 and became a little soldier.
He participated in the Long March of the Red Army and the War of Resistance Against Japan, and fought with the enemy on the battlefield many times. After the outbreak of the War of Liberation, he traveled around Pingjin and Guangxi and fought with the national army.
In 1949, he was sent to Vietnam and directly participated in the War to Resist Vietnam and Resist France. Wu Guozhang had very sufficient practical experience. Therefore, when the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, he was immediately sent to the front line to command the battle.
On October 6, 1951, Wu Guozhang was ordered to go to Pingyang , and the Volunteer Army Headquarters held a meeting. After the meeting, he rushed to the military headquarters without stopping.
Wu Guozhang
What they did not expect was that just when the jeep he was riding was halfway, the US plane suddenly flew over and launched an air strike at our army. Wu Guozhang was unfortunately shot in this air strike and died heroically. He was only 32 years old when he died.
After Wu Guozhang's death, the guards around him found a bill in his pocket of clothes. The blood-stained bill clearly recorded the expenses of 100 yuan he borrowed from the logistics department of the Volunteer Army. Before he could repay the money he was thinking about, he left like this.
Wu Guozhang is a very serious person. He is serious about himself, war, and the people. He has always maintained a pragmatic style and a high degree of concentration to treat work and the people.
He should have a brighter future, but his life stopped at the age of 32.
After his death, Wu Xinquan, the commander of the 39th Army, personally took him back to the country and sent him to Shenyang, and buried him in the cemetery of the Martyrs of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
Wu Guozhang's tomb
There are many martyrs who fought for the country like him, and the blood-stained bill was also placed in the Memorial Hall of Resistance and Aid Korea on the Yalu River .
Although Wu Guozhang has passed away, people will not forget him, and his son has always regarded his father as the most powerful hero.
Since his father passed away, Wu Jizhang would go to his father's grave to worship whenever he had time. Every time he went to his father's grave, he would tell his father a lot of his thoughts.
Wu Jizhang said that small burials are in the tomb and large burials are in the heart. Every revolutionary martyr is a glorious chapter engraved in the memory of the nation. They stand in people's hearts like an invisible Monument to the People's Heroes .
On July 27, 1953, the two sides of the war signed on Korean Armistice Agreement . We finally won the war and defeated the enemy. The volunteers were able to return to their hometown. All this was so exciting, but the sacrificed soldiers could no longer understand it.
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The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea not only demonstrated the national prestige and military prestige of the New China, but also reflected the determination of the Chinese people to not fear violence and resolutely safeguard peace.
This war greatly improved China's international status and won the respect of people of all countries. Its significance is very far-reaching.
We won this war that was almost impossible to win, but we lost so many heroes' lives. The hero has gone, but the spirit has lasted forever.
Over the years, Chinese literary and artistic workers have created many excellent literary and artistic works such as "Changjin Lake", in an attempt to make everyone remember history and learn history. As a Chinese, we must remember not to forget our roots. We must remember the names of these people and all their efforts to live up to their predecessors, ourselves, and the future.
Reference
Rao Huitan. China Heroes Network
Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. People's Daily
List of senior commanders who died in the war of resisting U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Taihang Heroes
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