The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a battle for the founding of New China. The Chinese People’s Volunteers defeated the US military " armed to the teeth ". It demonstrated the pride of the Chinese nation and created the peaceful development environment of New China for decades. The price of a brilliant record is the sacrifice of a large number of bloody soldiers.
Figure | Li Xiang
In July 1952, Li Xiang, the commander of the 67th Army of the Chinese People’s Volunteers, died suddenly. All soldiers and soldiers were shocked because they saw Li Xiang commanding operations at the front more than 10 days ago. It was impossible that the sacrifice was made on the battlefield. The Volunteer Army blocked this news. For a while, the people were panicked, and even the Central Military Commission at the time did not know the real reason for Li Xiang's death.
Until December 11, Li Xiang's body was transported from North Korea to Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province for a public funeral. Everyone who attended the funeral knew that Li Xiang had passed away more than 5 months earlier and learned the reason for his death. .
So why did Li Xiang suddenly die, why did the Volunteer Army headquarters conceal the time of Li Xiang's death? What is the mystery and strategic purpose?
In 1914, Li Xiang was born in a very poor family in Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province. A family of four has lived a life of food insecurity for many years. Li Xiang had just turned 8 years old, and his father was overworked. She died, and the family still owed a debt of ass. My mother could only do long-term labor and work in the fields day and night. A child will not be able to eat, and will even be bullied by neighbors’ children.
Picture | Poor people in the old society
The sensible Li Xiang saw his mother come back late at night, her waist was not straight, very distressed, so he went to the landlord’s house to herd cattle and do chores to get some food, the landlord Seeing his family’s situation is very special, every time Li Xiang finishes his work,The landlord would leave him a bite of hot meal. Li Xiang is a person who knows his gratitude, and he is very fortunate that he has met a good owner. During
, Li Xiang's uncle saw that Li Xiang was very hard-working, so he helped him enter the private school to learn some cultural knowledge and enlighten new ideas.
With age, Li Xiang graduated from a private school. His mother felt that it was not a way to work for the landlord. She wanted to send him to learn craftsmanship. So after Li Xiang said goodbye to the landlord, he was introduced to the next door. In the village, worship the master who is surnamed Zhou and learn to make bamboo strips ( miè ).
Although this master Zhou is a well-known bamboo stick craftsman, he has a strange one: , Li Xiang lived in Master Zhou’s house as an apprentice at that time, Master Zhou He would enter his house after drinking in the middle of the night and beat him with bamboo sticks, making Li Xiang worried every night for fear that Master Zhou would come to his room to vent his emotions.
At that time, the apprentice had to stay with the master for three years, washing clothes, cooking, and doing farm work for him. The master thought you were diligent and honest to teach you true skills. In order to learn survival skills, Li Xiang had to endure Master Zhou. All kinds of unreasonable demands can be described as doing the heaviest work and enduring the most venomous beating.
Figure | Bamboo Stick Craftsman
Li Xiang has been struggling for 3 years in torment. He originally thought that he would be a teacher soon, and he would be a bamboo stick craftsman all his life. He was only 14 years old this year , But without his consent, his mother asked a matchmaker to make a marriage appointment for him. The key is that the woman is 19 years old. Since the other party’s family background is much better than her own, it means that Li Xiang is going to join the other party’s home. People have never met before, without any feelings, and have already entered into a marriage contract. In that feudal and backward environment, it is really helpless and sad that one cannot be the master of marriage.
Life after marriage is as expected by Li Xiang. The wife's family dislikes the poor family of this new aunt. They give pointers to his daily behavior, and Li Xiang lives like a year.
1928,After " Zhumao " Jinggangshan reunion with division, the revolutionary forces have rapidly developed in this base area, and there is a strong tendency to scorch the "fire" of the revolution throughout the country. The Communist-led army specializes in suppressing the poor in the base area. The landlords and local tyrants of the common people distributed all their land to the peasants, and Li Xiang's soul was greatly shocked, which was obviously different from the feudal warlords he had seen before.
The major warlords are constantly launching wars for their own interests. It is the common people who always suffer, but the Communist Party is working for the welfare of the poor and caring for the masses. From this moment on, Li Xiang planted the seeds of "joining the Communist Party and joining the Red Army" in his heart.
Figure | Chairman Mao led the Red Army on Jinggangshan (oil painting)
At the end of 1928, Yongxin County formed a children’s group and a youth pioneer team. After Li Xiang heard the news, he thought it was exposure to red culture and improvement If you have the perfect opportunity to realize yourself, register immediately. During the vanguard period, he strictly required himself in accordance with the standards of the army, performed his duties seriously, delivered the latest news, and contacted many Red Army soldiers. From their mouths, he learned the original intention of the Red Army. After the combat vision, Li Xiang felt that this was what he had always wanted. Pursue a life and feel happy to serve the people.
In 1930, Li Xiang made up his mind that he would follow the Communist Party in his life and follow the Red Army to change China. He said goodbye to his relatives and friends, followed the Red Army to many places, and ordinary soldiers would start at the most basic level when they entered the army. Li Xiang is no exception. After the recruit training, he became an attendant and trumpeter. Whenever a war happened, he would sound the horn of charge. The soldiers of the Red Army would fight bloody when they heard it, even if they were injured. battlefield.
He learned a lot in the army, he was exposed to new ideas that he had never had before, and he had a deeper understanding of Marxism. He was already an excellent commander on his own when he was less than 20 years old. .
He has a deep feeling for the party. He has suffered large and small injuries in several anti-encirclement and suppression battles in the Central Soviet Area.Once both hands were pierced by enemy bullets, and normal walking was a problem. It just so happened that the Red Army failed in its fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign and was forced to make a strategic shift ( long march ). He was so seriously injured. Naturally, it is impossible to keep up with the marching troops.
So the head of the army personally talked to him: "Comrade Li, in view of your hand injury, the organization gives you two choices. One is to find a home for a commoner in the ocean for 10 yuan, and wait until your hands are healed. Great army; second, you can take 10 yuan to return to your hometown and live your original life, you decide for yourself!"
figure | Red Army Long March oil painting
But Li Xiang is determined, I kept telling my superiors that he was only slightly injured and could move freely. The organization couldn't persuade him, so he let him lie on a stretcher and let several soldiers take turns to carry him on the march, but Li Xiang couldn't bear to let his comrades in arms. Affected, insisted not to sit on a stretcher, dragged the wounded body, and followed the whole army.
Throughout the course of the Long March, he followed the large troops across Chishuihe, forcibly crossed Wujiang, walked the snow-capped mountains, crossed the grassland, and experienced numerous thrilling battles. When he was promoted from the original instructor to the Red One After the Secretary of the Party Branch of the Legion Cavalry Regiment, he needed to command the corps on horseback on the front line, so he began to learn to ride horses. Huangtian paid his attention. In the subsequent battle of Zhiluo Town, he annihilated one division of the National Army plus the strength of a regiment. Consolidated the Shaanxi-Gansu base area.
After the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, Li Xiang’s military command can really show up. Whether it is the Pingxingguan campaign or the large-scale battle of Hundred Regiments, he has performed well. When the enemy is overwhelming and the situation is extremely severe, Li Xiang only leads the whole team. More than 1,200 members of the regiment dealt with tens of thousands of enemy forces. When the enemy began to encircle our army in sections, Li Xiang immediately led his army to avoid its elites and moved to the enemy's flank to start a guerrilla warfare, so that every action of the enemy was rushed into the air.
When the enemy was exhausted, Li Xiang immediately chose the weak point of the enemy to attack and wipe out more than 800 enemies in one go.The remaining enemies fled, this battle greatly improved the morale of our army and achieved the expected combat effect. Li Xiang's heroic performance was seen by his superiors, who praised him as a " , an outstanding commander with firmness, tenacity, wit and flexibility."
Figure | Red Army Long March oil painting
During the War of Liberation, Li Xiang served as the commander and political commissar of the Jinchaji Teaching Brigade. Because he came from a poor peasant family, he was very resistant to oppression and exploitation. Disgusted, in order to rescue the people of the whole country from the rule of the Kuomintang reactionaries, he commanded the soldiers in the North China battlefield to heroically kill the enemy, repeatedly made military exploits, and defeated the enemy steadily.
In view of his achievements in the War of Liberation, after the founding of New China, Li Xiang was appointed by the Central Military Commission as the commander of the 67th Army of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Thinking about it carefully, Li Xiang’s mother was also worried about Li Xiang’s future and her past cattle. The baby has now become a senior military commander of the People's Liberation Army, and is already a hero of the people.
I thought that after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it would be possible to live a stable life for a period of time. I didn’t expect . The Korean War broke out suddenly. The United States-led " United Nations Army" not only ignored the Chinese government’s repeated warnings, but blatantly went over it. " 38th line ", and the flames of war have been burned to the border areas of China. It is tolerable or unbearable. After many meetings and discussions, the Party Central Committee made " to resist US aggression and aid Korea to defend the country." In the decision-making, Peng Dehuai served as the commander of the Volunteer Army and led the soldiers of the Volunteer Army to North Korea.
Li Xiang saw the U.S. military aggressively invading the Chinese border, a large number of Chinese civilians were bombed, their properties were destroyed, and the motherland was again invaded by other countries. He could no longer contain the hatred of the invaders. He applied to his superiors to enter the DPRK. Combat. At that time, it was top-secret information for troops to be transferred from the country to the front line.All the soldiers of the 67th Army can say goodbye to their families three hours before departure. Many people think this is very unkind, but practical factors force them to make this decision.
Figure | The Korean War
Li Xiang's wife had just given birth in the hospital, and her body was very weak, but she was a well-meaning person. Knowing that the frontline battlefield was very important, she had to bid farewell to Li Xiang in tears and kiss Li Xiang A mouthful of his wife and newborn child, marching towards the unknown battlefield, but he never came back alive after that.
Li Xiang led all the soldiers of the 67th Army to North Korea, immediately with the political commissar and fellow of the army- Kuang Fuzhao went to the Volunteer Army headquarters to ask for the next work arrangement, it is worth mentioning that , Kuang Fuzhao is also the founder of tunnel warfare.
Figure | Kuangfuzhao
After receiving the mission from the Volunteer Army Command, Li Xiang immediately learned combat experience with the friendly forces who came to the Korean battlefield in the early stage, investigated the enemy and our personnel, and the equipment, so as to know what to do Immediately return to the position to share valuable experience with the soldiers and formulate detailed combat arrangements.
On October 13, 1951, the 67th Army faced the "autumn offensive" of the US army. Our army felt a little strenuous at first. After all, the US army relied on its powerful firepower net to attack our army madly and poured countless shells into our position. , We can only stick to the fortifications.
But after Li Xiang and others adapted to this combat environment, they immediately calmed down. After all, Li Xiang also competed with various enemies in China in his early years. Whether it is Japanese or American weapons and equipment, it is not always necessary to have powerful weapons. To achieve a final victory, as long as a reasonable combat plan is drawn up, and with a strong combat will, it can also turn things around.
Li Xiang asked the soldiers to use the " three-three system " and other tactics to fight against the U.S. army during the War of Resistance Against Japan.In order to understand the first-hand combat situation, he stayed in the combat command room day and night to study new tactics. The soldiers of the 67th Army fought tenaciously under his wise guidance. In the face of well-armed enemies, the volunteers and soldiers had no back. Withdraw half a step, and when the bullets are over, they will fight the bayonet with the enemy.
When the enemy sent military planes to bomb our positions, causing the fortifications to be blown up, the engineers immediately carried out repairs. When the enemy was defeated by our soldiers, our army immediately began to impoverish them. The pursuit of fierce fighting and applying the essence of guerrilla warfare to the Korean battlefield did not violate the peace. The enemy's so-called " autumn offensive " collapsed.
When the 67th Army first came to the Korean battlefield, it created a major victory to annihilate more than 17,000 enemy troops. After the battle, Li Xiang was not proud and complacent. Military summary report.
After the report was submitted to the Volunteer Army headquarters, the chief was very satisfied with the summary experience, and printed the report to units above the volunteer army level, so that comrades could study the experience seriously. Li Xiang’s deeds were also taken by North Korea The People’s Army has widely publicized, and Kim Il-sung personally awarded him the first-class national flag medal of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Li Xiang and the entire 67th Army’s reputation is considered to be completely out.
Figure | Volunteer Generals
The "United Nations Army" led by the United States saw the battlefield becoming more and more stalemate. Although the Volunteer Army’s weapons and equipment and logistics system are very poor, the will to fight is far better than its own. If you want to negotiate, it is not the time yet. You must firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield and force the volunteers to seek peace.
So the U.S. military launched the " spring offensive " in 1952. Li Xiang received instructions from the Volunteer Army headquarters to dig tunnels and build a large number of fortifications. During this period, he and many military cadres went deep into the forefront of reconnaissance. For combat terrain, he chose the best plan, but he fell ill precisely because of his relatives, overwork and old illnesses.
But even if he was sick, he still worked as usual, organizing and presiding over the 67th Army to convene a military party committee meeting. At the meeting, he felt that the intelligence reported by some cadres was not complete, so he wanted to come to the front line to understand the situation in person.
The U.S. Army found that the conventional ammunition it put in before could not defeat the volunteers, so they changed their minds. They violated humanitarianism and openly used biochemical weapons. They used germ warfare against the volunteers in desperation, claiming to be the most powerful civilization in the world. The national army has openly used germ warfare against third world countries. This incident not only reflects the hypocrisy and despicability of the Americans, but also reflects the strength and indomitability of the volunteer army.
Figure | Korean War Anti-Bacterial Warfare
Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and others in the country were very angry when they learned that the US military was using biological and chemical weapons. On the one hand, they sent out to the world their shameless condemnation of the United States and other Western countries. The crime announcement, on the other hand, convened relevant personnel to discuss strategies for dealing with biological and chemical weapons.
He Cheng, the Minister of Health at the time, immediately issued an epidemic prevention notice to the volunteers, telling them some basic epidemic prevention knowledge, and contacted Soviet experts to teach experience in dealing with biological and chemical weapons, and ordered a large number of vaccines from the Soviet Union to effectively cure patients. .
But people are not as good as the sky. Once, the U.S. Army drove a few planes over. When our soldiers were about to take shelter in the fortifications, the enemy dropped a few " shells " and left. The volunteers did not. Hearing the explosion, they thought it was just a "dumb cannon" and were about to encircle them. Li Xiang asked the soldiers to evacuate quickly, saying that the U.S. military could not drop a few bad cannonballs for no reason and leave. There must be something wrong with this matter. Be careful for a while. It exploded.
After the soldiers evacuated the scene, the more Li Xiang thought about the matter, the more something went wrong. He stepped forward to observe the shells carefully and found that they were the same as the usual unexploded shells dropped by the US military. He left the scene. Because Li Xiang is a human being. He was very cautious, so he reported to the Volunteer Army Headquarters that the US army had dropped multiple "dumb shells".
Picture | The crowd watched the shells dropped by the US military
Two days later,Li Xiang began to grow a lot of pustules on his body, and there was a tingling sensation, but Li Xiang thought that he did not have time to take a bath for a long time, so he did not take it seriously. The next day, his face grew a few boils ( jiē But Li Xiang still didn’t care, and even pierced the boil. At night, the boil grew bigger and bigger, and it was as big as a fingernail. Only then did Li Xiang realize that something was wrong, and he quickly called a military doctor. The military doctor said it was an infection. I have prescribed some medicine to apply to my face, pay attention to the changes in the body at all times, and have to rest.
But Li Xiang didn’t want to rest. On the third day, he went to the battlefield and commanded the battle as usual. After Kuang Fuzhao knew there were many strange things about Li Xiang, he immediately said to him: “ . He was already sick at the time, and now he has pustules and boils on his body. This requires a thorough examination and must not go to the front line anymore! ”
Li Xiang disagreed, shaking his hand and said, “In any case, I am also experienced. There have been many people who have been in wars. During the Long March, they lived with their heads in their hands. Now they have a few pustules and they are not going to kill me!"
He returned to a large domestic hospital for further treatment, but for the overall consideration of the battlefield, Li Xiang always stayed in the combat command room and said: "Now is a critical period. I will fight with the soldiers. If I get off the line, the soldiers will I thought I really had a serious illness that would affect their combat effectiveness!"
Figure | US military releases ammunition
On the fourth day, his condition began to deteriorate and his body became weaker, and the military doctor immediately A comprehensive examination of him revealed that Li Xiang’s condition this time was caused by a bacterial infection. After learning the result, Kuang Fuzhao asked the soldiers if Li Xiang had encountered something unclean. The soldiers shook their heads and said they didn’t know. If it's a bacterial infection, why don't other soldiers get the infection like a military commander! Everyone was puzzled, did not find the cause of the disease, and could not cure him.
In the next few days, Li Xiang had more and more boils, and he continued to have a high fever. After an examination in the hospital, it was found that Li Xiang’s condition had transformed into sepsis and meningitis, and his head became abnormally swollen. Although the famous doctor rescued him many times, he still could not save his life. In just 8 days, this fresh life ceased to exist, which is really regrettable.
After the news of Li Xiang’s sacrifice reached Peng Dehuai’s ears, he felt the darkness. Not only did he lose a general, but he also lost a loyal proletarian fighter, not to mention the leader of the Party Central Committee in China. , Even many volunteer soldiers didn’t know what kind of strange disease Li Xiang was suffering from. The soldiers were very emotional. Two days ago, they were in the command room and directed the soldiers to resist the US military’s " spring offensive ". They just left, they hate the sky without eyes, and hate heroes for their short lives.
Picture | Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai believes that the current mourning cannot be made, and the news must be completely blocked, otherwise it will make the enemy more arrogant and make our army unstable. Therefore, the news of Li Xiang's sacrifice is only the leadership of the Party Central Committee. Ren and the few people in the 67th Army knew that, the soldiers who knew this knew why, they could only keep this secret, turn grief into strength, and avenge the enemy.
On December 10, 1952, Li Xiang's body was transported back to China from the Korean battlefield. The next day, many leaders of the Party Central Committee and people from all walks of life participated in Li Xiang's welcoming spirit, public sacrifice, and public funeral ceremony. Nie Rongzhen personally wrote an inscription : I mourn the loss of Li Xiang, a 20-year old comrade-in-arms and outstanding young general!
All the people present at the public memorial meeting burst into tears, feeling both regretful and proud of the hero.
Picture | Li Xianggong sacrifice ceremony
After Li Xiang died, the leaders of the Party Central Committee asked relevant personnel to thoroughly investigate the cause of the disease, so that Li Xiang should not be sacrificed unclearly.With the joint efforts of the Central Military Commission and top domestic medical experts, until November of that year, they finally figured out the source of the "strange disease."
The soldiers of that era had very limited knowledge of biological and chemical weapons. They thought that as long as they paid more attention to food, water, animals and other places where the epidemic was easy to spread, it would be enough. "Cannonballs" do tricks. The U.S. military applied a large amount of viruses and bacteria on the outer layer of the bomb. If someone touched the wound at close range, a series of complications would occur. Prior to this, Li Xiang had already had a wound on his hand and head. After close contact with the bacteria, Was infected.
If jealousy makes people look disgusting, then what is the talent of being jealous?
Li Xiang came out of poverty. Before seeing the dawn of the victory of the Korean War, he left a long speech. At the last moment of his life, he was still glowing at his post, shed the last drop of blood for the motherland and the people. People are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. Li Xiang resolutely chose the former and silently dedicated his great life.
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