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On the Korean battlefield in 1952, the battle between the Chinese Volunteer Army and the United Army was anxious, but the Volunteer Army headquarters suddenly received a bad news . Li Xiang, commander of the 67th Army of the Volunteer Army, died suddenly When Peng Dehuai learned of this, he immediately ordered all news to be blocked, and even the cause of death was ordered to be banned. This move caused dissatisfaction with some combat commanders of the 67th Army! Why did the commander of the army have died and such important news should be blocked?
Commander Li Xiang
Until the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, everyone did not know how wise it was when the Volunteer Army headquarters ordered the blockade of Commander Li Xiang's death! If the news of Li Xiang’s death and the cause of death were announced at that time, it would very likely change the situation on the Korean battlefield. Then what happened to Army Commander Li Xiang on the Korean battlefield that year? Why can't both the news of his death and the cause of his death be made public?
List of generals who died in the War of Resisting U.S. Aid Korea
Rebellion under the oppression of the old society
Li Xiang was born in a poor family in Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province in 1914. As the first life in his family, his parents hugged Li Xiang There are great expectations, and I hope that he will stand out when he grows up and lift his family out of poverty. However, the birth of Li Xiang not only failed to bring good luck to the family, but also made the already wealthy family even worse. Li Xiang's family has only 8 points of land, and even no farming tools, so they can only use the farming tools of the landlord's homeowner's farm. Every year, only when the harvest is good, do you not have to consider the issue of food and clothing.
God is changeable and ruthless.
When Li Xiang was 8 years old, his father died of illness,He owed 30 yuan and 12 shi grain foreign debts. All the important responsibilities of the family rested on Li Xiang's disabled mother. In order to pay off the foreign debts and take care of her children, this simple peasant woman went to the landlord's house during the day to work part-time in exchange for food, and at night she returned home to make hats to sell money.
Weaving a hat
The mother squeezed her body to work day and night, just to stutter her children. All this was seen by Li Xiang. The plight of the family urges the teenager to grow up quickly. When he was 9 years old, Li Xiang already had a mind that was far superior to that of his peers. In order to help his mother share the pressure, he stood in front of the stove higher than himself and cooked for his mother and sister.
After two years of hard work, Li Xiang’s uncle saw that his nephew was so sensible at a young age, so he sympathized with him and sent the 11-year-old Li Xiang to a private school for education, hoping that he could use . Knowledge changes fate! Li Xiang did not live up to his uncle's expectations. He learned to read and write in a short time. After school, he would go to the landlord's house to mow the grass and feed the pigs to subsidize the family.
Private school
Three years of private school life quickly passed away. The 14-year-old Li Xiang was short in stature due to malnutrition. In the old society, he was 14 years old and reached the age of starting a family. In order for his son to have a craft to support himself, the mother asked him to work as an apprentice under a mie craftsman in the same village.
This is notoriously irritable, and will punch and kick Li Xiang at every turn, but Li Xiang knows that his mother wants to learn the skill, so he swallows his voice when faced with the master's beating, and uses the craftsmanship of the master. I learned everything in my hands.
篾(mie) craftsman
Li Xiang, who has learned craftsmanship, already has the foundation of his career, and he can get married without a wife. His uncle found a family in the village, found a 19-year-old marriage partner for him, and asked Li Xiang to step in.
In the old society, marrying a wife who is older than oneself is a performance of incompetence, let alone intervening! So one pass from ten miles to eight townships, one pass from ten to one hundred,The matter of cutting the door upside down became a joke.
Li Xiang thought under the jokes of the neighbors and folks: I have grown up, and I can't let my mother worry about it anymore. So he endured the grievances in his heart and accepted the arranged marriage. Even at the wedding scene, classmates who used to read private school together pointed out Li Xiang and completely defeated Li Xiang's last psychological defense!
The beating and scolding of master craftsmen and the stubbornness of arranged marriages left Li Xiang in a daze. Could it be that he spent the rest of his life in such a muddle-headed manner? Let mother and sister live in poverty all their lives?
Participate in the guerrillas to change the world
In 1928, a red whirlwind burned all over Jiangxi from and Jinggangshan. Li Xiang accidentally learned about the revolutionary ideas and theories of the Chinese Communist Party. Li Xiang was deeply attracted by the light shining like a dark night. It also made him understand what had been oppressing himself and his mother and couldn't breathe! It is this feudal, ignorant, and ignorant old society! Only revolution can usher in a bright future!
There is a saying in Li Xiang’s autobiography: “At that time, the Red Army guerrillas continued to move around my village, and promoted the policy of looting local tyrants and dividing fields, and mobilizing young people to join the army. I am due to my hatred of the old society and His family was determined to join the Red Army at that time."
In August 1930, Li Xiang became a glorious Red Army soldier.
Before leaving, he said goodbye to his mother and thanked her for her hard work; he said goodbye to his wife, hoping that his wife would not mind her sudden departure; he said goodbye to his sister, hoping that her sister could grow up safely and happily. This time he went to participate in the Red Army, he also bid farewell to the old society, he would make China change the world!
After leaving home, Li Xiang started a long march with the Red Army.
During the breakout of the Xiangjiang River on October 21, 1934, Li Xiang was hit by the enemy in the leg and was unable to continue following the long march. At that time, the commander of the Hong 9th Division personally visited him and saw that he was inconvenient to move. He still insisted on marching. He couldn't bear Li Xiang's hardship with the army. He paid out 10 silver dollars out of his pocket and told him to "stay in the local for treatment or return home to be a common man."
After receiving the silver dollar from the teacher, Li Xiang did not leave the army and returned to his hometown. Instead, he felt more and more that he was with the right team. So he hired someone to make a stretcher with the silver dollar given by the teacher, and carried him all the way to catch up with the army.
After recovering from a leg injury, Li Xiang showed unparalleled momentum in the battle. In the face of the Kuomintang encirclement and suppression, the War of Resistance against Japan and the Liberation War, Li Xiang has taken the lead and achieved great success. .
In several wars, Li Xiang has been highly appreciated by the party, and he has also been promoted from a fighter who fought on the front line to deputy commander and chief of staff of the 67th Army. At the same time, he also witnessed the Communist Party. A new situation of changing the world!
Just as the whole country was in a period of prosperous development, Li Xiang also returned to his hometown to reunite with his wife and family, but no one expected that a huge crisis quietly engulfed New China.
The U.S. Army crossed the 38th Parallel
Resist the U.S. Aid Korea and defend the country
Soon after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1950, the war on the Korean Peninsula was tense. The United States led the coalition forces to cross the 38th Parallel and face New China responded immediately to the threat of the United States: Resist US aggression and aid Korea and defend the country!
mobilization meeting to resist US aggression and aid Korea
When mobilizing across the country to resist US aggression and aid Korea, Li Xiang ignited an infinite hatred of the American invaders. He actively responded to the call of the party and the motherland and decided to lead his troops on the Korean battlefield.
When Li Xiang made the decision, his wife had just given birth to a baby girl. He looked at the white and tender daughter in his arms, and although he felt very reluctant to give up, he also knew that the small family was for everyone.New China just ended the war, and he didn’t want his daughter to live in the era of wars and disputes again. How to end the war, only the chairman said: "Take one punch to avoid a hundred punches!"
Before leaving, Li Xiang said affectionately to his daughter: ", good girl, my dad is going to the front line to fight, and when my dad comes back, he will give you a happy childhood. " What people did not expect was that Li Xiang's farewell to his daughter was a success. Farewell.
Li Xiang's commander enters the dynasty
In 1950, Li Xiang was appointed as the commander of the 67th Army of the Chinese Volunteers, responsible for the task of guarding the 38th line south of Jincheng. When Li Xiang first arrived on the Korean battlefield, he was not very familiar with the way of fighting with the US army. So he humbly asked his brothers for advice and study, and carefully analyzed the situation of the enemy and ourselves. He knew the situation in his mind during the battle. The soldiers of the 67th Army have experienced big and small. After a small battle, he was even more convinced of his commander!
Volunteer Army 67 mobilization
In 1951, the US army launched a massive "autumn offensive", with a total of 4 divisions' main force launching a fierce attack on Li Xiang's troops.
Tanks, planes, and artillery took turns to bomb the 67th Army positions. Li Xiang strategized at the command post and made the troops avoid the US bombing raids several times. After dozens of days of fighting day and night, the 67th Army finally won the autumn offensive. successfully wiped out more than 17,000 enemies.
67 army cadres meeting
Soon after the victory of the battle, Li Xiang, commander of the army, was not immersed in the joy of victory. Instead, all the generals of the 67th army gathered in a meeting to reflect on the deficiencies in the war.
During the meeting, Li Xiang did not put on the air as a military commander. Instead, he sat on an equal footing with some generals, like a conversation between friends.
In this case, some generals did not hide their personal information, and reported all the errors they found.Li Xiang made a military summary based on the situation reported by the soldiers, which was highly endorsed by the Volunteer Army Headquarters and commended the entire 67th Army. Li Xiang also won the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea first-class national flag medal ! At this point, the name of the 67th Army of the Chinese Volunteers has been thoroughly established.
In early 1952, after a large-scale adjustment of the US military, it once again launched the "spring offensive" .
Li Xiang took the lead in the face of the onslaught of the US army. He often appeared in the trenches and resisted the attack of the US army with the soldiers, which also caused Li Xiang to be injured frequently. But for him for more than 20 years in the army, these injuries are like being bitten by mosquitoes. is also his negligence of physical injuries that eventually led to the sudden death of this outstanding army commander.
The last battle was blood-stained in North Korea
In 1952, the U.S. Army launched the "Spring Offensive". In the face of Li Xiang's 67th Army position, it was unable to attack for a long time, so the resentful U.S. Army used unconventional Retaliated against the 67th Army.
US bomber
On July 1, 1952, over the position of the 199th Division of the 67th Corps, a dozen American fighter planes circled over. Volunteers took refuge in already dug trenches after seeing the fighter planes.
This group of fighters dropped dozens of shells and left in a hurry, but these shells did not explode after landing. Volunteer soldiers hiding in the trenches heard no movement on their heads and got up to check. They saw dozens of bombs stuck in the soil and did not respond. Some brave soldiers leaned in front of the bomb and saw that there was no explosive in the bomb?
Checking the shells
The strange behavior of the US bombers made the volunteers confused. 199 Division Division Commander Li Shuiqing immediately responded to Commander Li Xiang upon receiving the news.
Li Xiang and the US military have also fought dozens of times. It is reasonable to say that although the bombs thrown by the US fighter planes include empty bombs , it is not that dozens of them are empty bombs in a row.
Li Xiang felt that something was strange, so in order to clarify the truth of the matter, Li Xiang took the commander Li Shuiqing to the incident site to observe these empty bombs. These two battle-tested veterans looked at the bombs over and over again. They didn't understand the purpose of the US military's empty bombs, so they reported the incident to the Volunteer Army Command.
On the second day after Li Xiang inspected the shells, Li Xiang worked as usual in the military command room. Some cadres around saw some puss on the army commander’s face and immediately responded to the army commander. .
Li Xiang touched the pustule, but did not take it seriously. At that time, the temperature in North Korea was rising, and various mosquitoes became active. Li Xiang only regarded it as an allergic symptom caused by mosquito bites. In addition to affecting the appearance, it was not painful or itchy, so he left with it.
After another day, Li Xiang felt swollen and uncomfortable after getting up, so he had to find a doctor of the military to check. The doctor looked at the symptoms on the army commander’s face, and it was only caused by allergies, so Li Xiang took some antibiotics and returned. The combat command room continues to work.
The political commissar of the 67th Army Kuang Fuzhao saw the pustule on the face of the army commander and tried to persuade him to go to the hospital of the Volunteer Army Headquarters for medical treatment. Li Xiang just waved his hand and said: "I have several bullet holes in my body, this is an infection. It doesn’t matter.”
Li Xiang, Li Shuiqing, Kuang Fuzhao
On the fifth day, Li Xiang’s condition worsened, the pustules on his face swelled and burst, and there was still a burst of stench coming out of Li Xiang’s heart. Thinking of the soldiers on the front line, I just want to hurry up and arrange military deployment. It dragged on for another day. Li Xiang’s head was already swollen like a bucket. The Volunteer Army Command immediately found the best military doctor to examine Li Xiang.This investigation does not matter, directly brought the truth about the frenzy of the US military to the surface!
Volunteer Army inspection shells
The Volunteer Army Headquarters carried out emergency rescue to Li Xiang. After laboratory tests, it was found that Li Xiang was not infected by mosquito bites, but by a germ! The mystery was finally revealed: The bomb that the US fighters dropped on the position of the 199th Division was not an empty bomb, but a biological and chemical weapon with bacteria . When Li Xiang and Li Shuiqing were investigating the bombs scattered on the ground, because Li Xiang had a wound on his face, he touched the bomb with his hand and touched the wound, which caused the infection.
In order to win the war, used all means and even used biological and chemical weapons banned by the United Nations to reverse the unfavorable situation of the war.
On the eighth day of Li Xiang's infection with the virus, his condition completely deteriorated and became meningitis . The virus has invaded the brain, and is hard to save even if Hua Tuo is alive! In the end, Li Xiang, the commander of the 67th Army, was infected with the biological and chemical weapons maliciously thrown by the US military. It took only 8 days from the onset to the death!
69 military comrades bid farewell to Li Xiang's remains
On July 8, 1952, Li Xiang closed his eyes forever. The heroic army commander only met with his daughter once, and the yin and yang are separated from each other. Can't fulfill her promise to her daughter and accompany her a happy and peaceful childhood.
The Volunteer Army Headquarters fell into grief and regret after learning of the death of Commander Li Xiang, but at this time the 67th Army was at war with the enemy. If the news of the general's death comes out, it will inevitably affect the overall morale of the 67th Army. .
At the same time, there is another consideration. If the news of Li Xiang’s death and the reason are announced,It is equivalent to telling the U.S. that their biochemical weapon is very effective and can kill senior generals of the volunteer army in just eight days. Then the U.S. military will use biochemical weapons on a large scale, which will have a negative impact on the Korean war.
So Peng Dehuai personally ordered the announcement of the death and cause of Li Xiang's death.
disinfection
After the "spring offensive" of the US army was defeated by the volunteers, the situation in North Korea was gradually controlled by our army. Only then did the volunteers announce the news of Li Xiang's death and the cause of death. As soon as the news came out, domestically Foreign public opinion is in an uproar. The world has accused the United States of flagrant use of biological and chemical weapons, which has caused tremendous pressure on the US military on the Korean Peninsula.
Until October 1952, Li Xiang, the outstanding soldier in his life, returned the fallen leaves to his roots, and his bones were transported back to China. After receiving the news, countless people spontaneously rushed to the train to see off Li Xiang and gave the flowers and last blessings in their hands to the young general.
Li Xiang Martyrs Memorial Ceremony
On December 11, 1952, the Li Xiang Martyrs Memorial Ceremony was held in Shijiazhuang North China Military Region Martyrs Cemetery. His death has sounded a wake-up call for the volunteers, and when facing enemies like the U.S., they must be cautious and guard against biological and chemical weapons. Volunteers are not afraid of fighting in an upright manner, they are afraid of the enemy's insidious tricks!
The stars are moving, the sun and the moon are like shuttles.
It has been more than half a century since Army Commander Li Xiang left us. Looking back on his life, this young army commander expressed loyalty to the party and the people through actions. His fame will be remembered forever by China and North Korea. Commander Li Xiang walked out of poverty and witnessed the founding of New China. Even if he was infected with the virus, he still sits in the command room and cares about every soldier of the 67th Army. Although Li Xiangjun’s life is short, he has the same brilliance with the sun and the moon, shining through the ages .
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