Someone once said: "There are two hegemons in the army, one is Xu Shiyou, and the other is Han Xianchu." However, when someone asked General Xu Shiyou who he admired most among the many generals in China, General Xu blurted out and replied: " I admire Han Xianchu the most because of his courage." Han Xianchu, who Xu Shiyou admired the most, is indeed a great hero in our army. He has created several legends in the army.
General Han Xianchu was once called the "Tornado Commander" by the national army generals in the Northeast; without the cooperation of the navy and air force, he risked his life to liberate Hainan Island; without the cooperation of the navy and air force; he gained the reputation of the Long Live Army on the Korean battlefield; And he was also the founding general who was specially awarded by the great man himself.
In other words, the legendary experience of General Han Xianchu's life is no less
than that of General Xu Shiyou. So, what kind of person is General Han Xianchu? What legendary stories is his life filled with?
Han Xianchu was born in 1913 in a poor peasant family in Huang'an, Hubei. Due to his poor family, he almost never went to school and helped his parents with farm work to make ends meet since he was a child. In order to earn a living, Han Xianchu worked as a cowherd, learned as a bamboo craftsman, and worked as a day laborer in Wuhan, where he suffered all kinds of hardships and bullying.
In November 1927, the historically famous Jute Uprising broke out in his hometown. Han Xianchu also participated in it, and he also actively participated in the farmers' association in his hometown and became an important leader. In 1930, 17-year-old Han Xianchu joined the guerrillas in Xiaogan area and joined the Communist Party. Due to his bravery in combat, Han Xianchu was promoted to the leader of the independent regiment of the Chinese Army.
Later, the independent regiment was incorporated into the Red 25th Army. Han Xianchu served as a battalion commander of the 224th Regiment of the Red 25th Army and participated in the arduous Long March with the army. When the Red Army arrived in Yan'an , Han Xianchu was promoted to the commander of the 75th Division of the 15th Red Army.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Han Xianchu served as the deputy commander of the 688th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and was later promoted to the deputy brigade commander and acting brigade commander of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division, as well as the commander of the 3rd Division of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region, becoming a unique leader. military general.
During the War of Liberation, Han Xianchu led his army into the Northeast battlefield to fight, and his military talents were fully demonstrated. At this time, Han Xianchu became the general who frightened the national army and caused the most headache. Especially the surprise attack on Weiyuan Castle became his famous battle.
At that time, Han Xianchu led three columns after a long-distance attack, and unexpectedly penetrated Weiyuan Fort, annihilating the 116th Division of the National Army in one fell swoop, disrupting the enemy's command center, and causing several national army commanders in the northeast to call it "whirlwind". "Commander", even Du Yuming, the top officer of the Northeastern National Army , lamented that "the most difficult thing to deal with is Han Xianchu's whirlwind force."
From then on, Han Xianchu's three columns were called the Tornado Force, and Han Xianchu also had the title of Commander of Tornado. You have to know that this title was not given by our army, but by several national army generals stationed in the Northeast.
What is even more worth mentioning is that in February 1950, Han Xianchu made another great achievement. At that time, the superior leaders planned to postpone the liberation of Hainan Island, but Han Xianchu put forward different opinions and insisted on taking Hainan Island before Guyu.
It was at 19:30 on April 16, 1950. The fierce general Han Xianchu disregarded his own life and military honor. Without the cooperation of the navy and air force, he took the huge risk of losing his troops in the Qiongzhou Strait and personally led the army. Thirty thousand Guandong soldiers from the four divisions of the 140th Army and the 143rd Army took 400 sailing ships and crossed the sea from Dengloujiao on the Leizhou Peninsula to attack Hainan Island.
On April 17, 1947, Han Xianchu led his troops to successfully seize Lingao Point in Hainan on the beach, launched a fierce attack on the Kuomintang army, eliminated the Kuomintang defenders in one fell swoop, and successfully liberated Hainan Island, thus preventing Hainan Island from becoming the second island. Taiwan Island has made great contributions.
However, especially during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 38th Army gained the reputation of the Long Live Army, and its commander Liang Xingchu became famous in the first battle. The most important point is that it is Han Xianchu who is in charge of the 38th Army command post, so Han Xianchu also has a share of the honor of the 38th Army.
In fact, the 38th Army did not fight well in the first battle after entering North Korea. At that time, it was severely criticized by the headquarters of the Volunteer Army. Later, Han Xianchu personally sat at the 38th Army command post, held a combat meeting, and ordered the 38th Army to attack Tokugawa . And on the evening of November 25, 1950, the Battle of Tokugawa was launched. When the battle reached the evening of the 26th, the Battle of Tokugawa ended. The 38th Army annihilated all the South Korean troops guarding Tokugawa. Since then, the 38th Army has avenged its past humiliation and embarked on its legendary journey.
Especially in the second battle, Han Xianchu commanded troops to annihilate most of the two puppet divisions in the Tokchuan and Ningyuan areas, opening a gap in the battle and playing a crucial role in winning the battle. effect.
It is precisely because Han Xianchu is sitting at the 38th Army command post that the 38th Army is known as the Long Live Army and has a great reputation. At the same time, Han Xianchu's achievements also attracted great attention from the US military, and his achievements were recorded in the history of the US military.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Han Xianchu successively served as commander of the Fuzhou Military Region and commander of the Lanzhou Military Region. At the first investiture ceremony held in 1955, he was named by the great man himself and was awarded the rank of general as an exception. And won the first-class August 1st Medal , the first-class Independent Medal of Freedom , and the first-class Liberation Medal. On October 3, 1986, General Han Xianchu died of illness in Beijing at the age of 73. A generation of famous generals completed his legendary life.
