1949 On May 1, 1949, the Fourth Field Army of the People's Liberation Army of China formally issued an order: establish the 14th Corps, appoint Liu Yalou as commander, and Mo Wenhua as political commissar.
Liu Yalou was the chief of staff of the Northeast Field Army during the War of Liberation. He actively assisted Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan in deploying and commanding many major battles, and was deeply trusted by the Central Committee and Lin Biao. Lin Biao once praised him and said, "You are the one Liu Yalou, I am three chiefs of staff!"
. Liu Yalou always hoped to lead troops to fight and make achievements on the front line. Lin Biao finally met his requirements. Not only did he appoint him as the commander of the 14th Corps, but he also assigned him three strong troops, namely 39, 41, and 42.
9 Army was the 2nd Column of the Northeast Field Army before the unified number of the entire army, and the predecessor of the 41st Army was the 4th Column of the Northeast Field Army. These two columns were the main columns of the East Field Army, and one corps gave two main columns, which shows Lin Biao's love for Liu Yalou.The predecessor of the 42nd Army was the 5th Column of the Northeast Field Army. It was established in March 1948. Although its combat history is short, it is energetic and has rich guerrilla experience. It also performed outstandingly in the just-concluded Anyang Battle and received considerable training. It can be said to be a rising star in our army. After the establishment of the
This order means that the 14th Corps, which was established only three months ago, was abolished, so the 14th Corps became the shortest-standing one in the square formation of our army's corps. Why is this happening?
It turns out that with our army's successive victory on the battlefield of liberation, the establishment of a People's Air Force has gradually mentioned the important agenda of the CPC Central Committee. At that time, many people wanted to be the commander of the air force, but Mao Zedong only liked Liu Yalou, because Liu Yalou was not only a general, but also studied at the Soviet Union's Fulongzhi Military Academy and was proficient in Russian. During the Patriotic War, he also worked as a major in the Soviet army. Our army wanted to build an air force, which was inseparable from the support of the Soviet "big brother". Liu Yalou was very suitable for dealing with the Soviet side.
Liu Yalou
After Liu Yalou was determined to be the commander of the Air Force, he suggested that the Air Force leadership organs consist of the 14th Corps and the personnel of the Military Commission Aviation Bureau. In this way, the 14th Corps would inevitably be abolished. In August of that year, the 39th Army and the 41st Army were assigned to the 13th Corps and the 12th Corps respectively, and the 42nd Army was transferred to the Fourth Field Headquarters to direct command. At this time, the 14th Corps officially withdrew from the historical stage.
Although the 14th Corps has a short history of existence, it is a strong main force after all, and many founding generals have emerged from here. The commanders of the three armies under the corps are also powerful generals who are good at fighting, so who are they? What military rank were awarded after the founding of the People's Republic of China? Today, Brother Di will tell you their stories.
The commander of the 39th Army Liu Zhen
1915, Liu Zhen was born in Xiaochang County, Hubei Province. He participated in Red Army at the age of 17 and served as a soldier in the Red 25th Army Pistol Regiment.
On May 6, 1934, the pistol regiment entered northwest Anhui and rushed to the rear warehouse of the 54th Division of the Kuomintang Army far away in Luotian County, annihilated part of the enemy, seized more than 27,000 silver dollars html and a large number of weapons and ammunition.
Luotian battle was the first big victory achieved by Red 4th Front Army after retreated westward. After the war, in order to summarize experience and commend the advanced, the army held a summary meeting, and the commander Xu Haidong personally attended. At the meeting, most comrades praised the merits, saying how the military leaders were in the right direction, how brave the officers and soldiers fought, how rich the seizures of this battle were, etc.
At this time, 19-year-old Liu Zhen stood up and said in a shocking voice: "This battle should be considered a victory, but there are many shortcomings, mainly because of the problem of tactical use."
Then he gave 3 reasons:
1. The firepower was not organized well, and machine gun failed to cover, causing major casualties;
2. When he exited the battle, he did not make careful arrangements and the formation was chaotic, causing some troops to be separated and injured;
3. The pistol regiment entered the city to transport silver dollars a little later. If he went in earlier, he could transport more.
As soon as this said, everyone was shocked. This soldier was talking about the problem of the command of the troops, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the commander of the army! They couldn't help but feel worried about the soldier.
Unexpectedly, Xu Haidong was not angry when he heard this, but said happily: "This soldier spoke well and had a tactical vision. I think he could be a company commander and instructor. "
Xu Haidong
After the meeting ended, Xu Haidong directly upgraded Liu Zhen's company to three levels and asked him to serve as the instructor of the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 225th Regiment of the Red 75th Division.
On April 9, 1935, the Red 25th Army ambushed the enemy in a place called Jiujianfang in , southern Shaanxi. During the battle, Liu Zhen led the way and charged forward. An enemy officer met Liu Zhen was so brave that he immediately pulled his gun and shot him. Liu Zhen had no time to dodge and his right jaw was penetrated by the enemy.
Fortunately, the other party used a pistol, which was not as penetrating as the rifle's bullet. As a result, the bullet was blocked by several teeth, which did not endanger Liu Zhen's vitals, but it left him a permanent scar and a "crooked mouth" and his mouth tilted when he spoke. From then on, Liu Zhen got the nickname "crooked mouth political commissar".
After that, Liu Zhen served as the political commissar of the regiment and the political commissar of the division. In 1937, the 15th Red Army was reorganized into the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, Xu Haidong was appointed as the brigade commander, and Liu Zhen was appointed as the political commissar of the 688th Regiment of the 344th Brigade.
Liu Zhen
In November 1938, the 344th Brigade formed the 344th Brigade independent regiment with the 3rd Battalion of the 688th Regiment, the brigade guard battalion and the Jiaxian Brigade of the Kuomintang, which was incorporated. Zhen was appointed as the regiment commander. From then on, Liu Zhen changed from a political cadre to a military commander.
In September 1948, Liu Zhen, then commander of the 2nd Column of the Northeast Field Army, led his troops to participate in the famous Liaoshen Battle. On October 7, before our army attacked Jinzhou , Liu Zhen accompanied Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan to the front line outside the city to inspect the terrain. Lin Biao asked Liu Zhen: "Is the general attack during the day? Or is it better to have a night general attack? "
Liu Zhen replied without hesitation: "The general attack during the day is good! ”
Lin Biao nodded: “Tell me the situation. "
Lin Biao
Liu Zhen said: "The general attack during the day can give full play to the role of our artillery, and our artillery fire is better than the enemy, and can better destroy enemy city defense fortifications during the day. "
Lin Biao asked again: "Can you conquer Jinzhou in one day? "
" I think it's OK! In this battle, the five columns attacked. As long as two or three columns break through the enemy's city defense, all five columns can break into the city. It is more certain to solve the enemy overnight. As long as the city defense breaks through, there will be no stalemate. "
Lin Biao listened to Liu Zhen's opinion decisively. At 10 a.m. on October 14, Liu Zhen led the 2nd Column and Han Xianchu 's 3rd Column to launch a general attack on Jinzhou side by side. Under their attack, our army wiped out the Jinzhou defenders in just 31 hours and won the victory of this battle.
In November of this year, according to the order of the Military Commission, the 2nd Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 39th People's Liberation Army of China. Liu Zhen became the first commander of the army. After that, Liu Zhen commanded the 39th Army from the northeast to the southwestern border, with 434 battles, and annihilated and captured more than 196,000 enemy troops, which can be said to have "swept across thousands of troops like sweeping sieges."
On October 15, 1950, Liu Zhen, then deputy commander of the 13th Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, was transferred to the commander of the Central South Military Region Air Force. Less than a month after Liu Zhen took office, he received an emergency order from the Central Military Commission: "Go to Beijing quickly! There are important things to discuss! ”
On November 4, the Air Force sent an aircraft carrying Liu Zhen from Wuhan and headed straight to Beijing. With years of war experience, Liu Zhen keenly realized that there must be some new mission to fall on his shoulders.
That night, Air Force Commander Liu Yalou urgently summoned Liu Zhen.As soon as they met, Liu Yalou was straight to the point: "The Central Military Commission has decided to transfer you to the commander of the Air Force of the Northeast Military Region and let you organize the Volunteer Air Force to participate in Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea . At that time, you will assume the position of Commander of the Volunteer Air Force."
Liu Zhen was shocked after hearing this. He was originally transformed into an air force by the army, but he was very reluctant. Now he is going to bring the air force into North Korea to participate in the war! He hurriedly refused: "I have some way to build the army, but I have no experience in building the air force. I have never even been on the plane! I think I should let me go back to the Central and Southern Air Force to get familiar with the air force life. After the air force officially enters North Korea, I can go to the front line to continue learning at any time, so that experienced comrades can do it first!"
Liu Yalou first told Liu Zhen about the current situation on the Korean battlefield: "In early October, Kim Il-sung sent someone to telegraph Chairman Mao that on the Korean battlefield, the enemy used more than a thousand aircraft to bomb North Korea's front and rear every day and night. They were eager to send direct support to the Chinese People's Liberation Army, especially the Air Force. We originally agreed with the Soviet Union to resist the U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and we went out to the army. The Soviet Union issued an air force. But the eldest brother suddenly quit. Premier Zhou went to Moscow to meet with Stalin for this, but failed. "
Finally, Liu Yalou said in an unquestionable tone: "We have worked in the Fourth Field Army together. I understand that you can fight and are good at learning new things. This work transfer was ordered by Peng Dehuai, commander of Volunteer Army , and approved by Chairman Mao after being reviewed by Premier Zhou. "
Liu Zhen realized that he had a heavy responsibility. He immediately stated: "Resolutely obey orders. No matter how difficult it is, I must do it well!"
The next day, Liu Zhen set out for Shenyang. After more than four months of intense preparations, on March 15, 1951, the Air Force Command of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was established in Andong, Liaoning (now Dandong ). The name was "China-North Korea People's Air Force Joint Command" at that time, and Liu Zhen was appointed as the commander.
Liu Zhen
Under Liu Zhen's leadership, as of the end of May 1952, the Volunteer Air Force Fighter Air Force had 9 divisions and 18 regiments carried out rotational combat training as planned, with a total of 85 batches of 1,602 aircraft conducting air combat, shooting down 123 enemy aircraft, and 41 enemy aircraft were injured. Our aircraft were shot down 84 by the enemy and injured 28 aircraft, with the enemy-wealth loss ratio of 1.46:1. Liu Zhen, the Air Force commander who had never even been on the plane, commanded the Volunteer Air Force to achieve impressive results in the North Korean airspace. On the Korean battlefield, six special meritorious officials, including Wang Hai, Zhang Jihui, , Liu Yuti, Zhao Baotong, Sun Shenglu, and Lu Min, emerged in the Volunteer Air Force.
In 1955, Liu Zhen was awarded the rank of founding general and was awarded the first-class August 1 Medal, first-class Independence and Freedom Medal, and liberation Medal. At this time, Liu Zhen was only 40 years old and was one of the youngest founding generals.
In 1985, Liu Zhen retired from his leadership position and was elected as a member of the Central Advisory Committee. On September 13 of that year, Liu Zhen published an article "Old Comrades Should Have a Good Spirit of Retirement" in " People's Daily ". The article said:
Three years ago, at the 12th Congress of the Communist Party of China, when I saw my name on the list of candidates for Central Committee members, I sincerely made a request to withdraw from the Central Committee. I said that I can give up a position for younger comrades. Because I urgently feel that it is difficult to fulfill this important task to complete the great tasks formulated by the Party in the new era and maintain the continuity of the Party’s Marxist policies and policies without a vibrant central leadership body.
Therefore, I have an idea: at the historical juncture when it is imperative to achieve the youthfulness of cadres, in order to adapt to the needs of socialist modernization, we old comrades should advocate a spirit of willingness to retreat among us.
This article fully demonstrates the selfless spirit of an old revolutionary who is not greedy for power and has been praised by the majority of leading cadres.
On August 20, 1992, General Liu Zhen died in Beijing due to illness at the age of 77.
The commander of the 41st Army Wu Kehua
In December 1913, Wu Kehua was born in a poor peasant family in Fangdun Village, Yiyang County, Jiangxi Province. He joined the revolution at the age of 15 and became the commander of the spy company at the age of 17.
Wu Kehua
Chiang Kai-shek When the first " encirclement and suppression of ", Wu Kehua's mother Luo Xianglian was unfortunately caught by the enemy. The enemy forced her to write a letter to Wu Kehua, asking Wu Kehua to lead the Red Army soldiers out of the revolutionary ranks, but Luo Xianglian refused to say: "I can give birth to his body, but I can't control his heart. Don't say that I can't read, even if I can't write. My son is following Chairman Fang (Fang Zhimin) to make a revolution, I'm happy."
The enemy was furious after hearing this and killed Luo Xianglian that night. Two days later, the Red Army beat the enemy away. When Wu Kehua saw his mother's body, he felt his liver and gallbladder torn apart. He rushed towards his mother's body and cried loudly. Due to the urgent military situation, Wu Kehua could only hurriedly bury his mother on the mountain next to the village. He swore in front of his mother's tomb: "When the enemy is killed, I will definitely come back to accompany you."
Under the continuous tempering of the war, Wu Kehua made rapid progress. In January 1948, the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army was renamed the Northeast Field Army. Wu Kehua was appointed commander of the 4th Column. Under his leadership, the 4th Column fought many major battles. The most famous one was the Tashan Blocking Battle in the Liaoshen Campaign. The Tashan Blocking Battle is a position defense war, creating the "three bests" in the history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: the largest scale, the longest time, and the cruelest.
On September 12, 1948, the Northeast Field Army launched the Liaoshen Campaign, with the first battle being the attack on Jinzhou. In order to lift the siege of Jinzhou, Chiang Kai-shek specially took the cruiser to Huludao , and ordered the five divisions drawn from North China and two divisions drawn from Shandong to Huludao. Together with the four divisions stationed in the island, there were more than 100,000 troops. Under the command of the 17th Corps, Hou Jingru, the commander of the 17th Corps, attacked Tashan from Jinxi and rushed to the north to assist Jinzhou.
Tashan, located between Jinzhou and Jinxi, is a village with only more than 100 households. The terrain is flat and there is no danger to guard, but its importance lies in the fact that it is the only way for the Kuomintang army in Jinxi to reinforce Jinzhou. In order to ensure the conquest of Jinzhou, the Northeast Field Army designated the 4th Column to serve as the defense of the main position on the front of Tashan.
Tashan blocking battle diagram
Wu Kehua felt a great responsibility after receiving the task. Whether he could defend Tashan was related to whether he could completely wipe out the Kuomintang army in the Northeast. Although the troops have won many victories, they have never fought such a large-scale positional garrison war. Moreover, Tashan has no danger to defend, but he firmly told his superiors: "The leaders of our column have made up their minds that even if we are knocked out half or three-quarters, we must resolutely complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors. We swear to live and die with the positions and never let the enemy go further!"
On October 9, Wu Kehua and political commissar Mo Wenhua led the commander of the 4th Column to swear to the soldiers in Tashan: "The position of our commander and political commissar is right next to the comrades, and live and die with the troops. Share with hardships and vows to advance and retreat with everyone. In order to smash the enemy's attempt to reinforce Jinzhou, we are ready to give out our last drop of blood at any time! "
"Great Battle" Wu Kehua (right) Stills
October 10th at 3 a.m. on October 10th, the enemy took advantage of the opportunity that our position was not yet consolidated, and with the fire support of more than 40 heavy artillery , 7 aircraft, and 2 warship , dispatched 4 divisions of troops to launch a full-scale attack on the Tashan position, opening the curtain of the Tashan blocking battle.
The first day of the battle was very cruel, with 1,174 casualties in the "East Advance Corps" of the Kuomintang army, and 319 casualties in the 4th Column. Wu Kehua once recalled the tragic scenes of the battle at that time in his memoirs:
attacks followed one after another, and they could not only fight, but also block them. The enemy who rushed up desperately tugged together with our soldiers, grabbed their hair, pulled their ears, fell, rolled, and worked hard. I have gained the frontier bunkers, bunkers, traffic trenches, and trenches, and lost them again and again, and they were in a tug-of-war...
The battle the next day became more intense, the positions changed hands several times, and the casualties between the two sides further expanded. The "East Advance Corps" suffered more than 1,300 casualties, and the 4th Column also paid the price of 563 casualties.
The battle ended on the fourth day, and the Kuomintang army still failed to advance. Chiang Kai-shek scolded the general for being incompetent. He decided to call the Independent 95th Division, known as " Zhao Zilong Division ", to attack Tashan.Wu Kehua knew that although the Independent 95th Division charged fiercely and was not afraid of artillery fire, he was afraid of hand-to-hand combat . He told the soldiers to use bayonets and prepare to fight a hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
Just as dawn on September 13, the Kuomintang army sent the Independent 95th Division to take the lead and rushed towards the position of the 4th Column. However, the officers and soldiers of the 4th Column bravely fought against the enemy countless group charges, and even fought hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, but remained unmoved. The enemy's corpses were everywhere, and they were still at a loss.
On September 14, the battle entered a white-hot stage. In the early morning, Liu Yalou, chief of staff of the Northeast Field Army, called Wu Kehua and told him that our army would launch a general attack on Jinzhou at 10 a.m. and sent a 152 Cannon Company to strengthen the 4th Column. Chiang Kai-shek also gave Hou Jing the death order: take down Tashan at dawn, occupy the high bridge at noon, and arrive in Jinzhou at dusk.
The battle was the most intense this day. Li Tianyou, commander of the 1st Column, called Wu Kehua: "We are here to be your reserve team under the order of the leader. We have been on standby at Gaoqiao. We can reinforcements at any time."
Li Tianyou
But Wu Kehua refused. He said: "On behalf of all the commanders and soldiers of the 4th Column, I would like to pay tribute to the elder brother of the 1st Column. Thank you! But we can hold the position. We will definitely do it!"
On the evening of October 15, our army conquered Jinzhou, and the victory of the Tashan blocking battle ended. During the fierce battle of 6 days and 6 nights, the 4th Column killed 6,117 enemies, and he also paid the price of 3,145 casualties, of which 767 soldiers died on the land of Tashan. In this battle, the 4th Column fought three heroic regiments: the 12th Division's 34th Regiment was awarded " Tashan Hero Regiment ", the 12th Division's 36th Regiment was awarded "Baitaishan Hero Regiment", and the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division was awarded "Garage Hero Regiment". Wu Kehua himself is also known as the "famous general of Tashan".
After the end of the Liaoshen Campaign, Wu Kehua led the 4-arcine fires that were withdrawn from the Tashan position to enter the pass quickly. On the way to enter the pass, the entire army unified the numbers of each unit. The 4th Column was renamed the 41st Army of the People's Liberation Army, and Wu Kehua served as the first commander.
After the founding of New China, Wu Kehua served as deputy commander of the 15th Corps, chief of staff of the South China Military Region, and commander of the Hainan Military Region. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general and was awarded the second-level August 1 Medal, the first-level Medal of Independence and Freedom and the first-level liberation Medal.
Wu Kehua
In February 1980, Wu Kehua was transferred to commander of Guangzhou Military Region . More than two years later, at the age of 69, he gloriously retreated to the second line and served as a member of the Advisory Committee of the CPC Central Committee.
In February 1987, Wu Kehua was seriously ill and left a will: "Whenever I think of my comrades who died in the Tashan Blocking Battle, I feel very sad. After I die, I will scatter my ashes to Tashan and be my companion with my comrades."
On February 13, 1987, Wu Kehua died in Guangzhou at the age of 74.
On August 1, 1988, in accordance with Wu Kehua's last wish, his ashes were scattered on Tashan, a land stained with the blood of martyrs, and buried with the martyrs who died in the Tashan Blocking Battle.
After the people of my hometown learned that Wu Kehua's ashes were scattered in Tashan, in order for future generations to remember him forever, they specially built the "General Wu Kehua Memorial Pavilion" on the top of Wu Kehua's mother's cemetery to shape the image of General Wu Kehua's full-body military uniform, so that he can always accompany his mother.
The 42nd Army Commander Wu Ruilin
General Wu Ruilin was injured countless times. After his death and cremation, his children and grandchildren found a small metal ball from the cremated ashes with tears in their tears. It was made up of shrapnel that had been remaining in his body for decades.
Wu Ruilin
After rescue, Wu Ruilin finally woke up. Xu Xiangqian came to visit him in person and asked cordially: "Xiao Wu, who else is there in your family?"
Wu Ruilin replied: "There is still a mother.”
Xu Xiangqian put a jade bracelet seized by beating a local tyrant in Wu Ruilin's hand and said to him: "Take this as travel expenses and go home to recuperate! "
Wu Ruilin returned home, stayed for only two or three days and then returned to the army resolutely, and mobilized thousands of poor peasants to join the Red Army with him.
Wu Ruilin was most seriously injured in the fall of 1939, when he served as the captain of the 1st Brigade of the 4th Detachment of the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army, leading the troops into the mountains Nanshimiaozi area of Laiwu County, Eastern Province, protecting the autumn harvest of the masses. On September 27, due to the traitor's informant, Wu Ruilin's troops were suddenly attacked by Japanese and puppet troops. He immediately led the troops to a cellar to command counterattack.
In the battle, Wu Ruilin relied on the cellar, holding two box guns in his hand to shoot at the enemy, killing and injuring more than 20 enemies in a row. Under his command, the troops killed and injured the enemy More than 60 people. But at this time, the Japanese army actually fired poisonous gas, and Wu Ruilin fainted from poisoning. Under the enemy's machine gun fire, his abdomen and legs were seriously injured. He was carried off by the guards and sent to the rear for rescue.
After more than ten days of treatment, Wu Ruilin's abdomen wound basically healed, but the shrapnel hit on his leg could not be removed. He could only rely on double crutches walks. Although he throws away the crutches later, he still limps while walking and suffers lifelong disability.
After a long time, Wu Ruilin got the nickname "Wu Crooked". Whenever the Japanese and puppet troops heard "Wu Crooked" coming, they were frightened. The soldiers under Wu Ruilin all said proudly: "We are Wu Crooked's soldiers! "
Wu Ruilin uses crutches
Malinovsky was very surprised after seeing it. He gave a thumbs up and praised Wu Ruilin and said, "You are a hero who has been through the battlefield for a long time! "Mao Zedong's Shaoer beat Tewula! (Russian, meaning long live Mao Zedong's soldiers)"
Then Malinovsky introduced Wu Ruilin to another Soviet marshal Mekovsky. After hearing about Wu Ruilin's deeds, Mekovsky was also very impressed. He immediately gave Wu Ruilin 13 trains and arms from the Japanese seizure, including more than 1,000 guns, more than 2,000 light and heavy machine guns, tens of thousands of rifles, millions of artillery shells, and millions of bullets. This batch of weapons became an important equipment for our army to liberate the Northeast.
Volunteer Army entered North Korea, the 38th, 39th and 40th Army were responsible for the Western Front, according to Peng Dehuai's deployment The combat mission, the 124th Division and the 126th Division of the 42nd Army were in Huangcaoling and Yuzhanling on the eastern front, and the 125th Division was assigned to the 38th Army to annihilate the enemies on the western front. At that time, the " United Nations Army " deployed 130,000 people on the western front battlefield, and there were 90,000 people on the eastern front battlefield. The burden on the eastern front battlefield weighed on Wu Ruilin's two divisions.
Eastern front battlefield situation map
November 1, the 1st Marine Division of the US Army, known as the "Sword of America", began to attack the defense line of the 42nd Army. The enemy went out more than 400 aircraft and bombed our positions.Then, under the cover of tank and armored vehicle , the enemy rushed towards our position. Our defenders always stood firm and repelled the enemy's attacks again and again.
Wu Ruilin made a quick decision after receiving the battle report: "It is not advisable to counterattack, improve our position, and inform the troops to be stable, fierce and ruthless."
Then the 124th Division adopted the "sharp knife tactic" and "tiger mouth tactics" according to Wu Ruilin's deployment, and launched a fierce battle with the enemy in two parts. Two battalions attacked the enemy from the left wing, and two battalions attacked the enemy from Longshui Cave on the southeast of Yantai Peak. One regiment detoured to Wu Laoli to attack the rear of the US army. After a fierce battle, it annihilated more than 2,700 people from the 1st Marine Division of the US, completely reversing the situation on the battlefield.
Huangcaoling blocking war lasted for 13 days and nights. Wu Ruilin led his troops to annihilate nearly 3,000 enemies, blocked the 1st Marine Division of the US Army under Huangcaoling, and ensured that the main force of the Western Front Volunteer Army annihilate the enemy, making important contributions to the victory of the first battle. Peng Dehuai was very satisfied with the performance of the 42nd Army. He specially rewarded Wu Ruilin with power generation.
This elite Chinese army (referring to the 42nd Army)... They arrived at some point and ambushed in the deserted mountains and ridges of the eastern plateau of (North Korea), causing the United Nations army to fight in great difficulty and suffer losses.
After that, Wu Ruilin led the 42nd Army to participate in the second, third and fourth battles, and made countless military achievements. At the end of May 1951, after the fourth battle, Deng Hua, deputy commander of the Volunteer Army, led Wu Ruilin and other four commanders who entered North Korea to return to China to report the situation on the Korean battlefield to Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong met Wu Ruilin alone. After meeting, he held Wu Ruilin's hand tightly and said, "You are too thin! I heard that you were so tired on the battlefield that you vomited blood. What's going on?"
Wu Ruilin replied, "That was an internal injury. The wound in the past ruptured and bleeding. After treatment, it is already very good now."
Mao Zedong asked again, "Can you persist?"
Wu Ruilin replied, "I'm sitting on a stretcher." , insist on commanding the battle. "
Mao Zedong couldn't help but sigh, "This is why your army can persist in the most difficult situations. With you comrades insisting on commanding the battle, we will be no longer afraid of anything!"
Mao Zedong and Wu Ruilin talked for more than 3 hours on this day, which is rare among the commanders of the entire field army . Afterwards, Mao Zedong recalled: "I talked with Wu Ruilin for more than three hours. His speech was realistic, concrete and vivid, which was in line with our army's traditional policy of 'It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers'."
After Wu Ruilin returned to China, Zhou Enlai considered that his wound had not healed, so he arranged for him to be hospitalized in China for one month of rest. But at this time the second phase of the fifth battle was in full swing, and Peng Dehuai soon sent a telegram from North Korea: the enemy launched a new attack. After receiving the telegram, Wu Ruilin rushed back to the front line without saying a word.
Peng Dehuai heard that Wu Ruilin had returned, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief after not closing his eyes for several days and nights. He said to the staff around him: "The 42nd Army is coming, I'm relieved. If you have any questions, go and find Chief of Staff of Jiefang!"
It is worth mentioning that the three armies of 39, 41, and 42 were retained in previous military adaptations before 2017, which is really amazing!
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