In military history, if a unit can be named after the general, it means that the chief general of this unit must be a brave and good at fighting.
Once upon a time, there was a powerful brigade in the People's Liberation Army called "Pi Brigade", which belongs to the First Brigade of the First Column of the Central Plains Military Region during the Liberation War. Pi Dingjun, the commander of this unit, wrote a miracle in the history of our army.
However, in 1953, Pi Dingjun returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, but he hurriedly left after only one night. His behavior was scolded by the villagers for more than 30 years, and in the end, Pi Dingjun's wife told the reason why he left.
Join Red Army
Founding Lieutenant General Pi Dingjun is a very legendary general in the history of our army. He was born in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province in 1914. His father died when he was very young, and his mother had to take him to remarry.
Pi Dingjun's family is very poor and often goes out to beg for food with her grandmother. The long-term malnutrition makes him short and thin, and it is difficult to associate it with the general who is in power on the battlefield in the future.
1929 The Workers and Peasants' Red Army came to his hometown. Pi Dingjun heard that the Red Army was a unit to help the poor. At the age of 15, he resolutely signed up for the Red Army. At first, the party organization was not optimistic about this thin boy, but Pi Dingjun proved his value with practical actions. After joining the army, he worked hard to train military skills, actively learned party and government cultural knowledge, and carefully implemented the tasks of his superiors. Soon, Pi Dingjun was recognized by his comrades.
In 1931, Pi Dingjun joined the Communist Party of China and became a glorious Communist Party member. After that, the revolutionary situation of our party became increasingly severe. The Kuomintang's return faction continued to send a large number of elite troops to attack the Red Army's revolutionary base areas. Pi Dingjun participated in the four anti-encirclement and suppression battles.
After countless battles of all sizes, he also became an experienced veteran, constantly receiving promotion and reuse. After the failure of the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, Pi Dingjun followed the main force of the Red Army to carry out the arduous 25,000-mile Long March .
Breakout in the Central Plains
After the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kuomintang reactionaries led by Chiang Kai-shek launched a full-scale civil war. At the beginning, due to the interference of Western forces such as the United States, the Kuomintang actually had the most advanced weapons and equipment, but in the end the Chinese Communist Party still won the war and even forced the enemy to defeat and flee.
This is not only because the People's Liberation Army is deeply loved by the people, but more importantly, the excellent tactics of our generals have brought about turning points again and again to the front-line battle situation. When the civil war broke out, under the siege, the main force of our army Central Plains Military Region decided to break out in June 1946 into north and south routes to the west.
The First Brigade of the First Column was led by General Pi Dingjun. In order to restrain the main force of the Kuomintang army and provide cover for our transfer, he attacked the enemy in the east and the west, and finally achieved the success of breaking through. Pi Dingjun also led his troops to the Liberated Area of Jiangsu and Anhui, creating a miracle in the history of our army's breakthrough war.
After the outbreak of a full-scale civil war, the Kuomintang reactionaries first set their sights on the Liberated Area of the Central Plains at the junction of Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Hunan and Jiangxi Province. This is an important channel for Chiang Kai-shek's army to transport troops to the northwest and North China, and is a strategic transportation hub that must be fought for by military strategists.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized elite troops to annihilate the People's Liberation Army in one fell swoop, surrounding the three layers of the Central Plains Military Region, and from June 26 to July 1, the Kuomintang army with firepower began to bombard the enemy. Under such circumstances, our army suffered heavy casualties and the situation was not optimistic. In a critical moment, Pi Dingjun stepped forward and resolutely accepted the task of protecting the main force to break out westward.
According to the command of the superior, Pi Dingjun will lead a brigade of more than 7,000 troops to cover the transfer of the 50,000 main force. The difficulty can be imagined.
In order to successfully complete this difficult task, Pi Dingjun made many arrangements. He set his sights on both east and west, making the enemy confused. He also sent people to disguise themselves as ordinary people to observe the other party's military deployment.
Faced with the enemy's massive invasion, Pi Dingjun calmly and sent two regiments to restrain the enemy from the front, others covered the flanks, seized the opportunity to encircle, causing the enemy to pay a huge price for casualties.
Not only that, after our army's main force moved, Pi Dingjun deliberately advanced eastward and fought a bloody battle with the enemy. At this time, Pi Dingjun was ready to sacrifice his life for the motherland, but on the night when the main force successfully evacuated, heavy rain suddenly fell in the sky. Pi Dingjun seized this last opportunity and took advantage of the enemy's vision being blocked and led the remaining troops to retreat smoothly from the war zone.
In this breakthrough and cover battle, Pi Dingjun and his subordinates created a miracle in military history, which further reflected the courage and wisdom of our officers and soldiers. Pi Dingjun and his "Pi Brigade" have also been recorded in history since then, and celebrities have been famous all the time.
The homesickness is even more timid
Pi Dingjun, who had just returned from North Korea in 1953, missed his hometown very much, so he took his wife to return to his hometown where he gave birth to him and took a look.
Jinzhai County 's fellow villagers were very excited when they heard that Pi Dingjun returned to his hometown. They got up one morning and welcomed him at the entrance of the village. When Pi Dingjun's jeep appeared in everyone's sight, some people even set off firecrackers. The scene was even more lively than the New Year.
. Unexpectedly, Pi Dingjun hurriedly returned to his hometown, stayed for only one night, and left early the next morning. This made the villagers very angry, thinking that Pi Dingjun didn't take them seriously at all, and they called him an ungrateful person. Until 30 years before Pi Dingjun's death, he was not favored by his fellow villagers.
Finally, Pi Dingjun's wife explained to everyone the reason why Pi Dingjun left without saying goodbye. It turned out that since Pi Dingjun participated in the revolution, he had seen the cruelty of the war. Many fellow villagers who joined the army during the same period died on the battlefield in battles.
That day, Pi Dingjun returned to his hometown, as if he had seen his comrades who had fought bloody battles with him. When he thought of facing the family of these comrades, Pi Dingjun felt very sad. He could not tell their family about his old comrades' departure.
So after weighing the trade-offs, Pi Dingjun decided to leave the next morning to avoid being unable to control his sadness.
Summary:
Pi Dingjun has feelings and righteousness, and he never dares to forget his brothers. He is worthy of being a famous general in our army.
In 1955, Pi Dingjun was awarded the rank of lieutenant general and was a veritable founding hero. Pi Dingjun's contribution to the country and the people, we should not forget it.
