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948, the War of Liberation ushered in one of the most critical tasks, which was to conquer Jinan. Mao Zedong found Wang Jian'an, deputy commander of the Shandong Corps , and said to him seriously:
"I invite you this time to give you the task of capturing Jinan. After Military Commission research, you returned to Shandong to be the deputy commander of the Shandong Corps, and Xu Shiyou was the commander. How about it?"
Xu Shiyou
Wang Jian'an was stunned when he heard the name Xu Shiyou. Although he did not express any dissatisfaction, his expression was still a little unnatural.
Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan are two famous brave soldiers in the Red Army team. One of them is respected as a brave hero and the other is called a Confucian general in the army. They are military and political partners who cooperate with tacit understanding. Under the leadership of the two of them, the Red Fourth Army can be said to have won many battles and is famous for its good at fighting tough battles and bad battles.
But even such a pair of generals who can be called "two heroes in the military" had a conflict in 1937, and at this point, they were unable to fight side by side as before.
For a long time, Xu Shiyou hid when he saw Wang Jian'an, and Wang Jian'an seemed very embarrassed when he saw Xu Shiyou. Mao Zedong saw all this.
Wang Jian'an
Mao Zedong then said:
"You are Shandong's 'two heroes'. They all say that two heroes are difficult to stand together, but I don't think so, one slap can't be sounded! If you two can slap together, the soldiers will follow you through fire and water!"
Wang Jian'an immediately understood Chairman Mao's implications when he heard Chairman Mao's words. He quickly expressed his willingness to assist Xu Shiyou in fighting this battle and immediately began the detailed strategic deployment of conquering Jinan.
I have to say that Mao Zedong's arrangements were as clever as ever. With the cooperation of Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan, Jinan Battle not only won quickly, but the two soldiers who had been resentful for a long time finally settled their past grudges after this battle and won many victories in the subsequent tacit cooperation.
Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan were originally friends, so why did the conflict arise? How did they reconcile later?
complement each other
Xu Shiyou is from Xinxian, Henan Province. He is a soldier with a very legendary color in the Chinese Revolutionary War.
He came from a peasant family and had contacted the people since he was a child, facing the loess and facing the sky. Examples of peasant origins as generals are very common in our army, but there is one thing that is that he has been a monk for 8 years.
He has mastered a martial arts in the 8 years of Shaolin Temple. This martial arts has made him turn bad luck into good fortune in wars many times, and finally became the commander of the Red Army.
Xu Shiyou
1926, Xu Shiyou, who joined the revolution, participated in the seven suicide squad battles. He was seriously injured several times but eventually successfully escaped, which became a legend of the suicide squad at that time.
Some people say that Xu Shiyou is as light as a swallow, and can gravel bricks with bare hands, while others say that Xu Shiyou is a wall of iron and indestructible body, so he can survive every time. Although these statements include exaggerated elements, Xu Shiyou did use his own Shaolin Kung Fu to make the enemy scared and made military achievements repeatedly for the revolution.
In 1931, when Red 4th Army attacked Huang'an City, Xu Shiyou, then the commander of the 34th Regiment of the Red 12th Army, rushed into the enemy alone with a Yanyue Sword to fight with the enemy, and led a group of soldiers to directly defeat all the enemies in the city.
It is precisely because of Xu Shiyou's fighting spirit that he, who has won many battles, has been transferred to the commander of the Red 4th Army in just five years. That is, when the Red 4th Army was the commander of the Red 4th Army, he became a partner with Wang Jianan, who was the political commissar of the Red 4th Army at the time.
Wang Jian'an is from Huang'an, Hubei and joined Communist Party of China in 1927.Like Xu Shiyou, he was born in a peasant family and gradually moved from an ordinary soldier to a political commissar.
However, unlike Xu Shiyou, Wang Jianan is a commander with both military and political integrity. He can lead troops to fight and is also good at political work.
In 1933, he was promoted to political commissar of the 88th Division of the Red 30th Army. He commanded his troops to destroy Sichuan Army defense land in one fell swoop in the Battle of Xuanda, and completed the mission excellently in the anti-six-route siege.
Wang Jian'an
Because of the heroic sacrifice of the division commander at that time, he combined the division commander and the Military Commission, and from then on he began his military career that both wanted to fight and be able to do politics.
Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan are in the same army, and they have many similarities in the past. In addition, both of them have been promoted from soldiers because they have won several battles. Therefore, in terms of combat and command, the two of them not only often exchange opinions, but also cooperate well.
Especially when encountering more difficult enemies, Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan jointly provide advice, and often discuss unexpected plans to win unexpectedly, winning many tough and bad battles with extremely low winning opportunities.
In the battle between the Sichuan warlords, the most commendable thing was the comprehensive victory achieved by the Red 4th Army after breaking through the Jialing River defense line.
Several more famous battles at that time took place in Sichuan. Until now, there is still a song circulated in in Sichuan area:
"The Red Army crossed the river, sheep ran around, winter melons rolled everywhere, monkeys touched their heads, dwarfs were whipped, Liu Xiang was afraid of capturing alive, may I ask the Chairman, what do you think?!"
This song was widely circulated by the Sichuan people after our army broke through the Jialing River. The monkeys, dwarfs, and Liu Xiang in are all mocking the failure of the Sichuan warlords, and also praising the heroic victory of our army.
As a Sichuan warlord, Liu Xiang gathered eighteen regiments of troops to support him in order to surround and annihilate our army in Jiangyou.
Liu Xiang
But as soon as the Red 4th Army headquarters learned of this situation, they immediately ordered Xu Shiyou, Wang Jian'an, Hong Xuezhi and other cadres to take people to Tazishan and Lujialiangzi areas south of Jiangyou to occupy strong terrain in advance.
After Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan arrived, they immediately conducted a careful investigation of the terrain and soon began strategic deployments such as emergency repair of fortifications and attacking enemy reinforcements.
But the enemy also attacked at the same time. Seeing that the enemy was getting closer and closer, Xu Shiyou decisively gave the order, rows of grenades and exploded in the enemy's crowd, and only some of the enemies who survived escaped from the mountain.
The opponent did not give up, but instead organized a more fierce attack. Not only did they use aircraft and cannons to bomb serially, they also directly sent three regiments of troops to sprint our army.
Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan immediately discussed that the enemy should not take the initiative and should take the lead in stopping their continuous assaults. So they decisively activated the 28th Regiment of the Reserve Team, preparing to take back all the positions that were taken away, then defeat the enemies one by one, and then carry out comprehensive position defense.
The strategy worked quickly. The 28th Regiment was an old army that could fight tough battles and directly led the soldiers to launch a fierce counterattack.
The fierce battle lasted until the afternoon. Xu Shiyou led the 28th Regiment to charge and repel many concentrated attacks from the enemy. Wang Jian'an led the soldiers to defend, and the position he took back could be said to be as strong as a stone.
There are many comrades who are injured everywhere and are still standing on the position, and no one is willing to go down the line of fire. Every time Xu Shiyou goes to a position, he will shout, "The person is in the position!"
Xu Shiyou and his son Xu Guang
The soldiers guarding the position responded excitedly when they heard his mobilization. With the encouragement, everyone became more and more brave and braver in the battle.
At this time, the enemy troops attacking Tazishan had already broken up in two directions, and a regiment was fleeing southeast of the Lu family Liangzi. Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan immediately discussed and decided to seize this favorable fighter opportunity and completely cut off the enemy's retreat.
They sent a regiment of troops to circle around the enemy's side and rear, and then sent the main force to assault from both sides.
Under such circumstances, the enemy was completely powerless to resist. Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan ordered another victory to pursue and conquer Zhongba and Zhangming in one fell swoop.
Jialingjiang Battle
At this point, the Jialingjiang Battle ended with the sound of the horn of victory. Our army's victory in crossing the Jialing River disrupted the enemy's plan and was very conducive to our army's continued development into the southern part of Gansu.
It can be said that it is precisely because of the two generals Xu Shiyou and Wang Jianan that the Red 4th Army was able to overcome danger and win a complete victory in various battles.
But unexpectedly, an accident in 1937 made the two of them no longer have the friendship they had before.
Contradictions
In April 1935, Zhang Guotao, then chairman of the Northwest Revolutionary Military Commission, arbitrarily decided to give up the Sichuan-Shaanxi base, causing very serious losses to the Chinese revolutionary cause.
Zhang Guotao could not see the favorable conditions and strategic significance of the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area being able to adhere to and develop, and made absurdly conclusion that "it is better to evacuate it voluntarily than to be driven away by the enemy" and led all the rear organs to evacuate the base area.
In this case, Red Fourth Front Army fell into a dilemma of no basis and was forced to start transferring to the west.
At that time, some people in the party began to unilaterally divide the retreat strategy into escape behavior, making it difficult for our army to get support for the correct strategic deployment.
Xu Shiyou, who was originally straightforward and strong, heard these remarks and fought back against this one-sided concept, but the other party retorted that he was vague about his concept.
Xu Shiyou was so angry that he was admitted to the hospital. During the past few days he was lying on the hospital bed, he became more and more angry. He gradually had an idea in his mind, and he led his troops back to the old base to continue fighting guerrilla warfare!
He immediately told Wang Jian'an about this idea and gathered a group of senior generals to persuade them to return to the old Sichuan-Shaanxi area together. Everyone agreed to leave together on the night of April 4.
Zhang Guotao
But just as everything was ready on April 4, Wang Jianan, as the political commissar, suddenly realized that this was an act of violation of discipline and not simply "run away". He immediately reported to the Anti-Japanese Security Department and palleted Xu Shiyou's action plan.
Soon, the matter was reported to Lin Biao, and he immediately led people to keep the "running" generals.
When Xu Shiyou saw someone coming to catch him, he used his good skills to turn over the roof and said, " "If you have the guts, come and catch me."
He acted so aggressively, which alarmed Liu Bocheng. Liu Bocheng rushed over and tried every means to dissuade Xu Shiyou: "Shiyou, if you have any questions, what's the matter with staying on the roof."
Liu Bocheng
His eyes saw that Liu Bocheng was also coming, so he could only come down from the roof. He was tied up by the security personnel and he no longer resisted. He went into the cave with the people who were walking with him.
After staying in the cave for a while, Xu Shiyou finally calmed down, but he was so angry that Wang Jianan who "betrayed" them, and the two of them never said a word because of this.
After Mao Zedong heard about this, his attitude was completely opposite to Lin Biao who ordered the arrest.
He first asked someone to send a cigarette to Xu Shiyou, and then came to the door to have a long chat with Xu Shiyou. This conversation also laid some foundation for the later reconciliation between Wang Jian'an and Xu Shiyou.
Chairman Mao
As soon as Mao Zedong saw Xu Shiyou, he held his hand and said kindly:
"Comrade Shiyou, I know your hard work. You have won many battles and endured hardships. I admire you very much and respect you very much."
When Xu Shiyou heard Mao Zedong's words, tears instantly flowed down, not only because of Mao Zedong's understanding and tolerance, but also because Mao Zedong always regarded the efforts and hardships of these soldiers.
Mao Zedong continued to say to Xu Shiyou:
"The cadres of the Red Fourth Front Army are all party cadres, how could they be with Zhang Guotao? Zhang Guotao's fault has nothing to do with you, but you should not use this method to deal with this problem."
Chairman Mao
Chairman Mao
This heart-to-heart talk between Mao Zedong and Xu Shiyou made his thoughts unravel.
Although he was still punished as he deserved, Xu Shiyou also understood a truth from this experience, , that is, he should keep a clear mind no matter what, because he is not only a commander and commander of the army, but also a party cadre, and should set an example and take the lead for the party and the people.
1937 broke out, and Xu Shiyou joined in the War of Resistance Against Japan, but at this time he was no longer the commander.
During the study of the punishment period, he had a new understanding of revolution and being a cadre, and transformed from the brave and warlike warrior in the past to a mature and rational worker and peasant cadre.
Anti-Japanese battlefield
During the years of actively participating in the war against Japan, he was soon promoted to brigade commander with his outstanding military achievements and was sent to Shandong. From then on, he has been fighting on the land of Jiaodong and Shandong until the War of Liberation began.
Battle of Jinan
In July 1948, the War of Liberation reached its most critical moment. Mao Zedong secretly met with Wang Jianan, who had just come down from the battlefield in eastern Henan.
Like Xu Shiyou, Wang Jianan has been responsible for military work in the military region on the Shandong battlefield since 1938. Because he had been fighting against the Japanese army on the Shandong battlefield for many years and carrying out anti-encirclement and suppression of the Kuomintang army, he was very clear about the military situation in all aspects of the Shandong Military Region.
Wang Jian'an
March 0This time Mao Zedong summoned Wang Jian'an to come, and he was going to send him a major task, that is, to conquer Jinan.
Jinan is the largest city in Shandong with a strong defense line. Conquering Jinan is an important part of the strategic decisive battle plan of the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao.
Wang Jianan was very excited when he heard this instruction. He had received the transfer from the army to go north to kill the enemy. The task of attacking Jinan was undoubtedly more suitable for him than going north, because he had been in Shandong for so many years after all.
Mao Zedong said to Wang Jianan:
"You go back to Shandong to prepare for to liberate Jinan . Xu Shiyou is the commander of the Shandong Corps, and you are the deputy commander. How about it?"
Xu Shiyou
Wang Jianan listened to his old friend's name, and thousands of emotions flashed through his heart: "I have no objection, I obey me." The decision of the Military Commission! "
Mao Zedong nodded and continued:
"The central government has considered it, and basically the soldiers conquering Jinan are from Shandong. Xu Shiyou is very prestigious in the Jiaodong army. You are also very famous in Shandong Central and Shandong . It is perfect for you two to cooperate! "
Wang Jianan listened to Mao Zedong's analysis of the current situation in Shandong, and he also understood the profound meaning in Mao Zedong's dialect.
In the past, he and Xu Shiyou had created many battlefield myths. Now, in the critical period of liberation, we should unite and work together for the party and the country.
Wang Jian'an
Although the two are still in a "cold war", at this critical moment, what contradictions cannot be overcome?
Wang Jianan hurriedly said to Mao Zedong: "Please rest assured, Chairman, I will definitely assist Xu Shiyou in fighting this battle!"
After deploying the strategy, Wang Jianan personally drove to the hinterland of Jiaodong to ask Xu Shiyou to come out to command the battle in Jinan.
Xu Shiyou was recovering from his legs in the last battle, but when he saw Wang Jianan coming in person, he told himself that Mao Zedong asked them to attack Jinan and command the battle as the commander, he would immediately pack up his clothes and go to the battlefield.
After Mao Zedong's guidance and years of precipitation, Xu Shiyou no longer cares about the grievances in his heart. After hearing Mao Zedong's instructions, he immediately said to Wang Jianan:
"Old Wang, we both work together. If we can't defeat Jinan, we will smash Chairman Mao's place. We can't do this!"
"The past has passed, and we will not mention it anymore."
Wang Jianan nodded repeatedly when he heard this. The two looked at each other and smiled. The knot of the past was then put down and began to discuss how to join hands to take Jinan.
Jinan's large army defending the enemy had been severely hit by our army, and its combat effectiveness had declined greatly. The local people in Jinan also hated the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang and urgently demanded liberation.
It can be said that the battle of Jinan is equipped with both the time and the people, and the only problem is the "separation of the territory". Because Jinan was occupied by the Kuomintang enemy troops at this time, its water and land transportation outside had been cut off. It can be said that it was a three-way support with only air transport.
After discussing with Wang Jian'an, Xu Shiyou decided to seize the airport first, cut off the enemy's air transport, and then place the entire main force in the west to break through from the western section to open the gap.
Xu Shiyou proposed to adopt the "Nuo's Knife Tactic", He said that killing cattle requires killing key points. As long as you grasp the key points of Jinan's fortifications and concentrate troops and firepower to fight a bloody road, you can completely conquer Jinan.
Our army successfully seized the key parts of the enemy with this strategy, broke through from the west and rushed in, like a sharp knife, inserted straight into the enemy's heart.
With the strong joining forces of two tiger generals , it took only 8 days for Jinan to be completely conquered.
, and they also captured the senior Kuomintang general Wang Yaowu alive. Not only did they make Chiang Kai-shek angry, but they also directly proved the strong strength of our army and completely shattered the Kuomintang's dream of unifying the whole country by force.
Since the liberation of Jinan, the Kuomintang army has completely lost its ability to resist our army. After the great victory in the Jinan Battle, a saying has been circulating in Qilu: "The tiger roars Jinan Prefecture , capture Wang Yaowu alive." The "tiger" of refers to Xu Shiyou and Wang Jian'an.
Chairman Mao Zedong made the two "tigers" shake hands successfully, staged a "harmony between generals and ministers" under the city of Jinan, and made great strategic contributions to the liberation of the whole country. It is really a story that has been eternal.
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