Admiral Han Xianchu
Preface
Han Xianchu is a tiger general, who has always been known for his bravery and courage and dare to fight hard battles. In the eyes of his opponents, he is a frightening "whirlwind commander"; in the eyes of his comrades-in-arms, he is a brave and resourceful "brave element".
Someone asked Xu Shiyou: "Among the many generals in China, who do you most admire?" ”
Xu Shiyou said, "Han Xianchu. ”
Asked why Xu Shiyou said this, Xu Shiyou said: "Old Han's courage is as big as an egg!" ”
It can be seen that Han Xianchu's prestige is definitely not blown out, but played by strength!
Participated in the Korean War
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out. On July 13, the Central Military Commission issued the Decision on Defending the Northeast Border and formed the Northeast Border Defense Army.
Han Xianchu and Deng Hua were on Hainan Island
In the Northeast Frontier Army, including the 40th Army, it was one of the main forces of the 13th Corps, and Han Xianchu was the first commander of the 40th Army.
On the 25th, the Central Military Commission decided to appoint Han Xianchu as the deputy commander of the 13th Corps, and together with Hong Xuezhi, became the deputy of commander Deng Hua.
Later, the Northeast Border Defense Army was renamed the Chinese Volunteer Army, with Peng Dehuai as the commander, Deng Hua as the first deputy commander, and Hong Xuezhi, Han Xianchu, Song Shilun and Chen Geng as the deputy commanders.
In October, with Peng Dehuai's consent, Han Xianchu entered Korea with the 40th Army and marched toward the Korean Stadium, Tokugawa, and Yeongwon areas.
After entering Korea, taking advantage of the fact that the enemy did not perceive that the volunteer army had entered Korea, Peng Dehuai decided to launch the first campaign.
In this regard, Peng Dehuai ordered:
The main force of the 42nd Army occupied the Huangcao ridge and the battle ridge area on the eastern front, made every effort to prevent the South Korean army from advancing northward, and protected the flank and rear security of the main force of the volunteer army on the western front; mobilized the 38th Army, the 39th Army, the 40th Army, and the 42nd Army 1 division in the western front and annihilated the 1st, 6th, and 8th divisions of the South Korean army in the unsan, Onjeong, and Heecheon areas.
Peng Dehuai is in North Korea
Peng Dehuai demanded that Han Xianchu, who was following the 40th Army, organize a capable front-line command post and directly command the 38th Army, 39th Army, 40th Army, and 1 division of the 42nd Army of the Volunteer Army's western front troops to fight against the enemy.
Seeing that Peng Dehuai trusted him so much, Han Xianchu felt a lot of pressure and said to Wen Yucheng, commander of the 40th Army: "The 40th Army must fight well and make a show!" Otherwise, on the face of my 'old army commander', it is not good-looking! ”
On October 25, the 118th Division of the 40th Army actively advanced toward the target, setting up ambushes and concealment in the area of Liangshuidong north of Onjeong, waiting for the arrival of fighters.
At about 10 a.m., the 2nd Regiment of the 6th Division of the South Korean Army had been advancing toward the banks of the Yalu River, without any awareness of the ambush of the volunteers.
In this regard, the main force of the 118th Division, in accordance with Han Xianchu's proposal of "blocking the head, truncated the tail, and cutting off the waist", quickly launched an attack on the enemy who entered the encirclement, and soon eliminated the vanguard battalion and an artillery squadron of the 2nd Regiment of the 6th Division of the South Korean Army, and won the first victory in the annihilation battle after the volunteer army entered Korea.
After Hearing the report, Han Xianchu said happily, "The 118th Division has played well and played well!" ”
In order to commemorate the first victory of the Chinese Volunteer Army after entering Korea, Chinese the people
October 25 is the anniversary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
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This honor fell on the head of the Fortieth Army, and of course it was also the glory of Han Xianchu.
Since the 38th Army did not meet Peng Dehuai's requirements in the first battle, Peng Dehuai decided to transfer the 42nd Army and the 38th Army, which had just been transferred from the eastern front to the western front, and unified under the command of Han Xianchu.
Later, the troops of the 40th Army won successive battles and won the battle of Liangshuidong and the Battle of Yonggudong, which were commended by the general order of the Volunteer Army Command.
Subsequently, the 40th Army and the US 24th Division fought fiercely on the north bank of the Cheongcheon River, forcing the main force of the US 24th Division to withdraw to the south bank of the Cheongcheon River, breaking the illusion of the American occupation of the Korean Peninsula before Thanksgiving.
At this point, the first battle was successfully concluded.
Soon after, Han Xianchu came to the Thirty-eighth Army, held an operational meeting, and after listening to the enemy's report on the situation in Tokugawa and Ningyuan, together with Liang Xingchu and others of the Thirty-eighth Army, studied the tasks and military deployment of the second campaign.
Because the 38th Army failed to achieve the desired results in the first battle, it was criticized by Peng Dehuai, the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army.
Han Xianchu and Peng Dehuai are in North Korea
After receiving the task of the second battle, the whole army was full of morale and made up its mind to fight this battle well. To this end, Liang Xingchu, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the 30th Army, asked Han Xianchu for instructions and changed the coordinated operations that originally belonged to the 38th Army and the 42nd Army to be completed exclusively by the 38th Army.
In this regard, Han Xianchu understood the feelings of the commanders and fighters of the 38th Army and agreed to Liang Xingchu's request.
According to the "History of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", "Originally, the head of the volunteer army decided to annihilate the enemy of Tokugawa with the cooperation of the first part of the 42nd Army, but the army took the initiative to ask for battle, and single-handedly took over the fight against Tokugawa, which was approved by the head of the volunteer army." ”
According to Peng Dehuai's deployment and the actual situation of the 38th Army, Han Xianchu decided: the 38th Army annihilated the 7th Division of the South Korean Army in the Tokugawa area; the 42nd Army annihilated the 8th Division of the South Korean Army in the Yonggwon area.
After receiving the approval of the Volunteer Army Command, Han Xianchu ordered the troops to quickly drive to the designated position.
On the night of November 25, the 38th and 42nd Armies blitzed the enemy at Tokugawa and Ningyuan. On the 26th, just after dark, Han Xianchu commanded the 38th Army and the 42nd Army, annihilating all the enemies stationed in Tokugawa and Ningyuan.
Han Xianchu, Yang Dezhi and Liu Zhen
By November 28, the 38th Army had completed its combat mission, cutting off the "United Nations Army" from retreating south to the north, disrupting the enemy's entire offensive.
Soon, the frontal troops of the Volunteer Army seized this favorable fighter and launched an attack on the "United Nations Army".
On December 24, the troops of the Eastern Front of the Volunteer Army successfully recovered the Xingnan area and the coastal ports of the Eastern Front, and almost recovered all the areas north of the "38th Line", winning the second battle.
In this campaign, the 38th Army completed its combat tasks brilliantly and played a key role in the victory of the entire campaign, and was commended by Peng Dehuai.
In the commendation order, the 38th Army was called "Long Live the Army" by Peng Dehuai.
In the third campaign launched on December 31, Han Xianchu proposed to Peng Dehuai that the objective of the battle be to defend the enemy South Korean army from the east bank of the Linjin River to the west bank of the North Han River.
This time, Han Xianchu was ordered to command the 4th Army and 6 artillery regiments of the 38th Army, the 39th Army, the 40th Army, and the 50th Army to attack the enemy. Soon it reached the Uighur government north of Seoul in North Korea.
On January 2, 1951, Han Xianchu took the Government of Parliament and attacked in the direction of Seoul.
Liu Zhen, Han Xianchu, Chen Xianrui
On the 3rd, Ridgway ordered the troops to retreat south of Seoul. Han Xianchu ordered all the troops to take advantage of the victory to pursue and advance toward Seoul to expand the results of the battle.
On the 4th, Seoul was occupied by volunteers. On the 8th, Peng Dehuai decided to end the third campaign.
Seoul fell into the hands of the Chinese Volunteers, striking the might of the Chinese army. Since then, the prestige of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army has spread all over the world.
In February, in order to adapt to the development of the war situation and strengthen the command of the front-line troops, the China-DPRK Joint Command decided to form three forward command posts under the unified command of the "Joint Division":
Deng Hua was in charge of commanding the 39th Army, the 40th Army, the 42nd Army, and the 66th Army, referred to as "Deng Zhi"; Han Xianchu was responsible for commanding the 38th Army, the 50th Army, and the 1st Army of the Korean People's Army, referred to as "Han Zhi"; and Kim Hung, deputy commander of the China-DPRK Joint Command (a general of the DPRK side), commanded the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Armies of the People's Army, referred to as "Kim Finger".
Soon after, Han Xianchu set out with the command post.
Peng Dehuai
At the time of parting, Peng Dehuai told Han Xianchu that after the troops were deployed, they should not be in a hurry to shrink, and they should try to buy as much time as possible to replenish strategic materials for the volunteers.
Han Xianchu immediately said that he would never fail to live up to Peng Dehuai's trust in him.
After the end of the fourth campaign, Han Xianchu returned to the headquarters of the Volunteer Army to assist Peng Dehuai and Deng Hua in their operational command.
On April 6, in order to carry out the fifth campaign, Peng Dehuai presided over the fifth enlarged meeting of the Party Committee of the Volunteer Army.
On April 7, Han Xianchu participated in the command of the Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army, launched a full-scale counterattack against the "United Nations Army", and the fifth campaign was officially launched.
On June 10, the Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army annihilated more than 82,000 "United Nations Troops" and won the fifth battle.
In late September, the Headquarters of the Volunteer Army decided to establish joint command posts on the east and west coasts. Han Xianchu served as the commander of the West Coast Command Post, and unified command of the 38th Army, 39th Army, 40th Army, 50th Army of the Volunteer Army, and the 1st Army and 4th Army of the Korean People's Army, responsible for the defense of the coast from Anju to Haeju.
On July 11, 1952, Han Xianchu was transferred to the commander of the 19th Corps, commanding the 63rd Army, the 65th Army, the 40th Army, and the 39th Army, undertaking frontal defense operations on the Western Front, and officially becoming a corps-level commander.
Han Seon-chu (center) and senior Korean People's Army generals on the front line
In mid-September, Han Xianchu and political commissar Lee Ji-min commanded troops to attack the pre-selected defensive positions of the American and South Korean armies, annihilating a large number of defenders, and after achieving the purpose of the campaign, they took the initiative to withdraw to the designated location.
At the beginning of 1953, Han Xianchu fell ill due to overwork and had to return to China for physical treatment.
When his condition had just improved, Han Xianchu insisted on returning to the Korean battlefield and commanding his troops to fight. However, when Han Xianchu arrived in Andong, he fell ill again and had to return to his homeland from the Korean battlefield and undergo treatment again.
In recognition of his significant contributions in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Han Xianchu was awarded by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with 1 National Flag Medal of the First Class and 2 Medals of Freedom and Independence of the First Class.
In 1955, Han Xianchu was awarded the rank of general. In September 1957, Han Xianchu was appointed commander of the Fuzhou Military Region.
According to what Chairman Mao said before, support for the liberation cause of the people of the Middle East cannot be limited to moral support, but also must be supported by practical actions, and the central authorities have decided to "shell Kinmen."
Chairman Mao received Han Xianchu
After Han Xianchu came to Fujian, he took commanders and staff officers of the organs to conduct on-the-spot inspections of various strategic points along fujian's coast.
On the basis of on-the-spot inspections, Han Xianchu presided over the formulation of the Defense Plan of the Fuzhou Military Region and the specific implementation plan for the "shelling of Kinmen."
In terms of fighting natural disasters, Han Xianchu asked the troops to improve emergency rescue plans at all levels, and when the typhoon landed in Fujian, the troops of the Fuzhou Military Region were able to effectively carry out emergency rescue and disaster relief.
This measure reduced the losses caused by the typhoon to the local people and was unanimously praised by the local people.
In 1962, the mainland suffered a serious natural disaster, and the quality of life of the people of the motherland declined.
At this time, the Kuomintang authorities in Taiwan seized the opportunity to clamor for the mainland."
The operation was not constrained by the United States, and it independently counterattacked the mainland
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In this regard, after careful analysis, Han Xianchu said: "This is their own gold on their faces, like a typhoon, it will pass in a while." However, if they used the Golden Horse Defense Force and the sea bandits to take advantage of the tactics of harassing the coastal front at night and hitting and leaving at once, they would have to guard against these. ”
Han Xianchu in middle age
Later, the development of facts proved that Han Xianchu's judgment was correct; the Kuomintang only sent a small number of troops to raid and harass some places along the Fujian coast, and did not dare to send troops to massively reactionary the mainland as they claimed.
According to statistics, at that time, under the command of Han Xianchu, the troops of the Fuzhou Military Region carried out more than 90 strikes against the Kuomintang's actions, annihilating a small group of Kuomintang troops and some secret agents, accumulating more than 1,000 people.
In December 1973, in order to strengthen army building, Chairman Mao ordered the commanders of the eight major military regions to be transferred.
At this time, Han Xianchu, as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, was transferred to Lanzhou to serve as the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.
On the second day after arriving in Lanzhou and serving as commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, Han Xianchu listened to a report by the staff of the Lanzhou Military Region's organs on the fortification situation of the theater and went to the border defense units to conduct on-the-spot investigation.
Unfortunately, however, in the process of investigation, Han Xianchu caught up with the black wind blowing over Lanzhou.
Just left Fujian, where typhoons often make landfall, and caught up with the black wind in Lanzhou, which made Han Xianchu a little helpless. He jokingly said, "Did God test the will of my new commander to blow this black wind?" ”
Han Xianchu
Yin Zhichao, director of the Operations Department of the Lanzhou Military Region, who was accompanying him, did not answer the phone because he was not familiar with Han Xianchu, who had just taken office.
Seeing that no one was talking, Han Xianchu pointed at the black wind and said, "I can even defeat the typhoon on the sea, am I still afraid of the black wind on your land?" ”
In the early summer of 1976, at the party committee of the Lanzhou Military Region, the comrades could not unify their views on the question of whether to criticize Deng Xiaoping by name in the troops.
The personnel of both sides had their own views, and after the debate, they could not reach an agreement, so they had to turn their attention to Han Xianchu, the commander of the military region, and hoped that he could make a final decision.
Han Xianchu said: "The central government removed Deng Xiaoping from all posts inside and outside the party, but retained the party membership. Are there still counter-revolutionary revisionist Communists? ”
For Han Xianchu's attitude, everyone expressed support. Therefore, the Lanzhou Military Region did not carry out activities to criticize Deng.
On October 29, 1981, Han Xianchu returned to his hometown to visit his father and elders in his hometown.
Han Xianchu was in his hometown of Hong'an
Just when the car was parked on the side of the road, when Han Xianchu got out of the car, an old man wearing a torn felt hat, a worn-out cotton jacket, and a pair of torn straw shoes shouted: "Zu Bao (Han Xianchu's nickname), your boy still knows to come back!" ”
After hearing the shouting, Han Xianchu stepped forward, slammed a fist lightly into the old man's chest, and laughed and said, "Chen Zunyou, you are not dead yet!" ”
Chen Youzun also smiled and said, "Your little boy is an official who is old and doesn't recognize anyone." ”
Han Xianchu carefully looked at his childhood friend and jokingly said, "You boy, how to do it, it has been decades, or this old way, nothing has changed!" ”
Chen Youzun also jokingly said, "How did you become an official, decades have passed, and you still let me look like this!" ”
Listening to Chen Youzun's joking words, the smile on Han Xianchu's face gradually dissipated, and he did not speak all day.
Later, Han Xianchu walked around his hometown, carefully looked at the living conditions of each family, and his heart became heavier and heavier, and he thought in his heart: "Yes, so many years have passed, how come the life of the villagers has not yet passed!" ”
Han Xianchu and the secretary
After returning to the county seat, Han Xianchu was restless, and immediately asked the secretary to call the Lanzhou Military Region, convey his order to the Lanzhou Military Region, and ask the Lanzhou Military Region to immediately allocate 50,000 old army coats to Hong'an.
The secretary listened to Han Xianchu's words and, according to the system, carefully asked: "Commander, this money... Where to spend..."
Han Xianchu thought about the villagers who were still suffering, and his heart was particularly uncomfortable, so he threw the cane in his hand to the ground and shouted: "There is no place to spend, deduct from my salary, after I die, I will deduct my son's, my grandson's, and my children's descendants!" ”
The secretary saw that Han Xianchu was emotionally agitated, did not dare to ask again, and immediately called the Lanzhou Military Region to convey Han Xianchu's orders.
After the phone call, Han Xianchu's mood also slowly calmed down, looking at the secretary with an uneasy face, and said calmly:
"You know what? How many people died in The Revolutionary War? At the time of the Great Revolution, Hong'an was 'a gong sounded, 480,000'. After liberation in 1949, the number was 330,000, and 140,000 people died in the war. In the past, Hong'an was called Huang'an, and the 'red' character for Hong'an was dyed red with blood by countless revolutionary martyrs here. During the revolutionary war years, the people of Hong'an dedicated the last bowl of rice, the last foot of cloth, the last pair of shoes, and the smallest servant to the revolution. Give them fifty thousand old army coats, what is it? The people of Hong'an have long been entitled to it, and even better clothing, food, and shelter than this should be obtained. However, until now, they have not yet obtained it, and I am really ashamed of my father and fellow countrymen! ”
Han Xianchu and his wife Liu Zhi
Every time he returned to his hometown for inspection, Han Xianchu went deep into peasant households, factories, reservoirs, and power stations to conduct investigations and studies, listen to the voices of the masses of the people, and show concern for their production and life.
This point makes Hong'an's fathers and fellow villagers always remember.
According to some actual situations investigated during the field visit, Han Xianchu told the leaders of the county party committee:
"You must adhere to the style of seeking truth from facts, do not tell lies, and must not forget the lessons of the past. Telling lies harms the people and the party on the other. ”
Accompanied by the leaders of the county party committee, Han Xianchu also inspected the shanshu base in Gaoliu Village, Shangxinji Town.
Here, Han Xianchu saw the green fir trees all over the mountains and thought that this was a good way to benefit Hong'an, and he was very happy.
In this regard, Han Xianchu encouraged the responsible comrades of the county party committee, saying: "It is good to run a fir tree base, and the mountains that can plant fir trees should plant more fir trees." ”
When he left his hometown, Han Xianchu said to the villagers with tears: "I really didn't expect that more than 30 years after the liberation of the villagers, the life of the villagers is still like this, I Han Xianchu can't stand you, the Communist Party can't stand you!" ”
In March 1986, Han Xianchu, who was already vice chairman of the National People's Congress, became seriously ill and was hospitalized in Wuhan.
On the hospital bed, he remembered the afforestation in his hometown: "Now is the season for planting trees, you get me some cedar, osmanthus and other scenic trees, send them to Hong'an, and ask the comrades of the county party committee to plant them on the streets of Chengguan to beautify and beautify the environment on the street." ”
He called his secretary and his wife to the hospital bedside and instructed them. Soon, Han Xianchu's wife Liu Zhi and his secretary sent more than 10 precious saplings such as cedar, osmanthus and purple magnolia back to their hometown of Hong'an, and conveyed the general's instructions...
On October 3 of that year, Han Xianchu died at the age of 73 due to ineffective medical treatment.
After hearing of Han Xianchu's death, Marshal Xu Qianqian said with great heartache:
"I have been with him for many years, and I deeply feel that he is frank and upright, dares to uphold the truth, and is awe-inspiring."
Han Xianchu and his family
On May 18, 1987, Han Xianchu's ashes were escorted back to Hong'an by the leader of the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and his wife Liu Zhi and his children, leaving General Han Xianchu's soul back to his hometown.
Here's a quote from General Han Xianchu to conclude this article:
Han Xianchu devoted his life's energy to the cause of China's revolution, construction and reform, made outstanding contributions, and made immortal merits. His meritorious deeds will forever be recorded in the annals of the history of the Chinese nation, and his revolutionary spirit, lofty moral character and fine work style will always be worthy of our remembrance and study.