Yang Chengwu

Yang Chengwu

Yang Chengwu

From October 27, 1914 to February 14, 2004, Hakkas in Changting County, Fujian Province, are outstanding members of the Communist Party of China, Communist fighters, proletarian revolutionaries and militarists.

Yang Chengwu joined the revolution in 1929 and the Communist Party of China in 1930. He became a commissar of the Communist Youth League at the age of 17. Later, he served as a political commissar of the 1st division of the 1st Red Army Corps, commanding the war of resistance against Japan and the war of liberation, and made immortal contributions to the founding of new China. He was awarded the rank of general in 1955. In 1955, he was awarded the first level August 1st medal, the first level independent freedom medal and the first level Liberation Medal. In 1988, he was awarded the first level Red Star Medal.

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Yang Chengwu (1914-2004) was born in Changting, Fujian Province. He joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1928. In 1929, he took part in the peasant uprising in Western Fujian and joined the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army. He served as the Secretary of the third route headquarters of the Red Army in Western Fujian and the leader of the propaganda team. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1930. He once served as the director of the third column of the Fourth Army of the first Red Army, the Secretary of the 12th division, the political commissar of the company, the political commissar of the teaching brigade, the political commissar of the 32nd regiment of the 11th Red Army division, the political commissar of the 4th regiment of the 2nd Red Army division, and the division commander and political commissar of the 1st Red Army division. He participated in the first to fifth anti "encirclement and suppression" operations and the 25000 Li Long March in the central revolutionary base. During the Long March, he led the troops to capture Luding Bridge, cross snow mountains and grasslands, break through the natural danger of Lazikou, and excellently completed the avant-garde task assigned by the superior. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, he served as the head of the independent regiment of the 115th division of the Eighth Route Army, the division commander and political commissar of the independent first division, and the commander and political commissar of the first division of the Shanxi Chahar Hebei military region. He led the troops to take part in the Pingxingguan battle and the hundred regiments war. He commanded the famous battle in Huangtuling and killed lieutenant general Abe Guixiu, the highest commander of the "Mongolian Garrison Army". Later, he served as secretary of the first prefectural Party committee of Shanxi Chahar Hebei border region and commander of Jizhong military region. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he served as commander of Jizhong column of the first field army of Jinchaji military region, commander and political commissar of the third column of Jinchaji military region, second political commissar of Jinchaji field army, and member of the Central Bureau of Jinchaji of the Communist Party of China. He organized and directed the Qingfengdian campaign, the Shijiazhuang campaign and the northern pinghan campaign. After 1948, he served as commander of the third and 20th corps of the North China Field Army. He organized and directed the Suiyuan campaign and led his troops to participate in the Pingjin campaign. Attended the first plenary session of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he served as commander of Tianjin garrison, deputy commander and commander of Beijing Tianjin garrison. He was once a member of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of Tianjin Municipal Committee, and a member of the North China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. He joined the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea and served as commander of the 20th corps of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army. He led the Ministry to participate in the summer and autumn defense campaigns on the east line of North Korea and won the first level Medal of freedom and independence and the first level Medal of honor for fighting heroes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. After 1952, he served as chief of staff of the North China military region and Secretary of the Party committee of the North China military region, deputy commander and commander of the Beijing Tianjin garrison region, commander of the Beijing Military Region, commander of the people's Liberation Army's air defense force, deputy chief of general staff of the people's Liberation Army, first deputy chief of general staff and director of the general office of the Central Military Commission, acting chief of general staff of the people's Liberation Army, member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Secretary General of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, deputy chief of general staff and Deputy chief of staff of the Central Military Commission Commander of Fuzhou military region. He participated in the organization and command of the bombardment of Kinmen in 1958, the anti insurgency war in Tibet in 1959, the Sino Burmese border guard war in 1960-1961, the Sino Indian border self-defense counterattack war in 1962, and the anti US aid to Vietnam since the mid-1960s. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general, the first level of 81 medal, the first level of independent freedom medal and the first level of Liberation Medal. From June 1983 to March 1988, he served as vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference and director of the literature research committee. He was awarded the first class Red Star Medal in 1988.

He is an alternate member of the 8th CPC Central Committee, member of the 11th and 12th CPC Central Committee, and member of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd National Defense Commission of the people's Republic of China.

His works include Memoirs of Yang Chengwu and selected military works of Yang Chengwu.

He died on February 14, 2004.

Life of the characters

Early experience

On October 27, 1914, he was born into a poor peasant family in Xiashe village, zhangwupu (now Xuancheng township), Changting County, Fujian Province.

He went to school in 1920 and went to a private school in the village.

In 1923, he was transferred from a private school to huilongwei Church Primary School in Shanghang County. Later, he was transferred to the first primary school in Changting County. After graduation, he was admitted to the seventh middle school of Changting province.

He joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1928.

Agrarian Revolution

In January 1929, Yang Chengwu took part in the local armed uprising in the ancient city of Western Fujian and joined the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army as secretary of the third route headquarters of the Red Army and leader of the propaganda team.

In March 1930, he was incorporated into the third column of the Fourth Army of the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army. In the same year, he joined the Communist Party of China.

In 1931, Yang Chengwu was appointed secretary of the 12th division of the Fourth Red Army, political commissar of the company and political commissar of the teaching brigade.

In November 1935, after the red army arrived in Northern Shaanxi during the Long March, Yang Chengwu led the Fourth Red regiment to take part in the Wuqi town campaign. In the campaign of Wuqi Town, the Fourth Red Army successfully completed its mission. After the Zhiluo campaign, the troops were reorganized, and Yang Chengwu was appointed political commissar of the first division of the Red Army. After the victory of the eastern expedition led by Chen Geng and his teacher, he was transferred from the first division of the Red Army to study in the University of the Red Army.

Counter-Japanese War

After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese war in 1937, Yang Chengwu graduated early as the first student of "red University" and went to the front line of Anti Japanese war. Yang Chengwu is the teacher of Hongyi division. The Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army was organized as the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and Yang Chengwu was appointed as the head of the independent regiment of the 115th division of the Eighth Route Army. He fought against Japan in North China for a long time. In the battle of Pingxingguan, Yang Chengwu led the independent regiment boldly into the enemy's rear area, secretly inserted into the waist station area, cut off the enemy's highway transportation line, and blocked several times of his own Japanese reinforcements, which bought time for the brother troops to annihilate the Japanese troops in Pingxingguan. Later, the independent regiment grew from more than 1700 to more than 7000, and was expanded into the first independent division of the Eighth Route Army by the order of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, with Yang Chengwu as its division commander. During this period, he led the Ministry to recover Laiyuan, Guangling, Yuxian and other seven cities.

In November 1939, during the battle in Huangtuling, Yang Chengwu took advantage of a promontory in the northern Taihang Mountains to encircle the Japanese army into a second brigade and compress it into a ditch about 23 Li Long and only 100 meters wide, annihilating more than 900 Japanese troops and seizing more than 200 mules and carriages loaded with military supplies, five guns and hundreds of long and short guns Guns and countless ammunition, but also captured more than a dozen Japanese soldiers; in the battle, the Japanese commander-in-chief will Abe Guixiu was killed. Abe Guixiu is the highest ranking general lost by the Japanese army since the war of aggression against China.

In the late period of the Anti Japanese War, Yang Chengwu served as the commander and political commissar of the first military division of the Shanxi Chahar Hebei military region and the commander of the central Hebei military region. He led his troops to participate in the "five way joint attack" and the hundred regiment war against the Japanese Army. After the end of the Anti Japanese War, Yang Chengwu led the main force of the seventh, eighth and ninth sub regions of central Hebei and a total of 11 regiments of the sixth and tenth sub regions to form the central Hebei column, with Yang Chengwu as the commander.

War of Liberation

In May 1947, the Shanxi Chahar Hebei Field Army established a new leading organ. Yang Dezhi served as the commander of the Jizhong column of the first field army of the Shanxi Chahar Hebei military region and the second political commissar. Together with political commissar Luo Ruiqing, he led the field army to many victories. In the battle of Qingfengdian, more than 14000 Kuomintang troops were annihilated at one stroke, and more than 18000 Kuomintang troops were annihilated together with the aid from the north line. During the 25 day Zhangjiakou campaign, Yang Chengwu's regiment annihilated more than 65000 enemy troops and captured 13 general level officers. In the Shijiazhuang campaign, more than 24000 people were annihilated from the 32nd division of the Kuomintang army, the artillery battalion of the third army, the 9th and 10th security regiments, the Baogang police force and the returning home regiment. The special telegram from the CPC Central Committee praised the campaign, and commander-in-chief Zhu called it "a case of seizing a big city.".

In November 1948, the main force of North China was reorganized into three regiments. Yang Chengwu served as the commander of the third regiment, and later as the commander of the 20th regiment. In the process of the liberation of North China, Yang Chengwu led his troops into Suiyuan, liberated Jining and Baotou, and returned to take part in the Pingjin campaign. In the second stage of the Taiyuan campaign, when he attacked Taiyuan City, Yang Chengwu took the tactics of interpenetrating and dividing the troops first, and then concentrating his forces to annihilate the enemy, and completed the combat task.

In September 1949, Yang Chengwu attended the first plenary session of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he served as commander of Tianjin garrison, deputy commander and commander of Beijing Tianjin garrison. He was once a member of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of Tianjin Municipal Committee, and a member of the North China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

Resist US aggression and aid Korea

In 1950, Yang Chengwu took part in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea and served as commander of the 20th corps of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army. After entering the DPRK, his first round of operations was to counter the exploratory attack of the United Nations army and the "combat test of special mixed detachment". He led his troops to participate in the summer and autumn defense campaigns on the east line of the DPRK. In the battle of wendengchuan, the 20th Corps smashed the US Army's attack supported by tanks with inferior equipment. The 67th army annihilated more than 17000 enemy troops in three days, which severely damaged the seventh division of the US Army invading North Korea and set the highest monthly annihilation record in the Korean battlefield.

In 1958, Yang Chengwu took part in the organization and command of the bombardment of Kinmen war, in 1959, he took part in the organization of the anti insurgency war in Tibet, in 1960-1961, he took part in the China Myanmar border security operation, in 1962, he took part in the organization of the China India border self-defense counterattack operation and the war of resisting the United States and aiding Vietnam which began in the mid-1960s.

Unjust imprisonment in the Cultural Revolution

In early October 1967, Yang Chengwu served as the second member of the central special task force

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