Han Xianchu

Han Xianchu

Han Xianchu (February 1913 October 1986), male, from Hong'an County, Hubei Province (formerly Huang'an county). General of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, proletarian revolutionist and militarist

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The first commander of the 40th army of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, former member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, former commander of Fuzhou military region and former commander of Lanzhou Military Region. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general, and was awarded the first level of 81 medal, the first level of independence and freedom medal, and the first level of Liberation Medal.

On October 3, 1986, Han Xianchu died in Beijing at the age of 73.

Life of the characters

Early experience

In February 1913, Han Xianchu was born in a poor peasant family in Huang'an (Hong'an) County, Hubei Province. He worked as a cattle herder, learned to make bamboo strips, and worked as a part-time worker in Wuhan. In November 1927, when the jute uprising broke out, he joined the peasant association in his hometown, participated in the anti imperialist alliance, and served as a member of the rural Soviet land Committee.

Agrarian Revolution

In October 1930, he joined the Xiaogan local guerrillas and the Communist Party of China. Since 1931, he has successively served as the commander of the independent battalion and engaged in guerrilla struggle in Huangpi, Xiaogan and Luoshan areas. In April 1933, Han Xianchu's independent regiment was reorganized in order to strengthen the red 25 army which stayed behind in the struggle between Hubei, Henan and Anhui. He successively served as the deputy company commander, company commander and battalion commander of 224 regiment, and was the battalion commander until the long march to northern Shaanxi. In November 1934, the 25th Red Army set out from hejiachong, Luoshan County, Henan Province, and marched westward. Han Xianchu repeatedly undertook the combat tasks of charging and attacking, destroying the enemy, seizing the pass and opening the way, and blocking the pursuit of troops. Several times, in critical situations, the main force and leaders of the cover army escaped from danger. In the middle of November 1934, the red 25 army broke through the enemy's obstruction in zhutangdian, Luoshan County, Henan Province. That night, it crossed the pinghan railway from the south of Xinyang and entered the Tongbai and Zaoyang areas at the junction of Henan and Hubei, realizing the preliminary goal of strategic transfer. The red 25 army was forced to fight a vicious battle in Dushu town. Fighting in Dushu town made him famous in the first World War. On November 28, 1934, the red 25 army marched westward along the border between Yexian County and Fangcheng County, Henan Province, covered the troops directly under the army and the follow-up troops, crossed the Li River, and got rid of the pursuing enemy. In July 1935, in order to cooperate with the Central Red Army, the red 25 army left the newly established Hubei Henan Shaanxi Soviet Area and continued the long march.

Anti Japanese Period

In September 1935, the 25th red army arrived in Northern Shaanxi and joined the Red Army of Shaanxi and Gansu to form the 15th Red Army. Xu Haidong, Cheng Zihua and Liu Zhidan served as the head of the army, political commissar and deputy head of the army. Under their leadership, Han Xianchu took part in the third anti "encirclement and suppression" battle of Laoshan and Yulin bridge in the Shaanxi Gansu Soviet Area, and he led his team to take up the main assault. In October 1935, when the central red army arrived, he was ordered to command the troops to continuously beat down the fortress strongholds of Dongcun, zhangcunyi and other landlord armed forces, seized a large number of food and materials urgently needed by the Red Army, and cleared the battlefield obstacles for the Zhiluo town campaign. In November 1935, during the battle of Zhiluo Town, he led his troops to block the enemy's way. After cooperating with his brother troops to annihilate the enemy defending Nanshan, he broke into the town. At the end of the battle, he was promoted to head of the 75th division of the 15th Red Army. In the spring of 1936, Han Xianchu, who was the leader of the 75th division of the Red Army, led his troops to fight with the Central Route Army. He surrounded Shilou with two battalions to cooperate with the Shanxi guerrillas, controlled the Yellow River Ferry, restrained the forces of the enemy's five regiments with one battalion, and covered the commanding headquarters of Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai. He was appointed deputy commander of the Central Route Army. After that, he led his troops to win a battle near Shuangchi town without orders from the higher authorities, annihilating more than 100 people from a battalion and a civilian regiment, and being promoted to deputy division commander of hong78 division. In May 1936, the red army began its westward expedition to Gansu and Ningxia. Han Xianchu, who had been promoted to the commander of the 78th division of the Red Army, took part in the whole expedition. At the beginning of 1937, Han Xianchu entered the second period of study in Yan'an Anti Japanese military and Political University. His long-term battlefield training and certain theoretical edification laid the foundation for him to become a famous general of the generation. In August 1937, the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army. Han Xianchu served as the deputy head of 688 regiment of 344 Brigade (brigade commander Xu Haidong) of 115 division of the Eighth Route Army. In late April 1938, under the leadership of Xu Qianqian, Han Xianchu led the 689 regiment and the brother troops of Southeast Shanxi to form a "Ludong column" to advance to the south of Hebei Province, conquering Weixian county first and annihilating one military headquarters and another division of the puppet army. After that, the Anti Japanese base areas were opened up in Jiqing County, Nanlu County, Guangxiang, Pingxiang. In late August 1938, he was ordered to lead his troops to the south to take part in the Zhangnan campaign, which laid the foundation for the establishment of the Anti Japanese base area on the border of Hebei, Shandong and Henan. Since 1939, Han Xianchu has successively served as deputy brigade commander and acting brigade commander of 344 brigade of 115 division, becoming a famous general of the Eighth Route Army. In April 1940, Han Xianchu became the commander of the new 3rd Brigade and the divisional commander of the 3rd army of Hebei Shandong Henan military region. During this period, he led his troops to cooperate with the 129th division in the battle of breaking the Hanchang highway. In March 1941, Han Xianchu arrived in Yan'an, studied in the military academy and the military academy successively, and was transferred to the Central Party school to participate in the rectification movement with the senior cadres of the military academy. His theoretical foundation was gradually solid.

War of Liberation

In August 1945, after Japan's unconditional surrender, Han Xianchu was ordered to lead a large group of students from the Anti Japanese military and Political University to the northeast to take part in the struggle to establish the northeast base. In the northeast, Han Xianchu's military ability was fully demonstrated. In February 1946, he was appointed deputy commander of the fourth column of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army. In October 1946, Han Xianchu took part in commanding the Xinkailing campaign. On the eve of the campaign, it was found that the enemy's forces had increased, so it was difficult for some leaders of the fourth column to make up their minds whether to fight or not. At this time, Han Xianchu led the 10th division of the column to rush back from 200 miles away day and night, and strongly advocated the determination of the campaign. From January to February 1947, Han Xianchu and political commissar Peng Jiaqing led the four vertical enemy garrisons, including Kuandian, Huanren, Fengcheng, saimaji and both sides of the an (East) Shen (Yang) railway, to carry out long-range attacks. They fought more than 50 times, uprooted more than 40 enemy strongholds and annihilated more than 6000 enemy troops. During the summer offensive in Northeast China in 1947, Han Xianchu commanded five regiments to conquer Meihekou and annihilate the 184th division rebuilt by the enemy, thus opening up the North-South ties of the Northeast Democratic Alliance.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China

In April 1949, Han Xianchu became the deputy commander of the 12th corps and led the army to liberate Wuhan. After the Hunan Jiangxi campaign, he led the army to liberate Changsha, set up the Hunan Military Region and served as the deputy commander. At 19:30 on April 16, 1950, Han Xianchu, a famous general of the first generation, set aside his personal life and death and military honor. Without the cooperation of the Navy and air force, he risked the great risk of losing his division in the Qiongzhou Strait and led the 40th army. Thirty thousand children of the 4th division of the 43rd army crossed the sea from Denglou corner of the half island of Leizhou to attack Hainan Island in more than 400 windboats! On April 17, 1950, Han Xianchu seized the beach of Hainan lingaojiao and began to attack the Kuomintang army. From July 1952 to April 1953, he served as deputy commander of the volunteer army, member of the Standing Committee of the Volunteer Army Party committee, commander of the 19th corps of the volunteer army, and Secretary of the corps Party committee. From April 1953 to February 1954, he served as chief of staff of the Central South military region. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of general. He was a member of the East China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee from February 1961 to the winter of 1966. From May 1966 to May 1967, he served as the Secretary of the Fujian provincial Party committee. from May 1967 to August 1968, he was the director of the military control commission of Fujian Province. from August 1968 to December 1973, he served as director of Fujian Provincial Revolutionary Committee. From December 1973 to January 1980, he served as commander of Lanzhou Military Region. He successively served as the second secretary and Secretary of the Party committee of the military region. He also served as secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of the military region (until May 1980). In June 1983, he was elected vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress. On October 3, 1986, Han Xianchu died of illness in Beijing. On May 18, 1987, a grand ceremony was held in Hongan county to place Han Xianchu's ashes in Hongan martyrs' cemetery.

Honorary achievements

In the autumn of 1950, Comrade Han Xianchu took part in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. He served as deputy commander of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army, member of the Standing Committee of the Party committee of the volunteer army, and concurrently commander of the 19th Corps. He took part in commanding the first, second, third and fourth battles. In the second campaign, he led the troops to annihilate the puppet division headquarters in the areas of Dechuan and Ningyuan, which opened a gap in the campaign, and then intercepted and annihilated the U.S. and allied forces in the sansouli area, which played a decisive role in winning the campaign. In the third campaign, he commanded his troops to break through the "38th line" and capture important enemy cities. During the war in the DPRK, he faithfully fulfilled the glorious mission and internationalist obligations entrusted by the party and the people, and forged deep fighting friendship with the Korean army and people. He won one first-class national flag medal and two first-class freedom and independence medals of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. After the beginning of the national anti Japanese War, Comrade Han Xianchu served as the deputy head of 688 regiment and 689 regiment of 344 brigade of the 115th division of the Eighth Route Army, led his troops to participate in the Pingxingguan battle, and with the main force of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army, he went South to establish the Shanxi Hebei Henan Anti Japanese base. In April 1938, during the nine routes siege of the Anti Japanese puppet army in Southeast Shanxi, he led his troops in Wuxiang area to engage in a white-edged fight with the enemy, covering the safe transfer of his brother troops. Comrade Han Xianchu is a deputy to the first CPPCC National Committee and the fourth NPC National People's Congress, and has served as a member of the first, second and third national defense committees. In 1958, he was co elected as an alternate member of the Central Committee at the second session of the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It was added to the Central Committee in 1968

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