Zheng Weishan

Zheng Weishan

Zheng Weishan (1915-2000) was born in wujiwa village, the fourth Township, chengma District, Macheng County, Hubei Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1930 and joined the Red Army of workers and peasants in the same year.

During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he successively served as branch leader, instructor, political commissar of the regiment and political commissar of the division, and successively participated in the first, second and third counter "encirclement and suppression" campaigns in the Soviet Area of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and four offensive campaigns in Huang'an, Shanghuang, sujiabu and Huangguang. During the western expedition and the establishment of the Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base, he took part in the campaigns of Zaoyang, Xinji, Manchuanguan, Yinan, Yingqu and anti Tian Songyao, Liu Xiang and Guangzhao, southern Shaanxi. During the Long March, the Red Army climbed snow mountains three times, crossed grasslands three times, and led the Red Army to meet the brothers twice.

During the Anti Japanese War, he served as the director of the Anti Japanese military and political school of the Shanxi Chahar Hebei military region, the vice president of the second branch of the Anti Japanese university, the head and political commissar of the training regiment of the military region, and the divisional commander. He took part in the "hundred regiment war" and "May 1 anti mopping up" campaigns and battles.

During the war of liberation, he successively served as commander of Zhangjiakou garrison, commander of Chahar military region, and commander of the third column of Shanxi Chahar Hebei field army. He participated in the Zhangjiakou defense war, Shijiazhuang campaign, Laishui zhuangtuan campaign, Chanan campaign, Pingjin campaign, Taiyuan campaign, and the campaign of marching into the northwest.

In 1950, he served as deputy commander and chief of staff of XPCC and participated in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. From 1955 to 1971, he served as the deputy commander and commander of the Beijing Military Region. He devoted himself to combat readiness training and various construction projects.

During the ten years of turmoil, he fought indomitably with two counter revolutionary groups, Lin Biao and Jiang Qing. He was appointed commander of Lanzhou Military Region in 1982 and made great contribution to the construction of northwest frontier defense and the greening of Northwest China.

He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955. He died in Beijing at 1:10 on May 9, 2000 at the age of 85.

Life of the characters

Early experience

In August 1915, Zheng Weishan was born in wujiwa village, the fourth Township, chengma District, Macheng County, Hubei Province (now wujiwa village, sidian Township, Xinxian County, Xinyang City, Henan Province). Before the jute uprising, influenced by his father's generation, he began to accept revolutionary ideas and send letters to the underground party for his father. In 1927, after the jute uprising, he joined the boy's group and served as the team leader. He stood guard to check the road.

Agrarian Revolution

In 1928 (17 years of the Republic of China), at the age of 13, Zheng Weishan joined the revolution and served as the leader of the young pioneers in the countryside.

In January 1930 (the 19th year of the Republic of China), Zheng Weishan joined the Communist Party of China. In March of the same year, he served as deputy director of the red guards. In June of the same year, he led more than 70 red guards to join the first division of the Red Army. After joining the Red Army, Zheng Weishan served as the messenger of Xu Qianxiang, deputy commander of the first Red Army. After the transfer of the red front army headquarters communication team, successive monitor, sub captain and instructor participated in the four campaigns of the first, second, third campaigns of "garden, Xinji, Shuangqiao" and the "anti encirclement and suppression" campaign in the Huyu and Anhui Soviet areas, and the four major offensive campaigns of Huang An, Shang (city), Huang (Chuan), Sujia port and Huang (Chuan).

In the autumn of 1932 (the 21st year of the Republic of China), along with the main western expedition, he took part in the battles of Zaoyang, Xinji and Manchuanguan.

In the spring of 1933 (the 22nd year of the Republic of China), he took part in the anti enemy three route siege campaign, the southern Yilong campaign and the Yingshan Quxian campaign. In September, due to his outstanding performance, Zheng Weishan was transferred from company instructor to political commissar of 81st regiment of 27th division of red 9 army. At the end of the same year, he was transferred to the political commissar of the 27th division of the 9th army of Red Army, and became a powerful young general in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

In the spring of 1934 (the 23rd year of the Republic of China), he was transferred to the political commissar of the 89th division of the 30th army of the Red Army and took part in the central defense of the western line against Liu Xiang's "six road siege". In June, he was ordered to lead two regiments across the snow mountain to meet the Central Red Army. In Dawei, he took the lead in joining forces with the leading forces of the Central Red Army. In August, he went northward with the main force across the grassland and led his troops to take part in the baozuo battle. The Fourth Front Army of the red army launched the southern Yi (long) campaign. Zheng Weishan launched a "three-way siege" against Tian Songyao and led his troops to attack the Yanjing occupied by the Sichuan warlord Tian Songyao. He swept the eastern part of the South with fierce fighting and fierce pursuit, captured Yanjing, annihilated more than 3000 enemies, and defeated four regiments of Tian Songyao. In November, in order to strengthen the assault encirclement and suppression, the red 30 army reorganized its three main regiments with honorary titles, namely, the 263rd regiment of "capable of attacking steel army", "the 265th regiment of" night tiger "and the 268 regiment of" capable of defending steel army ", into the 88th division. Zheng Weishan transferred the main division as political commissar and led the army to take part in the battles of Guangyuan Zhaohua, Shannan, QianDu Jialing River, beichuantu, Jiangyou Zhongba, etc. Later, he followed the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army back to the South and took part in the campaigns of appeasement, Chonghua, Danba, MaoGong, Tianquan, Lushan, Mingshan, Ya'an, Qionglai, Dayi and the decisive battle of baizhangguan.

In April 1936 (the 25th year of the Republic of China), he was ordered to lead a regiment out of rongbacha Tibetan area in the west to meet the Red Army. He was the first to join Ren Bishi and Helong Red Army. In August of the same year, he went northward on the third grassland Long March. In October, he joined the Central Red Army again in Huining, Gansu Province. On the Red Army's Long March, he climbed snow mountains three times, crossed grasslands three times, and led his troops twice to meet the red brothers.

From the late October of 1936 (the 25th year of the Republic of China) to march of 1937 (the 26th year of the Republic of China), he crossed the Yellow River to the West. Along with the 30th army, he was organized as the West Route Army, fighting in the Hexi corridor. After the failure of the West Route Army, he went back to Yan'an to study in the Chinese people's Anti Japanese military and Political University.

Note: pictures of Zheng Weishan during the war

Counter-Japanese War

During the Anti Japanese War, Zheng Weishan successively served as the director and teacher of the military and political school of the Shanxi Chahar Hebei military region, the vice president of the second branch of the Anti Japanese university, the political commissar of the training regiment, the head and political commissar of the training regiment, the deputy commander of the Fourth Military Region and the commander-in-chief of the Xingtang command post. He led the army and people of the region to participate in the hundred regiment war and the anti "mopping up" and other anti Japanese struggles.

War of Liberation

During the war of liberation, Zheng Weishan served as commander of Zhangjiakou garrison, commander of Chahar military region, commander of the third column of Shanxi Chahar Hebei field army and commander of Shijiazhuang garrison, commander of the third column of the Second Corps of North China military region, commander of the 63rd army of the 19th corps of the first field army. He and political commissar Hu Yaobang became the "best match of culture and military". He took part in the battles of Jining, Zhangjiakou, pinghan line, laiyiman, Qingfengdian, Shijiazhuang and laishuizhuangting, Chanan, Jidong and Rexi, chasui and Pingjin. After the liberation of North China, he was ordered to march into the Northwest for the tenth time and took part in the battles of Fumei, Lanzhou and Ningxia.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China

In October 1949, Zheng Weishan was appointed deputy commander of the 19th corps of the Chinese people's Liberation Army.

In 1950, Zheng Weishan served as deputy commander and chief of staff of the corps and participated in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. In July 1952, Peng Dehuai sent Zheng Weishan to the 20th corps to replace Yang Chengwu, who came back to take care of his illness, as the acting commander. In May 1953, during the counterattack in Jincheng, he personally planned and directed 3000 people to lurk, creating an example of large-scale lurking operations in the daytime under modern conditions. The position of the 20th Corps was pushed into the front by the U.S. Army and became "concave", while the position of the U.S. Army obviously became "convex". In addition, the position protruding in is about 20 km wide and 9 km deep. The U.S. military can overlook the depth and forward forces of the volunteers. The situation is very critical. On June 10, Zheng Weishan commanded 2 regiments' front-line command posts, 4 battalions, 15 semi infantry companies and 4 machine gun companies, with a total of more than 3500 people, to launch a general attack. More than 200 guns roared together, and more than 3500 soldiers suddenly appeared in the front of the US military position. After 70 minutes of fighting, it conquered US positions and annihilated three battalions and division search companies of us 27th regiment. After that, they fought hard for four days and nights, fought back more than 190 US counter attacks, annihilated 7812 US troops, and consolidated their positions on the eastern front. He made an important contribution to the victory of the Jincheng campaign and the total armistice of the US Army. In recognition of Zheng Weishan's achievements, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea awarded him the first level national flag medal and the first level independent freedom medal.

In February 1951, Zheng Weishan was appointed deputy commander of the 19th corps of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army. Together with Yang Dezhi, commander of the 19th corps, Zheng Weishan led his troops to North Korea to resist US aggression and aid Korea. He took part in the fifth battle and the battle of Kaesong.

In June 1952, Zheng Weishan was transferred to be the acting commander of the 20th corps, and organized and directed the counterattack operations of the Corps in the autumn of 1952 and the summer of 1953.

From 1955 to 1971, Zheng Weishan served as deputy commander, acting commander, commander, and first Secretary of the Party committee of the Beijing Military Region. He worked hard and devoted himself to combat readiness training and construction of the army.

During the ten-year turmoil of the cultural revolution, Zheng Weishan had an indomitable struggle with two counter revolutionary groups, Lin Biao and Jiang Qing. He was persecuted and imprisoned for eight years.

After the rehabilitation, he entered the Northwest for the third time in 1982 and served as the commander of Lanzhou Military Region and the first Secretary of the Party committee, contributing to the construction of the northwest frontier and the greening of the northwest region.

At 1:10 on May 9, 2000, Zheng Weishan died in Beijing at the age of 85.

Note: Jincheng counterattack atlas source

Anecdotes of characters

Dare to take responsibility

At the age of 18, Zheng Weishan served as political commissar of hong88 division. This unit is the main force and iron fist of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army. Two grasslands, two snow mountains, and then MaoGong, the western expedition "two horses" Zheng Weishan and his troops are indispensable to all wars, dangerous wars and vicious wars. Especially at the critical moment, he dare to stand up and be responsible.

In the campaign of encircling and annihilating the enemy's 35th army, Zheng Weishan's "mission is to

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