Wu Xinquan

Wu Xinquan

Wu Xinquan (March 26, 1912 - April 2, 1992) was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. Excellent members of the Communist Party of China, long tested and loyal communist fighters, proletarian revolutionaries, outstanding military commanders of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, and senior generals of the Chinese people's Liberation Army.

He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in September 1955. He was awarded the second level 81 medal, the first level independent freedom medal and the first level Liberation Medal. In 1988, he was awarded the first-class Red Star Medal of merit by the Central Military Commission.

Life of the characters

Born in hejiaduan village, Changshou District, Pingjiang County, Hunan Province on March 26, 1912.

In 1927, he joined the Pingjiang peasant red guards.

He joined the Red Army of workers and peasants in 1930. He joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. He once served as the political instructor of the secret service company of the 3rd Division of the 5th Red Army, the special commissioner of the 12th mission of the 4th division, and the executive director of the Political Security Bureau of the 3rd Red Army. He participated in the first to fifth anti "encirclement and suppression" operations and the long march in the Central Soviet area. After arriving in Northern Shaanxi, he served as special commissioner of the 75th division of the 15th Red Army Corps and director of the Political Department of the division. He took part in the eastern and Western expeditions.

At the beginning of the Anti Japanese War, he was the director of the Political Department of the 688th regiment of the 344th brigade of the 115th division of the Eighth Route Army and a political member of the 687th regiment. He took part in the anti "nine road siege" in Southeast Shanxi.

In 1940, he entered the Hebei Shandong Henan border area with the Ministry and became a political member of the new 2nd brigade of the 2nd column of the 8th Route Army. In May of the same year, he was ordered to lead the army to the south of central China to support the New Fourth Army. He served as political commissar of the 8th brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army and commander and political commissar of the Huaihai Army division of the northern Jiangsu military region. He took part in Gaogou Yangkou, Funing, Lianghuai and other battles. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he went to the northeast and served as brigade commander and political commissar of the independent brigade of the third division of the New Fourth Army, division commander and political commissar of the sixth division of the second column of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army, deputy commander and chief of staff of the column.

He took part in the defense of Siping, the offensive operations in summer, autumn and winter of 1947 in Northeast China, and the Liaoshen campaign. During the winter offensive, he led the second column of the temporary front command post to command the troops to fight bravely. He captured Chen Linda, commander of the new 5th army of the Kuomintang army, and Xie Daichen, commander of the 195th division of the Kuomintang army.

In 1949, he served as a political commissar of the 39th army of the fourth field army and led his troops to participate in the campaigns of Pingjin, Hengbao and Guangxi. In the army's march to the south of China, it has successively liberated many big cities, such as Liuzhou and Nanning, and planted the red flag of victory all the way to zhennanguan, the southernmost important border town of the motherland.

In 1950, he joined the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea and successively served as commander of the 39th army of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army and deputy commander of the west coast defense headquarters. He took part in the first to the fifth campaigns, commanding his troops to create "four firsts". In the first battle, the commanding forces fought fiercely in Yunshan, the first record of the first confrontation between the Chinese and American armies in modern history. The 1st Cavalry Division, which claims to have no record of failure for more than 160 years since the founding of the American War of independence, was severely damaged. It annihilated more than 2000 US led "United Nations forces", including more than 1840 US troops. In the second campaign, after giving a heavy blow to the "United Nations forces", the organization troops seized the fighters and pursued them all the way, commanding the 116th division to lead the troops into Pyongyang, becoming the first volunteer army to enter Pyongyang. Since then, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has never been in the hands of the enemy. In the third campaign, the commanding forces took the lead again and took the lead in attacking Seoul, and the leading forces occupied the presidential palace of South Korea. After the beginning of the fourth campaign, the command troops fought fiercely on the eastern front. In the fierce battle to Hengcheng, the 117th division annihilated more than 3300 enemy troops, including more than 800 captured US troops, setting a record for the largest number of US troops captured alive by the volunteers in one battle. After returning to China in 1953, he served as deputy chief of staff of northeast military region and chief of staff of Shenyang Military Region. He entered the military academy in 1957.

From 1960 to 1982, he served as deputy commander of artillery of the people's Liberation Army. He is a deputy to the Fourth National People's Congress and a member of the 12th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

He died in Beijing on April 2, 1992.

Honors

He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in September 1955.

In 1955, he was awarded the second grade 81 medal, the first grade independent freedom medal and the first grade Liberation Medal.

In 1988, he won the first-class Red Star Medal.

Personal life

On December 22, 1940, Wu Xinquan married Yu Huiru.

Eldest son: Wu Wanxiang

Character story

meet on on a narrow path

He said with a smile, "isn't that the Americans? They don't have three heads and six arms! "

On October 28, 1950, lieutenant general walker, commander of the US eighth group army, decisively put the 1st Cavalry Division of the US "ace army" into battle. This experienced veteran, facing the collapse of the fresh army of the Southern Dynasty, knew that he had met a "strong force". On October 28, Peng Dehuai, commander of the volunteer army, urgently ordered Wu Xinquan, commander of the 39th army, to lead his troops to Yunshan to stop the first division of the South Korean army from going north. On October 29, Wu Xinquan led his troops to the outside of Yunshan City, surrounded the 1st division of South Korea in Yunshan on three sides, and prepared to win the other side with the 119th division of the 40th army. On October 31, the eighth cavalry regiment of the first U.S. Cavalry Division entered Yunshan to take over the defense of the first South Korean Division, while the main force of the U.S. Army entered Longshan cave south of Yunshan.

Yunshan, the capital of Yunshan Prefecture, North Korea. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the strategic position is very important. The battle of Yunshan is of great importance to the whole situation. The commanders of both sides have focused on this place where "one man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open the gate", thus triggering a "Sino US trump battle". The first cavalry division of the U.S. Army, founded during the American War of independence, is the "Founding Fathers division". It has made outstanding achievements in both world wars and is known as the "ace army". After the outbreak of the Korean War, this mechanized force, from the Luodong River counterattack to the breakthrough of the 38th line to the capture of Pyongyang, has been shouldering the main task of attack. It is MacArthur's "favorite" because it has not been defeated in 160 years. Major general guy, who was the chief of staff of the "ever victorious general" Patton in World War II, is famous for his mastery of armored warfare tactics.

The 39th volunteer army, formerly known as the red 25 army, was the "pioneer" in the long march. At the beginning of the Anti Japanese War, it took part in the Pingxingguan war. During the war of liberation, it was the "sharp sword" of the four fields, fighting from Baishan and Heishui to munan pass (Friendship Pass) in the southwest. Wu Xinquan, the commander of the army, joined the red guards in 1927 and the Red Army in 1930. He is a tough man in Hunan who loves to eat chili peppers and doesn't believe in evil.

As soon as he crossed the Yalu River, Wu Xinquan's heart was tickling and he wanted to beat the Americans. In response to the "fear of the United States" of a very small number of recruits, Wu Xinquan said with a smile: "Damn, isn't it the Americans? They don't have three heads and six arms! We should not only touch its tiger butt, but also take off its tiger skin and make a chair for Mr. Peng! " If we meet in a narrow road, the brave will win. The whole army was filled with emotion.

Victory in the first battle

He pointed to the map: "good! Launch a general attack ahead of time and take it by surprise! "

On the afternoon of November 1, 1950, the "trump forces" of China and the United States finally met in Yunshan. Just the day before, Wu Xinquan reported his operational plan to Peng Dehuai, and the troops quickly seized the favorable terrain. Wu Xinquan, 38, is full of confidence in "the first battle to the DPRK": in addition to one regiment blocking the 24th division of the US Army in Taichuan, there are eight infantry regiments participating in the battle. In addition, there are two artillery regiments with firepower support, especially the rocket barracks. Before going abroad, they were equipped with the native "Katyusha" made by Shenyang ordnance factory. This time, it's time to start foreign meat! Of course, Wu Xinquan was also annoyed that he couldn't find the Americans. At last, he had to comfort himself: it's OK to beat Li CHENGWAN's army. If he can't catch a tiger, he'll set up a wolf. At least, it'll help his appetite!

Peng Dehuai quickly approved Wu Xinquan's plan: to launch a general attack at 7:30 p.m. on November 1. Wu Xinquan exclaimed excitedly to Deng Hua, deputy commander of the Volunteer Army: "please rest assured, our army will eat this nest of wolves in Yunshan!"

On the morning of November 1, 1950, Yunshan was unusually quiet. The vast white fog shrouded the mountains and rivers, adding a mysterious color to the battlefield before the war. Interestingly, the two sides did not know each other's identities at this time: the volunteers thought that their opponent was the South Korean fresh army, and the US military thought that their opponent was the Korean people's army. At this time, Wu Xinquan received a notice from the headquarters of the Zhi Department that the 1st Cavalry Division of the United States had entered the Longshan cave area. In order to prevent the U.S. military from going northward to reinforce, Wu Xinquan immediately sent the 343rd regiment southward to build a position on the road from Longshan cave to Yunshan mountain to stop the enemy. At noon, the 343rd regiment was found by the US air reconnaissance plane. After receiving the report, guy, the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the United States, couldn't help taking a breath: it means that his opponent is trying to cut off the road from Longshan cave to Yunshan. He immediately ordered the 5th cavalry regiment stationed in Longshan cave to send troops to patrol northward; ordered the 8th cavalry regiment stationed in Yunshan mountain to garrison zhurenqiao to ensure the smooth flow of the road; and ordered the air force and artillery to strictly block the mountain road.

However, the 343rd regiment of the volunteer army broke through the blockade of US aircraft and artillery, and reached its destination ahead of time. Before the fortifications were repaired, the US patrol unit arrived. The troops opened fire suddenly, and the US soldiers did not know what happened. An ambush ended cleanly and neatly. When Johnson realized that the regiment had been ambushed by the Fifth Army regiment, he learned that the regiment had failed. The U.S. Army's offensive is more and more fierce, but the volunteers stick to their positions and refuse to let them. By dusk, the U.S. military was tired, the momentum of attack was significantly weakened, and it was willing to fight

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