Jining Campaign Memorial Hall

Jining Campaign Memorial Hall

Chi Haotian, former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, inscribed the name of the Jining Campaign Memorial Hall, which is located in the tiger mountain ecological park of Ulanqab. The completion of the memorial hall is of great significance for remembering the revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the revolutionary tradition, carrying forward the patriotic spirit, educating and inspiring future generations, and improving the urban taste of Ulanqab.

Opening ceremony

On October 29, 2010, the Jining Campaign Memorial Hall in Wulanchabu Laohushan ecological park was solemnly opened.

Chi Haotian, former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, inscribed the name of the memorial hall. Li LaiZhu, former commander of Beijing Military Region; Xi Zhongchao, deputy commander of armed police headquarters; Liu Zhigang, commander of Inner Mongolia Military Region; Wang Jianxin, former deputy commander of Inner Mongolia Military Region; Wu Yongxin, Wang Xuefeng, Liu Zhongcheng, Luo huzai, Xiao Jun, Tian Jinyu and Zhang Yiping, leaders of municipal Party, government and army attended the opening ceremony.

Li LaiZhu, Xi Zhongchao, Wu Yongxin and Luo Hu are unveiling plaques for the memorial. General Zhao Zhizhen, wife of General Yang Chengwu, Huang Xinsheng, former deputy commander of Nanjing Military Region, and Inner Mongolia Military Region sent congratulatory letters for the completion of the memorial.

Overview of the memorial

The total investment of the memorial hall is 30 million yuan. The Jining Campaign Memorial Hall, which has been built since April 2008, covers an area of 10000 square meters and a building area of 4710 square meters. The basic display in the museum is divided into two floors, with a total length of 612 meters, including 7 parts and 18 units of "victory of the Anti Japanese War", "recovery of Jining", "battle of Jining", "Datong Jining campaign", "liberation of Jining", "support for the front line" and "memory of great achievements". More than 1000 pieces of various exhibits, including precious cultural relics, photos, reproductions and works of art, are on display. Through a variety of advanced exhibition techniques and infectious artistic means, the historical panorama of Jining campaign is vividly reproduced. The completion of Jining Campaign Memorial Hall will become a new spiritual home and emotional landmark for the Ulanqab people, and an important base for patriotic education and revolutionary tradition education in Ulanqab.

Building and opening up

Xi Zhongchao spoke at the opening ceremony. He said that the completion of the Jining Campaign Memorial Hall is of great significance for remembering the revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the revolutionary tradition, carrying forward the patriotic spirit, educating and inspiring future generations, and improving the urban quality of Jining district. In the victory of the war of liberation, the Jining campaign made indelible contributions and left an inexhaustible source of strength for the Ulanqab people. Through the practice of reform and opening up, today's Ulanqab has undergone profound changes in economic prosperity, social development, political stability and national unity, and has taken solid steps. At present, the development of Ulanqab is standing at a new historical starting point. Ulanqab should take the fall of the memorial hall as an opportunity to turn the memory of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries into a driving force for progress, deeply practice the scientific outlook on development, implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee, constantly create a new situation in all aspects of work, and continue to write a new chapter in revitalization and development.

The completion and opening of Jining Campaign Memorial Hall has comforted the martyrs and realized the expectations of Ulanqab people for many years. It will play a greater role in strengthening the education of patriotism and revolutionary tradition, enriching the red revolutionary culture, enhancing the sense of ownership of the masses and cadres, and promoting the sound and rapid development of Ulanqab's economy and society. We should deeply cherish the heroic achievements of the revolutionary martyrs, inherit and carry forward the glorious revolutionary tradition, adhere to scientific and harmonious development, and make new and greater contributions to the construction of an ecologically livable, safe, harmonious, prosperous and civilized Ulanqab.

History of Jining campaign

During the war of liberation, Jining was one of the areas where our party and KMT fought fiercely and fought the largest scale in Suiyuan. From January 1946 to September 1948, three large-scale battles broke out in Jining, including the battle of Jining, the battle of Datong Jining and the battle of liberation Jining, which were collectively referred to as the Jining campaign in history. The Jining campaign severely damaged the effective forces of the Kuomintang army, strongly supported the decisive battle of the Liaoshen campaign, and liberated Jining and Suidong areas. It not only left a very glorious page in the history of the liberation war in Inner Mongolia, but also left a heavy mark in the history of China's revolutionary war.

A place for military strategists

Now, when we talk about Jining District of Ulanqab City, people first think of its important geographical location. It borders Beijing and Tianjin in the East, Huzhou and Baotou in the west, Shanxi and Hebei in the south, and Erlianhaote in the north. It is a transportation center connecting North China, northwest and Northeast China. It is an important transit station for passenger and freight transportation in northern China. It is also the shortest route to Mongolia, Russia and other parts of Europe for North China, East China and South China. Therefore, Jining has been an important transportation town since ancient times. Historical data show that the earliest history of Jining Kekao is Yuan Dynasty, which belongs to Zhongshu Province, named Jining road. Later, it belongs to Xinghe road in the early Ming Dynasty, and became a nomadic land of Chahar red flag in the early Qing Dynasty. In 1923, the Beiyang government ordered that "Jining Reclamation Bureau" should be changed to Jining county. In 1924, it was officially changed into Jining County, under the jurisdiction of Chahar. In 1949, Jining City was changed into Chengguan District of Jining County, which is subordinate to Suiyuan province; in 1951, it was changed into Pingdiquan Town, which is still subordinate to Suiyuan province; in 1956, it was officially changed into Jining City, which is subordinate to Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; on December 1, 2003, Jining City was abolished and Jining District of Wulanchabu city was established.

It is precisely because of its long history and significant geographical location that Jining has always been a place for military strategists. During the war of liberation, it was fiercely contested by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and many little-known stories happened.

Three campaigns affecting the Supreme Commander

During the three Jining battles from January 1946 to October 1948, the supreme commanders of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were once affected. Mao Zedong mentioned Jining, which was little known at that time, more than 10 times in his works and talks. The Jining campaign made a large number of influential figures either plan in the strategy or fight under the city wall. We are familiar with Zhou Enlai, he long, Nie Rongzhen, Hu Yaobang, Fu Zuoyi, Zhang Zhizhong, Marshall and so on. "

In the battle of Jining in January 1946, he long and Fu Zuoyi met for the first time. In the battle of Jining in Datong in September 1946, the front line was even more fierce. Zhang zongxun, commander of the front headquarters and commander of the first column of Shanxi Suiyuan, Yang Chengwu, deputy commander and commander of the third column of Shanxi chaji, Luo Ruiqing, political commissar, Yang Dezhi, Guo Tianmin and Chen Zhengxiang, commanders of the other three columns of Shanxi chaji, and Yao Zhe, commander of suimeng military region, made their appearances. Nie Rongzhen, commander of the Jin Cha Ji military region, and he long, commander of the Jin Sui military region, presided over the overall work. These powerful names make the Jining campaign forever recorded in history. However, due to mistakes, the campaign failed and Jining was lost. In order to save the situation, in 1948, the PLA launched the liberation Jining campaign again. In this campaign, the PLA was determined to win and finally won.

Defeat the Kuomintang plot

The revolutionary sites of Jining campaign: Tiger Mountain, old flour company building and Jining South Station water tower. The three sites formed triangles and corresponded to each other, which were the important military commanding heights of Jining during the war. During the war of liberation, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party fought fiercely for Jining for many times, and the tiger mountain, the old flour company building and the water tower of Jining south station were the most fiercely contested places. The reporter and his party first came to the old flour company building built in the 1930s. This is a reinforced concrete structure building with 4 floors in the main body and 5 floors in some parts. It was the highest building in Jining at that time. Today, after more than 70 years of baptism, the building is hidden in the bustling urban area. It is nothing but the mottled bullet holes left on the building, which were strafed by Kuomintang planes in those years, telling people the cruelty of the war silently. These bullet holes witnessed the smoke of Jining defense war. On January 10, 1946, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party signed the "agreement on the cessation of military conflict", which stipulated that the military operations of the two sides would be suspended from midnight on January 13. However, on January 7, Chiang Kai Shek issued secret orders to the Kuomintang troops in various places, demanding that the army "seize the strategic points.". Jining is the heart of Suidong area, surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the terrain is dangerous. For such an important town, the Kuomintang has long been salivating. On January 14, Fu Zuoyi was ordered to invade Suidong and suinan and occupied Jining. In the face of the Kuomintang's military attack in violation of the armistice agreement, he long mobilized three infantry regiments and a cavalry brigade to fight back against the enemy with the cooperation of the Shanxi Chahar Hebei military region. On the 17th, the PLA troops came to Jining City. When the Kuomintang authorities learned that he long had begun to fight back, they quickly reported to the "military investigation department" in Peiping, falsely accused the PLA of violating the armistice agreement and falsely claimed that Jining was their place before the armistice agreement came into effect. To this end, the "military investigation department" decided to send an executive team to Jining on the 18th to investigate. When he long learned of this, he immediately sent out an urgent telegram, ordering his troops to wipe out the Kuomintang troops who had invaded Jining before 8:00 on the 18th. On the morning of the 18th, the PLA recaptured Jining and annihilated more than 2000 enemy troops. At this time, he long, who stayed up all night in the field army headquarters, breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered all the soldiers and civilians in the city to clean up the battlefield quickly, so that Jining could return to its pre war appearance and meet the implementation team. Jing Liang told reporters: "on the day of the victory of the battle, Marshall, the representative of the US side, Zhang Zhizhong, the representative of the Kuomintang, and Zhou Enlai, the representative of the Communist Party, formed the highest" three person committee "and flew to Jining for a field visit

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