Some people say that Zhang is "fierce" but not "arrogant"; His "loyalty" is no less than that of Huang, but his "scheming" is more than that of Huang. The 18 Army under his command is the five ace troops of * * *, and is called "cannibal army". He and Hu Zongnan are also called "Erhu". The former is called "Northwest King" and the latter is called "Jinmen King", but it is popular among Jiang Jun that "ten Northwest Kings are not worth one Jinmen King."
Shaanxi students, Guan, Du, Dong Zhao, Liu, Gao Jiren and Zhang of Huangpu Military Academy are "outstanding talents". Chiang Kai-shek once boasted: "Shaanxi people are dragons, not worms."
Join Chen Cheng's "Folk Wood System"
Hu Lian, named Apollo, was born in a poor peasant family in Huazhou, Shaanxi. Hu Lian is brilliant and studious. He took the graduation examination in Guanzhong area from 65438 to 0925, and Hu Lian was among the best. At first, Hu Mu wanted him to teach, but Hu Lian refused because "there are five buckets of rice at home, and I don't want to be the Monkey King". Want him to do business, Hu Lian said he was not born this material; Finally, his parents wanted him to be a housekeeper in a rich family, and Hu Lian was even more unwilling to be a slave. As a matter of fact, Hu Lian is determined to join the army.
Finally, Mr. and Mrs. Hu were masters of the country, hired relatives for them, and worshipped heaven and earth with Wu Xiuwa, a girl from the neighboring village. Later, Hu Lian went south to Guangzhou to take an examination of the Whampoa Military Academy. Wu Xiuwa sold the dowry, sold the young crops at home in advance, and raised money to let Hu Lian go to the south to catch the exam. Hu Lian was very surprised and moved. At that time, she swore to Wu that she would repay her in the future.
1In September, 925, Hu Lian became a student of Huangpu Phase IV, and there were many famous students in Huangpu Phase IV. Many students, such as Xie Jinyuan, Zhang, Yuan, Liu Zhidan and Wu Zhonghao, have become the pillars of the two parties in the future.
After graduating from Hu Lian Military Academy, he directly participated in the Northern Expedition. After the Northern Expedition, Hu Lian's army was disbanded and Hu Lian had nowhere to live. When he heard that his fellow countryman, an alumnus from Shaanxi, had become a captain, he rushed to Bengbu to defect. Guan appreciated Hu Lian very much and appointed him as the company commander. Later, Guan's regiment was merged into the 11th Division in Chencheng.
1 1 division is the foundation of Chen Cheng's success and the lifeblood of Chen Cheng. The 1 1 division belongs to the 18 army. The word "earth" is combined with the word "wood", and the word "wood" is combined with the word "eighteen". Moreover, 1 1 division happened to have a civil barracks, so this unit was later called "civil". 18 army 1 1 division produced many famous soldiers, and Hu Lian later became one of the eight donkey kong of this army, and this army also became one of the five trump cards of * * *.
Later, Hu Lian took part in the melee of new warlords. When fighting Feng Yuxiang's troops, 1 1 division chickened out. At the critical moment, Hu Lian drew a pistol and scared off the routed troops. His company actually occupied this position, which made Chen Cheng sit up and take notice of Hu Lian's command ability and promoted him to battalion commander.
After Chen Cheng was promoted to the commander of the 18th Army, he wanted to transfer Hu Lian to the 14th Division as a battalion commander. Hu Lian found Chen Cheng and wept bitterly to express his feelings for 1 1 teacher. Chen Cheng was very moved, and felt that Hu Lian was a man who attached great importance to feelings and loyalty. From then on, he paid more attention to Hu Lian and regarded him as a confidant.
However, although Hu Lian didn't go to 14 division, he was introduced to Zeng Wenyu, the sister of Zeng Yuehan, the head of 14 division. 1930, Hu Lian married Zeng Wenyu. Zeng Wenyu received a new education and was very sociable. Later, he became close friends with Jiang Jingguo's wife Jiang Fangliang, which may be one of the reasons for Hu Lian's later success.
Adhere to the stone brand and become famous in World War I.
1943 in may, the Japanese army captured Yichang. Shipai is only more than 30 miles away from Yichang city. Since the Japanese army invaded Yichang, Shipai has become the first gateway to defend Chongqing as the capital. When Shipai fell, Chongqing opened its doors wide, completely exposed to enemy gunfire, and its life was at stake. This shows the strategic position of Shipai.
In order to defend Shipai Fortress and the capital, the Military Commission will send the No.1 18 Army to guard Shipai Fortress, and Commander Tian Fang will guard the core position of Shipai Fortress with the No.11/KLOC-0 Division Hu Lian Department.
The Japanese army assembled two divisions and a brigade around Shipai. Among them, the 1 1 Army, known as the "Iron Beast" and the only pure field force of the Japanese army in China, confronted 654.38+10,000 troops.
Chiang Kai-shek was very concerned about the safety of Shipai fortress. On May 26th, Chiang Kai-shek sent a wanted order from Chungking, calling Shipai "Stalingrad in China", and ordered Jiang, Jiang, Jiang, Jiang and other generals to kill the enemy heroically and stick to Shipai fortress.
Hu Lian knows very well that this battle is not only related to the fate of him and the 1 1 division, but also related to the survival of the nation. Hu Lian and his first 1 1 division are ready to go to the national disaster. After receiving the order, Hu Lian bathed and changed clothes, led 1 1 division soldiers to worship heaven and earth, and vowed to live and die with the fortress:
Hu Lian, the division commander of the 1st 1 1 Army, sincerely told the mountain gods that I am now leading a decent division to defend the land left by our ancestors through hard struggle. I am justified and my determination is unshakable. Han thieves are not in harmony, and there is a clear training in ancient times. China people and foreigners must be strictly distinguished, and righteousness should be preserved in spring and autumn. Life as a soldier, death as the soul of the army, future generations look at today, especially the past today, why worry! Today, the thief came. He must be exhausted and killed with his own body. However, I firmly believe that the sky will bless loyalty and we will win in a bloody battle. This oath!
At present, the enemy is facing a fierce battle. That night, Hu Lian wrote five letters. In his letter to his father, he wrote: "My son was ordered to defend Shipai fortress today, and his future is unpredictable. However, in addition to success, there is no other way ... If he has a son, he can die, and this big favor is enough to comfort him ... If you are sincere, you will be able to strengthen your food according to time, that is, you will be able to pull out the soul of the stubborn son ... "
In a letter to his wife, he wrote: I was ordered to be the garrison of Shipai Fortress today, which was originally my duty, so I have no worries ... I still have to avenge myself as a soldier and be loyal to my country when I grow up ... "
After the fighting started, Chen Cheng called Hu Lian: "Can you hold your ground?" Hu Lian immediately replied: "Although success is uncertain, Chengren is determined."
Shipai Fortress fought a very hard battle, with one side determined to win and the other desperately defending. On the 29 th, Hu Lian issued an order to the leaders: "Fight to the last one, bury the bones of the enemy here, and write our names and flesh on the rocks of Shipai." At the height of the fighting, there was no gunfire on the battlefield for three hours, not because the two sides stopped fighting, but because they were fighting with the most primitive and bloody cold weapon-fighting bayonets!
Because of the strong will of the defenders, the Japanese army could not attack for a long time and lost all morale. On the evening of 3 1 day, the Japanese army turned around and fled eastward.
In the defense of Shipai fortress, our army killed and injured 7,000 Japanese troops and seized countless equipment, thus achieving Chiang Kai-shek's military goals of "military first, sixth theater first, Shipai first" and "defending Shipai to the death and ensuring Shipai". It was a major military turning point in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and was praised as "the Battle of Stalingrad in the East" by western military strategists.
After this campaign, Hu Lian made Chiang Kai-shek pay more attention to him, was awarded the medal of * * * *, and was promoted to the deputy commander of the 18 Army. 1944, Hu Lian was transferred to the retinue room of Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, and soon became the commander of the 18th Army, becoming the backbone and elite of "civil society".
Defeated by Su Yu.
Hu Lian was stubborn all his life and took part in the third, fourth and fifth "encirclement and suppression" campaigns. After the start of the civil war, Hu Lian fought against * * * many times, and Su Yu, the general of * * *, was an old enemy. In the two battlefields of Central Plains and East China, he also became the enemy of the Second Field Army of Liu Bocheng and the Third Field Army of Chen Yi.
Hu Lian's face is flat eyebrows, drooping corners of the mouth, sharp chin and a wild fox. On the battlefield, Hu Lian is suspicious and fickle. He must strive for stability before he goes to war. He has an unusually sensitive sense of smell on the battlefield, and he can immediately detect any trouble and then get away quickly.
According to the Military History of * *, * * once commented that Hu Lian was "as cunning as a fox and as brave as a tiger". There are seven telegrams in "Military Anthology" specifically aimed at * * and the 18th Army of Hu Lian.
In the Battle of South Malaysia, Hua Ye's 9th Battalion paid a heavy price of more than 4,600 casualties, but in the end, it made no progress on Hu Lian's 1st 1 1 division. Xu Youshi called Su Yu to complain: "I will definitely call him a corpse next time." Yang Yong once said, "It is better to capture one Hu Lian than ten Huang Wei."
It makes sense to say that Hu Lian is as cunning as a fox. In several well-organized "fox hunting" operations, Hu Lian and his first 1 1 division were lucky to avoid annihilation. Hu Lian's military colleagues also lamented: "This guy is so lucky."
1947 In May, the seventy-fourth division reorganized by * * * was besieged and Zhang Bing was defeated and killed. When the rabbit died, he shed tears and vowed to take revenge on his classmate Zhang in the same village. Soon, Hu Lian secretly and quickly occupied Nanma, a base area in Luzhong. But when he found himself surrounded, Hu Lian almost despaired. At the critical moment of Hua Ye's final general assault, it happened that it rained heavily for seven days and seven nights. * * * Ammunition is damp, and the troops' attack is blocked. At the same time, Huang's reinforcements were approaching, and Hua Ye was forced to retreat after making great sacrifices. Hu Lian was crushed by this war. In fact, I'm afraid only he knows best. If it hadn't been for God's help, he would have followed in the footsteps of fellow villager Zhang.
After the designation of the 18 Army reorganized by Hu Lian was revoked, it was merged into the newly formed 12 Army, with Huang Wei as the commander and Hu Lian as the deputy commander. Hu Lian was very unhappy about this, but because of his face, he asked for leave on the pretext that his father was seriously ill.
During the Huaihai Campaign, the Twelfth Corps was surrounded by seven columns of the Central Plains Field Army in the Shuangduiji area in the southwest of Suxian County, and could not move. Chiang Kai-shek had to call Hu Lian to discuss countermeasures. Mount Hu Lian again.
This time, Hua Ye and Nakano's columns are gearing up to "hunt foxes". /kloc-February 0/2/kloc-February 0/2, Chen Yi and Su Yu ordered a general attack, and Huang and Hu led the troops to an haphazard defeat. Stevie hoang saw the tide was gone and ordered a breakthrough. 15, Huang and Hu broke through by tanks respectively. Huang capsized in the sewer of the tank and was captured by * * *. Hu was injured by a Grenade while climbing into another tank. Naked, he plunged into the tank and ran wildly. * * * Seeing the strange retrograde tank, no one expected that it was a "fox". In this way, the tank miraculously escaped from the encirclement of * * *. Hu Lian was seriously injured and was taken to Shanghai Hongkou Catholic Church Hospital. Due to timely treatment, 32 shrapnel pieces were removed from his back, some of which were "only separated by a piece of paper" from his lungs and heart.
"Against the ring" and "Su Yu" became a nightmare that Hu Lian could not get rid of all his life. In his later years, Hu Lian often touched the scars left by that escape and lamented that "the construction is less than a drop in the ocean".
A few narrow escapes are comparable to a nine-tailed fox.
Hu Lian's third narrow escape was in the "August 23rd" artillery battle. On the evening of August 23rd, Hu Lian and several deputy commanders greeted Defense Minister David Yu, who had just arrived on the island, in Cuigu, where the defense department of Kinmen is located. At the dinner party that day, Hu Lian was a little drunk, so he decided to go back to the headquarters one step ahead and rest, accompanied by three deputy commanders, David Yu. Unexpectedly, suddenly a batch of shells arrived, and several "deputy commanders" were blown to pieces on the spot. Hu Lian, who was one step ahead, was safe and sound. Just a few seconds later, Hu Lian recovered another life.
The fierce artillery fire stunned the US Navy in the waters off the Golden Gate. The next morning, the US military communicated with Kinmen and asked, "Is there any living person in Kinmen?" Hu Lian called back a word: "Yes."
In fact, in front of the Golden Gate, * * * just caught several * * spies a few days ago, abandoned the position of the Golden Gate Defense Headquarters, and confirmed that the scope of Hu Lian's lair was reduced from several square kilometers to several hundred square meters. Since then, Hu Lian has no intention of being the commander of the Golden Gate Defence Command.
Jinmen bombing
During the Vietnam War, Hu Lian was appointed as "Ambassador to the South Vietnamese Embassy". During his eight years in South Vietnam, Hu Lian spared no effort to advise and suppress the South Vietnamese regime. Also for this reason, Hu Lian became the target of assassination by the Viet Cong guerrillas.
On May 9th, two guerrillas disguised themselves and installed a time bomb in Hu Lian's office. Hu Lian works in his office every morning, but coincidentally, 10 has a meeting in Hu Lian. It took him less than a minute to walk from the office to the conference room next door with the document. There was a loud noise from the office and a big hole was blown out on the back wall. Hu Lian miraculously escaped unscathed. Later, every time Hu Lian recalled this incident, he was scared and sobbed.
Boyuting
During 1972, Hu Lian left his job due to illness and returned to Taiwan to recuperate. He used to be a strategic adviser to the "Presidential Office" and was promoted to a first-class army general. At the age of 68, he registered at National Taiwan University and entered the Institute of History of National Taiwan University in the spirit of "learning is not enough". During his three years at NTU, he never missed a class except the one when he was hospitalized due to illness. Near graduation, his doctoral thesis was entitled "Song Taizu's Views on Heroism, Past and Present". The outline has been preliminarily drawn up, and it is ready to write 50,000 words, but he died suddenly on June 22nd, 1977 due to myocardial infarction.
According to his last words, Hu Lian's ashes were airlifted from Taipei to Kinmen and buried in Shuitou Bay, Kinmen.
A year later, a "Apollo Pavilion" in memory of him was erected on the shore, and a "revolutionary monument" was added to Kinmen.