I am familiar with the situation in Tangshan, please allow me to participate in Tangshan earthquake relief1976 At 3: 42 am on July 28th, a major earthquake struck Tangshan. This beautiful city was razed to the ground in an instant, and there was a piece of rubble everywhere.
Wan Haifeng, then deputy political commissar of the Beijing Military Region, was awakened by the tremor of the earth. After decades of military career, he was alert: "It's not a war, it may be an earthquake!" Soon, Wan Haifeng was informed that the Beijing Military Region held an emergency meeting. Meeting notice: A strong earthquake occurred in Tangshan City, Hebei Province.
"The epicenter is in Tangshan!" Wan Haifeng was particularly shocked. "After the Korean War, my troops were stationed in Tangshan. I worked as a teacher and commander in Tangshan, and I have been stationed in this city for 20 years, and I have formed an indissoluble bond with the people of Tangshan. People in Tangshan are in trouble. Although I am shocked, it is more of a responsibility. " Wan Lao's eyes are full of affection.
After the earthquake, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission immediately sent troops to participate in earthquake relief, and the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and the Beijing Military Region set up a frontline headquarters for earthquake relief in Tangshan. It turns out that there is no Wan Haifeng among the members of the headquarters. "I am familiar with the situation in Tangshan. Please approve me to participate in Tangshan earthquake relief. " Wan Haifeng volunteered.
Wan Haifeng's request was granted. Finally, Liu Zihou, then the first secretary of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee, was appointed as the commander of Tangshan earthquake relief frontline command, and Xiao, deputy commander of Beijing Military Region, and Wan Haifeng, deputy political commissar of Beijing Military Region, were appointed as deputy commanders.
Give the hope of life to the victims and leave the danger of death to yourself.
1976 On the morning of July 28th, Wan Haifeng and his party drove to Nanyuan Airport in the rain. The plane bumped through the thick fog and drizzle in the clouds.
"Flying over Tangshan, the plane hovered at low altitude. The tall buildings and flat streets that once stood are in ruins. The ruins are full of the bodies of the victims, and the survivors are squatting on the ruins to save their loved ones with their hands. " Seeing the tragic situation of a city that has been stationed here for 20 years after the earthquake, the old general who has fought many battles and survived a narrow escape can't help crying: "I have experienced many casualties in my life, but the instantaneous natural disasters have caused so many casualties. This is my first experience, and it is difficult for people to accept it at once. Too cruel! "
Near noon, the plane landed at the Air Force Tangshan Airport. Most of the houses have collapsed, and those that have not collapsed are crumbling. Soldiers can only set up a big tent with tarpaulins and put some tables and chairs in it to build a simple "earthquake relief headquarters"
"The first task at that time was to do everything possible to rescue the survivors. Even if you can save one more, you must do your best. " The old general recalled that after receiving the order to rush to Tangshan for earthquake relief, a certain department set off immediately without lunch. When the soldiers arrived in Tangshan City, it was the early morning of July 29th. 1976. The soldiers were tired, hungry and thirsty. The cookhouse squad set up a pot to cook a pot of rice porridge. The soldiers just stood up with teapots and sat down in unison. Facing the hungry children and the people around them, the first pot of porridge was given to the children, the second pot was given to the people, and the third pot of porridge was not cooked well. The soldiers went to the ruins to save people.
It is risky to rescue trapped people in distress. Buildings and walls are crumbling, large and small aftershocks are constantly happening, and abrupt and isolated walls are in danger of collapse at any time. "In the face of the disaster scene, the soldiers gave the hope of life to the victims and left the danger of death to themselves. They drilled between broken walls and the ruins of the cave, racing against time to rescue people struggling on the life line. "
The troops that entered at that time did not carry shovels, pickaxes, construction machinery, etc. It has caused great difficulties in disaster relief. "In the first few days, the soldiers could only rely on their hands to pick up gravel, move the floor and pull steel bars. Some soldiers lost their nails and their hands were covered with blood ... "
In order to transport a large number of seriously injured people, the badly damaged Tangshan Airport airlifted more than 10,000 wounded people in just five or six days. Air force commanders and soldiers use tower cars to direct the plane to take off in both directions, and dispatchers rely on visual inspection and experience to direct the plane to take off and land safely, paving the way for saving lives at the most difficult moment.
The whole process of earthquake relief embodies the purpose of "serving the people" of the people's army. Wan Lao recalled that the Tangshan earthquake relief force also undertook a special task, which was to dig, clean and bury the bodies of the victims and let them rest in peace.
People's soldiers carry it on their shoulders all day. Some soldiers were even knocked down by the smell of decay. To this end, the troops specially transferred a batch of gas masks and distributed them to the soldiers who cleaned up the bodies.
After a catastrophe, there will be a catastrophe! On such a hot day, many corpses begin to rot, and the living people live near the corpses. We must start the epidemic prevention work as soon as possible.
To this end, the earthquake relief headquarters quickly set up a health and epidemic prevention headquarters, and the Beijing Military Region quickly dispatched a large number of health and epidemic prevention equipment and medicines, and deployed troops from the disaster relief forces to form a professional epidemic prevention team and launched a large-scale epidemic prevention war.
In this massive epidemic prevention campaign, the troops dispatched more than 40 sorties/kloc-0, more than 230 anti-chemical vehicles and various disinfection vehicles, and repeatedly sprayed Tangshan in the air and on the ground.
After efforts, no major epidemic diseases occurred in Tangshan after reconstruction. The old general said with relief: "The interests of the people are as heavy as mountains. The whole process of earthquake relief fully embodies the purpose of the people's army's' serving the people'. " 1947 1 month, the East China Field Army was established, and the troops with Wan Haifeng as the deputy head were reorganized into the 54th Regiment of the 18th Division of the Sixth Longitudinal Division of Hua Ye. Four months later, the regiment was ordered to send troops south to participate in the battle to defeat Chiang Kai-shek's attack on Shandong liberated areas. On May 12, just as the 54th Regiment was preparing to take part in the battle against the enemy on the defensive in Baiyancheng, the wild division teachers Chen (Yi) and Su (Yu) sent instructions, ordering the 18th Division to quickly go north to the central Shandong area, detour to the enemy's rear to seize Duozhuang, and cooperate with the large forces to panic in the reorganization of the 74th Division, one of the five main forces of the Kuomintang.
When the 54th Regiment received the order from the head of the 1st Field Division conveyed by the division, the troops were more than 240 kilometers away from Duozhuang, all of which were rugged mountain roads, which was extremely unfavorable for marching. Because the position of the colonel was temporarily vacant, Wan Haifeng, as the deputy colonel, became the highest military chief of the 54th regiment. He led the commanders and men of the whole regiment to walk in the forefront of the whole division without fear, risking the harassment of enemy planes, climbing mountains and mountains all the way, and marching day and night to Duozhuang. After more than 40 hours of continuous marching, Wan Haifeng successfully led his troops to the unknown highland on the west side of Daishan Temple in the southwest of Duozhuang. Under the faint starlight, the enemy's password to change the whistle came from time to time. "Inform the troops, rest on the spot and keep quiet!" Wan Haifeng decisively gave the order. At dawn, Wan Haifeng's command troops cooperated with the 53rd regiment of the neighboring countries to launch a surprise attack on Duozhuang from three directions: west, north and south. The enemy troops stationed in Duozhuang rely on the American-made equipment in their hands. The terrain in this area is strange, thinking that our troops dare not invade and have not built any decent fortifications. In the face of our army's powerful offensive, the enemy troops on the defensive were soon in flight. The 54th Regiment launched only one round of attack, and easily won tianmashan on the Meng Lianggu side.
At dawn on May 1947, Hua Ye troops completed the division and encirclement of the enemy's reorganized 74th division. After discovering our intention, the Kuomintang High Command ordered the 74th Division to attract our main force and insisted that Meng Lianggu wait for assistance. At the same time, we urged the troops of the 25 th Division, the 65 th Division, the 11 th Division, the 83 rd Division and the 48 th Division to quickly move closer to the 74 th Division and carry out anti-encirclement of our army. Dozens of enemy planes took turns to carry out intensive bombing and strafing on our attacking troops, and ground artillery also stormed our forward positions desperately. In the deafening explosion, the enemy's 74th Division successively organized group attacks in an attempt to open the gap and approach the reinforcements.
This is an unprecedented fierce battle. In order to ensure the concentrated firepower, Yesi ordered all the aid enemies to resolutely intercept the aid enemies at all costs, speed up the main attack, and go all out to annihilate the 74th Division before the aid enemies approached. As one of the main forces, the 54th Regiment immediately launched an attack on the enemy forces in Hengshan, Guanshan, Yejiagou and Dashanchang. In the battle, Wan Haifeng always rushed to the forefront, calmly commanded the troops to repel the enemy's counter-charge five times in a row, and led the troops to successfully break into the enemy's position.
By the afternoon of 15, the main force of the 74th Division was trapped in the bare Rocky Mountain by our army, and American equipment could not be displayed. The officers and men were hungry and thirsty, and their morale was very low. At this time, Nuoji issued a general attack order. In a flash, all the artillery fire of our army was concentrated in the main position of enemy Meng Lianggu, and Wan Haifeng led his troops into the main peak of Meng Lianggu, winning three unknown heights of the enemy in one breath. Under the suppression of my artillery fire, the enemy was in a mess, fleeing and hiding everywhere. Fighting until dawn the next day, the top of the mountain was silent, and the 74th Division was wiped out by our army.
The Battle of Meng Lianggu was the first time for Wan Haifeng, who had never participated in large-scale mobile warfare and positional warfare. But his outstanding performance fully demonstrated his superb ability to learn from war.
1952, Wan Haifeng's 24th Army entered the Korean War, and the commander Pi Dingjun strongly recommended him as the director of artillery. There has never been a unified artillery command organization in the history of the 24 th Army. Wan Haifeng was born as an infantryman, so everything should be learned from scratch and perfected in a very short time. The pressure can be imagined. Surprisingly, Wan Haifeng has made rapid progress and will soon be able to command freely.
First of all, he put forward the idea of "mobile artillery group" operation, attacking enemy artillery with sudden, close and fierce surprise attack, combining the effect of winning more with less and winning the strong with weak, and creatively extending this tactic to anti-aircraft artillery units, advocating mobile ambush and surprise attack on enemy planes, making up for the shortcomings of our anti-aircraft artillery, such as old and insufficient shooting height. In a battle to attack the enemy's nameless highland, Wan Haifeng calmly commanded the artillery to attack the American position in the highland for 15 minutes, and launched an extended shooting, which effectively suppressed the enemy's firepower. The next day, when the enemy assembled with 30 cars full of follow-up troops, Wan Haifeng commanded the artillery group to attack with three minutes' firepower and wiped out most of them. Post-war data show that only the artillery under the command of Wan Haifeng annihilated more than 800 US troops/KLOC-0, with remarkable results! On the morning of 20151kloc-0/7, the ceremony of awarding honorary chairman to General Wan Haifeng, honorary chairman of the National Red Army Primary School Construction Engineering Council, was held in Beijing. Wan, vice chairman and secretary general of the National Red Army Primary School Construction Engineering Council, Sun Dege, president and executive director of Yichang Red Army School in Hubei Province, and Chen Feng, executive director, attended the meeting.