In order to cooperate with our army's battle in southern Manchuria, smash the enemy's battle plan of "attacking the south and defending the north" and force it to fight on both sides of the north and south, our Northeast Democratic Allied Forces launched three battles to cross the Songhua River in the south from March 1947 1.5 to 1.6, which dealt a heavy blow to the enemy, historically known as "crossing the south three times".
"The Battle of Mountain Bike" is a wonderful scene in the third expedition of the Northeast Democratic Allied Forces, starring Zhong Wei. 1947 At the beginning of March, the troops crossed the Songhua River three times and went south to encircle Dehui Northeast New 1 Kuomintang Army. On the evening of the 8th, Zhong Wei, commander of the 5th Division, received an order from Lin Biao to lead the 5th Division troops to Zhongchang Road to cooperate with 1 to annihilate the new 1 army in Dehui Northeast. On March 9, Zhong Wei led the 5th division to the southwest of the backer chariot. Suddenly I heard Jiang Jiatun and Wang Kui's shop in the southwest are noisy. After reconnaissance, two battalions of the 262nd Regiment of the 87th Division of the enemy were found here.
In the previous crossing the river, Zhong Wei and the 5th Division failed to win a big battle, either destroying the railway or cooperating with the brothers to contain the enemy. There is no shortage of roads to run, no shortage of hardships to eat, but not many enemies to destroy. Three times in Jiangnan, the task of the 5 th Division was to cooperate with others to contain the enemy. Zhong Wei was a little annoyed. At this time, when he heard that the enemy was going to fight, Zhong Wei was very happy and immediately judged that the enemy was moving and he could fight. But, to play or not to play? Zhong Wei and the political commissar had a serious disagreement. The political commissar believes that eastward advancement is the overall situation, and the orders of superiors are iron discipline. We should not covet immediate interests and shake the determination of the headquarters. Even if we win the battle, we are wrong. Zhong Wei insisted on fighting. He believes that it is wrong to disobey the orders of superiors, but it is even more wrong to delay the fighters and affect the overall situation. At loggerheads, the fighter plane is about to miss. Zhong Wei made up his mind: "That's settled. Stay here and fight. Wrong number. I'll take care of it and fight! "
Zhong Wei has a strong character and is fearless. On March 10, from 5 am to 2 pm, Zhong Wei received three telegrams from Lin Biao, and he was indifferent. Because he saw the change of the war situation, he surrounded a regiment of the 88 th Division, and the enemy 87 th Division was coming to reinforce. Zhong Wei's military accomplishment is good, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the fighter plane is fleeting, but it can't escape his eyes. He organized troops to attack and help, while reporting changes in the battlefield to Lin Biao, with special emphasis on surrounding the enemy in the Kaoshantun, thus achieving the purpose of mobilizing the enemy. The meaning is clear: now is a good time to destroy a large number of enemies, and I will fight here in Kaoshantun. Please mobilize other troops to cooperate with me! Lin Biao, who has always been persistent, was finally moved by Zhong Wei's insistence. This battle put the cart before the horse, and transferred 1 vertical and 2 vertical to command Lin Biao, so Zhong Wei became famous.
Finally, the 5 th Division wiped out a regiment of the 88 th Division, and then turned around to stall the 87 th Division that came to reinforce. Lin Biao led the 1st 1 and 6th vertical westward advance to annihilate the 87th Division of Guojiatun National Army in one fell swoop, and won three victories in Jiangnan.
Throughout the three operations in the south of the Yangtze River, the Northeast Army of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army wiped out the enemy's new 1 army, the 38th Division 1 regiment, and the new 30th Division 1 regiment was connected with a peace preservation corps. Destroy the enemy's 7 1 Army's 88th Division and 2 companies of the Army's directly affiliated engineering barracks, 5 companies of the trench battalion, the communication battalion 1 company and a field hospital; Defeat the 87th Division, annihilate one battalion of its 260th Regiment, and annihilate two companies of the 66th Regiment of the 22nd Division of the New Sixth Army. A total of more than 5250 people were killed, captured and wounded/kloc-0, which won a great victory.
Three wars in the south of the Yangtze River effectively cooperated with our army to defend the Linjiang River and persisted in the struggle of the barbarians. In the battle, Manchuria and Manchuria cooperated closely, successfully crushing the enemy's attempt to "attack the north first, and the south attacked the north", forcing the enemy to stop its strategic attack, from attack to defense, and our army from passive to active, thus reversing the whole war situation in Northeast China, enhancing the people's confidence in victory in Northeast China and laying the foundation for the upcoming strategic counterattack.
Lin Biao later said: We should dare to fight the battle of disobeying orders, just like Zhong Wei disobeyed orders three times in Kaoshantun. "Under the decision of Lin Biao," East General Manager "ordered the whole army to reward 2 vertical and 5 divisions. The telegram said, "When the enemy's 88th Division retreated from the mountain, the 5th Division immediately went into battle automatically. On the same day, the enemy of a company in Shannan was wiped out, and later the enemy of five companies in Shannan was wiped out alone. The enthusiasm and mobility of this kind of fighting is worthy of praise and development. "
/kloc-at the beginning of 0/948, Zhong Wei was promoted to the commander of the 12th column by the commander of the 5th Division in Lin Biao. According to research, in the whole system of the four fields, Zhong Wei was the only one who was directly promoted from a teacher to a column commander (commander)-this shows Lin Biao's deep love for Zhong Wei. Liu Zeng, the former deputy chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region and his old comrade-in-arms, recalled: Every siege will win. General Zhong Wei was in a good mood and waved his hand at Linchi. All of them were sealed by the XX Department and ordered to be distributed to soldiers. After the enemy city fell, wherever there were guns, ammunition, food and materials, there was a seal of "XX captured". The neighboring army refused to accept it and sued Dongye headquarters. General Zhong Wei plausibly said: "There is a seal to prove it!" On one occasion, the note also posted two ammunition trucks passing by the Dongye headquarters. In the dispute between the two sides, Zhong Wei came to help, "What is yours and what is mine! They are all eight routes, all of which are against the Kuomintang. " With this sentence, the people of the 5 th division unloaded the car. Liu Ru said emotionally that fighting with General Zhong Wei would not hurt.
According to records, in the northeast battlefield, there was such a thing: Zhong Wei led troops to conquer Wenjiatai and captured a large number of enemies. Most officers of the Kuomintang army disguised themselves as soldiers and hid among them. Zhong Wei ordered the assembled prisoners to run, and all the stragglers were arrested and questioned. Sure enough, most of the officers left behind were officers, and Chen Lin Da, commander of the New Fifth Army of the Kuomintang, was among them.
Zhong Wei likes eating, drinking and playing. Everywhere, there is nothing to "chew the valley" (Northeast dialect, that is, "eat"). From famous wines and dishes to various famous specialties, Zhong Wei has to taste a round belly. After the war, I handed over the troops to the political commissar and deputy division commander and went back to Harbin to dance. Seeing the teacher come back, the cadres and soldiers knew that there was going to be a war. Because of this, he received a lot of criticism.
1955 when conferring the title, many generals took the initiative to ask for the title opposite, but some people thought that their rank was underestimated. It is no wonder that according to the relevant regulations of the central government at that time, there was still a big difference between rank and first-class treatment, so some people came out to reflect their own situation. To this end, Mao Zedong joked that "men have tears and don't flick, but they haven't been named!"
In fact, Wang Bicheng and Wang Jinshan, who were rated as Lieutenant General, and Zhong Wei, who was rated as Major General, were the most violent at that time.
Zhong Wei's highest position in the Red Army period was the director of the political department of the division, and he was promoted quickly in the War of Liberation. He is the commander of the Twelve Columns in the Four Fields, on an equal footing with Huang Yongsheng. Later, he served as the commander of the 49th Army in the Four Fields, and was the same age as Liang Xingchu. So, when he feels depressed, he scolds people (it is said that he claimed to hang the medal on the dog's tail). After Mao Zedong knew it, Lin Biao was so angry that he called Zhong Wei for a meal. In fact, Mao Zedong is also aware of Zhong Wei's low ranking evaluation. Therefore, the use of Zhong Wei has always been determined according to the standards of lieutenant generals and even generals. His post of Chief of Staff of the Beijing Military Region is the name of Mao Zedong Point, and it is also a good example of low-order and high-order. Zhong Wei was born with a strong will, dare to be true and dare to stick to the truth; At an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission after the 1959 Lushan meeting, Zhong Wei once again "disobeyed orders" and "showed his sword" in a "battle" where his sword was not seen, which attracted everyone's attention and once again became the focus of attention; However, in that special era when right and wrong were reversed, in this special battlefield without smoke, he failed, and he failed miserably! With Barton's similar personality, he is not as lucky as Barton, after all, the environment is different!
1On August 22nd, 959, the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission opened, exposing and criticizing Peng and Huang Kecheng, and eliminating their "pernicious influence" in the army for 30 years; On the third day of the meeting, Wu, Lin Biao's best friend and then political commissar of the Air Force, took the lead in speaking: "Here, I want to ask Peng for blood debts." As soon as a word came out, the audience was surprised. Wu went on to say: "It was he who owed a blood debt to a legion soldier on the way to the Long March and personally killed the company commander of a legion."
Lin Biao was overjoyed and made an angry look and said, "He can't wait to eat an army at once! Kill them all! Because the First Legion was founded and led by Chairman Mao himself. " There was a dead silence in the venue, and no one thought that lies would come out so generously.
Zhong Wei couldn't sit still for such a rumor. He raised his voice and said loudly, "It's totally out of thin air. This is misleading people! Shoot that cadre. Were you there? I was here, I did, and Teacher Peng was not here. He doesn't know about it! "
Zhong Wei coughed and said, "That's when we attacked Loushanguan. The troops rushed halfway up the mountain, and the enemy opened fire on the mountain, which hindered our progress. The man ran away from the battle and pulled several soldiers to revolt, and was caught by the army. If he was my subordinate, I would have shot him! Because I am a member of the Legion, I tried it first and asked what to do if Luo Ruiqing was present. He is a member of the legion! Luo Ruiqing also said that battlefield discipline was enforced. At that time, the gun barrel was red, so I left it to you. What did you do? Even if I gave it to you, S, you would have ordered the shooting! If we don't kill him, he will kill us in turn! "
Having said that, Zhong Wei remembered that the General Assembly had criticized Huang Kecheng for "embezzling gold", and he continued excitedly: "I can't testify that Huang Kecheng embezzled gold. I'm Huang Kecheng's brigade commander, not the logistics minister. I don't know how much money I have, regardless of finance. But I want to ask, so much gold is not a small amount. You have to be pulled by a car to go. Where is Huang Can Ke Cheng? "
At some point, Zhong Wei's inner worries and resentment suddenly poured out: "I see, now some people have ulterior motives, pull old scores from history, create troubles, provoke the relationship between the First Army Corps and the Third Army Corps, and do harm to others. He is good at gloating! It is said that General Peng's "Military Society" has been announced. I really don't know where this club is. If there is, then I am also a member of this club, take me to shoot! "
The more he talked, the more excited he became, and finally he shouted; Zhong Wei's speech was silently praised by many people present: in people's wet eyes, the little Zhong Wei suddenly became tall and burly, imposing.
The venue was in chaos, and people were talking about it ... Lin Biao was speechless, and Xiao Hua ordered two armed soldiers to drive Zhong Wei out on charges of "disturbing the venue".
Zhong Wei, the god of war with high prestige in the army, disappeared, and Zhong Wei began to lose his freedom and never returned to his beloved green barracks. A few years later, Mao Zedong accidentally asked about Zhong Wei's situation, which naturally turned the Zhong Wei case around, but he couldn't go back to the army and was sent to Anhui as the deputy director of the Agriculture Department.
Zhong Wei's rhetoric touched Peng, who was in trouble at that time. It is really the wind that knows the grass, and the fire sees the real gold; Ten years later, Peng was critically ill in prison. According to the keeper's records, Zhong Wei's name appeared in Peng Wilder's last mumbling. Zhong Wei is from Pingjiang, Hunan. In the late 1970s, his hometown Pingjiang County Committee wrote a letter to Zhong Wei, who was already working in the local area. The letter said, "Mr. Zhong, your cousin stole a cow and we sentenced him to five years in prison. If you have any complaints, we can change this sentence. "
Without thinking, Zhong Wei made a long-distance call to the county party committee leaders. He said righteously, "Of course I have a problem. Please change it to seven years. I'll see who dares to intercede." According to people in my hometown, after the death of General Zhong Wei, his ashes were buried in the garden of his hometown, and his cousin knelt in front of his grave and cried, "Brother, I'm sorry for you, I blacked you out ..."
When Zhong Wei's eldest son, Zhong Lailiang, was eight months old, Zhong Wei left his hometown and embarked on the revolutionary road. After a lapse of 20 years, that is,1July, 949, Zhong Wei led the troops to Changsha and specially sent people to Pingjiang to pick up his son. The father and son didn't say a few words. It is reported that the enemy has come with an army. Zhong Wei jumped up happily and said, "I'm afraid I didn't give my son a present."
Three days later, Zhong Wei led his troops to eat the Kuomintang army. He rushed back to his son and said, "son, dad sent you an army."
Zhong Lailiang pouted and said, "Dad, I want to find a job in Changsha."
Zhong Wei a listen to leng, he felt from the heart owe the child too much, but he can't give the child a job, why should he specialize in children? So he said, "I see you, you are a farmer." Go home. "
Zhong Lailiang also listened to his father. Since then, he has been farming honestly, interacting with crops all his life, and never touched his father's light again.
Zhong Wei likes his granddaughter Shuixia very much, so after recovering from treatment, he took her to Beijing to study. When I graduate from high school, my granddaughter will go back to Pingjiang. He is unwilling to give it up. Shuixia said, "Grandpa, I won't leave if you find me a job in Beijing."
He said: "Go back and take the exam yourself, don't go through the back door, shameless. I hate corrupt people the most. If you give me a machine gun, I will make them all stand up. "
On the day when his granddaughter left Beijing, the veteran covered his face with a handkerchief and shed tears drop by drop. After Shuixia returned to her hometown in Pingjiang, she was admitted to the local normal school and wrote to him.
He was so happy that he immediately wrote back to congratulate him-"Good boy, you have won a great victory, and grandpa will go back to celebrate for you."
The youngest grandson, Zhong Shesheng, was a soldier in Heilongjiang, and his demobilization could have been arranged in Harbin. The child couldn't restrain his inner excitement and wrote to his grandfather Zhong Wei. Unexpectedly, Zhong Wei wrote a letter to Sun Zijun's leader and said in a commanding tone: "Let him go home and do a good job."
Zhong Shesheng, who came home, became more and more angry. He and his brother went to Beijing to find grandpa to work. Zhong's right face is hard to let go. Yong Yang, Zhong Wei's old partner and former commander of the Beijing Military Region, said to him, "Leave these two grandchildren to me and let them choose their own jobs in Beijing." Zhong Wei said: "Lao Yang, don't worry about it, let them become talents themselves." Then he said to his two grandchildren, "I think you are farmers." Go home and do a good job in agriculture with dad. " Remember, don't mention my name easily, don't compete with others for fame and gain, don't quarrel with others, and don't do bad things. "
Integrity, remain uncorrupted; Zhong Wei has never taken care of any children or relatives in his life, but he has arranged jobs for two people: one is his security guard and the other is his nanny.
1980, 1980 On February 24th, the Central Military Commission issued a document for Zhong Wei's rehabilitation to the Beijing Military Region: "With the approval of the central authorities, Zhong Wei, chief of staff of the Beijing Military Region Command, left his post to rest, and was classified as administrative level 7, and was paid by the regular corps (the salary will be implemented from the date of publication)." Later, he was promoted to the deputy treatment of the military region. After the rehabilitation, General Zhong Wei reported to the Military Commission and asked for a mountain. At that time, his old chief, Huang Kecheng, advised him: "You just stay where you are, and I will come to you when there is another war." Since then, General Zhong Wei's health has gone from bad to worse, and he can't afford to get sick. /kloc-0 died on April 24th, 984.
Zhong Wei's will is only a few simple lines, but it is very touching: "... after I die, my children and grandchildren can live on their own. I don't owe anything myself. My TV and refrigerator were given to the party as party dues-in addition, my guards and the nanny who cooked were very active and had a poor life. Please take good care of them. Goodbye, comrades. " Before he died, Zhong Wei told the children about the Art of War and sang Three Disciplines and Eight Notices.
History will always remember this "Barton of China"-a good general who is brave, good at fighting, upright and lovely, and honest.