Chapter 74 Han Xianchu

In the 1970s, Sino-US relations had just been normalized. One day, a special guest came to Wujiazuizi Village, Xinji Town, Hong'an County, Hubei Province.This guest is the well-known Lieutenant General Van Fleet, who served as the commander of the US Eighth Army during the Korean War.He commanded the United Nations Army to fight the famous Battle of Shangganling. On the Korean battlefield, General Van Fleet was dismissed and returned home due to defeat.After more than 20 years, the old man came here to learn about the Chinese general who defeated him. He wanted to see what kind of water and soil raised this magical Chinese general.

He saw a poor little village, a very poor little village. "Unexpectedly, the general was born in such a poor place!" It is said that the American general sighed and left quietly. I really don't know what kind of mood this American general was at that time. This village is the hometown of the fierce general Han Xianchu. General Han Xianchu, born in 1913 in Hong'an, Hubei, was born in a poor peasant family, and his family was extremely poor.Although he didn't go to any school, but in Mao Zedong's words, he learned to fight in the war, and after a long period of war, he was trained to be used to fighting.

General Han Xianchu was famous for his boldness. After the founding of New China, one year the Central Military Commission held a meeting in Guangzhou to approve the army's combat regulations. When discussing the section "Preserve yourself and destroy the enemy", Han Xianchu said: "Put the destruction of the enemy first, and save yourself second." Participants hesitated. Han Xianchu said: "Only by actively destroying the enemy can we effectively preserve ourselves, and sometimes we have to actively sacrifice ourselves in exchange for the victory of destroying the enemy. You write it down, and I will be responsible for any problems." Later, the Central Military Commission adopted the general's opinion.

Han Xianchu was the deputy commander of the 12th Corps of the Fourth Field Army under Lin Biao's command and the commander of the 40th Army.He served as the deputy commander of the Volunteer Army during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. After returning to China, he served as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region for a long time. He never forgot to liberate Taiwan and prepared to liberate Taiwan every day. In October 1947, during the surprise attack on Weiyuan Fort, the political commissar adopted steady tactics and planned to destroy a nearby enemy regiment first, while Han Xianchu wanted to attack a long-distance enemy division to "black tiger out his heart".Unable to argue, the last two sets of plans were reported together, and Lin Biao called back: "Implement according to the plan of the first Chu."

After being captured, the division commander of the Kuomintang repeatedly sighed: "Your army dares to send out surprise soldiers, and the tiger digs out its heart. It is really amazing! Admire! Admire!" Some people who are familiar with Han Xianchu said that whenever the battle came to a critical moment, Han Xianchu's eyes would turn red, and he would often go straight to the front with a pistol to supervise the battle. He was like an angry lion, and no one could stop him.