Fighting Hero Liu Hongwa

Liu Hongwa, a native of Maojin Village, Pinglu County, was born in December 1923. Her family was a middle-class farmer and she had a high school education. In August 1945, he joined a regiment of the Taiyue Third Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and served as the spy company commander. Joined the Communist Party of China on November 1, 1949. He successively served as the reconnaissance squad leader of the special agent company of the 65th regiment of the 22nd brigade of the Sixth Column of North China of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the deputy platoon leader and deputy company commander of the reconnaissance company of the 533rd regiment of the 178th division of the 60th Army, the chief of staff of the reconnaissance unit of the 533rd regiment of the Western Sichuan Military Region, and the armed forces minister of Jiangbei District, Chongqing City, etc. job.

Liu Hongwa repeatedly made outstanding achievements in the great Chinese People's Liberation War and is known as a courageous hero. In July 1947, the armies of Liu (Bocheng) and Deng (Xiaoping) launched the Battle of Southwest Shandong. Chiang Kai-shek was stretched thin and transferred two regiments of the Reorganized 10th Division and the 206th Division of the Youth Army guarding Yuncheng to reinforce Southwest Shandong. When the two groups passed through Zhangcunyuan in Pinglu, Liu Hongwa was ordered to capture "live tongues" from them to learn about the situation. In order to catch the "living tongue", Liu Hongwa pretended to be a farmer cutting grass, holding a sickle in one hand and a basket in the other. Putting many grenades in the basket, they climbed over two ditches from the army station to near Zhangcunyuan Highway and pretended to cut grass. He watched the Kuomintang troops walking past in rows, some wearing their hats crookedly, some holding their guns backwards, walking in no formation. Seeing this scene, Liu Hongwa felt that the opportunity had come. Suddenly, a man who looked like an army officer asked Liu Hongwa sideways, "Hey! What do you do?" He replied, "Cutting grass." He then asked, "Is there any water to drink?" He replied, "There is some in the village ahead." He asked again, "Is there any water to drink?" "Did you see any troops passing by?" He replied, "Yes, they just passed by." These people walked lazily. Liu Hongwa condescendingly threw 3 grenades. Amidst the explosion, several people fell into the abyss with their guns. In the thick smoke, Liu Hongwa ordered in a leader's tone: "One platoon to cover, two platoons to pursue!" He jumped to the Kuomintang army with a few steps. In front of him, he grabbed a submachine gun and pointed it at the Kuomintang army who had not yet woken up, saying: "Put your hands up, hand over the gun and not kill!" Except for the injured, all 22 Kuomintang soldiers handed over their guns and unloaded their guns according to Liu Hongwa's order. Shuan, carrying the gun, left the road and went down the hillside.

Liu Hongwa, 3 grenades caught 22 "living tongues". The head of the army learned from "Living Tongue" that the student soldiers formed by the Kuomintang's reorganized 10th Division and the Youth Army's 206th Division were afraid of being frustrated in Zhongtiao Mountain, so they were escorted by the 248th Regiment of the Regular Army to Taiyangdu, Pinglu, to participate in the defense of Shandong Province. Southwest Campaign. The 248th Regiment went to Pinglu and escorted the supplies back to Yuncheng. This operation provided important intelligence for the annihilation of the 248th Regiment in Zhangcunyuan.

The Party Committee of Taiyue Military Region approved Liu Hongwa to be awarded first-class merit.

In the 1948 Battle of Liberation of Linfen, Yan Xishan's defenders set up a group of group bunkers at the foot of the city's south gate, held them with fortifications, and used these fortifications to attack the People's Liberation Army's siege troops. The tunnel operations of the 65th Regiment of the 22nd Brigade of the Sixth Column of the People's Liberation Army North China were close to the city wall, but they encountered a moat and did not understand the depth and width of the moat, which greatly hindered the tunnel operations. If the tunnel work is not completed, there will be heavy casualties after the general order to attack the city is issued. In order to find out the depth and width of the moat, the regiment headquarters has organized four reconnaissances without success. At this time, the regiment leader and the soldiers were all anxious. Liu Hongwa, who was lying on the hospital bed, could no longer bear it. She suddenly sat up from the hospital bed and asked the leader to complete the reconnaissance mission. The regiment leader approved his request after deep thought, studied the reconnaissance plan with him, and assigned him a capable assistant.

Although it is already March, the wind is still biting in Linfen. In order to avoid the enemy's searchlight, Liu Hongwa took off her clothes, took a long bamboo pole and a rope tied with stones, and under the cover of the troops, she and her assistant climbed through a gap to the edge of the moat. In the direction in which they crawled, there was the roar of artillery for a while, the sound of machine guns for a while, and flares one after another. The regiment leader and comrades were worried about them. While Liu Hongwa waited for the artillery fire, her belly pressed tightly against the ground and squirmed forward inch by inch. They squirmed through the fire net, through the minefield... and used the flash of searchlights or machine guns to detect all facilities on the ground. A cannonball landed near Liu Hongwa and exploded, and the flying soil fell on Liu Hongwa. When Liu Hongwa crawled back from the reconnaissance mission, she discovered a long gash on her belly. Liu Hongwa once again won first class merit.

The regiment leader made careful arrangements based on the information provided by Liu Hongwa and others, and conquered the No. 15 bunker in one fell swoop, clearing the way for the large troops to advance. Liu Hongwa joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in August 1945 and participated in more than 100 battles by September 1950. She was awarded first-class merit five times and special merit once in battles and battles.

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