Chapter 6 The Korean War Breaks Out
Shuangxi has been promoted to become a father, which is considered the latest to have a son in the old subordinate. Others like Chen Shougai Longquan have become grandfathers long ago. Chen Zikun is also fifty years old. The eldest son Chen Bei is 30 years old and is an older young man. If he is peaceful today, he should consider the issue of having a grandson.
Although Chen Bei is lame, he is still a cadre of the People's Air Force. He earns hundreds of kilograms of millet every month. More importantly, he is the son of provincial chairman Chen Zikun. The whole family does not have to worry about food and drink as he climbs this high branch. Therefore, it is not difficult for Chen Bei to find a wife, but the difficulty lies in finding a partner who is suitable for both good looks.
There were not many women of the age in the official circle of Jiangdong, and Chen Bei's playboy was famous, so no one knew the truth dared to marry him. The children of the revolutionary cadre family and young female cadres from the military and government agencies belonged to another social circle and could not be contacted.
Once, Xia Xiaoqing said half-jokingly: "If it weren't for Liu Ting's relationship, I think his aunt would be the right candidate."
Chen Zikun said that this is definitely not possible, it is a mess of etiquette, but Liu Ma can help introduce some female classmates from Jiangda, just those with a scholarly family.
His parents were worried and hard, but Chen Bei was leisurely and leisurely. Since he installed the prosthetics made of aviation aluminum alloy, his confidence has returned. He rested on that day and drove a jeep to Liu Cunren's house to play with his aunt Liu Ma.
It was a coincidence that Lao Liu's family was greeting guests. A young man wearing glasses sat at the table in a regular manner. The blue cloth Zhongshan suit had two pens in his chest pocket, his eyes clear and slightly shy.
Liu Ma was sitting next to her, feeling a little happy and shy.
Liu Cunren's hair turned white, and she was still wearing a long gown, looking at her little daughter's boyfriend whom she brought home with a smile.
Everyone was very surprised by Chen Bei's sudden appearance. Liu Cunren smiled generously and said, "You young people should talk," and then went into the inner room. His wife came out with a teapot, and he also pulled her into it."
The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward, and Liu Ma introduced: "This is Zhang Guangyin, the editor of the newspaper, and this is Chen Bei, an instructor of the Air Force Aviation School."
Zhang Guangyin took the initiative to stretch out his hand: "I am a classmate in the Chinese Department of Jiangda. I heard Liu Ma tell you a story."
Chen Bei shook hands with him, sat down naturally, chatted casually, and then the conversation became unstoppable.
Finally, Liu Ma suddenly said: "Next Labor Day, Zhang Guangyin and I will get married. Will you come?"
Chen Bei smiled and said, "It's great. I must come. I'll be there. I'll be greeted if I need help. I have a car here."
Zhang Guangyin and Liu Ma thanked each other.
Chen Beidao: "You are discussing the wedding. I'm really frightened, so I won't bother you anymore. I'll leave first." He stood up and left. Although he was walking more quickly, he could still see that the pace of one leg was unnatural.
Suddenly, Liu Ma's eyes turned red, and she whispered to Zhang Guangyin and said to me that I would go out to see you off and walked out quickly. The yard was quiet, and the gardenia was blooming, and the fragrance was faint.
Sorry..." said Liu Ma.
Chen Bei stopped, turned around slowly, and smiled brightly: "Auntie, what are you saying? I wish you and Xiao Zhang."
On the day of the wedding, Chen Bei really came and gave him a big red envelope. The ceremony was held in the provincial party committee auditorium. If you don’t hold a banquet, you bought some peanuts, melon seeds, candy pieces, cut a big red double wedding, and hung a few red lanterns. It was simple but full of joy.
Halfway through the wedding, the arrival of a heavyweight guest surprised everyone. Amid the warm applause, Zheng Zeru, the first secretary of the provincial party committee, walked into the auditorium, shook hands with a couple cordially, and wished them to be smooth sailing on the road of marriage and forge ahead on the road of revolution.
The newlyweds were not young for three days. Secretary Zheng has always been approachable and is closer to the masses today. He asked with the courageous question: "Secretary Zheng, when will you get married?"
As we all know, Secretary Zheng delayed personal problems for the sake of revolutionary work. He was very old and still lived alone in a single dormitory.
Zheng Zeru replied with a smile: "Thank you for your concern. I have become accustomed to living alone over the years, so I won't look for it."
Everyone was in awe of awe. Secretary Zheng was the highest level, which was difficult for ordinary people to reach. What a great feeling is that he sacrificed his personal and family happiness for revolutionary work and devoted his entire life to the party and the country.
Zheng Zeru gave a notebook and two pens to the newlyweds and was invited to be the witness. The wedding was very successful and successful.
After Labor Day, Chen Bei became even more taciturn. When his family mentioned introducing him to a partner, he said that Secretary Zheng was not married, so why should I be anxious when I was only thirty years old?
A month and a half later, the Korean War broke out. The newspaper said that South Korea was rampantly attacking North Korea with the support of US imperialism. It was defeated by the brave North Korean People's Army and fought back and attacked across the 38th parallel. It took advantage of the victory to pursue it, won consecutive battles and conquered Seoul, and almost drove the US imperialist and the South Korean lackey into the sea.
The Korean War immediately attracted Chen Zikun's attention. He had a seven-light short-wave radio at home that could listen to radios all over the world. Since the beginning of the war, he has listened to BBC and the Associated Press radio every night to follow the peninsula.
The guests of Chen Mansion came again, and everyone had a keen sense of politics. After the end of World War II, the Korean Peninsula was divided by the Soviet Union and the United States. The north was a pro-Soviet regime and the south was a pro-Soviet regime. They were eyeing each other and wanted to annex each other. Now that the war finally broke out, it is unknown whether it would trigger a direct confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States and then develop into the Third World War.
In mid-September, under the command of MacArthur, the US military landed in Incheon, central North Korea, cut off the retreat route of the People's Army to the south. The North Korean army collapsed rapidly, and the war situation became dramatic. The US military was unstoppable, sweeping across northern North Korea and heading straight to the Yalu River. US fighter jets harassed our border cities several times, bombing and strafing, unscrupulous.
At the same time, the US Navy's Seventh Fleet entered the Taiwan Strait and threatened to defend Taiwan. The PLA's naval and air force was still weak, and the battle to cross the Taiwan Strait had to be suspended.
The war was covered with clouds, and the US military had already reached its doorstep. Moreover, the Northeast was China's heavy industrial base and a large granary. The Chinese people finally defeated Chiang's bandit army, and the US imperialists made a comeback and attempted to enslave the Chinese people. It was simply intolerable. For a moment, the whole country was excited and ready to go to war with the US imperialists.
One night, a rapid phone ringing sounded at the Fenglin Road official residence. It was a long-distance call from Beijing. Chen Zikun urgently called to Beijing. Chen Zikun set out overnight and flew to Beijing by a special plane. There was a special car waiting on Nanyuan Airport. After the people arrived, they drove to the General Staff.
The General Staff Office is brightly lit, loose on the outside and tight on the inside. As one of the few people in China who have a good understanding of the US military's tactics, tactics and logistics supplies, Chen Zikun was urgently summoned to provide advice on decisions by the national leaders.
Chen Zikun wrote a report of thousands of words on the plane, gave a detailed introduction to the United States' military strength, and analyzed MacArthur himself. The report was submitted to Zhongnanhai, while he faced a group of senior staff to answer questions and answer questions face to face.
The senior staff members of the Operations Department of the General Staff were all soldiers who had experienced battles. They had fought against the Japanese and Jiang bandits, but they had never fought with the American devils. They sat in the small conference room with notebooks and pens and listened to Chen Zikun's speech.
"I came in a hurry, and the preparations were not very detailed. I just talked about two aspects, one was weapons and the other was human... The United States is the most developed capitalist country, with extremely rich materials. The factories across the country are at full capacity and can supply 30 million troops, from aircraft, tanks, cars, cannons, military boots, canned dry food, and even chewing gum and condoms..." Chen Zikun talked with a chuckle below.
"Chairman Chen, we all know what you said. The Kuomintang army is a complete set of American equipment, driving a Dodge Ten-Round Card, holding a carbine, drinking Coca-Cola and eating canned ham, but it was not destroyed by us." A staff officer said, and everyone agreed.
Chen Zikun smiled: "Even the most elite Kuomintang army cannot meet the standards of ordinary US Army divisions. First of all, logistics cannot keep up. What is the ammunition projection of a standard US Army division in one volley? Who knows?"
No one answered.
"The amount of ammunition projection of the Japanese A Division is ten tons. The elite reorganized division of the Kuomintang cannot meet this standard. The US Army Division can fire fifty tons of ammunition with a volley. This is not the support of the army aviation and naval guns. When the US military fights, firepower is the first, and air control is controlled. First, use a bomb to bomb you ten times, then use a heavy artillery group to continue bombing, and finally let the tanks be put on. The opponent is often crippled without even seeing the enemy's face."
The staff members frowned deeply.
"General Chen, the information you provide is very helpful, but we believe that war depends on people, not weapons, and no matter how powerful the weapon is, someone needs to operate it. It is useless to give him a greedy enemy, no matter how powerful the tanks and cannons are, it is not useful. We have verified this in the War of Liberation. In the battle to liberate Jinan, a soldier captured an enemy of a regiment." It was the young staff member who just now put forward his unique insights.
Chen Zikun said: "You are right. This is also the second aspect I want to talk about below. People, the national character of the United States is generally rough and bold. In the early Western pioneers, women and children also picked up guns to fight against the Indians. Although the US soldiers were greedy for life and feared death and were slick, they had good basic qualities. Everyone could read, operate machinery, and dared to fight for their lives when they were stunned. During the Pacific War, the US Marine Corps and the Japanese army fought bloody battles on Iwo Jima and Gua Island, and the casualty rate was extremely high..."
The staff members recorded in their notebooks that those who can work at the General Staff are naturally not ordinary people. They can despise the enemy strategically, but they must never turn a blind eye to the enemy's advantages.
Chen Zikun continued to explain the tactical characteristics of the US military. Suddenly, the door of the small conference room was knocked gently, and an officer came in and whispered: "General Chen, Chairman wants to see you."
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