Dawn Brigade -- A Chronicle of the Battles of the People's Liberation Army's Twenty-first Army: A Chronicle of the Battles of the People's Liberation Army's Twenty-first Army

Author: Song Tianquan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Song Tianquan, a native of Pucheng, Shaanxi, joined the army in February 1976 and held positions such as vehicle recruit, squad leader, platoon leader, political instructor, assistant, training base director, deputy battalion commander, and director. He has published poetry, prose, reportage, and professional papers, with published works in his field. Wang Zengqi, a native of Huaxian, Shaanxi, graduated from the Journalism Department of the School of Journalism and Communication at Shaanxi Normal University in 2001 and joined the army. He has published over 100 novels, essays, and news articles. He has edited books such as Zebra Crossing, Getting Closer to Lei Feng, Lei Feng Phenomenon, and Where Does the U.S. Army Deploy?. Tan Penggao, a native of Jingning, Gansu, graduated from the Chinese Department of Northwest Normal University in Gansu in 2001 and joined the army. He has published over 100,000 words of novels, news, and essays. The Twenty-first Army is a heroic force with a glorious revolutionary history and fine traditions. During the Land Revolution period, the predecessor of this army, the Red 28th Army, faced more than 56 regiments' "suppression" in an environment of no food and no external support, employing flexible strategic tactics to endure three years of guerrilla warfare in the Ehuai-Henan-Anhui border region. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the various units of this army, in the face of national crisis and the urgent threat of war, firmly implemented the Party's correct decision on the national united front for resistance against Japan, conducted guerrilla warfare in enemy territory, advanced eastward, and fired the first shots against Japan at Jiangjiahe. During the War of Liberation, this army, in major battles and campaigns such as the Shangdang Campaign, defending Yan'an, the bloody battle for Menglianggu, besieging and capturing Jinan, fighting for control of the Central Plains, the Huaihai Campaign, and the thousand-li pursuit to Hangzhou and the liberation of Zhoushan, showed no fear of strong enemies, excelled in both offense and defense, and achieved immortal merits. In 1952, this army participated in several major battles in the later stages of the Korean War. This is a grand epic that reflects the blood and fire journey of this army during the war years.