Why were so many war heroes from Sichuan during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea?

The troops to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea are decided by the central authorities.

The cadres at all levels of the Sichuan Army (15th Army) want to compete with the Americans and exercise themselves and their troops. The fighting mood of the troops is very high. At that time, the Southwest Bureau did not specify who would go and who would not go. At the meeting the next day, the political commissar Deng agreed that 15 troops would be transferred from the southwest to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In order to accomplish this arduous and glorious task, at the swearing-in meeting of the army, Qin Jiwei took the lead in taking the oath: if he doesn't make the hero list, he will paint the martyr monument.

Nie Jifeng, then political commissar of the 45th Division of the 15th Army, recalled that when the 15th Army left Sichuan, there were many people who signed up to join the Volunteers. According to the number of troops, it was impossible to recruit all these people into the 15th Army. At that time, the local government also sent a group of backbones to supplement the troops. These backbones and soldiers were all excellent, and they were the best children of Bashu. It can be said that the Sichuan elder gave his best son to Qin Jiwei. Therefore, in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, especially in the Battle of Shangganling, there were many Sichuan-born fighting heroes and heroes in the 15th Army.

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China-DPRK commemoration

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