The anti-war film and television drama "Bright Sword" has won the love of many audiences since its premiere, and it is still an unmatched classic work in the hearts of many military fans. Some of the character archetypes in the play have also received extra attention, such as General Zhong Wei, who is both one of Li Yunlong's prototypes and Ding Wei's main prototype.
In 1955, it was the first military rank system in China. However, the motherland's great shores and rivers and mountains, the millennium of hard work, and the countless famous generals in our country have all been able to become famous in history after undergoing the tempering of war. Therefore, the first military rank evaluation, from the selection of candidates to the rating, is a huge project. It is worth mentioning that although many generals also submitted applications for voluntary reduction in that year, some people were angry because they were dissatisfied with being rated as major generals, and Zhong Wei was the latter.
Zhong Wei was born on October 26, 1911, in Pingjiang, Hunan. He joined the Communist Youth League at the age of 17 and joined the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army at the age of 19, passing the test in just one month and becoming a full party member. And Zhong Wei, who is full of ambition, is also a very personality, a strong person, and the strength on his body has a fight with the "Wang Crazy" Wang Jinshan. One of his old comrades-in-arms once lamented: If you fight with Zhong Wei, you will not suffer losses! It can be seen that his military ability has been recognized by his comrades-in-arms and subordinates.
Since joining the Red Army in 1930, he has demonstrated his military talents at Jinggangshan. From accompanying the army on the Long March, to participating in the Eastern and Western Expeditions, to provoking the main officers of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and then leading the troops to fight guerrillas, and then to various battles during the Liberation War, Zhong Wei used his wit and tenacity, did not fear death, repeatedly made battle achievements, and made important contributions to the liberation cause of the Chinese people, so he was honored as China's "General Patton".
The period of the Liberation War was an important stage for Zhong Wei to display his military talents, and he also received Lin Biao's attention for this, and Promoted Zhong Wei, who was only the commander of the division at that time, to commander of the general brigade. He then served as the commander of the 49th Army of the Fourth Field Army, which belonged to the rank of regular army cadre, so Zhong Wei felt that he deserved the rank of lieutenant general. But I didn't think about it, he was just a major general.
In addition, after learning that two of his subordinates who had been the commander of the 49th Army had been awarded the rank of lieutenant general, the angry zhong Wei scolded and grinned for several days and threatened to "hang the medal on the dog's tail." At that time, the matter reached Mao Zedong's ears, and he immediately asked someone to criticize Zhong Weihao.
However, there is one thing to say, although Zhong Wei is only a major general, he has always held the position of lieutenant general, which is a proper low-ranking high-ranking match. And all this Mao Zedong has always known, Zhong Wei to serve as the chief of staff of the Capital Military Region, in fact, at his behest.
Although Zhong Wei was short-tempered, he was still conscientious after the founding of the People's Republic of China and adhered to the nature of being upright and upright. In the late 1970s, his cousin was caught stealing cattle in his hometown and sentenced to five years in prison by the county party committee of his hometown. Originally, he did not know about this matter, or the county party committee of his hometown took the initiative to write to inform him, asking him if he had an opinion on such a verdict.
"Of course there is..." Zhong Wei had no opinion on this, but instead of trying to excuse his cousin, he applied to change his sentence for seven years. It is said that after Zhong Wei's death, he cried for a long time in front of his tomb, and what he kept saying was: "I'm sorry, I smeared you..."
Zhong Wei was also a man who could not rub sand in his eyes, and in 1959 Peng Dehuai was framed, saying that he personally killed a company commander of the First Army during the Long March. The other side also took advantage of this to add oil and vinegar, saying that Peng Dehuai was eager to kill all the people in the first legion. Zhong Wei listened to these words, was so angry that he did not fight, and directly responded in a loud voice: "It is completely out of nothing..." Then he detailed the real causes and consequences of the matter, bluntly saying that the company commander himself was greedy for life and afraid of death, and wanted to escape in the wartime, and also pulled other fighters to rebel against the water.
In short, he felt that the company commander should be killed, and he also admitted that he had shot the man. He also said that Peng Dehuai was not present at the time, and he did not even know about it. After saying this, the venue was completely chaotic. After saying that it is not enough, Zhong Wei also listed a number of examples, all just to prove that some people have ulterior motives.
Seeing that Zhong Wei was getting more and more excited the more he talked, Xiao Hua had no choice but to order the guards to take him out of the venue. After learning of Zhong Wei's righteous words at the venue, Peng Dehuai felt a lot of emotions in his heart, although Peng Dehuai's situation was not changed, he was grateful to Zhong Wei in his heart. Even when he was dying, he murmured Zhong Wei's name in his mouth.
Although I don't know if Zhong Wei thought about the consequences he might face when he spoke out at the venue, he dared to tell the truth in the special environment at that time, and indeed had to be admired. And even if he did not return to the barracks he loved and was sent to a local post, he was still honest and honest.
In his lifetime, he only opened the "back door" for two people, one was his guard and the other was his nanny. It was one of his three last wishes, but only in the hope that the organization would give them proper care. The other two were to inform the party that he did not have to pay him a supplementary salary, because he felt that his children and grandchildren could already live on their own; the other was that he wanted to give the party TV dramas and refrigerators at home in exchange for membership fees. In addition, he stressed that he did not have to hold a memorial service...
Remembering history, people will always remember this Chinese "General Patton", remember his bravery and good fighting, dare to act, dare to tell the truth!