In 1955, the state promulgated the Regulations on the Service of Officers and decided to award military ranks to some of the officers who had made outstanding contributions as a reward. At the ceremony, about 60,000 people received nineteen honorary medals of different grades, from "soldier" to "marshal".
Among them, a total of fifty-five generals were awarded the rank of "founding general". Almost all of these fifty-five people were generals who had participated in the agrarian revolution, the Long March, the New Fourth Army, and the Eighth Route Army.
However, there was a general named "Ulanf", who had not traveled twenty-five thousand miles of the Long March, nor was he a general of the Eighth Route Army, but he appeared on the list of "admirals". Why?
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General Ulanf had no experience in the Long March or commanding the Eighth Route Army. However, like other soldiers, he also made outstanding contributions to China's revolution and construction.
Ulanfu was born in Inner Mongolia in 1906. He spent both his childhood and adolescence in the Mongolian steppes. In 1923, at the age of seventeen, Ulan Fu came to Beiping and entered the Mongolian-Tibetan school.
Since the May Fourth Movement in 1919, Marxist ideas have spread in China, and many universities in the Beijing area are enthusiastically discussing this new idea. In the Mongolian-Tibetan school where Ulanf attended, there were also people promoting Marx's ideas.
What Ulan Fu did not expect most was that by chance, he could get to know Mr. Li Dazhao. At that time, Mr. Li Dazhao was a pioneer in the dissemination of Marxist ideas and the most solid follower of communism.
Under the influence of Mr. Dazhao, Ulanf came into contact with the Communist Manifesto. He was touched by Marx's good wishes for "communism" and "opposition to exploitation", and he also very much hoped that these great ideals could be realized in China.
So he joined the Communist Youth League very firmly, and subsequently, joined the party organization.
Less than a month after joining the party, he was sent to study at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow in the Soviet Union, preparing for the formal launch of revolutionary work. In 1929, Ulanf returned from school. Entered the party organization and held positions in the working committee set up by Simon.
At that time, the revolutionary work in China was very difficult, and the revolutionary situation in Inner Mongolia was also very grim. Due to the special geographical location and historical traditions of Inner Mongolia, there are still more feudal forces left among various tribes. They squeezed the people in Inner Mongolia and caused great trouble to the lives of the people.
In order to liberate the broad masses of the toiling people, Ulanf has been leading underground revolutionary work in Inner Mongolia. He drafted the "Letter to the Mongols of the Whole Banner of Tumut", calling on the masses to rise up and fight against the oppression of the feudal leaders.
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After the "918 Incident" in 1931, the Japanese invaded and occupied the three northeastern provinces, and in order to strengthen their rule, the invaders colluded with the Traitors to establish the puppet state of Manchukuo. The Inner Mongolia region, which borders the northeast, also became a target for the Japanese to covet and invade. He also actively mobilized the masses of the people to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance.
At that time, the prince of Inner Mongolia, King De, was a very powerful force in the Mongolian steppe. All along, he has been advocating the independence of Inner Mongolia. In 1934, with the approval of the Nanjing government, Dewang established the Mongolian local autonomous government in the Bailing Temple in Inner Mongolia, and set up a public security team to preside over the affairs of inner Mongolia.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek still adhered to the policy of suppressing the Communists" that "the outside world must first be at home", and the German king who obeyed the orders of the Nanjing government did not resist Japan. In order to gain the greatest strength and strengthen the anti-Japanese army, Ulan fu decided to persuade the King of Germany to lead the security team in Inner Mongolia to resist the Japanese.
However, the German king resolutely refused to agree to the anti-Japanese resistance. Moreover, Ulan Fu also found that in the Mongolian government of the Lark Temple, there were often Japanese spies. He suspected that the German king might defect to the Japanese army and become a traitor in Inner Mongolia. In the end, the facts also confirmed his suspicions.
On February 12, 1936, the German king established the General Headquarters of the Mongol Army and established the Japanese Advisory Department, which began to put the exchanges with the Japanese Kou in the clear. To this end, Ulanf and others decided to launch a riot to expose the true face of the German king's "traitor".
Ulan Fu and the others secretly contact the members of the security team to reveal to them the true intentions of the German king. After all the work was ready, on February 21, 1936, under the leadership of Ulan fu, Yun Jixian, Zhu Shifu and others, more than 1,000 people from the Mongolian government security team of the Bailing Temple announced their separation from the German government and joined the ranks of the anti-Japanese army.
This "Lark Temple Riot" greatly dealt a blow to the deployment of the traitor Dewang and the Japanese army. It laid the foundation for the formation of the Inner Mongolia Anti-Japanese Armed Forces. After that, Ulan fu formed the Inner Mongolia Anti-Japanese Security Brigade, and successfully sniped at the Japanese invasion many times to maintain stability in Inner Mongolia.
After the "Lugou Bridge Incident" in 1937, the Japanese Kwantung Army began to invade Inner Mongolia on a large scale. Ulan fu was appointed director of the political department of the Third Division of the National Revolutionary Army, leading the anti-Japanese work of the military and people of Inner Mongolia.
In 1941, Ulan fu was transferred to Yan'an to take up his post. After meeting him, the chairman spoke highly of his contributions to the revolutionary work in Inner Mongolia. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Ulanf was entrusted with a heavy responsibility and returned to Inner Mongolia to preside over the revolutionary work.
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In May 1947, after many discussions, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region government was finally established. This has made a great exploration and attempt to implement regional ethnic autonomy after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Ulanf was elected chairman. After that, Ulan fu led the Inner Mongolia security forces and the People's Liberation Army to counter the attack of the Kuomintang army, annihilated the remnants of feudalism, and completely liberated the Inner Mongolia region.
After the liberation of Mongolia, he led the army to participate in the Battle of Pingjin and the Battle of Liaoshen, making great contributions to the liberation of New China. Ulanf's contribution is not only reflected in the revolutionary struggle, but also in the construction of the country, he still made many outstanding contributions.
After the establishment of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region government, Ulanfu began to work on "education and cultivation". He established a number of colleges and universities in Inner Mongolia, such as Inner Mongolia Military and Political University, Inner Mongolia University, and Inner Mongolia Party School, and is committed to improving the knowledge level of the people.
Inner Mongolia's special topographical location and ethnic factors have led to many difficulties encountered in the management process. However, Ulanf has always persevered and never given up. He worked hard to reconcile ethnic relations, eliminate ethnic estrangement and strengthen national unity.
Promote the reform and development of the pastoral economy, adjust the economic structure of Inner Mongolia, preside over the establishment of the Baotou Iron and Steel Company, and promote the development of heavy industry. It can be said that the tremendous development of inner Mongolia is inseparable from the contribution made by General Ulanf.
Throughout his life, Ulanf has struggled for the liberation, construction, and reunification of the motherland. In 1955, the state awarded him the rank of "Founding General" as a reward for his contribution.
In 1988, General Ulanf, who had devoted his life to the country, died in Beijing at the age of eighty-two. The people of the country will never forget General Ulanf!