In modern history, Guangxi has a fierce folk style and famous generals, occupying a very important position in modern history. It can be said that when talking about the history of the Republic of China, the Gui warlords in Guangxi are a topic that cannot be avoided. During the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Gui Army's Xiao Yong and Good War were also famous far and wide, and it was called the most effective Chinese unit. Including during the Liberation War, the performance of the Gui Army was also quite outstanding, and it successively won the praise of Su Yu, deputy commander of the East China Field Army, and Liu Shuai, commander of the Central Plains Field Army.
It can be seen that the people of Guangxi are fierce, and the Gui army is brave and good at war, which is known to the whole world. At the same time, in modern history, Guangxi is also a province with many famous generals. So let's take a look at Guangxi, which five famous generals have made contributions to resisting the invaders and are called the five famous generals of Guangxi who are national heroes.
Feng Zicai, a native of Qinzhou, Guangxi, was a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty. Presumably, everyone knows that in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt, the traitors were in charge, and the people did not have a good life. In addition, the Western powers are eyeing the Qing Dynasty, such as Britain, France, Japan, and the Netherlands, all of which have their eyes on this eastern power. As the saying goes, backwardness means being beaten, because of the backwardness of the Qing Dynasty, in the war against the Western powers, it was repeatedly defeated, and if it was defeated, it could only pay compensation for the land.
It is in the face of the shelling of the Western powers that the Qing Dynasty, which once seized the world with machetes and bows and arrows, has now become a flock of sheep to be slaughtered. It was also in this context that the famous Guangxi general Feng Zicai led the Guangxi Border Defense Army to resist the invaders and the French army in 1885, and won the great victory of Zhennanguan. This battle was a relatively successful battle in the campaigns launched against the aggressors in China's modern history. Veteran General Feng Zicai, a pioneer soldier, the Black Flag Army was brave and good at fighting, and dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the invaders.
Liu Yongfu, a native of Guangxi, was also a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty, and was the leader of the anti-Qing Black Banner Army, a local armed force that was brave and good at war, and because of his dissatisfaction with the corruption of the Qing Dynasty, he rose up against the Qing Dynasty. The Black Flag Army won many battles with the Qing army, and was later recruited by Feng Zicai to become a Qing army. Especially in the Battle of Zhennanguan in the Sino-French War, the Black Flag Army, under the leadership of Liu Yongfu, became a powerful force in this battle. It can be said that the Qing Dynasty was able to achieve the great victory of Zhennanguan, and Liu Yongfu, the leader of the Black Flag Army, was indispensable.
Liu Yongfu is not only a famous anti-French general, but also a famous anti-Japanese general. In 1894, Liu Yongfu led the Black Flag Army to Taiwan to resist Japan. Although this defensive war ended in failure, Liu Yongfu can still be regarded as a national hero who defended his family and country.
Bai Chongxi, a native of Guilin, Guangxi, was a prominent figure in the Republic of China period and the third largest figure of the Gui warlords, and was regarded as a little Zhuge Because of his outstanding military talents. At the same time, he also has a resounding title "God of War". Please note that this title was not given to him by the Chinese, but by the Japanese. During the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Bai Chongxi put forward the strategic principle of accumulating small victories into big victories, exchanging space for time, launching guerrilla warfare, cooperating with regular warfare, and using China's mountains and rivers to block the enemy and consume the enemy.
In the battles in which he participated in the command, Bai Chongxi put forward very suggestive opinions in the Battles of Songhu, Wuhan, Xuzhou, Taierzhuang, Changsha, and other battles, dealing a heavy blow to the arrogance of the aggressors, and was a famous general of the War of Resistance who contributed to the victory of the War of Resistance.
Li Zongren, a native of Guilin, Guangxi, was also the leader of the Gui warlords. He once joined forces with Huang Shaohu and Bai Chongxi to defeat the Guangxi warlord Lu Rongting and became the leader of the New Gui clan. In his lifetime, Li Zongren experienced the Northern Expedition War, the warlord scuffle, the Jiang-Gui War, the Central Plains War, especially during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and Li Zongren of the Gui clan can be regarded as a famous general of the War of Resistance against the invaders and defending the country. The famous Battle of Taierzhuang was commanded by Li Zongren, which annihilated more than 20,000 enemy personnel, dealt a heavy blow to the invaders, and greatly boosted the morale of the War of Resistance. Including the subsequent Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Suizao, Henan and other large-scale battles against the invaders were all commanded by Li Zongren, who was definitely a national hero who resisted the invaders.
Liao Lei, a native of Luchuan, Guangxi, was the first general under Bai Chongxi. Maybe the fame is not as good as Bai Chongxi, Li Zongren and others. However, Liao Lei was a real famous general of the War of Resistance, the Battle of Songhu, he led the Seventh Army and the 48th Army to the Songhu Battlefield to fight with the Japanese. In this large-scale battle, Liao Lei commanded the Gui army to annihilate more than 6,000 enemy troops. After that, he led his troops to cut off the Japanese communication line in the Dabie Mountains, and used the terrain in the Huangmei and Guangji areas to block the invaders and deal a heavy blow. Unfortunately, The Talent of Heavenly Envy was such a famous general in the War of Resistance, who died of illness in October 1939.