The Red Third Army in the base area of western Hunan and Hubei was an important Red Army force led by Marshal He Long, and this unit also gave birth to many famous founding generals, such as Wang Shangrong, whom we are going to talk about today. During the agrarian revolution, Wang Shangrong participated in the revolution under the leadership of He Long, and after experiencing the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Wang Shangrong ushered in the founding of New China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Shangrong served as deputy chief of the general staff, and it is worth mentioning that not only was he himself a general, but his son was also a general. So, what is the story of Wang Shangrong?
Wang Shangrong was born in 1915 in Shishou, Hubei Province, to a poor peasant family. In his early years, Wang Shangrong once attended a private school, but eventually dropped out of school because of his family's poverty. In order to make a living, Wang Shangrong worked as an apprentice, but in that era, peasants were often exploited, and Wang Shangrong was also enough to be exploited, he began to participate in the local peasant movement, and later joined the youth league. In 1931, at the age of 16, Wang Shangrong joined the Red Army and became a soldier in the Red Third Army in Western Hunan and Hubei.
After joining the Red Army, Wang Shangrong participated in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign in the base area of western Hunan and Hubei, and under the leadership of He Long, Wang Shangrong later participated in the Long March and successfully reached northern Shaanxi. In July 1936, the Red Second Front was formally established. Wang Shangrong also joined the Red Second Front and served as the commander of the 96th Division of the 32nd Army. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wang Shangrong's unit was reorganized into the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and Wang Shangrong served as the commander of the 715th Regiment of the 358th Brigade. In 1939, Wang Shangrong went to the Base Area of Jizhong and served as the deputy brigade commander of the Independent 1st Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and it was also during this period that he met his wife.
At that time, many young people with lofty ideals from all over the country rushed to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution, to join the anti-Japanese salvation movement. After arriving in Yan'an, these intellectual youth generally enter the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to study. In 1939, Su Zhenhua, then the commander of a large brigade of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, led a large group of cadets to the base area in northwestErn Jin and came to Wang Shangrong's territory. Among these cadets was a woman named Huang Ke who served as the platoon leader of the women's team. Su Zhenhua and others deliberately introduced Huang Ke to Wang Shangrong, so they always mentioned Huang Ke in front of Wang Shangrong from time to time.
Wang Shangrong joined the revolution very early and was able to fight a good war, but he did not know anything about emotional issues, and it was not until later that others explained his intentions that he began to notice Huang Ke. In order to allow Wang Shangrong to take a closer look at Huang Ke, Su Zhenhua specially arranged for Wang Shangrong to "review" Huang Ke's troops. On that day, Wang Shangrong deliberately changed into the "semi-new clothes" he had captured and "inspected" a large team. However, after "reviewing" twice, Wang Shangrong did not see Huang Ke's appearance clearly.
Later, Su Zhenhua also found Huang Ke and took the initiative to match her with Wang Shangrong, however, Huang Ke believed that he had come to resist Japan and save the country, and his children's lovers should be put behind, so he did not agree to associate with Wang Shangrong. Later, Luo Ruiqing, the education chief of kang da, enthusiastically mediated this matter and assigned Huang Ke to work in the 120th division. After that, Wang Shangrong and Huang Ke slowly developed feelings and officially married at the end of 1939.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Shangrong participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and in 1954, he was appointed director of the Operations Department of the General Staff, and in 1955, Wang Shangrong was awarded the rank of lieutenant general and became the founding lieutenant general. Wang Shangrong continued to serve as head of the Operations Department of the General Staff until he was wrongly criticized in 1966. After being criticized, Wang Shangrong was imprisoned for a total of eight years, until he regained his freedom in 1974.
After the restoration of freedom, Wang Shangrong was appointed deputy chief of the general staff and director of the War Department, and since then he has also served as a member of the Central Military Commission and other positions, and has done a lot of basic work for the modernization and regularization of the Platon. In 2000, Wang Shangrong died of illness at the age of 85. It is worth mentioning that Wang Shangrong's son is named Wang Yungang, Wang Yungang was born in 1942, studied in the Kazakh military industry in his early years, and later served as the director of the Naval Armament Department and other positions, and was promoted to rear admiral in 1998. Both father and son are generals, and they are also a good story in the military.