This person climbed the snowy mountain three times during the Long March and crossed the meadow, and was seriously wounded in the counterattack of Yangmingbao during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and survived lying in the toilet. He was awarded the rank of major general in 1955 and became the founding general, and he is still alive today, he is General Li Guang.
Li Guang, formerly known as Li Guangyu, was born in 1914 to a peasant family in Lijiagou, Shibanliang Village, Xinzheng Town, Yilong County, Sichuan Province, and when he was 6 years old, his grandfather, grandmother, father and sister died one after another. In order to support the family, mowing grass, herding cattle, carrying water, removing land... Every kind of farm work has to be learned.
In September 1933, the Red Army liberated Li Guang's hometown of New Deal, and at the age of 19, he actively asked to sign up for the Red Army. In his hometown, an armed group of young peasants soon grew to more than 400 people, and Li Guang served as the platoon leader of this independent battalion. The following year, Li Guang joined the Communist Youth League of China, and later joined the Communist Party of China, and since then he has followed the Communist Party in the revolution.
Once, during the Yangmingbao counterattack, Li Guang fought against the Japanese army, when a bullet passed through his left shoulder, hit his left jaw, and penetrated from the root of his right ear, and the blood immediately stained his uniform red. That night, the traitors attacked the regimental headquarters and the village where the wounded and sick lived with ghosts. Since the lightly wounded of the large army had been transferred during the day, only Li Guang and four or five seriously wounded remained in the village.
When the guards around him found that the enemy had entered the village, they hurriedly took a blanket to wrap Li Guang and helped him to the toilet to lie down. The enemy walked by the toilet and did not find them, and the devils killed the other wounded and sick. After the enemy left, they climbed out of the toilet, climbed over the wall and climbed the back hill, luckily escaping the disaster.
Li Guang was transferred to Yan'an General Hospital for treatment, and for two months he could not open his mouth to eat, could not speak, and after the operation was taken out of the broken bones, the wound slowly healed. After he was discharged from the hospital, he entered the Kang University Branch School to study, and after graduation, he was assigned to the Jizhong Military Region as an instructor. After he served as an instructor, he strictly managed the army, trained fiercely, and the original situation of loose discipline and poor combat effectiveness of the original personnel was greatly improved under his requirements, and became a brave and good fighting unit.
Because Of His bravery and determination in battle, Li Guang's determination and leadership, li Guang often came to the front line to command, and the troops were good at fighting hard battles, and they were very famous in the local area. The Japanese puppet army tried in every possible way to eliminate them. Organizationally, taking into account his safety, Li Guang changed his name, and the original Li Guangyu removed the word "Yu" and changed his name to "Li Guang". During the Liberation War, Li Guang participated in the battles of Baobei, Daqing Hebei, Qingfengdian, and Pingjin.
After the founding of New China, Li Guang transferred the 198th Division of the Sixty-sixth Army as the commander of the division. Soon, he was transferred to the Nanjing Military Academy to study. In July 1952, he resisted the United States and aided Korea, and participated in the Summer Offensive Campaign and the Battle of Jincheng. In 1955, Li Guang was awarded the rank of major general. In July 1982, General Li Guang retired from retirement, enjoyed the treatment of deputy corps, and now lives in Nanjing to enjoy his old age.