The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a tragic war in China's modern history, and although it was a tragic war, in this war, many famous generals who have fallen in history have emerged in China. Today we will talk about a famous anti-Japanese general, since we call him a famous anti-Japanese general, then he must have made a major contribution. Indeed, this famous anti-Japanese general once had a sensational feat, and he was Sun Liren, a famous general of the Nationalist Army.
Sun Liren was born in 1900, he is a native of Anhui, Sun Liren's family was good when he was a child, he received a systematic education, and Sun Liren was talented, and he was admitted to Tsinghua University once when he was studying. Originally, he planned to apply for the civil engineering department, but considering the situation at that time, Sun Liren switched to the military major and began to systematically study militarized management. After that, Sun Liren went to the Virginia Military School in the United States to study, and then learned western militarization ideas.
After returning to China, Sun Liren did not immediately serve the national army, but systematically participated in the military training of France, Britain and other Western countries, pondered the military ideas of Western countries, and combined with what he had learned, he developed a set of exercises suitable for Chinese training for the physique of Chinese, which was called "Sun's Exercise Code".
What made Sun Liren really shine was during the War of Resistance Against Japan. In 1937, after the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, japan always wanted to land ashore in rubber boats, because only going ashore could give the garrison a greater blow. Under the command of General Sun Liren, the defenders repelled the Japanese attack again and again, and Sun Liren personally went to the front line to fight without regard for his personal safety. In this battle, General Sun Liren was seriously injured, and he was in a coma for three days and three nights before he woke up, and Sun Liren, who had woken up, did not give up the battle, and then he participated in the defense of Wuhan.
The event that caused General Sun Liren to sensationalize the world was the Chinese Expeditionary Force entering Burma to fight, when the British army fought with the Japanese army in Burma, because the British army was not familiar with the geography of Burma, so it fell into the Japanese army. At that time, the Anglo-Burmese army was surrounded by the Japanese army in a place called Ren'an Qiang, and not only 7,000 Anglo-Burmese troops were surrounded, but also missionaries and journalists accompanying the army, totaling more than 7,500 people.
There were also several thousand Japanese troops surrounding them, while General Sun Liren had only more than a thousand soldiers on his hands. However, it was such a critical situation that General Sun Liren gave full play to his military talents, completely annihilated the Japanese army, and not only safely rescued the surrounded friendly troops, but also rescued more than 500 reporters and missionaries. This event caused a sensation around the world, and Sun Liren was also awarded the Queen's Medal of the United Kingdom. Sun Liren has been fighting the Japanese army in Burma since then, and because of his excellent military skills, he is known as the Fox of the Jungle and the Eastern Rommel.
However, after following Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan, this famous anti-Japanese general ushered in the death of his own life. In 1955, when Sun Liren was accused of plotting rebellion, Chiang Kai-shek was suspicious of ghosts, first put Sun Liren under house arrest, and relieved Sun Liren of all military powers. Until Chiang Kai-shek's death, Sun Liren was placed under house arrest by the Taiwanese side.
After Chiang Ching-kuo came to power, the Taiwan side did not give up house arrest for Sun Liren, and Sun Liren's case has been under investigation. It was not until 1988 that the investigation of the case was concluded, and the results of the investigation proved that Sun Liren had been wronged. However, at this time, Sun Liren had been under house arrest for 33 years, and he was already 89 years old, even if he had the heart to serve the country, his energy was not allowed.
It is really sad and lamentable that such an outstanding anti-Japanese general was placed under house arrest for half a lifetime on trumped-up charges.
Resources:
"Famous Anti-Japanese General Sun Liren" Liu Jingquan et al., "The Stormy Years of The Famous Anti-Japanese General Sun Liren in Taiwan"? Gao Heqi