Chinese suffered only during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Chinese himself, and suffered aggression and humiliation. Under such circumstances, countless people with lofty ideals have emerged, who have taken on the heavy responsibility of saving the country, and with their efforts, China has ushered in victory. Compared with them at that time, we are much happier in peacetime.
In the course of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there was such a general, who was once a member of the Kuomintang and did not want to withdraw from the anti-Japanese front, so he led his troops to break away from the Kuomintang and eventually became the founding general of New China and the last founding general to die, and he was Lu Zhengcao.
Born in 1904 in a peasant family in Haicheng, Liaoning Province, Lü Zhengcao witnessed the burning and looting of the Japanese army from an early age, and was filled with righteous indignation, determined to become a soldier when he grew up, defeated the invaders, and changed his name to "Zhengcao".
In 1922, at the age of 18, he joined the Northeast Army under Zhang Xueliang. In 1925, after graduating from the Northeast Lecture Hall, he always followed Zhang Xueliang's side, and in 1929 he became the chief of the Staff Office of the Northeast Army. In 1932, he led his troops to the Rehe area and participated in the anti-Japanese war. His heart was full of hatred for the enemy, and he tried his best to fight on the battlefield, and it was also at this time that he became acquainted with Sun Zhiyuan and others, and he was very much in favor of our party's anti-Japanese propositions.
In 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing, Lü Zhengcao led his troops to fight with the Japanese army at Yongding River, Meihua Town, and Banbi Village, and later the Kuomintang was defeated and retreated, and Jiang Ordered the army to withdraw from the anti-Japanese front, but Lü Zhengcao was unwilling. So he called an emergency meeting and made his decision clear. He believes that as a Chinese, when the motherland is in danger, it should stand up and not be afraid of power, otherwise, the situation in China will only become more severe. At present, we have only one way to go, and that is to continue to advance and fight like the Red Army.
It was also from this moment that Lü Zhengcao officially broke away from the ranks of the Kuomintang and joined the ranks of the Communist Party of China. It was changed to the "People's Self-Defense Army" and worked together with the Communist army for the victory of the motherland.
In 1940, Lü Zhengcao was hailed as a "model of the War of Resistance". In the same year, he also participated in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, annihilating thousands of Japanese troops.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he has also been continuously dedicating himself to the cause of China's railways. In 1946, Lü Zhengcao was appointed director of the Northeast Railway General Bureau. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was the deputy commander of the Railway Corps, involved in the country's military transportation and railway construction. In 1962, Lü Zhengcao became acting minister of the Ministry of Railways. Lu Zhengcao has been working in the railway industry for 17 years, and he has worked hard for the railway cause in New China. In 1977, he became a member of the Central Military Commission.
At the 1955 Ceremony, he was awarded the rank of Founding General. In 2009, Lü Zhengcao died in Beijing at the age of 106, the last general to die in New China and the longest-lived general.
Although his life has come to an end, his contribution will not dissipate with the passage of time, and we will always be grateful and admired for him.