He was the fastest promoted cadet in the third phase of Whampoa, and he was able to play a good reputation, but he was captured and the first batch to be pardoned
In the Kuomintang army, most of the generals were incompetent, but there were also many who could fight, such as Wang Yaowu, whose 74th Army was known as the "Anti-Japanese Iron Army" and had good combat effectiveness.
The combat effectiveness of the army is directly related to the command level of the generals, and it is certain that Wang Yaowu's level can be ranked in the top five in the national army. He is not only very capable of fighting, but also has a relatively good personality, and is a rare "smart man" in the Kuomintang.
Wang Yaowu is also from a poor background, his father died early, the life of mother and son is very difficult, from a young age, he had to work for others for his livelihood, there were more people in contact, he learned to observe the color, very "eyesight".
In 1924, he went to Guangzhou to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy, and in November he was admitted as the third batch of cadets, because of his eyesight, he was very popular with the shangguan, and the promotion rate was faster than other students in the same period.
This was an opportunity to change his destiny, and Wang Yaowu, who was fed up with his poor days, cherished it very much, studied and practiced diligently, and the instructors and leaders of the school valued him very much, laying the foundation for future promotion.
Chen Jiongming rebelled, Wang Yaowu joined the Eastern Crusade before graduation, served as a platoon leader, then promoted to company commander, and made many military achievements in the Central Plains War, becoming a regimental commander in 1930, promoted to brigade commander in 1932, and promoted to division commander in 1934, with an astonishing rate of promotion.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Yaowu led the 51st Division to participate in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Lanfeng, and the Battle of Wanjialing, and performed so well that he was promoted to deputy commander of the 74th Army and commander of the 51st Division.
At the time of the First Battle of Changsha, he was already the commander of the 74th Army, awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and fought fiercely with the Japanese army for 3 days to retake Gao'an City. Wang Yaowu was a good old man, and he won a reward of 10,000 yuan from Old Chiang Kai-shek for winning the battle, and he said that this was the credit of all the soldiers, and he could not win the battle alone, so the money was distributed to the soldiers.
There were also those soldiers who sacrificed, Wang Yaowu paid special attention to them, paid their own money to send pensions to their families, touched the soldiers who did not sacrifice, were very loyal to him, the combat effectiveness was stronger, and the 74th Army he led almost never suffered defeat.
If there is a difficulty in any soldier's home, Wang Yaowu will do his best to solve it after knowing it, so that the soldier has no worries and can fight with all his heart. His helpful style was known to everyone in the 74th military, and later the entire Kuomintang army knew it, and he was highly rated.
He was generous to others, but he was very strict with his family, not allowed to play chess and cards, and usually dressed in a simple way, just like ordinary people.
With a good reputation, promotion is not a problem, and in 1946 he became the chairman of the Shandong provincial government, and also served as the commander of the provincial security and the commander of the Shandong military district. However, he followed the wrong person, and in the Battle of Jinan in 1948, he was captured by the People's Liberation Army and began a career as a prisoner of war.
People who have watched "Amnesty 1959" know that in the Gongdelin War Criminals Management Center, Wang Yaowu was very intelligent, actively participated in the reform, and performed very well, so in 1959 he became one of the first Kuomintang officers to be pardoned.