In 1974, a Kuomintang general living in Japan returned to his homeland and was cordially received by Mr. Zhu. The Kuomintang general proposed: "After a hundred years, I hope to be buried back to the motherland." Mr. Zhu nodded in agreement, and later after the death of the Kuomintang general, the ashes were returned by his family and buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.
Many people may not have heard of the name Shang Zhen, but in modern history he is famous and almost abolished the Japanese emperor system by his own efforts. Shang Zhen, a native of Baoding, Hebei Province, had his father died after birth, and his mother was forced to remarry. Shang Zhen grew up with his fourth uncle, was admitted to the Baoding Army Accelerated School at the age of 17, and joined the League after graduation, and was one of the elders of the League.
Soon after, Shang Zhen came to the Jin army and was heavily treated by Yan Xishan. In 1917, Zhang Xun followed Yuan Shikai and launched the Restoration Incident. Yan Xishan sent Shang Zhen to lead the troops and participate in the counter-rebellion. When Shang Zhen arrived, he immediately used cannons to crush the "Braid army" led by Zhang Xun in one fell swoop.
In this battle, Shang Zhen's military talent was undoubtedly revealed, and Yan Xishan was even more serious about Shang Zhen. In addition to being able to command thousands of troops and horses on the battlefield, Shang Zhen is also an expert in organizing economic development in the rear, and is a true all-rounder of culture and martial arts. In 1920, Yan Xishan merged the "Repair Institute" and the "Copper Yuan Bureau", and the Shanxi Military Craft Practice Factory (Jinjun Arsenal) was formally established, with Shang Zhen taking full responsibility for the affairs of the arsenal.
Under the leadership of Shang Zhen, this arsenal was rapidly launched, the scale of production increased rapidly, and it became the largest arsenal in North China that year. Yan Xishan is actually a "dictator", saying that he is heavy on Shang Zhen, but in fact he firmly controls Shang Zhen and lets Shang Zhen serve himself. As a patriotic soldier, Shang Zhen naturally did not want to become a pawn of the dictator, so he thought of breaking into the world by himself.
In order to prepare for the future, when Shang Zhen was in Suiyuan, he opened a military school to recruit students and strengthen the strength of his subordinates. When Shang Zhen was building an army in Suiyuan, Yan Xishan, the old fox, still felt it, and immediately issued a paper order to appoint Shang Zhen as the chairman of Shanxi Province, so that Shang Zhen's family returned to Taiyuan.
For Yan Xishan's high-pressure rule, Shang Zhen already felt that he could not adapt, and during the Central Plains War, he took his family and surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Shang Zhen led the 20th Army of the National Revolutionary Army to the anti-Japanese front. After that, Shang Zhen led his troops to participate in the War of Resistance in southern Hebei and northern Henan successively, and made immortal meritorious achievements.
In 1935, Shang Zhen was already a second-class general in the Kuomintang Army. In 1938, Shang Zhen led his troops into Jiangxi, successively serving as deputy commander of the Ninth Theater and commander of the Sixth Theater, and made great contributions to the anti-Japanese battlefields in central and southern China. In addition to his exploits in the anti-Japanese battlefield, Shang Zhen was also a genius in diplomacy, serving as the director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Chongqing Committee in 1940, leaving the battlefield of thirty years of conquest.
In 1941, Shang Zhen, as the head of the "Burma-India-Malaysia Military Expedition", went to Burma to investigate. After consulting with the Allies, a plan was drawn up for the Chinese Expeditionary Force to enter Burma, and finally Chiang Kai-shek's permission was obtained. Later, the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered Burma and fought in India, dealing a heavy blow to the Japanese army that invaded Southeast Asia, and ensuring the smooth passage of material passages in the rear areas such as the Burma Road and the Yunnan-India Highway.
At the Cairo Conference in 1943, Shang Zhen, as the chief military representative, accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to the meeting. During the meeting, General Shang Zhen's allies, General Marshall, General Stilwell, and General Chennault consulted and formulated a plan for a counter-offensive against Burma. In August 1944, Shang Zhen participated in the United Nations conference and submitted a position paper with seven opinions of the National Government, which was accepted by the United Nations.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Shang Zhen was appointed head of the delegation in Japan, and Shang Zhen took a tough attitude on the issue of holding Japanese war criminals accountable. He proposed: "Japan should abolish the imperial system and try war criminals led by the Japanese emperor." However, because the United States made peace with Japan for its own benefit, in the end these suggestions were not taken seriously.
In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek was defeated and retired, and repeatedly invited Shang Zhen to return to Taipei to take up a post, but Shang Zhen refused. In March of the same year, Shang Zhen resigned as head of the military delegation in Japan and his family lived in Japan. In 1974 and 1975, Shang Zhen returned to the motherland twice and was received by Zhu Laozong and Ye Shuai.
When meeting with Mr. Zhu, Shang Zhen proposed: "I hope that after a hundred years, I can return to my roots and be buried back to the motherland." Mr. Zhu said to Shang Zhen, a famous anti-Japanese general: "Mr. Shang is a meritorious servant of the Chinese nation, not only can he be buried back to the motherland, but he must also be buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery to accept the eternal remembrance of the descendants of China." ”
In May 1978, Shang Zhen, a famous anti-Japanese general, died in Tokyo at the age of 90. In accordance with Shang Zhen's last wishes, his family returned his ashes to China and buried them in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.