As we have introduced before, there are three doctors among the founding major generals, namely Qian Xinzhong, Tu Tongjin, and Pan Shizheng, all of whom obtained doctoral degrees after the founding of the People's Republic of China and went to the Soviet Union for further study.
In fact, there is another founding major general who obtained a doctorate in Japan as early as 1931, that is, Major General Yin Xipeng.
Born in 1900 in Anguo County, Hebei Province, Yin Xipeng graduated from Hebei Medical University and later went to Keio University In Japan to study at the Faculty of Medicine, where he obtained a doctorate in medicine.
Such talents were very scarce at that time, so as soon as Yin Xipeng returned to China, he was hired as the chief professor of pathology by Hebei Provincial Medical College, and served as a professor of Hebei Medical University, and soon became the most famous professor of Hebei Medical University.
With Yin Xipeng's talent, if he continues to go on, he will definitely become an authoritative expert in the domestic medical field, but the outbreak of the July 7 Incident in 1937 changed Yin Xipeng's life.
After the fall of Hebei, the Japanese and pseudo-rich hired Yin Xipeng as the director of the pseudo-Hebei Education Department, but Yin Xipeng was not moved, went home and lived in seclusion, and only relied on medical treatment to survive.
During his seclusion, Yin Xipeng compared the Kuomintang and Communist troops, feeling that the Communist party was the real anti-Japanese team, so he deliberately found someone to contact and began to read Marxist books.
Coincidentally, at this time, one of his nephews who joined the Eighth Route Army returned to his hometown, mobilized Yin Xipeng's eldest son, Yin Zigang, to join the army, and also told Yin Xipeng a lot of revolutionary principles and the situation of the Eighth Route Army.
After Yin Xipeng listened, he said to his nephew: "My son joined the Eighth Route Army, and I raised my hands to support him, not only he wants to join the Eighth Route Army, but I also want to join, and my daughter will also join." ”
Therefore, Yin Xipeng took his eldest son and daughter to the Eighth Route Army Jizhong Military Region and joined the Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, under his influence, many teachers and students of Hebei Medical University also came to the Jizhong Military Region to join the Eighth Route Army, which shows the great influence of Yin Xipeng!
Not only that, by 1942, Yin Xipeng's second son, Yin Ziyi, was 15 years old and followed in the footsteps of his father and eldest brother and joined the Eighth Route Army.
Yin Xipeng's family of 4 people joined the Eighth Route Army, which was very honorable, but it also brought disaster to the wife and young son who stayed in their hometown, because of the continuous harassment of the Japanese puppet army, the wife and the young son did not dare to go home, and could only beg along the street to live, which was very difficult.
More unfortunately, in March 1943, Yin Xipeng's eldest son Yin Zigang was tragically killed in a battle; half a year later, his second son Yin Ziyi also died in a counter-sweep.
Within half a year, the two sons were sacrificed one after another, and it is conceivable how sad Yin Xipeng was in his heart, but Yin Xipeng was not defeated, and said to everyone: "Please rest assured comrades, I can stand it." In the midst of the nation's calamity, two sons sacrificed their lives for the country, and they were glorious, and I was honored. I can only commemorate them if I redouble my efforts. ”
Later, Zhou Enlai also learned about Yin Xipeng's deeds, and was very moved, writing a letter to him specifically, praising him: "Your whole family has made great contributions to the revolution. ”
On September 18, 1939, the Eighth Route Army established the Jin-Cha-Ji Military District Health School, the predecessor of the Bethune Health School, with Yin Xipeng as the director of academic affairs and also met the Canadian doctor Bethune.
After Bethune came to the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, he heard that there was a medical doctor in the ranks of the Eighth Route Army, and was very surprised, so he went to communicate with Yin Xipeng and found that Yin Xipeng's medical skills were very clever, especially after learning that Yin Xipeng gave up his high salary and came to the Eighth Route Army to work voluntarily, he was very impressed with him, and the two also became close friends.
Before his death, Bethune also gave his medical kit to Yin Xipeng, which is not only an importance to Yin Xipeng, but also has the meaning of inheritance. Yin Xipeng also carefully treasured it, and later donated it to the History Museum of Hebei Medical University.
It is worth mentioning that after Yin Xipeng joined the Eighth Route Army, he has been raising his consciousness, and he said to the organization: "I used to do medical work for the health of the people of the motherland, and now that I have joined the Eighth Route Army, my goal is to join the Communist Party of China and serve the people." ”
That is, on the issue of joining the party, Yin Xipeng became in contact with another international friend, that is, Ke Dihua, an Indian doctor who aided China.
In 1942, after an organizational inspection, Yin Xipeng and Ke Dihua were approved to join the Communist Party of China. On this day, Yin Xipeng came to Ke Dihua and put forward his own ideas: "The organization has approved us to join the party, I would like to mention to the organization, the oath time is set for July 7, 1942, on the 5th anniversary of the July 7 Incident, we take the oath together, it is very meaningful." ”
After Ke Dihua listened, he also clapped his hands and applauded, agreeing. Since then, the two have become close comrades-in-arms.
(Photo: After Ke Dihua's unfortunate death, Yin Xipeng went to pay tribute to him)
In the period of the Liberation War, Yin Xipeng creatively proposed the system of military hospitals, field hospitals, and second-level military district hospitals, so that the ability of the Jinji-Jicha Military Region to receive and treat the wounded reached more than 40,000 people, and was also highly praised by the Ministry of Health of the Central Military Commission, and his experience was forwarded throughout the army.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Premier Zhou personally appointed generals, yin Xipeng was transferred to the president of the First Military Medical University, and later served as the president of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, the deputy director of the Health Department of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
Yin Xipeng died of cancer on December 5, 1974 at the age of 74 due to long-term heavy work, overwork and illness, and lack of time for timely treatment.
(References: People's Daily, Hebei Daily, Hebei News Broadcast)