Zhang Wannian was born in August 1928, a native of Longkou, Shandong, graduated from the basic department of the Nanjing Military Academy of the People's Liberation Army, some people say that Zhang Wannian was born to fight in war, this is not false at all, when he was 16 years old, Zhang Wannian secretly went to the Huangxian Independent Battalion with his whole family to request to join the army, General Zhang Wannian experienced the "War of Resistance Against Japan", "War of Liberation", "War of Resistance Against the United States", "War of Counterattack against Vietnam", it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Wannian is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles.
Zhang Wannian's battle of fame can be described as the "Sino-Vietnamese War" In which the 127th Division led by him fought a total of four battles, four battles and four victories, it was the fiercest and the best unit in the whole army. Later, the Vietnamese army even played the slogan of "capture Zhang Wannian alive", but until the end of the counterattack against Vietnam, the Vietnamese army's "decapitation operation" was unsuccessful.
Just as the victory was preparing for the return of the division to the Dynasty, the Vietnamese female soldiers suddenly attacked, and General Zhang Wannian escaped from danger, but the driver Li Ao was heroically sacrificed. Zhang Wannian saw the pain in his eyes and almost cried out. Pulling out a pistol and killing a female Vietnamese agent.
From February 17 to March 10, Zhang Wannian led his troops to fight abroad for a total of 22 days, annihilating 4 battalions and a chemical defense company of the Vietnamese army, severely damaging 3 battalions of the enemy army, and annihilating a total of 2125 enemy troops.
People should not forget the roots, we should not forget the revolutionary ancestors who fought in blood, without their blood and sweat, there would be no our happiness today, let us sincerely salute him!