Fu Zuoyi was born in a wealthy family in Ronghe County, and when the Xinhai Revolution broke out, Fu Zuoyi was 16 years old, served as a platoon leader of the rebel army students, followed the rebel commander-in-chief Yao Yi to Niangziguan to defend against the Qing soldiers, and has since embarked on a military career.
In 1918, after graduating from the Baoding Military Academy, Fu Zuoyi joined yan Xishan's Jin army, and was promoted step by step to the commander of the 4th Division, and later became famous for the Battle of Zhuozhou; in 1930, when the Central Plains War broke out, Fu Zuoyi served as the commander of the 10th Army of the Third Army of the Jin Army, responsible for commanding the northern section of the Jinpu Line.
The following year, when the September 18 Incident occurred, Fu Zuoyi, Song Zheyuan and more than 50 other northern generals jointly sent a telegram calling on all parties in the country to unite against Japan, but the Kuomintang fought within the country for several years, but still insisted on fighting against Japan easily when it was a last resort.
Fu Zuoyi was furious and told everyone at the military deployment meeting: "It is a disgrace to the generals of my entire army that the Japanese Kou occupied our inspection of the north and committed crimes against us in Suidong and Suiyuan. Patriotic soldiers have the responsibility to defend the territory, and we must fight! ”
By 1937, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yan Xishan was the commander of the Second Theater, and Fu Zuoyi was still a subordinate of Yan Xishan, serving as the commander-in-chief of the 7th Group Army.
When he was awarded the highest honor medal, the "Order of the National Light," Fu Zuoyi said: "The great victory of the Five Plains is the meritorious deed of all the officers and men of the unit who fought hard and fought bravely, and individuals should not receive this medal." ”
Fu Zuoyi also had only one wife in his life, Liu Yunsheng, who had two daughters and a son after marriage, the eldest daughter Fu Dongju was born in 1924, Fu Dongju was admitted to the Southwest United University in Kunming at the age of 18, majoring in English, and during the university period, Fu Dongju further accepted progressive ideas and became a member of the "stronghold" of the underground organization.
From 1931 to 1935, the 14-year War of Resistance Against Japan was not easy, but after the Japanese were driven out, the old Chiang Kai-shek launched a civil war, and Fu Zuoyi served as the commander of the 12th Theater, but Fu Dongju, who was then the editor of the Supplement of the Tianjin Ta Kung Pao, joined the party.
When the Liaoshen Campaign was tense, Fu Dongju immediately went to Beijing, did the ideological work of his father Fu Zuoyi, and did not hide his identity, Fu Zuoyi was astonished, how could he not imagine that his daughter had embarked on a different path than his own.
However, Fu Zuoyi did not angrily drive Fu Dongju out, although the time between the father and daughter was not very long, Fu Zuoyi still listened to Fu Dongju's persuasion and felt that his daughter was reasonable, and throughout the campaign, Fu Dongju had been working by Fu Zuoyi's side and made a great contribution to the peaceful liberation of Beiping.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Fu Zuoyi served as the minister of water resources, Fu Dongju did not take credit for himself, still chose to work in the news industry, in 1995 Fu Dongju retired from the newspaper post, and then enjoyed his old age.
Fu Dongju and Fu Zuoyi have some similarities, single-mindedly serving the country and only wanting to contribute to the construction of the motherland. Fu Zuoyi's younger daughter, Fu Kecheng, became an architect and served as an associate professor in the Department of Architecture at Tsinghua University.
Fu Zuoyi's son Fu Heng became a chemical research institute, although he was a general, he never showed off and relied on his family, indifferent to fame and fortune, and dedicated himself to China's scientific research.