On November 19, 1990, the 89-year-old Sun Liren died of illness in his apartment in Taichung, and his body was buried in the Dakeng Dongshan Cemetery in Beitun District, Taichung City. His funeral was held with great honor, Zheng Weiyuan was the chief priest, senior generals of the three armed forces, land and air were all present, the coffin was covered by Hong Tong, Li Gan, Liu Zhaoxuan, and Zhang Changhua, Wen Haxiong, Wen Yujian, and Ye Chenhui covered the flag of the Virginia Military Academy, and finally Xu Linong, Luo Benli, Wen Ha xiong, and Huang Xingqiang covered the national flag.
Although he was placed under house arrest for more than thirty years, he was finally buried with freedom and many sorrows. In the modern history of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Sun Liren was also a general who had to be said, and he was the general who annihilated the Japanese army the most among the generals of the military-level units in the War of Resistance. Because of its outstanding military ability and impressive record, and good at commanding mechanized troops, it is praised by Western military experts as "Eastern Rommel" and "Jungle Fox".
In that era, the earliest Sun Liren could be said to be a high-achieving student, graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of Tsinghua University. Subsequently, he was admitted to study at public expense, entered Purdue University for further study, and was admitted to the Virginia Military Academy in the United States, known as "Southern West Point". After entering the military career, the meritorious record was also very outstanding, and he made a lot of efforts during the anti-Japanese period. In 1932, during the 128Th Sino-Japanese War, Sun Liren took his troops to the war.
Later, when the All-Out War of Resistance broke out, he participated in the Battle of Songhu, in which he led people to snipe the Japanese army to cross the river seven times. In the process of sniping, he was found by the Japanese army to be attacked by artillery fire, and he himself was injured 13 times in his whole body and was unconscious for three days. After recovering from his injuries, he participated in the defense of Wuhan, made two military achievements, and began to emerge in the military circles. However, his most important achievement was during the expeditionary force, when the expeditionary force was established in February 1942, and two months later, Sun Liren arrived in Burma with the new 38th Division.
Upon arrival, fierce combat began, but the first operation failed due to improper command, deployment, and coordination. After the first battle, he briefly entered a period of recuperation and began training in preparation for the next counter-offensive against Burma. In October 1943, the Second Burma Campaign began, and the 38th Division pounced like a tiger into the Hukang Valley. On the 29th, it occupied Xinpingyang and on December 29, it occupied Yubang, and the offensive did not decrease at all.
According to the japanese military history, the 18th Division, which is known for its certainty, is the most confident in fighting with China. Unexpectedly, the Chinese army in the Hukang River Valley, whether it is organization, equipment, tactics or technology, has completely changed its appearance, and the army has suffered heavy losses. On January 27, 1945, the revised and reorganized New 1st Army conquered Mangyou in China, and the Burma Road, which had been closed for several years, was reopened. After the capture of The Rock on the 27th, the Second Burma Campaign ended in victory.
However, during the battle, Sun Liren did a controversial thing, that is, killing and surrendering. During the occupation of Xinpingyang, it is said that Sun Liren ordered that all Japanese invaders who had been to China should be brought to justice on the spot. In fact, the Japanese 18th Division had committed many crimes in China, and the captives were naturally stained with the blood of Chinese, so the 1200 soldiers and officers who surrendered were buried alive.
This incident caused a great sensation at that time, but after all, it was wartime, and the Japanese could not help even if they were angry. Later, after the war, the Japanese were not convinced, and tried to sue Sun Liren in court martial arts, but it was still unsuccessful. It is worth mentioning that this matter was later confirmed by someone, and it was found that the soldiers of the New 1st Army who were still alive denied this matter, so whether there was a killing or landing was still an uncertain matter.
After all, people are not the same, Chinese soldiers will not easily violate international treaties, killing and surrendering is difficult to happen to them, and even such things as mistreatment of prisoners will not happen. Whether or not he was killed, General Sun's merits are undeniable, and it is also true that more than 33,000 Japanese were killed in the Burma Campaign.