In December 1949, He Laozong led his troops and the Second Field Army to launch the Chengdu Campaign and successfully liberated Chengdu.
As soon as he entered Chengdu, Mr. He received a telegram from a great man, Mr. Zhu, and other senior central leaders, asking him to visit an old senior. And this old ancestor is Xiong Kewu, the former elder of the Nationalist Army, so why can a nationalist army person use such a big battle of our party?
Xiong Kewu, a native of Jingyan County, Sichuan, during his study in Japan, Xiong Kewu became acquainted with Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and other revolutionaries, after the Xinhai Revolution, Xiong Kewu was appointed commander-in-chief of the Shu Army, and soon after, the Shu Army was reorganized into the Fifth Division of the Sichuan Army, and Xiong Kewu served as the commander of the division.
After Liu Shuai graduated from the military academy, he came to fight under Xiong Kewu. At a banquet, Xiong Kewu learned after talking with a German doctor that a soldier in his army had actually gritted his teeth and survived two eye surgeries without anesthesia, at which time Xiong Kewu knew that there were such fierce generals in his troops, and quickly sent someone to inquire. And this soldier is Liu Shuai, in many battles, Xiong Kewu discovered Liu Shuai's military talent and used him very much. In the following ten years, Liu Shuai, who was only the chief secretary at first, was promoted to military commander step by step by Xiong Kewu.
In 1924, Xiong Kewu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Protectorate Sichuan Army, at that time, another founding marshal was also his subordinate, that is, He Laozong, and He Laozong was also concerned and valued by Xiong Kewu because of his outstanding military talent, and then Xiong Kewu also specially recommended To Sun Yat-sen that He Laozong serve as the commander of the first division of the Sichuan Army. The following year, Xiong Kewu came to Guangzhou with his troops to prepare for the Northern Expedition, but when he arrived in Guangzhou, he was detained, and from then on, Xiong Kewu lost the right to command the troops. At the end of the Liberation War, the Nationalist army was weakening day by day, xiong Kewu actively contacted all kinds of people and horses, ready to respond to the uprising, at that time, many generals in Sichuan were out of his troops, and he used his unique identity to make irreplaceable contributions to the peaceful liberation of Sichuan. It is precisely for this reason that after the liberation of Chengdu, the central leaders will send a special telegram to Mr. He and instruct him to visit Xiong Kewu.