In the 1930s, ambitious Japan launched a war of aggression against our country. With its advanced military weapons and equipment, the Japanese army occupied a large area of land in our country in a very short period of time. As the fighting progressed, the Japanese army became more and more arrogant, and even threatened to occupy all of China within three months. At a time of national crisis, our military and civilians united as one, and in the end they failed to succeed in Japan's purpose and drove them back to their hometowns.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, countless heroic sons and daughters of China emerged, who threw their heads on the battlefield and spilled their blood, making tremendous contributions to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The hero we want to talk about today can be said to be a hero of great achievements, he was once Zhang Xueliang's aide-de-camp, and later became the founding general of our country, and he was also the commander of the only major military region among the generals. So who is this person?
This man was General Lü Zhengcao, born on January 4, 1904, to a poor peasant family in Qizhenshan, Haicheng County, Liaoning Province. Since he was a child, Lü Zhengcao had witnessed all kinds of atrocities committed by the Japanese army in his hometown, and he deeply hated the Japanese army in his heart, and was determined to grow up and join the army, and he must drive the Japanese invaders out of China.
In the spring of 1922, a distant relative introduced Lü Zhengcao to Join Zhang Xueliang's Guard Brigade. At that time, Zhang Xueliang's Guard Brigade attached great importance to literate young people, which was undoubtedly a valuable opportunity. Lu Zhengcao, who had longed to join the army and serve the country since he was a child, resolutely joined the Northeast Army after convincing his family. During this period, Zhang Xueliang found that his handwriting was very good, so he proposed that he be admitted to the Northeast Lecture Hall.
Lü Zhengcao accepted Zhang Xueliang's proposal and was successfully admitted to the fifth phase of the Northeast Lecture Hall the following year. Lu Zhengcao once recalled: "Zhang Xueliang and I were fellow countrymen, and they paid special attention to me during their study at the Wu tang. Although he was not much older than me, he was a superior and teacher whom I respected very much. After graduating from the Daowu Hall, Lü Zhengcao served as Zhang Xueliang's aide-de-camp and secretary.
On December 12, 1936, Lü Zhengcao participated in the Xi'an Incident launched by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. During this period, Lu Zhengcao had many contacts with people from our Party and gained a deeper understanding of the Communist Party. He realized that if he wanted to resist Japan and save the country, he must follow the Communist Party in order to truly succeed. In 1937, Lü Zhengcao joined the Communist Party of China, and since then he has led his troops to engage the Japanese army many times, and has made great achievements on the battlefield. In 2009, General Lü Zhengcao died of illness at the age of 106.