Among the Kuomintang officers, many of them married wives and wanted to look at each other's family lineage in an attempt to climb the tall branches and benefit their own careers. For example, Chen Cheng's wife Tan Xiang is the daughter of Tan Yanmin, a military and political elder of the Kuomintang, and although the age difference between her and Song Meiling is not large, she recognizes Song Meiling as a dry mother, and Song Meiling also regards her as her own. Therefore, Chen Cheng has also become a confidant of Chiang Kai-shek's confidant, and his career is of course a smooth step. The famous anti-Japanese general Liao Yaoxiang also married Huang Bairong, the niece of Huang Xing, the elder of the Xinhai Revolution, but Liao Yaoxiang was not a high climber, and his military talent and ability were even admired by his father-in-law, and he once wrote more than 10 poems to praise him. Such treatment is probably not much among the heroes of the past.
Liao Yaoxiang on the battlefield of Burma
Liao Yaoxiang was born in 1906 in Shaoyang, Hunan Province, to an ordinary family, his grandfather taught private schools as a profession, and his father seemed to have no talent for reading, farming for a living. Liao Yaoxiang was taught by his grandfather when he was a child, and his academic performance was good, and he was admitted to the private Yueyun Middle School in Changsha in 1920. In 1925, the Whampoa Military Academy was in full swing, and most of the enthusiastic young people were more outward-looking, and Liao Yaoxiang was no exception. He had originally planned to go with his companions to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy, but he could not make up the travel expenses at home, so he could only temporarily go to the Sixth Brigade of the Third Division of the Hunan Army as a cadet.
In 1926, when the Northern Expeditionary Army attacked Hunan, Liao Yaoxiang resigned and returned home unwilling to fight with the revolutionary forces. After the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Changsha, the Whampoa Military Academy set up a third branch in Changsha, at which time Liao Yaoxiang was admitted to the Sixth Cavalry Section of the Whampoa Military Academy. In the culture of the Kuomintang on seniority, the Huangpu Sixth Phase is already a junior, and it is really difficult to develop in the military without a background at home. Fortunately, Liao Yaoxiang had a good academic performance, and the graduation examination ranked in the top 10 among the sixth batch of graduates.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in the ceremony of the surrender of Zhijiang
At that time, China was constantly sending people to study military affairs abroad, and Liao Yaoxiang was hand-picked by Chiang Kai-shek to study at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France because of his good academic performance, and later transferred to the French Army University to study mechanized cavalry. The Saint-Cyr Military Academy, together with the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Frunze Military Academy in Russia, was called the world's "Four Military Academies", founded by Napoleon in 1803.
At that time, Huang Xing's younger brother Huang Shouren had a daughter named Huang Borong, who was very fond of art and went to France to study. Huang Xing was the elder of the Xinhai Revolution, and although his younger brother Huang Shouren was not an official in the dynasty, he was also a local gentry, otherwise in that era, ordinary people would have the money to fund a girl to study art abroad. Through the introduction of friends, Liao Yaoxiang and Huang Bairong met in France, the same Hunan people, the two have more common words, over time naturally came together, married in France, and also had a son, named Liao Dingyi.
Liao Yaoxiang and Stilwell
When Liao Yaoxiang was still studying in France, Jiang Baili, who was then the president of the Army University, was sent to France to investigate international students, and he was deeply impressed by Liao Yaoxiang, and he also specially wrote a letter of recommendation to Chiang Kai-shek, saying: "
At present, there are both Whampoa Military Academy and Western academy education, the old learning foundation is very deep, and the new learning is quite contaminated, such experience and academic qualifications can be described as rare in our army... Yu suggested that these young military talents, who have great prospects for development, should be entrusted with their reuse after returning to China after completing their studies
。 Chiang Kai-shek instructed after the letter:
Liao Yaoxiang recommended for me students to study in France. The student is a rare military talent, and after returning to China, he should be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.
This material was put in Liao Yaoxiang's file and forwarded to He Yingqin, the minister of military affairs.
After Liao Yaoxiang returned from France, he was assigned to Gui Yongqing's teaching corps as a major company commander, which was an experimental unit, and the middle-level officers were mostly international students, and the treatment was better than that of the general Central Army. After the Outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, Liao Yaoxiang was promoted to the post of chief of staff of the Second Brigade. Subsequently, he participated in the defense of Nanjing. After the war, he wrote a copy of "Improvements that the Nationalist Army Should Have in Building the Army in the Future" to Chiang Kai-shek, which was once again valued by Chiang Kai-shek. In March 1938, the Nationalist Army formed the first mechanized unit, the 200th Division, and Liao Yaoxiang was appointed as the chief of staff of the division.
It can be seen that Liao Yaoxiang's promotion in his career is mainly based on Jiang Baili's recommendation and his own strength, and he does not have much to do with his wife's family.
So how does the unmasked father-in-law Huang Shouren feel about this son-in-law? Huang Renshou has written more than ten poems praising his son-in-law, and from the content speculation, these poems should be concentrated on a period after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, describing Liao Yaoxiang's anti-Japanese military career, revealing his father-in-law's satisfaction and pride in his son-in-law. Due to space limitations, this article only excerpts a few of them to enjoy with you.
One
When Paris first returned from overseas, it was different as soon as the wind and dust came out.
The drums of the earth are in a hurry, and nine years have leapt into the five clouds.
This poem is about Liao Yaoxiang's experience of studying in France, because of his good academic performance, he was reused as soon as he returned to China, and naturally it was "different when the wind and dust came out". After Liao Yaoxiang returned to China, coinciding with the Lugou Bridge Incident, the Japanese army began an all-out war of aggression against China, and "the drums were in a hurry", that is, the war drums became more and more urgent, describing the war as more and more fierce. From liao yaoxiang's return to China to the victory of the War of Resistance, the 9th company was promoted from a small company commander to the commander of the New Sixth Army, one of the five aces of the Nationalist Army, which can be described as a "leap".
Awarded the American Medal of Freedom
Second
Born with King Kong is not bad, Yunlong Iron Horse as the spirit.
All kinds of hardships and dangers have been tasted, and General Yixin is a blessed man.
This poem is to say that Liao Yaoxiang has encountered various hardships and dangers on the battlefield, but he can overcome the dangers and is a blessed person. During the defense of Nanjing, Liao Yaoxiang was trapped in the city of Nanjing, and was finally rescued by an old farmer. Liao recognized him as a dry father and lived in his home for more than two months, and later found the troops to fight, and was escorted out of danger by officers and soldiers. At that time, several students studying in France were trapped in the city, and Gui Yongqing once thought that they had hidden in the French embassy, and he called to inquire, but there was no news. Just when everyone was worried, Liao Yaoxiang escaped and returned.
The New Sixth Army marched into Nanjing to attend the surrender ceremony
Third
Kunlun closed the Morning Eagle Yang and did not let Ping Man Di Wuxiang.
On New Year's Eve, the lights Chinese New Year's Eve fire, and the history of ancient and modern wars is brilliant
The poem is a tribute to the glorious achievements of the Fifth Army in the Battle of Kunlun Pass. At that time, Liao Yaoxiang had served as the deputy commander of the new 22nd Division, and in the counter-attack on Kunlun Pass, the division commander Qiu Qingquan personally drove the chariot and rushed to the Japanese position with full horsepower, but accidentally overturned and was injured on the way, and liao Yaoxiang acted as his agent, and finally conquered Kunlun Pass on the night of the Lantern Festival in 1940. During the reign of Emperor You of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Guangyuan Barbarian Nong Zhigao rebelled and occupied Nanning, and the famous Northern Song general Di Qing (谥武襄) also defeated the rebels in Nanning on the day of the Lantern Festival. Liao Yaoxiang was eventually converted from acting division commander and received the Baoding Medal.
Fourth
The Burmese army passed through the extinct territory and actually shook the brigade to the Ganges.
Once back to Ma Zhen is invincible, Yu Tan has made many successes.
The poem is about Liao Yaoxiang's new 22nd Division being incorporated into the Chinese Expeditionary Force's expedition to Burma. The first expedition to Burma ended in disastrous defeat, the expeditionary force crossed the desperate Savage Mountain, tens of thousands of people died on the way, and finally came to Leto, India, for training. It was renamed the Chinese Army in India and launched a counter-offensive against Burma at the end of 1943. The Chinese army, which has been retrained and equipped with American weapons, is invincible and invincible in the Burmese battlefield. "Yu Tan" is an ancient military document, and the poem describes the frequent transmission of good news.
After Liao Yaoxiang died of illness, his descendants moved his ashes to the United States and buried them with his wife
From the above poems, it can be seen that the old father-in-law Huang Shouren was very satisfied with Liao Yaoxiang, and due to the war, Liao Yaoxiang and his wife gathered less and left more. Although it is impossible to take care of the family at home often, the duty of the soldier is to kill the enemy on the battlefield for the country and defend thousands of families. At this point, Huang Shouren also gave a full understanding.
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