There are indeed not many founding generals in existence, and these revolutionary elders have left us one by one, which is indeed too sad, and the founding general we will introduce below is still very remarkable, having passed through snowy mountains and meadows three times and lived for 106 years.
He is the former director of the engineering corps of the Nanjing Military Region, General Li Guang, Li Guang is a Native of Yilong, Sichuan, born in 1914 in a poor peasant family in Lijiagou, so to speak, when he was a child, Li Guang did experience a lot of heartache, it is reported that at the age of 6, many of Li Guang's relatives died one after another, which was a very huge blow to Li Guang.
But such a tragic childhood also made Li Guang's character become unusually strong and resolute, he knew that life must go on, and the old society at that time was indeed too miserable, he did not want to continue to be exploited by landlords, so Li Guang was eager to rebel with them.
Unexpectedly, in 1932, a good opportunity came, when the Red Fourth Front entered northern Sichuan and established an armed organization, And Li Guang, who heard the news, was very excited, he learned that the Red Army team was a unit that fought for the poor, which undoubtedly made Li Guang very happy, so he decided that he had to join this unit.
In the later Period of the Red Army, Li Guang was indeed very brave, made many contributions, but also suffered many extremely serious injuries, such as in the smashing of the Six Road Siege, Li Guang's calf was unfortunately hit by the enemy's bullet, the advice given by the doctor at that time was that he had to amputate, Li Guang naturally knew where he would go after the amputation, for which he would rather die than be amputated, after all, he had just joined the revolution for a long time, but he did not want to lose the opportunity to fight, so he chose to do conservative treatment. Fortunately, Li Guang finally saved his leg.
In the War of Resistance Against Japan, Li Guang also made many contributions, but at the same time experienced many dangers, at that time Li Guang was the commander of the 1st Battalion 1st Company of the 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, once in a battle with the Japanese army, his left shoulder was pierced by a bullet, when Li Guang was sent to the hospital for treatment, the result was that the Japanese army raided the hospital that night, it can be said that the situation is very critical, very fortunately Li Guang escaped a disaster, when he was hidden in the toilet by his comrades-in-arms.
Of course, Li Guang also often received commendations from his superiors, that is, in 1940, when Li Guang's department found a group of Japanese troops meeting in the ditch, Li Guang immediately deployed to eliminate this group of Japanese troops, and Lü Zhengcao praised him like this: "Strong personality, bravery in combat, and determination"!
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Guang also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, when he was the commander of the 202nd Division of the Sixty-eighth Army, and led his troops to participate in the famous Summer Offensive Campaign and the Battle of Jincheng, and played a very good record.
In 1955, Li Guang was awarded the rank of founding major general, and was awarded the Order of August 1 of the Third Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom of the Second Class, the Liberation Medal of the Second Class, and the Medal of Merit of the Red Star of the First Class.
After that, Li Guang successively served as the commander of the Lianyungang Fortress, the commander of the 15th Division of the Shanghai Wusongkou Garrison Division, the director of the Engineering Corps Headquarters of the Nanjing Military Region, and the regular military adviser of the Nanjing Military Region Headquarters.
On the morning of December 27, 2020, Comrade Li Guang, former director of the engineering corps of the Nanjing Military Region and founding major general, died in Nanjing at the age of 106.