General Wei Guoqing participated in the revolution with his father since he was a child, and after formally joining the Red Army, he was even more heroic and fearless, making great contributions to the construction of new China, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he returned to his hometown of Guangxi for construction, and then learned about General Wei Guoqing's life for the country and the people.
Wei Guoqing was born in 1913 in Donglan County, Guangxi Province, to a not-so-wealthy Zhuang family, but the poor family environment did not impoverish the family's spirit.
Wei Guoqing's father was a very famous local leader of the peasant revolutionary movement, and also served as the vice president of the district peasant association, so the revolutionary idea has always deeply influenced the young Wei Guoqing, and when Wei Guoqing was 12 years old, he often followed his father to run east and west to participate in various revolutionary movements.
In 1927, because of his father's special status, both his father and grandfather were brutally murdered by Kuomintang troops. The pain of losing his loved ones did not bring Wei Guoqing down, and he decided to continue to devote himself to the revolutionary cause and fulfill his unfulfilled wishes for his father. In 1929, he joined the Communist Youth League at the age of 16, and in December of the same year, when the Baise Uprising broke out, Wei Guoqing rushed to the front line to fight without hesitation, and after the Victory of the Communist Party and the initial formation of the Youjiang Revolutionary Base Area in Guangxi, Wei Guoqing was incorporated into the 7th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Wei Guoqing followed in the footsteps of the Red Army, joining the Communist Party of China in 1931 at the age of 18, and then participating in important wars such as the third anti-encirclement and suppression campaign.
In many battles, Wei Guoqing understood that more people must master scientific combat knowledge, and some people can provide theoretical guidance in order to win more battles. So in 1934 he entered the superior command section of the Red Army University to learn about military theory.
After he graduated, he also made outstanding contributions to the war, and encountered a huge problem during the Long March of the Red Army, that is, crossing the Wujiang River, climbing the snowy mountains and crossing the meadows can be pushed through through their own willpower, but if there is no bridge on the river, there is no way to pass it in any case, at this time Wei Guoqing led his troops to participate in the erection of the Wujiang Pontoon Bridge, and after the erection was completed, the Central Red Army was finally able to start crossing the river, getting rid of the enemy army and advancing toward Zunyi, completing a great historical turn. In addition, he also led his troops to participate in the battles of seizing the Kyaukpyeongdu of the Jinsha River and attacking Tong'an Prefecture, and made great achievements.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, in the face of the Japanese army's sophisticated weapons and advanced combat concepts, Wei Guoqing once again realized the importance of education. So he rushed to Shanxi and opened the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University on the front line of the war, training many advanced cadres for the party.
In 1941, due to the occurrence of the southern Anhui incident, Wei Guoqing obeyed the deployment orders of his superiors and changed his command and leadership from the rear to the brigade commander of the front-line combat troops. Repeatedly, the Japanese army was greatly frustrated, resisted the enemy's attack, and successfully restored the anti-Japanese base area of Yuwan and Suzhou. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wei Guoqing also made great contributions to the victory of the War of Liberation. In the famous Battle of Menglianggu in the Liberation War, the troops of one enemy division were annihilated by one enemy and a hundred. In the Battle of Crossing the River and the Battle of Huaihai, he also made great contributions on many occasions, laying a solid foundation for the victory of the Liberation War.
After the Liberation War, new China was founded, and the people finally lived a peaceful and stable life without war. But the suffering of many countries did not end, and in 1950, Vietnam's President Ho Chi Minh turned to China for help, hoping that China would send troops to reinforce Vietnam's war against France. Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou were very troubled by this candidate, because this involved the relationship between the two countries, and any mistake would have a very bad impact on the newly founded new China.
Thinking about it, under the advice of many people, Chairman Mao finally decided to let Wei Guoqing lead a military advisory group to Vietnam to help Vietnam to resist, Wei Guoqing's excellent command ability allowed Vietnam to win the war, and Wei Guoqing was awarded the rank of general in 1955 for his outstanding performance in many wars, becoming one of the founding generals, when he was only 42 years old.
After this, he was appointed governor of Guangxi and deputy secretary of the CPC Guangxi Provincial Committee, and Wei Guoqing was very happy to finally return to his hometown to make some contributions to his hometown. After he took office, he did not have the shelf of the governor at all, and was busy with grass-roots work all day long to investigate the current situation of the people in Guangxi. Wei Guoqing served in Guangxi from 1955 to 1968, and during these nearly two decades, he devoted himself to the construction of Guangxi and promoted the rapid development of Guangxi. He was transferred back to Beijing in 1969, and after serving in Beijing for twenty years, he died of illness in 1989 at the age of 76.
General Wei Guoqing's life can be said to be a life of dedication, since he joined the Red Army, he has continuously contributed to the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation with his outstanding military ability and strategy, and has gone from an ordinary soldier to a general step by step. When he served in Guangxi, he was also diligent and sincere, thinking of the people everywhere, and is still loved by the people of Guangxi, although General Wei Guoqing has passed away, his spirit will always remain in the world.