As the saying goes, "heroes have emerged from the chaotic world in ancient times", although the Chinese civilization of the past five thousand years has given birth to countless heroes and children, if it is said that the most prosperous and wonderful period is three.
One is the Spring and Autumn Warring States in which the masses rose up together and chased deer from the Central Plains; the second is the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu, which are on fire; and the third is the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan that we least want to remember and the last we can forget.
The heroic figure We are going to talk about today, Wei Lihuang, came from this period, and he relied on his cautious and bold, brave and decisive fighting style.
Wei Lihuang
Sweeping all the way through the Japanese army and recovering countless lost lands, he is recognized by everyone as a famous anti-Japanese general, and was praised as a "general who always wins" in the "Dictionary of Chinese and People" published by the United States.
After returning to the mainland in 1955, he was promoted to the rank of vice-minister and became the backbone of the construction of new China.
So, what are the meritorious achievements of this famous anti-Japanese general, and what are his children and descendants?
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On February 16, 1897, Wei Lihuang was born in Weiyang Village, an eastern suburb of Hefei, Anhui Province.
At the age of 15, he was influenced by the revolutionary ideas of his eldest brother and his friends, and took the lead in cutting his braids and participated in the "second revolution" against Yuan Shikai.
Later, he traveled to Wuhan, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places to seek a real revolutionary road, until in 1917 he met Sun Yat-sen, who was then the Grand Marshal of the Navy and Army, and stabilized and promoted to platoon leader of his guard regiment.
After staying by the side of this "Father of the Nation" for a long time, even a small guard regiment platoon leader will burst out with great energy.
Wei Lihuang gradually grew into a mighty and well-known General of the Five Tigers of the Kuomintang.
Especially during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wei Lihuang organized and commanded a large-scale battle between the Chinese army and the Japanese invading army, the Battle of Xinkou.
During the battle, he did not point fingers at the Eighth Route Army like other Kuomintang generals and nitpicked, but instead resisted tremendous pressure to support it with a large amount of ammunition, grain, cotton clothing and other military supplies.
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Not only that, Wei Lihuang on the battlefield was even more brave and fierce, often killing the Japanese army to lose their armor and flee in a hurry.
Even Ninji Okamura, who was the commander-in-chief of Japan's Chinese dispatch army, was a defeated general.
However, such a tiger general, Chiang Kai-shek deprived him of real power and put him under surveillance.
It was not until the outbreak of the Burma War in 1942 that he again served as the commander of the 1st Route Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and was able to return to the battlefield.
Wei Lihuang and Chiang Kai-shek
Later, after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Communist Party and the Kuomintang entered a delicate period of confrontation, and as a general who adhered to patriotic reunification, Wei Lihuang still shined in his position, repeatedly avoiding direct conflicts with the Communist Party and avoiding the scene of cannibalism among compatriots.
It was precisely because of his practice that Chiang Kai-shek was completely angered, and he no longer cared about his past feelings, turning him into the 28th on the list of 43 Kuomintang war criminals.
In desperation, Wei Lihuang had to take refuge in Hong Kong until 1955, when he returned to the mainland under the strict arrangements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
"When the gentleman returned to China, he was very welcome, and looked forward to coming to Beijing as soon as possible. If you are interested, you can check the situation along the way, and it is also good to arrive in Beijing at the end of the month or the beginning of next month. ”
This is Chairman Mao's telegram welcoming Wei Lihuang's return to China, and the words and lines all reveal joy and joy.
Chairman Mao received Wei Lihuang
Later, Wei Lihuang was not only personally received by Chairman Mao, but also elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, and succeeded Long Yun as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, with the rank of vice minister.
Five years after returning to China, in 1960, Wei Lihuang finally died of a double attack of myocardial infarction and pneumonia, at the age of 64, and was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.
Throughout his life, the waves are magnificent, ups and downs, but the only constant is the patriotism of the fist.
News reports of Wei Lihuang's death
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It is said that heroes are sad about beauty, and Wei Lihuang has married a total of four wives in his life, three of whom have given birth to children for him.
His original wife's surname was Ge, and his mother married him, but Ge Shifu was thin, and he died just a few years after the door, leaving only one son and one daughter.
The eldest son, Wei Daojie, was born in 1918. He inherited his father's good genes well, was born smart and beautiful, and had a unique view of the world, but at the age of 19, he became a student of the 14th batch of the Whampoa Military Academy.
After graduation, he was assigned to the Special Agent Company of the Commander's Department of the First Theater of Operations in Luoyang, and successively served as a second lieutenant, a lieutenant platoon leader, and a captain company commander.
Because of his agility in combat and boldness, he was praised by his superiors, and in less than three years he was promoted to major battalion commander of the special service battalion of the 14th Army of the First Theater and acting deputy commander of the 253rd Regiment of the 85th Division of the 14th Army. It can be said that he has made great progress all the way and his career has flourished.
From 1944 to 1955, he also served as the deputy commander of the Colonel of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's garrison regiment at an airport in Yunnan, guarding the border defense front. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, affected by the current situation, Wei Daojie had to resign his post and stay at home.
It was not until the founding of New China that he turned to the cause of finance and accounting to take up a position in the enterprise, no longer fighting, killing and killing, affected by the political situation, and only living a peaceful life.
In 1978, Wei Daojie, who had reached the age of 60, retired home and shared his life with his wife and children;
On September 6, 1986, he died of illness at the age of nearly 70 and was reunited with his heavenly parents.
Wei Daojie's half-sister, that is, Wei Lihuang's eldest daughter named Wei Daorong, due to her age and the general low status of women, we know very little about her.
Wei Lihuang's second wife, surnamed Tian, was also married at the urging of her mother, and like the first lady, Tian also died of illness after giving birth to a son and a daughter.
Tian's second daughter, Wei Daojing, studied at Nandong Middle School in Chengdu in her early years and was an open-minded new woman.
Later, after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, China ushered in a short period of peace, and Wei Daojing also went to the United States to study in order to pursue his dream and go to a broader world.
In 1947, the situation between the Communists and the Kuomintang became increasingly tense, and the circle of war between the two sides continued to expand.
Originally, as the daughter of a Kuomintang general, Wei Daojing should resolutely support Chiang Kai-shek, but because of her father, because of the right way in her heart, she did the opposite.
An article against Chiang Kai-shek was published in an American newspaper denouncing his cowardice and conspiracy. Later, wei Daojing's older and less moved, and finally chose to settle in the United States and live in peace.
Regarding her brother, Tian's second son born to Wei Lihuang, we can't get much information, only that his name is Wei Daoxi.
After experiencing the death of two wives, Wei Lihuang's heart had been silent, but the appearance of Zhu Yunheng, a girl in Zhenjiang, once again stirred his heart and made him choose to have a third marriage.
Wei Lihuang and the third lady
However, the good times did not last long, the two were married for more than ten years, and Zhu Yunheng also died of illness, leaving only his young son and daughter for him.
Wei Lihuang's younger daughter, named Wei Daoyun, was born in Beiping in 1930. She once studied at the famous Nanjing Mingde Girls' High School, and like her sister Wei Daojing, she is a progressive woman in the new era.
However, compared with his sister's choice to go abroad, Wei Daoyun is more attached to his hometown and has stayed in China since graduation to shine for the construction of the motherland.
Wei Daoyun also has a half-brother, who is only one year younger than her, and was born in 1931. I thought, maybe someone has called out his name, yes, he is Wei Daoran, a well-known engineer in our country, a pilot.
As the younger son of Wei Lihuang, he is dedicated to the country.
In his early years, he used to follow his father around the battlefield, and saw more and more cruelty and bloodshed in the battlefield, so he became more and more eager for peace, hoping to make the country strong through his own efforts and no longer be bullied by foreigners.
Wei Daoran
When he was in school, like his father Wei Lihuang, he was clever and quick-witted. When he studied at West China Union University, he was often praised by teachers and classmates, and everyone thought that he would become a pillar of the country like his father.
He himself lived up to expectations, graduating from West China Union University in 1952 after graduating from the third year of The Union University and continuing his studies, and obtained a diploma from the Far East College in Hong Kong in 1958.
Not only that, during his studies, Wei Daoran also obtained an international professional pilot license and an international aviation correspondent license, becoming an eagle that can fly freely above the blue sky.
Later, his father Wei Lihuang died in 1960, and he was so sad that he followed the advice of zhou Enlai, the then premier of the country, and decided to return to the mainland with his wife Zhou Yifang, like his father, to contribute to the construction of the motherland.
Having just returned to his motherland, he did not know much about adaptation to many things, and only worked as an ordinary technician in the Beijing Automobile Repair Company.
But in his bones, like his father, he is a stubborn character who does not accept defeat and is not afraid of losing, but in a few years, he has made great strides and become the best in the industry, from a small technician to a later engineer, a senior engineer.
In 1979, he blossomed everywhere, not only won the honorary title of advanced worker of the unit, but also solved the problem of hydraulic automatic transmission of imported exploration vehicles that had plagued the industry for a long time, and was awarded a pennant by the Ministry of Petrochemical of China.
The martyr was in his twilight years, his heart was full of courage, and he did not stop moving forward in his old age.
Not only did he accept invitations from all sides to give lectures on red culture, but he also wrote a series of books such as "General Wei Lihuang", "Chinese Expeditionary Force 1943-1945", "China Expeditionary Force Bloody Battle in India Road", "The Friendship Scales of Premier Zhou Enlai and His Father Wei Lihuang", which brought us back to the era of flames and wolf smoke and burning blood.
In addition, he has also made use of his own advantages to devote himself to the peaceful development of the two sides of the taiwan strait on the mainland for a long time, promoted the steady progress of bilateral relations, and made unremitting efforts for the peaceful reunification of the motherland.
It can be said that both Wei Lihuang and his children are thinking of the country and fighting for the nation to the greatest extent possible, and it is fortunate to have them as Chinese.
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Where there are good years, but someone carries the weight forward.
It is precisely because of Wei Lihuang, with the existence of people who are as willing as Wei Lihuang to sacrifice the small self for the construction of the motherland and complete the big self, that we can have today's happy life and live our own small life in peace and stability.
Veterans don't die, heroic souls live forever!
Although they and their time have gradually left us, the spirit and unchanging faith they represent still inspire us to inspire us, so that we will not be discouraged from danger and proud of the prosperous world.
As a member of the Chinese nation, we should take them as an example, as a model, strictly demand ourselves, and strive to make our own contributions to our motherland and our future!