The life of the founding general Xiao Jinguang is full of legends. Because this general was born in the army, but after the founding of New China, he became the commander of the navy. More legendary, though, is that he had six sons, none of whom were general: of these six sons, there was a deputy minister, two chairmen, and three generals. True to that sentence: Tiger father has no dog.
1. Progressive people from poor families
Xiao Jinguang was born in 1903 in Hunan. At this time, China was still in power by Empress Dowager Cixi. At that time, the Qing Dynasty and the great powers signed the "Xinugu Treaty" a few days ago, so a large amount of foreign debt was pressed on every ordinary citizen of China. Xiao Jinguang was born in a very poor family, and under such conditions, you can imagine his childhood life.
But fortunately, Xiao Jinguang's family still chose to let Xiao Jinguang study. And Xiao Jinguang was also very hardworking, and in 1917, he was also admitted to the middle school in Changsha. Here he was exposed to progressive ideas.
In 1919, the October Revolution broke out in Russia. Under the influence of the October Revolution, many oppressed nations came into contact with Lenin's ideas. Xiao Jinguang also joined the progressive organization at that time in the following year, and in 1921, he personally went to the Soviet Union to learn progressive ideas.
Young Haojie
In 1924, the revolutionary mentor Lenin died, and Xiao Jinguang was instructed to represent the proletariat of East Asia at Lenin's funeral. In 1925, he was assigned by his superiors to go to Guangdong to support the Northern Expedition Revolution. With the occurrence of "April 12", Xiao Jinguang was sent back to the Soviet Union by the organization to systematically study military theory, and was ready to return from his studies and exert his contribution and strength in armed struggle.
Finally, in 1930, Xiao Jinguang returned to the Soviet zone with systematic military theoretical support, joined the Red Army, and began to fight with the enemy. In the era of the Red Army, Xiao Jinguang's most fierce battle was to take more than seventy people to arm the attack of the three divisions of the Nationalist Army, although in the end Xiao Jinguang still withdrew from the battle with his troops, but in any case, this kind of disparity in battle, daring to command and not being in danger, this is already very rare. This may be the style of a general!
Commander of the Navy
In 1949, the Founding of New China was founded. For New China, a large-scale civil revolutionary war can come to an end, and the problems of building the military, economy, and other aspects are in front of us.
China has more than three million square kilometers of ocean, and the naval resources of old China have been transferred to treasure islands by Chiang Kai-shek, and for new China, if you want to build a navy, you need to start from scratch. It's tough, but the navy has to be built.
Therefore, the leader appointed Xiao Jinguang as the commander of the navy. At first, Xiao Jinguang was more embarrassed: his previous battles were all in the army field. I have no experience in the field of navy, how can I build a navy? However, with the encouragement of his leaders, Xiao Jinguang served as the commander of the Navy, and actively studied and studied the naval experience of the United States, the Soviet Union and even Japan, built a navy, and founded a naval academy. Xiao Jinguang put forward a great theory: that is, if you want to build a strong navy, you must first build a series of naval schools. As long as there is a steady stream of naval talents sent to the navy, the navy will be strong. This concept is actually very advanced, and it is still not lagging behind today.
Family situation
Xiao Jinguang's sons were as good as his father.
Xiao Jinguang's eldest son also studied in the Soviet Union, and after returning to China, through hard work, he became the minister of the Ministry of Light Industry. China's textile industry and other industries once led the world for a while, thanks to the leadership and management of the Ministry of Light Industry.
Like Xiao Jinguang, the second son worked in the military and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
The third son worked in the CPPCC and also served as vice chairman of the CPPCC organs.
The fourth son also studied in the Soviet Union and, like his third brother, served as vice chairman of the CPPCC organ.
The fifth son served in the military, but initially not in the People's Liberation Army, but in the Armed Police Force, and later exchanged with the People's Liberation Army system and received the rank of major general.
The sixth son served in the People's Liberation Army for a long time and was also awarded the rank of major general.