In 1955, Chiang Kai-shek arrested Sun Liren and forcibly labeled him as an armed rebellion and conspirator, which lasted for 33 years, which led to General Sun Liren's imprisonment for 33 years!
Until 1987, Sun Liren's residence finally welcomed an old friend, Chiang Kai-shek's eldest son Chiang Ching-kuo.
After the two met, Jiang Jingguo whispered sorry to Sun Liren's already gray hair.
Sun Liren was freed
General Sun Liren waved his hand, he knew that his time was running out, and there was no point in talking about the past, he only had three wishes left before he died, if he could achieve it, even if he died, he would be blind.
So, why did the once mighty General Sun Liren fall to this point? And what are the three unfulfilled wishes of General Sun, who is already 87 years old?
Young talent, champion and first
On December 8, 1900, Sun Liren was born in Lujiang, Anhui. His father, Sun Xize, is a well-known educator who served as the director of the Shandong Provincial High Court and other positions, and his biological mother was from a prominent background. And Sun Liren, who grew up under brocade clothes and jade food, has learned rich five cars since he was a child, and he is only eight fights high.
At the age of 14, he was admitted to Tsinghua with the first place in Anhui, and at the age of 25, he was admitted to study abroad at public expense and went to the Feginia Military Academy in the United States.
There, the military knowledge he learned laid the foundation for his life.
A few years later, Sun Liren returned to China after completing his studies. Because of his outstanding ability and high education, in 1932, he was appointed as a colonel commander of the second detachment and commander of the fourth regiment by the tax police corps.
Since then, his glorious era has officially begun.
Anti-Japanese heroes
In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full force, and the tax police corps went to the front line of the Battle of Songhu. In the fierce battle on November 3, the Japanese army smuggled across the Suzhou River in a large way, and Sun Liren led his troops to fight fiercely with the Japanese invaders for 8 hours to defeat it. That night, Sun Liren led people to take advantage of the night to destroy the pontoon bridge, but was discovered by the Japanese army and was bombarded by heavy artillery fire, and 13 injuries were made all over his body. Before the fall of Shanghai, Song Ziwen sent Sun Liren to Hong Kong for treatment and eventually recovered.
In 1938, Sun Liren led his troops to participate in the defense of Wuhan and made meritorious contributions twice.
In 1942, the Japanese army invaded Burma and took control of China's only international transportation route, the Burma Road.
In order to ensure the smooth flow of this "anti-Japanese lifeline", Chiang Kai-shek formed a Chinese expeditionary force of 100,000 and went to the battlefield in Burma to join forces with Britain and the United States against the Japanese army.
Sun Liren's anti-smuggling corps was reorganized into the new 38th Division of the 66th Army of the Nationalist Army and joined the expeditionary force, with Sun Liren as the division commander.
When he first entered Burma, Sun Liren's most famous battle example was the Ren'an Qiang Dajie, defeating more than 4,000 Japanese troops with more than 800 people, rescuing more than 7,000 besieged British troops, and was awarded the Order of Commander of the British Empire by King George VI.
During the second invasion of Burma, Sun Liren served as the commander of the new First Army, and he led his troops to defeat the Japanese army many times, recovering many lost territories, killing 33,000 Japanese troops, and was one of the generals who killed the most Japanese troops on the mainland. People overseas also gave Sun Liren the name of Rommel of the East.
Defeat Taiwan
In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek defeated Taiwan. At this time, Sun Liren was favored by Americans and was considered the spokesperson of the United States in Taiwan. In order to stabilize his position and curry favor with the United States, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Sun Li as commander of defense in Taiwan and commander-in-chief of the army the following year.
Later, the Americans were very dissatisfied with Chiang and were ready to choose another person to replace Chiang. In the eyes of Americans, Sun Liren, who has experience in the United States, is the best candidate.
After learning of the intentions of the Americans, Chiang removed Sun Liren from all his posts and put him in seclusion in 1955 under the pretext that he wanted to "mutiny."
Sun Liren, who was under house arrest, was arranged to live in Taichung, and without a salary, he could only live on the living expenses allocated regularly, and the few living expenses he had could only maintain food and clothing.
Sun Liren took a group photo with his wife
According to Sun Liren's son's recollection: In order to live, his father played the spirit of bearing hardships and standing hard work, raised chickens with his mother, became a chicken farmer, sold chicken, sold eggs, and subsidized the family, so Sun Liren's eggs were ridiculed as "general's eggs" for a while.
Attend Yoshiko's wedding
In 1966, General Sun Liren wore a suit and appeared at the wedding of his righteous son Li Yan, at this time, General Sun Liren's side was always watching special agents, and every move was well known, Sun Liren's righteous son Li Yan is not simple, because he is the son of the anti-Japanese hero Li Bangqin, what many people don't know is that Li Bangqin was Sun Liren's favorite general before his death, and he died heroically in the Songhu Campaign.
Sun Liren attended the wedding
Three last wishes before dying
After Li Yan's wedding, Sun Liren began the difficult days of being confined by Jiang's father and son.
Until 1987, Chiang Ching-kuo went to an apartment to visit General Sun Liren.
When he saw the white-haired Sun Liren, Jiang Jingguo said in a trembling voice: "General Sun, I'm sorry, I came to see you at this time!" ”
At this time, General Sun was 87 years old, physically weak and mentally weak. After listening to Jiang Jingguo's words, he waved his hand and said lightly: "Let the past grievances pass, people always have to look forward."
Immediately afterwards, General Sun Liren put forward three demands to Chiang Ching-kuo for the country and the people.
Sun Liren's first wish was to hope for the early reunification of the motherland. This is the will of the people. For a famous anti-Japanese general like Sun Liren, who is determined to serve the country, the reunification of the motherland, prosperity and strength is naturally his lifelong pursuit.
The second wish, realizing that his time was short, asked Chiang Ching-kuo to bury him with his brothers who fought together after his death.
The third wish, he hoped that Chiang Ching-kuo would find the descendants of his former comrades-in-arms and take good care of these people.
After these three requests were made, Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo had already burst into tears, and he never expected that none of General Sun's requests were about himself.
But these three problems stumped Chiang Ching-kuo, mainly for two reasons.
1. At that time, Jiang Jingguo was suffering from diabetes, his health was deteriorating, and he had long been unable to make ends meet.
2. The current situation is relatively complicated, and Chiang Ching-kuo does not dare to guarantee that he will be able to fulfill Sun Liren's three requirements.
The bad news followed, and just a few months after Chiang Ching-kuo visited General Sun, he died of illness in Taipei. After his death, Sun Liren regained his freedom.
But the belated freedom did not mean much to Sun Liren, the place he often went to in his later years was the port, looking in the direction of the mainland over and over again, he knew that he knew that he would not live long, although he could not see the reunification of the motherland, but why did he not want to return to his hometown after death, and this shallow strait in front of him cut off his way home, but it separated him from endless longing for his hometown.
In 1990, Sun Liren died in Taiwan. Before he died, he left a last word: "If you don't return to your hometown, your coffin won't go into the earth." ”
This sentence expresses his deep attachment and endless sorrow for his hometown. He fought tirelessly for the country and the nation throughout his life, but he failed to realize his wish to return to his hometown.
summary
Sun Liren was a hero of the nation, but because he was imprisoned for half his life, he could not return to the arms of his mother on the mainland, and died with regret. In any case, I hope that General Sun will one day return to his roots and soul.