Today, we're going to talk about a general who has been a senior commander in the Chinese army for a long time, Wen Yucheng. Wen Yucheng experienced many wars in his life and achieved outstanding battle achievements, but he also faced political turmoil and tortuous fate.
Wen Yucheng, a native of Ganzhou, Jiangxi, joined the Communist Youth League as early as the age of 15 and actively participated in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle in the Central Soviet Region, making great contributions to the revolutionary cause. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was appointed commander of the 18th Brigade of the New Fourth Army, commanding troops to engage the Japanese army in the Soviet-Central region, effectively weakening the enemy's strength and expanding the territory of the Soviet-Chinese base area.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Wen Yucheng was ordered to go to the northeast, led the reorganization of some local armed forces, and became the commander of the Independent Second Division. With excellent mobile tactics, he led his troops to a series of victories, including the 21st Division of the All-Annihilation Army. His military talents were praised and he was known as the "Iron Foot General".
When the Korean War broke out, Wen Yucheng and his troops became the first volunteers to participate in the battle to resist US aggression and aid Korea. He commanded the 40th Army and won many victories, making great contributions to the successful start of our army's War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He was hailed as the "commander of the whole war".
In 1955, Wen Yucheng was promoted to lieutenant general and entered the Nanjing Military Academy for further study, and then served as the chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region, becoming one of the commanders of the Grand Military Region. However, after the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution, he was affected by some political struggles, but fortunately his political influence was relatively limited and he was not severely punished.
In 1970, he was transferred to Beijing as deputy chief of the general staff and commander of the Beijing Garrison, but his political status began to decline after a dispute with Jiang Qing. Lin Biao decided that he was not well suited to Beijing's political environment, so he transferred him back to the Chengdu Military Region as deputy commander. Although it meant relegation, it ultimately saved his life.
After the 1971 September 13 incident, Wen Yucheng was incommunicado and censored, but his political mistakes were relatively minor, and he was finally rehabilitated in 1976. Although his political career was tortuous, he achieved brilliant military achievements.
In 1989, Wen Yucheng died of illness at the age of 74, ending his legendary life.