A generation of famous generals Zheng Dongguo

On January 13, 1903, Zheng Dongguo was born in an ordinary peasant family in Nanyue Temple on the banks of The Shangxi River in Shimen, Hunan Province, the last among brothers and sisters, named Jiao'er, in an ordinary peasant family, there is nothing special, everything obeys the arrangements of his parents, he marries and has children at a young age, with the support of his family, Shangxi, Shimen County, Changsha, step by step to study and grow, after the baptism of revolution, and finally become a hot-blooded young man who is bent on serving the country from the military.

Zheng Dongguo's life is legendary, in his youth, under the influence of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary ideas, he resolutely threw himself into the pen, was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy, participated in the Northern Expedition of the Eastern Expedition, repeatedly made military achievements, and rose all the way to the rank of battalion commander and regiment commander, and emerged in the Whampoa student army.

After the defeat of the Great Revolution in 1927, due to the continuous scuffles between various factions of the Kuomintang, Zheng Dongguo participated in a series of melee battles such as Jiang Gui, Jiang Tang, and the Central Plains War. He also linked his fate with Chiang Kai-shek and walked a tortuous road.

After the September 18 Incident, Zheng Dongguo led his troops to fight the Japanese army on the ancient Great Wall around Gubeikou for more than two months, and was one of the first Kuomintang generals to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance.

After the July 7 Incident, the War of Resistance Broke Out in an all-round way, swept across the country, turned to the north and south, and participated in major battles such as the Battle of Baoding, the Battle of Jinhe, the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Guide, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Kunlunguan in Guangxi, the Battle of Western Hubei, the uprising led by the Chinese army stationed in India against Zheng Dongguo, the return to the people, and the attack on northern Burma. After Japan's surrender, he was appointed deputy commander of the Kuomintang Third Front. Because of his outstanding achievements in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was known as a famous general of the Kuomintang Anti-Japanese Resistance.

In 1948, at the important moment of the Liaoshen Campaign, he led an uprising and expressed his willingness to participate in the construction of New China. In June 1950, he was appointed counselor of the Ministry of Water Resources and a member of the Cultural and Historical Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and in September he was nominated as a member of the National Defense Commission. He later served as a member of the 3rd and 4th CPPCC National Committee, the 5th, 6th and 7th Standing Committee, and since 1979 he has been the vice chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.

In 1990, during the Asian Games, Zheng Dongguo was hospitalized due to illness, and he had a premonition that time was running out, and his only regret was that he did not see the reunification of the motherland. On February 26, the farewell ceremony of the remains was held in Babaoshan.

This generation of famous generals who have been frank all his life and have made outstanding achievements in battle have infected countless people and influenced countless people with his noble character. His exploits, his charm will live on forever!