In the course of the revolution, some people followed the party all the way, and finally ushered in a peaceful victory. Some people made the wrong choice and repeatedly frustrated, so they had to slip away with their tails; some people had made outstanding revolutionary contributions. , But made a big mistake because he went astray and was finally sentenced.
However, the credit goes back to the past, the past achievements cannot be concealed because of mistakes. The general I will talk about today is Li Zuopeng. He made a big mistake after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, but he did it during the War of Resistance Against Japan. He made an important contribution, and was even blinded by enemy gas bombs.
Li Zuopeng is a native of Jiangxi and was born in an ordinary rural family. His hometown is where the revolutionary fire is most prosperous. Therefore, he was influenced by revolutionary ideas at a very young age. At the age of sixteen He was determined to join the party, determined to support the party's cause, defend the country, and defeat the enemy.
When Li Zuopeng was a child, he went to school for a period of time, and he was exposed to some advanced knowledge, which also broadened his vision. In 1930, catching up with the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's expansion in Ji'an, Jiangxi, Li Zuopeng immediately signed up and has since become a Red Army soldier.
Li Zuopeng earnestly sums up his experience every time he performs a task, and his personality is very calm. Although he doesn't like to talk, he can always do his job well. Li Zuopeng is good at using his brain and often expresses his own unique opinions and opinions on some major issues. At the age of 18, Li Zuopeng officially became a party member, and was soon transferred to the Central Soviet Area to serve as a staff member of the Second Bureau of the Military Commission.
The party organization established the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University in order to train experienced and literate revolutionary young cadres. Li Zuopeng is the instructor of this university and the captain of the staff training team. Li Zuopeng is not just an ordinary instructor. In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Li Zuopeng did important staff and reconnaissance work. Although he did not have the opportunity to go to the front and confront the enemy head-on, he would meet the enemy no matter where he was in turbulent times.
When in Liangshan, Li Zuopeng was attacked by the Japanese army. The Japanese army had been annihilated by a brigade, but reinforcements soon arrived and counterattacked. Li Zuopeng immediately reorganized the combat squad to cover the retreat of the personnel. The Japanese army dropped a gas bomb, which caused Li Zuopeng's eyes to be smoked and unable to open.
Later Li Zuopeng received emergency treatment, but he did not expect that his right eye was close to blindness. Even if he went to Beijing for surgery, he still failed. So Li Zuopeng picked a pair of sunglasses from the trophy. Came to cover his right eye, and finally gradually developed the habit of wearing sunglasses, and rarely took it off.
In 1955, Li Zuopeng was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and later served as a navy political commissar and deputy chief of staff. However, Li Zuopeng made the wrong decision and eventually went astray. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison and removed from all posts.
At that time, Li Zuopeng was already very old, and the organization also remembered that he had made great contributions to the revolutionary cause, so Li Zuopeng was treated favorably. A few months after he was in prison, Li Zuopeng needed to go out for medical treatment due to physical reasons, so the organization arranged for him to live in Taiyuan, and paid full living expenses. In his later years, Li Zuopeng had been living in Taiyuan, living a calm and peaceful life.
In 2009, General Li Zuopeng passed away at the age of 95. His family and local leaders arranged for General Li Zuopeng’s funeral together.
