Introduction
During the Anti-Japanese War, many aspiring young people abandoned their civil and military affairs, carried the guns in their hands, and fought for the country. At a time of national crisis, the Chinese military and civilians united and united as one, fought with the Japanese army for more than ten years, and finally defeated the strong enemy and achieved the final victory.
During the entire War of Resistance Against Japan, some senior generals performed outstandingly on the battlefield and were called famous anti-Japanese generals, which was a glory. Speaking of famous anti-Japanese generals, Sun Liren will definitely occupy a seat. He showed a strong patriotism in the War of Resistance Against Japan and achieved very good results in commanding the army to fight.
Sun Liren, who has strength and fame, had an unsatisfactory ending in his later years. He was placed under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan for more than 30 years. It is worth mentioning that during Sun Liren's time in Taiwan, his wife forced her husband to take a concubine, and he and his concubine had four excellent children. What's going on?
The famous anti-Japanese general Sun Liren
Sun Liren has a superior family background and has received a good education since childhood. With excellent results, he was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering of Tsinghua University . Without war, Sun Liren might have become an excellent designer, which was also his early dream.
During his time at school, Sun Liren studied well. After graduation, he was invited by the famous American university, Purdue University, and continued to study civil engineering. In that era when the illiteracy rate was extremely high and most people didn’t even have a junior high school diploma, Sun Liren’s future was bright and there was great development.
After graduating from Purdue University, Sun Liren found a good job in the United States and worked as a designer in a bridge company. His monthly salary was very high, which was enough for him to live a good life. The gunshots of the domestic revolution broke the tranquility, and made Sun Liren choose to "abandon civil and military affairs" and instead study military affairs. He was admitted to the US Virginia Military Academy, which started his military career.
1927, after graduating from a military school, Sun Liren was not in a hurry to return to China. He spent a year traveling to the military of European powers such as France, Germany, and Britain, and gaining a lot of insights. The following year, Sun Liren served as the director of the Military Training Department at the Kuomintang Central Party Affairs School as an outstanding military talent.
1937 July 7 Incident broke out, and the full war of resistance began. On the battlefield of Songhu, the Japanese army wanted to smuggle through the Suzhou River. Sun Liren led his troops to fight with the enemy for eight hours and defeated the Japanese invaders. That night, Sun Liren's troops took advantage of the night to burn the Japanese pontoon bridge, but were violently bombarded. He was injured by the bomb and fell into a coma for three days before he woke up.
With his outstanding performance on the battlefield and the support of the Kuomintang boss Song Ziwen , Sun Liren's position in the military has also become higher and higher. In February 1942, after the establishment of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Sun Liren led his troops abroad to fight as the new 38th Division.
In the Battle of Mandalay , Sun Liren defeated several times the Japanese army with less than one thousand troops, rescued thousands of surrounded British and Burmese troops, and made great contributions. He himself caused a sensation internationally and was reported by major media.
Sun Liren has always performed well in the entire battle into Myanmar. He is a dazzling general in the Expeditionary Force. Sun Liren's outstanding command surprised the Japanese army when they met him, and changed their past understanding of the Chinese army.
After the Chinese Expeditionary Force conquered Myitkyina, the troops were expanded and Sun Liren was promoted to Lieutenant General of the New First Army, with the New 38th Division and the New 30th Division under its jurisdiction. The New First Army is different from the general army. It is the elite of the national army and will play a very important role in the hands of Sun Liren.
Since serving as the commander of the New First Army, Sun Liren led his troops to command the second battle in Myanmar. After several battles, the army annihilated more than 33,000 Japanese troops. He also became the general with the largest number of Japanese troops in the entire War of Resistance Against Japan, and he has the reputation of "Rommeel the East".
Judging from the results of the entire War of Resistance Against Japan, Sun Liren is well deserved to be a famous anti-Japanese general. He is a patriotic soldier and is never ambiguous in the face of national justice. During the battle in Myanmar, Sun Liren's image brought a deep impression to his friendly troops. He was one of the Chinese generals that the Japanese army feared the most.
was imprisoned in his later years and was forced to take a concubine
Sun Liren was not from the Huangpu , nor was he the direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek. Although he could fight, he was still neglected. During the War of Liberation, Sun Liren was seized by Chiang Kai-shek and spent most of his time in the rear to train new recruits. He himself was extremely depressed.
Before Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, Sun Liren was appointed as the commander of Taiwan's defense, assisting Chen Cheng in operating the defense of this last stronghold. Chiang Kai-shek, who had mediocre abilities, disappointed the Americans. Americans wanted to secretly support Sun Liren, who had studied in the United States and received American education.
After retreating to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek was very afraid of losing his power. After learning that the Americans wanted to "support" Sun Liren, without real evidence, he took the initiative to take action first, removed Sun Liren from all positions and put them under house arrest without real evidence.
The "Sun Liren incident" back then was actually a wrongful case. It involved many people at that time, which made people in the Kuomintang panic, everyone was in danger, and they distrust each other. Under Chiang Kai-shek's absolute dictatorship, many officials had to surrender to him in order to save their status and lives.
Sun Li has been in the army for half his life and has never had children. His wife Zhang Jingying is also a scholarly family. She is in love with Sun Li. This is an enviable loving couple. In his later years, Zhang Jingying often blamed herself for being unable to give birth to a son and half of her husband, so she kept urging Sun Liren to take a concubine.
Sun Liren is a new type of education. He is also very nice to his wife Zhang Jingying and does not want to take a concubine, but he can't stand Zhang Jingying's persuasion and finally takes a nurse named Zhang Meiying as his concubine. After Zhang Meiying became Sun Liren's woman, Zhang Jingying not only did not be jealous, but the two sisters got along well and the whole family lived a dull and peaceful life.
Zhang Jingying's painstaking efforts were not in vain. 51-year-old Sun Liren and Zhang Meiying gave birth to a daughter, named Sun Zhongping. Sun Liren was old and had a daughter, and the excitement was beyond words.
Although Sun Liren, who was under house arrest, has no power, he does not have to waste too much energy and time on his work. It is fun to live a quiet life every day. After having the eldest daughter, Sun Liren never got old and gave birth to two daughters and two boys with Zhang Meiying. He had both sons and daughters, and the small family became even more lively.
After the education of sisters Sun Liren and Zhang Jingying, the four children were very outstanding when they grew up. After obtaining a doctorate degree from a well-known American university, they became a knowledgeable scholar. The other children were also very outstanding in their respective fields, inheriting the genes and talents of their father Sun Liren's smart and studious when he was young.
In March 1988, Sun Liren was free and ended his 33-year house arrest. Two years later, Sun Liren died of illness in Taiwan at the age of 90. Although a generation of anti-Japanese general left us, his contribution to the nation will last forever and deserves the respect of every Chinese.
