He was once the confidant minister of Chiang Kai-shek , a senior general within the Kuomintang, and an ever-winning general on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. Even the Japanese army called it "Chinese Tiger General" . Of course, he is also a senior Kuomintang general who has had secret contact with our party. He is one of the 43 war criminals announced by our party on the eve of the founding of . Later, he became the number one war criminal released by the Kuomintang.
He was swaying and in contact with each other on both sides of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but he was under pressure from both sides. But when he was hiding in Hong Kong, the Party Central Committee also asked him to return to the country to enjoy his old age. The person with such a legendary life is called Wei Lihuang . He is the "tiger general" among Chiang Kai-shek's "Five Tiger Generals" and is also a famous military strategist.
Wei Lihuang
In 1955, at the invitation of the Party Central Committee, Wei Lihuang finally returned to China. As soon as he got off the car, he and his wife were warmly welcomed by Premier Zhou and Ms. Deng Yingchao . In addition, after he settled down, six marshals from Beijing, , invited him to dinner one by one, and more than 20 other senior officials came to congratulate him one by one. He even took the post of vice chairman of the CPPCC in mainland China as .
So what kind of life does Wei Lihuang have? Why, as a senior official of the Kuomintang, was treated with such high courtesy from the Communist Party?
Wei Lihuang, who was trained in the army, was not able to receive such high respect and courtesy within the Communist Party. But just because he is Wei Lihuang, all this makes sense. When he returned to China, people from all walks of life in New China rushed to tell each other, because everyone hoped that he and his wife, , Han Quanhua, , would return to the mainland.
Wei Lihuang and his wife
At that time, he had just arrived at the Beijing station. Premier Zhou, General Zhu and others had been waiting there for a long time, and Ms. Deng Chao even invited them to have dinner on the same day. In addition to the bosses who also wanted to have a meal with Wei Lihuang, Even Chairman Mao wanted to host a banquet for him. Although the food in New China was not rich at that time, Wei Lihuang did not eat a lot of food at the banquet of the central leaders.
The reason why he received such high evaluation and respect is due to his previous experience in joining the army. Although he had served in the Kuomintang army before, He repeatedly rescued our party and organized anti-Japanese wars all deserve everyone's respect for him.
At the end of the 19th century, he was born in a farmhouse in Anhui. Although his family was poor, he wanted to learn knowledge and gain culture since he was a child, so his parents used the strength of his family to get him to a school where he learned various traditional cultures, but he felt that it was not enough.
wei Lihuang
That was because China was bullied by the great powers at that time, and warlords from all walks of life were fighting against each other for territories and resources. He hoped that a new social order would be established and that everyone could live peacefully and peacefully in this world.
In the 20th century, the great powers completely opened the country's door with spears and cannons. Many revolutionary patriots began to open their eyes to the world at that time. Wei Lihuang was also influenced by the revolutionary wave and advanced ideas. He wanted to surrender to the loudest voice of the times and shouted the strongest voice of the times.
Sun Yat-sen
The nation, civil rights and people's livelihood of the founding father, Wei Lihuang admired him very much. He was born at the bottom of society since he was a child, and what he saw was only the scene of being bullied and oppressed, so he longed to enter the world depicted by Mr. Sun Yat-sen. Therefore, he came to Wuhan alone to look for Sun Yat-sen when he was less than 20 years old. He slept in the open and was haggard throughout the journey, and did not find a great man, so he casually went to a local registration office and conscription camp.
After a simple question, he joined the army there. Although he did not learn any orthodox military culture, he also received some military training, which laid a solid foundation for his subsequent path of leading troops.Although he did not stay in this barracks later, the fur he learned from there was enough for him to train his courage.
After having some experience, Wei Lihuang did not give up his original intention. He went to Guangzhou to find Sun Yat-sen, and through his own efforts, he became a soldier from a bottom to Mr. Sun Yat-sen's guard . This position made him very satisfied because Sun Yat-sen was the person he admired the most, and it was his lifelong wish to protect the person he admired the most.
Wei Lihuang
After working with Mr. Sun Yat-sen for a while, everyone gradually discovered that this guard was different from other guards. In addition to doing his daily work well, Wei Lihuang also often inquire about some national affairs and the direction of policies with Mr. Sun Yat-sen. He had to inquire about the situation on the battlefield. Of course, Mr. Sun Yat-sen also discovered his "ambitions" and always had an encouragement attitude towards him. He also transferred him to the troops of Northern Expedition , hoping that he could show his masculinity on the battlefield.
At that time, warlords from all walks of life were fighting, and the land of China was in full swing. If Sun Yat-sen wanted to overthrow the feudal monarchy and the old warlords, he would have to launch a war. Wei Lihuang obeyed his appointment and defeated the enemy's western Fujian command in 1918. This battle made his reputation completely spread in the army. Even Mr. Sun Yat-sen praised him "The Wind of a General" .
Wei Lihuang
Sure enough, he did not let down Mr. Sun Yat-sen's trust. In the battle against warlords, he always led the way and took the lead. Not only did he win the love of the soldiers, but everyone was willing to follow him to fight. Later, when Chen Jiongming rebelled against , Wei Lihuang led his troops to quell the rebellion and defended Mr. Sun Yat-sen. After this battle, his reputation became famous, and everyone noticed that Wei Lihuang's ability was far from the little guard of that year.
But at that time, his reputation was only widely circulated within the Kuomintang. Later, his various achievements on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War made the Japanese army realize that there were generals who could fight and soldiers who could urinate them.
The ever-winning general of the Loyal and Yi march
The Japanese army stepped up their attack on China after the July 7 Incident and also stepped up their peeping of China. At this time, Wei Lihuang was appointed as the general commander of the army guarding Shijiazhuang . You should know that the July 7 Incident happened south of , Peiping , and Shijiazhuang was the first stop for the Japanese army to go south, so being able to guard there is both a glory and a danger.
July 7 Incident
But he patted his chest and promised: "If the Japanese army easily passes through Shijiazhuang, I, Wei Lihuang, will commit suicide to thank the people."
After the outbreak of the war, as he said, the army he led had a fierce confrontation with the Japanese army, and the two sides fought many times with strongholds to win a city. In the battle to defend Shijiazhuang, Wei Lihuang took the lead and once again rushed to the front line to cheer up his army. Under his command, the Japanese army's advance was forced to end, and the Japanese army also gave him the name "Chinese Tiger General".
You should know that the Japanese at that time were far better than the Chinese army, both in combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment. Even if Chiang Kai-shek had the support of the United States, the quality of the Kuomintang army was not as good as the Japanese army. It was not easy for Wei Lihuang to successfully hold back the pace of the Japanese army and also show the prestige of the national army. Therefore, it was indeed a recognition of him that the Japanese army could give him a name.
Chiang Kai-shek (center) and Wei Lihuang (right)
The battle to defend Shijiazhuang did not make Wei Lihuang proud and complacent. Instead, he trained his army again to block the next attack of the Japanese army. Later, under his protection, the Japanese army around Peking slowed down the pace of attacking Nanjing, and at the same time he received a command from the top to call back to Nanjing.
When Chiang Kai-shek saw Wei Lihuang's ability, he deliberately cultivated him into his own confidant. As expected, he lived up to his expectations. Under Chiang Kai-shek's heavy grace pressure, Wei Lihuang was considered a tragic confusion for him. But he is not unable to see the right and wrong, especially Chiang Kai-shek's practice of not beating the Japanese makes it difficult for him to understand.
At that time, Shanxi was in a hurry, and he immediately asked to fight to help Yan Xishan to repel the invading Japanese army, but Chiang Kai-shek believed that the Japanese army attacking Shanxi had the absolute advantage of aircraft and cannons, and Shanxi would definitely lose it. But Wei Lihuang did not recognize this evil, so he insisted on rushing to help Yan Xishan. In order to win over Wei Lihuang, Chiang Kai-shek asked him to give it a try. After receiving the order, he immediately led his army straight to Shanxi.
Wei Lihuang (second from left)
After fierce battle, Wei Lihuang lived up to expectations again. Xinkou Battle made him famous in one battle. After he led his troops to Shanxi, he rushed to Shanxi to help the decline of Shanxi at night and built a series of defensive fortifications. Not only did he expose the enemy's disadvantages to him. The scouts sent to investigate the opponent's army brought a lot of useful intelligence, so he joined forces with Yan Xishan and the Communist Party to attack the Japanese army. Due to the perfect cooperation, the end of the Xinkou Battle was very good. The Japanese army retreated there step by step, and Wei Lihuang made an indelible contribution.
battle lasted for more than a month. Under his guidance, the Chinese army killed more than 20,000 enemies at the cost of losing more than 10,000 people. Moreover, the Chinese and Japanese armies finally fought fiercely and were not convinced. They even fought for each other 13 times in one day in , and China finally won the power to seize the power of multiple highlands.
1937 China-Japan-Japan-Kong-Communist cooperation came to the public. Wei Lihuang continued to command Anti-Japanese War in Shanxi. Because of his good cooperation before, the relationship between him and the Communist Party was also very harmonious. The Communist Party troops entrenched there at that time were led by General Zhu. The two of them often drank with him and discussed wars.
wei Lihuang
After getting along forever, the relationship between our party is very close, unlike the interactions between ordinary Kuomintang generals and our army.
Patriotic patriots who were invited by many generals
During a long time of getting along, Wei Lihuang knew that the Kuomintang was rich and the Communist Party was poor, so he took the initiative to distribute a large amount of silver medicine to the Eighth Route Army's army, and there were countless weapons and ammunition. In Shanxi, Wei Lihuang and General Zhu's army are as close as one family. The Kuomintang and the Communist Party are not guilty of anything, but also often hold large-scale literary and artistic evenings. The leaders of the two sides shook hands in peace and killed the enemy together during war. It can be said that those days were a day when Wei Lihuang felt very happy.
Wei Lihuang
But when he gets close to the Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek will be unhappy. Although he is Chairman Chiang's confidant, the Chairman cannot tolerate anyone who can communicate with each other. As time goes by, naturally there will be a grudge. Chiang Kai-shek saw that Wei Lihuang's relationship with the Communist Party was getting worse every day, so he promoted him openly and lowered him secretly, taking away the power in his hands.
In fact, from an objective perspective, it is reasonable for Chiang Kai-shek to do this. After all, Wei Lihuang's secretary is the Communist Party . What is even more incredible is that after Wei Lihuang learned that his secretary was the identity of the Communist Party, he could continue to appoint him as his secretary. He even often listened to him talking about the Communist Party's propositions and the thoughts of Marxism-Leninism , so Wei Lihuang is also a strange person.
Although his position was demoted, Wei Lihuang's military achievements were not suppressed by others. At that time, the battle situation of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was in a hurry. The division commander Dai Anlan died for his country. The situation where Du Yuming's 220,000 troops were beaten to 2,000 made Chiang Kai-shek very angry, so Wei Lihuang led his troops to fight again.
Du Yuming
Before Wei Lihuang set out, he did a lot of preparations, such as teaching soldiers to be familiar with the local climate, training soldiers to know American living habits, and also respect the American military doctors very much. After all the work was done, in , 1944, Wei Lihuang ordered the entire army to cross the river and the counterattack in western Yunnan began.
At this time, Wei Lihuang made great achievements. He was well-equipped and planned to destroy the Japanese defense system. He even was able to conquer several cities in a row for a period of time, which made the Japanese army stunned, let alone many generals in China at that time.
The American " Times " , Wei Lihuang's name of the ever-winning general was listed, and the US General Wei Demai called him the 01-time victory general , which means that victory in every battle is not enough to show his merits. Even such achievements still cannot withstand Chiang Kai-shek's suspicion of Wei Lihuang.
Wei Lihuang
In Liaoshen Campaign , he was defeated by our army, but this failure belonged to him, but again caused by Chiang Kai-shek's command over the level. In the end, Chiang Kai-shek dismissed him for his own sake, which made Wei Lihuang feel discouraged.
Later, the defeat of the Kuomintang was fully demonstrated, and Wei Lihuang was unwilling to stay in the country to do the Chinese to beat the Chinese , so he took his family to Hong Kong, where he hid and hid, not only to guard against Chiang Kai-shek's pursuit of him, but also to guard against the pursuit of him by the Military Control Commission. Even though our party repeatedly invited him to join the Communist Party, Wei Lihuang thought Chiang Kai-shek refused to accept his kindness.
It is difficult for him to be a human being between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, so he has never come back abroad, but the news of the founding of New China still excited him, and he took the initiative to send a congratulatory message to Chairman Mao.
Wei Lihuang and Chairman Mao
1955, Wei Lihuang finally returned to the motherland at the invitation of Premier Zhou many times. He and his wife were so excited that they burst into tears. You must know that he was unwilling to fight a civil war back then. His previous performance in the War of Resistance Against Japan also made many senior generals of our party admire him very much. , especially General Zhu, who had long regarded Wei Lihuang as a good friend, as well as Premier Zhou and the Eighth Route Army. It was precisely because of his contribution that he could survive in a difficult situation.
So after Wei Lihuang returned to China, Chairman Mao led everyone to invite him enthusiastically. Later he was elected as National People's Congress representative . Even though he had never joined the Communist Party in his life, he was a like-minded friend of the Communist Party. He followed Comrade Sun Yat-sen's uprising in his life, participated in many struggles against warlords, and made great contributions to the anti-Japanese battlefield. He can be said to be a sincere revolutionary patriot. Although the teams he stood in later were different, his original intention never changed.
