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Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-29

When it comes to the military heroes of the Chinese Revolution, the name that will surely make your heart surge, that is Xiao Ke. Born in 1907 in Jiahe, Hunan, he went through the ups and downs of the Chinese Revolution and became a legendary military general. Graduated from the fourth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, he participated in the Northern Expedition, the Red Army's Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and established immortal military exploits for defending the country and liberating the people. He lived to be nearly 100 years old, and he was the longest-lived of one of the founding generals of our country, and his life was magnificent.

Let's get acquainted with this great military hero - Shaw. His life experience is full of legends, from the young Shewen from the martial arts, admitted to the Kuomintang military police training center, and later joined the Communist Party of China, participated in the Nanchang Uprising and the Jinggangshan struggle, his life trajectory is awe-inspiring. During the Red Army's Long March, he successively served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Second Front Army and the commander of the 31st Army of the Red Fourth Front Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he led his troops to cross the Yellow River eastward and went to the anti-Japanese front in North China, making outstanding contributions to the opening up of a large revolutionary base area in the Liaobian area of Jirecha. Subsequently, he served as the deputy commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, expanded the Jin-Chahar-Hebei anti-Japanese base area, and made immortal contributions to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. In the late period of the Liberation War, he was transferred to the Fourth Field Army and the first chief of staff of the Central China Military Region, and participated in commanding the troops to move south, cross the Yangtze River, and march into Central and South China, making great achievements for the birth of New China.

In addition to his heroic performance on the battlefield, Xiao Ke also has outstanding achievements in literary creation. In 1988, he revised the ** "Bloody Luoxiao", which caused a sensation in the literary world, and in 1991, he won the honorary award of the third Mao Dun Literature Award. In addition, he also joined the Chinese Writers Association and published documentary works such as "Memoirs of Xiao Ke" and "Side Notes of the Red Army of Zhu Mao", leaving valuable historical documents for future generations.

Xiao Ke pursued the truth all his life, forged ahead bravely, fearless of hardships and dangers, and deservedly became a great military general. He witnessed the vicissitudes of the country, made immortal contributions to the defense of the country and the liberation of the people, and was an indispensable link in the history of the Chinese revolution. Let us remember this great hero, inherit his spirit, and let his glory shine forever in the long history of the Chinese nation.

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