Does the saying that heroes see the same thing apply to everyone?Apparently not. The children of many cadres of our party are silently dedicated to ordinary posts, but some high-ranking children have failed to seize the opportunity of upward development, because their parents are strict with them and do not allow them to rely on their family background to obtain privileges that do not belong to them. The PLA general to be introduced next is really remarkable. He joined the Eighth Route Army in 1945 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in the same year.
He made important contributions during the War of Liberation, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the War of Self-Defense and Counterattack against Vietnam. Later, he also served as the commander of the Chengdu Military Region. In 1994, he was promoted to general. However, he was unimaginably strict with his son. In short, this son eventually went to work as a boilermaker somewhere in Henan. This general is General Li Jiulong. Li Jiulong was born in March 1929 and is a native of Fengrun, Hebei. His ancestors have lived in poverty for generations, and one can imagine the hardships of Li Jiulong when he was a child.
Fate is also extremely unfair to their family, and after his father's mysterious disappearance, Li Jiulong and his brother can only live with their mother. Despite living in poverty, his mother still did not give up on letting Li Jiulong receive a private school education, hoping that he could change his fate and get rid of his suffering. Li Jiulong also lived up to his mother's expectations and excelled in his studies. However, due to his poor family, his studies were interrupted after only 4 years. At that time, China was in a critical moment, and the Japanese invaded the motherland wantonly, making the people's lives even worse.
In order to make a living, Li Jiulong worked as a day job for landlords, and experienced first-hand what exploitation and oppression were. Under the influence of many factors, Li Jiulong angrily decided to join the Eighth Route Army and fight for the people together with the Chinese Communist Party. In August 1945, Li Jiulong officially joined the Eighth Route Army, and his performance was impressive, fighting bravely in every battle, being wounded many times, and even almost killed a few times. Li Jiulong was a brave general who made countless feats on the battlefield, and was once known as the "Demolition Master" and was awarded the "Brave" medal.
His military ranks have been continuously promoted, from soldier, deputy squad leader, squad leader, to deputy platoon commander, fear commander, company commander, etc. In the battle of Loess Slope, he commanded the company to achieve great results and outstanding performance, for which he was awarded the medal "Hero". In the Jincheng counterattack of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he once again made meritorious contributions, but after the battle, the more than 500 soldiers in the battalion under his command were sharply reduced to 43.
After returning to China, Li Jiulong was highly valued and promoted by the army, and successively served as deputy commander of the army division, commander of the army division, deputy commander of the army army, and army commander, and finally promoted to commander of the Jinan Military Region in 1985. In the 1979 self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, he led his troops to fight, and the 162nd Division also demonstrated the strong combat effectiveness of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Until May 1994, at the age of 65, Li Jiulong was awarded the rank of general. However, although Li Jiulong is such a high-ranking military general, he is strict and harsh with his children.
His son, Li Xiaoming, had joined the People's Liberation Army, but the act of fighting in the army was recorded, and Li Jiulong was furious when he learned about it, and severely reprimanded him. Li Xiaoming later worked as an ordinary boiler worker after being demobilized from the army. In November 2003, at the age of 75, Admiral Li Jiulong died of illness.