The well-known revolutionary pioneers followed *** to participate in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and embarked on the road to liberation. But perhaps few people know that his younger brother Luo Xiang is also an outstanding soldier, and graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, and his starting point is even higher than that of his brother.
However, it is regrettable that Luo Xiang later joined the Kuomintang army and failed to achieve outstanding achievements.
Luo Xiang, born in 1905, is 3 years younger than his brother. In 1926, he was admitted to the sixth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and became classmates with Zhang Zongxun, Chen Bojun, Cheng Zihua, Dai Li, Liao Yaoxiang and others.
In 1929, ** learned that after graduating from his younger brother, he entered the Kuomintang army as a platoon commander, and he was very anxious, so he wrote a letter to Luo Xiang through his home, explaining the corrupt nature of the Kuomintang and hoping that Luo Xiang could leave the Kuomintang.
However, the young Luo Xiang still had illusions about the Kuomintang and did not follow his brother's advice and continued to serve in the Kuomintang army. Although Luo Xiang hoped to make contributions to the country, the reality hit him hard.
In the army, Luo Xiang performed well and was praised by his comrades-in-arms, but he was not taken seriously by his superiors. The Kuomintang talks about relationships, and no one without a background can not be promoted no matter how capable he is, so he can only give gifts and pave the way with money.
However, officers at all levels are bent on only being promoted and making a fortune, regard soldiers as stepping stones for promotion, and often deduct military salaries, and soldiers have no dignity. All this made Luo Xiang lose confidence in the Kuomintang.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Luo Xiang's disillusionment with the Kuomintang intensified. In 1947, he chose to return to his hometown after being disarmed. At this time, the Liberation War had reached its climax, the revolutionary situation in Luo Xiang's hometown was gradually becoming clear, and the people hated the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang to the extreme.
Seeing this general trend, Luo Xiang organized a detachment, calling itself the "Hengdong Detachment of the People's Liberation Army", and engaged the Kuomintang troops. With excellent command ability and in-depth understanding of the Kuomintang troops, Luo Xiang's Hengdong detachment won several successive battles, and the size of the team gradually expanded, from a few hundred to several thousand.
Armed with more than 800 rifles, more than 20 heavy machine guns and 10 mortars, they became a headache for the Kuomintang in the Hengdong area. However, Luo Xiang understood that although the team was strong, it was not a regular army, and once it was valued by the Kuomintang and sent a large army to encircle and suppress it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, he decided to join the ranks of the PLA. In 1949, the Siye army moved south and soon occupied Hunan. Luo Xiang led the team to actively cooperate with the 46th Army of Siye and successfully liberated Hengdong, and his team was also incorporated into the 137th Division of the 46th Army.
Knowing that his younger brother Luo Xiang had quit the Kuomintang and joined Siye, Zhan Caifang called *** to ask how to place the team and Luo Xiang's job arrangement. ** He was happy about this, but he still acted in accordance with the regulations of the army, strengthened the ideological transformation of the team, and let it integrate into the PLA as soon as possible.
Zhan Caifang proposed that Luo Xiang be the deputy political commissar of the 137th Division, but *** believed that he did not have the relevant qualifications and suggested that he enter the Military and Political University to study. After graduation, Luo Xiang was arranged to work in the local area and achieved certain achievements.
He died in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, in 1982 at the age of 77.