Chiang Ching-kuo and Chiang Wei-kuo are the sons of Chiang Kai-shek, why can the former become the leader of the Taiwan region, while the latter is only a lieutenant general? This is because there is a rumor that Chiang Weiguo is not Chiang Kai-shek's biological son, but Dai Jitao's illegitimate son.
Dai Jitao was a veteran of the Kuomintang and once joined the League with Chiang Kai-shek. He had a relationship with Shigematsu Kaneko and gave birth to Jiang Weiguo, but because Dai Jitao already had a wife at that time, he handed over Jiang Weiguo to Chiang Kai-shek to raise, and let Chiang Kai-shek recognize Jiang Weiguo.
Although the veracity of this rumor is unknown, we know that Chiang Kai-shek cared about Chiang Wei-kuo as much as Chiang Ching-kuo. Jiang Weiguo enjoyed the same treatment as Chiang Ching-kuo when he was a child, and was even taken by Chiang Kai-shek to study, and when he grew up, he was sent to Germany to study.
He got excellent grades at military schools in Germany and became interested in armored forces. After returning home, he was anxious to express himself, hoping that Chiang Kai-shek would build an armored force of his own for him.
Although he had served as a platoon commander under Hu Zongnan, due to his lack of experience, he caused trouble, so he was transferred to the Indian tank unit as a regiment commander. This unit was later equipped with the most luxurious equipment and became the top of the Kuomintang army.
However, in an encounter with Su Yu's army, this unit was almost completely wiped out, and the equipment also fell into the hands of our army. Despite this, Chiang Kai-shek still described Chiang Weiguo as "cute".
In fact, Chiang Ching-kuo later inherited Chiang Kai-shek's mantle and became the leader of the Taiwan region, while Chiang Wei-kuo continued his military career. Although he did not become Chiang Kai-shek's ** person, it may be more satisfying for him to become a general.