In 1948, the Northeast Field Army surrounded Changchun, but did not attack immediately. In the end, Changchun was liberated, and Zheng Dongguo, the Kuomintang general who defended the city, chose to let go.
It is worth mentioning that in the process of liberating Changchun, Zeng Zesheng, commander of the 60th Army of the Kuomintang, led the 60th Army to revolt peacefully and transferred to the command of our army. This unit was then reorganized into the 50th Army of the People's Liberation Army, Zeng Zesheng was appointed commander of the 50th Army, and Xu Wenlie became the political commissar of the 50th Army.
We want to tell the story of Xu Wenlie, who was the first political commissar of the 50th Army and had made military achievements, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was expelled from the party and the army for some reason.
So, what is Xu Wenlie's life experience and later years? He was born in 1909 in Xuanwei, Yunnan Province, and grew up in a poor peasant family. But he has been full of love for learning since he was a child, and even does not hesitate to borrow money to study, or study while working.
It was in the course of his studies that he came into contact with revolutionary ideas, began to devote himself to the Great Revolutionary Movement, and accepted the guidance of our Party. In 1928, at the age of 19, he officially became a member of the party.
Xu Wenlie was a fighter with a firm belief in resisting Japan. He was actively involved in anti-Japanese propaganda after the September 18 Incident, and was unfortunately imprisoned in 1933. Later, although he was released from prison on bail, he lost contact with the organization.
In this predicament, he returned to his hometown and continued to promote anti-Japanese propaganda while teaching. In 1935, when the Red Army's Long March passed through Xuanwei, Yunnan, Xu Wenlie led a group of students to join the Red Army, followed the Red Army to fight local tyrants and divide the land, and served as the propaganda officer of the Red Ninth Army Corps, and followed the Red Army to achieve the victory of the Long March.
His spirit and actions have fully demonstrated his loyalty and love for the country and the nation, and are worthy of our eternal memory and learning.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Xu Wenlie devoted himself to the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, responsible for propaganda work, he actively participated in anti-Japanese propaganda activities, and made important contributions to the anti-Japanese cause.
Subsequently, he joined the General Colonel of Kang Da and served as the deputy director of the Political Department, cultivating a large number of talented anti-Japanese talents for our army, and personally experienced the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
During the Liberation War, Xu Wenlie led the Kang University General Colonel into the Northeast and served as the director of the Political Department of the Northeast Military and Political University, and continued to devote himself to the education in the Northeast region.
After the liberation of Changchun, Zeng Zesheng's uprising team was reorganized into the 50th Army, and Xu Wenlie was ordered to participate in the reorganization of the 50th Army and served as the first political commissar of the 50th Army.
Thanks to his efforts, this unit gradually grew into a real people's army, participated in the subsequent War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and achieved outstanding military achievements.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, General Xu Wenlie was awarded the rank of major general for his outstanding contributions and became the founding major general. In 1959, he was transferred to the General Political Department as deputy secretary general, but unfortunately, during the special period of ten years, his body and mind suffered greatly, especially in 1971, when the "Gang of Four" framed him as a "traitor" and caused him to be expelled from the party and the army.
After being expelled from the party and the military, he was resettled back to his hometown of Xuanwei, where he spent more than two years in a Gele Village purchase and sales store 20 kilometers away from the county seat, where he could only receive 60 yuan a month for living expenses.
However, his perseverance and perseverance eventually led him to be allowed to return to Beijing in 1973 and was admitted to the General Political Guest House and the People's Liberation Army 309 Hospital.
Xu Wenlie's physical condition is not good, and he was even hemiplegic after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and after being subjected to the "Gang of Four", his condition became even more serious, and he returned to Beijing mainly for **. However, Xu Wenlie's condition did not improve, and he died of illness in 1976 at the age of 67.
It is worth mentioning that three years after Xu Wenlie's death, the General Political Department held a grand memorial service for him, and rehabilitated Zhaoxue, restored all his reputation, and at the same time revoked the erroneous decision imposed on him that year.