As we all know, Wei Lihuang is a high-ranking general, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he returned to China safely, and also served as the chairman of the National Defense Committee. And what this number one war criminal did in Dabie Mountain made neither *** nor Chen Geng forgivable. So what unforgivable thing did he do?
Wei Lihuang was born on February 16, 1897 in a backward mountain village in Anhui Province, when Wei Lihuang was young, his family could barely survive, but when his father died, their life became even more difficult. Although Wei Lihuang's family conditions are not very good, his family attaches great importance to Wei Lihuang's education, and he went to school in a private school in the village not long after.
Wei Lihuang also loves to learn very much, and often uses his spare time to read some ancient poetry classics, and also talks about ** chapters with his husband, so not long after entering the school, he showed amazing talent. When the Xinhai Revolution broke out in 1911, he was exposed to many new ideas about revolution under the influence of his elder brother.
In 1914, when Wei Lihuang was 17 years old, he went to Wuhan alone and enrolled in the Hubei Army Cadet Battalion. After a year of military training, Wei Lihuang not only learned a lot of military knowledge, but also met a lot of people with lofty ideals. In 1917, Mr. Sun Yat-sen served as the generalissimo in Guangzhou, and Wei Lihuang was also transferred to Guangzhou, and by chance became Mr. Sun Yat-sen's guard. Not long after, he became the captain of the guard because of his great meritorious service.
Wei Lihuang made many miraculous achievements in many battles in the future, and was deeply valued by Mr. Sun Yat-sen, and he worked harder. In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched the April 12 counter-revolutionary coup d'état, uniting Chinese and foreign forces to strangle the Red Army. At that time, Wei Lihuang led his troops to garrison Nanjing, but Sun Chuanfang's forces counterattacked at this time and seized Longtan Station.
Wei Lihuang led his troops to fight Sun Chuanfang to the end, and after six days, Sun Chuanfang's forces were completely wiped out. He was also promoted to deputy commander of the Ninth Army and commander of the 14th Division. During the period of the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, adhering to the cooperation within the party and the united front, it was bound to drive the Beiyang warlords and imperialism out of China.
However, the Kuomintang treacherously strangled the Red Army, which eventually led to the breakdown of the cooperative relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. As a result, the Kuomintang represented by Chiang Kai-shek began to carry out encirclement and suppression operations against the Red Army many times. And Wei Lihuang also participated in it and also made "great contributions", and even "Lihuang County" was obtained by Wei Lihuang in the "suppression of bandits".
In 1932, due to the victory of the Red Army in Huang'an soon, the morale of the troops was also a lot, so the relevant leaders felt that it was time for our army to pursue the victory and seize Wuhan. At that time, he was the commander-in-chief of the Red Army Front, and felt that the Red Army had just experienced rushes and major battles, and it was not suitable for a strong offensive at all, but the team should be hidden to recuperate, but this suggestion was rejected by Zhang Guotao.
In July, Zhang Guotao ordered the attack on Macheng, and on the 18th, Chen Geng, the commander of the Red Twelfth Division, opened the battle situation, which shows that the battle of Macheng is really difficult to fight. Chen Geng led his troops to capture Huangpo on the same day, and Chiang Kai-shek had to retreat to Nanjing.
Lao Jiang was unwilling, so he ordered Wei Lihuang and Chen Jiji to launch a fierce attack on the area of Dabie Mountain, and wanted to seize Huangpo and Qiliping back, no matter what the price was. At this time, the Red Army could only respond in a hurry. And this battle can also be called the most tragic battle in history, when our army had more than 2,000 people**, and Chen Geng's leg was also injured and had to go to Shanghai**. After this battle, Wei Lihuang had a special admiration for the Red Army, and his outlook on life also changed.
Later, in the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wei Lihuang made many meritorious contributions and became a hero in the War of Resistance against Japan. Although Wei Lihuang is a first-class general, he later lost his way back, so he can be regarded as a pure soldier with a deep understanding of righteousness. The mission of soldiers is to defend the country and the people, and Wei Lihuang expounded this point well.