The first general in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the largest number of japanese troops annihilated, how did he live in his later years?
As the saying goes, the rise and fall of a country is the responsibility of the puppeteer. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, countless young people with lofty ideals threw themselves into this movement of the all-people War of Resistance. When the country is in crisis, it is also a time to test the confidence and consciousness of the sons and daughters of China. For example, this person was the first general in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and he destroyed the Japanese army the most, but in his later years he became like this. Who is this person? Did you know?
On July 7, 1937, the Japanese army began to invade China in an all-round way, and the Chinese military and civilians entered an eight-year period of resistance. This period can be said to be the most difficult period in China. In these eight years, through the unity of the Chinese military and people and the fear of sacrifice, the Japanese invaders were finally driven out of the country.
On the one hand, the Chinese military and people resisted the attack of the Japanese invaders, and on the other hand, they sent the Chinese expeditionary force to Burma, and the allied forces fought against the Japanese army together and played the momentum of the Chinese soldiers. The Chinese Expeditionary Force fought a series of victorious battles on the international battlefield and truly established the prestige of China. When it comes to the Chinese Expeditionary Force, it is necessary to mention the famous general Sun Liren of the War of Resistance.
Sun Liren (Chinese: 孙立人; pinyin: Zhān Līn Hùn hīng īng Sun Liren graduated from the Virginia Military Academy in the United States and is a famous general in the National Army. Sun Liren served as the commander of the 38th Division in the First Burmese War. In the first battle of the Expeditionary Force, Sun Liren became famous and gradually became an international focus figure. Especially in the Battle of Ren'anqiang, Sun Liren defeated more than 4,300 Japanese troops with a regiment of troops and rescued 7,000 British troops. After this battle, General Sun Liren immediately became the focus of foreign news reports.
In the first battle of the Expeditionary Force, General Sun Liren earned enough face for China. This time, China no longer appeared before the great powers as a semi-colony. What is different from the past is that because of General Sun Liren, Western countries have felt the style of Chinese soldiers. Only through the great victory of the first battle, Sun Liren was famous all over the world.
After Sun Liren made meritorious contributions, the National Government, in order to commend Sun Liren's meritorious service, specially awarded him the Fourth Class Cloud Medal. Later, King George VI awarded him the Order of Commander of the British Empire, and President Roosevelt of the United States also awarded him the Medal of Merit. It can be said that General Sun Liren was a famous general of the War of Resistance at home and abroad
When he entered Burma for the second time, it was only when Sun Liren really came to prominence. At that time, Sun Liren was the commander of the New First Army. General Sun Liren reinvigorated his might and annihilated the elite of the Japanese army with one blow. In just one year, Sun Liren's troops annihilated more than 33,000 Japanese troops. It has to be said that General Sun Liren was the general who annihilated the Japanese army the most among the generals of the Kuomintang military-level units. Since then, General Sun Liren has also become a nightmare for the Japanese army, making the Burmese Japanese army flee.
General Sun Liren was mainly active in the Indochina Peninsula, but his reputation was world-renowned. The tactics used by Sun Liren and the combat strength displayed by Sun Liren have been affirmed by all parties at home and abroad, and he enjoys the reputation of "Fox of the Jungle" and "Rommel of the East". Perhaps everyone does not know that in the history of the War against Burma, the Japanese Army honored Sun Liren as the "Chinese Military God". Even Ninji Okamura, commander-in-chief of the Japanese invasion of China, gave him his sabre.
A famous general of the War of Resistance like General Sun Liren can be described as the pride of the Chinese people. But it is a pity that such a famous player did not have a happy ending. After the defeat of the Nationalist army in Taiwan, Sun Liren followed Lao Jiang to Taiwan, and what awaited him was not glory and wealth, but imprisonment for half a lifetime. In this way, Sun Liren spent the rest of his life in a lonely and lonely captivity. Whenever I think of this, Xiaobian will feel sorry for General Sun Liren.
Reference: Jungle Fox