"Brothers and siblings can turn against each other for the sake of interests, then the military alliance between countries is even more fragile, and at all times and under all conditions, national interests and national interests are higher than ideological beliefs."
This is what Ding Wei said in "Bright Sword" when he explained his graduation thesis, which vaguely revealed the key points of the mainland's territorial defense, which can be described as hitting the nail on the head.
Looking at the whole drama, Ding Wei's comprehensive ability can be said to be unmatched among the generals in the same position, slightly better than Li Yunlong in tactics, and comparable to Chu Yunfei in strategy.
But what people didn't expect was that in the 1955 military rank ceremony, Ding Wei's military rank was "mediocre", and he was awarded a major general like Li Yunlong and others.
For this ending, some people may think that Major General Ding Weizhu deserves it, after all, he did not abide by discipline in the Northeast during the Anti-Japanese War, and he did not show any decent achievements.
However, in fact, Ding Wei's military rank can be said to be seriously underestimated, because no matter from the perspective of qualifications, education, warfare, strategy, and the overall situation, he should be a general even if he is not a handsome.
"Tactical acumen slightly better than Li Yunlong"
When it comes to the person who is the most proficient at fighting in "Bright Sword", I believe many people will blurt out the name "Li Yunlong", after all, he is the protagonist of the play.
Whether it is the Battle of Cangyunling, the Battle of Lijiapo or the Battle of Ping'an County, etc., all show Li Yunlong's dazzling achievements.
However, what everyone doesn't know is that there is actually a supporting role in "Bright Sword", and his tactical acumen is completely superior to Li Yunlong, and this person is Ding Wei.
Looking at the whole drama, although the description of Ding Wei is not detailed, just to set off Li Yunlong, he still has a proud record.
For example, when Ping'an County was in town, Ding Wei was the first person to realize that Li Yunlong was going to attack the county seat, and he ignored the opposition of the regimental chief of staff and directly deployed a detailed battle plan for the supporting Japanese army.
The most important thing is that the tactics that Ding Wei came up with were also very good at both worlds, which not only effectively stopped the advance of the Japanese army, but also minimized his overall casualties.
Subsequently, when the Japanese army launched a sweep, the iron triangle in the northwest of Shanxi Province was affected, and a large number of military cadres and soldiers were sacrificed on the battlefield, and only Ding Wei alone controlled the casualties to a minimum.
In the Liaoshen Campaign, in order to ensure the development of our army's roundabout strategic achievements, Ding Wei led a division to fight with Liao Yaoxiang's corps.
It stands to reason that this battle should have no chance of winning, after all, Liao Yaoxiang's corps has the strength of several armies, and the difference between the two is too big in terms of numbers.
But in the end, Ding Wei used extraordinary tactics to defeat Liao Yaoxiang's army and flee with a division.
It is precisely because of this that the troops led by Ding Wei are also firmly in the position of the main division in the battle sequence of the Northeast Field Army.
"The education is far beyond the ordinary general"
Not only that, Ding Wei also surpassed ordinary generals in terms of academic qualifications, he dropped out of junior high school until he went to junior high school, although this kind of education is not surprising now, but it was very rare at that time.
Looking at the various generals of the Red Army during the Red Army period, let alone going to junior high school, I am afraid that there are very few people who have even read books, and most of them are like Li Yunlong, who have studied private school for a few days and know a little simple font.
Of course, Ding Wei has such a high degree of education, and the reason why he does not engage in political work is not because he is not qualified, but because he likes to fight.
This is also why Ding Wei was sullen on the way to Yan'an to study, and grinned with teeth after arriving in the new regiment, precisely because he longed for the "stage" of the battlefield.
"Strategic vision is comparable to Chu Yunfei"
In addition, when it comes to Ding Wei's remarkable ability, it is undoubtedly his long-term strategic vision, which is comparable to Chu Yunfei, the general of the national army.
You must know that Chu Yunfei's strategic vision in "Bright Sword" is not blown, he first expected that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party would have an earth-shattering war in the future because of the difference in cultural beliefs.
Later, during the War of Liberation, it predicted that the national army would lose and that the PLA would implement a strategy of outflanking all the national forces in a big roundabout.
And Ding Wei's strategic vision can be said to be on par with Chu Yunfei, because he not only predicted that the Communist Party and the Kuomintang would have to fight sooner or later during the Anti-Japanese War.
And also gave a deployment explanation for Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and his own defense area, believing that if the three of them cooperated properly, it would be enough to make the Japanese army in a dilemma.
I saw Ding Wei say seriously: "I can see from the map that our three regiments are arranged in a zigzag shape, relying on favorable terrain, if they are properly coordinated, they can reach 100,000 male soldiers." ”
Of course, the point that best reflects Ding Wei's strategy of surpassing ordinary people is the graduation thesis he published at graduation, entitled "On the Key Points of the Mainland's Territorial Defense."
At the graduation ceremony, when Ding Wei said the title of his thesis, everyone at the scene showed surprised eyes, because many generals did not pay attention to this level at that time, after all, the mainland and the Soviet Union were in the honeymoon period at this moment.
As soon as Ding Wei opened his mouth at the graduation ceremony, he said amazingly, only to see him change his posture and say very seriously: "I want to ask a question to everyone here, who can guarantee that in the next ten to twenty years, the territory of the mainland will not be invaded by foreign enemies?" I'm afraid no one is making this guarantee. ”
Although Ding Wei's rhetoric at that time was considered too dangerous, he perfectly allegorized the facts and predicted the 1969 Zhenbao Island self-defense counterattack.
"The end is regrettable"
It's a pity that Ding Wei's ending is regrettable, a generation of fierce generals is unparalleled in wisdom and bravery, but in the end he ended up in prison and has no news of his whereabouts.
Because his graduation thesis was out of place, Ding Wei became a thorn in the side of some people, and later at the right-leaning meeting of the military region, in order to protect his old leaders, he was unwilling to bow to these people, and immediately expressed his outspoken views.
Although many people thought that Ding Wei was asking for hardship at that time, he himself did not think so, saying that he would never do anything to hurt his comrades, even if he was removed.
However, the world is impermanent, but Ding Wei's passionate confrontation became true, and he was imprisoned not long after, and he was imprisoned for three or five years before he was released.
It's just that after being released from prison, Ding Wei is no longer the commander of an army, but an ordinary person, and the torture of prison has made the once high-spirited general an old man with vicissitudes.
As for Ding Wei's whereabouts after he was released from prison, the original work of "Bright Sword" and the film and television drama were not revealed, which also aroused the suspicion of many audiences.
Some people say that after Ding Wei was released from prison, he returned to Dabie Mountain to work as a farmer, and the reason why he did not reveal his whereabouts to the two comrades-in-arms Li Yunlong and Ding Wei was that he did not want to involve the other party because of his identity.
Some people also say that the reason why Ding Wei returned to Dabie Mountain and his whereabouts are unknown, it is likely that he died not long after, because Ding Wei could not take over this identity gap.
Overall, the first half of Ding Wei's life can be said to be very exciting, and he was awarded the rank of major general in 1955, which is indeed a bit overkill, and in terms of strategic vision, it is very reasonable to award the rank of lieutenant general.