Nor Wind Nor Rain: The Legendary Life of General Kong Congzhou

Author: Zhang Yan
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Publish Date: 2006-03-31
Features: Kong Congzhou was an honest man, and everyone trusted him. — Mao Zedong
Kong Congzhou played a major role in the "Xi'an Incident"! He was detained and investigated, overthrown—let me know, and report to Chairman Mao for approval! — Zhou Enlai
Kong Congzhou, a general, was born in 1906 and passed away in 1991. Kong Congzhou still served as the City Defense Commander, responsible for the defense of Xi'an, commanding the Second Police Brigade and the Artillery Brigade! The time has come, fire signal flares and begin the action! Are there any members of the opposing party in your army? He was one of the founding generals of the People's Republic of China. He was also a renowned in the National Revolutionary Army. During the "Xi'an Incident," he served as the City Defense Commander of Xi'an and personally participated in the entire event, becoming one of its key contributors. He was summoned alone by Jiang Jieshi and once hosted Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Lin Boqu, and Deng Xiaoping in Jingyang. Mao Zedong had always paid attention to this Anti-Japanese War general, personally directing the Communist Party organization within his troops, and met with him multiple times after the founding of the nation. He was a specific leader in our army's education sector and military scientific research, technology, and equipment work. He was also one of the initiators of electronic warfare research and the establishment of electronic countermeasures units in our army. He was Mao Zedong's father-in-law! He was a formidable general in the eyes of soldiers, but also a kind father and grandfather in the eyes of his family. In his later years, driven by the historical responsibility of a witness to history, he wrote letters to the Central Committee of the Communist Party and Deng Xiaoping, advocating for the fair evaluation of the achievements of his Kuomintang Revolutionary Army during the Anti-Japanese War, which improved the lives of a large number of surviving commanders and soldiers. He had a legendary and remarkable life, yet at the age of 85, when he bid farewell to the world, all he wanted was to leave with peace,!