Star of a Hundred Battles -- Xiao Yongyin

Author: leng meng zhu
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1991-11-01
Features: Describing General Xiao Yongyin as a man who has been through a hundred battles is no exaggeration. Even as a child, he experienced the "Great Purge" in Ehuai-Wu'an. He crawled out of a pile of dead bodies. Later, he joined the Red Fourth Front Army and served as a guard platoon leader under Marshal Xu Xiangqian, enduring the devastating failure of the Western Route Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, he experienced both glorious victories and heart-wrenching defeats under the command of Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he first served in Southwest China, then moved to Jinling to partner with renowned generals like Xu Shiyou. He withstood the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution and organized the operation to capture Lin Biao's loyalists. This book, written in vivid and fluent prose, portrays the extraordinary life of Xiao Yongyin, a general who became a hero through countless battles, under the care and guidance of Marshals Xu Xiangqian, Liu Bocheng, and Deng Xiaoping. It brings to life the vivid images of these legendary generals, including Liu, Deng, Xu, Li Desheng, Chen Xilian, Qin Jiwei, Li Zhen, and Wang Jinshan. It is a rare and exceptional work of biographical literature.