He Long (1March 22, 896-1June 9, 969), formerly known as He Wenchang, was named Yun Qing. Sangzhi people in Hunan. Great proletarian revolutionist and strategist, one of the founders and main leaders of China People's Liberation Army.
1896 On March 22nd, He Long was born into a poor peasant family in Hongjiaguan, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province. Because of his poor family, he studied in a private school for five years and then dropped out.
19 14 joined the China Revolutionary Party led by Sun Yat-sen and engaged in anti-imperialist and anti-feudal armed struggles in Sangzhi, Shimen and Yuanling counties. He went to prison three times and was indomitable.
1924 to 1927 During the first revolutionary civil war in China, He Long actively supported Dr. Sun Yat-sen's three major policies of "uniting Russia, uniting the Communist Party and agriculture and industry", held high the banner of overthrowing foreign powers and warlords, and led his troops to participate in the Northern Expedition.
1September, 939, he commanded the famous Chen Zhuang campaign in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region.
1949 to 65438+February, He Long led the 18th Corps of the North China Field Army from Shaanxi to Sichuan, and cooperated with the Second Field Army under the command of Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping to wipe out hundreds of thousands of people in Chengdu.
At the end of 1959, he served as the director of the National Defense Industry Committee and led the construction of national defense work in China with Luo Ruiqing and others.
1June 9, 969 was persecuted to death at the age of 73.
He Long's character evaluation:
He Long is an outstanding communist fighter. He pursued the truth all his life and devoted all his energy and efforts to the party and the people. During the war years, for the cause of people's liberation, he was brave and good at fighting, experienced hardships and persevered; In peacetime, I worked hard, dedicated and sacrificed for socialist construction.
He is selfless, outspoken, consistent in words and deeds, open and aboveboard, approachable, open-minded, concerned about soldiers and the masses. His heroic image and lofty moral character are deeply respected and loved by the whole party, army and people of all nationalities in China.