Li Guang (formerly 18 1- formerly 1 19) was born in Ji Cheng, Longxi (now southwest of Jingning, Gansu). He is a descendant of Li Xin, a general of the Qin Dynasty. Because his ancestors were good at riding and shooting, Li Guang learned to ride and shoot when he was very young, and he developed a good martial arts.
In the winter of 166 BC,140,000 tarkan invaded the border on a large scale. Li Guang was bravely promoted to a corps commander because of his good fighting skills, and often escorted the Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. After Emperor Han Jing ascended the throne, Li Guang became a captain and general riding in Longxi, and together with Zhou Yafu, he put down the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms with Wu Chu". Because of his outstanding achievements, he served as the magistrate of Shanggu, Shang Jun, Longxi, Beidi, Yanmen, Dai Jun and Yunzhong, and made important contributions to guarding the frontier defense of the Western Han Dynasty. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang was a former general. In BC 1 19, he entered Mobei with the general Wei Qing, and committed suicide because he lost his way and missed the time.
Li Guang fought fiercely with Xiongnu for more than 70 times in his life, posing a great threat to the frontier. Huns feared him like a tiger and gave him two nicknames, one was General Fei and the other was General Ape's Arm.
Mao Zedong once compared the Red Army, which heroically killed the enemy, to Li Guang in the word "the pride of a fisherman is the second largest". Chairman Mao wrote in his words:
Baiyun Mountain is about to stand, the sound under Baiyun Mountain is urgent, and dead trees are working hard. The gun was forced by Lin, and General Fei respected himself. ......
The word "General Fei" refers to Li Guang. 193 1 In April, Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to fail in the first "encirclement and suppression" campaign, and assembled 200,000 troops to launch a second big "encirclement and suppression" campaign against the Soviet areas in Ji 'an, Jiangxi, and Jianning, Fujian, in order to annihilate the Red Army. However, our Red Army responded to the situation, such as the magic soldiers descending from heaven and annihilating more than 30,000 enemy troops. Chairman Mao wrote this magnificent poem with joy. In this poem, Chairman Mao used five allusions in one breath.
These five allusions are: "the cloud is about to stand", "dead wood and rotten plants", "flying generals", "flying to the clouds with self-respect" and "step by step".
Today, we are here to talk about Li Guang. By the way, we also want to tell you about his love for soldiers and his popularity among soldiers. Friends who have read Biography of General Lee can easily find that General Li Guang takes the lead everywhere and shares weal and woe. Sima Qian used a lot of compliments when he wrote Biography of General Li. For example:
Work should be rewarded, and there is no money at home. I will never talk about housework and eat and drink with scholars. The summer heat is not covered, the cold is not heavy, and the danger is not stepped on. After the well is completed, the army drinks, and after the meal is cooked, the army eats, and then retreats to build. Work and rest will be the same. The army is naturally brave, and scholars use this philharmonic orchestra to achieve their goals.
Sima Qian gave the warmest praise to General Li Guang. But today, while praising Li Guang's love for soldiers, we can't help but say that some practices of Li Guang are not desirable. Li Guang is not very particular about the rule of law, nor strict with his subordinates, nor does he pay much attention to it. So as a general, without strict statutes, it is impossible to form combat effectiveness. Sun Tzu said, "If you put it into writing and use it together, you must take it." And this is the real way to run the army.