13 Facts About Liao Yaoxiang

Liao Yaoxiang Yiaoxiang was born into a rural gentry family in Hunan Province in 1906.

Liao Yaoxiang entered a local high school with Yang Kaihui, wife of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.

Liao Yaoxiang returned home in the same year and was promoted as company commander of the Cavalry unit of the Whampoa Military Academy with the rank of major.

In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out, Liao Yaoxiang was promoted as chief of staff of the 2nd reserve brigade with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Liao Yaoxiang saw action in the Battle of Shanghai and Battle of Nanjing.

Liao Yaoxiang wrote a letter to President Chiang Kai-shek, suggesting making drastic changes in the National Revolutionary Army and build a modern armored unit.

Liao Yaoxiang was again placed in charge of command of reserve officer corps and served as assistant division commander of the new 22nd division.

General Liao Yaoxiang won some major victories and his unit was expanded into the New 6th Army in 1944.

General Liao Yaoxiang succeeded in capture communist strongholds outside of Siping and forced Communist commanders to abandon the city.

General Liao Yaoxiang suggested to Nationalist High Command the 9th Army Group must retreat to Yingkou, a nationalist-held seaport and leave Manchuria via sea.

Liao Yaoxiang was appointed as a commissioner in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in charge of his historical data.

Liao Yaoxiang was still very bittered about those high-ranking communist moles in the KMT department of defense, such as director of war-planning board Guo Rugui and Vice Chief of Staff Liu Fei, who leaked vital military plans to the communist commanders that result in his defeat.

In 1968, Liao Yaoxiang was forced into a struggle session by the Red Guards at the height of the Cultural Revolution, he died of a heart attack at the scene at age 62.