The only six-star general, now his wife is 100 years old, how are their two sons developing?

Six-star general, everyone will laugh at me when I mention this military rank. This concept is based on the foreign military rank system, and the highest military rank everyone defaults to is five-star general. But this statement is not groundless. There is really a general in China who is called a "six-star general". He is Hong Xuezhi. Speaking of "six-star general" is actually related to the history of my country's two implementation of the military rank system. In 1955, the first year of the implementation of the military rank system, General Hong was awarded the rank of general. However, in the later period, the system was abolished in order to ensure uniformity between officers and soldiers. When it was implemented again in 1988, General Hong was awarded the rank of general here. General Hong is the only general who has been sealed twice, so everyone affectionately calls him a "six-star general."

The unique title symbolizes a person's achievement, but there is a better person beside General Hong Xuezhi. She is General Hong Xuezhi's wife, Zhang Wen. Ms. Zhang Wen joined the Chinese Red Army when she was 14 years old. While Zhang Wen was participating in the Red Army's Long March, she met General Hong Xuezhi and got married. As a female soldier, Ms. Zhang Wen's pace has been throughout the major battles before and after the Red Army, such as the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, etc.

Ms. Zhang Wen and General Hong live a simple life and have nothing. Although both of them have high military ranks and salaries, due to Ms. Zhang Wen's traditional virtues of being diligent and thrifty, they have never squandered anything. After General Hong passed away, Ms. Zhang Wen did not hold on to the relics. Ms. Zhang Wen donated all of General Hong’s belongings to the Revolutionary Memorial Hall, leaving the last part of our six-star general’s life in the museum. Ms. Zhang Wen lived a hard and simple life, but she was never stingy in her charity work. When Ms. Zhang Wen was old, she donated all the 120,000 yuan she had accumulated throughout her life to a primary school. So far, she and General Hong have only eight children left in this world.

Ms. Zhang Wen gave birth to three sons and five daughters to General Hong. The ancient saying "like father, like son" is clearly evident in General Hong's family. Since both General Hong and Ms. Zhang Wen were in the army, and they met and got married in the army, Ms. Zhang Wen’s first son was born in 1940, during the Hundred Regiments War. In order to make his son brave and fearless, she named her Hong. Tiger. However, we can see from 1940 that the People's Republic of China was founded shortly after the birth of Ms. Zhang Wen's first son. Therefore, Hong Hu did not choose a military career, but resolutely entered politics and served as deputy secretary of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee.

With parents who are generals, there must be military blood in the family. Among Ms. Zhang Wen’s sons, the one who most inherits the mantle is her second son Hong Bao. Although he was living in peace, his second son, Hong Bao, had outstanding military achievements in the army and was promoted to the rank of major general in 1996. The third son also serves as the chairman of the Hong clan and has made great contributions to the Hong clan. The three sons' contributions to society must not be separated from their mother's upbringing. Ms. Zhang Wen also has five daughters, and all five daughters stand out in their respective fields, such as medical care and new materials.

In 2006, General Hong passed away peacefully, leaving Ms. Zhang Wen alone. Nowadays, Ms. Zhang Wen is already in her 100s, but her lifelong hard work still has strength deep in her bones. Her perseverance allows her to still walk as fast as flying. I wish Zhang Wen good luck and longevity.