Wang Guoxiang (1900~1947) was born in Youyu, Shanxi Province. He graduated from the first batch of Huangpu Military Academy. He served as the deputy captain of the Recruit Training Department of the Jin Army and the commander of the 1st Independent Advance Column of the 8th Theater of the National Army. Died of illness in Xi'an in February 1947.
Extension: Wang Guoxiang (1895-1947), also known as Yumin and Guoxiang, was a native of Guojiabao Village, Weiyuanbao Town, Youyu County, Shanxi Province. He was born in a peasant family and believed in Confucianism. His grandfather, Wang Dengkui, was proficient in poetry and calligraphy, and his father, Wang Diankui, was a talented scholar. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, he moved to Shuerzhao Village. When he was 7 years old, he was taught by his father at home. Later, he entered a private school in the village and studied the "Five Classics and Four Books" for 6 years. In 1912, he was admitted to Youyu County Senior Primary School. In the spring of 1916, he was admitted to Shanxi Provincial No. 3 Middle School (Datong). Half a year after entering school, he dropped out of school due to lack of tuition and returned to the village to teach and farm. In 1919, Shanxi Provincial No. 7 Middle School was established in Youyu County, and he was admitted to the middle school again for 5 years. In the summer of 1923, with the support of his brothers, he was admitted to Taiyuan National Normal School. While in school, he accepted Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles, and in his spare time, worked as a proofreader for the "Xiaobao" sponsored by Miao Peicheng, and began social activities. On March 29, 1924, he was introduced to the Chinese Kuomintang by Wang Yongbin (then a member of the House of Representatives). He was introduced to apply for Whampoa Military Academy. In the spring of the same year, he went to Guangzhou and joined the first team of the first period to study. After graduation, he served as the platoon leader of the 4th Company of the 3rd batch of enlisted soldiers. In July, he and Xu Qianqian, Bai Longting, Kong Zhaolin and others came to the Second National Army stationed in Anyang, Henan. Served as military instructor of the 6th Mixed Brigade Military Training Battalion, battalion commander and regimental commander of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 4th Division. He led his troops to participate in the battles of Dezhou and Dingzhou where the National Army fought against the Beiyang warlord Zhilu Allied Forces. In 1927, at the invitation of his classmates, he returned to Taiyuan to join the Jin Army. He successively served as deputy team member of the military and political crash course, senior instructor of the cadre training group, staff officer of the 2nd Army Headquarters, section chief of the training division of the Military Reorganization Association, and supplementary training for new recruits. The deputy captain of the division, chief of staff of the 1st Military Supervision Department and other positions have done a lot of work for the training of grassroots officers of the Jin Army. In the spring of 1930, Feng and Yan jointly rebelled against Chiang Kai-shek. Along with many of their classmates, they left Shanxi and arrived in Nanjing, where they entered the advanced class of Army University for further studies. A few months later, he was transferred to the captain of the 2nd Brigade of the Recruit Training Department and went to Zhejiang to be responsible for training new recruits. Later, he was transferred to the officer training class of Nanjing Army University and served as the captain of the second team. After graduating in the summer of 1931, he was ordered to go north to Suixi. In an attempt to recruit a miscellaneous army, he returned to Shanxi and served as a staff officer in the 34th Army of the Jin Army. He later served as the Shanxi District Secretary of the Kuomintang and the Secretary-General of the Taiyuan Special Zone. At that time, the warlords in the country were fighting each other, the officialdom was corrupt, and the people were in dire straits, so they squeezed in time to study Japanese, study ancient and modern Chinese and foreign military arts and tactics, practice calligraphy, and exercise in order to serve the country. When writing a self-report on May 1, 1934, he gave the following summary of Chinese society at that time: "Now the politics is out of track, the feudal forces are strong, the country's industry is sluggish, education is corrupt, finances are not unified, military power is divided, and local governments are not responsible for central orders. The situation is divided, and the economic aggression of various imperialist countries is getting worse day by day. Foreign goods are abundant and domestic goods are gradually decreasing. As a result, the rural economy is bankrupt, the people are in dire straits, and the people of the society are in a state of disunity, and they are willing to cheat each other and work hard to make a living. , causing instability in the entire society." It expresses the patriotic thoughts of worrying about the country and the people. After the Anti-Japanese War broke out in July 1937, I had many conversations with my old classmate Xu Xiangqian, and expressed my firm support for the sincere unity of the two parties of the Kuomintang and the idea that the Communist Party should go to the national disaster to fight against Japanese aggression. He served as the commander of the 14th Army Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army and led the troops to fight against the Japanese army. In 1938, he served as the commander of the 501st Brigade of the 167th Division of the Army. He led his troops to fight against the Japanese and puppets for several days and nights in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province. He achieved encouraging results and was promoted to major general and deputy commander of the 165th Division. In the spring of 1940, he was transferred to the commander of the Shaanxi River Defense Guerrilla Column and commanded the troops to participate in the famous Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. He fought against the Japanese invading forces for several months and thwarted the Japanese army's plan to occupy Zhongtiao Mountain and then control the Longhai Road. He also made efforts to ensure the safety of the northwest base camp. Made a contribution. In 1942, he was promoted to lieutenant general commander of the 1st Independent Advance Column in the 8th Theater. He has participated in more than 60 battles and battles in Jiujiang, Xiangshan, Hefang, Fennan, Zhongtiao Mountain, etc., with remarkable achievements. In November 1945, he was appointed as the military commissioner of the Shanxi Southern War Zone of the Kuomintang. He wholeheartedly supported the "Minutes of Talks" between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the "Double Ten Agreement", and was determined to implement it. In the summer of 1946, he became ill due to overwork and went to Xi'an for treatment. Died of illness in Xi'an in February 1947.