Born on August 29, 1900 in a scholarly family in Liuzhou, Guangxi. He was smart, diligent, and loyal since he was a child. He was deeply loved by his father, Kan Zongxiang, who encouraged himself to "pass down the family tradition of writing, etiquette, and loyalty to the next generation." Before he was four years old, his mother Zhong unfortunately died of illness. His father had no choice but to entrust him and his sister, who was still nursing, to the care of his second aunt, Feng.
1907. When Kan Weiyong was seven years old, he was sent to a private school by his father for enlightenment. The following year, he entered the second-class primary school in Maping County. In 1913, Kan Weiyong was 13 years old. He graduated from a second-class primary school. Although he was young, he completed all the primary school courses and read through all the books in his family. He especially admired national heroes such as Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang, and insisted on getting up early every day to chop firewood and pick up firewood. Water, shopping for groceries, cooking, and developing the habit of enduring hardship and standing hard work.
In 1914, his father was admitted as a county governor as a student, and then served as the tax director of Pingle County. He married his step-brother Xie, and brought his children to live with him in Nanning. Therefore, Kan Weiyong was admitted to Nanning. Model school. In 1917, Kan Weiyong graduated from the Model School and was admitted to Guangzhou Medical School, hoping to become a doctor who could relieve people's illnesses. On the eve of the May 4th Movement in 1919, due to repeated wars between Guangdong and Guangxi, his father was worried that he would be alone outside, so he dropped out of school and returned home.
After the May Fourth Movement broke out, Kan Weiyong's patriotic enthusiasm was greatly aroused. He believed that "today's warlords are fighting in a melee, separatist regimes are dominant, the country is in conflict with Japan, education is being destroyed, and the gunless class is being ravaged... the educated elite and Confucianism are weak", and he is determined to "change to martial arts in order to wield the power of Lu Yang", so he takes the test Entered the Engineering Section of the Guangxi Army Lecture Hall in Nanning. He studied diligently, and after graduating with second place honors the next year, he followed his father's instructions and returned home to study with concentration, waiting for the opportunity.
In 1924, Sun Yat-sen appointed Li Zongren as the Supervisor of Guangxi’s Appeasement and Commander of the First Army. Kan Weiyong was hired by Li Zongren because he was a talented student at the Nanning Military Academy, and was appointed as a confidential staff officer of the military ministry, and participated in the elimination of the old Guangxi. It was a series of battles fought by the troops of Lu Rongting and Shen Hongying and the troops of Tang Jiyao of the Yunnan Army against their invasion of Guangxi.
In the spring of 1926, the Kuomintang established the first branch of the Central Military and Political School in Nanning (referred to as Nanning Military Academy). Kan Weiyong was transferred to work in the school and served successively as team deputy, district captain, instructor, and engineer team captain. When the Nanning Military Academy was founded, the revolutionary atmosphere was relatively strong, and Kan Weiyong actively promoted the revolutionary program of overthrowing imperialism, warlords, and local tyrants and evil gentry. He opposed corporal punishment of students, believing that "beating is corporal punishment, and whipping education can easily arouse students' resentment." He is always kind to his students, is good at teaching, and is highly respected by everyone. He was an upright man with a clean style. He often warned his students not to embezzle military pay when leading troops in the future, saying, "Eating such money will not only break the law, but also future generations will not be prosperous." He often tells students the stories of national heroes such as Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang, and encourages them to be loyal to the country and the nation. In the autumn of 1927, when the Guangxi warlords were conducting a "party purge" at the Nanning Military Academy, Kan Weiyong actively tried to rescue several cadets from the engineering team who had been detained for review.
In 1929, Kan Weiyong was transferred to the position of colonel and director of the staff office of the 15th Division of the 7th Army of the Guangxi Clan of the Kuomintang. In July of the following year, he was promoted to major general chief of staff of the Seventh Army Headquarters. In August, he was appointed major general chief of staff of the 19th Division of the seventh army.
At the beginning of 1931, Kan Weiyong was appointed colonel commander of the 36th Regiment of the 12th Division of the Fourth Army. From March to June of that year, the Guangxi warlords carried out the first "encirclement and suppression" campaign against the Youjiang Revolutionary Base Area. Kan Weiyong was ordered to lead his troops to attack Donglan, which caused huge losses to the Red Army, guerrillas and the people in the Youjiang Revolutionary Base Area. and disaster.
In November 1932, Kan Weiyong was selected to be sent to the first phase of Nanjing Army Engineer College for further study. After graduating in 1933, he was appointed as the commander of the 15th Army Engineer Battalion. In response to the situation where the Japanese invaders were rampant in Northeast China, North China, and East China, he was filled with righteous indignation and once wrote a poem: Determined to clear Liaodong, and dance when hearing the chicken. Ambition drives away the Japanese invaders, and they lie down on the firewood and taste their courage.
In 1934, Kan Weiyong was appointed as the colonel captain of the military academy's engineering team and transportation team. In October of the following year, he was appointed colonel of the Communications Corps of the Fourth Army Headquarters. In 1936, he was promoted to major general commander of the Transportation Corps of the Fourth Group Army. In 1937, he was promoted to major general director of the Transportation Division of the Fifth Route Army Headquarters and commander of the Communications Corps. In 1939, Kan Weiyong was admitted to the Class B general officer class of the Kuomintang Central Army University in Zunyi, Guizhou for further studies. He has rich military knowledge, profound attainments in the engineering and military professions, and is erudite. He is not only good at chess, calligraphy, playing and singing, but also has fluent writing. He enjoys the reputation of "Confucian general" in the military.
He once wrote an article "On Generals in Danger in the World", which cited scriptures and provided incisive expositions. Bai Chongxi appreciated it and issued an order to commend him. He wrote in it: "A strong country must have soldiers, and a strong army must have generals. If a country does not have soldiers, it will lose the reason why it is a country. Soldiers Without generals, the reason for being a soldier is lost. This is why a country cannot have soldiers, and it is even more impossible to have soldiers without generals. If a country is too large and has no useful soldiers, it will be defeated even if there are no generals to control it. ”
< p>In April 1940, he led his troops to participate in the Battle of Kunlun Pass in southern Guangxi. In 1942, he was transferred to Major General Commander of the 131st Division of the 31st Army and led the troops to take charge of the defense of southwest Guangxi. According to the needs of the war, he often organized actual combat exercises to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops; he also used every bit of time to learn Japanese, English and Vietnamese by himself, reaching the level of being able to speak and translate. Therefore, he deciphered the Japanese secret codes many times, prevented Japanese sneak attacks and attacks, and achieved brilliant results by taking advantage of the tactics. He wrote the booklet "Introduction to Vietnamese Language" and taught his subordinates to learn Vietnamese for future combat use.In the autumn of 1944, the Japanese invaders suffered successive defeats in the Pacific battlefield, so they mobilized their troops to invade Guangxi along the Hunan-Guangxi line in an attempt to open up the communication lines in mainland China and get in touch with the isolated troops in Southeast Asia in order to continue their stubborn resistance. . At this critical moment, Chiang Kai-shek had evil intentions and wanted to use the power of the Japanese army to eliminate the non-direct Guangdong and Guangdong cliques. He ordered Zhang Fakui, the commander of the fourth theater of the Guangdong clique, to defend Gui and Liu for three months and wait for reinforcements, while Guilin's defense He ordered the Sixteenth Army of the Guangxi Army led by Xia Wei to take charge, and sent Deputy Chief of General Staff Bai Chongxi to Guilin to supervise the war. Chiang's direct troops sent troops to Guizhou for "reorganization and training" to preserve their strength. Bai Chongxi and Xia Wei spied on Chiang Kai-shek's conspiracy, so they acted against the will and first deployed four divisions of the 31st and 46th Army to defend Guilin. Then, in the name of "offensive defense", they sent the stronger 188th Division to Guilin. (Division Commander Hai Jingqiang is Bai Chongxi's nephew) and the 175th Division (Division Commander Gan Chengcheng is Xia Wei's nephew) were transferred to the periphery to engage in so-called "mobile operations." In this way, the only troops defending Guilin City were the 131st Division led by Kan Weiyong and the 170th Division, a new recruit division led by Xu Gaoyang, as well as an attached artillery regiment and an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, totaling 17,000 Thousands of people.
In August 1944, Kan Weiyong was ordered to lead his troops to Guilin on foot from his base in Qinzhou and Fangcheng. Passing through Liuzhou, he stopped by for a visit. At this time, his feet were red, swollen, and began to fester. His relatives advised him to rest for a day or two before leaving. However, he was eager to fight and only stayed for less than an hour before commanding his troops to continue heading north.
In mid-September 1944, Kan Weiyong led the 131st Division to Guilin. City defense commander Wei Yunsong ordered the 131st Division to take charge of the east and north sides, and the 170th Division to take charge of the west and south sides. . According to the enemy's situation, the enemy's frontal strength is as many as seven divisions and about 100,000 people, with Guilin as the main target. With more than 2 divisions of less than 20,000 troops, fighting against a well-equipped enemy of 100,000 is tantamount to hitting an egg with a stone, and completing the mission of "defending for three months" is even more impossible. At that time, many generals believed that it was impossible to complete the mission with such a weak force to resist the well-equipped Japanese aggressor group, and some were already privately preparing to escape. Kan Weiyong did not turn a blind eye to such an arrangement, he was fully aware of it. However, it is the duty of soldiers to obey orders, and every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. He once said to some friends: "As a soldier, you can only obey orders and live or die with Guilin." In this case, Kan Weiyong will certainly not be intimidated by the enemy's fierce flames. He supervises his subordinates day and night to evacuate residents and repair fortifications. He also went deep into various units and encouraged the soldiers to fight bravely and defend Guilin to the death. On October 4, he said in a letter to his fifth uncle Zong Hua: "Not only are we not afraid that the enemy will attack, we are also afraid that they will not attack." Because "Guilin is naturally dangerous, and with the completion of the fortifications, it is really the so-called Jincheng Tangchi...the fighting will of the officers and soldiers Exuberant, this battle is indeed certain.” On the same day, he said in a letter to his wife Luo Yongbao: "The battle to defend Guilin will begin soon. This battle is of great significance. I have to lead my troops to participate. I feel lucky! If I don't succeed, I will be benevolent (battle) (Death is called Cheng Ren), there will always be a big fight with the Japanese invaders." He encouraged his wife: "The family has no savings, so we should try our best to save money. No matter how miserable it is, we should endure it. The victory of the Anti-Japanese War is in sight, and there is always a solution to life. "His ambition to serve the country with loyalty and his passion for serving the country with integrity are beyond words.
In late October, the Japanese invaders encircled Guilin. The 175th Division and the 188th Division, which were "maneuvering operations" on the periphery, immediately "maneuvered" their retreat, leaving the troops defending Guilin City alone.
After a week of preparation, the Japanese invaders launched an attack on the morning of October 31. The focus of the attack was on the east and north sides. The positions defended by the 1st Trinity Division commanded by Kan Weiyong naturally suffered a heavy blow. The next day, the Japanese invaders dispatched a large number of aircraft, heavy artillery, tanks and a large number of infantry to violently attack the frontline positions of the 391st, 392nd and 393rd Regiments of the 131st Division from the North Gate to Jiashan and on the east bank of the Li River. Kan Weiyong was not afraid of gunfire and bullets, and went to the front line in person to command the 392nd Regiment to fight tenaciously and repeatedly defeat the enemy. However, under the fierce attack by the enemy's superior force, the troops suffered heavy casualties. The regiment leader Wu Zhan was killed in battle, and the position was gradually eroded by the enemy. After the enemy from the east captured Pingfeng Mountain, they immediately laid siege to the Putuo Mountain, Qixingyan, and Crescent Mountain positions. Kan Xiongyong commanded the officers and soldiers of the 391st Regiment to resist steadily and severely damaged the enemy. The inhumane Japanese invaders actually used poison gas and sprayed flames into Qixing Rock, where the regiment's headquarters was located. More than 800 officers and soldiers of the 391st Regiment died heroically for their country, and the rest fought desperately to break through.
On November 8, 1944, the Japanese invaders concentrated their firepower and destroyed the Kan Division positions along the Yangtze River from the north of Zhongzheng Bridge to Fubo Mountain. The 393rd Regiment suffered heavy casualties and the remaining troops were forced to retreat into the city and continued Fight bloody battles with the enemy. In the afternoon of that day, Guilin's communication with Liuzhou, the Fourth Theater and the Sixteenth Army Headquarters were interrupted. On November 9, 1944, a large number of Japanese invaders crossed the Li River and launched an all-out attack into the city of Guilin. Kan Weiyong commanded the officers and soldiers who retreated into the city to resist tenaciously. In the afternoon, Kan Weiyong learned that all the defenders at the North Gate had died, and that several companies of defenders from Fubo Mountain to Zhongzheng Bridge had almost suffered casualties. However, he remained undaunted and continued to calmly command the troops to hold on.
At four o'clock in the afternoon on the 9th, Wei Yunsong, the commander of Guilin City Defense, held an emergency military meeting at Tiefo Temple. He first accused the 131st Division of Kan Weiyong's ineffective fighting, and was attacked by the enemy after breaking through the river position north of Zhongzheng Bridge and rushing into the city, causing A personal problem. He said that the casualties among officers and soldiers were huge and the situation would not last long. He asked for personal opinions and everyone remained silent, so he decided to abandon the city and break out of the siege. At about seven o'clock that night, Kan Weiyong returned to the division headquarters with a heavy heart. He could not disobey his superiors' orders and forget his duty as a soldier to defend the country and resist the war. How could he abandon the city and run away in a manner worthy of the sacrificed soldiers and the people of the country? He was determined to die in the line of duty to fulfill his oath to serve the country. Therefore, he immediately summoned the division directors, company commanders and relevant personnel of the division to arrange a breakout. He said: "The current war situation is critical and there is no need to elaborate. Now you are immediately preparing to lead your troops to break out and fight abroad. You can no longer be trapped here waiting for death. I have to execute military orders and fulfill my bounden duty. I cannot go out with you. I die. Afterwards, please bury the body in my garden." After hearing this, the guard Yang Linchao said eagerly: "Sir, please change into plain clothes, and I will lead you out from the path." Everyone also said, "If the master doesn't leave, we won't leave either. "Kan Weiyong said in a commanding tone: "You break out, I can't leave." After that, he wrote a final poem: How can you spare this body if you have thousands of heads? , cut off the head and do not become a surrendered general.
After writing, he handed it to Chief of Staff Zhong Qifu, and handed the bag he carried on weekdays to guard Yang Linchao. It contained his appointment order, resume and daily necessities, and there was also a note that read "Dazhongda" The handkerchief with the words "filial piety, success and benevolence" told Yang Linchao: "If something bad happens to me, you can take these items to Rong County and give them to my wife, and tell her not to be too sad. The state will take care of the education expenses of their children." Study hard and don't be lazy." Then he said to other officers and soldiers: "After my death, the position of division commander will be taken over by Deputy Commander Guo." "Guilin's defense has failed. I believe China will not be defeated!" On the pretext of taking a break, he walked into the dormitory, turned off the lights, then raised the pistol, pointed it at his right temple, pulled the trigger, and committed suicide. At the age of 44, he fulfilled his obligation to the Guilin City Government. The oath of life and death showed the great national integrity of an anti-Japanese soldier. Upon hearing the sound, all the officers and soldiers rushed into the room, but they were unable to save him. Weeping endlessly, everyone quickly bandaged General Kan's wounds, wrapped the body with the division flag, placed it in a coffin found in the city, and buried it in a nearby trench.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Nationalist Government promoted Kan Weiyong to the rank of Lieutenant General and Division Commander of the Army in October 1945. He was buried in the state at Bawangping, Qixingyan, Guilin. A memorial pavilion was built beside the tomb and at the Kan homestead on Dongzhen Road. Martyrs Monument. For future generations to admire. On March 29, 1946, a gathering from all walks of life in Guangxi was held in Guilin to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War, and Army Lieutenant General and Division Commander Kan Weiyong was awarded a certificate of excellence.