Yao Cong

Yao Cong

Yao Cong (1891-1977), general of the army, took part in the 1911 Revolution. On October 22, 1952, he retired and became the national policy adviser of the "presidential palace" and later the president of Wenzhou Taiwan Travel Association. He died in Taipei on October 5, 1977.

Join the army

Yao Cong (1889-1977) was born in Shangjing village, Mayu Township, Ruian County, Zhejiang Province on June 5, 1891 (April 29, the 17th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty). In his early years, he entered Yangzheng School of jiangshang village. In 1907, he was admitted to the first phase of Baoding Tongguo army accelerated school. He studied horse science and studied with Chiang Kai Shek. After graduation, he served as the platoon leader of the 82nd lot of the 21st town of the army. In 1911, he participated in the revolution of 1911. Later, he served as company commander, trainer, and instructor of Zhejiang army's military academy. In 1915, he was admitted to the fourth phase of Beijing Army University. After graduation, he served as the staff officer of Zhejiang military supervision office.

Working experience

In 1918, he served as the commander of the second regiment of the first brigade of the first division of the Zhejiang army. On September 3, 1920, he was the commander of the first regiment of the first brigade of the first division of the first division of the Zhejiang Army (division commander pan guogang) and later the commander of Haimen fortress. When he was the head of the first division, Chiang Kai Shek was appointed by Sun Yat Sen to carry out underground activities in Zhejiang. Cong secretly supported him politically and economically, so he later won the support of Chiang Kai Shek. He left in 1924. In January 1926, he went to Guangdong and served as a military instructor of the Huangpu Military Academy. In June, he served as the director of the general office of the president (President Chiang Kai Shek). In 1927, he served as the deputy commander of the general command of the National Revolutionary Army (commander in chief Chiang Kai Shek). In the same year, he served as the commander of the garrison division. After the founding of the national government, he was also the commander of Nanjing fortress. In August, he took part in the battle of Longtan and defeated the warlord sun Chuanfang. In 1928, he served as the director of the Nanjing special Municipal Public Security Bureau. On April 13, he served as the director of the capital police department. On December 26, he also served as the director of the Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau. In 1931, Chiang Kai Shek ordered him to go to Japan to investigate the police administration. He traveled to Japan for about half a year and wrote the book "investigation of Japanese police administration". On April 13, 1932, he served as the director of the adjutant's office of the third Department of the Military Commission; in November 1933, he concurrently served as the commander of Wenzhou police; in 1934, he served as the deputy director of the third Department of the Military Commission and the director of the adjutant's Office; on January 1, 1936, he was awarded the fourth class Baoding medal; on January 23, he was appointed as the army lieutenant general; on July 9, he was awarded the 10th anniversary Medal of the National Revolutionary Army oath. In 1938, he served as vice minister and acting Minister of the management department of the Military Commission, and later as deputy director of the general office of the Military Commission. In 1943, he served as Inner Mongolia mission. After the victory of the Anti Japanese war in 1945, he served as chairman of the demobilization Committee. In 1946, he served as the representative of the constitutional state. In 1947, he returned to his hometown to participate in the election campaign and was elected deputy to the first National Congress. On September 15, 1948, he served as a member of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the presidential palace. He went to Taiwan before the liberation of Nanjing in 1949. He retired on October 22, 1952 and became the national policy adviser of the "presidential palace" and later the president of Wenzhou Taiwan Travel Association. He died in Taipei on October 5, 1977.

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