Editor's note:
In 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen established the Whampoa Military Academy with the help of the Communist Party of China and the Soviet Union.
The teachers and students of Huangpu made great achievements in the struggle against imperialism and feudalism, and in the struggle for national unity and independence, and made significant contributions to the Chinese revolution.
On the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Whampoa Military Academy, China News Service launched the 100-person oral history series "The Wind Rises in Whampoa" to search for 100 representative Whampoa alumni and descendants around the world, listen to the stories of the martyrs, and pursue the spirit of the ancestors, so as to better to unite the Chinese people at home and abroad to jointly contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the complete reunification of the motherland.
In July 1926, the Northern Expedition officially started.
In the marching team, there was such a figure, wearing a pair of glasses and a military uniform. He was Guo Moruo, who had already made considerable achievements in the literary world at that time.
During the march, Guo Moruo cooperated tacitly with Deng Yanda, who had served as the education director of Huangpu Military Academy and the then director of the General Political Department of the National Revolutionary Army.
Responsible for publicity work, he was always able to boost the morale of the soldiers and was promoted repeatedly.
Guo Moruo's daughter Guo Shuying said that her father participated in the Northern Expedition for the sake of the nation.
"When revolutionary military activities require it, he will contribute his strength and stand at the front of the team."
After the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Wuhan, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party decided to establish the Wuhan branch of Huangpu Military Academy in Wuhan.
Deng Yanda, who is also the principal of the branch, specially appointed Guo Moruo as the political instructor of the military school.
"In the past, they often used speeches and other methods to hope that the young Huangpu soldiers could play a strong role in the armed struggle and the development of the times."
Thereafter, during the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, Guo Moruo used pens instead of guns and left many classic works.
Guo Shuying recalled that her father once said something like this: "Pick up the pen when you have a pen, and carry the gun when you have a gun. This is the most interesting life."
Correspondent Cheng Yu, Li Chen and Wang Chao reported from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]