Major General Wen Ji, founding general who led artillery unit in Korean War, dies at 106

Major General Wen Ji, a founding general of the People's Republic of China who led an artillery unit that wiped out an entire US regiment during the Korean War, died Wednesday in Beijing at the age of 106.

Wen joined the army in 1937 and held various artillery positions during his military career. He was promoted to major general in 1964.

He played a crucial role in many important battles leading to the founding of the PRC in 1949 and achieved success during the Korean War. In November 1950, his artillery division wiped out an entire regiment of the US army after three days of fierce fighting, using much backward equipment compared to that of the US.

Wen was one of the last surviving founding generals. As of Wednesday, only two other major generals from the group are still alive: Zhang Lixiong, 110, and Wang Fuzhi, 101.