Sun Li-jen earned a nickname that was in homage to the general of what nationality?
Sun Li-jen Sun Li-jen () (December 8, 1900–November 19, 1990) was a Chinese Nationalist (KMT) general, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. His achievements earned him the laudatory nickname "Rommel of the East". His New First Army was known as the "1st [Best] Army under heaven" and credited with effectively confronting Japanese troops in the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and in the Burma Campaign, 1943-1944.
Li Hanhun Li Hanhun (; 7 October 1895–30 June 1987), courtesy name Bohao (伯豪) was a Chinese (Kuomintang) general from Wuchuan, Guangdong. He participated in the Northern Expedition and Second Sino-Japanese War, when he served as chair of the Guangdong provincial government for six years. In 1949, he went to the United States, where, in 1987, he died in New York. Former Harvard Professor Frederick Pei Li was his son.