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As we all know, Dr. Sun Yat-sen is a famous revolutionary pioneer in modern China, who led the revolution that ended China's feudal rule for two thousand years and established the Republic of China, which is revered by people as the "Father of the Nation". As the great forerunner of the Chinese revolution, Sun Yat-sen advocated the Three People's Principles, spent his life's efforts to transform China, established indelible merits, and also left a precious ideological legacy for China's future development.
▲Sun Yat-sen stills
As a teenager, Sun Yat-sen, under the influence of Feng Shuangguan, a remnant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, admired the anti-Qing people very much, and vowed to become the second Hong Xiuquan to overthrow the feudal rule of the Qing government. In the thirty-first year of Guangxu (1905 AD), Sun Yat-sen founded the Chinese League association in Tokyo, Japan, and put forward the revolutionary purpose of "expelling the Tartars, restoring China, establishing the Republic of China, and equalizing land rights", which was later used as the program of the league. In the third year of Xuanun (1911 AD), the "Wuchang Uprising" broke out, Sun Yat-sen returned to China to preside over the overall situation, successfully overthrew the Qing government, and was elected by 17 provinces as the provisional president of the Republic of China. Because Sun Yat-sen had long been engaged in anti-feudal activities, the conservative forces regarded him as a thorn in the flesh of the eye and constantly sent people to assassinate him, so sun Yat-sen had always had many people around him to protect him. These bodyguards were all highly skilled and had strong revolutionary convictions, three of whom were the most powerful, and they also made great contributions to the cause of the Chinese revolution.
▲ Group photo of revolutionaries
The first bodyguard was named Yang Yin, who was a fellow countryman with Sun Yat-sen, and both of their families were local celebrities. Yang Yin's uncle, Yang Heling, had accompanied Sun Yat-sen in the revolution, so Yang Yin admired Sun Yat-sen very much when he was a teenager, and from then on he secretly vowed in his heart that he would follow Sun Yat-sen in the revolution. In the third year of xuanun (1911 AD), Yang Yin graduated from the Sacred Heart College in Guangzhou, joined the League led by Sun Yat-sen, and soon after did secret liaison work in the Macao General Branch, traveling back and forth between Macao, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Xiangshan and other places and the Nanyang area, responsible for contacting comrades, collecting information and transmitting intelligence. Yang Yin made friends in the Triad, Hongmen and other green forest gangs and guided them to join the revolutionary camp.
▲Stills from Yuan Shikai's Republic of China period
In the second year of the Republic of China (1913 AD), Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution and ordered Zheng Rucheng, the defender of Shanghai, to assassinate Song Jiaoren. The following year, in order to avenge Song Jiaoren, Yang Yin blew Zheng Rucheng to serious injuries with a bomb, which was highly admired by revolutionaries throughout the country. In the sixth year of the Republic of China (1917 AD), Sun Yat-sen made himself the Grand Marshal of the Navy and Army, and decided to send troops to fight against the Beiyang regime, in order to ensure security, he specially appointed Yang Yin as an aide-de-camp of the Junta Guards and a staff officer of the Military Department of the Grand Marshal's Office. Because Yang Yin had learned Shaolin boxing when he was a teenager, he was excellent and had completed the bodyguard task brilliantly.
▲Old photos of the Revolutionary Northern Expeditionary Army
Unfortunately, a year later, the "Dharma Protection Movement" led by Sun Yat-sen ended in failure. Looking at Sun Yat-sen, who failed again and again, Yang Yin also fell into confusion. During this period, he came into contact with the advanced ideas of communism, instantly opened up, and then joined the Communist Party by chance. With his own talents, Yang Yin soon became the head of the Central Military Department. Later, he was unfortunately betrayed by traitors and fell into the hands of the enemy, and finally because he refused to yield, he was heroic and righteous. Before his execution, Yang Yin calmly calmed down, smiled and said to his fellow prisoners: "Chao Wen Dao, it is possible to die at night!" ”。 Yang Yin's heroic deeds are shocking, and for a time people competed for praise, which can be described as a household name.
▲ Zhang Fakui's old photo
The second bodyguard, named Zhang Fakui, was also a fellow sun yat-sen. A native of Shaoguan, Guangdong, he joined the League at the age of 16. Zhang Fakui had excellent grades and was admitted to the Wuchang Third Army Middle School to successfully study, and later entered the Guangdong Army as a brigade commander. During the "Dharma Protection Movement", Zhang Fakui also served as Sun Yat-sen's bodyguard and accompanied the latter all the time. After the failure of the "Dharma Protection Movement", Zhang Fakui went to Zhangzhou and participated in many wars. In the winter of the fourteenth year of the Republic of China (1925 AD), he was promoted to commander of the 12th Division of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army. In the following year, Zhang Fakui participated in the Northern Expedition, and made achievements in the capture of Tingsi Bridge and Wuchang City, and was promoted to the commander of the Fourth Army, known as the "Iron Army". At the end of the Liberation War, Zhang Fakui served as the commander-in-chief of the army of the Nationalist government, and then went to Live in Hong Kong and died of illness in 1980.
▲The former site of the Baoding Army Officer School
The third bodyguard was the famous "God of War" Xue Yue. After Xue Yue successfully graduated from the Baoding Army School, he immediately joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party. In the seventh year of the Republic of China (1918 AD), Sun Yat-sen organized the Cantonese army to aid Fujian, and Xue Yue served as a captain and staff officer of the headquarters. In May of the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921 AD), Xue Yue served as the commander of the third battalion of the Presidential Palace Guard Regiment, responsible for Sun Yat-sen's guard work. In the same year, the Northern Expedition was held, and Xue Yue always guarded Sun Yat-sen's side, and then due to Chen Jiongming's rebellion, Sun Yat-sen was forced to leave, and Xue Yue accompanied Jiang in his crusade against Chen Jiongming and participated in the Second Northern Expedition.
▲ "God of War" Xue Yue stills
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army launched a large number of troops to march towards Chinese mainland. At that time, China had no way to retreat, so it also mobilized large-scale troops to carry out the "Battle of Changsha" with the Japanese army. Under the command of General Xue Yue, the Chinese army killed more than 40,000 enemies in the first "Battle of Changsha", more than 50,000 enemies in the third "Battle of Changsha", and a total of 100,000 Japanese Kou in the three battles.
Resources:
The Complete Biography of Sun Yat-sen, History of the Revolution Before the Founding of the Republic of China