Fish and bear paws cannot be combined, but capabilities and opportunities can coexist. When we have enough ability, we have the opportunity to seize that fleeting opportunity.
Opportunities need to be guided by noble people. Liu Wenhui in the Republic of China period, with his true talent and practical learning, soon stood out among his peers. But without the appreciation and promotion of his nephew Liu Xiang, he would not have ushered in his own opportunities so quickly and shine in the field he was good at.
In the early days, Liu Wenhui's position was far lower than that of his nephew Liu Xiang, so Liu Xiang's orders did not dare to disobey. Later, Liu Xiang lost power, and Liu Wenhui did not turn against each other, but contacted the generals of the Sichuan Army everywhere and called on them to support Liu Xiang to go out of the mountains again. In this way, with the efforts of Liu Wenhui, Liu Xiang, who had lost his position, was able to make a comeback in a very short period of time.
After the Northern Expedition captured Wuchang, Liu Wenhui was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the commander of the 24th Army, and Liu Xiang was appointed as the commander of the 21st Army and the chairman of the Chuan Kang Suifu Committee of the Canadian Committee.
At this time, liu wenhui and Liu Xiang's status was basically equal, and the army led by the two of them also became the two largest warlords in Sichuan. As the saying goes, "a mountain is difficult to tolerate two tigers", although it is an uncle-nephew relationship, in the face of conflicts of interest, kinship is like a decoration.
Later, Liu Wenhui revolted. Hu Zongnan ransacked Liu Zhao and buried explosives, but eventually killed these people.
The uncle and nephew turned against each other and launched a civil war
How high a person's status is, how ambitious he will be. When Liu Wenhui was working under Liu Xiang, he never imagined that one day he would meet his nephew's blade.
At the beginning, Liu Wenhui and Liu Xiang came together very well. Because his status is far lower than that of his nephew Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui is almost obedient to Liu Xiang's words. The two mercenaries guarded Sichuan and occupied a very important geographical advantage. Over the years, the uncle and nephew have planned with their hearts and become the two teams with the largest scale and the strongest combat effectiveness in Sichuan.
With the gradual growth of his own power, Liu Wenhui's ambitions have gradually increased.
At first, the two agreed on Sichuan's army building, but later on, the two had a dispute over the future direction of Sichuan's development. For Liu Xiang, taking root in Sichuan and occupying the land is the best arrangement. Relying on the power of Old Jiang behind his back, he can also save snacks.
But for Liu Wenhui, stabilizing Sichuan's power and going out of Sichuan and winning the Central Plains is the real meaningful thing. After many times of communication, both sides refused to let it. As a result, the two sides began to compete in secret and suppress each other in order to achieve the goal of being the only one.
A frontal conflict requires a fuse that comes to an event over a scramble for supplies.
At that time, Liu Wenhui purchased a batch of weapons and aircraft parts from abroad, and on the way back, the materials were intercepted by Liu Xiang. Under repeated negotiations, Liu Xiang refused to deliver. In a fit of rage, Liu Wenhui found a killer to assassinate Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang was not stupid, and after learning this news, he closed his door for a few days and failed to carry out the assassination operation.
Soon after, the two uncles and nephews engaged each other and launched the last warlord civil war in Sichuan history.
Secretly defected and opposed Chiang Kai-shek
From 1932 onwards, the struggle between Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui was put on the surface. At the beginning of the two Liu rivalry, Liu Wenhui occupied the main advantage. He defeated Luo Zezhou and Li Jiayu and others, and successively recovered Fushun and Luzhou.
As the battle entered the white-hot stage, Liu Xiang's assistants gradually increased. As a result, the situation of the war situation quietly changed, and Liu Xiang's advantages gradually became prominent.
The struggle between the two Liu and Liu lasted for more than half a year, and finally ended in Liu Wenhui's defeat. Although Liu Xiang's side was victorious, he still remembered his past love and did not kill Liu Wenhui completely.
Old Jiang watched the two Lius compete, and did not want Liu Xiang's power to be too large, so he issued an order to Liu Xiang to "truce" the war. Liu Xiang pushed the boat along the water, allowing Liu Wenhui to retain the remaining troops. As a result, the situation of the two Liu competing with each other is also over.
In 1938, Liu Xiang died of illness, and Liu Wenhui took his place. At this time, Liu Wenhui felt that he had finally survived and become the hegemon of Sichuan. But before he could rejoice, Old Chiang sent troops to attack Sichuan. Upon hearing the news, Liu Wenhui immediately sent troops to resist.
In Liu Wenhui's eyes, at the moment of foreign enemies, old Jiang still wants to fight himself, which is really confused. It was also at this time that Liu Wenhui's ideological position changed, and he began to get close to the Communist Party. In the long chat with Premier Zhou, he stood more firmly on the anti-Chiang Kai-shek and pro-Communist side.
Liu Wenhui's acting skills are very good, and he successfully unloaded old Jiang's doubts about himself. Even though Old Jiang tried again and again, Liu Wenhui was stunned that he didn't notice anything unusual.
Choose the Communist Party and embark on the bright road
Later, Lao Jiang wanted to arrange for Liu Wenhui to participate in the decisive battle in western Sichuan. Unexpectedly, however, Liu Wenhui had already run away, and he also trumpeted the severance of relations with the Kuomintang and obedience to Chairman Mao's leadership. For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek was angry. He asked Hu Zongnan to stay in Sichuan and teach Liu Wenhui a good lesson.
Liu Wenhui's family lived in the mansion, and Hu Zongnan sent his men to make trouble in Liu Wenhui's mansion. At that time, the guards in Liu Wenhui's mansion were weak, and Hu Zongnan's men quickly invaded and swept away the valuable things in the mansion. Before leaving, Hu Zongnan also ordered people to plant explosives in his home, so as to wait for Hu Zongnan to blow him up when he returned home.
But I didn't think that before Liu Wenhui returned, the greedy soldiers accidentally touched the bomb and were killed because they wanted to go back and continue to loot valuable things. For this reason, these greedy soldiers became Liu Wenhui's substitute ghosts.
After the founding of New China, Liu Wenhui was appointed minister of forestry and made great contributions to the country's forestry industry. Liu Wenhui is very concerned about Premier Zhou and admires Premier Zhou.
In his later years, Liu Wenhui, who was found to be hospitalized for cancer, was very sad after hearing the news of Premier Zhou's death. He asked his family to carry him to the hospital where Premier Zhou died and bid him a final farewell.
Soon after, Liu Wenhui's condition deteriorated and he died in Beijing at the age of 82.
brief summary:
Under the general trend of the times, Liu Wenhui is wise. He chose the right camp at the right time and finally sought a stable and happy second half of his life for himself.
People's lives pass in a hurry, there are too many things to record, too many faults to make up. But Liu Wenhui's choice of his own life path is correct and commendable. On the battlefield, he was a brave and warlike soldier; in the office, he was a diligent and rigorous forestry minister. Such an outstanding old revolutionary deserves to be remembered and praised by future generations.