In the Republic of China period, there were many warlords, and the strongest of them was undoubtedly Chiang Kai-shek, in addition to many factions, such as the famous Gui, presumably many people should be very familiar with the Gui clan!
The main representatives of the Gui clan are Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and Huang Shaohu. The base of the Gui clan was in Guangxi, and later there was a figure named Huang Shaohu in the Gui clan who ran away for other reasons, but soon another figure appeared in the Gui clan, this person was the no. 3 figure of the later Gui clan, second only to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, who was Li Pinxian!
I believe that not many people know this Li Pinxian, Li Pinxian is a Guangxi Cangwu person, his family is still very famous in the local area, his father has also received a very good education, for this reason, when he was a child, Li Pinxian was strictly required by his father to read, like what four books and five classics that are recited by the rolling melon.
After that, Li Pinxian was placed high hopes by his family, so he went to take the imperial examination at the age of 13, according to his knowledge, he was indeed a passer-by, but what he did not expect was that he made a mistake in the middle of the way, Li Pinxian forgot to answer a page of the examination paper, so Li Pinxian's career was completely destroyed, and then Li Pinxian no longer longed to take any career path, but changed his life goal again, that is, to join the army.
In 1907, just when Cai Yi came to Guilin to establish the Army School, Li Pinxian knew that this was a perfect opportunity, so Li Pinxian tried his best to persuade his family, and finally Li Pinxian was admitted to the Guangxi Army School as he wished, and from then on, Li Pinxian's military career began.
After li pinxian also participated in the Wuchang uprising, Guangxi uprising, after graduating from the Baoding Military Academy, Li Pinxian followed the first boss of his life, that is, the famous general Tang Shengzhi, in fact, Tang Shengzhi and Li Pinxian were baoding classmates, but Tang Shengzhi was even more outstanding, but Li Pinxian stood on the right team, so Li Pinxian after Tang Shengzhi was also constantly promoted.
In 1927, Li Pinxian was appointed to the position of commander of the 8th Army, which was less than 11 years before and after, Li Pinxian went from an apprentice to a military commander, and indeed he was as much a super god as a rocket!
But later, Tang Shengzhi launched the Eastern Expedition, but in the end it failed, the result was that Tang Shengzhi went to the wilderness, and was forced to flee to Japan, and at this time Li Pinxian turned to the Gui clan in time, but after the Central Plains War, Li Pinxian was idle by the Gui clan for other reasons, and was not reused until 1935.
In addition, in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Pinxian also made meritorious achievements, successively participated in the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Xuzhou, etc. In the Battle of Suizao, Li Pinxian successfully cut off the rear contact line of the Japanese army, for which he was also specially awarded a Medal of Gancheng.
However, Li Pinxian also has a very criticized side, that is, he did something that was spurned like Sun Dianying, that is, robbing the tomb. Do you know the tomb of King Chu Huai in Shou County, Anhui Province, when Li Pinxian sent an army to steal the tomb of King Chu Huai, which alarmed Song Meiling and Chiang Kai-shek.
Of course, things were naturally suppressed, because Li Pinxian was very clever to plug the gap with the treasure dug up, but in any case, Li Pinxian was indeed criticized.
In December 1949, Li Pinxian also fled to Taiwan, where he has lived ever since, and died of illness in 1987 at the age of 98.