In 1931, with the big dream of "annexing Korea, invading China, and dominating the world," the neighboring countries with water and water opened the door of northeast China with artillery fire, but the Nationalist government absurdly put forward the so-called policy of non-resistance.
The mountains and rivers were shattered, the rivers and mountains were floating and sinking, and many patriotic people stood up without hesitation, threw themselves into the torrent of the War of Resistance, and spilled their blood, preferring to martyr the country with their bodies rather than live in the world, including many great warlords.
They have heavy troops, they have enough capital to resist the war, they have guns and money, and naturally they can fight wars. Historical evaluations of them are mixed, but in the cause of the anti-Japanese resistance, most of them are great heroes, and they have not lost the integrity and integrity of soldiers.
However, there were two big warlords with heavy troops, but they never sent troops to resist Japan, and when the country was destroyed, they did not move, who were they? What were they doing during the War of Resistance?
Liu Wenhui, the king of Xikang, who ruled the southwest
Japan's wanton and attempts to annex China were growing, and patriotic generals in the Kuomintang were particularly disappointed in the government's policy of non-resistance, and finally broke out.
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched the Xi'an Incident, and Chiang Kai-shek united with the Communist Party of China to unite with the Chinese Communist Party to unite with the outside world, the anti-Japanese national unity, the formation of the front, and all the energy at home was spent on resisting the Japanese invaders.
At the time of national crisis, many great warlords also joined the war, and the anti-Japanese salvation became the most obvious epitome of that era.
However, at this time, there were still some people who supported the army and respected themselves, were unwilling to fight a single soldier for the War of Resistance, guarded their own acres and three points of land, and selfishly turned away friendly troops. Others are fighting outside, but he is entrenched in his own turf to develop power.
One of the most well-known is Liu Wenhui, who once ruled Xikang Province for ten years, known as the "King of Xikang", Xikang is now the Qinghai area of Sichuan, the terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Although Liu Wenhui was born in a poor peasant family, he exposed his ambitions when he was a teenager, and at the age of 13, he lied about his age and entered the Baoding Military Academy, and after graduation, he arrived under the general Liu Xiang of the Sichuan Army.
Because the two were related, Liu Xiang was very promoted and attached importance to Liu Wenhui, and in just a few years, Liu Wenhui became a brigade commander, and soon after, Yibin grasped the military and political financial power here, and began to develop by leaps and bounds.
After several major battles for Sichuan, he gained a firm foothold in Xikang and became the chairman of Xikang Province, where he implemented a policy of supplementing the government with religion and integrating the church and state, and quickly stabilized the ethnic minorities here.
However, he also did a little good deed in Xikang, and there was a saying in Xikang at that time: If the government builds better than the school, it will be killed. It shows that his Xikang period is not useless, at least it promotes the development of Xikang's educational career.
After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance Against Japan in 1937, in order to show his anti-Japanese stance, Liu Wenhui donated 500,000 yuan, but he had no intention of going out of Sichuan to resist Japan, he seemed to be just trying to show, after all, this 500,000 yuan was a dime for him.
In January 1938, Liu Xiang, a Kuomintang general who had originally promoted him, went out of Sichuan to resist the Japanese and finally died in Hankou. Liu Wenhui took this opportunity to further develop his own power, but this caused Chiang Kai-shek's dissatisfaction, and in desperation, he cleverly chose the "pro-communist" road.
Soon after, Wu Yuzhang accepted the instructions of the CPC Central Committee and came to Sichuan to discuss with Liu Wenhui about saving the survival of the dead, and Liu Wenhui naturally promised with his mouth: "In the future, I must work hard according to my respect." However, he did not go out of Sichuan to resist the Japanese, and he made Xikang airtight and became a difficult place for Chiang Kai-shek to intervene.
His approach to the Communist Party also left a path for himself, and later led the army to reorganize, and during the agrarian reform, he made a public statement saying, "I used to be a big landlord, and now I want to distribute the land unconditionally and unreservedly to the peasants." ”
His statement won the respect of many people, and later became the minister of Forestry of Our Country, bowing to the development of China's forestry industry, and leaving a little good name behind him.
The king of Xinjiang who guarded Tibet was Sheng Shicai
In addition to Liu Wenhui, there was also a big warlord who did not send troops to resist Japan, that is, the king of Xinjiang who was guarding Xinjiang at that time- Sheng Shicai, who was a prominent figure in the Republic of China period and a chaotic demon king, who was obviously much more arrogant than Liu Wenhui at that time.
During the 10 years from 1933 to 1944, he controlled the military and politics of Xinjiang in an all-round way, holding great power and holding high authority, known as the "King of Xinjiang", and often claiming to be the "third leader" independent of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
On April 12, 1933, the "April 12" coup d'état occurred in Xinjiang, and the warlord Jin Shuren, who had originally ruled Xinjiang, fled in a hurry, which gave Sheng Shicai an opportunity to take advantage of it, and he was elected as the temporary governor of Xinjiang and held great power. A few years later he took over supreme rule in Xinjiang.
In 1934, he served as the chairman of the Xinjiang provincial government, and after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he adopted the policy of uniting with the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of China to establish an anti-Japanese national united front with the Communist Party of China.
Moreover, the Communist Party that Sheng Shicai was close to was not the Communist Party of China, but the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he was a staunch pro-Sovietist, and during his presidency of Xinjiang, the Soviet Union instilled a lot of praise for the Soviet Union and the idea of belittling China to the people in the Xinjiang region.
He pretended to believe in communism and had studied Marxism-Leninism, just to win Stalin's trust, in the final analysis, to consolidate his rule in Xinjiang, he was an out-and-out opportunist, and he actually did not care about the anti-Japanese activities in the northeast and the central plains. After the founding of New China, he fled to Taiwan in a hurry, but Chiang Kai-shek did not trust him for a long time.
Later, his family was killed in Lanzhou by the enemies he had offended, and he hid alone and died a miserable death.
brief summary:
Many people may say that although they did not send troops to resist Japan, they contributed to the defense of Xinjiang and Tibet and protected the peace of the party. Merit is praised and degraded, and naturally there are different points of opinion. But they did not send troops to resist Japan, but it is also true.
Like Liu Wenhui, reform may still be excusable, and finally made contributions to the development of new China, and also got a good final solution and a good reputation after death. And Sheng Shicai's cruel killing of patriots should not be forgiven, and his misery is ultimately the result of his own self-inflicted evil.