What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
As we all know, warlords emerged during the Republic of China, and they often fought for territory, but they were able to stand out in turbulent times, which also shows that these people do have their own prominence and can often do something unexpected. For example, the warlords we are talking about today obviously wanted to expand their power through the War of Resistance Against Japan, but at that time they only had to kill their opponents and leave everything else behind, and finally found that the army had been wiped out, and by chance, they had become anti-Japanese heroes. He is Lu Xingbang, a Fujian warlord known as the "Strange Man of the World". Lu Xingbang was originally a farmer, but was later forced to work as a bandit in the mountains. People's evaluation of him is mixed, and He Yingqin once evaluated him, saying that he was different from ordinary people. In fact, Lu Xingbang was originally a victim, and surprisingly, after his power expansion, he became a violent perpetrator. After a few years of evil deeds, Lu Xingbang joined the Northern Expeditionary Army that came here and became a glorious revolutionary, and his subordinates followed him into the regular army. After the Northern Expeditionary Army left, Lu Xingbang took over the banner of the Northern Expeditionary Army and began to govern northern Fujian.
But Lu Xingbang is very complicated, he plundered the people, but also set up education, can exploit the people to the bone, but also can be the governance of northern Fujian is clear, which is where people praise and detract from him. In fact, it may have something to do with his childhood experiences. Lu Xingbang once worked as a coolie for the landlord's family, and at that time he said a word, he said that a rich man with a black heart like you, only bandits can clean you up. It is a shock to say such a thing from a young population who has never set foot in this world. Later, Lu Xingbang really used actions to realize his thoughts, he repaired the Confucius Temple, and he subdued people who disobeyed him with force.
Later, the Nationalist government sent Yang Shuzhuang to Fujian to be the governor, and when others saw the new governor take office, they all wanted to go up and pull relations. But Lu Xingbang was different, not only did he not flatter the new governor, but he worked against him. In fact, the contradiction between the two is not inextricably resolved, but Lu Xingbang stabs him when he is empty, and over time, the two begin to meet each other. One day, a local official invited his friends to dinner, and Lu Xingbang sent someone to arrest all of them. They are not wrong, why arrest them? Quite simply, he wanted to find something for Poplar Zhuang to make him uneasy. But I didn't expect wow, this poplar tree village is not that pinched, directly summoned the army to open fire. Yang Shuzhuang was the head of a province, and lu Xingbang was defeated by a direct crime of treason. So Lu Xingbang's strength began to shrink slowly, and finally there were only 5,000 people around him, and in order to keep the position of brigade commander, he had to submit to Yangshuzhuang.
Later, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, Lu Xingbang wanted to develop his strength through the War of Resistance Against Japan, and in order to make a comeback, he asked his brother to bring his 5,000 people to the war. After a few months of training, the 5,000-strong army went to participate in the Battle of Songhu. They didn't care if they didn't want to develop themselves, they just wanted to defeat the Japanese, and as a result, 4,300 of the 5,000-strong troops were killed, and the rest of the wounded were scattered to other units. The Nationalist government had a stipulation that the army, which had been drastically reduced in numbers during the war, would simply abolish the title, so Lu Xingbang became a loner and had to return to his hometown to rest. However, because of the heroic deeds of Lu Xingbang as a team, people still remember Lu Xingbang's contribution to the country in the second half of their lives. Compared with the absurdity of the first half of their lives, Lu Xingbang can also be called a strange person.