During the Republic of China period, warlords everywhere had their own small calculations in their hearts and were unwilling to obediently obey the command of the Republic of China government. For example, the Gui clan represented by Li Zongren broke out several major conflicts with the Republic of China government, but unfortunately failed to win, and finally Li Zongren had to surrender to Chiang Kai-shek.
However, he was not satisfied with Lao Jiang, so he still firmly grasped the control of Guangxi in his own hands and did not hand it over to Lao Jiang. At that time, the whole country is suffering from internal and external troubles, the living standards of the people everywhere are not ideal, and it is very difficult for the people to be able to eat and drink enough.
However, Guangxi under the leadership of Li Zongren was a prosperous and peaceful scene, from which it can be seen that he has certain leadership ability. He was not only a man who could fight, but also an official.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the differences between Li Zongren and Chiang Kai-shek became more and more extensive, and Chiang Kai-shek proposed that the outside world must be first at home, such as resisting the Japanese enemy, and he believed that it was the most important thing to get rid of those who opposed him first; however, Li Zongren did not think so, and in order to show his attitude, he also specially wrote an article called "The Theory of Scorched Earth Resistance", which stated word by word the importance of resisting Japan.
The military power in Li Zongren's hands could not be underestimated, and old Jiang did not dare to turn against him, even if he did not want to, in order to win over this general, he could only agree to Li Zongren's anti-Japanese decision. Li Zongren's troops were different from those of Chiang Kai-shek's relatives, who were brave and good at fighting, and participated in several major anti-Japanese battles and achieved good battles.
Taierzhuang Dajie must have been heard of by everyone, right? This battle, which was a turning point in history, was the result of the victory won by Li Zongren's troops, which had an exciting effect at the time and also inspired the Chinese soldiers. It can be said that Li Zongren devoted a lot of strength to the country both on the battlefield and in spirit in the process of resisting Japan.
However, unfortunately, Li Zongren had a shortcoming, he attached too much importance to power, and later lost the military power in order to fight with the old Chiang Kai-shek, plus the liberation war was also at the end of the period, his Gui warlords suffered a major blow, and the troops were scattered.
After that, Li Zongren obviously had no hope of making a comeback, and he had to emigrate to the United States to settle down in desperation, and in those years in the United States, he did not think of returning to China, but all the forces seemed to be jealous of Li Zongren, and intervened in his return trip several times.
Until 1964, China's first atomic bomb was successfully exploded, Li Zongren could not return to his hometown, he saw the news very emotional, so he said this sentence: "I am happy for my failure, because of my fault to give birth to a new China." ”
In 1965, Li Zongren returned to China and died of illness in 1969 at the age of 78.