The Xinhai Revolution overthrew the decadent Qing Dynasty,
And the fruits of the revolution fell into the hands of Yuan Shikai
。 After Yuan Shikai's death, the Beiyang warlords split into three factions and occupied various parts of China.
As a major province in terms of population and grain, Sichuan has been slow to "leadless". The so-called heroes of the chaotic world, the king of Sichuan arrived late. In 1933,
The Battle of Erliu came to an end, and Liu Xiang became a veritable king of Sichuan.
It is reasonable to say that Liu Wenhui, as a defeated general, should not be tolerated by Liu Xiang, but Liu Xiang unexpectedly spared his opponent and ceded Xikang to Liu Wenhui, who was able to retain his power and garrison Xikang. Although this is somewhat puzzling, after all, there is Liu Xiang's own reason.
The battle between one and two Liu, who gives up me and others
During the Republic of China period, after the death of a general, a state funeral was held for him in China, and the whole country mourned.
This general, who had risen to prominence on the land of Sichuan, was the first president of Chongqing University, and the first patriot to shout "resist the war to the end" after the July 7 Incident...
In that turbulent world of undercurrents and crises, his experience can be described as a legend. He was the famous king of Sichuan during the war, Liu Xiang.
In 1888,
The Qing Dynasty was already decaying, the aggressive forces were eyeing the tiger, and the people's situation was not optimistic.
Liu Xiang was born in such a gray era. When he was young, he studied at a private school in the countryside, and although he was young, he was very clever in reading, and he was a child with spirit, and his teachers and parents loved him.
Perhaps for the teenagers of that era, they had a profound understanding of the environment they were in. The blood and passion hidden in the bones of teenagers will slowly be revealed with time.
When Liu Xiang was nineteen years old, he was admitted to the Sichuan Army Training Institute, and the following year he was promoted to the Sichuan Army Accelerated Training School, and after graduation, he was assigned to the Thirty-three Mixed Cooperative Probationary Officers of the New Army, thus starting his career as a horseman.
Liu Xiang was quite talented in the military field, and the enthusiasm and manhood in his bones were revealed in the firmness and calmness between his eyebrows
。 He went farther and farther down the road of joining the army, made many military achievements, and gradually strengthened his faith in the witness era.
Liu Xiangyuan was a figure of Yuan Shikai's faction, who had made great military achievements in the Patriotic War and was praised by Yuan Shikai. However, Yuan Shikai's perverse and contrary behavior of claiming the emperor in violation of the will of the people was just a dream, and Yuan Shikai himself was also sick and depressed.
Yuan Shikai's death made his army a mess, and warlords and bandits became the norm in China at that time. Liu Xiang was an ambitious person who was not willing to always submit to others.
In his view, only by becoming a leader can you do what you really want to do, realize your ambitions, and not be trapped by others.
At the age of thirty, Liu Xiang was already the commander of the First Division of the Sichuan Army and had a fixed territory of activity in Sichuan. He organized military training teams and officer training centers to train the backbone of the army. At this time, he already had the style of a leader, and planned to lead his like-minded warriors to unify Sichuan and conquer the Central Plains.
Liu Xiang's power continued to grow, so that various warlords had to pay attention to Liu Xiang, who had a pivotal position. Liu Xiang became the object of solicitation,
In the end, he chose to cooperate with Xiong Kewu to jointly repel Liu Cunhou in Sichuan, and Liu Cunhou was weak
, and finally defeated shino. Liu Xiang was able to sit in Sichuan.
However, during the war years, when the situation was turbulent and the situation was turbulent, Liu Xiang became a powerful force in Sichuan, and his days in Sichuan were not smooth. He successively experienced the twists and turns of retreating to the mountains and making a comeback, and later changed his mind to reorganize the army, and he was also afraid and frightened along the way.
In 1930, Liu Xiang sent a telegram to support Chiang Kai-shek, and was already a force in the Kuomintang government. In this year, the Central Plains War broke out, and the warlords fought in chaos in the Central Plains, fighting for the head and blood. Liu Xiang chose to wait and see what happened and remain neutral.
However, in the warlord melee, Liu Xiang could not really stay out of the matter, he would definitely get involved in it and compete with all the forces.
Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui had friction over the aftermath of Sichuan. Liu Wenhui is an uncle in terms of generations, but he is younger than Liu Xiang. At that time, Liu Wenhui was also the main ruler of Sichuan, but there were many differences with Liu Xiang in political views, such as his attitude towards Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Wenhui was opposed to Chiang Kai-shek.
Liu Wenhui was born in a Sichuan farmhouse, and he ranked sixth among the six brothers in the family. He was intelligent since childhood and was deeply loved by his father. At a young age, he was sent by his father to study in the Liu Ancestral Hall, and the teacher also praised him.
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When Liu Wenhui was thirteen years old, he falsely reported his age to apply for the Sichuan Army Primary School, and when he spoke in the examination, his speech was clear and clear, and the appearance of a teenager with ambition impressed the principal, Liu Wenhui was admitted out of the ordinary, and since then he has started his military career.
When Liu Wenhui graduated from the Baoding Military Academy in 1917, his nephew Liu Xiang was already a general in Sichuan. So his eldest brother Liu Wenyuan took Liu Wenhui to Chengdu to meet Liu Xiang. Liu Wenhui was able to serve as a captain's staff officer under Chen Hongfan. During this period, Liu Wenhui continued to rise and rise, gaining a foothold in Yibin, his wings were constantly plump, and the idea of becoming a faction in his heart became stronger and stronger.
When Liu Xiang made a comeback, in order to obtain Liu Wenhui's help, he handed over many defensive lands to Liu Wenhui's jurisdiction
After Liu Xiang returned to the peak, Sichuan basically formed a pattern of four divisions.
There is no doubt that Liu Wenhui has become a powerful force that cannot be underestimated, and has almost the same right to speak as Liu Xiang.
After all, Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui are not close relatives, and there will inevitably be conflicts between the two.
Liu Xiang was ambitious, Liu Wenhui was partial to self-respect, one supported Jiang, one anti-Jiang, both wanted to unify Sichuan, and it was only a matter of time before they met each other.
Liu Xiang detained weapons imported by Liu Wenhui from abroad, Liu Wenhui bribed Liu Xiang's subordinates to be detected by Liu Xiang, and then sent people to assassinate Liu Xiang in failure, and then cut off the grain source in Chongqing, and the contradiction between the two became more and more intense, and it was about to erupt.
In 1932, Liu Xiang first fired the first shot at Liu Wenhui, and the prelude to the Second Liu War began. Liu Xiang was quite strategic in the military field, and he immediately took urgent measures, pretending to invite peace on the one hand, launching a war on the other hand, and taking the opportunity to win over Liu Wenhui's subordinates. Liu Xiang caught Liu Wenhui off guard, Liu Xiang pressed forward step by step, and Liu Wenhui kept backing down.
The war situation soon had a situation, Liu Wenhui was worried about internal and external troubles, and the war ended in Liu Wenhui's defeat. Liu Wenhui's general trend has gone,
However, Liu Xiang did not kill him completely, but stopped attacking Liu Wenhui
Allowing Liu Wenhui to retreat to Xikang, Liu Wenhui was able to preserve the remaining forces and take charge of Xikang.
Liu Xiang is not a narrow-minded person, he does this for reason, all from the overall situation.
Second, the balance of forces and the containment of all parties.
No matter how powerful Liu Xiang's power was, he needed to rely on the strength of others to be able to make a difference.
Chiang Kai-shek was a force he relied on. After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek became the supreme leader of the Kuomintang. Liu Xiang was able to sit on the throne of the chairman of Sichuan Province, inseparable from Chiang Kai-shek's support for him.
Chiang Kai-shek held a certain amount of political power, and the purpose was naturally to hope that this local force in Sichuan could be attributed to the Kuomintang and serve the Kuomintang government.
Sichuan is a vast territory, rich in natural resources, and has a large population
If Sichuan can become a force at its disposal, it will be beneficial and harmless to itself.
In Chiang Kai-shek's view, Sichuan needs a unique ruler, and this figure needs to be in the same team as Chiang Kai-shek, but the power must not be too strong, otherwise it will not be easy to control.
Liu Wenhui advocated opposing Chiang Kai-shek and was unwilling to be with Chiang Kai-shek
Liu Xiang expressed his willingness to cooperate with Chiang Kai-shek out of the so-called national sentiment and overall situation considerations, so the figure supported by Chiang Kai-shek is naturally Liu Xiang.
However, Chiang Kai-shek watched Liu Wenhui retreat step by step, and thought to himself, if Liu Wenhui's power is swept away by Liu Xiang in one fell swoop, then Liu Xiang will not be able to thrive in Sichuan, the cooperation between him and Liu Xiang will be lacking in guarantees, and his control over Sichuan will be greatly reduced.
Liu Xiang and Chiang Kai-shek were not friends at all, there was only the convergence of interests between them, and the essence of the intersection lies in the strength of each other's strength
。 The result of the Second Liu War was undoubtedly Liu Xiang's victory, but in Chiang Kai-shek's view, Liu Wenhui could not "lose", and Chiang Kai-shek needed controllable forces, not redundant opponents. It was he who demanded that Liu Xiang immediately stop the great war and spare Liu Wenhui.
Liu Xiang knew that he was already a veritable king of Sichuan, and Liu Wenhui's power was not enough to pose a threat to him anymore, so he did not have too many concerns about letting Liu Wenhui go, so he happily let Liu Wenhui go.
Chiang Kai-shek watched the war in Sichuan come to an end, and the rulers were at their own disposal
The rest of the forces could form a check and balance on Liu Xiang, and their hearts were naturally satisfied. However, for Liu Xiang, he had to consider not only the strength of Chiang Kai-shek, but also the force that betrayed Liu Wenhui after being co-opted by himself.
Liu Xiang could easily woo Liu Wenhui's subordinates, which must also be tempted by interests. A large part of the reason why Liu Wenhui failed is because it is difficult to support alone.
It cannot withstand the attrition of war. And this is also inseparable from the dissipation of its own power.
If Liu Xiang continued to attack Liu Wenhui, it would be a kind of consumption for himself, and it would indeed be a good opportunity for those who were looking at the tiger.
In short, it was not a good thing for Liu Wenhui to kill Liu Xiang himself, but would put himself in an unfavorable situation.
Third, the same family, the Liu family
Liu Wenhui and Liu Xiang seem to be just uncles and nephews, but behind them is the entire Liu family. Although Liu Xiang has the highest achievements in the Liu family, the strength behind the family is huge and should not be underestimated.
The Liu family was originally in the Anhui area, and came to Sichuan in order to escape the war during the ming and qing dynasties.
Sichuan is a famous Shu land with complex terrain and is a good place to avoid chaos
。 During the Qing Dynasty, the Liu family gradually grew, and many talents were produced during the warlord melee of the Republic of China, and Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui were among the representatives.
Liu Wenhui and Liu Xiang were from the same family, and the relationship was originally very close, and in the early years, the two Liu still had frequent contacts. At first, Liu Wenhui's growth was also inseparable from the help and support of his nephew Liu Xiang. Just in the face of power,
People's desires and ambitions continue to expand, and their feelings are much less indifferent.
In terms of military affairs, the Liu family has a lot of talents, and the Liu family has also done something in business. For example, Liu Wenhui's brother Liu Wencai is a well-worthed and rich party, a famous landlord and businessman in Sichuan, not a personality and runs rampant in the township, and the local people call him "Liu Tiger". For Liu Wenhui, his brother is an economic force that supports himself.
He has power, his brother has money, Liu Wenhui is not willing to obey his nephew's orders, although he was defeated in the confrontation, his brother is a notorious bully, and he has some protection for himself. And the family saw that Liu Wenhui was about to face a desperate situation, and also sent someone to find Liu Xiang.
As we all know, China has been a clan-oriented country since ancient times, and the concept of patriarchy has been deeply rooted in the thinking of Chinese by various dynasties.
Moreover, in that era of war and difficulty in self-protection, the unity and mutual assistance between families was particularly important.
In some ways, Liu Xiang's rise is also indispensable to the support and protection of the family.
If Liu Xiang disregarded ethics and forced Liu Wenhui into a dead end, Liu Xiang's reputation would plummet, not tolerated by the clan, and fall into a situation of rebellion and separation.
Moreover, it is also related to Liu Xiang's own original intention,
When a boy joins the army, he initially promised an ideal of serving the country and making the people live in peace and health.
Although personal ambitions and ambitions are important, in the end, it is the soldiers who suffer from the war, but ordinary people. If you continue to attack for the sake of personal desires, you do not know how many soldiers and people will be killed or wounded.
Liu Xiang also has that kind of glorious lintel in his bones and the idea of being admired by the townspeople, so it has become a necessary choice to let Liu Wenhui have a way to live.
Therefore, Liu Wenhui withdrew to Ya'an with the remnants of his troops, recuperated, and became the leader of Xikang. Liu Xiang was also able to save face, preserve his reputation, lead the Sichuan army to continue to move forward courageously in the chaotic world, and create a good story of "no river, no army" in the War of Resistance.
Liu Xiang is not a person with a small belly and chicken intestines,
He has a long-term vision, a broad heart, and a desire to serve the country
He led the Sichuan army in the War of Resistance Against Japan and made a significant contribution, which may be the reason for Liu Xiang's success, and also the reason why he enjoyed the Kuomintang state funeral after his untimely death, and he was a real hero.