This is a puzzling report. How could ordinary people own gold and silk? What's even more puzzling is why wives would report their husbands? Is there an untold experience behind it? Who is this man? Could it be that he was once in a high position and held a lot of power? Or was he once so poor that he had to live incognito? All kinds of doubts need to be solved one by one. Let's step into this past and explore the clues of the truth.
Family History: Looking for clues to your background
When the storm is rising, there is always an insignificant starting point. The man, who was later reported by his wife, was born in a farming family in Henan. Although his family inherited hundreds of acres of fertile land, when he was young, it was during the great famine in China. From 1877 to 1879, Henan suffered a once-in-a-century drought, which destroyed the fertile land, leaving the family with only a few meager savings, barely making ends meet.
Seeing that the scrawny neighbor was forced to sacrifice his life, he was still able to read and learn calligraphy at home when he was a child, which was really an exception. He was alert and shrewd, well-read and talented, and his family had hoped that he would be able to use the imperial examination to overshadow his ancestral legacy and lift himself out of poverty. It's a pity that the troubled times are in full swing, on the one hand, droughts, floods and hurricanes come unexpectedly, and on the other hand, there is a foreign invasion, and the Qing Dynasty is mediocre. It was finally overthrown in the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, and the long-cherished wish of the imperial examination became an empty talk.
This teenager understands that it is useless to just cling to the defects, and the only way to change the inherent life is to stand up. Immediately, he put down his books in private school, left his hometown, and joined the barracks under the command of warlord Wu Peifu. But such high-intensity training was really difficult to climb, and after three months, he actually rebelled and fled. Before leaving, the cool breeze of the silent night made him deeply realize that there was no other room for maneuver.
Rong Ma career: from the defense of the troubled to the forward
After running away from home, the teenager was confused and helpless for a while, until he met a squire, Zheng Guohan. Zheng was once a local incorruptible official, who had done a lot of good things for the people, and was known as "Zheng Qingtian". He generously sponsored the teenager to re-enrol in school, hoping that he would be able to make contributions in the future with his ability to excel in both civil and military skills.
When the boy got up to study again, the bad news came that Zheng Guohan was imprisoned. It turned out that Zheng had a grudge with the powerful in order to eliminate the local opium rampant, and was imprisoned for ten years. The young man was worried about this and made up his mind to eliminate harm for the people.
At that time, the local bandits were serious, and the landlords and gentry were repeatedly kidnapped for ransom. The young man took the initiative to join the militia under Zheng Guohan to suppress bandits. Although he didn't have much actual combat experience, he quickly mastered the way of using troops by virtue of his extraordinary intelligence and solid literature and science. He did no harm, mostly dissuading the bandits with a forgiving attitude, and many poor people who were forced to do nothing but took refuge in him.
The situation has changed, and General Zhang Fu of the Beiyang government has noticed this talented young man. Zhang persuaded him to stand up against the Japanese: "The Beiyang era is about to end, and you have to spend your time in vain, so it is better to take Kuang Zhonghua as your own responsibility!" The young man was deeply affected by his words, so he put on a battle and joined the camp of the Kuomintang army.
When he was first a major general and division commander of the Nationalist Army, Chiang Kai-shek ordered him to suppress the Communists. The young man realized that the communist army was not a gangster, but a child of the people, but pretended to have insufficient troops and avoided confrontation. Unexpectedly, this matter was spied upon and suspected by the important ministers of the Jiang Party, and became the target of public criticism in the army. The young man felt hopeless and decided to swear to go north and personally conquer the murder of the Japanese invaders.
A contest with the times
The Northern Expeditionary Army swung north, and the young warlords fought for months in the trap of Yan Xishan in Shanxi. Although Yan Xishan was a comrade, he secretly rebelled, lurking in Quyang to listen to his boasting. The young warlord immediately returned to his division, and the two armies fought fiercely at Pingxingguan for three days. The Yan Party was defeated and retreated, and the young warlord won a complete victory, taking Taiyuan City, an important place in Shanxi, in one fell swoop.
He then went on a crusade to the east and pacified the whole of Xinjiang in 1929. The Nationalist government had an unstable foundation in Nanjing, and the Northern Expeditionary Army was in the rear, and Chiang Kai-shek could hardly return to heaven. Chiang failed to appease and concentrated his forces to defend Nanjing, and both sides suffered heavy losses in the Xuzhou area. The young warlord took advantage of the victory to pursue and approached the city.
However, at this time, the Japanese army took advantage of the fire to loot, and suddenly launched an attack from Beiping along the Northeast Railway. The young warlords were subject to the Chiang Party in Xuzhou, how could they allow foreigners to take advantage of the gap to run rampant? Then he concentrated six armies to fight against the Japanese invaders and smashed the Northeast Tiger's den.
However, the ambitions of the wolf son of the Jiang Party were difficult to calm and he was stagnant. Zhang Xueliang and Yan Xishan also intrigued with each other and secretly crossed Chen Cang and plotted to rebel. The three forces are stubborn, making it difficult for the young warlord to progress. It was not until Wang Hebo of the Feng Department came forward to mediate that the troops were regrouped.
After the September 18 Incident, the Japanese announced the establishment of "Manchukuo". When the Han officers and soldiers from the Northeast fled back to the mainland, they told the young warlord about their personal experiences and made him swear to kill the thieves. In May of the following year, when the Japanese army attempted to advance to Beiping, the young warlord sent the elite main force to Hebei to start a decisive battle with the Japanese army.
Golden Village: A Hidden Secret
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the forces of the young warlords were successively defeated in the Battle of Pingjin, but they were successively met with Chiang Kai-shek's internal and external cooperation. Chiang not only cut off military salaries, but also secretly colluded with the Japanese army to attack his rear. In order to resolve internal and external troubles, the young warlord had to put down Zhu Yeqing, settle with the Japanese army, and compromise and conclude the "Huanghua Kei" agreement.
After being discharged from the army, the young warlord and his family lived in seclusion in remote villages, living the life of ordinary farmers. In order to hide people's eyes, he scolded Fang Xuan, and the general's uniform and sword were sold out, for fear that Jiang Dang would chase and kill him and retaliate. But who expected that fate was impermanent, and there were young women in the village who flocked to him and asked him for marriage.
The young warlord was homeless and unemployed, fearing that his wife and children would be affected, so he repeatedly resigned. The woman was not only rich and gentle, but also took out a load of gold out of her own pocket. The young warlord was speechless and choked, and finally couldn't resist the beauties' pleas and married this country girl.
Soon after the marriage, however, the wife discovered that her husband was different from an ordinary peasant. He has a bright mind, is well-informed, has strong wrists, and has repeatedly shown his martial arts skills. The wife was deeply surprised, and repeatedly checked her husband, and finally found the military uniform and battle robe hidden in the bag.
The wife was puzzled and questioned her husband's previous details. The young warlord was unwilling to hide the truth, so he had to tell the truth. The wife was shocked at the moment and reported that her husband might be a treasonous felon. She took her husband's golden dowry and clothes as evidence and escorted them to the local police station.
Finale: Retreat or Strike?
After the wife reported it, the local police station immediately reported the matter to the superiors. Because of the dark history of the young warlords who had cooperated with the Japanese army, the authorities were quite cautious and decided to detain them in secret for interrogation.
After some cross-examination, the young warlord truthfully confessed his experience. He said that he was the commander of the "Second Army" of the Kuomintang's ace card, and he had made meritorious contributions to the resistance against Japan, but he was forced into submission by Chiang Kai-shek. In desperation, he had to temporarily retire to the rivers and lakes to avoid the disaster of his family.
Considering that he had made great contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and had been retired for a long time, the authorities handed down a sentence of 10 years in prison and underwent rehabilitation. While serving his sentence, the juvenile warlord behaved well and was granted early release.
After being released from prison, the young warlord was helpless and at a loss. He remembered the love that his wife had once been with him day and night, but he lamented that he had concealed it too much. Should I return to my hometown to find out what happened to my wife and children? But now that he has no property, I am afraid that his wife will not want to obey him.
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For a moment, he felt confused and hopeless about the prospects of his life. As he grew older, he vaguely heard that a new upheaval was about to break out in his motherland, and he really couldn't turn a blind eye. Do you want to go back on the expedition? Or will you continue to live in seclusion in the countryside and concentrate on old age? The teenage warlord is faced with a difficult choice.