Late Qing Dynasty famous general Loyal martyrs - He Shicheng
He Shicheng (1870-1911), born in the old city of Kaiyuan, the character Xuemen, the lord of the crane Xuan, the Han army with the red flag, and the life of all.
He Shicheng was familiar with military books since childhood, and when he became an adult, he entered the banner of Zhao Erxun, and was known in the army for his literary and martial arts, Xiao Yong and good at war, because of his loyalty and reliability, and his repeated battle achievements, he won the trust of Zhao Erxun, and was promoted from lieutenant to deputy general and general of the Chinese army to supplement the Jiangnan governor.
In the summer of 1911, the Road Preservation Movement broke out in Hunan Province, Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan and other provinces, which was particularly fierce in Sichuan Province, which was the famous Xinhai Revolution. On September 25, Rong County became independent, becoming the first regime in all of China to break away from the Qing Dynasty, pushing the Road Protection Movement to a climax. On the evening of October 10, Xiong Bingkun, a revolutionary member of the Eighth Battalion of the New Army's Engineering Corps, fired the first shot of the Wuchang Uprising. The revolutionaries of Hanyang and Hankou captured Hanyang on the night of October 11 and Hankou on October 12, respectively. During this period, He Shicheng was stationed in Nanjing, and on October 12, Ningyuan fell, at this time He Shicheng was discouraged, knowing that his loyal Qingguo was not protected, but he was puzzled by the Chinese revolution, helpless, and killed himself to serve the country (included in the Qing History Manuscript 283), at that time, there were few high-ranking Qing officials who died in the Xinhai Revolution, and the Tieling people accounted for two, Zhao Erfeng and He Shicheng.
In life, He Shicheng was witty, liked to paint Orchid Juju, was good at poetry, and had many contacts with famous figures of the same era, and Jiangnan Daru Qian Mingshan wrote "The Biography of He Xuemen" for him.
The person on the collection: Yu Chengge (1856-1926) Zi Shouping, Anhui Wangjiang people, Guangxu fifteen years Hanlin, official to Hunan Inspector. After Xinhai, he lived in Shanghai, organized the Anhui Travel and Shanghai Hometown Association and served as the president.
