After the war between the two lakes ended, Haoren sent Wang Xinguo to Shanxi and brought a long letter to Wu Peifu, to the effect that the victory of the Northern Expedition was only a matter of time. The civil war was meaningless and wasted the blood of the nation. The letter specifically elaborated on China's current situation.

form and the influence of neighboring countries on our country. The consumption of the civil war gave foreign forces an opportunity to take advantage of it, and China was in danger! The letter sincerely advised Wu to plan for China, end the civil war, and get out as soon as possible in order to achieve a good result. The West Washington Prefecture was established

We welcome General Wu to join us soon.

Wu Peifu in later generations was a patriotic figure with a strong national complex. Haoren believed that this letter would have a certain impact on Wu Peifu. He greatly respected Wu Peifu as a person. Now everything has gone as planned. Henan has belonged to Xihua Prefecture, and Wu Peifu also

Come to Yibin to report on your work.

I was very excited and respected to see this famous historical figure Haoren.

Wu Peifu was born in 1874, named Ziyu, from Penglai. He was a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty and the leader of the Beiyang warlords. He joined the Tianjin Wuwei Army in 1898, the 24th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty.

Entered the Baoding Army Crash Course to study in the Surveying and Mapping Department. He served successively as staff officer of the Third Beiyang Town, battalion management leader, and third artillery commander.

Wu Peifu's credo is: "Don't be greedy for money, don't be lewd, don't keep concubines, and don't go whoring." A large number of historical facts prove that Wu Peifu's words and deeds are consistent. For example, when it comes to women, there were powerful figures like him at that time, including Yuan Shikai and Cao Kun.

Be it Zhang Zuolin or Zhang Zuolin, they all had three wives and four concubines, and it was still not enough to have all the beauties in bed. But Wu Peifu, from the beginning to the end, only had his old and hairy wife Zhang Peilan by his side, and never flirted with women. According to reports

According to legend, there was a German girl named Luna who traveled thousands of miles to China to pursue Wu Peifu because of his reputation. However, he flatly refused the marriage on the grounds that "his old wife was still alive." A person like this would not be allowed to marry him in China.

Under the social background at that time, it should be said that it was commendable to be able to do this.

In fact, these are not important. They are all trivial matters and have nothing to do with the great cause. What Haoren admires most is Wu Peifu's national sentiments, which is where the great cause lies. When the army was defeated in 1924, someone suggested that he flee to the Tianjin Concession. He sternly rebuked

It says: "It is useless for a dignified military officer to seek shelter from outsiders and harm the country."

When they arrived in Hankou, a Japanese dignitary called the Hankou consul and asked if he had any intention of traveling eastward to Japan. His answer was, "I don't even live in the concession, so how can I go to Japan!"

In 1925, banks from Britain, the United States and other countries expressed their willingness to provide him with credit loans without mortgage to support his comeback, but he flatly refused. When he was in Luoyang, the Soviet Union wanted to support him as the master of China.

He refused without hesitation.

The Japanese invaders wanted to take advantage of Wu Peifu's historical grudge against Chiang Kai-shek's regime and his prestige in society, and tried to persuade him to come out and become a puppet. For a time, there was a lot of traffic in front of the house every day, soldiers and police were everywhere, Japanese special leaders and all kinds of traitors said

There was an endless stream of customers, and the front door was often crowded. Under this difficult situation of "there was pressure from powerful enemies outside and lobbying by a group of traitors inside", Wu Peifu always refused to yield in front of powerful enemies. He scolded the big lobbyists who came to the door to lobby.

The traitor Jiang Chaozong "will never die" while Qi Xieyuan "died without a burial place". He also rebuked Wang Jingwei as a "famous traitor" and "shameless and despicable". Faced with the coercion and inducement of the Japanese invaders, he repeatedly slapped the table on the Japanese special leader.

Throwing tea bowls, he was arrogant. He proposed "conditions" that the Japanese invaders could not accept: all Japanese troops must withdraw from China, including the three northeastern provinces, to ensure their strength, real power and ground. Wu Peifu knew that he was in danger, and taught him earnestly.

Descendants: Don’t be a traitor!

The Japanese invaders realized that their plan to urge Wu Peifu to act as a puppet had failed, so they plotted to kill Wu Peifu to avoid future troubles. On December 4, 1932, there was a heavy snowfall in Peking. Japanese leader Kawamoto, together with the traitor Qi Xieyuan, came with Japanese military doctors Forced "treatment".

The family members tried to stop him but were unable to do so. Qi Xieyuan said: "The commander-in-chief is a member of the state, and everything is arranged by the state. The family has no right to interfere."

At that time, Wu Yunqian's father was supporting Wu Yunkun's head, and his mother was also by his side. Kawamoto and Qi Xieyuan were supervising on the spot. The Japanese doctor used a scalpel to cut off the swollen right subbrachial trachea and veins. The blood flowed like a stream, and my grandfather suddenly died. At that time, someone shouted: Get a cardiac shot! The Japanese doctor searched in the medical bag and said that he did not bring a cardiac shot. He immediately jumped on the bed to "rescue", performed "artificial respiration", and forced pressure on the chest and heart. Thinking about it later , this "rescue" action was nothing more than using more hands and feet to hasten death. When Wu Yunchan's mother came out of the house, she burst into tears and told us: "The sky has fallen!" As soon as the bad news came out, there was chaos upstairs and downstairs, inside and outside the hospital. , the cry shook the sky. Zhang Shaopu, his personal accomplice, pulled out a pistol and wanted to kill the Japanese doctor, but the Japanese doctor fled under the cover of many police special agents.

These historical records are enough to show that Wu Peifu's life was full of righteousness, and there is no such thing as a person's life without shortcomings. When evaluating a historical figure, we must first look at his righteousness. In extraordinary times, great righteousness is not unworthy, and it is an extraordinary person.

As for the so-called warlords, when talking about Wu Peifu in today’s article, he must first be called the great warlord Wu Peifu. Haha, it’s very ridiculous! If Wu Peifu is the winner in the end, then other people and forces will also be called reactionary warlords or gangsters. It has been common sense for thousands of years to say that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Isn’t it ridiculous to still use this argument?

Wu Peifu had been an official for decades, ruled several provinces, and led hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He had no private savings or property, and only had a reputation for being honest. Compared with the warlords at that time who had millions in their pockets, Wu Peifu was already Very commendable. I would like to ask: How many people like this can be found in a country with a population of more than one billion today? Who in this era of materialistic desires has the face to be evaluated like a reactionary warlord?

His diet and daily life are very simple. He eats pasta and rice, and only drinks a little Shandong rice wine or Shaoxing wine at each meal. He goes to bed early and gets up early. He usually trains soldiers. After fighting, he likes to read, does not love money, is not afraid of death, and does not want to pay attention to foreign countries. People bow their heads.

On June 19, 1927, Wu Peifu left Tianying and headed south to Goolinguan. When the local regiment chief Yang Xingru and the joint security director Ma Handing heard that Marshal Wu was crossing the border, they held a sumptuous banquet to welcome him. Wu Peifu faced a lot of people. The table was full of wine and meat, and he recalled the months of war and the poverty of the people along the way. He was deeply moved. He refused to sit down at the table and said: "The continuous war has harmed the people and they have no food to eat. You have prepared these many dishes." , I can't swallow a bite." Then he asked the squire to take away the wine and meat and distribute them to the poor people who were watching, and ate with only four side dishes. After the meal, the squire prepared a pen and inkstone and asked Marshal Wu to leave his calligraphy. Under the kindness of everyone, General Wu continued to work for days My thoughts are revealed on the paper, with an inscription of seven rhymes: "When the soldiers of the Republic of China wear purple robes, why don't they share the labor with the people? The jade cup drinks the blood of thousands of families, and the red candle burns the ointment of thousands of people. When the tears fall from the sky, people shed tears and sing. The cry is louder in high places. Everyone knows that people's livelihood is miserable, and that suffering is harmful to living beings."

After the "Nine-eighth Incident", he wrote a poem: "There is no hatred when the national humiliation comes, and no international merits after a hundred battles." He criticized Zhang Xueliang with a poem: "The chessboard has not determined the overall situation, but the universe still exists. Wait for the crime. The drunken woman will eventually be short of breath. Who will forgive the Lord Ling in the future?" The "wineful woman" in the poem refers to the rumor on the road at that time that on the eve of the "Nine Eighth Eighteenth Incident", Zhang Xueliang was working with the movie The star butterfly dances gracefully.

Wu Peifu was a veritable Confucian general. He got on his horse to compose poems, and got off his horse to read, write and draw. He was familiar with the "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn Annals". He was very special at that time. Around the age of 50, when he was at his peak, he sang military songs in the army. The song is exactly a piece of "Manjianghong • Ascending Penglai Pavilion" that he wrote himself.

When he settled in the Assorted Garden in Beijing, he wrote a couplet:

When you are proud, your heart is pure, you don't keep concubines, you don't accumulate money, you drink wine and compose poems, you are still a scholar;

After the failure, he remained stubborn to the end, never went abroad, never left the concession, cultivated his garden and his nature, and finally returned home.

Wu Peifu’s feelings can be seen from some of his poems:

Feelings

Thousands of mountains are arched and one peak is as high as the peak. How can one escape from it?

Looking at the moon in the sky, there are still fallen flowers, and I write a poem to chant Yilancao.

Wherever there are people in the rivers and lakes, the people in the rain are more energetic.

Looking at Wu Gou with a smile and scratching his head, the future may be uncertain.

——Crafted in Baidi City in 1927

Tour Suiding Phoenix Mountain

Heroes stand out everywhere and go to the top for grand tours.

The eyes are filled with the common people returning to control, and the piles of doubtful graves feel like the deserted Qiu.

The rustling wood leaves spread to the border police, and the dotted plum blossoms worry about me.

Hugh went to the upper reaches of the Kunlun Mountains. The king of the Central Plains was very angry.

——Written in 1929

Manjianghong • Climb Penglai Pavilion

Looking north to Manchuria, there are strong winds and waves in the Bohai Sea!

I think back then, the people of Jijiang and Liao were happy.

There is a fence in front of Changbai Mountain and a city wall along the Heilongjiang River.

Up to now, the Japanese pirates are running rampant and the situation is bad.

During the Sino-Japanese War, land was reduced;

The battle of Jiachen, the fall of sovereignty,

The country remains the same, but the Yi people are scattered.

When was the Tirui Brigade ordered to fight to restore the old mountains and rivers?

But he came back and traveled to Pengshan forever, now Amitabha.

It is a pity that how many people still remember historical figures like Wu Peifu today?

When Wu Peifu saw the expression on Haoren's face, his mouth was open wide, the muscles on his face were tense, and his eyes were wide and round. He pointed at Haoren and said: "You are so young, it is incredible! This is not it. The most important thing is, how did you start from a small group leader and create such a big foundation in more than a year? Please tell me how you did it, it is simply a miracle, there is no precedent in history."

"Mr. Wu, I am forced to do nothing. You know better than me that the various forces in our nation are widely distributed. There are only a few thousand people and only two or three hundred thousand people. You said that if we follow the With conventional warfare, when will the end be achieved if I continue to fight one force after another? The problem is that I must rise and I must rise in the shortest possible time. If I don’t rise, the current domestic war will last for decades. By then we will This is going to be a big trouble!" Haoren said in a dumbfounded voice, the old man's expression was too exaggerated.

"Uh, what's the trouble?" Wu Peifu asked strangely.

"What we are fighting in the civil war now is internal consumption. When we are tired and weak from fighting, our troubles will really come. We are fighting internal friction, while our neighbors are sharpening their knives. They have already occupied North Korea. Peninsula, and also uses the resources in the Northeast to supplement the country. Mr. Wu, let’s create such a good opportunity for others, and I don’t need to tell you what will happen once they are ready." Haoren said sadly.

Wu Peifu slapped himself on the head and said: "Hey, it's a waste of time that I have lived such a long life. I have been so conceited in my whole life of fighting. I don't even understand such basic common sense. I am so ashamed. I am so ashamed of my country and nation!"

Haoren continued: "In order to rise as quickly as possible, I almost always followed the tactics of the surprise army. Take this war between the two lakes as an example. We were taking advantage. The Northern Expeditionary Army in the south was attracting troops from the front, while we took the rear route.

To recover the territory, the huge three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi will be captured in less than a month, so you can’t react at all. Other wars are similar, you can see these examples in the general staff. Haha, above

You can't stand up and make military leaders like Mr. Wu laugh."

"Wrong, really wrong. In war, only the result is important. The process is not important. No matter what method you use, as long as you are the winner. I have to look back and study it carefully. It's terrible!"
Chapter completed!