"What, are you from Fengtian ?"
As the sketch actor Huang Hong introduced himself, 93-year-old Zhang Xueliang asked in surprise.
Fengtian is Zhang Xueliang's hometown and also his lifelong memory.
1993, as the only sketch actor in the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe who does not engage in dance, Huang Hong was fortunate to receive an invitation from the Ministry of Radio and Television to perform in Taiwan, thus becoming the first mainland soldier to set foot on Taiwan.
At that time, in addition to Huang Hong, the main actors participating in the performance delegation also participated in the Taiwan performances, including Jiang Kun , Tang Jiezhong , Niu Qun , Feng Gong , Ni Ping , and Ma Zenghui.
In fact, as Huang Hong, who was born in Haierbin and grew up in Shenyang, he had another unreasonable idea when he went to Taiwan this time, that is, to meet Zhang Xueliang.
For Huang Hong, he had heard of Zhang Xueliang's name since his childhood. Zhang Xueliang has an irresistible charm to him.
Zhang Xueliang is a legend that has been passed down from the old era to the present.
1928, the Grand Marshal of the Beiyang Military Government, who exercised its rule on behalf of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin , was defeated by the fierce offensive of the Northern Expedition Army, claiming that "when the volunteers to save the country were not fulfilled, they would never bear to be defeated, and the disaster would be delayed by both China and abroad. "On June 3, he left Beijing and returned to Fengtian on the Beijing-Feng special train.
At 5:30 am on June 4, the special train was bombed when it arrived at Huanggutun Station. Zhang Zuolin was seriously injured and returned to Shenyang for emergency treatment. He died at 9:30 am at the age of 53.
Zhang Xueliang took over the power to manage the Northeast from his father Zhang Zuolin and became the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Security Army. He was 28 years old and has officially entered the forefront of history since then.
Coincidentally, the day Zhang Zuolin left Beijing and returned to Fengtian happened to be Zhang Xueliang's birthday.
Although Zhang Xueliang was young at this time, he had great national justice. Just a week after his father Zhang Zuolin was killed by the bombing, he decisively announced his obedience to Nanjing National Government . In December of the same year, he officially announced the "Northeast Change of Banner " , and made contributions to the reunification of the motherland and national unity.
On September 18, 1930, Zhang Xueliang entered the pass to participate in the Central Plains War, helping Chiang Kai-shek defeat various warlords. His strength and reputation reached the pinnacle of his life. He was the deputy commander of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China, and became one person for a while. A prominent figure above ten thousand people.
But this distinction did not last long. Because Northeast Army entered the pass twice, one was the war in the Central Plains, and the other was to attack Shiyousan , resulting in the extremely empty force of Three Northeastern provinces , just before Zhang Xueliang entered the pass for the first time A year later, on September 18, 1931, the Japanese army launched the "918 Incident ". The entire three northeastern provinces of soon fell, and the Northeastern army was homeless.
Due to the loss of Rehe , the Nanjing National Government, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang became the target of public criticism. Zhang Xueliang was willing to take the blame on Chiang and endured this heavy blow. On March 7, 1933, he called the Kuomintang Central Committee, expressing his resignation and accepted the suggestion of going abroad for inspection.
The country is full of hatred and family hatred. Zhang Xueliang has no such leisure and elegance to go abroad for inspection. It’s just that he can’t help it. It’s a temporary solution.
But if you just walk away in an unknown way, you will definitely be said to be escaping at the last minute. This is not his style, and he must explain it to the public. So, the day before going abroad, that is, on March 11, Zhang Xueliang got out of the wilderness. I have sent a telegram to the whole country for going abroad:
... Since taking office, I have remained the will of my father, and have always consolidated the central government and unified China as my mission. I have worked diligently, and I have never changed my banner even if I ignore Japan's open intimidation. Assist the Kuomintang's activities in the Northeast. In the autumn of the 19th year, he was ordered to enter the pass and support the unity of the central government. All these facts are there.
The September 18th Incident occurred. Yu Zheng was ill in Ping. At first, he appealed to the League of Nations and was responsible for justice. He forced the Japanese army to invade the fire. Yu was ordered to defend his territory and led his troops to complete the brigade to deal with the enemy. Since the War of Resistance, There are many soldiers serving their lives. No matter what the success or failure of things are, there are tens of thousands of people who sacrifice their country!
This time, Mr. Jiang came to the north and after consultation, he realized that he was today's fault. His resignation means that he is loyal to the party and the country and consolidates the best way to the central government.
Therefore, he resolutely stepped down and thanked the people of the country. He only missed his chariot for many years. Who is the strong man in the Northeast than a soldier of the country? He was ordered to lead him to the pass to the pass to help the central government for more than 19 years.
Today, the national crisis has not yet been over, the country has not yet recovered, and hundreds of thousands of homeless people are still alive. But I hope the central government will observe each other's hard work, provide guidance, and invite people from the society to support them.
is a country and a country, and everyone is enthusiastic and familiar with the situation in the Northeast. If you encounter opportunities to serve the country, use it.
so that he could serve his life in order to recover the Northeast, fulfill his wishes and avoid wandering in this wish. I also hope that the people of the country will appreciate my sincerity and forgive me for being foolish. Although I have many faults, I only know how to be a country, and I will not plan any more.
Zhang Xueliang's power-up was based on the premise of unity and anti-Japanese war. It puts the overall situation first and does not vent his personal anger. In other words, he is responsible for all the faults.
Less than a year after going abroad, Zhang Xueliang returned to China. The country was full of hatred and family hatred. He had no intention of traveling. He had only one purpose for returning to China: to fight against Japan!
However, Chiang Kai-shek failed to fulfill his wish, but instead brought him to fight a civil war and appointed him as the deputy commander-in-chief of the "bandit suppression" of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces.
Although Zhang Xueliang was reluctant at this time, he felt that the Northeast Army had been demolished and his strength was no longer as good as before, so he had to obey.
But in the face of the Japanese army's pressing step by step, he had no intention of fighting a civil war. For this reason, he was extremely depressed and said:
In the past, my compatriots condemned me for not resisting Japan. Now I hope that the leader, Duke Chiang, can change my mission. Let me fight the Communist Party and fight the Japanese, because I think it is more valuable to die in the "suppression of the Communist Party" than to fight against Japan.
, and Chiang Kai-shek always "brainwashed" Zhang Xueliang with his policy of "to calm the country first when fighting foreign countries."
In October 1935, Zhang Xueliang was appointed deputy commander of the Northwest Suppression Chief and performed his powers as commander-in-chief. He was ordered to "encircle and suppress" the Red Army, but he was defeated repeatedly and was no match for the Red Army at all.
At this time, the soldiers in the army also complained a lot, and he became uneasy.
The Japanese invaders are the irreconcilable enemy of the Northeast and the entire Chinese nation. Now, the Japanese invaders are not allowed to fight, but the Chinese are here to fight the Chinese. Isn’t this just a matter of doing something to make friends with relatives and enemies happy?
During the battle with the Red Army, Zhang Xueliang's thoughts were gradually changing. He once told his subordinates:
fight desperately, and that would not solve the problem. Even if the main force of the Red Army is defeated, communism cannot be eliminated, because this is a problem for the whole world. Which country does not have a Communist? In the end, this problem must be solved by political methods.
Regarding whether the Northeast Army will suppress the Communist Party or fight against Japan, Zhang Xueliang's old friend Du Chongyuan once gave him a insightful analysis:
Northeast Army is a combat experience capable of fighting tough battles, with high morale and should be on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War:
The top plays a role; although the Japanese invaders are rampant, they are not fearable. What is really fearful is the loss of integrity of a nation.
Only when the whole nation is united and resolutely fights against the Japanese invasion can China have a bright future, the Northeast Army have a future, and he can personally have honors, and it must be deeply loved by the people.
On the contrary, if you only know how to "suppress the Communist Party" and not fight against Japan, that is, what people often say is that brothers only know how to fight against the wall but not the outside world to resist the insults, that is, it is really dangerous, not only can there be no bright future, There is still the possibility of destruction, which is the road to destruction and cannot be taken.
Du Chongyuan's words inspired Zhang Xueliang and further saw the direction of the Northeast Army's advance.
Zhang Xueliang's thoughts changed, but Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts did not change. In order to urge Zhang Xueliang to "sweep" the Red Army, on December 4, 1936, Chiang Kai-shek went to Xi'an to supervise the war. Since then, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng have made many suggestions, but Chiang Kai-shek turned a deaf ear and threatened him. If they do not try their best to "invigorate the suppression", they will transfer their troops to Anhui, Fujian and other places.
was forced to do so, on December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng finally advised Chiang Kai-shek, jointly forcing Chiang to fight against Japan, which is known in history as " Xi'an Incident ".
In the end, the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully with the participation of the Communist Party of China, but Zhang Xueliang insisted on escorting Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing, and from then on he began his life under house arrest.
This house arrest lasted for 54 years, and it was not until 1990 that Zhang Xueliang fully restored his personal freedom.
Have read so many stories about Zhang Xueliang and all kinds of legends, and that desire to see him is even stronger in Huang Hong's heart.
After coming to Taipei, Huang Hong heard that Zhang Xueliang lives in an apartment in the suburbs of Taipei and can receive not much salary every month, where he can retire.
So, Huang Hong and his team tried every means to negotiate with the local relevant departments to express their wish to visit the young coach Zhang Xueliang.
Things finally came to an end. One day, Zhang Xueliang's secretary, Mr. Liao, suddenly came to the hotel where Huang Hong and others checked in to find them. After a few greetings, Mr. Liao told them that Zhang Xueliang came to the city once a Friday and went to his fifth brother in Taipei City. Zhang Xuesen at home, one is to eat Western food, and the other is to sing Peking Opera with a singing voice.
Today is the day when Zhang Xueliang enters the city. Mr. Liao said that if you want to meet, you must set off immediately.
As soon as the news came, the performance troupe prepared quickly, but due to personnel restrictions, only Huang Hong, Jiang Kun, Tang Jiezhong, Niu Qun, Feng Gong, Ni Ping, Ma Zenghui, Li Jindou , Chen Yongquan , Guo Qiulin, Meng Zhaoyi and others Allow to go.
Since Huang Hong and Zhang Xueliang are fellow villagers in Northeast China, everyone unanimously recommended him as the host of this meeting.
The car soon arrived in front of a four-story apartment in the center of Taipei, and an elderly guardian in his sixties greeted him.
"Mr., we are here to see General Zhang Xueliang!" said Huang Hong.
"Oh, look for the young coach? He is on the second floor!"
Huang Hong stood in front of the door. After ringing the doorbell, an old man who looked very similar to Zhang Xueliang opened the door and then said straight to the point: "You are here to see the young coach, right? I am his fifth brother, please come in! I'll call you brother!"
The first time we met, Zhang Xueliang's image was completely different from what everyone imagined, and he appeared in front of everyone. The old man seemed extremely ordinary and ordinary.
He was wearing a gray keshirt, with gray hair a little bald, with brown eyes and some old-fashioned spots on his face.
"Hello, Uncle Zhang! I wish you a long life!" Huang Hong bowed to Zhang Xueliang, and everyone bowed to him.
Zhang Xueliang said authentic Northeast dialect : "Don't live a long life. If you live a long life, you will become an old fairy!"
One sentence broke our tension and restraint, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.
"I heard you are actors?" Zhang Xueliang asked.
"Yes." Huang Hong replied.
"A while ago, Chinese national drama (referring to Peking Opera) came, I went to watch it. Oh, it's really wonderful!" said Zhang Xueliang in .
Huang Hong followed his topic and said: "I have heard that you always love Peking Opera, and I also heard that you still have to hang your throat every Friday."
Zhang Xueliang smiled and said: "Your situation is very detailed! You What are you doing? "
" These people are all engaged in the art of rap ." Huang Hong introduced Zhang Xueliang one by one.
Finally, Huang Hong said again: "I am a soldier, an actor of the military art troupe."
"What are you playing?" Zhang Xueliang asked Huang Hong.
"Sketch!" Huang Hong replied.
"Sketch?!" Zhang Xueliang had never heard of this term and asked back with some confusion.
"I'll perform a "Call to Leak the Secret". You are an old soldier. Can you tell me how I leaked the Secret."
In order to let Zhang Xueliang understand what the sketch is, Huang Hong came to the scene.
Zhang Xueliang watched with relish and laughed knowingly from time to time.
As soon as I finished, Zhang Xueliang immediately said: "It's similar to crosstalk. Let me perform a crosstalk for you! It's called "Buckles and Twinkle"!"
Then, he started performing with interest.
Zhang Xueliang's performance made everyone laugh.
Afterwards, Li Jindou and Chen Yongquan performed a crosstalk segment, Guo Donglin’s brother Guo Qiulin performed a Shandong Kuaishu , Ma Zenghui sang a single string , and Meng Zhaoyi sang a Beijing rhyme drum .
Zhang Xueliang listened very seriously, and then Huang Hong asked him: "Uncle Zhang, do you know the 2-man transfer ?"
Zhang Xueliang thought about it seriously: "Is it called a 2-man station?"
"Yes, it's almost the same ! ” said Huang Hong on .
Zhang Xueliang nodded vigorously: "Then I know."
"Do you still remember some singing sessions?" At this time, a comrade from the band interrupted: "I'll accompany you!"
Zhang Xueliang pondered for a while and said. : "Then, I'll give it a try!"
He sang his voice and sang in a straight voice: " Ximen Qing Seeing Pan Jinlian a little affectionate / He both want to untied their clothes In pairs..."
He was about to continue singing when he suddenly noticed that people from CCTV were recording the video.
Zhang Xueliang coughed twice, smiled and said: "Oh, I forgot the following words!"
Everyone laughed together, and Huang Hong joked: "If you want me to say it, the following words should be remembered the clearest. ”
Zhang Xueliang was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Huang Hong’s nose and laughed.
After laughing, Zhang Xueliang asked Huang Hong: "Where are you from?"
"I am from Shenyang." Huang Hong replied.
Zhang Xueliang's movements suddenly stopped: "What? Are you from Fengtian?"
"Yes. Now it's called Shenyang." Huang Hong replied.
"Then, where do you live?" Zhang Xueliang asked again.
" Heping District ." Huang Hong immediately realized that this was the name after liberation, and added: " is the railway station built by the Japanese, the South Station!"
"Oh, I know there, I know there..." said Zhang Xueliang in .
Fengtian is Zhang Xueliang's hometown, and it is also his lifelong memory. "I left home and returned home at a young age, but my hometown accent has not changed.
Children don't know each other when they meet each other, and they ask where the guests come from with a smile." This poem It is perfect for Zhang Xueliang now."The fellow villagers in the Northeast all miss you very much." Huang Hong saw this and said with the flow.
Zhang Xueliang said humorously: "The villagers in the Northeast miss us, because we two can't shave the ground!"
Huang Hong plucked up the courage and said: "I don't know when you can go back to your hometown when you are old Look? Dashuai Mansion has been painted several times! People in my hometown are waiting for you! ”
Zhang Xueliang was silent, and everyone was quiet and waiting for Zhang Xueliang's answer.
After a while, Zhang Xueliang said slowly: "My wife (referring to Miss Zhao Si ) has undergone surgery in the United States, and her health has always been not good..."
A normal answer contains so much sadness and helplessness. .
, which originally only arranged a twenty-minute meeting at a time, lasted for more than two hours.
Before leaving, Huang Hong took out a piece of paper and said begging: "Uncle Zhang, can you write a sentence to the fellow villagers in Northeast China?"
Zhang Xueliang looked up at Huang Hong, but didn't say anything for a long time.
After a while, he finally raised his pen and asked: "Do you write Chinese characters or English?"
"Chinese characters." Huang Hong replied excitedly.
After saying that, Zhang Xueliang took the pen and wrote the three words Zhang Xueliang neatly in a corner of the paper.
He didn't look up, but just told Huang Hong in a slow tone: "My eyes are not very good, so I just wrote my name. If you have the rest, you can write it for me!"
Zhang Xueliang only wrote it He didn't write anything left, maybe his identity is too special, and his situation still does not allow him to express his feelings directly; maybe because of his years of house arrest, he no longer expresses his joys, anger, sorrow, and joy easily. ;Maybe what he really wants to say cannot be written on paper...
Anyway, the young marshal did not write it.
When we parted, everyone invited Zhang Xueliang to go to the National Father Memorial Hall the next day to watch their performance. Zhang Xueliang readily agreed and stuffed an envelope into everyone's hand.
When Zhang Xueliang went out, he kept sending everyone to the door before turning back.
got into the car, and everyone opened the envelope in their hands at the same time. Each envelope contained two ten dollar bills.
A month after this visit, on August 27, 1993, Zhang Xueliang was suddenly admitted to Taipei Veterans General Hospital due to a cerebral hematoma. He was a "Imperial Doctor" who had provided medical care for Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo and his son. Vice President Jiang Bining personally presided over the consultation.
On the morning of the 29th, Zhang Xueliang performed a brain surgery, and holes were drilled in the parietal lobe and right forehead respectively, and 1,800cc of blood was extracted.
The hospital originally thought that Zhang Xueliang would leave sequelae after undergoing this operation at the age of 92, but people found that Zhang Xueliang did not have the expected obstacle after the operation and his body recovered quickly.
On December 15, 1993, Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yihuo went to the United States and have never returned to Taiwan again.
Soon after, Zhang Xueliang moved to Hawaii and has been doing long-term recuperation here since then.
As the saying goes: Leaves fall back to their roots, why doesn’t Zhang Xueliang want to go back to his hometown in Northeast China to take a look? But he did not make a journey in the end. Although he could not go back, his heart was always connected to his hometown.
In November 1995, Ma Jun, a professor of hematologic disease in Harbin, was invited by the American Society of Hematology for a brief visit to Honolulu. Zhang Xueliang heard that a scholar from his hometown in Northeast China came to visit and immediately invited him to meet him.
When he met, he asked: "Mr. Ma, where did you come from from the Northeast?"
After Ma Jun answered, Zhang Xueliang couldn't wait to ask: "Have Mr. Ma been to Shenyang? What is it now? ? "
When he heard Ma Jun's answer that Shenyang had changed a lot, Zhang Xueliang fell into his past memories and said: "I have been to Harbin several times in the 20s. There are many people outside the road, and there is a street in the road, The road was paved with stones. The carriage was clattering on it, and the sound was so nice. Both sides of the road were Russian-style buildings."
Zhang Xueliang talked to Ma Jun about Harbin and Shenyang, talked about saving lives and healing the wounded, and finally returned In my thoughts of my hometown: "Northeast sorghum rice, Xiaomi is delicious..."
In June 1997, Zhang Xueliang had just celebrated his 97th birthday. The mayor of Shenyang City was in Northeast. Accompanied by the president of the university , he came to Hawaii to visit Zhang Xueliang.
Zhang Xueliang was very happy when he learned that the mayor of Shenyang City had served as the mayor of his hometown Haicheng County, and said that I would definitely receive the people from my hometown when I come to see me.
When the mayor and his party approached Zhang Xueliang in a wheelchair, Zhang Xueliang said anxiously to the people around him: "I don't want to be in a wheelchair, I want to stand to welcome the guests in my hometown."
Mayor sent Zhang Xueliang a gift to meet him. Later, we introduced the changes in the hometown that Zhang Xueliang was concerned about one by one.
Zhang Xueliang listened very attentively and talked about his past memories from time to time. The mayor sincerely hopes that Zhang Xueliang can go back to his hometown and take a look to relieve his homesickness.
Zhang Xueliang smiled and said: "I want to go back too!" and then said with regret: "I'm afraid I'm too old and can't walk anymore."
October 15, 2001 at 8:50, Zhang Xueliang died of illness in Hawaii, USA at the age of 101.
Homesickness has not yet come true, and the wish of the hometown has not been returned. Zhang Xueliang left regretfully...
