When Yang Hucheng opened the door with a happy face, he knew that he could finally pay back some of his sins many years ago. The commander-in-chief of the Northeastern Army, his father Zhang Zuolin, was killed in a bombing in Huanggutun. According to the news, this attack was car

At the same time, this is his best opportunity.

On September 10, 1930, Zhang Xueliang chaired the Northeast Supreme Conference in Beiling and announced his decision to send troops from the Northeast Army to help the Nanjing Nationalist Government armed forces mediate the civil war.

At the meeting, he elaborated on the views of and .

As the successor to the will of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the Nanjing National Government is a just and legitimate government. It holds righteousness and orthodoxy. Presiding over the Nanjing National Government can effectively ensure domestic unity.

Secondly, the anti-Chiang rebels are internally complex and have capricious personnel, making it difficult for them to achieve great things.

Third, Chiang Kai-shek himself is an unscrupulous conspirator. He has long had ambitions for the Northeast. If he continues to be a walleye, after his victory, Bao Buqi will attack the Northeast.

Fourth, Chiang Kai-shek has captured Jinan, and he has promised to help Chiang Kai-shek in his crusade against the rebels.

Zhang Xueliang's views are well-founded. Even Zhang Zuoxiang, who has always opposed sending troops, is speechless. Everyone agrees with this idea.

Therefore, on September 18, 1930, Zhang Xueliang issued a "telegram" calling for peace and supporting the central government, and at the same time, he lost no time in sending troops to North China.

In just ten days, the Northeastern Army completed its occupation of the Pingjin area.

The Northeastern Army arrived in the Pingjin area

Immediately, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang and other warlords, who knew that the situation was over, called Zhang Xueliang one after another and accepted a peaceful settlement. Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang and others contacted their positions and power one after another, and returned to their hometowns. Their troops were defeated by Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek collected them separately.

In this war in the Central Plains, Zhang Xueliang became the biggest winner. Sell ​​arms before the situation is determined, and collect benefits from all parties to earn a lot of wealth.

entered the scene when the situation was settled, and without suffering any losses in its military strength, it successfully acquired the four provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Chacha, and Sui, as well as the territory of Ping, Tianjin, Qingdao, and at the same time incorporated The Jin Army and the Northwest Army have a large number of personnel.

also obtained the position of deputy commander of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China, becoming a prominent figure among one person and more than ten thousand people in one fell swoop. This moment was the highlight of Zhang Xueliang's life.

Still photos of Zhang Xueliang in the TV series

At the same time, the low point of his life also followed closely.

918 incident

September 18, 1931

This was the beginning of Zhang Xueliang's fall into the abyss.

The Japanese Kwantung Army entrenched in Northeast China acted on their carefully prepared plot, and the railway garrison blew up the Japanese-built South Manchuria Railway tracks near Liutiao Lake in Shenyang, and put the blame on the Chinese army.

The Japanese army used this as an excuse to bombard the Beida Camp of the Northeastern Army of China.

Don’t forget the national humiliation, the alarm bells are ringing

At the same time, the war of aggression against China began.

At such a critical historical moment, Zhang Xueliang failed to fulfill his duties as the deputy commander of the armed forces of the Republic of China, and actually adopted a non-resistance strategy to avoid conflict.

Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the National Government of the Republic of China, also agreed with his actions. The two of them naively waited for the intervention of the international community. This behavior led to the tragic sacrifices of many heroic Northeast Army soldiers.

During the period when the two decided to declare non-resistance, Acting Chairman of Heilongjiang Province Ma Zhanshan led his troops to resist, severely beating the enemy many times and repelling the Japanese attack. Even in the subsequent Battle of Nenjiang Bridge, even though Zhang Xueliang chose not to resist, he still The bloody battle lasted for three days and two nights.

This was the Chinese army's first large-scale resistance to the Japanese invaders in spite of Zhang Xueliang's non-resistance policy .

Mazhanshan

Liaoning Provincial Police Chief Huang Xiansheng and Shenyang Police Inspector General Xiong Fei led three public security cavalry corps, fired the first shot of resistance.

fought against the Japanese and puppet troops many times and won many victories, which severely dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese and puppet troops. However, he had to leave the three northeastern provinces with Zhang Xueliang.

黄兴胜

The inaction of Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek failed to live up to the victory won by the desperate efforts of many soldiers, and at the same time caused the loss of large strategic areas.

Finally, on October 24, the League of Nations made a decision requiring the Japanese army to withdraw, but the Japanese army ignored it and continued to advance.

At this time, Zhang Xueliang was very aware of Japan's wolf ambitions. He once said: "The League of Nations itself has no strength. It can only mediate disputes and cannot enforce enforcement. It is best to find a solution to the Sino-Japanese incident on its own."

But in the Battle of Nenjiang Bridge, , Zhang Xueliang still ordered Yu Zhaolin's troops to retreat peacefully, unwilling to fight the Japanese army.

Chinese Painting of the Battle of Nenjiang Bridge

Even the Nanjing government was aware of the Japanese army's ambition to occupy the three northeastern provinces, as well as the weakness of the League of Nations.

On November 14, 1931, the Fourth National Congress of the Kuomintang passed a resolution that "strictly orders the civil and military officials of all provinces to engage in legitimate defense, strictly guard the territory, and protect the city's survival if they are invaded by foreign aggression."

But Zhang Xueliang did not. Still not determined to resist Japan.

In the final analysis, Zhang Xueliang at this time is just a warlord. In his heart, the feelings of family and country only come after personal interests.

If he resists the Japanese army, the Northeastern Army under his control will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and at that time, the Nanjing National Government will be able to manipulate him at will.

Therefore, even when the National Government continued to issue orders and emphasized that "will actively resist no matter what," he still turned a deaf ear to the policy and retreated all the way.

The Japanese army occupied the entire three northeastern provinces almost without any blood.

The rampant Japanese invaders

In 1932, Japan planned the establishment of the puppet Manchukuo. From then on, tens of millions of people in the Northeast suffered from Japan's 14-year brutal rule, plunder and massacre.

Puppet Manchukuo

Since then, Zhang Xueliang has been saddled with endless infamy.

Tens of millions of people in the Northeast cursed this young marshal with hatred. This young marshal failed to live up to their expectations.

The hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops who withdrew from the Northeast were even called "cowards". They left their wives, children, and parents in the Northeast and were humiliated by the Japanese army.

They failed to protect their home and escaped like this.

From then on, every Northeastern Army member stared in the direction of home every day, waiting for the young marshal to issue an order.

And this wait is five years.

A coward who gave up on his father and fellow countrymen, a sinner who lost his power and humiliated the country, a warlord who was criticized by thousands of people and despised by thousands of people.

This is the crime that Zhang Xueliang carried after leaving the Northeast.

These crimes tortured him all the time, and gradually changed his mentality from a selfish warlord who separated himself from one party to a patriotic general who truly deserved to be recognized.

Zhang Xueliang

On December 4, 1936

Chiang Kai-shek came to Xi'an to supervise the war and asked Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to immediately attack the Red Army of the Communist Party of China. Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng jointly went to persuade Chiang Kai-shek, stating that resisting Japan is the most important thing today, but Chiang Kai-shek insisted on his own The thinking of "we must first settle the domestic situation in order to deal with foreign affairs" is directly rejected.

On December 9, 1936,

the patriotic masses held a large-scale demonstration, demanding that Chiang Kai-shek unite to resist Japan. Zhang Xueliang was ordered to suppress the demonstration.

During the obstruction, students from Northeastern University appeared in front of Zhang Xueliang, shouting loudly, " The Chinese will not fight the Chinese! " " The Northeastern Army will fight back to their hometown! "

Hearing this, Zhang Xueliang could not help but be stunned. Now, he looked at the students at Northeastern University. Those students were all staring at him, staring at him, the former "young marshal" of the Northeastern Army.

He knew that this might be his last chance.

December 12, 1936

Zhang Xueliang looked firm. He knew that soon, the whole country would cheer for what he would do next.

At the same time, this will be the most correct decision in his life, a decision that can wash away his sins.

Xi'an Incident

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng led the army to remonstrate, and at the same time sent a message to the whole country on the eight propositions for national salvation.

They proposed: "Reorganize the Nanjing government to accommodate all parties and factions and jointly take responsibility for saving the country. Stop all civil wars and immediately release the patriotic generals arrested in Shanghai. Release all political prisoners across the country. Open up the patriotic movement of the people. Guarantee all political freedoms of people's assembly and association. We will indeed abide by Premier Sun's will and convene a national salvation meeting immediately."

As soon as the news came out, it shocked China and foreign countries, and countless people cheered loudly, and the whole country was excited.The Japanese invaders were even more shocked and clearly felt the unyielding will of the Chinese people to resist the war.

The students of Northeastern University who once paraded in the streets and shouted at Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but smile. The "young marshal" who once abandoned Northeast China did not let them down in the end.

successfully delivered this satisfactory answer.

Hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops are full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit.

For how many years, every night, every time news of the tragedy caused by Japan in Northeast China spread, they would see their wives, children, and parents looking at them with disappointment, or they would see their bodies and those of the Japanese invaders. furious.

And now, the wait has finally come. Even if it is impossible to fight back to the Northeast in an instant, at least you have to fight with your life to fight for your family back.

The wave of nationwide anti-Japanese resistance swept across the country, and the anti-Japanese united front was formed. Regardless of the Kuomintang or the Communist Party, regardless of Northeast and Sichuan, everyone is just Chinese. fights for the Chinese nation .

Defeat the Japanese invaders, take back the land that belongs to us, and liberate our compatriots who are connected by blood.

Even a few years later, was imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek and lost his freedom.

Zhang Xueliang will not regret his original decision, it was the most correct decision in his life.

Regarding the life of this "Northeast Marshal", he made many mistakes in the beginning and made many wrong decisions. Even if he knew his mistakes and could correct them and took action to make up for them, he could not wash away his mistakes.

His refusal to retreat without a fight caused tens of millions of compatriots in the Northeast to suffer for fourteen years. During this period, countless families were destroyed and people died, and countless human tragedies occurred.

Even if it is this crime, the Nanjing Nationalist Government still has a very huge responsibility for sitting on the sidelines, but as the "young commander" trusted and supported by the Northeastern people at that time, he must bear the main responsibility.

And he will never be able to pay off this sin in his lifetime.

But at least in the end, after he woke up, stopped caring about personal interests, and got rid of the warlord mentality, the compensation he made was worthy of recognition.

When he imprisoned Chiang Kai-shek for military remonstrance, he must have known the outcome. Even so, he remained calm, knowing that Chiang Kai-shek would definitely retaliate, but still maintained the overall situation and was determined not to kill Chiang Kai-shek.

This led to the subsequent National Anti-Japanese Front .

In this regard, great people commented on this matter.

Chairman Mao: "A national hero that the CCP regrets."

Zhou Enlai: "Whether General Zhang Xueliang lives or lives, we, the Communist Party of China, regard General Zhang Xueliang as a "national hero and an eternal hero." "

After that, Zhang Xueliang lived in prison for nearly fifty years, from the age of 36 to 83, which took up half of his life.

And it was the best period of time in a man's life.

These nearly fifty years, perhaps in his heart, are also repayments for his original sins!

Nearly fifty years of time