On May 29, 1991, Lu Zhengcao finally met Zhang Xueliang , who had been away for 55 years in New York.
"Young Marshal, I finally saw you."
Zhang Xueliang and Lu Zhengcao
Zhang Xueliang held Lu Zhengcao's hand tightly and said, "Don't call the name Young Marshal again in the future. I feel guilty. After all, I have not made any contribution to the country ."
Lu Zhengcao waved his hand, and the next response made no one dare to refute it, and everyone applauded.
What did he say? What is the relationship between Lu Zhengcao, the founding general, and Zhang Xueliang?
September 18th Incident is to take the blame for Chiang Kai-shek
"Have you heard of it? Zhang ZuolinThe son named Zhang Xueliang is always promising. Not only has he established a new army, but he also attaches great importance to young people. As long as he has talent, he can be valued. Promotion and wealth are not a dream."
Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang
"No, then the Zhang family is not a person who is short of money. Unlike us who face the loess all our lives and have to worry all day long, when will such a hard life end?"
The conversation between parents and distant relatives came to the ears of 18-year-old Lu Zhengcao in the spring of 1922, and his heart was moved!
Lu Zhengcao
Because Lu Zhengcao has a heart that wants to take revenge .
He grew up in the Hou Village of Tang Wangshan in Haicheng, Liaoning Province since he was a child. The South Manchuria Railway , which was "personally selected" by the Japanese army during the September 18th Incident, passed by the village.
In 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army, directed and acted as the fuse of the attack with the explosion on the section of Liutiao Lake in , ignited the long-planned war of aggression against China. However, before that, Lu Zhengcao's grandfather and eldest uncle were both slashed and injured by Japanese police because of crossing the railway.
As a passerby, Japan prohibits villagers from passing through the railway when farming. Once they find any disobedients, they will give them a "congratulations" of punching and kicking.
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For the Japanese army, such actions are the price of not following the rules, but for Lu Zhengcao, he understood what national humiliation and family hatred are at the age of innocence.
Lu Zhengcao wants to take revenge, but it is not just for his own family. He wants thousands of compatriots to live upright, he wants to drive the invaders back to his hometown , so he joined Northeast Army with the desire to join the army and become an ordinary member of Zhang Xueliang's command.
Not long after, the brigade department recruited sergeants and went to elementary school, Lu Zhengcao stood out from the crowd and was transferred to the adjutant of the brigade department. He had the opportunity to have direct contact with Zhang Xueliang, and later entered the Northeast martial arts lecture hall to study.
Lu Zhengcao (second from left)
After graduation, Lu Zhengcao lost his youthful childishness and had a strong sense of a soldier. Zhang Xueliang said, "Since I'm back, I'm reluctant to let you go, so stay by my side as an adjutant and lead troops to fight with me. cannot make you a division commander, it's really aggrieved. ."
"Young Marshal, it's not me who is wronged. Northeast students are not 'dead provincial slaves' . The September 18th Incident made it clear that Chiang Kai-shek wanted you to take the blame, and I don't allow them to do so."
It turns out that Zhang Xueliang wanted to appoint Lu Zhengcao as his teacher, but when he was studying in the Nanjing Advanced Class, a Kuomintang spy jumped out and insulted Lu Zhengcao and other Northeast students by name. He also said with certainty that the fall of Northeast China was completely Zhang Xueliang's inaction.
Lu Zhengcao
Everyone knows that Zhang Xueliang is notorious for "not resisting the general" , but he doesn't know that he is just a chess piece that Chiang Kai-shek received in his place.
It is a jackal, but he throws his evil deeds into pieces. Zhang Xueliang swallows his anger in the idea of "because it has happened, it is useless to argue". However, facing the unkind Kuomintang spy, Lu Zhengcao did not let him go and slapped him up and beat him up.
Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek
Although they were beaten, the Kuomintang spy smiled because his mission was achieved.
Chiang Kai-shek has never dared to touch Zhang Xueliang, not because he was afraid of himself, but because of the Northeast Army behind him. Since he could not take over, the only thing Chiang Kai-shek could do was to undermine the indirect and not reuse Zhang Xueliang's talents. The final result was that Lu Zhengcao's beating people and even ended. The overwhelming big-character poster with the Northeast Army warlord Lu Zhengcao committed murder and beat people was sold on the streets of Nanjing.
Zhang Xueliang also knew that this matter was conspiring, but in order to save Lu Zhengcao's life, he could only pretend to be confused and transferred Lu Zhengcao as an adjutant in October 1936 to himself.
Zhang Xueliang
"Young marshal, this life is really cowardly. As long as you give orders, our Northeast Army officers and soldiers will fight back to their hometown even if they try their best to fight back to their hometown. We will no longer work hard for Chiang Kai-shek's "suppression of the Communist Party" ". After Lu Zhengcao came back, a group of Northeast Army gathered beside Zhang Xueliang, just waiting for his orders.
But Zhang Xueliang shook his head, "Brothers, I, Zhang Xueliang, here I promised that I will lead everyone on the road of anti-Japanese war and return home in armor, but now is not the time."
Zhang Xueliang knew that the " Northeast Change Banner " in 1928 had become a way to attract wolves into the house. Chiang Kai-shek was a complete bad guy, but the Lugou Bridge Incident allowed the Japanese invaders to pry open the door to invasion of China. What China in 1936 most needed was not to fight for the Northeast army, but to awaken Chiang Kai-shek's inner conscience and unite to fight against Japan.
, however, Chiang Kai-shek didn't want to.
is doing this right path
Because on October 22, 1936, Chiang Kai-shek came to Xi'an.
"Brother Xueliang, how is the major event of 'breeding' going on?" Chiang Kai-shek raised his usual unfathomable smile, making people unable to guess what he was thinking in his heart.
Zhang Xueliang
But Zhang Xueliang did not hesitate, "Brother Zhongzheng, at the moment of life and death, the non-resistance in the September 18th Incident has caused a big mistake. At present, the civil war between should not continue, but it is best to unite the Communist Party to fight against Japan."
"Zhang Xueliang, who do you think you are? Your Young Master has been doing it for a while? Do you really think I am asking for your opinion? What am I saying? Only by following your honest actions can you have good fruits.”
Chiang Kai-shek (left)
Chiang Kai-shek left with his might. Faced with the hard bones that are fast, soft and hard, Yang Hucheng once again persuaded Zhang Xueliang to join forces with him, and turned a kind word and persuaded him to "soldiers and force each other."
Finally, the troops on December 12 blocked the Huaqing Pond where Chiang Kai-shek lived. The Xi'an Incident broke out. Premier Zhou was invited to lead the CCP's agency team to Xi'an to discuss the peaceful resolution of matters related to the Xi'an Incident. The task of receiving and guarding was entrusted to Lu Zhengcao, who was trusted by Zhang Xueliang.
Premier Zhou
Knowing that the situation is no longer under his control, Chiang Kai-shek agreed to "stop the civil war and unite with the Communist Party to fight against Japan", but he also put forward his own request: when he returned to Nanjing, Zhang Xueliang would be with him and take the responsibility of escorting him.
Since we knew it was a tiger's den, everyone was advising Zhang Xueliang not to go. However, in order to peacefully resolve the aftermath of the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang still wore military uniforms and came to the residence of Lu Zhengcao and others on December 25, 1936.
Lu Zhengcao
"When I leave, the military handover will be taken over by General Yang. You must obey the command and obey the management." Zhang Xueliang said a lot, but when his eyes fell on Lu Zhengcao and was looking forward to when he said something, Lu Zhengcao said directly, "Can you not go?"
Yang Hucheng
"No, but I promise to be guaranteed to come back within a week." Unfortunately, Chiang Kai-shek had no intention of letting him come back . Because of the face of Soong Mei-ling , Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to execute him, but the death penalty was avoided, and the crime of living could not be escaped. What's more, what Chiang Kai-shek is best at is "for tooth for tooth" repayment thousands of times.
Zhang Xueliang was under house arrest, and Yang Hucheng was dismissed in January 1937, and then rushed abroad for inspection. The Northeast Army that he had always dreamed of was about to fall into Chiang Kai-shek's hands, but Lu Zhengcao was unwilling to be arrogant with the tiger, but secretly joined the Communist Party of China in May 1937.
Zhang Xueliang
In the process of defending the safety of Premier Zhou and others in the Xi'an Incident, he saw the difference between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang. After "losing" his beloved "Young Marshal", Lu Zhengcao resolutely surrendered and led the 691st Regiment of the Northeast Army to embark on the road of anti-Japanese war.
Zhang Xueliang left the battlefield of anti-Japanese war due to the Xi'an Incident, but The Northeast Army he trained was his gun and bullet, and his sharp blade. With the merits of the Northeast Army, Zhang Xueliang's merits.
Lu Zhengcao embarked on the anti-Japanese path that puts life and death aside for the Chinese nation and to prove to Zhang Xueliang, because he knew that although his "young marshal" was bound by Chiang Kai-shek in an invisible prison, the news could still be heard occasionally.
Lu Zhengcao
Someone has indeed secretly informed Zhang Xueliang of this. He was imprisoned and tortured until his haggard face finally showed joy. He asked someone to tell Lu Zhengcao the sentence "This road is right."
He made the right choice and realized his value in the anti-Japanese war.
Lu Zhengcao's last wish is that Zhang Xueliang will return to China
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The crisis of the country. Faced with the Kuomintang government's order to retreat south, Lu Zhengcao ignored it and insisted on continuing to fight against Japanese guerrillas. Under the conditions of Banbidian facing the head-on encounter between 50 and 60 Japanese cavalrymen on October 10, he killed more than 10 enemy troops and more than ten war horses with the results of no casualties.
People often say that When marching and fighting, the horses are even more precious than people. This shows how much benefit the victory of Lu Zhengcao will be in maintaining the morale of the army.
Lu Zhengcao (first from left)
On October 11, the arrival of reinforcements surrounded our army's first battalion. Knowing that they were at a disadvantage, all the officers and soldiers of the regiment swore to survive and die with their positions. At that time, the 53rd Army where Lu Zhengcao was located had already run far away, but knew that the brothers were in trouble, he ordered the change of direction to meet the first battalion without hesitation, and eventually injured seven or eight hundred enemies.
Lu Zhengcao
It was early November when he contacted Nie Rongzhen , but after returning to Jizhong , Lu Zhengcao led his troops to fight guerrillas while developing the anti-Japanese base, which eventually became a sharp knife inserted into the enemy's heart, giving it a fatal blow.
Nie Rongzhen
Victory of the War of Resistance belongs to China. The Communist Party of China won the decisive battle with the Kuomintang. On October 1, 1949, the Chinese People were established. At the first award in 1955, Lu Zhengcao, who performed well and made outstanding contributions, was also given the rank of founding general.
thirty-three years ago, Lu Zhengcao, who had ambitions, did not show his humiliation in the past, but Zhang Xueliang, who was kind to him, was still detained by Chiang Kai-shek. Even at his death in 1975, his instructions to Jiang Jingguo were still "Don't let the tiger go back to the mountain."
Jiang Ching-kuo followed his father's last wish. It was not until March 1991 that Zhang Xueliang finally regained his freedom and went to New York, the United States to visit relatives. 55 years have passed since the Xi'an Incident.
Zhang Xueliang
Zhang Xueliang was unwilling to be exposed in the media, but he was concerned about his former subordinates of the Northeast Army. When he learned from his niece Zhang Luheng that Lu Zhengcao was still alive, Zhang Xueliang really wanted to meet him.
The same friendship was also excited in Lu Zhengcao's heart. He missed Zhang Xueliang very much, but Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to let Zhang Xueliang meet with the Northeast Army. In 1984 after Chiang Kai-shek's death, Lu Zhengcao, who finally found a chance, hurriedly asked Zhang Luheng to send a pair of fitness balls and a few cans of good new tea to Zhang Xueliang.
Lu Zhengcao
When Zhang Xueliang finally regained his freedom, he rushed to New York and called out the "Young Marshal" who had been stuck in his throat for many years as he wished.
"Don't call me like this anymore. I have not made any contribution to the country at all. Instead, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou have sacked a lot of efforts to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek for my freedom. This really makes me feel guilty."
Looking at Zhang Xueliang like this, Lu Zhengcao's mood was very complicated. Chiang Kai-shek used his personal grudge to destroy Zhang Xueliang's life, and he had only a few days of freedom, but Lu Zhengchao would never allow Zhang Xueliang to complain because he was not what he said.
Zhang Xueliang and Lu Zhengcao
"The Xi'an Incident is your credit. This step you took can be regarded as turning the world around. If it weren't for you, even if I had the strength, I would have no place to use it."
has been expressed in one sentence, and the relatives and friends who are sitting there nodded silently. Although Zhang Xueliang ridiculed himself for not making any contribution to the country, Premier Zhou praised him as "national hero and eternal hero" , and Chairman Mao also praised him as "national hero who makes the CCP regret" which is enough to prove his contribution to the country.
Chairman Mao
The two talked about the Northeast Army. When they knew that there were 25 generals from Northeast Army who were awarded the title in 1955, Zhang Xueliang had uncontrollable pride on his face, but when he said that Wu Keren, Wan Yi and others died on the battlefield, his eyes could not be stopped.
After years of separation, the two have endless things to say, but the time is there, and even if they still have thousands of words, they can only ask for negotiation.
However, there was no chance like after October 10, 2001. , because Zhang Xueliang, who had a short life of ten years, passed away.
Wait until October 13, 2009, the last founding general, Lu Zhengcao, also passed away, and his biggest regret was related to Zhang Xueliang.
Lu Zhengcao said, "I invited him to go home for convenience. He also asked me about the physical condition of Comrade Xiaoping and others many times, and repeatedly said that when I return to the mainland, I must visit all the central leaders to show my gratitude."
They even imagined the scene where the people were not allowed to leave after getting off the plane, but disease is not forgiving people , and everything became unchallenging.
But in fact, from a certain regret, Lu Zhengcao's regret has been realized to a certain extent.
That was Zhang Xueliang's 91st birthday in 1992. In order to avoid side effects of public opinion, Lu Zhengcao did not attend, but Zhang Xueliang sent someone to send messages to meet Lu Zhengcao.
Lu Zhengcao invited Zhang Xueliang to the Chinese Embassy where he lives, and Zhang Xueliang was also happy to be invited. The embassy is a symbol of the country. Zhang Xueliang's return visit can be regarded as the last time he returned to the mainland.
The rings of years fade the traces of the times, but what is immortal is the hero and the monument left by the merits.
As Lu Zhengcao said, the Xi'an Incident was Zhang Xueliang's merit, and the heroism on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War and the achievements of building railways after the founding of the People's Republic of China were also medals on Lu Zhengcao.
Such people are well deserved, the cutest people in the era .
