About Zhang Zuolin `Some deeds of Zhang Xueliang and his son`

The life story of Zhang Zuolin (1875-1928):

Zhang Zuolin was the leader of the warlord

At about 5 o'clock in the morning of June 4, 1928, Zhang Zuolin was riding by When the special train returning to Fengtian from Beijing arrived at the bridge tunnel at the intersection of the Beijing-Fengtian and Nanman-Manchuria railways near Huanggutun, it was blown up by a bomb pre-planted by the Japanese Kwantung Army. This hero of troubled times was seriously injured and died on the same day at the age of 53.

Zhang Xueliang’s life story:

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001), courtesy name Hanqing, was born in Haicheng, Liaoning Province, a first-class army general, and deputy commander-in-chief of land, sea and air force during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, Peking Acting Chairman of the Military Branch. Zhang Xueliang's father is Zhang Zuolin, leader of the Northeast Army. In order to train his son to inherit the throne and honor his ancestors, Zhang Zuolin hired someone to teach Zhang Xueliang cultural and technological knowledge when he was very young.

Before the September 18th Incident

In 1918, when Zhang Xueliang was 17 years old, he was appointed as the Guards Brigade and Battalion Commander. Later, he was sent to the Northeast Military Lecture Hall to study military affairs. In 1920, 19-year-old Zhang Xueliang was promoted to major general and brigade commander, and later served as the principal of the aviation school. He planned to establish the air force and navy, strictly selected and trained various talents, and laid the foundation for the revitalization of the Northeast Army. In the second Zhili-Fengtian War in 1924, as commander of the Third Army, he led his troops to fight all the way to Tianjin. In 1928, Chiang, Feng, Yan, and Gui jointly launched the Northern Expedition. Zhang Xueliang, as the commander-in-chief of the Beijing-Hankong Line, led his troops to fight against them. However, they suffered repeated defeats, and Zhang Zuolin had to order a retreat. On June 4, when the special train Zhang Zuolin was traveling to Huanggutun in Shenyang, it was blown up by a Japanese bomb. Zhang Zuolin was injured and died. Zhang Xueliang took office as the security commander of the three northeastern provinces. Regardless of Japan's threats and inducements, in order to safeguard the reunification of the motherland, he decided to change his banner and accept the leadership of the Nanjing government. Subsequently, the Nanjing National Government appointed Zhang Xueliang as the commander of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force. In May 1930, the Central Plains War between Chiang Kai-shek, Feng and Yan broke out. Both factions sent people to contact Zhang Xueliang. Zhang Xueliang weighed in again and sent troops to help Chiang Kai-shek defeat the coalition forces of Feng and Yan. Chiang appointed Zhang Xueliang as deputy commander-in-chief of land, sea and air force, and gave him power in North China. Leave it to him.

After the September 18th Incident

After the September 18th Incident in 1931, Northeast China was lost and North China was invaded. Zhang Xueliang made a mistake in judgment (at the same time to preserve his own strength) Issued an order not to resist in the face of Japanese aggression. In order to quell the resentment of the people across the country, Chiang Kai-shek forced Zhang Xueliang to resign himself. Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to power down on March 11, 1933 and went abroad to recuperate. Chiang Kai-shek arranged for He Yingqin to succeed Zhang Xueliang as acting chairman of the Peking Army Branch. In January 1934, Zhang Xueliang was recalled from abroad by Chiang Kai-shek, and he was successively appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the "Suppression General" in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces, the deputy commander-in-chief of the "Suppression General" in the northwest, and the acting commander-in-chief. On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Northwest Army General Yang Hucheng launched the Xi'an Incident that shocked China and the world, detaining Chiang Kai-shek and forcing him to agree to resist Japan. With the help of the Communist Party of China, the Xi'an Incident was resolved peacefully. But after Zhang Xueliang sent Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing, he was secretly placed under house arrest. He traveled from the mainland to Taiwan and lost his freedom for decades.