Hello, after the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party reached a resolution to cooperate in the War of Resistance, due to historical reasons, in addition to the two major political parties in China at that time, there were also a large number of local warlords. Some warlords actively participated in the war, while others never sent a single soldier. Today, let's talk about those "old fritters" who don't make a move, and see how they stay out of the matter and stay alone. Have you ever wondered if they had fought together and would have won the war earlier? Let's wait and see!
On July 7, 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression began. This battle can be described as thrilling and blood-boiling, and the entire Chinese people have been ignited with a blazing patriotic fire. But at this critical moment, in addition to the two major political forces of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, some local warlords seemed to be indifferent to sending troops to support the anti-Japanese battlefield.
The first to bear the brunt was Sheng Shicai, the "king of Xinjiang" who was entrenched in Xinjiang at that time. This guy was originally a member of the Northeast Army, and later defected to the Kuomintang and got mixed up in Xinjiang with the support of Chiang Kai-shek. As soon as he came to Xinjiang, he began to plunder frantically, expropriating the local people, and doing all the dirty things of extortion and oppression. You must know that when he took office in 1928, Xinjiang was in a time when the people were struggling and in difficulty, but not only did he not relieve the people's hardship, but instead deepened the people's suffering.
Until the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek asked him to send troops to resist the Japanese, but he justifiably refused. Because the Soviet Union also demanded that he must "oppose imperialism", that is, oppose Japan, which invaded China, Sheng Shicai ignored it and blindly left it alone, and he did not send a single soldier until the end of the war in 1945. The most ridiculous thing is that in order to curry favor with Chiang Kai-shek, he also arrested and killed Mao Zemin and other patriotic communists.
Another "old fritter" is Liu Wenhui, who was born in the Sichuan Army. Unlike Sheng Shicai, Liu Wenhui's governance in Xikang Province was relatively good, and he did not expropriate and extort money. However, he disliked Chiang Kai-shek's cold reception of him, a "non-lineage" force, and always took precautions against Chiang. So when Chiang Kai-shek asked him to send troops, he also refused to obey. But then again, Liu Wenhui is still a little patriotic and saved 500,000 yuan to support the front line. And later, during the Liberation War, he did not obstruct the advance of the People's Liberation Army, and finally joined New China and became the Minister of Forestry.
You see, in that turbulent era, the local powerful factions can be said to be eyeing each other and harboring evil intentions. They either cling to the defects and keep to themselves, or they live with the heart of a villain and rest on their laurels. As everyone knows, national interests are above everything else, and if it were not for the final victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, I am afraid that they would also be wiped out under the iron hooves of the Japanese army. Therefore, short-sighted people often can't see the overall situation, and in the end, it can only end up like this.
From the above description, we may be able to understand that, although there are some complex historical reasons, the refusal of those local warlords to send troops is indeed a very narrow and selfish behavior. They only have their own one-third of an acre of land in their eyes, and they do not seem to care about the future of the country and the nation. And those who can be broad and profound, and think about the country and the people, are worthy heroes. The trajectory of historical development has proved that it is the unremitting efforts and heroic struggle of the anti-Japanese heroes that have created today's era of peace. We should all the more pursue the lofty quality of sincere unity and common efforts to overcome national difficulties, and work together for the prosperity and strength of the motherland. #头条首发大赛#