Liu Zhi, the unique identity of this high-ranking general is impossible to ignore. He is not only a victorious general praised by everyone, but also a "long-legged general" who is famous for his long legs.
Although he was once known as a "lucky general", he was also ridiculed as a "pig general", such a contradictory identity can't help but make people think deeply.
Liu Zhi's later life can be described as extremely bizarre, he originally had a fortune of thousands of yuan, but he had to go to Indonesia to work as a primary school teacher to make a living, this scene made Chiang Kai-shek scold across the ocean: "Don't be embarrassed anymore!"
So, what kind of person is Liu Zhi? He was once a lucky general, and he was an indispensable member of the Northern Expeditionary Army. However, it is such a character, but in the end, he ended up working as a teacher in a foreign country to make a living, which can't help but make people feel stunned.
Liu Zhi's life is full of challenges and opportunities, and his perseverance and tenacity are admirable. His father died at an early age, and after his mother remarried, he lived with his stepfather and studied in Japan.
However, his stepmother was not kind to him, which inspired him to study harder, and he studied in the military academy for ten years and joined the Cantonese army to fight against the Beiyang warlords with Sun Yat-sen.
Although his military command ability was average, the Beiyang warlord was disgusted by the common people, and his army was supported by the common people, and he won victories in successive battles.
Liu Zhi's study and actual combat experience at the Whampoa Military Academy made him stand out in the world. Under the recommendation of He Yingqin, he became an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy and began his military career.
Later, Liu Zhi discovered that Chiang Kai-shek had great ambitions, and he firmly believed that Chiang Kai-shek could achieve his "grand cause", so he became a loyal believer of Chiang Kai-shek. Liu Zhi's initiative to take refuge made Lao Jiang very happy, and he was quickly promoted.
Although Liu Zhi's vision of war was average, he was very good at life, and his positive attitude and firm belief made him occupy an important position in Chiang Kai-shek's team.
Liu Zhi does not seem to have set any boundaries in pleasing Chiang Kai-shek. He once said unabashedly: "I don't know why, I will do whatever the principal asks me to do!"
Lao Jiang admired the generals who were absolutely obedient to him in this way. Therefore, Liu Zhi continued to rise under Lao Chiang. During the Whampoa Northern Expedition, he achieved a series of victories and was known as Chiang Kai-shek's lucky general; After that, in the Central Plains War, he also remained undefeated and won the reputation of a victorious general.
However, in the War of Resistance Against Japan, his insufficient military ability was overstretched. Often in battle, he led a large army to flee everywhere, and was known as the notorious long-legged general.
Although he often loses, he is especially good at catering to Lao Jiang, never fighting back, never fighting back, and constantly patting on the back, so his official position not only did not decline, but rose step by step.
However, in the war of liberation, he began to get bogged down. He was first chased by Liu Deng's army, and then because he was removed from his post by Chiang Kai-shek, his life was even more difficult.
General Liu Zhi was highly appreciated by Lao Chiang for his excellent mentality. Even under Lao Chiang's fierce criticism, he still affectionately addressed Lao Chiang as the principal. However, it was this mentality that made him pay a heavy price in the war.
When there was a vacancy in the position of the general manager of Xuzhou, although Du Yuming and others surpassed him in talent and prestige, Lao Jiang still chose him. Liu Zhi said that he is willing to go all out.
However, that didn't change his image in **. Some people privately argued that Xuzhou was the gate of Nanjing, and a tiger general should be sent to guard it, otherwise a dog should also be sent to guard it.
Now, they can only send a pig to guard it, which means that the gate may not be able to hold it. Therefore, Liu Zhi received the title of "General Pig".
Although even Soong Meiling thought that Liu Zhi was not suitable for the important task, Chiang Kai-shek had his own considerations. He was suspicious by nature and always had reservations about non-descendant generals. What's more, Xuzhou, as the gateway to Nanjing, has a large number of elite soldiers, and he is reluctant to hand over such an important place to people he does not trust.
Therefore, he asked Song Meiling a sharp question: "Apart from Liu Zhi, who else can be as obedient as him?" Although Liu Zhi was indeed obedient, his military capabilities were limited.
Therefore, he chose to compromise and even let Du Yuming serve as a deputy general to command the military instead of him. Although Du Yuming helped him, he had to leave after the outbreak of fighting in the northeast.
As a result, Liu Zhi was trapped in this place, unable to even do the most basic mobilization of troops to launch an attack.
In Shandong, our army encircled Wang Yaowu, and Chiang Kai-shek asked Liu Zhi to send Qiu Qingquan, Huang Baitao, and Li Mi to the north to rescue. However, when Wang Yaowu was captured, and only one of the three corps had just entered Shandong, Liu Zhi's response was to constantly show loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek, who apparently had great trust in him.
However, under the severe test of our army, Liu Zhi's incompetence was soon exposed. After the start of the Huaihai Campaign, Liu Zhi was frightened by this large-scale war. Fearing that he would be captured alive by our army, he quietly abandoned his army and fled to Bengbu, but left his hundreds of thousands of troops trapped in place.
Liu Zhi's delay and lack of decisiveness made the victory of the Huaihai Battle possible. Although Lao Chiang adjusted Du Yuming's deployment, Liu Zhi's decision-making mistake led to the standby of hundreds of thousands of troops, enabling our army to seize the initiative on the battlefield.
In the end, 560,000** were wiped out in the Huaihai Campaign, and Qiu Qingquan and Huang Baitao were killed. Liu Zhi fled to Nanjing by plane in advance because he couldn't make a fuss, but he knew that he had made a big mistake and did not dare to meet Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek was so angry with him that he not only dismissed him from all his posts, but also directly chose to ignore him, and Liu Zhi's official fortunes were interrupted.
Liu Zhi never stopped on the road of pursuing loyalty, and repeatedly asked his friends to express his loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek. However, Chiang Kai-shek seemed to ignore him, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not be recognized.
Under the tense situation of the Liberation War, Chiang Kai-shek briefly went into the wilderness, and Liu Zhi briefly obtained a position through He Yingqin's connections. However, with the crossing of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Liu Zhi was once again ignored and became a forgotten general.
Although Liu Zhi has been writing letters to Lao Jiang to express his loyalty, Lao Jiang has been completely disappointed in him. Liu Zhi saw that his official position had no hope of being restored, and he completely died of this heart.
However, not being able to be an official does not affect his way of making money. Although Liu Zhi is not an excellent general, he is definitely a person who is good at managing money. He was not as fond of gambling as other generals, and did not even smoke or drink.
Although he married several aunts, he still had a large amount of family property. So, he took his aunt and wife to Hong Kong, lived a rich life, and lived happily in singing and dancing venues and wine shops every day.
However, Liu Zhi, who is usually sociable, seems to have made some mistakes this time.
Liu Zhi and his old subordinates lived two very different lives, which deeply disturbed him. To keep himself and his family safe, he decided to move to a place where no one knew him.
However, his good fortune did not last long, as he was targeted by local robbers in Singapore and most of his property was robbed. Although he has experienced one blow after another, Liu Zhi remains resilient and continues his life.
At this time, Liu Zhi was no longer the army general of the past, but a civilian in a foreign land. He was once again blackmailed by customs officers in Indonesia, although he was very angry, but he had no choice but to lose his identity as **, so he could only bear it silently.
He knew that his fate was no longer in his own hands. However, life has to go on. Liu Zhi took his third aunt and children to live in Indonesia, although they originally had a lot of money, but now their lives have become poor.
For the sake of his family's financial considerations, Liu Zhi decided to try to make money by doing his own business. However, he was not the material for business, and his efforts ultimately failed, forcing him to move from a luxurious villa to an ordinary civilian residence.
In order to survive, he even mobilized his third aunt to apply for a primary school teacher. Despite such a difficult life, Liu Zhi did not give up. He knows that only through his own efforts can he change the fate of himself and his family.
Liu Zhi's third aunt was originally a graduate of Peking Normal University and was very professional in primary education. Due to her very high academic qualifications in the local area, she is highly regarded by the local principal.
After that, due to some reasons, she needed to leave temporarily, but she was reluctant to have a good salary there, so she asked Liu Zhi to substitute teach for a while. Since the third aunt had a good impression in the eyes of both the students and the teachers, the principal agreed to her request.
Surprisingly, however, Liu Zhi excelled in teaching elementary school students, despite his poor performance in the war.
He studied in major military academies for more than ten years, and later served as an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy, which can be called a senior educator. He was praised by the elementary school students for his superb educational skills, and eventually the principal hired him and his wife as teachers, and thus began their educational career.
Eventually, he lived in peace, and although he was once angry that someone had scolding Chiang Kai-shek in the newspaper for impersonating him, he was not motivated by loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek, but feared that he would be assassinated by the military commanders.
He angrily refuted the rumors in the newspapers to keep himself safe.
Liu Zhi, a former ** general, is now working as a primary school teacher in a foreign country, which has caused heated discussions around the world. Many ** began to hype his story, and even Chiang Kai-shek learned the news.
For Chiang Kai-shek, he couldn't accept that Liu Zhi was disgraced in front of him, let alone being sent to the mainland by our army. Therefore, he conveyed a message to Liu Zhi through others, asking him to return to Taiwan as soon as possible and not lose face.
When Liu Zhi received the news, he was ecstatic, and he had been longing for Chiang Kai-shek to see him. Finally, he seized the opportunity to continue to pat President Chiang's sycophants and take his family to see Chiang Kai-shek.
When Liu Zhi arrived at Chiang Kai-shek's office, the old Chiang scolded him, but Liu Zhi always maintained a good attitude. He endured Lao Jiang's scolding and knew that his affairs had been decided.
In the end, Lao Jiang did not pursue Liu Zhi's problem, but gave him an idle job to support. Liu Zhi's story tells us that even if a former general were to work as an elementary school teacher in a foreign country, he might cause heated discussions around the world.
However, with determination and perseverance, you can get through the tough times and eventually succeed.
Liu Zhi died a good death in the troubled times, although he did not enjoy the glory and wealth, but he was able to spend his old age in peace, which is really rare.
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