"In a person's life, there are too many helplessness, Chiang Kai-shek wants to shoot you, don't you also dodge? Facing the judge's questioning, the dying Li Tianxia looked out of the window in distraction, as if she saw herself standing by the river many years ago, holding a horsewhip, and walking into the blood-colored twilight step by step.
In 1949, when the founding of New China was imminent, Li Tianxia led the remnants to flee westward in a hurry, and began a long career in exile. He was once so proud that he vowed to open up the Central Plains and dominate the world; He used to be so conceited that he felt that he must go down in history, but he didn't want to end up as a beggar in Taiwan and be imprisoned again on charges of fraud.
I never wanted to lie to anyone, just. Li Tianxia trembled her hands and rubbed her temples vigorously, as if she was trying her best to organize words to excuse herself, "It's just to survive."
The voice gradually weakened, and a melancholy look appeared on Li Tianxia's face again. He sighed softly, and stopped justifying himself. When the judge saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart, after all, the old man in front of him used to be the master of most of China.
In 1947, Chiang Kai-shek organized a large-scale military offensive codenamed "Operation Carp" in order to recover North China. The reorganized 74th Division led by Zhang Lingfu participated in it as a trump card unit, and Li Tianxia was appointed commander of the first column, responsible for commanding the divisions to cooperate in operations.
The two were originally classmates in Whampoa, teachers and friends, but they gradually turned against each other because of various mustards. Zhang Lingfu was arrogant and arrogant, and ordered the 74th Division to go deep alone without authorization, but he made great contributions; Li Tianxia was cautious, only seeking to fight steadily, but her reputation was declining day by day.
At a meeting of the troops, Li Tianxia couldn't help but publicly reprimand Zhang Lingfu and asked him to stop acting arbitrarily. Zhang Lingfu couldn't hold his face, and when he turned around, he complained to Tang Enbo about Li Tianxia, causing him to be demoted. Since then, the two have formed a bitter feud.
In May 1947, ** arrived in Linyi and was blocked by the East China Field Army. Zhang Lingfu still went his own way and ordered the 74th Division to advance along Menglianggu alone. At this time, although Li Tianxia was unwilling, she could only mobilize heavy troops for emergency reinforcements and strive to rescue.
However, Zhang Lingfu led the army to go deeper step by step, but Li Tianxia's reinforcements were held back by our army. Only three days later, the 74th Division was besieged and ran out of ammunition and food. At this time, Li Tianxia only needed to annihilate the East China Field Army in one fell swoop, and he could relieve the siege of Zhang Lingfu and be ashamed. But he didn't do it after all—because that's exactly what our army was trying to lure the enemy.
In the end, Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division was completely annihilated, and there were less than 300 survivors. Chiang Kai-shek was furious and immediately wanted to shoot Li Tianxia. Li Tianxia knew that this was angry talk, and rescued herself from the hands of death through various means. Since then, however, he has been in a state of collapse and has not achieved anything more.
In 1948, Chiang Kai-shek launched the year-long Battle of Xu Beng, intending to decide the situation in the world. At this time, Li Tianxia was already the commander of the First Appeasement Zone, with more than 100,000 troops in his hands. He could have regained his prestige and made a splash; But he still goes his own way and does not want to forge ahead. As a result, he returned defeated, and there was no power to return to heaven.
In 1949, the tide was over. Li Tianxia left behind his officers and soldiers and fled by plane from Shanghai to Taiwan. He thought that this was the end, but he didn't want Chiang Kai-shek to still hold him responsible for the destruction of the 74th Division. This time, he finally failed to escape military justice and was thrown into prison for more than three years.
In 1952, after Li Tianxia was released from prison, she discovered that life in Taiwan was far from being as rich as she imagined. He wanted to go back to his old job, but no one trusted him anymore in his commanding abilities; He turned to business and failed after several hard starts. In the end, he had to rely on intrigue and fraud to make a living, and then he was afraid all day long, becoming a shadow that he didn't dare to face.
In 60 years of life, he used to be so proud and conceited; He used to be so high-sounding and stood on the cusp of history; Now there is only a broken soul left, wandering in the twilight. He hated Zhang Lingfu, hated Chiang Kai-shek, and hated the world that abandoned him; The change of Meng Lianggu back then finally became a shadow that he could not escape.
I never wanted to lie to anyone. Li Tianxia muttered. His clumsy body trembled, and tears finally burst out of his eyes. The judge looked at him as he was saddened rather than dead, and sighed softly, and couldn't bear to delve into anything more.
At that moment, Li Tianxia seemed to have returned to Meng Lianggu many years ago, with artillery fire and horse leather shrouds; He stood on a high place and watched from afar, but he could only let his former brother die in the rain of blood, and he himself sank step by step. He knew that the legend of this life had come to an end completely; He finally understood that there was something wrong that could never be remedied.