I have never been very fond of Feng Yuxiang because I think he is a typical warlord, but now his reputation is really too much. In fact, Feng Yuxiang's reputation during the Republic of China was not very good. He was not only known as the "Christian General", but also as the "Rebellion General". This was similar to his subordinate Shi Yousan:) It was precisely because of his betrayal that Feng Yuxiang Shuai was depressed, but when he was at the end of his rope and prepared to seek refuge with Yu Shuai again, he was rejected by Yu Shuai. Feng Yuxiang's performance in the Central Plains War was still average. It was precisely because of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War that his resolute anti-Japanese attitude earned him a reputation. However, Chiang Kai-shek's refusal to buy it and his former general Song Zheyuan's non-cooperation prevented him from fully displaying his talents in the Anti-Japanese War, which is somewhat regrettable. Here is a very simple list of his life:

Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), whose original name was Jishan and whose courtesy name was Huanzhang, was born in Chao, Anhui Province on November 6, 1882 (the ninth year of the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty). July 26) was born into a family of junior officers in Xingji Town, Qing County, Zhili (now Hebei Province). His father, Feng Youmao, was originally a bricklayer. He later joined the army and served as a sentry officer in the Liu Mingchuan Department of the Huai Army. Due to the poor circumstances of his parents, Yuxiang struggled in poverty during his "childhood". He participated in labor since he was a child and went to private school intermittently for one year and three months.

In 1893, 12-year-old Feng Yuxiang went to his father's military camp to receive pay in name to support his family. He officially joined the army as a soldier at the age of 15. Because he was tall and strong, he was known as "Feng Big Man". In the military camp, he was diligent and eager to learn. After training, he immersed himself in reading. He had read some military books and drills, knew foreign drills, and had no bad habits, so he was promoted quickly. In 1902, he was promoted to the deputy head of the first shed in the Right Army of the Wuwei Army, and in 1903, he was promoted to the main head of the fourth shed. In 1906, Feng was promoted to the rear team officer of the second battalion. The following year, he was transferred to the rear team supervisor of the third battalion and moved to Xinmin Mansion, Fengtian. In 1910, he was promoted to the third battalion of the 80th standard of the 20th town. At this time, the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty was in turmoil, and the democratic revolutionary movement led by Sun Yat-sen was sweeping the country. Before that, Feng Yuxiang had carefully read "The Jiading Massacre" and "Yangzhou Ten Diary" secretly given to him by his close friend Sun Jiansheng, which inspired a strong national consciousness and initially realized that all phenomena of losing power and humiliating the country were the same as those of the Qing government. Corruption is inseparable from confusion, so Jun's patriotic thoughts have changed.

Under the influence of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary thoughts, Feng Yuxiang, Wang Jinming, Shi Congyun and others organized a "Martial Arts Research Association" in the 20th Town of Luanzhou to contact comrades in the name of reading and engage in secret revolutionary activities. Those who participated at that time included Liu Yiqing, chief of staff of the 20th town, Wang Shiqing, the leader of the first battalion of the 80th standard, Zheng Jinsheng, the leader of the second battalion, Sun Yue, the staff officer of the third battalion, Zhang Zhijiang, Li Mingzhong, Han Fuju and others.

In October 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out. In November, Feng Yuxiang, Wang Jinming, Shi Congyun and other young officers who participated in the martial arts research association raised troops in Luanzhou to respond, announcing the establishment of a northern military government, energizing the north and the south advocating peace, and publicly recommending Wang Jinming as the northern governor. Shi Congyun was the commander-in-chief, Feng Yuxiang was the chief of staff, and Bai Yayu, a revolutionary who went north to liaise on Sun Yat-sen's order, was promoted to the chief of staff. However, the uprising was quickly suppressed by the Qing government. 14 people including Wang, Shi, and Bai were killed. Feng was arrested in Haiyang Town, was dismissed from his post, and deported back to his hometown.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai seized the fruits of the Revolution of 1911 and established the Beijing government. Lu Jianzhang was ordered by Yuan Shikai to organize and train the left reserve army, re-appointed Feng Yuxiang as the commander of the second battalion, and ordered him to recruit troops in Jingxian County, Hebei Province. This was the beginning of Feng Yuxiang's establishment of his own mass team. He set his own recruitment standards and only accepted simple and strong young people from the countryside. Anyone who had served as a soldier was not accepted. Sun Liangcheng, Liu Ruming, Shi Yousan, Tong Linge, Feng Zhi'an, Guo Zhigang, etc. were recruited into the army this time. Among the former 20 towns' former subordinates were Li Mingzhong, Han Fuju, etc., who became the backbone of his later establishment of the Northwest Army. In 1913, the left reserve army was reorganized into the Beijing Guard Army. Feng Yuxiang was promoted to the commander of the first left wing regiment, and he also led the recruitment of new soldiers. Among those recruited this time are Tian Jinkai, Ji Hongchang, Liang Guanying and others. While serving as the commander of the Beijing Guards in Beijing, Feng often went to Chongwenmen Church to listen to the pastor's sermons. He deeply admired the Christian Jesus' saying of "beloved and altruistic", so he was baptized by pastor Liu Fang that year and officially became a Christian. Feng once said to people: "To save the country, we must rectify people's hearts. Who can rectify people's hearts except Jesus!" He believed that "Jesus' purpose of fraternity and saving people is consistent with the meaning of soldiers dedicating themselves to save the country." "If the Christian doctrine is included in In-depth propaganda in the army will definitely reap huge benefits."

From then on, all officers and soldiers of Feng's department were baptized into the religion. Feng also set up a chapel in the barracks, and invited pastors to preach doctrine to all the officers and soldiers in the camp every Sunday. Therefore, Feng was called "Christ's General" at that time.

In the spring of 1914, Lu Jianzhang was ordered to be the "Supervisor of Bandit Suppression" and led the fifth brigade to Shaanxi to pursue Bai Lang. Feng Tuan was expanded to the 1st Left Brigade, and on the way it was changed to the 14th Brigade. Feng is the hotel manager. In the autumn of that year, the 14th Brigade was reorganized into the 16th Mixed Brigade, still with Feng as the brigade commander.

When Yuan Shikai conspired to restore the monarchy, Feng Yuxiang resolutely participated in the revolutionary activities to overthrow Yuan. At the end of 1915, led by Beiyang veteran Wang Shizhen, generals at the brigade level and above across the country jointly sent a telegram to support Yuan to proclaim himself emperor. Feng refused to sign and said to his subordinates: "Our armed martyrs stained the Republic of China with a lot of blood, but now it is usurped by Yuan's thieves. It is very hateful." . If our soldiers cannot protect the Republic of China, what will they do to the dead martyrs? "When Feng was ordered to go to Sichuan to attack the anti-Yuan Protector's Army, he sent people to secretly contact Cai E's Protector's Army to achieve a partial truce. Taking the opportunity to lead his troops into Chengdu, he prompted Sichuan general and patrol envoy Chen Huan to declare Sichuan's independence and break away from Yuan Shikai's Beijing government, dealing a heavy blow to Yuan's restoration activities.

In the spring of 1933, the Japanese imperialists who invaded the entire Northeast of my country invaded the entire Rehe Province, and then divided their forces to invade Ping and Tianjin. In May, they also invaded Duolun in Chahar and went deep into Guyuan, Guyuan, and Tianjin. Baochang, Kangbao and other counties. The situation in North China was critical, and the demand of the people across the country to resist Japan became even stronger. Regardless of Chiang Kai-shek's opposition, Feng Yuxiang organized the Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army from Taishan to Zhangjiakou with the help of the Chinese Communists. On May 26, he took office as the Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army. He received support from patriots from all walks of life across the country. With the support and solidarity of the group, the Allied Forces quickly grew to about 80,000 people. Starting from late June, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces won successive battles, conquering the three cities of Kangbao, Baochang, and Guyuan, and recaptured Duolun, an important town in the northeast of Chahar after five days and nights of bloody battles with the enemy, which shocked China and foreign countries. Feng's reputation was greatly enhanced, and he then announced the establishment of the "Planning Committee for the Recovering of the Four Northeastern Provinces" in Zhangjiakou, claiming that he was preparing to mobilize troops to go out and recover the Northeast. Chiang Kai-shek was so jealous that he sent He Yingqin to mobilize 16 divisions to implement a comprehensive blockade and siege, using force to force Feng to cancel the Allied Forces and stop the war against Japan. On July 28, he and Wang Jingwei issued a joint telegram in Lushan, adding Feng Yuxiang Various charges including "obstructing the unification of government orders", "recruiting stragglers and bandits indiscriminately", and "inciting red flames". On the 31st, the Peiping authorities ordered the Ping-Sui railway traffic to be cut off. The Allied Forces were surrounded by the Japanese puppet troops and the Kuomintang troops. They were cut off from food and ammunition, unable to raise military expenditures, and wounded soldiers could not be transported out for medical treatment. In addition, some generals within the army were shaken, and some were bribed by Chiang Kai-shek. Feng Yuxiang was unable to do anything and was in a very difficult situation. He was forced to call on August 5 to "reluctantly rein in the military". On the 9th, he announced the withdrawal of the headquarters of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. On the 14th, he left Zhangjiakou and returned to Mount Tai.

In 1935, the Japanese army stepped up its invasion of North China and actively planned the "autonomy movement" in the five provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Chacha and Sui. The national crisis was unprecedentedly serious. In order to unite the anti-Japanese forces and resist non-resistance, Feng Yuxiang drafted 13 opinions on party affairs, politics, diplomacy, military, etc. and telegraphed them to Nanjing. He attended the Sixth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee of the Kuomintang held from November 1 to 6, together with Li Liejun and others. More than 20 people proposed a "National Salvation Plan" and it was passed. The proposal includes nine items: effectively protecting the people's democratic rights, amnesty for political prisoners, uniting the nations of the world who treat us as equals, appointing anti-Japanese generals, and enriching armaments. In December of the same year, Feng was appointed vice chairman of the Military Commission. This was an empty title with no real power, but a high status. Feng used this status to give speeches everywhere, advocating the unity of the people to resist Japan and save the country.

After the "Xi'an Incident", Chiang Kai-shek was forced to end the civil war and join forces with the Japanese to resist Japan. At the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Kuomintang in February 1937, Feng Yuxiang, together with Soong Ching Ling, He Xiangning and others, proposed the "Restoration of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Three Major Policies of Alliance with Russia, Alliance with Japan, and Support for Agriculture and Industry" to unite and resist aggression. Passed. After that, the Kuomintang gradually turned to resist Japan, and the anti-Japanese national united front advocated by the Communist Party of China initially took shape.

In 1937, the "July 7" Gouqiao Incident occurred, and Feng Yuxiang's old 29th Army rose up to resist. Feng Yuxiang called the old generals and worked hard: "defend the enemy and defend the territory" and "preserve the glorious history of thousands of years." After the "August 13" Incident, the all-out Anti-Japanese War broke out, and Feng Yuxiang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, responsible for commanding the Shanghai Anti-Japanese War. However, Chiang Kai-shek monopolized power and often issued orders directly to front-line armies and divisions. Many front-line generals did not obey Feng's orders.

Feng was very angry. Before February, the post of commander-in-chief of the Third Theater was handed over to Chiang Kai-shek, and Feng was changed to commander-in-chief of the Sixth Theater. However, Chiang also appointed Xiao Zhenying as the general counselor of the First Group and instigated Xiao to sow discord between Song Zheyuan, Han Fuju, Feng Zhian and other generals on the front line and Feng, causing Feng to do nothing. In October Feng was transferred back to Nanjing, and the Sixth Theater was also abolished. Under such circumstances, Feng Yuxiang was still not passive. He mobilized and introduced his old generals to return to his hometown to organize local anti-Japanese armed forces. Feng himself also took advantage of the opportunity of inspecting national defense fortifications to personally travel to various places in Henan to promote anti-Japanese resistance, calling on young people to join the army and support the front line.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang's rule became more reactionary, and Chiang Kai-shek, with the support of the United States, prepared to launch a full-scale civil war. Feng Yuxiang was politically marginalized by Chiang Kai-shek and left for the United States in September 1946. Before leaving, he wrote a "Letter to Chairman Chiang", hoping that Chiang would not start a civil war, but instead talk about peace and implement democracy. After arriving in the United States, he settled in Berkeley, a town near San Francisco.

In 1948, the civil war situation changed drastically, and the final victory of the People's Liberation War was a foregone conclusion. Feng Yuxiang decided to return to his motherland to attend the New Political Consultative Conference and left the United States on the Soviet ship "Victory" at the end of July. On September 1, the ship suddenly caught fire on the Black Sea near Odessa, and Feng Yuxiang died unfortunately. On October 15, 1953, Feng Yuxiang's ashes were buried at the foot of Mount Tai.