Ma Longtan is the eldest of the sworn brothers. He is a hereditary soldier, familiar with the customs of Northeast China and rich in combat experience. Moreover, he adhered to the principle and actively suppressed pro-Japanese elements during his tenure as the inspector general of Sitao Railway, a senior consultant in the three northeastern provinces and a consultant in the military and political departments of Heilongjiang Province. He also attaches great importance to honesty. After the fall of Northeast China, he swore to die for traitors.
Ma Longtan just had a bad career, not that he didn't like being an official. Zhang appointed him as the overseer of Sitao Railway, the senior adviser of the Travel and Reading Regiment Department of the three northeastern provinces, and the adviser of the military and political departments of Heilongjiang Province. His willingness to condescend shows that he is still very nostalgic for officialdom. However, after the September 18th Incident, Ma Longtan knew that he was at his wit's end, so he resigned from all his posts and lived in seclusion in Siping, preferring to live a light and poor life rather than be tempted by Japanese officials.
/kloc-in the spring of 0/909, Ma Longtan was promoted to the right patrol army in Fengtian (quite a deputy brigade commander) and stationed in Fengcheng. 1909 10 served as commander (equivalent to brigade commander). At that time, in the northeast, there were wars and conflicts, thieves and robbers were rampant, and the people were in dire straits. Ma Longtan was ordered to suppress thieves. Because of his resourcefulness and proper command, he was almost invincible and soon eradicated the bandits.
Ma Longtan soon became a man who made robbers famous and afraid. Soon, he was promoted to patrol general, Wang, commander and other positions because of his outstanding military exploits. To put it mildly, our generation is incompetent, and to put it seriously, it is treason! "At Ma Longtan's insistence, the Zheng Tao Railway was designed and completed by the people of China, which greatly enhanced the ambition of the people of China.
/kloc-in the spring of 0/909, Ma Longtan was promoted to the right patrol army in Fengtian (equivalent to the deputy brigade commander) and stationed in Fengcheng. 1909 10 served as commander (equivalent to brigade commander). 19 10 autumn, he led troops to suppress the farmers' anti-donation struggle in Zhuanghe, and the Qing emperor Aisin Giorro Puyi gave him a plaque and a silver vase.
19 1 1 In the summer of, Liu Defeng, a student of Qifeng Academy (Fengcheng No.1 Middle School), and two youths sent by Fengtian were arrested for instigating the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and achieving * * * peace. On the way to the Scout Cavalry Camp (the backyard of Fengcheng No.6 Grain Store), he cursed Ma Longtan as a watchdog of the Qing Dynasty, and was immediately hacked to death by Ma Longtan at the edge of Xiaoshiqiao (behind Fengcheng Dongfanghong Instrument Factory).
19 1 1 year, 10, the Revolution of 1911 broke out, 1 1 year, Bao Huanan (Mongolian, leader of the Lianzhuang Association) and Liu Chunyi (member of the League) raised flags against the Qing Dynasty and planned to attack Phoenix. Ma Longtan got the news that six or seven hundred people in Chen Jun's ninth battalion besieged the rebel camp, and the two sides fought fiercely in Lao Heishan (at the junction of Ci Linzi and the housekeeper).
1October 27th, 165438+ defeated the rebels, captured 27 people including He Xiuzhai and He Zongqi, and sent them to Phoenix for execution. 19 14, Ma Longtan was appointed as the commander of the east, and still served as the right-wing patrol commander of Fengtian. Promoted to lieutenant general of the army, he was awarded second-class Golden Harvest Chapter, second-class Hu Wenzhang and third-class Baoguang Golden Harvest Chapter. 19 15, Yuan Shikai restored monarchy and made Ma Longtan a third-class baron, but Ma Longtan insisted.
He was born in a military family in Zhongmazhuang, Qingyun County, Hebei Province. As a teenager, Ma Longtan read a lot of poems and liked riding and shooting. He made the past serve the present and is a veritable Confucian general. His father Ma Qifeng is a local gentry. In the battle with the Nian Army, Ma Qifeng and his eldest son Ma Longwen died one after another and were awarded the title of General Wei Zhen by the court.
Ma Longtan is full of energy, always starting from the interests of the country and the nation, regardless of his own honor and disgrace, loyal and patriotic all his life.
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Ma Longtan (1857-1940 February) was born in Qingyun County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. As a teenager, he was charming, literate, talented and passionate about calligraphy. He is a generation of Confucian generals.
Ma Longtan is full of energy. At the age of 60, he is still riding and patrolling, making rapid progress. Although he was a soldier, he donated money to his hometown twice to edit Qingyun county annals. The villagers all address themselves as "Ma Daren".
Although Ma Longtan was a soldier, he donated money to his hometown twice and edited Qingyun County Records. 193 1 After the September 18th Incident, Ma Longtan temporarily lived in Siping, and Japanese aggression against northeast China intensified. In order to buy people's hearts with its reputation, it established the China-Manchuria Autonomous Committee, issued an announcement without authorization, and appointed Ma Longtan as its chairman. Ma Longtan refused to get angry in front of the Japanese, and even hit the head of the bed, bleeding profusely. 1940, Ma Longtan died in Siping.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Ma Longtan