Guan Linzheng (1905-1980) was born in Hu County, Shaanxi Province. In 1924, he was introduced to Huangpu Military Academy by Yu Youren and became a first-class trainee of Huangpu Military Academy. In 1925, he was injured while participating in the First Eastern Expedition against Chen Jiongming. Due to his courage in fighting and his good command, from 1926 to 1932, he was promoted from major battalion commander to commander of the 25th Army Division. In March 1932, the Japanese invading army invaded Jehol and Chahar. Guan led his troops to increase defenses and fought fiercely with the enemy's 8th Division at the Gubeikou of the Great Wall. They fought bloody battles and defeated the enemy's front. When the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out in 1937, Guan was promoted to commander of the 52nd Army of the National Revolutionary Army. In the spring of the following year, he participated in the Battle of Taierzhuang and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese invaders on the outer flanks of Taierzhuang. In a fierce battle for half a month, he annihilated more than 10,000 enemies and was promoted to the commander of the 32nd Army Corps. In September 1938, he served as deputy commander and acting commander-in-chief of the 15th Group Army, stationed in Hunan. The Japanese army attacked Changsha with more than 100,000 troops. Guan commanded six armies with more than 200,000 people. They fought fiercely with the Japanese army in the area south of the Miluo River and north of Changsha, and achieved the "Great Victory in Northern Hunan." Guan was appointed commander-in-chief of the 15th Group Army. Commander, he was 34 years old at the time. In 1941, when the Japanese invaded Vietnam, Guan's Fifteenth Army was renamed the Ninth Army. Guan was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the First Front Army and was transferred to the Yunnan-Vietnam border defense. In July 1946, he served as the director of education of the Kuomintang Army Officer School (ie Huangpu Military Academy), and was promoted to principal in 1947. In 1948, he was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the army and later promoted to commander-in-chief of the army.
Guan Linzheng is a well-known Confucian general among the famous generals of Huangpu. He is not only familiar with ancient and modern military books, but also has extensive knowledge of classical literature and various schools of thought. He is also elegant and good at calligraphy and diligent in Linchi.
Guan Linzheng was good at reading and thinking independently. In the early 1930s, when he was the commander of the 11th Brigade of the Second Teaching Division, he read Darwin's "Origin of Species" translated by Ma Junwu. The book said that humans evolved from apes. He He disagreed and said to Qin Yizhi, the chief staff officer of the Lieutenant Colonel of the Brigade Headquarters: "Why can't today's apes change into humans? Don't they change just once and remain the same? I think humans are humans when they are born, and the only difference between primitive humans and modern humans is that humans are all things. One kind is not derived from other kinds." Guan Linzheng is familiar with "The Art of War" and understands that "a good fighter has dangerous situations and short attacks, and his strength is like expanding a crossbow, and his strength is like dialing an opportunity." It is: "Danger means creating a dangerous environment for the enemy, such as luring the enemy into my ambush circle, and then using lightning-fast actions to annihilate them in one fell swoop. This is shortcomings. The secret of Sun Tzu's art of war lies in 'danger' "The two words "short" are very familiar with modern military art, especially Clausewis's "On War". When he was the commander of the 52nd Army, he gave a lecture in the military training corps and was published by "Ta Kung Pao". Academic column serialization. When he was stationed in Wenshan, Yunnan, he often taught the "Book of Changes" to cadre training classes. Guan Linzheng was very eloquent and repeatedly warned his students: "You must learn the art of war and the history of war, but you must also remember Sun Wuzi's words: 'Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to the changes of the enemy are called gods. . 'Also remember Yue Wumu's words: 'The beauty of application lies in one's heart.' You must not be a tragic figure like Zhao Kuo who doesn't know how to use it flexibly."
One of the Huangpu soldiers is good at writing. Quite a few. Zhang Lingfu was admitted to the History Department of Peking University in his early years, and later entered the fourth phase of Huangpu. He often wrote chapels and couplets for Pao Ze, and many of his calligraphy paintings were hung in the troops in Nanjing. Luo Lie, a fourth-generation student in Huangpu, was the chief of staff of the Southwestern Military and Political Affairs Office. After moving to Taiwan, he was promoted to commander-in-chief of the army and a second-level general of the army. His calligraphy was learned from Zhao Meng, and he later became his own family. Yuan Pu, a first-generation student in Huangpu, was a lieutenant general. After arriving in Taiwan, he was promoted to commander of the corps, deputy commander-in-chief of the army, and second-level general of the army. His penmanship is remarkable. Liu Zhaoming, a native of Zhuji, Zhejiang, was born in the fifth period of Huangpu. He was the deputy commander of the 57th Army of the Kuomintang and the commander of the 215th Division. He rebelled in Qionglai, Sichuan in December 1949. After the founding of New China, he served as the vice chairman of the Zhuji CPPCC. His books are beautiful and elegant. , which shows his calligraphy skills. But among the Huangpu generals, the most famous calligraphers were Guan Linzheng and Zhang Lingfu.
In the winter of 1944, Guan Linzheng traveled from Yunnan to Chongqing on official business. Yu Youren hosted a banquet for Guan Linzheng at his residence, and invited Zhang Lingfu, Pang Qi, and Dang Bigang, fellow Shaanxi residents studying at Army University, to accompany him. After the banquet, Pang Qi and Dang Bigang knew that Guan Lin was good at collecting books, so they asked for the book. Guan said: "I'm afraid no one dares to write here, Mr. Yu! However, I dare to write, and I am just trying to do what I want!" He turned around and smiled at Youren. He said, "I heard that you didn't recognize some of the characters in the letter I wrote to you once." Yu Youren smiled and said, "That's your wild calligraphy!" This meant that the cursive script written by Guan Linzheng was irregular.
Guan Linzheng wrote two cursive scripts on Yu Ren's desk for Pang Qi and Dang Bigang. After finishing writing, Yu Youren encouraged Guan and said, "There has been great progress." Zhang Lingfu may have had a subordinate relationship with Guan at that time, or it may have been due to his seniority in Huangpu (Zhang was in the fourth phase of Huangpu, and Guan was in the first phase of Huangpu). He was quite reserved in front of Guan Linzheng. He took out a notebook from his coat pocket, handed it to Guan respectfully and said, "Please give me a few words, Commander-in-Chief." At that time, Guan was appointed as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the First Front Army.
When Guan Linzheng was a child in Cangxi Primary School in Wenyi Village, Hu County, Shaanxi Province, he was very talented, but he liked to dance with guns and sticks, and he loved fighting injustices. Because he often fought, his teacher Zhang Xiufu scolded him: "Guan Zhidao, if you want to be able to do things in the future, you ride a donkey on my door and scold me!" More than ten years later, Zhang Xiufu became the head of Shaanxi Provincial Xi'an No. 1 Middle School. The principal, Guan Linzheng, became the brigade commander. When Guan Linzheng returned to his hometown, he did not ride on a donkey to find his teacher. Instead, he respectfully visited his teacher with gifts and wrote a painting for him. Zhang Naihua, the principal of the four-year Shaanxi Medical College, had seen this painting in the middle hall and did not believe it was written by Guan Linzheng. In 1946, Guan returned to Shaanxi from Yunnan and entertained celebrities from all walks of life at a Xi'an restaurant. Zhang Naihua, a fellow from Guan's Hu County, was also invited. A few days later, Guan invited Zhang to his private residence on Erfu Street, North Street, Xi'an, and the two had a very pleasant conversation. During the conversation, Guan said that during the war, he had to read and practice calligraphy on horseback and in the trenches to enrich himself. Zhang Naihua then asked Principal Zhang Xiufu whether the nave painting in his home was written by Guan himself? "I wrote it." Guan said with a smile, "You don't have to hide your clumsiness in front of the township party and seniors, just show your embarrassment and make fun of it." Zhang said: "Yes. "It's hard to let go of the old feelings of the country party - dare you to use your pen like a raft to remember it forever?" Guan said: "If you, a German medical doctor, don't mind it, I will do it now." He immediately ordered the adjutant to get it! With pen, ink, paper and inkstone, he bent over his desk and quickly wrote a sentence from "Mencius·Wanzhang": "It's not the meaning, it's not the way. It's not the best way to help the world." In the same year, Guan learned that there was a "Hot Spring" written by Yuan Chang of the Northern Wei Dynasty hidden in Lintong's Huaqing Pool. "Ode" stele, which has been listed as a treasure of stele in the past dynasties. Guan admired this stele very much. He wanted to get a rubbing of this stele, so he sent people to the Lintong County Government to negotiate and instruct the Lintong County Government to properly protect the stele. A huge gift of 100,000 yuan in legal currency was also used as a scholarship fund for middle school students in Lintong County. At that time, public opinion praised him as "a Confucian general with high demeanor". Guan Linzheng was enthusiastic about education. As early as 1934, he established Xinghua Primary and Secondary School in his hometown of Zhenhuaya Village in Hu County, which enrolled more than 130 school-age children. In 1946, he also established Zhenhuawei Middle School, covering an area of ??60 acres and more than 70 school buildings. Appointed as principal. After the founding of New China, Zhenhuawei Middle School was renamed Huxian Normal School, and later changed to Huxian No. 3 Middle School, now known as Zhenhua Middle School.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Guan Linzheng fell out of favor with the powerful, was frequently slandered by small groups, and suffered repeated setbacks in his official career. However, Guan was upright by nature and refused to be flattered. He followed the popular trend and settled in Hong Kong with his family in the autumn of 1949. Guan lives in seclusion in Hong Kong. He does not participate in any political gatherings and social activities, does not meet journalists, and does not publish any remarks in newspapers. He enjoys reading, writing, and educating his children. Familiar with "Spring and Autumn", "Book of Changes", "Warring States Policy" and "Sun Tzu's Art of War"; thoroughly study Huaisu's cursive scripts of "The Holy Mother", "Eating Fish", "Preface to the Thousand Character Essay" and Yu Youren's standard cursive scripts "The Thousand Character Essay" is carefully researched and practiced. Guan Linzheng is good at cursive calligraphy. He uses the pen to open and close, boldly and gracefully, and has a masculine spirit rippling through it. Guan Linzheng's cursive calligraphy is the external expression of his broadmindedness and knowledge. As the saying goes, "the characters are like the person they are." His cursive calligraphy works have been exhibited in the Hong Kong City Hall and have been well received by all walks of life.
When Chiang Kai-shek died of illness in Taiwan in 1975, Guan Linzheng went to Taiwan in plain clothes to express his condolences. Huang Jie, a classmate from Huangpu, and others came to greet him at the airport. Guan Linzheng and Huang Jie held each other's arms and cried. During his stay in Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but he finally refused. In his later years, Guan Linzheng wanted to return to the mainland for sightseeing, but unfortunately he did not make the trip. He often watches movies with his family and appreciates mainland-produced movies such as "Borrowing the East Wind" and "The Female Generals of the Yang Family". Once, the whole family went to watch the Shanxi opera film "Snow in June". Because the singing and dialogue of Shanxi opera in the film were similar to those of Qin opera, it made him miss his relatives in his hometown and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
In the early morning of July 30, 1980, Guan Linzheng was critically ill and was sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong. During the rescue process, doctors and nurses were surprised to find that his chest was covered with scars. Mrs. Guan said: "These are the injuries he sustained during the anti-Japanese war." The medical staff present were all moved. On August 1, Guan Linzheng passed away. The news of his death was published by the Central People's Broadcasting Station, People's Daily and major newspapers across the country.
On the day of the funeral, hundreds of students from various phases of the Whampoa Military Academy studying in Hong Kong and their relatives and friends attended the ceremony. Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Marshal Xu Xiangqian (Whampoa Phase I) and others sent wreaths. Xu Xiangqian sent a telegram of condolences to Guan Linzheng’s family in Hong Kong: "I am extremely saddened by the bad news. My classmates in Huangpu miss me endlessly! I would like to express my condolences. Zhu Xi expresses my condolences."
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