1. Textbook description

1. He succeeded as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Security Army. He refused the Japanese to win over, insisted on "changing the flag in Northeast China", and made great contributions to the unification of the motherland and national unity. contribute.

2. In 1920, he graduated from the Army Lecture Hall of the Three Northeastern Provinces and held an important position in the Fengxi Army. After the "Huanggutun Incident", he succeeded him as the Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Security Army, rejecting the Japanese Winning over and adhering to the "Northeast Changing Flag" has contributed to the reunification of the motherland and national unity. Later he served as deputy commander-in-chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China and a first-class army general.

3. After the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek and his son were put under house arrest for a long time. He regained personal freedom in 1990 and left Taiwan to live in Hawaii, the United States in 1995. He died of illness in Honolulu on October 14, 2001 at the age of 101. Zhang Xueliang actively advocated resistance to Japan and opposed civil war. Together with General Yang Hucheng, he launched the "Xi'an Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries, promoted the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and formed the anti-Japanese national united front.

2. Relevant information about Zhang Xueliang

1. The Second Zhizhi-Fengjun War broke out in 1924. Zhang Xueliang led the Fengjun Third Army and Jiang Deng selected the Fengjun Second Army as the Northeast Army. After a fierce attack by Zhang Xueliang's troops, the main force entering the pass broke through Shanhaiguan and marched straight to Peiping.

2. The Zhili clique was completely defeated and the entire army was annihilated. Wu Peifu became Zhang Zuolin's subordinate, and the Zhili clique entered history. As a result, the Feng clique seized the central power in one battle, Zhang Zuolin became the leader of the Beiyang warlord, and the Feng clique's military strength reached its peak at this time. After the war, Zhang Xueliang was promoted to commander-in-chief of the garrison in the Jingyu area.

3. One week after Zhang Zuolin was killed in the bombing, he declared his obedience to the Nanjing National Government with the decisive action of "Changing the Northeast Flag". On July 1 of the same year, Zhang Xueliang issued a "Never Obstruct Unification Telegram" to the National Government. , prompting China to move toward unification in form. He was later appointed by the National Government as deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force and commander-in-chief of the Northeast Frontier Defense.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Zhang Xueliang