Biography of Wu Peifu - (Complete Two Volumes)

Author: Guo Jianlin
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Wu Peifu was one of the outstanding figures of the Beiyang political and military group during the ruling period of the Republic of China. He joined the military with the elegance of a scholar during the height of the Self-Strengthening Movement and gradually rose from a low-ranking officer to become a general, reaching the pinnacle of power. On August 2, 1918, Wu Peifu first issued a telegraph from the front lines in Hengyang, Hunan, calling for "cessation of hostilities and peace negotiations" and withdrawing his troops northward, urging his subordinates to resist orders and taking military action to demand justice. He advocated for a nationwide ceasefire, opposed division, and sought peaceful unification, which was his second major act and political debut, with a huge impact and profound significance, earning him nationwide praise. After the "September 18th Incident" in 1937, Wu retreated to the capital, becoming a reclusive scholar in Yan Mountains, studying Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and writing on the meaning of the Spring and Autumn Annals. After the Japanese occupation of Beijing and Tianjin, he refused the enemy's inducements for surrender, standing firm with unyielding national integrity, fighting against the enemy and their treachery, and maintaining his dignity in his later years, ending his life that was both thrilling and arduous, marked by great rises and falls, and full of legendary and mysterious charm. This book uses historical materialism as a guide, adhering to facts, and analyzes and studies this unique old-style military figure and patriotic national leader from new perspectives and viewpoints.