After driving Wang Yadong home, Zhang Yicheng immediately called Guo Mingzhong, who had just been cured by him not long ago.
Now that he was unfamiliar with the place in Cangzhou, he had no idea.
If he wanted to inquire about this so-called Lin Xueyi, he should We can only count on this person.
After receiving the call from his savior, Guo Mingzhong was naturally extremely polite.
Although he had never heard of Lin Xueyi, he recommended someone to Zhang Yicheng: Liu Baochang, a local folklorist in Cangzhou.
According to Guo Mingzhong, Liu Baochang once wrote a book on folk customs.
During this period, in order to understand the folk customs of ghost marriage, he also visited him several times.
The relationship between the two was quite good.
It is said that this man was also a martial artist, so he should be familiar with it.
Those unpopular historians in the martial arts circle know better.
According to the address and phone number provided by Guo Mingzhong, the uncle and nephew quickly found Liu Baochang's residence.
Hearing that they were friends of Guo Mingzhong, Liu Baochang enthusiastically let the two of them into the room.
From Liu Baochang's mouth, Zhang Yicheng learned that Lin Xueyi was a controversial figure in Cangzhou's martial arts circle.
This man had unparalleled kung fu and was a pillar-level figure in the martial arts circle at that time.
However, he was fighting against Japanese military officers.
He failed miserably in the competition, humiliating the people of Cangzhou and even the Chinese people, and finally ended up unknown.
There are rumors that he committed suicide in shame, and there are also rumors that he went away from home incognito until his death.
All in all, his death was neither honorable nor heroic.
Of course, since he is a so-called controversial figure, there will naturally be praise and criticism.
In addition to those who think Lin Xueyi has embarrassed the Chinese people and then throw dirty water, there are also some friends and disciples of Lin Xueyi during his lifetime and people who knew Lin Xueyi as a person.
It is even more believed that Lin Xueyi committed suicide after his defeat and died to thank the world.
Although he was defeated by the Japanese officers, he dared to challenge and was honored even though he was defeated.
Many people have this kind of thinking.
As long as what you do is right, no matter whether it is successful or not, as long as you die, no matter how you die, there will be people praising you.
For example, Deng Shichang did not win the naval battle and was not sunk.
Yoshino, but if you die, you are a hero.
This is the embodiment of Chinese integrity.
Lin Xueyi was the same, but because he had no face to see his ancestors, his body was not buried in his ancestors' grave.
As for the tomb that Zhang Yicheng mentioned was dug up by Hu Wanquan, it was not actually Lin Xueyi’s real tomb, but a group of die-hard fans and his disciples and grandchildren who believed that Lin Xueyi was still glorious despite his defeat.
The restored cenotaph inside.
Liu Baochang also participated in many movements during the Cultural Revolution, and he also knew that Lin Xueyi's tomb was stolen and dug up, but he did not hear that Lin Xueyi's bones were in the tomb, and Hu Wanquan only stole some funerary objects.
In September 1937, due to the huge equipment gap, the Pang Bingxun Division of the 39th Division of the 40th Army, the Pang Bingxun Division of the 39th Division of the 40th Army, and the Liu Duoquan Division of the 105th Division of the 49th Army were defeated in the defense battle of Yaoguantun in Cang County.
The Japanese invaded Ji.
The 10th Division led by Gu Lianjie took the opportunity to occupy Cangxian County .
It is said that at that time Lin Xueyi’s only son Lin Xiaoyuan joined a paramilitary organization called the “Anti-Japanese War Volunteer Group” under the organization of local patriots.
His main job was to assist the national army’s logistics troops in delivering supplies to frontline soldiers.
After the battle started, Lin Xiaoyuan was hit by a stray bullet and died unexpectedly.
Lin Xueyi was in pain and wanted to fight the Japanese.
Later, under the dissuasion of his father Lin Xiaozeng, Lin Xueyi did not take extreme measures.
Instead, he followed Japanese customs and officially submitted to the 10th Army.
The commander-in-chief of the division, Isoya Rensuke, issued a decisive battle letter.
In order to build momentum, the gongs and drums team beat the gongs and encouraged the lions to send the letter of challenge to the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army in Cangxian County.
This non-violent and high-profile provocation made Isotani Rensuke lose his temper for a while.
In terms of the Japanese bushido spirit, if a foreigner declares a challenge and makes such a high-profile statement, if he does not accept it, it will be regarded as someone who dare not accept it.
This will not only affect his personal reputation, but also damage the "Imperial Army of Japan".
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"Prestige".
However, during the war years, as the supreme commander of the division, Isotani Rensuke would not be stupid enough to fight against a man alone.
The duel between civilian martial artists of hostile countries could not lose the face of the Imperial Japanese Army.
As a trade-off, Isotani Rensuke used the reason that "Chinese civilians are not qualified to duel with senior commanders of the Imperial Japanese Army" and sent out A Japanese officer who claimed to be his apprentice went to challenge, and Lin Xueyi was defeated at the hands of this so-called apprentice.
"It's said to be a martial arts competition, but in fact it's not much of a competition," Liu Baochang said vividly, as if he had experienced it himself.
"Lin Xueyi took the initiative to propose a sword test, because he was just trying to kill the Japanese.
Cutting with a knife is more satisfying.
If In a fist and kick competition, it is difficult to kill the enemy with one move.
The Japanese officer readily agreed to the sword competition.
It was only a dozen moves at most.
Lin Xueyi's sword was cut into two pieces and he was defeated. " "Lin Xueyi's knife was cut into two pieces."
Hearing this, Zhang Yicheng was shocked.
"What kind of knife did that Japanese officer use?"
"Of course it's my own sword," Liu Baochang frowned, "Actually, Lin Xueyi was also quite unjust.
In terms of pure kung fu, the Japanese were definitely no match for him, but no one expected that he would be defeated by weapons."
This kind of formal duel in full view of the public cannot be like children playing house.
It is impossible to allow "I have not put on my shoes properly, please stop fighting and wait for me to put on my shoes", or "You are so stupid, this is "Don't count, try again if you have the ability" and other excuses.
No matter for whatever reason, a defeat is a defeat, and there is no second chance.
After the Japanese officer cut off Lin Xueyi's sword, the Japanese sword stopped firmly on Lin Xueyi's shoulder, just a few centimeters away from his neck.
Then the Japanese officer sheathed the sword and walked away with a big smile.
Theoretically speaking, no matter how good a knife is or how bad it is, it takes a lot of strength to cut off a knife.
However, the Japanese officer's knife was able to stop firmly on Lin Xueyi's shoulder without hurting his neck.
It shows that the Japanese are very precise in swinging their swords, and their purpose is to chop the sword rather than chop people.
In other words, from the beginning of the battle, the Japanese's purpose is to cut off Lin Xueyi's sword.
The Japanese did not kill Lin Xueyi, perhaps because of benevolence, but it could also be a deliberate insult.
In that era, whether it was China or Japan, in the eyes of martial arts practitioners, such a massive declaration of war only to suffer such an earth-shattering defeat and survive was definitely more humiliating than defeat.
Listening to Liu Baochang's analysis, Zhang Yicheng's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
He didn't mention the knife at all.
He just wanted to find out about Lin Xueyi, but he didn't expect to find clues related to the knife.
"Young man, there is something I forgot to tell you just now.
You mentioned Hu Wanquan's excavation of Lin Xueyi's tomb.
You forgot to tell you that among the funerary objects Hu Wanquan stole was a Japanese sword.
It is said that it was used by the Japanese.
's knife" "Yeah" Zhang Yicheng listened with interest.
To be honest, he had already expected this result when Liu Baochang mentioned that Lin Xueyi's knife was cut off by the Japanese.
"Do you know how that knife ended up in Lin Xueyi's tomb?"
Liu Baochang looked mysterious.
On August 14, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan issued an end-of-war edict via radio; on the 15th, Japan announced its acceptance of the Potsdam Proclamation of unconditional surrender; on September 9, the supreme commander of the Japanese invaders, Okamura Neiji, presented a speech to the Commander-in-Chief of the Kuomintang Army in Nanjing.
He Yingqin submitted a letter of surrender; at the same time, Japanese troops stationed in various occupied areas in China began to surrender to the local Chinese troops one after another, instantly turning from invaders into prisoners of war.
The 105th Division of the 49th Army of the National Army, which had fought bloody battles in the defense battle of Yaoguantun in Cangxian County, was now stationed in Wujin, Jiangsu.
After Japan surrendered, Xu Changning, chief of staff of the 626th Regiment of the 105th Division, accepted the position of the 3rd Division of the local Japanese army in Wujin as a Chinese representative.
The 36th Infantry Regiment surrendered.
While counting the loot, Xu Changning was surprised to find a Japanese sword that was strikingly similar to the Japanese sword that had cut off Lin Xueyi's sword in terms of shape, size, color of the scabbard, and old and new condition. .
Upon closer inquiry, we learned that although the so-called 36th Infantry Regiment belonged to the 3rd Division, it was adapted from the 39th Regiment of the 10th Division that had fought in Cangxian County.
Perhaps it was a coincidence.
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Perhaps it's a little joke of history, but the two troops who fought fiercely in Cangxian reunited in Wujin in another way, but the roles of both sides had undergone a 180-degree reversal at this time.
Through further questioning, Xu Changning learned that the owner of the sword was the commander of the regiment, Lieutenant Commander Jie Gudong III.
This man was a descendant of the famous Japanese samurai Jie Guzheng in the Edo period, and a leader of the ancient Japanese swordsmanship school Jie Gufengfengliu.
The eighth generation heir of the army committed seppuku after receiving the order to surrender.
It was this person who competed with Lin Xueyi in Cangzhou.
Coincidentally, when the 49th Army was stationed in Cangxian County, Lin Xueyi visited Gu Huiquan, the leader of the 626th Regiment, and Xu Changning was present at that time.
Lin Xueyi wanted his son to join the army and serve the country, hoping that his son would get some exercise.
However, because his son was too young, his age at that time was basically 16 years old.
If he was 16 years old in fictitious years, he would only be 15 years old.
I wanted to ask Gu Huiquan privately to arrange one for his son first.
In the end, Gu Huiquan declined the request.
The reason was that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek said: "There is no distinction between north and south, no age, no matter who is old or young.
Everyone has the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war, and everyone should be determined to sacrifice everything."
At this moment.
The enemy is facing a formidable enemy, and his young age is no reason to go to the rear.
Although the result of the meeting was not pleasant, Xu Changning left a very deep impression on Lin Xueyi.
Later, Xu Changning was deeply moved by Lin Xueyi's challenge to Isotani Rensuke, and even went to the competition site in casual clothes.
Although Lin Xueyi was defeated miserably in the end because the sword was not as good as a man, Xu Changning also understood that Lin Xueyi lost with the sword.
Although he was defeated in the war, as a civilian, he dared to challenge the Japanese senior military officers.
At least he was courageous, and it was considered an honor even though he was defeated.
From beginning to end, Xu Changning stood on the stand of "supporting Lin".
"You mean, Xu Changning placed this knife in Lin Xueyi's tomb?"
Zhang Yicheng frowned.
"Not entirely," Liu Baochang said.
"After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Xu Changning specially sent this knife to Lin Xueyi's cousin Lin Xueli in Cangzhou.
It should be Lin Xueli who placed the knife in the tomb
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