"Ladies and gentlemen, today is a banquet for my old superior, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Li Feng, a Chinese friend from the United States, thank you for coming to He Yuan, and I hope you all have a pleasant evening tonight. ”

Returning to the banquet garden of He Yuan, the old man He Shili said a word as the host to indicate the beginning of the banquet, which was in line with his military character, and he was quick to decide, and after the sentence was finished, it meant that the banquet was open.

For the old man He Shili, Li Feng has gone through the previous chats with Mr. Zhang and his own understanding, and he can be regarded as having some understanding of Mr. He's evaluation, although he is from the Kuomintang and is full of good feelings for this old man.

Although this old man is also of mixed race, he is different from the descendants of the He Dong family, although he is the son of He Dong, a wealthy man in Hong Kong, he has been proud of the descendants of Yan and Huang since he was a child, and many of his personal stories have become allusions to many people's education of their children.

It is said that when he was 9 years old, his father, Ho Tung, entertained a visiting Governor of Hong Kong at Ho Tung Gardens, but the Governor asked Ho Shili, who was only 9 years old, "Your parents are now British citizens, are you proud to be naturalized in England with your parents?"

He Shili, who was only 9 years old at the time, shook his head and told him in Chinese: "I am Chinese, there is nothing wrong with this." This unexpected answer embarrassed the new governor of Hong Kong, who was imbued with a sense of colonial superiority at the time.

It is said that when he was a teenager, he had a serious disagreement with his father because of nationality issues, and resorted to the court in Shanghai, and finally the court ruled that He Shili was Chinese nationality, which caused a sensation in Shanghai at that time, and most Chinese people admired his national integrity.

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After becoming an adult, he wanted to join the army, first admitted to the British military academy, learned military skills, and trained to be strong, and then entered the artillery academy to specialize in artillery, and interned in the British armored corps before graduation, with the goal of becoming a first-class military talent.

After returning to China after completing his studies, he found that everything he studied abroad was almost useless in China at that time, after all, the domestic warlords at that time were in a scuffle, and artillery was a scarce thing, regarded as a treasure, and there were few pitiful, not to mention armored soldiers.

Due to the illustrious family affairs of the He family, you must know that when the founding father of the country, Mr. Sun Yat-sen and other uprisings, they all received the help of overseas Chinese, among which the He family in Hong Kong was also one of the representatives. Naturally, the He family has no shortage of relationships, and many people say that they can help and let He Shili go down the back door, and the high-ranking officials are not a problem, but He Shili politely declined.

Later, he heard that the old man Zhang (young marshal) in the northeast was working hard, far-sighted, and recruiting talents, and then he thought that the northeast was adjacent to Korea under the occupation of the Japanese army across the river, and that Dalian and Lushun were stationed in the aggressive Japanese Kwantung Army, and Liaodong was actually the most important front line of national defense, and it was also the place where he was eager to display his talents.

It was with this mentality and with the ambition of fighting for the country that He Shili went to Shenyang and went directly to the Northeast Frontier Chief's Office to ask to see the young marshal at that time. Old Man Zhang also received him specially, after all, He Shili is not an ordinary person, but the prince of the He family in Hong Kong.

However, after the two met and talked freely, they hated to see each other late, and Mr. Zhang found that He Shili had a flexible and clear mind, a profound view of problems, and was young and heroic, with a high degree of education, and outstanding military talent, Mr. Zhang was very happy, and at the same time admired his courage and national integrity. After all, not anyone can let go of the life of the super-rich, but they are on the front line in the army.

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According to the account of Old Man Zhang a few days ago, He Shili clearly said that the Kwantung Army would attack the northeast within one or two years, because the Japanese civilian government was completely unable to control the arrogant military headquarters, let alone the Kwantung Army stationed in South Manchuria, which had the full support of the governor in Korea.

He suggested that Zhang Lao speed up the construction of the Huludao military port, reorganize the artillery, navy, and air force in the northeast, and if necessary, withdraw more than 200 planes and arsenal equipment concentrated in Mukden into Shanhaiguan in batches to prevent damage from the Japanese attack.

It can be said that Ho Shili's suggestion is very pertinent, and later history has shown that the military arsenal and aircraft artillery of the Northeast Army in Northeast China at that time became the trophies of Japan and suffered heavy losses.

Zhang Lao also felt the same way at that time, he was alone in the crisis, and the most distressing thing was that the central government had too little support for him, and had no intention of helping him resist the Japanese attack.

Mr. Zhang originally wanted to directly appoint He Shili as his senior staff officer and deputy chief of staff of artillery, and actually awarded the rank of colonel. Unexpectedly, He Shili politely refused, he said that his qualifications were too shallow, and he had never led soldiers, so it was difficult to convince the public, and he would rather go to the grassroots level to hone and hone his training, it can be said that He Shili was a very rare and rare professional military talent in China at that time.

Zhang Lao valued him more in his heart at that time, after all, he didn't want to let go of high-ranking officials, he would rather go to the grassroots level to exercise, and he didn't want to go to gilding or something, he had real talent and real learning, and he was naturally happy to have such a subordinate.

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When He Shili joined the Northeast Army, He Dong, out of patriotism or love for his son, sent a message to Zhang Xueliang through his son, saying that he was willing to take the lead in strengthening the weapons and equipment of the Northeast Army.

He Dong expressed his willingness to fund the Northeast Army to purchase all kinds of artillery, set up 1-2 artillery divisions, and set up two mechanized brigades to strengthen the strength of the Northeast Army.

It can be said that during that difficult period, those patriotic Chinese and overseas Chinese from all over the world represented by He Dong provided a lot of support for the country, whether it was wealth, talent, technology, etc.

Later, Mr. Zhang appointed He Shili as the commander of the artillery company of Wang Tiehan's regiment stationed in Shenyang Beidaying, and awarded the rank of captain. He voluntarily gave up his senior military positions and ranks, preferring to start from the grassroots level, which was also extremely rare in the Chinese army at that time.

That's right, it was the 'Beidaying' and Wang Tiehan in the history books, and then the 9.18 incident broke out, and he personally experienced that thrilling, bloody and humiliating night. Chiang's policy of 'non-resistance' soon led to the fall of Northeast China, and the humiliation and depression in the heart of He Shili, a professional soldier, can be imagined.

Later, with the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, He Shili was also dismissed, but because of his prominent background, he was also used, and later led the artillery unit at that time on the battlefield of resistance against Japan.

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At that time, he led the only artillery unit in China to fight with General Xue Yue, such as the famous Lanfeng Blood Station, where his artillery unit inflicted heavy losses on the artillery positions in front of the Japanese average, destroyed the daily combat vehicles, etc., was wounded twice and did not get off the line of fire, and held on to the front line for a while.

Later, he led artillery to help Xue Yue achieve a great victory in Wanjialing, which boosted the morale of the Chinese soldiers, but in China at that time, in terms of the use of artillery units, He Shili was regarded as the best military talent.

Later, he returned to the rear and engaged in logistics work, after all, his special identity and special study experience gave him a certain advantage in liaising with the Quartet and the United States, and providing a steady stream of materials for the front-line anti-Japanese battlefield.

After that, there was a civil war, and he had been in the area of Guangdong Province, and the Chiang government pushed what was the matter in Guangdong Province, and the intention was self-evident, after all, Hong Kong and Guangdong Province are separated by a river. Moreover, he is the heir of the He family in Hong Kong, and has a huge reputation among overseas Chinese.

Later, he retired to T, after his father died in the 50s, out of disappointment with T, He Shili, who was already a second-class general at the time, resigned from his post without hesitation and returned to Hong Kong to inherit the family business.

After inheriting the family business, under the leadership of the Ho Tung family, the family business is thriving, although the family wealth has been surpassed by the latecomers, but now the family assets of the Ho Tung family will never be less than tens of billions of assets, becoming one of the richest people in Hong Kong.

Naturally, for such an old man, he hates the 'T Du' who is making a lot of trouble now, and his patriotism is admired.

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It can be said that when Li Feng learned about the situation of this old man He before, his favorability skyrocketed, and he admired the old man in front of him who was over 90 years old.