Sun Dianying, a warlord in the early Republic of China, eventually died of serious illness.

Because Sun Dianying felt a complete failure, he was depressed and depressed all day long. In addition, he had smoked opium for decades and suffered from post-smoking dysentery, which was an incurable disease at the time. The Communist Party of China sought medical treatment for him in the spirit of humanitarianism. This act of humanity and generosity deeply touched his heart.

When he was critically ill, he repented and said: "I have done many bad things in the past. I am sorry for the people and the Communist Party. The Communist Party is tolerant and does not care about grudges. It is much better than Chiang Kai-shek." Times!" In the autumn of this year, Sun Dianying, the Dongling bandit who suffered from many diseases, died of a serious illness, ending his military career.

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Sun Dianying defected to the warlord.

In his early years, Sun Dianying took refuge with Jiang Guiti's subordinates who were entrenched in Bozhou City, Anhui Province. Later, he led his troops to Gong County, Baofeng, and Lushan in western Henan, and defected to Li Fengchao, the leader of the "Temple Taoist Association". Two years later, he became the leader of the "Temple Taoist Association".

In 1922, he led a group of Taoist disciples to join Ding Xiangling, the head of the First Mixed Regiment of the Henan Army and the garrison envoy of western Henan, and was promoted from adjutant to commander of the machine gun company.

After becoming a battalion commander in name, he became independent on the mountain and became a bandit leader. He recruited religious bandits, expanded his team, and called himself brigade commander. In 1924, during the second Zhili-Fengtian War, the Zhili troops stationed in western Henan went to the front line. , taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Dianying became independent and recruited troops, and his team expanded to thousands.

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