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He was born in Yi-Shui District, Shantung, China in 1878.
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Teh-lin Wang
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Teh-lin Wang went to Manchuria at the age of twenty and there organized a band of adventurers in Kirin with the avowed purpose of plundering the unscrupulous rich to succor the pitiable poor. After Japan forced upon China the acceptance of the notorious 21 Demands in 1916, he offered his services to the Kirin Provincial Army to combat against the growing influence of the Japanese in Manchuria. His services being accepted by the authorities, he was made a battalion commander in the 1st Provincial Brigade. During his 16 years of service in Kirin, he participated in many engagements and distinguished himself in field service. Following the outbreak of the Mukden Affair on September 18, 1931, Mr. Wang led a corps of over 500 of his bravest and most devoted followers to Tunghua where he organized a National Salvation Army to oppose Japanese aggression. He was soon joined by hundreds of fellow compatriots and in seven months, his army exceeded 30,000 strong which fought against the Japanese for numerous times.
Later, he organised his Army into three routes to engage in the work of paralyzing the Japanese army communication on the three strategic railways - the C.E.R., the Ki-Tun and the Tien-Tu Railways. He was responsible for many wrecks of Japanese troop trains. When the Japanese launched their general offensive against Gen. Su Pin-wen and Gen. Ma Chan-shan in North Manchuria in the winter of 1932, he participated in the resistance against the Japanese campaign, but was finally forced to retire into Soviet territory after exhaustion at military supplies. He returned to China by way of Europe in 1934.
