Tan Batui, the general who recovered Xinjiang with Zuo, was so poor that he didn't even have the money for his mother's funeral. The reason is that he leads an honest and clean life and works hard, and his salary is also used to express condolences to the dead and wounded officers and soldiers. Moreover, he doesn't have the habit of saving money at ordinary times, and he belongs to a willful character. However, for a general, although he basically gives money to his subordinates, he can't even afford his mother's funeral, which is incredible.

Tan Bacui is from Xiangtan, Hunan. When he was young, he had his own ambitions and ideals. In his youth, he used to fight with Zuo everywhere, including the north and south of the motherland. Especially famous is the recovery of Xinjiang with the left, which is of far-reaching significance to China at that time and even now. If they had not successfully recovered Xinjiang at that time, the territory of the motherland today may be another territory.

When he recovered Xinjiang, he led the troops in Ningxia. 1876, when he was preparing to fight again, he received a message, which hit him quite hard. He received the news of his mother's death. At that time, he received news, which can be said to be sad and painful. But for the sake of the war, he couldn't go home to be filial, and he wasn't born when his mother was buried. However, it is said that he didn't have any extra money to arrange the funeral for his mother at that time. I don't know if it's true or not, but I can see that he takes care of his subordinates.

Struggled for the country all her life, but my mother ended up like this. It is true that these soldiers have really given up many precious things for their country.