Part of the disorder was a result of roving bands of Communists, trying to foment greater trouble by destroying the meagre economy and law, making normal life impossible. In their countless internal power struggles, they sometimes ended up massacring their own people. The General reflects on that time: "I loved to study, and lived for a long time just for the pursuit of knowledge.
「我常檢討自己的一生，也探討自己的性向，發現自己最嚮往的，其實是：讀書、做學問或教書。