When he was 12, he was drafted as a provincial soldier, and at 18 he joined the Youth Corps along with four or five of his brothers. They became separated and he never returned home. "From then on, I traveled around with the troops.
他十二歲就操省兵，十八歲和家中四、五個兄弟一起加入青年軍，之後各分西東跟著軍隊東飄西蕩，再也就沒回過家。