 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Gu Jiegang akaberekwa makore maviri pamberi pokukundwa kweChina muHondo Yokutanga yeChina neJapan. Nyika mukati mamakore ake apakuvamba yakanga yakavhiringidzwa nenyongano. Paaiva kuchikoro chesekondari, Gu akapinda muboka revapanduki kwenguva pfupi munguva yeRevolution ya1911.. Zvisinei, nokukurumidza akaziva kuti akanga asina ruzivo rwokuita zvematongerwe enyika, uye akanga asina mano okukurudzira masangano makuru omunzanga. Akava nefariro munhau apo akanga ari mudzidzi paYunivhesiti yePeking, uye akatsunga kushandisa nhoroondo itsva kuti adzikamise mhirizhonga yezvematongerwe enyika uye yezvematongerwe enyika munyika yake. Akaenda kuChongqing muHondo yechipiri yeChina neJapan uye akatanga kudzidza madzinza mashoma muChina, kunyanya maMuslim. 