Claim: Ling Yun got his military education at the "Shanxi Youth Officers School" which was run by Yan Xishan, a Chinese warlord who controlled Shanxi from 1911 to 1949.
Evidence: He received military training at the "Shanxi Youth Officers School", run by warlord Yan Xishan, who, at the time, was working together with the Communists to oppose the Japanese invasion. Yan Xishan IPA: [jɛ̌n ɕǐʂán; 8 October 1883 – 22 July 1960, 閻錫山) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. He effectively controlled the province of Shanxi from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution to the 1949 Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War.