Heroes of the Resistance Reborn

But it was said that Li Jiansheng and Xiao Shui had achieved another great victory and then voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield. However, this victory was also the heaviest battle loss suffered by Li Jiansheng's troops in several wars. In this battle, Li Jiansheng's troops suffered heavy losses. All the participating troops suffered heavy losses. Including the Red 16th Division, the Red 19th Division and the reserve special forces and guard regiments that later participated in the war. A total of 941 people were killed, 322 were seriously injured, and 1,087 were slightly injured. This is for other units, or battles that achieved such results. Then It's nothing. But for Li Jiansheng's troops, it is the first major loss.

While retreating and turning in, Li Jiansheng listened to Zeng Zhongsheng's report. Li Jiansheng sighed: Li Jue's unit is known as the number one in the Hunan Army. This is really not a boast. In this case, it can do such a thing to his own troops. The battle losses were really severe. As for the Gui army that later participated in the war, it had always been tough in combat. It was only half a pound to fight against its own special agent regiment and guard regiment. It was just that they had more people, two divisions, and they only had two regiments. They were able to withstand it. It's really not easy to live there for an hour. As for myself, fighting these two troops like this is not bad.

While sighing, he turned around and found a good place to dig a hole and bury the dead soldiers. This was the rule of Li Jiansheng's army. When his troops retreated, they also brought down the bodies of the fallen soldiers. It was safe. After withdrawing from the position, Li Jiansheng buried these soldiers together. He held a solemn funeral for an hour. Then the ministries continued to move north.

At that time, two divisions of Yuntian's division, namely the Red 17th and Red 18th divisions, were fighting fiercely with Zhou Hunyuan's division. After being separated from Li Jiansheng's division, they were purely for surveillance purposes on the first day and did not engage with the enemy. However, However, they met the enemy in the afternoon of the next day. Because they also adopted the method of ambush, they achieved a great victory that afternoon. They completely annihilated one brigade of the 3rd Division of Zhou Hunyuan's 36th Army. By the time Zhou Hunyuan's main force arrived, Yuntian's troops had already fled away. .and took the opportunity to make dumplings for a brigade of the 5th Division that was at the end.

This time, Zhou Hunyuan really got angry. You know, the 36th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, which he currently commands, has a total of 4 divisions, namely the 1st Division, 2nd Division, 3rd Division and 5th Division. Of course, only three divisions rushed to the passage this time, namely the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th divisions. In addition, Liao Lei of the 1st Division was chasing the Fifth Red Army. Among the three divisions, the 5th The division was most valued by Zhou Hunyuan. You should know that when Zhou Hunyuan was in Jiangxi in the past, he served as the commander of the 14th Brigade. He had many encounters with Li Jiansheng. Even the brigade was wiped out three times by Li Jiansheng. But he always came back to life. Later, The 14th Brigade was expanded to the 5th Division. Zhou Hunyuan was appointed as the division commander. Later, the 5th Division was merged into the 36th Army. Zhou Hunyuan was appointed as the Army Commander and concurrently served as the 5th Division Commander. But now, Yuntian's troops have annihilated this group. A brigade of the 5th Division. This is not just touching the tiger's butt.

On the third and fourth days, Zhou Hunyuan's troops and Yuntian's troops launched a guerrilla attack in the mountains. Unfortunately, the three divisions of the 36th Army of the National Revolutionary Army were dragged and beaten by Yuntian's troops in the mountains. They went back and forth for three times without even touching the skin. As a result, they were so strong that they were dragged to death. When they received the telegram from Commander Chiang Kai-shek and needed to go south to rescue the 19th Division of the 28th Army, they were killed by these red bandits. They were blocked and chased. As a result, this entanglement lasted for more than 6 hours. After spending two brigades, they finally caused great losses to the Red Bandits. They could only rest on the spot that night. Fortunately, because of the Gui army's The rescue was timely. The 19th Division was rescued. Zhou Hunyuan could finally fight these red bandits like possessed maggots with peace of mind. He just had to wait until he got up the next day to look for these red bandits again. I found that these red bandits had long since disappeared.

Zhou Hunyuan's troops had no choice but to search and advance. The 3rd Division moved toward Xinchang, the 2nd Division moved toward Boyang, and the 5th Division moved toward Yatun Fort. At that time, the 3rd Division originally had two brigades. The leading force was spotted by Yuntian and Ji Zhentong and used two divisions to destroy one. Now there is only one brigade left. The 5th Division originally had three brigades. Because Zhou Hunyuan's troops were eager to catch up with Yuntian, Ji Zhentong's troops, this 5th Division He became a rear guard. However, Yuntian and Ji Zhentong took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and used the 17th Division to cut off the connection between the 5th Division's 13th Brigade and the 14th and 15th Brigades. Then they used another division to ambush the 13th Brigade. The battle was resolved within an hour. As a result, Zhou Hunyuan's original army now only has two brigades left.

But it is said that the 3rd Division is currently commanded by Li Yutang. The former division commander Zhou Weiyin was transferred to the National Government Council Office as deputy director of the Lieutenant General because of his opposition to Chiang Kai-shek.

Zhou Weiyin was a native of Yiyang, Hunan. In 1929, because he led his troops to fight against Chiang Kai-shek, he was transferred to the position of deputy commander and acting commander of the Twelfth Army. Later, he took the initiative to study at Army University. After returning, he served as the lieutenant general director of the Military Department of the Military Senate of the National Government. In 1949, when he took the initiative to get in touch with the People's Liberation Army and actively surrendered to the people, he encountered unfair treatment and was recognized as a reactionary by the local revolutionary masses. He was disheartened. He and his wife committed suicide in their own homes with hatred, ending their career. A tragic life. It has made future generations feel deeply for it, and even those who know it today are still sighing.

Li Yutang, Zhou Weiyin's successor, is also a celebrity. He, Li Yannian, and Li Xianzhou later became senior generals in the National Revolutionary Army. They were hailed as the "Three Lis of Shandong" by their classmates and became famous throughout the army. Li Yutang was a famous An anti-Japanese war general. During the ten years of the anti-Japanese war, he was always on the front line. The anti-Japanese story that left the deepest impression on the world was the legend of the Third Battle of Changsha.

In the Second Battle of Changsha, the main force of the Japanese 3rd Division, one unit each of the 6th Division and the 40th Division violently attacked Li Yutang's 10th Army. After two days and nights of fierce fighting, Fulinpu of the 10th Army was The Jinjing position was breached one after another. The 3rd Division suffered heavy losses. Lai Chuanxiang, the deputy commander of the 190th Division, died for his country. Li Yutang was forced to abandon the position and led his troops to retreat to Langli City south of the Laodao River for containment and rectification. The 10th Army was subsequently accommodated. Deployed in Dongshan, Liuyang River and Laodao River outside Changsha, they used their geographical advantages to block the Japanese army for four days and nights. Finally, they persisted until the reinforcements arrived and pushed back the Japanese army. After the war, the war zone commander held the responsibility for the loss of Jinjing. Li Yutang was attacked He was dismissed from his post and transferred to the service of the war zone commander's department. When the third battle of Changsha came, the war zone commander Xue Yue asked him to come back. Li Yutang did not buy the war zone commander's face and remained unmoved until Chiang Kai-shek personally gave him the order. Only after Li Yutang spoke on the phone did he resume the responsibility of commanding the 10th Army to defend Changsha.

The most interesting thing is the conversation between the two. According to the memory of Jiang Hongxi, who once served in the 10th Army, the content of this phone call is as follows:

Jiang Zhongzheng asked: Are you Li Yutang, commander of the Tenth Army?

Li Yutang replied: Reporting to the committee. Yes.

Jiang Zhongzheng asked again: Are you a first-term student of Huangpu?

Li Yutang answered: Report to the principal. Yes.

Jiang Zhongzheng said: That's good. Then Changsha will be left to you.

Afterwards, Jiang Zhongzheng hung up the phone. Jiang Zhongzheng's few simple words, which contained the lifting of the punishment and the principal's trust, immediately strengthened Li Yutang's determination to defend the city, and also achieved the highest peak of his military career. 1941 On December 30, 2016, Li Yutang returned to the military headquarters to take charge of affairs. He formulated a combat plan to defend Changsha. He held a press conference and publicly expressed his willingness to coexist and die with Changsha City. On January 1, the following year, the Japanese 3rd Division concentrated its advantages. The troops stormed Changsha and were resisted bravely by the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army. The commanders of the three divisions of the army left the command post and went to the front line in person. For example, Zhou Qingxiang, commander of the 3rd Division, was at Tianxin Pavilion, and Zhu Yue, commander of the 190th Division, was at Xinghanmen. Fang Xianjue, commander of the 10th Preparatory Division, supervised operations at the South Gate respectively. On January 3, Anan Weiji, commander of the Japanese 11th Army, deployed the 6th Division to attack the area from the North Gate to the East Gate. The 3rd Division narrowed its front to attack the East Gate. From the gate to the south gate, although the strength of the troops was doubled, there was still no progress. As the Chinese troops on the outer line successively entered the counterattack stage, Anan Weiji was forced to order a retreat on the night of January 4. The Japanese troops who attacked Changsha were forced to retreat. Along the way, they were blocked by various national troops and pursued by the 10th Army. Many senior Japanese officers were injured. The Chinese army achieved the third Changsha Victory, which is famous both at home and abroad in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. After the battle, the Military Commission reported to the 10th Army The honorary title of "Taishan Army" was awarded. Its three divisions were also awarded "honorary" flags respectively. On January 24, Li Yutang was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the 27th Group Army and commander of the 10th Army. He was recognized by the National Government He was awarded the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun. He became the 95th recipient of the medal. In March of the same year, Li Yutang resigned as part-time commander of the 10th Army and became full-time deputy commander-in-chief of the 27th Army.

Speaking of the legend of Li Yutang's life, it not only refers to his outstanding performance during the Anti-Japanese War, but also his experiences on the eve of liberation. An important figure worthy of instigating rebellion. Therefore, through the contact of Li Yutang's wife Chen Bolan and brother-in-law Chen Shiqing, the People's Liberation Army got in touch with Li Yutang. In April 1950, the contact between Li Yutang and the People's Liberation Army was interrupted with the beginning of the Hainan Campaign. Since he never made up his mind to launch an uprising, he could only command the 32nd Army to resist stubbornly. On April 19, Li Yutang dispatched his 252nd Division to reinforce the friendly defense area in Chengmai. As a result, the 32nd Army was surrounded and annihilated by three divisions of the People's Liberation Army. The remaining troops suffered heavy losses in Wanning on April 25. The remaining troops withdrew to Taiwan on the 28th. In 1950, Li Yutang led the remaining troops to Hsinchu, Taiwan, and was dismissed from the military again. Due to his involvement in instigating rebellion against his adjutant Li Gang, Exposed, arrested, and unable to survive the punishment, he confessed that Li Yutang's wife and brother-in-law Chen Shiqing came from Hong Kong to Hainan to instigate rebellion against Li Yutang. After Li Yutang learned that Li Gang had been arrested, he immediately wrote to Chen Shiqing, who was working in Kaohsiung, asking him to do so. He quickly fled for his life. The letter was intercepted by agents of the Secrecy Bureau. Li Yutang was arrested and later executed by Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered by Chiang Kai-shek.

But here comes another public case.

In 1983, the Shandong Provincial People's Government believed that in 1949, when Li Yutang was the deputy commander-in-chief of Hainan Defense, the CCP instigated Li Yutang through connections. Li accepted the conditions of the CCP and staged an uprising. Due to transportation interruption, Li Yutang did not receive the CCP's information about the uprising in time. Following the instructions of the Kuomintang troops, he withdrew to Taiwan. Later, he was betrayed by a traitor. On February 5, 1951, Li Yutang was killed by the Kuomintang authorities in Bitan, Taipei.

I have to admit that this decision of the Shandong Provincial People's Government made Li Yutang a revolutionary martyr. But more than 20 years later, shortly after the Spring Festival in 2004, the Taiwan government publicly published a nomination for "General Li Yutang and his wife" Chen Bolan was vindicated and awarded a certificate of restoration of his reputation. This has made the already clear legendary story of Li Yutang become confusing. It has become a topic of discussion for some people. Of course, that is all for later. For the time being. Not many tables.