Yao Yijia

Yao Yijia

Yao Yijia (1881-1947), a native of Hejin City, Shanxi Province, was a democratic revolutionist in modern China. In 1902, he was admitted to Shanxi military preparation school, and then recommended to the Japanese army sergeant school. In 1909, he graduated and returned to China, where he taught in Shanxi dulian Institute. Because of the good management of the army, it enjoys a high reputation in the new army. After the success of Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, the revolutionaries in the new army of Shanxi planned to respond. On October 28, Yang Pengling and Zhang Huang elected Yao Yijia as the commander of the rebel army. In the early hours of October 29, the uprising was officially launched. The officers and soldiers of the 1st and 21st battalions of the 85th bid who took part in the uprising gathered in the square of Di village to make a pledge. Yao quoted the corruption and incompetence of the Manchu Qing government and the deepening foreign invasion with great emotion, and cried out: as soldiers, we should rise up to save the country, fight to the death with the Manchu Qing government, and avenge hundreds of millions of compatriots. The officers and men of the whole court fought to the death to kill the enemy. Yao immediately gave the order to capture Taiyuan. After the order was issued and the military discipline was announced, the uprising troops marched to the provincial capital in three ways. At dawn, the rebel outpost broke through the New South Gate, went straight to the governor's Yamen, dispersed the pro army guards of the governor's office, and killed Lu Zhongqi and Tan Zhende. When the Taiyuan uprising was declared successful, Yao made an indelible contribution. In 1947, Yao died of illness at a price, and the national government sent a gift to the general of the army.

Join in anti Qing Dynasty

Yao Yijia (1881-1947), a native of Hejin County, Shanxi Province, was a democratic revolutionist in modern China. Born in a humble family, his father Yao Mingdao worked as a carpenter in addition to farming a few mu of thin farmland to support his family. Yijia's parents died when he was seven years old and was brought up by his uncle Yao Mingkui. Hejin county was called Longmen in ancient times. It was the hometown of Xue Rengui, a famous general in Tang Dynasty. There are many stories about Xue Rengui's rise from poverty, his contribution to a foreign land, and his popularity in history. Xue Rengui has become an idol and a model of Yao's life. Therefore, from the age of schoolchildren, they have developed the personality of being martial, active, keen on riding and shooting, upright and forthright. However, the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government and the fact that the great powers are the law of the jungle have strengthened his ambition to serve the country and the battlefield. When he was still in primary school, he wrote a poem entitled "fight for flies" with the title of "pull out three foot sword and drive out a few groups of flies".

In the 28th year of Guangxu (1902), Shanxi Wubei school, which had been suspended for two years, resumed its operation in the summer and enrolled students in the whole province. Yao, a vigorous and energetic man, resolutely joined the army at a price, and was admitted to Shanxi Military Academy at the same time as Yan Xishan, Wen Shouquan, Huang Guoliang, and Rong Bing. In 1904, Zhang Zeng, governor of Shanxi Province, appointed 50 students to study in Japan. Yao, with Yan Xishan and Zhang Weiqing, enjoyed the special treatment of studying at public expense.

During his stay in Japan, Yao met Wen Shouquan, Li Liejun, Tang Jiyao and other radical youths at a price. He was influenced and influenced by the anti Qing revolutionary thought and participated in Li Liejun's secret activities to overthrow the Qing government.

In 1907, Yao graduated and returned to China at a high price. He taught in Shanxi provincial governor's Training Institute. In 1909, he was promoted to the post of "86 standard five battalion management belt". Later, he was transferred to the post of "85 standard management belt". He was highly valued by Shangfeng for his excellent academic and technical skills and good military training. Among the six new barracks in Shanxi Province, four of them were trained and managed by him, enjoying a high reputation among the middle and lower ranks of sergeants. In the 1910 joint examination of the Army Department, Yao was awarded the rank of an infantry imperial examination officer and an associate military academy.

The revolution of 1911

When Wuchang Uprising broke out in 1911, the revolutionaries in Shanxi new army conspired to respond. Yang Pengling and Zhang Huang, members of the alliance of the battalion, were the backbone of the conspiracy and were responsible for the mobilization of the middle and lower class soldiers. At that time, although Yao Yijia was not a member of the alliance, he always sympathized with the revolution and was radical in thought. He held a high position in the new army and had a high reputation. As a result, he was promoted by Yang Pengling and Zhang Huang as the commander of the rebel army, and Yao also agreed with emotion.

In the early hours of October 29, the uprising was officially launched. The officers and soldiers of the 1st and 21st battalions of the 85th bid who took part in the uprising gathered in the square of Di village to make a pledge. Yao vividly recounted the atrocities of the Qing army's entry into the pass, the rampant attack on China, the Ten Day Massacre in Yangzhou and the Jiading massacre, as well as the situation of the Qing government's corruption and incompetence, the deepening of foreign invasion, and the increasingly unstable state affairs. He cried out: as soldiers, we should rise up to save the country, fight to the death with the Qing government, and avenge hundreds of millions of compatriots. The officers and men of the whole court fought to the death to kill the enemy.

Yao immediately issued the order of "attack Taiyuan" and "attack Fushu"

1、 Our army captured Taiyuan at dawn;

2、 The first battalion was led by Miao Wenhua, the governor of the army, to attack Manchuria;

3、 Cui Zheng led the two teams to capture the military uniform Bureau;

4、 The rest of the battalions followed our commander to attack the Fu Department.

Then he announced five operational disciplines:

1、 Those who disobey orders will be killed!

2、 If you are defeated, you will be killed!

3、 Those who disturb the people will be killed!

4、 Those who hurt others will be killed!

5、 Those who conceal military information will be killed.

After the order was issued and the military discipline was announced, the uprising troops marched to the provincial capital in three ways. At dawn, the rebel outpost broke through Xinnanmen (later renamed shouyimen, the former site of which is in today's may day square), went straight to the governor's Yamen, dispersed the pro army guards of the governor's office, and shot Lu Zhongqi and Tan Zhende to death. When the Taiyuan uprising was declared successful, Yao made an indelible contribution to the Xinhai Revolution in Shanxi Province.

After the restoration of Taiyuan, the generals and the upper class gathered in the provincial Advisory Bureau to form the Shanxi military government, and promoted Yan Xishan as the governor. In order to prevent the Qing government from sending troops into Shanxi, Yao was appointed as the commander of the East Road army by the Shanxi military government at a price. He led the people's army to Niangziguan and Guguan to defend against danger.

Wu Luzhen, commander in chief of the Qing army, was also a member of the old alliance. After he was ordered to lead the soldiers of Qing Dynasty in the sixth Town, Cao Kun, Lu Yongxiang and other departments from Baoding to Shijiazhuang, he took advantage of the name of "Xuanfu", but secretly sent he Sui, a member of the old alliance, to Niangziguan to get in touch with Yao at a price, and Yao Lianye called Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi military government, to meet with him for a total plan. The two sides agreed to form a "Yan Jin coalition" with Wu Luzhen as the commander-in-chief and Yan Xishan as the Deputy commander-in-chief to cut off the Beijing Han railway and directly attack Beijing. Later, because Wu Luzhen was assassinated by Yuan Shikai, the "Yan Jin coalition" failed and collapsed. Zhang xiluan was also appointed governor of Shanxi Province by the Qing government. The governor led more than 30000 people from Cao Kun and Lu Yongxiang to launch a fierce attack on Niangziguan and Guguan.

At that time, there were only more than 2000 officers and soldiers in Yao Yijia's army, and the situation was critical. On the one hand, Yao sent people to report to Taiyuan, on the other hand, he wrote a letter to Xu Bangjie, the chief of Zhengding Town, to instigate him to abandon the dark and turn to the light. At the same time, the people's army of the headquarters fought bravely and held a stalemate with the Qing army under Niangziguan for two months. However, due to the great disparity between the masses, they are unable to support. But Yao and Yan Xishan because of the disagreement, the general does not agree. In this situation, Yao then left the team and Niangziguan fell into the hands of the Qing army.

After Niangziguan was lost, the gate of the three Jin Dynasties was opened, the Qing army drove straight into Taiyuan, and the Shanxi military government withdrew in a panic, and the soldiers from Yan Xishan and Wen Shouquan moved north and South in two ways. After Yao left Niangziguan at a price, he first went to Wuhan, then to Tianjin, and once returned to Taiyuan the next year. Because Yao has always been proud of his talent, his eyes are empty, his nature is honest, and he has no mind. He never pays attention to Yan Xishan. When he fought in Niangziguan, he was deeply hated by Yan for his disagreement with Yan Xishan, which affected the war. This time Yao Yijia returned to Taiyuan, Yan Xishan invited Yao Yijia to a banquet, and at the same time instructed his royal scholars to write an article in Jinyang daily, criticizing Yao Yijia for hiding in the hospital when he led the team to attack Fushu under the pretext of illness during the Taiyuan uprising, and abandoning the team when he fought in Niangziguan. At the same time, he organized the troupe to perform a play called the revolution of 1911, which turned Yao into a reckless warrior with a blade. In a rage, Yao kicked over the banquet, smashed the newspaper and knocked out the front teeth of the chief writer. After that, Yao went out of the city to Huang Guoliang's apartment and called Yan Xishan to say, "I'm going to Beijing, and we'll take 10000 taels of silver to make Sichuan capital.". Although Yan Xishan was very dissatisfied, he had no choice for a moment because Yao was the first hero of 1911. Moreover, seeing that the purpose of driving Yao out of the Jin Dynasty had been achieved, he personally took people to send the money to Yao the next day, and pretended to keep Yao, saying: I'll leave you the positions of director of the military affairs and division commander vacant. You can do whatever you want. Yao replied immediately: there is no two days in the world, and the people have no two masters. Lao Tzu doesn't work under your son. He leaves immediately and goes to Beijing to work in the general's mansion.

At that time, Yuan Shikai, who was in charge of the military and political power of the Qing Dynasty, learned that Yao had a close relationship with Li Liejun, the governor of Jiangxi Province, and sent Yao to Jiangxi Province to win over Li. Yao took the opportunity to leave Beijing for Jiangxi and was appointed chief of general staff by Li Liejun. Soon after, Li launched a second revolution in Jiangxi Province. Yao ordered him to go north and instigated him. Yuan found out and repeatedly sent troops to search his house. Yao Fu left Beijing for Yunnan, instigated the Yunnan army to fight against yuan, served as the commander of the Shaanxi Yunnan army, and actively participated in the national defense war led by Cai E. After Yuan Shikai died, Yao returned to Beijing.

In the second Zhifeng war in 1924, Yao participated in the activities of crusading against Cao Wong and Wu Peifu at a price. He was appointed commander of the Shanxi army and was granted the title of general Jinwei in the general's office. In 1930, when the war between Jiang, Yan and Feng broke out, Yao was appointed by the Nanjing government as a member of the military Senate of the national government. He was ordered to pacify Shanxi, engage in Anti Japanese activities in Han Fu Su, Shi You San and other departments, instigate Han Fu Su and Shi Suo Bu to encircle Datong and attack Yanmen pass, which greatly threatened the Shanxi army. Later, he was awarded by the Nanjing government to the general of the general headquarters of the army, navy and air force.

In his later years

After the outbreak of the war of resistance against Japan, Yao resolutely donated all his family's money and went to live alone in Shaanxi. He ordered his eldest son Yao Mingdi to join the army in northern Shandong, and he was resolute

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