Liu Yuqing

Liu Yuqing

Liu Yuqing (1892-1970), a native of Santai, Sichuan Province, graduated from the second higher education class for officers of the Central Army Academy and was a general of the army. He was admitted to Tongchuan duplex sericulture school in 1909. In 1912, he was admitted to the fourth town of Chengdu. After graduation, he served in the Sichuan army and participated in the national defense, the law protection, the Yasukuni and the Jingchuan campaign. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, he led his troops to take part in the Songhu Anti Japanese War and fought bloody battles with the Japanese army for seven days and seven nights, killing and injuring nearly 4000 Japanese aggressors. On May 14, 1939, he was promoted to the commander of the 29th army for his meritorious service. On May 8, 1940, he served as deputy commander in chief of the 23rd group army and commander of the 21st army. He served as deputy commander in chief of the 33rd group army on December 17. On September 1, 2015, Comrade Wu Guiying, then head of Chaoyang District of Beijing, went to the home of Liu Xingye, the eldest son of General Liu Yuqing, and awarded him the "70th anniversary Medal of the victory of the Chinese people's Anti Japanese War" jointly issued by the CPC Central Committee, the state Council and the Central Military Commission.

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In 1927, he served as major general of the fifth brigade of the third division of the 20th army and joined the Chinese Kuomintang. In 1929, he served as deputy commander of major general of the second division of the 20th army and the first mayor of Fuling City. In 1930, he served as the Deputy major general of the 26th division of the 43rd army. In 1936, he was the commander of the 26th division of the 43rd army. In 1939, he was the commander of the 29th army. In 1940, he served as lieutenant general and deputy commander in chief of the 32nd group army. in September 1940, he served as the review director of the army of the General Department of the third theater of war. In December 1940, he served as lieutenant general and deputy commander in chief of the 23rd group army. In January 1942, he served as Lieutenant General of the 21st army. In July 1946, he served as the commander of the 21st division. In April 1948, he served as deputy commander of the 16th appeasement District, and in July 1948, he served as Chongqing garrison commander. In November 1949, the former Chongqing garrison headquarters was reorganized into the general headquarters of Chongqing garrison. < br > in 1929, he served as deputy commander of major general of the second division of the 20th army and the first mayor of Fuling City, Sichuan Province. In the winter of 1930, he led his troops to Hubei to "encircle and suppress" the Red Army, and later served as the deputy commander of the 26th division of the 43rd army. Soon he went to the higher education class of the Central Army Academy of officers. Since then, the Ministry has changed from the Sichuan military exercise to the central army. In October 1936, he served as the commander of the 26th division. After the beginning of the Anti Japanese War, he led his troops to take part in the Songhu battle. He fought with the enemy for seven days and nights, killing and injuring nearly 4000 Japanese. On May 14, 1939, he was promoted to the commander of the 29th army for his meritorious service. In July 1940, he served as deputy commander in chief of the 32nd group army. On December 17 of the same year, he served as deputy commander in chief of the 23rd group army. He served as commander of the 21st army on January 24, 1942. In July 1946, he served as the commander of the 21st division. After the February 28 Incident in Taiwan in 1947, on March 6, the troops were ordered by the Ministry of national defense to leave immediately, and Chiang Kai Shek sent a telegram to Beijing to give advice to them face to face. That is to say, they flew to Taiwan by Meiling special plane to publicize the central virtue and deal with the incident leniently. In addition, they went to various places to comfort them in person in combination with local talents, so that the incident quickly subsided. In 1948, he served as deputy commander of the 16th appeasement district and Chongqing garrison commander. In November 1949, he served as deputy commander-in-chief of Chongqing garrison headquarters, and went to Taiwan in December. In April 1950, he was transferred to the "presidential palace" to participate in the Senate. In October 1952, he retired and became a consultant of the Central Trust Bureau. In December 1969, he was appointed Deputy to the national assembly of Santai County, Sichuan Province, and a member of the design and Research Committee for the restoration of the mainland. He died in Taipei Air Force General Hospital on December 8, 1970 and was buried in Yangmingshan first cemetery on December 22. His posthumous work is miscellany of disgrace.

Songhu battle

General Liu Yuqing was promoted from a staff sergeant to a division commander. He was meticulous in his work, but he was too cautious to be bold. Therefore, he was called "Liu Zhen". After the battle of Songhu in October 1937, his superiors, colleagues and subordinates looked at him with new eyes. At that time, when the enemy was strong and we were weak, the Japanese army not only had new guns, but also had tanks and planes to cooperate in the battle; each company of the 26th division had only three machine guns, and most of the rifles were made in Hanyang, but most of the officers and soldiers were proficient in martial arts. Under the command headquarters, he skillfully used terrain and ground objects to avoid Japanese artillery and aircraft bombardment, organized commandos to use cluster grenades to stop the crazy charging of Japanese tanks, and gave full play to our army's advantages in close combat with the enemy. During the seven days and nights from October 17 to 24, the Japanese army launched four to six fierce attacks and charges against our front almost every day. Although the positions changed hands many times, they were still firmly held by the 26th division. Both the enemy and ourselves suffered huge casualties in this war. Of the four regiments of the 26th division, only two commanders survived. In addition, 12 battalion commanders and more than 300 company platoons were killed. By the time defense was handed over in late October, only more than 600 officers and soldiers were left in the 26th division. On the other hand, about 4000 Japanese officers and soldiers under the captain and regiment were killed or injured in front of the 26th division. In the spring of 1938, Chiang Kai Shek convened the national senior generals to hold the highest military conference in Hankou to review the gains and losses of the first phase of the battle. Chiang Kai Shek announced on the spot that he praised the 26th division as one of the five divisions with the best achievements in the battle of Songhu. The above is recorded in the biography of the generals of the Republic of China by Teng Jingyuan. The specific time and battle data recorded are different from those described by General Liu Yuqing himself. The following is the description of the battle of Songhu in general Liu Yuqing's miscellany of disgrace. In the middle of August 1937, all the troops of the 26th Division set out from the garrisons in Southern Guizhou and marched to Changde on foot for more than ten days. After a short rest, they were transported by railways and waterways. On the evening of October 15, all the troops arrived near Dachang Town and assembled for standby. At night, taking advantage of the gathering of troops, he called on cadres at all levels to give lectures in a very short time. Then he ordered the troops to enter the front line separately and secretly alternate with friendly forces under the control of the enemy. The operation was extremely difficult and dangerous. Finally, he took over before dawn on the 16th and completed all combat preparations. At dawn on the 16th, the Japanese army launched an attack on our army, and our army officially started a fierce battle with the Japanese army for seven days and seven nights. During this period, the command posts of Zhu Zaitang and Ma Fuxiang were directly hit by Japanese artillery shells, and most of their staff were killed. The two brigade commanders survived the fierce battle for seven days and nights. Due to our poor weapons, they suffered heavy losses, including one commander, 11 battalion commanders, and about 70% junior cadres and soldiers. Our position still stood firm, but the enemy suffered heavy losses It's a blessing to be hurt.

Nanchang battle

In April 1939, General Liu Yuqing led his troops to take part in the battle of Nanchang and was ordered to counter attack Nanchang. After careful deployment, the 21st army and the 29th army advanced to the enemy from the junction of the Japanese strongholds in the southwest and northwest of Nanchang respectively. Under the leadership of General Liu Yuqing, the 26th division smashed the Japanese airport in Liantang, killed thousands of the enemy, burned three Japanese planes, and the 155th regiment rushed to the railway station at 9:00 on May 5. Shocked, Nanchang garrison rushed to transfer its dependents and logistics materials to Jiujiang. However, just as the siege plan was about to start, the situation reversed. It turned out that Duan langru, the commander of the 79th division of the 29th army, was greedy for life and afraid of death, and failed to advance to the designated position on time. As a result, General Chen Anbao, commander of the 29th army, and his soldiers were surrounded by Japanese heavy troops. After hearing the news, General Liu Yuqing put his own safety at risk and personally led the elite division 26 of the 21st army to the rescue. When the 26th division arrived, General Chen had already died in the Japanese heavy artillery bombardment. General Liu Yuqing had no choice but to bear his grief and command the 26th division to retreat. Before he could go far, he encountered the Japanese army and was hit in the thigh by a stray bullet. Cai Yu, chief of staff, was anxious to bandage General Liu Yuqing, and commanded the officers and men of the 26th division to break through the encirclement, shouting: "in order to repay the kindness of the commander, the officers and men of the 26th Division will also escort the commander to a safe area even if they die!" The 26th division was the main force of the direct line cultivated by General Liu Yuqing with most of his hard work. The brigade, regiment, battalion and company commanders were mostly his old subordinates with deep feelings. As a result, Cai Yushi's voice was not over. His soldiers and soldiers had been fighting forward and fighting bravely. They soon broke a trail of blood from the Japanese position and joined the 76 brigade to meet them. Three days later, General Chen's body was transported back to the headquarters of the 23rd group army. In October 1940, General Chen was canonized as an army general by the Ministry of national defense of the national government, and a grand state funeral ceremony was held for him. General Liu Yuqing and other meritorious generals were rewarded, and Duan langru was escorted to Chongqing military law enforcement office.

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