Wang Yaowu

Wang Yaowu

Wang Yaowu (1904-1968), zuomin, Han nationality, was born in Tai'an, Shandong Province. Anti Japanese revolutionaries, anti Japanese generals, senior generals of the Chinese Kuomintang. Member of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, chairman of Shandong Province, director of the unified command of the party, government and army of Shandong Province, commander of the second appeasement District, director of the unified general command of Shandong appeasement, winner of the blue sky and white sun medal, and holder of Zhongzheng sword.

In November 1924, he was admitted to Huangpu Military Academy; in 1937, he led the Ministry to establish the 74th army and successively served as the commander and deputy commander of the 51st division of the 74th army of the National Revolutionary Army; in 1939, he was promoted to the commander of the 74th army due to his meritorious service; in January 1945, he was promoted to the commander of the Fourth Front Army; in May 1945, he was elected a member of the central executive committee of the Kuomintang, which was announced by Japan on August 15 of the same year In late January 1946, he served as the commander of the second appeasement area and concurrently as the director of the party, government and army unified headquarters of the Kuomintang in Shandong Province; on October 23, he served as the chairman of the Shandong provincial government and concurrently as the provincial security commander and the commander of the Shandong military control area.

Chiang Kai Shek praised Wang Yaowu for "being good at leading troops and having command ability.". At that time, there was a saying that "it is better to touch the king of hell than the old king". Wang Yaowu is a smart and capable man with a clear mind. He is known by the senior general of the Communist Party of China as one of the few people who understand the KMT.

Life of the characters

Abandon work and join the army

Wang Yaowu was born in 1904 in shangwangzhuang, Tai'an County, Shandong Province.

Father and elder brother died early and became adults under the cultivation of mother. When he was 9 years old, he went to a private school in his village and studied "four books" and "Five Classics" under the guidance of Mr. Zhang Baoting. When he was 19 years old, his family was in decline, so he had to drop out of school to make a living. He joined his family in Tianjin and worked as a laborer in a tobacco company in Tianjin concession. Later, he went south to Shanghai and worked as a clerk in mayushan candy company.

In the winter of 1924, Huangpu Military Academy enrolled students in Guangzhou, and then went to Guangzhou to apply for the examination. In November 1924, he was officially admitted to the third phase of Huangpu Military Academy. During his study in the military academy, he strictly abided by the school motto and studied hard, winning the favor of the student team leader.

Show your head

In September 1925, warlord Chen Jiongming occupied Chaozhou and Shantou and planned to invade Guangzhou. The national revolutionary army began its second eastern expedition on October 1. The main force of the eastern expedition was the teaching regiment of the first army and the student army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the students of Huangpu phase III were employed. Before he graduated, Wang Yaowu took part in the second eastern expedition. He fought bravely and showed outstanding performance.

In January 1926, Wang Yaowu graduated from Huangpu Military Academy and was assigned to the third regiment of the first division of the national revolutionary army. He was re elected second lieutenant platoon leader. Because of his bravery and ability to lead troops, he was soon promoted to captain.

After Wang Yaowu won the second eastern expedition, his troops were stationed in Chaozhou and Shantou for rest, and later in Fuzhou. Wang Yaowu was appointed company commander of the first company of Xian barracks. During his stay in Fuzhou, Wang Yaowu was admired by judge Zheng of Fuzhou district court, and married Zheng Yizhi (alias Zheng Yilan).

In the spring of 1928, Wang Yaowu was ordered to take part in the second northern expedition against the warlords of Zhang Zongchang and sun Chuanfang. Japan sheltered Zhang Zongchang and sent troops to intervene, resulting in the "May 3rd Massacre" which shocked China and foreign countries. For fear of triggering a Sino Japanese War, Chiang Kai Shek ordered a detour to the north. When the Northern Expedition army was ordered to leave Jinan, Wang Yaowu intended to stay in the city wall to cooperate with Li Yannian regiment to defend Jinan.

During the Central Plains war, Wang Yaowu made many achievements in this war, so he was promoted to the commander in chief in September 1930.

Encircle and suppress the Red Army

In 1932, Wang Yaowu's 32 brigade was ordered to take part in the fourth encirclement and suppression, and was surrounded by the Red Army in Yihuang. Bai Tianmin, the then brigade commander, was ready to retreat, and Wang Yao urged him to hold on by force. Wang Yaowu's headquarters held fast to Yihuang for 24 days without breaking the city. After the war, he was appointed as the commander and major general of the first brigade.

In 1934, he led the first brigade and defeated the Red Army led by Fang Zhimin. In November 1934, Wang Yaowu led the first brigade to meet with the 10th and 7th Red Army Corps in Tanjiaqiao, Southern Anhui. In the battle of Tanjiaqiao, Xu huaizhou, the commander of the 19th red division, died, and Hu Tiantao, the commander of the 21st red division, was captured. The battle ended with the active retreat of the Red Army. After the war, Wang Yaowu was promoted to the commander of the 51st division.

the period of the war of Resistance Against Japan

After the July 7th incident in 1937, Wang Yaowu led the 51st division from Hanzhong to Shanghai to take part in the Songhu Anti Japanese war. After the war, the 51st division and the 58th division formed the 74th army, with Yu Jishi as the commander. After that, the 74th army became a strong anti Japanese force of the Kuomintang, and Wang Yaowu became a chief General of the 74th army.

At the beginning of December 1937, Wang Yaowu led the 51st division to take part in the Nanjing defense war. Under the order of Tang Shengzhi, commander of Nanjing garrison, he was responsible for the defense of Chunhua Town and Niushou mountain. The battle started on December 7 and ended on December 13. The Chinese Army resisted the Japanese army tenaciously for six days, and finally retreated due to the disparity in weapons.

In May 1938, Wang Yaowu led the 51st division to take part in the battle of Lanfeng. He fought with the second division of the Japanese army, tufeiyuan, near sanyizhai, Henan Province, and severely damaged the Japanese army.

In July 1938, Wang Yaowu led his troops to take part in the Wanjialing campaign. The 51st division, together with other units of the national army, fought fiercely with the Japanese army for several weeks, injuring and killing more than 4000 Japanese troops and winning the battle of Wanjialing. After the war, Wang Yaowu was promoted to deputy commander of the 74th army and still served as division commander of the 51st division.

In June 1939, Wang Yaowu was promoted to commander of the 74th army. In September, Wang Yaowu led the 74th army to take part in the first battle in Changsha. He was ordered to intercept the Japanese troops of the two divisions invading Changsha and fought fiercely in Gao'an, an important town in northern Jiangxi. Wang Yaowu used the tactics of anti encirclement to recover Gao'an city after three days of fierce fighting.

In the spring of 1941, Wang Yaowu led his troops to take part in the battle of Shanggao in Jiangxi Province. On March 15, the Japanese troops jointly attacked Shanggao County, and Wang Yaowu ordered the 57th and 58th divisions to enter the front line. In the battle for jigongling, more than 1000 Japanese soldiers were killed. On the 24th, during the battle in Baimao mountain, Wang Yaowu commanded the reserve team to launch seven charges successively, killing more than 2000 enemies. On the 25th, the 74th army launched an attack on the whole line, and the Japanese troops on the South Bank of the Jinhe River were eliminated. On the 26th, Chinese troops formed an encirclement circle, encircling Japanese troops in a circle less than 5 kilometers in diameter. On the 27th, the Japanese army broke through the encirclement under the cover of the plane, and the 74th army chased hard. The first line officers and men of the 74th army were poisoned by the poisonous gas bombs thrown by the Japanese army, but the officers and men of the 74th army still pursued them fiercely. On the 28th, the 58th Division advanced to Changling and launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army. At noon, the 51st division arrived and attacked the right side of the Japanese army. The 57th division formed an encirclement of Guanqiao Town, and the Japanese army was forced to retreat to Guanqiao town. The 58th division took advantage of the victory and launched a street battle with the Japanese army. In the afternoon, Guanqiao town was recovered and more than 600 people were annihilated. Major general Yan Yong, commander of the 34th division of the Japanese army, was killed. On the 31st, the Chinese Army recaptured Gaoan Town, which had been occupied by the Japanese for half a month.

In April 1942, Wang Yaowu led his troops to take part in the battle between Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Quzhou and Jiangshan, thus delaying the Japanese attempt to invade the West.

In April 1943, Wang Yaowu led his troops to take part in the western Hubei campaign. The 74th army attacked the Japanese army in Songzi County of Northern Hunan by way of Shimen and cut off the Japanese army's traffic line. After the end of the campaign, Wang Yaowu was promoted to deputy commander in chief of the 29th group army and still served as commander of the 74th army.

In November 1943, the Japanese army gathered about 100000 people from seven divisions to attack Changde. Wang Yaowu led the 74 army to participate in the battle of Changde. Wang Yaowu led his main force to fight against the Japanese army in the northeast of Changde, and let Yu Cheng Wan, the commander of the 57th division, lead his troops to stick to Changde. When Yu Wanshi ran out of ammunition and food, he left the county. Later, Wang Yaowu led the 51st division to fight back. With the cooperation of other troops, he recovered Changde City after six days of fierce fighting. In February 1944, Wang Yaowu was promoted to commander-in-chief of the 24th group army, under the jurisdiction of the 73rd, 74th, 79th and 100th armies.

In April 1945, Wang Yaowu, commander of the Fourth Front Army of the Kuomintang army, personally directed the Xuefengshan campaign in Western Hunan. Under the command of lieutenant general Sakai Yiliang, the Japanese army gathered the forces of six divisions and regiments, about 100000 people, to invade Zhijiang along the Hunan Guizhou highway. Wang Yaowu led the 18th army, the 73rd army, the 74th army, the 100th army and the security forces led by Wu Qiwei of Hunan Province, with a total of about 300000 troops against the Japanese army. The campaign lasted for nearly two months, and the Japanese attacked many times and were repulsed. Later, the Chinese Army turned from defense to attack, and the Japanese army was defeated. At the end of the campaign, 28174 enemy soldiers were wounded and killed, 17 officers captured, 230 soldiers captured, 347 horses, 24 guns, 100 machine guns, more than 1300 rifles and more than 20 tons of other spoils. It was the success of this campaign that soon made him a member of the central executive committee of the Kuomintang. At that time, he was only 40 years old.

Take part in the civil war

After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, Wang Yaowu took charge of Shandong Province and began to formulate and implement the policy program of Shandong provincial government. In the early winter of 1946, Wang Yaowu, with full American equipment, opened up the two lines of Jiaoji and Jinpu. The Kuomintang's military strength in Shandong Province increased greatly for a time.

In February 1947, the East China Field Army of the people's liberation army launched the Laiwu campaign against the Kuomintang troops in the Laiwu area south of Linyi, Shandong Province. Su Yu gave up Linyi and induced Li Xianzhou to rush forward. Wang Yaowu found that Li Xianzhou's army was in danger and immediately ordered the army to withdraw. But Chen Cheng directly ordered to block the front line of Jiaoji Road, resulting in the annihilation of Li Xianzhou's army.

In May 1947, under the command of Chen Yi and Su Yu, the East China Field Army of the people's liberation army launched the battle of Menglianggu in Yimeng mountain area. In the decisive stage, Wang Yaowu sobbed and watched Zhang lingfu die

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