Yao Zhongying

Yao Zhongying

Yao Zhongying (1898-1937.12.12)

Ruozhu is a native of Pingyuan County, Guangdong Province. Major general chief of staff of the 156 th division of the 83rd army of the National Revolutionary Army, a national hero of resistance against Japan, died in the Nanjing defense war and was posthumously awarded as Lieutenant General of the army. In 1924, he graduated from Pingyuan middle school, joined the revolutionary army, and entered the second phase of Huangpu Military Academy. He took part in the eastern expedition in 1925. After graduation, he took part in the northern expedition. Later, he entered the eighth phase of the Army University. After graduation, he went back to Guangdong to serve as deputy commander of the sixth regiment of the second brigade of the first independent division of Chen Jitang's Department, Colonel and instructor of Yantang military academy. After leaving the army, Chen was transferred to the post of chief of staff of the training brigade of Yu hanmou's fourth Route Army. In 1937, he went to Shanghai from Shaoguan, Guangdong Province to take part in the battle of Songhu as a colonel and was promoted to chief of staff of the 156th division of the 83rd army. After that, it was fortified in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. At the beginning of December, Zhenjiang was occupied by the Japanese and retreated to Nanjing to guard Tangshan. On the 8th, he was ordered to lead his troops and the second preparatory regiment of the 36th division to the east of Zijin Mountain in the front line of Qinglong mountain and Longwang mountain, to cover the front line defenders to retreat to the position of resuming the outline. They fought fiercely with the Japanese troops who attacked fiercely at the end of the line for days, and then retreated to the Taiping gate because of heavy casualties. On the 12th, the headquarters raided the weak areas of the Japanese army and took the lead in the fight. Unfortunately, they were shot and died.

On September 1, 2014, it was listed in the list of the first batch of 300 famous Anti Japanese heroes and heroes published by the Ministry of civil affairs.

Life of the characters

After graduating from middle school, he came to Guangzhou in the autumn of 1924 to follow Dr. Sun Yat sen in the democratic revolution. He was admitted to the second issue of Huangpu Military Academy. Later, he joined the National Revolutionary Army and took part in the northern expedition. He fought bravely and was promoted to the rank of platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander and regimental commander. After the northern expedition, he entered the eighth phase of the Army University. During the July 7th incident in 1937, Yao Zhongying served as the head of the 156 th division of the army. During the battle of Songhu, he was ordered to lead his troops from Shaoguan, Guangdong Province to the front line of Shanghai Anti Japanese War to take part in the battle. He made many achievements and successfully completed the task. He was promoted to the chief of staff of the 156 th division of the 83rd army of the national revolutionary army. After losing the battle, they moved to Zhenjiang. At the beginning of November 1937, the Japanese army invaded Nanjing in three ways, and the Nanjing defense war began. His 156 division was ordered to retreat from Shanghai to Nanjing and take charge of Tangshan. He led his troops to fight fiercely with the enemy, repelling the enemy's attack many times. Later, in order to cover the friendly forces, he led the troops to charge, took the lead and made a heroic sacrifice. He was 39 years old at that time.

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Join the army

Yao Zhongying, whose name is ruozhu, was born in Pingyuan County in 1898 (the 24th year of Guangxu of Qing Dynasty) in a peasant family in dunbei village, Dazhe Town, Pingyuan County, Guangdong Province. Because of the early death of his parents, he became an orphan in his teens and was brought up by his uncle. Suffering from poverty since childhood, he is smart and studious at school, diligent and hardworking, and loves to work at home. After graduating from middle school, he witnessed Yuan Shikai steal the country, warlords scuffle, imperialist forces rampant, so he followed Sun Yat Sen to carry out democratic revolution, in order to overthrow imperialism and Northern Warlords. In 1924, Yao Zhongying joined Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary army, went to Shantou to serve under Yao Yuping, a fellow countryman, and was admitted to Huangpu Military Academy soon.

The Northern Expedition

In February 1925, the Guangdong revolutionary government launched its first eastern expedition against Chen Jiongming's rebels. Yao Zhongying, who was studying in school, resolutely took part in the eastward expedition of the student army of Huangpu Military Academy to attack the remnants of Lin Hu and Li Yibiao of Chen Jun. He fought bravely and was highly appreciated by Shangfeng. After the end of the eastern expedition, Yao Zhongying returned to Whampoa Military Academy for further study. After being admitted to Beiping Army University, he returned to Guangdong after graduation. He served as the second brigade and sixth regiment of the independent first division under the Ministry of Chen Jitang. He served as deputy to the regiment, and later became a teaching officer of the Whampoa Yan Tang military academy. After Chen Jitang left the army, he served as the chief of staff of the fourth Route Army's training brigade.

Counter-Japanese War

During the July 7th incident in 1937, Yao Zhongying was the head of the 156th division of the army. When he heard the news that the Japanese aggressors had launched an all-round war of aggression against China, he was extremely angry. He immediately wrote to the military authorities to express his determination and his subordinates' determination to save the country to the death and make contributions to the enemy. In order to get rid of worries and concentrate on killing the enemy, he sent his wife and children back to live in Pingyuan country. After they were sent back to their hometown, they only lived at home for two days, so they were eager to return to the army, and their relatives urged them to stay at home for more days. He gave generous advice, persuading his family: "now that the country is in crisis, as a soldier, I can't hide at home. Only by driving away the Japanese aggressors, can the country be peaceful and stable, and my relatives be reunited." After the outbreak of the battle of Songhu, Yao Zhongying led his troops from Shaoguan, Guangdong Province to Shanghai to fight against Japan. Yao Zhongying, with his simple fortifications and backward weapons, braved the heavy artillery fire of the Japanese army on land, sea and air, and led his troops to tenaciously block the enemy. He was promoted to chief of staff of the 156 th division of the 83rd army of the army by Deng Longguang. In October 1937, Yao Zhongying was promoted to chief of staff of Major General Li Jiang of the 156 th division. At the beginning of December, the 156th division received an order to rescue Guanghua gate. The division retreated while fighting, and took over the task of guarding the wall from Guanghua gate to Tongji gate that afternoon. On November 5, 1937, the Japanese aggressors landed in Hangzhou Bay, the situation in Songhu took a sharp turn, and our garrison withdrew from Shanghai one after another. The Chinese garrison was forced to move to the existing positions on the Wufu and Xicheng lines. After occupying Shanghai and Wuxi, the Japanese army invaded Nanjing, the capital of the national government, in three ways. Nanjing is in a hurry. After the fall of Shanghai, general Yao ordered his troops to move to Zhenjiang. When the Japanese army attacked Nanjing along the fractional Road, his 156 division was ordered to retreat from Shanghai to Nanjing and guard Tangshan area to prevent the Japanese army from invading the north along the Nanjing Hangzhou Road. General Yao and his division commander went to the front line to inspect the fortifications, directed the troops to adjust their deployment, and taught the soldiers to fight bravely and defend the capital with blood and life. At the beginning of November 1937, the Nanjing defense war began. On December 4, 1937, under the cover of planes, artillery and tanks, the main force of the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on Nanjing. Our anti Japanese soldiers resisted tenaciously, and eventually lost important areas because of the great disparity in strength. On December 6, the Japanese army began to attack Tangshan after they broke through our existing position. Yao Zhongying led his troops to fight fiercely with the enemy, repelling the enemy's attack many times. However, due to the great disparity of strength, the situation could not be sustained. On the 8th, the Tangshan area was lost and led the troops to retreat to the north of Zijin Mountain. The Japanese army came at the end of the line and attacked fiercely. His commander's troops fought fiercely with the Japanese army for several days. On the 9th, Yao Zhongying and other troops fought fiercely with the Japanese army in Zijin Mountain for several days. Due to heavy casualties, they had to retreat to the city of Nanjing and defend the Taiping gate. The next day, the Japanese attacked Taipingmen, and Yao Zhongying led his troops to cooperate with the 112th division. After a long period of fierce fighting, the troops suffered heavy casualties and their positions were shaken. Yao Zhongying and other generals went to the front to supervise the battle. Finally, they repulsed the Japanese attack and kept their positions. On the morning of December 11, 1937, the 36th regiment of the 18th brigade of the 9th division (division head Jizhu Liangfu) launched an attack on Guanghuamen. Yao Zhongying personally assisted the division head Li Jiang in directing the counterattack and repelling the Japanese attack repeatedly. After so many fierce battles, they finally managed to survive until about 6:00 p.m. on the 12th. At this time, the 156th division received orders from the higher authorities to concentrate on Taipingmen and prepare to break through. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to retreat completely, especially if the friendly forces still insist on resisting on the wall, and the sudden retreat of the 156th Division will shake the morale of the army. At this time, Yao Zhongying took the initiative to command the 932nd regiment, so that the main force of the 156th division could withdraw from the battle and concentrate on the destination. When Yao Zhongying finished his task and led the rest of the 932nd regiment to retreat to the Taiping gate at 9 pm on the 12th, he found that the gate was in chaos and the main force of the 156th division had left the east of the city. Yao Zhongying tried his best to maintain the organizational system of the 932nd regiment. After barely leaving the city, he chased the troops to the north foot of Zijin Mountain. Unfortunately, on the way that night, he was blocked by the 33rd regiment of the Japanese army. In order to quickly catch up with the main force, Yao Zhongying and his soldiers launched a surprise attack. On December 12, 1937, at dawn, the Japanese army used a division to attack Qinglong mountain in Zijin Shandong Province. The Japanese army broke through the positions of the Chinese garrison and poured into the city in large numbers. When Nanjing was in danger, Tang Shengzhi, commander of Nanjing Weixu, decided to give up Nanjing and ordered the garrison to break through. When Yao Zhongying looked at the city of Nanjing in the middle of the war, listened to the sound of the guns and looked at the retreating Chinese garrison, he felt great pain and indignation. He decided to fight to the death with the Japanese army. He tactfully led his troops to break through the weak areas of the Japanese army, constantly encountered with the Japanese army, and led the whole division to charge in Zijin Shandong, killing a bloody road. In the fierce battle, Yao Zhongying took the lead in the fight. He repeatedly cut down several enemies. Unfortunately, he was shot several times and died in the front line of the Anti Japanese war. He was 39 years old.

Family situation

Wife: Yan Kunling, Guangzhou daughter: Yao huixiu grandson: Liu Weirong Yao Zhongying and his wife Yan Kunling have five children. When he left home to fight in the front line of Anti Japanese War, his wife still had a daughter. Before leaving, he tenderly named the unborn child. Yao Zhongying and his wife are free to fall in love and get married. Yan Kunling is very sad to hear of her husband's sacrifice. Yan Kunling is a native of Guangzhou. He used to be a middle school teacher. He can't speak Hakka and can't farm. Her relatives in Guangzhou wanted to take her back to Guangzhou, but she still insisted on staying in Pingyuan hometown to raise her five children.

People's Memorial

Yao Zhongying was awarded by the national government as Lieutenant General of the army, and he was granted pension to his family members. After the Nationalist Government returned its capital to Nanjing, it became a martyr's temple in the capital. In March 1969, it was approved by the Taiwan authorities to be a martyr's temple in Yuanshan, Taipei (National Revolution)

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