Yang Kui

Yang Kui

Yang Kui (1895-1946), a native of Hefeng, Hubei Province. In his early years, he studied in the Tokyo army sergeant School of Japan. After returning, he served as the head of the Nanjing Army lecture hall during the reign of the Northern Warlords. After the northern expedition, he was attached to he Chengjun and served as chief of staff of the office of appeasement director in Hubei, Secretary General of Hubei provincial government, etc. After the fall of Wuhan in 1938, he went to Hong Kong. In early 1939, he followed Wang Jingwei to join the enemy. At that time, Wang's military personnel were the most scarce, and Yang Kui and ye pengsui became Wang's right and left hands in building the army.

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Yang Kui (1760-1804 A.D.) was a brother of Yang fangcan, who was born in Jingui, Jiangsu Province. He was born in the 25th year of Qianlong reign of Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty and died in the 9th year of Jiaqing reign of emperor Renzong at the age of 45. He was born smart and good at history. Peng Yuanrui learned from Jiangzuo, learned of his talent, and married his brother and son. Qianlong 45 years (1780 A.D.) call test, give Ju people, give cabinet Zhongshu. He worked in the army to defend Tibet, and with counsellor Hai lancha for painting. He was the chief minister of Sichuan. He died with accumulated labor. To Taichang Siqing. Caishao and his elder brother fangcan are as famous as each other. His parallel prose is rich and beautiful, with a thousand words. His poem was first learned from Changqing. After leaving the fortress, the world opened up and the rhythm changed. He is the author of Teng Hua Yin Guan Shi Wen Ji, Wei Zang Ji Wen and biography of Qing Dynasty history.

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Yang Kui was born in Wuchang, Hubei Wubei school. When he was a child, he entered the school and the county. In 1903, he joined Wuchang Hubei military preparation school, and in 1909, he served as the eighth standard tube belt of artillery of Qinghu north new army. In October 1911, he took part in the Wuchang Uprising with the new army's eighth artillery bid. In 1912, he was selected to study in the Japanese army sergeant school. After returning to China, he served as the major general director of Fujian provincial governor's office, the deputy director of Hunan Provincial appeasement office and the director of Wuhan Xingyuan general office during the ten-year civil war. At the beginning of the Anti Japanese War, he served as the vice general and chief of staff. In the winter of 1939, he served as a member of the Preparatory Committee for Wang Jingwei's return to capital and formally participated in Wang Jingwei's activities of organizing the "new government". In 1943, he served as the head of the delegation of Wang Jingwei's government and participated in the "founding ceremony" of Manchukuo. Later, he served as a member of the Political Committee of the Central Committee, a member of the military committee, a minister of the General Staff Headquarters and a member of Qingxiang, the deputy chief of government affairs and the director of the general office of Wang Jingwei. In his political career, Premier Yang claimed to be loyal to the military's natural duty and had no personal political belief, which was highly appreciated by the Qing Jingwei. In 1940, as a senior military representative, he went to Japan with Wang puppet's "goodwill delegation of the national government" to receive the emperor's award. In June of the same year, Yang and the chief of general staff of the Japanese garrison, sakagaki, signed the agreement on public security and the elimination of the relationship between the Japanese army and the public security organs of China. In 1941, he served as the commander in chief in the joint military exercise with the Japanese army. During his tenure in Wuhan after March 1942, Yang concentrated on military and political power, striving for the "independence" of the puppet regime.

Life of the characters

In 1903, he entered Wuchang Wubei School of Hubei Province. In 1909, he was appointed as the eighth standard tube belt of artillery of North new army in Qinghu. in October 1911, he joined the Wuchang Uprising with the new army's eighth artillery bid. In 1912, he was selected to study in the Japanese army sergeant school. after returning to China, he served as the major general director of the Fujian provincial governor's office. During the ten years of civil war, he served as deputy director of Hunan Provincial appeasement office and director of Wuhan Xingyuan general office. at the beginning of the Anti Japanese War, he served as lieutenant general and deputy director and chief of staff of the camp. He was promoted to lieutenant general in October 1936. After the July 7 Incident, he served as a military counsellor and counsellor in the national government. In 1939, he followed Wang Jingwei to join the enemy and betray his country. In the winter of 1939, he became a member of the Preparatory Committee for Wang Jingwei's return to the capital and formally participated in Wang Jingwei's activities of organizing the "new government". He was a member of the Preparatory Committee of the puppet national government in January 1940. In March, after the formal establishment of the Wang puppet national government, he successively served as head of the General Staff Department, member of the puppet Central Political Committee, member of the military committee, and director of the general office of the military committee. In June 1942, he served as chairman of the Hubei provincial government, security commander and chairman of the Military Commission, and director of Wuhan camp. In 1943, he was the head of the delegation of Wang puppet government and participated in the founding ceremony of Manchukuo. After that, he served as a member of the Political Committee of the Central Committee, a member of the Military Commission, the head of the General Staff Headquarters and a member of Qingxiang, the deputy chief of government affairs, and the director of the general office of the Wang puppet party. In April 1944, he served as the director of the Wuhan appeasement office. In March 1945, he was transferred to the president of the military Senate of the Wang puppet government. In June 1946, he was shot by the high court of Nanjing National Government for the crime of traitor.

Characters and deeds

Former site of Wuchang Uprising

Take part in Wuchang Uprising

On the evening of October 10, 1911, the revolutionaries of the eighth battalion of the new army project, with Yang Kui as the temporary commander-in-chief, fired the first shot of the Wuchang Uprising and seized the Chu Wangtai ordnance depot near Zhonghe gate. Tens of thousands of rifles, dozens of guns and hundreds of thousands of bullets were seized, which laid the foundation for the victory of the uprising. At this time, the revolutionaries stationed outside the city of Wuchang started an uprising with the name of raising fire and gathered at the Chu watchtower. Cai Jimin, the 29 Wuchang Uprising icon in Wuchang City, and Wu Xinghan, the 30 mark uprising icon, also led some uprising soldiers to rush out of the barracks and rush to the Chu watchtower. Later, the revolutionaries of the standard barracks inside and outside Wuchang City led the uprising one after another and rushed to the Chu watchtower. There were more than 3000 people in the uprising. At 10:30 p.m. on October 10, Yang Kui led the rebel army to attack the governor's office and the eighth town headquarters in three ways. He also ordered the artillery 8 which had entered the city to occupy the firing positions in Zhonghe gate and Sheshan and bomb the governor's office. At first, the rebel army did not have a strong command, coupled with the lack of troops, the attack was frustrated. After 12 o'clock in the evening, the rebels attacked again and broke through the enemy's defense line, setting fire near the governor's office. Marked by the firelight, the artillery near Sheshan and Zhonghe gate fired at Guangchu. Ruicheng, the governor of Huguang, broke the back wall of the governor's office and fled by boat from the Yangtze River. Zhang Biao, who was under the control of the eighth Town, still resisted in the headquarters. After repeated attacks, the rebels finally occupied the governor's office and the town headquarters before dawn. Zhang Biao withdrew from Wuchang, and the whole Wuchang was under the control of the rebel army. the revolutionaries in Hanyang and Hankou were moved by the news and restored Hanyang and Hankou on the night of October 11 and October 12 respectively. After the uprising army took control of the three towns in Wuhan, the Hubei military government was established. Li Yuanhong was elected as the governor and changed the name of the country to the Republic of China. In just two months after the victory of the Wuchang Uprising, 15 provinces, including Hunan and Guangdong, declared their independence from the Qing government. On January 1, 1912, the provisional government of the Republic of China was established in Nanjing, and Sun Yat Sen was elected as the provisional president. On February 12, 1912, Emperor Puyi abdicated and the Qing Dynasty perished. Yang Kui's troops

political life

He claimed to be loyal to the duty of the soldiers and had no personal political belief, which was highly appreciated by the Qing Jingwei.

1940

As a senior military representative, he went to Japan with Wang puppet's "national government goodwill delegation" to receive the emperor's award. In June of the same year, Premier Yang and chief of general staff sakagaki of the Japanese dispatched army signed the agreement on public security and the mutual relations between the Japanese army and the Chinese public security organs.

1941

In the joint military exercise with the Japanese army, he was appointed as the chief judge. During his tenure in Wuhan after March 1942, Yang Kui concentrated military and political power and tried to strive for the "independence" of the puppet regime. On the surface, Japan also made some concessions, such as: the counties in the enemy occupied areas could be changed to hang red flags; the consultants sent by the secret Service Department of the Japanese army could be canceled as Chinese employees; the scope of activities of the Hubei provincial Party headquarters of the Kuomintang could be relaxed. In May 1942, Premier Yang went to Japan as deputy envoy to congratulate the Japanese on their "victory" in the Pacific War. On June 28, Wang Jingwei's Nanjing government appointed Yang Kui as chairman of the Hubei provincial government, security commander, chairman of the Military Commission, and camp director in Wuhan (changed to camp chief of staff in July).

1943

Wang Jingwei went to Wuhan to preside over Yang's swearing in ceremony. In August, Premier Yang was appointed chairman of Wuhan Branch of the National Business Control Association. In August 1944, Premier Yang and Huang Guanwu, the governor of Jiangxi Province, signed the "local agreement on the suppression of public security in Wuhan" and "Supplementary information" with Zhongyi zoye, the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Wuhan. After Wang Jingwei died in Japan, Yang Kui went to Japan on behalf of the puppet national government to protect the spirit. At the beginning of 1945, Premier Yang left Wuhan for Nanjing as president of the military Senate and training director of the army.

Character

Yang Kui, who conquered Wuchang in the northern expedition, was born in a scholarly family. He was eager to learn and good at calligraphy when he was young. He was especially good at seal characters. In his spare time, his wife Ling used to lay paper and study ink, and he used to write his own calligraphy. During his visit to Japan, he wrote a large number of articles and presented them to Japanese military, political, business and academic celebrities. He once wrote the chronicles of Yang Kui, which was later lost. He is fond of antiques, flowers and trees, celebrity painting and calligraphy, and gold and stone seals. He likes to wear suits and listen to Beijing opera. He is not addicted to alcohol and tobacco. He is proud of his talent and boasts of his nobility.

Character evaluation

Wuhan battle after the fall of Wuhan, Li Zongren reviewed the situation of Wuhan battle, prepared to "set an example to others" and made a serious military discipline to facilitate another battle. Therefore, Yang Kui, who had no boss behind him, became the first target of his purge. In 1939, Li Zongren arrested Yang Kui for "violating the military order" and detained him in Xi'an. He asked Chiang Kai Shek to dismiss him. Did Chiang Kai Shek call back? There is no record of the information I checked, and in the "memoirs" written by Yang Kui after he went to Taiwan, he consciously avoided this "unpleasant" topic. According to Yang's brief introduction in the biography of Wuhan City chronicles, Yang was detained until 1942, and he Cheng, director of military law and a fellow townsman in Hubei Province

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