Anqing is located in the southwest of Anhui Province, facing the Yangtze River in the southeast, and is located in the intersection of Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. It is a key place to defend Wuhan.
Anqing during the Republic of China period had a very profound cultural heritage. It is not only the birthplace of Tongcheng School, Huangmei Opera, and Hui School culture, but also the birthplace of Anqing Ordnance, the first modern enterprise in modern Chinese history. If it weren't for the invasion of the little Japanese, according to Sun Yat-sen
With the strategic plan of the founding of the country, Anqing is likely to be built into a metropolis that crosses the two sides of the Yangtze River and can be comparable to Shanghai and Nanjing. Unfortunately, the invasion of the little Japanese interrupted Anqing's dream of development.
At this time, the Anhui Provincial Government and the Provincial Party Committee had evacuated Anqing. The 20th Army of the Sichuan Army was stationed in Anqing.
Yang Sen's 20th Army was notorious during the melee of warlords in Sichuan. When the Red Army arrived in northern Sichuan in the Long March, the unit was attacked by the Red Third and Fifth Corps commanded by the Fourth Red Army and Peng Dehuai. As a result, after leaving Sichuan to fight against Japan, the warlord troops that once harmed the people and disturbed the people.
He was actually reborn and showed the bravery and loyalty of the Sichuan Army.
This Yang Sen, whose courtesy name is Zihui, was originally named Shuze, and also Bo Jian. He was from Longtai Temple in Guang'an, Sichuan. Because his father was a martial arts student, Yang Sen was interested in martial arts since he was a child and became a Pao Ge Society very early on
A helm leader. After graduating from high school, Yang Sen joined the Sichuan Army Battalion Team, and then went to the Sichuan Army Quick and Encyclopedia Academy to study. He was classmates with Liu Xiang, Tang Shizun, and Pan Wenhua. These people were the core members of the Sichuan Army Quick and Encyclopedia Department later.
Yang Sen's life is full of legends. There are several records in history that no one in China can break until now. One is that he learned to fly a plane at the age of 70, the other is that he married a 17-year-old middle school student as his concubine at the age of 90, and the third is that he is over 90.
He gave birth to a child with his newly married concubine. Of course, these records were all done by him after he went to Taiwan. Now, due to the arrival of Liu Yimin, history has changed. Whether he still has these records has become an unknown.
Of course, Yang Sen's legend is not just these. The one who is most talked about is that he has many wives and concubines and children. During the warlords during the Republic of China period, Ma Bufang had the most women, and Zhang Zongchang. The third thing is Yang Sen.
He had 12 nominal wives and concubines, and the others were difficult to find out. It is said that Chiang Kai-shek had visited Yang Sen's mansion and saw that there were many women in the yard. He asked Yang Sen, saying that these are all your women? Yang Sen's feet together.
The report of Stand Attention said: "I am in good health!" Chiang Kai-shek was amused and crying.
There are so many women, Yang Sen implements militarized management. The wives have to wear military uniforms and have morning exercises every day. Anyone who makes mistakes has to accept military law. Usually, they strip their pants naked and let the adjutant spank. At the same time, Yang Sen is also doing it in a bowl of water.
Not only should there be an average order for any wife to spend the night, but each wife is also assigned tasks, some are in charge of general affairs, some are in charge of cashiers, some are in charge of servants, some are in charge of social interaction, and some are in charge of children's education. What's more, don't say
Basically everyone has work. When Yang Sen introduced his experience to other warlords, he shamelessly said, "I implement militarized management, otherwise how could the people in the room be able to hold back!"
In 1928, Yang Sen and Liu Xiang started a war, but they were naturally beaten and urinated and hid in the east of Sichuan to survive. At this time, the Sichuan people who liked to set up the dragon gate formation revealed all the romantic affairs of Yang Sen, and killed two young people in a row.
The evil of beautiful concubines was revealed. One of them was a down-and-out literati named Jiangnan Yiye, who wrote Yang Sen's romantic affairs into a novel, which was simply the new version of "Jin Ping Mei" and the new version of "Meat Putuan",
Time spread widely. Of course, although Jiangnan Yiye used a vulgar pen and wrote Yang Sen as the reincarnation of a demon, he also wrote Yang Sen's literary and military skills in a very good manner, which was a kind of kind of slandering and helping. Yang Sen's subordinates were unwilling to do so.
, He wanted to capture Jiangnan Yiye and shoot him, but Yang Sen disagreed. He told the officers that the people all obey power and advocate power. The emperor had three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. Everyone looked envious.
People think the emperor did something wrong. Yuan Shikai also had about ten wives, and two were Korean goods. Zhang Zongchang had so many women, including twenty blonde and blue-eyed European women. I, Lao Yang, cannot compare to a hero, so I marry
Is there anything wrong with the wife of a dozen house? It would be better if the people knew it, which means that I am not only a hero on the battlefield, but also a powerful man in the crowd. In this way, I will work harder to fight with our soldiers. Because they saw it
A role model, if you work hard, you will be like me, with good land and beautiful houses, and a group of wives and concubines.
Not to mention, Yang Sen's words make some sense for old soldiers who do not have correct ideals and life goals.
Of course, from today's perspective, Yang Sen really did some things well, such as his support for the Chinese film industry. In 1935, the film pioneer Zheng Yongzhi founded a film factory in Hankou and planned to use movies to promote the fight against Japan, but it was difficult for him to do so.
Funds, equipment and venues. After reporting the results to Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Xueliang allocated 5,000 oceans per month from his personal funds for the construction of the film factory. Zheng Yongzhi used this money to purchase audio film shooting and production equipment from abroad. Everything is ready.
Only the venue is owe.
At this time, someone proposed to Zheng Yongzhi to rent Yangsen Garden in Hankou. Zheng Yongzhi flew to meet Yangsen with a try attitude, but Yangsen agreed immediately and only charged a piece of rent for the ocean. It was equivalent to whitewashing Yangsen Garden.
Given to the film factory.
Later, Yang Sen led the 20th army out of Sichuan to fight against Japan and passed by Hankou. Zheng Yongzhi specially invited Yang Sen to visit the film studio. Yang Sen made an impromptu speech, which attracted thunderous applause from the film studio employees. Zheng Yongzhi specialized in film studios to thank Yang Sen.
The news documentary about the 20th Army going to fight against Japan was inspiring to the 20th Army's bravery to fight the enemy on the battlefield of Songhu.
In fact, this Yang Sen is just a microcosm of the powerful and powerful people in the special era of the Republic of China, and it is impossible to say how good or bad it is. The main reason is that they do not have a correct goal and are in such a major social change.
In this era, it is normal to do some incredible things for the benefit of himself and small groups. It is like this that Yang Sen fell from a young man who pursued revolution and became a warlord. Of course, he was incomparable to Ma Bufang and Zhang Zongchang.
In addition to being lustful, people still have other advantages. In particular, they all recognize the resolute resistance to Japan.
The War of Resistance Against Japan was also an era of great enlightenment of the Chinese nation’s human nature. In order to resist aggression, bandits could also use guns to fight against Japan, let alone Yang Sen?
After leaving Sichuan, the 20th Army went to Shanghai to participate in the Battle of Songhu. The entire army fought bloody battles between Shanghai and Suzhou, including Luodian, Jiading and Liuhe Town in Taicang, Liuhe Town in Taicang for 20 days and nights, annihilated more than 4,000 enemies, which was the largest number of enemies on the battlefield of Songhu.
One of the troops. However, this battle also greatly damaged the vitality of the twenty army. Most of the 18,000 people who left Sichuan were buried in the battlefield of Songhu and became martyrs of the Chinese nation. The leader of the 804th Regiment Xiang Wenbin
On October 15, he was ordered to regain the lost position. After a fierce battle overnight, the position was recovered, but the 804th Regiment was left with only one regiment commander, a battalion commander, four platoon commander and 120 soldiers. Xiang Wenbin was in "three of the day".
Within the hour, he was promoted from lieutenant colonel and from colonel to major general, and was considered to be the outstanding representative of the Sichuan Army's bravery to be ordered in the face of danger and swearing to defend the country to the death.
After the Battle of Shanghai, the 20th Army was barely reduced to two regiments. Later, Yang Sen was received by Chiang Kai-shek and was appointed as the commander of the 27th Army and the commander of the 20th Army, plus the rank of general. The troops went to Anqing for training.
In Anqing, the 20th Army received soldiers from Sichuan and hundreds of young intellectuals. The 20th Army restored the organization of two divisions, namely the 133rd Division of Yang Hanyuan and the 134th Division of Yang Hanzhong
The division and troops were also given priority supplementation. The military command was equipped with a Czech style, with each battalion added a heavy machine gun company and a mortar company per regiment. Some people had weapons, and after a period of training, the 20th Army was
The combat effectiveness has improved on the surface, but in fact, because there are too few veterans, the combat effectiveness may not be as good as before the war.
At this time, in addition to the 133 and 134th Divisions, the troops that Yang Sen could command were also sent by the 146th Division.
Historically, the Japanese Hatan Detachment successfully raided Anqing on the night of June 11. But the situation is very different now. Due to Liu Yimin's stirring, the Japanese army did not launch the Battle of Wuhan so early. The Hatan Detachment was transferred to Central China and has been stationed in Wuhu.
After the battle of Xuzhou and the Jinpu Road was opened, the main force immediately went north to participate in the battle to encircle and suppress the main force of the instructor, and had no time to advance westward. However, in order to mobilize the heavy army of the Japanese army in Shandong, Liu Yimin sent Liu Jian to carry out a series of fake actions, which was the main force of the Japanese army.
All attracted to Anhui.
When Japanese planes bombed Wuhan, they could bomb Anqing along the way. Yang Sen had no choice but to organize some anti-aircraft machine guns to guard Anqing Airport. Unfortunately, the anti-aircraft troops were all novice, and they were not sufficient ammunition, so they could not attack enemy planes. Yang Sen's adviser
Chang Xian Guangjun proposed a solution, which is to use wood to make aircraft models, attract Japanese aircraft to attack, and use anti-aircraft firepower to eliminate them.
Not to mention, this trick worked. Japanese planes discovered the plane at the airport and really began to dive bomb. The defenders caught the fighter and destroyed one. Unfortunately, joy turned into sorrow. People were only concerned about celebrating without any precautions.
When the Japanese plane came to bomb the second time, the bomb killed and injured many people.
Anqing was already shocked three times a day, and there were alarms of Japanese invasions on both sides of the north and south. Yang Sen had to deploy the troops separately. The 133rd Division headed to Chao County, Wuwei and Lujiang, intercepting the Japanese army to the south; and arranged the 134th Division.
From Tongyang to Anqing, they set up defenses along the river to prevent the Japanese army from advancing westward. Two brigades of the 146th Division sent by Tang Shizun guarded Anqing.
However, at this time, the Sichuan Army and the Battle of Songhu, and during the Battle of Teng County, the Sichuan Army were slightly different. This difference is reflected in two points, one is the positive one, that is, the combat skills of the Sichuan Army through fierce battles, soldiers and middle and lower-level officers.
The command ability has been further improved, and the weapons and equipment of some troops have also been significantly enhanced. Another point is the opposite, and the cause is the death of Liu Xiang, the leader of the Sichuan Army.
Liu Xiang led the Sichuan army out of Sichuan, on the one hand, based on national justice, facing the invasion of powerful enemies, and went to the national crisis together. On the other hand, after the main force of the National Army entered Sichuan to pursue the Red Army, the political situation in Sichuan changed drastically, especially after the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek did not yet
After worrying about building the southwest into a rear of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he had to win over and divide the Sichuan Army, weaken the strength of local factions, and strengthen the central position. In this way, Liu Xiang's position was in danger. In desperation, Liu Xiang organized the establishment of Wude Lijin
The meeting strengthened control of the army and strictly prevented the division and disintegration of the central forces. Later, Liu Xiang had close contacts with Zhang Xueliang, Song Zheyuan and others, which aroused great dissatisfaction from Chiang Kai-shek. In order to resolve the political crisis, Liu Xiang had to volunteer.
After the Sichuan Army left Sichuan, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Liu Xiang as the commander of the Seventh War Zone, as deputy Chen Cheng. After the Battle of Shanghai, Chiang Kai-shek was once very cold to Liu Xiang, but was very courteous to Yang Sen and others, and his heart was self-evident. In January, Liu Xiang
After passing away from Hankou, Chiang Kai-shek planned to let He Guoguang and Zhang Qun take charge of the overall situation in Sichuan, but they were all ruined by Sichuan's strength. Chiang Kai-shek asked Gu Zhu to take charge of Sichuan again, but Wang Lingji said, "Gu Zhu Tongru dared to come to Chengdu."
, welcomed at the airport with machine guns and cannons." Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to do so, and after all, the political situation in Sichuan had to be temporarily presided over by Wang Zanxu.
As soon as Liu Xiang died, the Sichuan Army had no leader. The troops that were originally scattered were now even more dispersed and were all deployed on the front line. Like Sun Zhen's 22nd Army defended Teng County, the battle was so tragic that it was established.
He has made great achievements and is famous all over the world, but those generals who commanded the troops are not ordinary soldiers, so it is hard to say what they think.
In response to the issue of the division and use of the troops, Deng Xihou, the most popular one after Liu Xiang, raised the issue of centralized command of the Sichuan Army. After he left Sichuan, he realized that everyone was particularly close and wanted to die together even if they died. Deng Xihou's words actually
The above reflects the voices of the generals of the Sichuan Army, which is fear of being divided and weakened. This involves complex political struggles between the central and local governments, which is what later generations often call internal friction.
Yang Sen is one of the giants of the Sichuan Army, and it is impossible for him to be immune to this situation. He was in a bad mood, but Liu Yimin lured the enemy south again and pushed An Qing to the forefront. Yang Sen pondered at the map every day, watching and cursing.
On the one hand, he scolded the little Japanese for not being a good thing. He occupied Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Peking, Tianjin, Jinan, and Taiyuan. He also wanted to occupy Wuhan, which was simply too much. On the other hand, he scolded Liu Yimin for not being a good thing, so where can he not be able to do so.
Go, but the Japanese led the Japanese to southern Jiangsu and eastern Anhui. Now, the situation in Shandong is stable. The southern Anhui, central Anhui, eastern Anhui, western Anhui, and northern Anhui are tense, which is simply a disaster moving eastward!
No matter how much you scold, the actual problem still needs to be solved. The Japanese soldiers are directed to Anqing. Whether Anqing is defending or abandoning Anqing needs to make a decision immediately.
Two months ago, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Yang Sen, asking him to stick to Anqing no matter how he wanted to ensure that Anqing was not lost. In the past two days, the commander's headquarters sent several telegrams a day, either asking about the enemy situation or giving instructions and making instructions, with the purpose of:
Ensure Anqing.
If this was put in place during the Battle of Shanghai, Yang Sen didn't say that he had to firmly hold his position. Without orders, he would not retreat even if the whole army fought all his evil deeds. But now it's different. The major casualties since the Sichuan Army left Sichuan made him think too.
Many people not only think about the future of the Sichuan Army, the 27th Army, but also think about how to fight this war of resistance. Should we fight to the death or move the main force to the flanks of the Japanese army like the Eighth Route Army and continuously attack the Japanese army.
On the morning of September 3, Yang Sen received two telegrams. One was from the 133rd Division, reporting that they sent suicide squads and raided Chao County last night and bombed four Japanese cannons. The second was from Tang Shizun's telegram, informing me.
The army bombed a Japanese warship yesterday.
Without any hesitation, Yang Sen sent a commendation telegram to the 133rd Division to commend the warriors of the suicide squad. Then he sent a congratulatory message to Tang Shizun to congratulate our army on the great victory of the artillery.
After sending the telegram, Yang Sen felt more and more strange the more he thought about it. During the civil war in Sichuan, Tang Shizuo performed mediocrely, and was nicknamed Tang Fengzhu. As a result, he was full of energy and fought with great enthusiasm as soon as he went to the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. Yang Sen couldn't help but mutter: "
Even Guawazi can become a hero!”
But the following news was worse than the other. First, Japanese planes bombed the Anqing River Fortifications, and then they received information. The Japanese army set out from Wuhu, with forty warships, more than a dozen merchant ships and hundreds of wooden ships forming a fleet.
, rushed towards Anqing. Then the 133rd Division reported that the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack, and Wuwei, and found large Japanese troops in the direction of Lujiang. There were planes in the sky, warships in the river, and tanks on the ground. The enemy in front of them was the Japanese Sixth Division.
Although Yang Sen is unruly in life, he is definitely a personal genius. He immediately realized that the Japanese army was going to attack Wuhan on a large scale. He quickly reported the enemy situation to the commander, and at the same time ordered the 133rd Division to shrink its defense line and ordered the two brigades of the 146th Division who stayed in Anqing to strengthen defense.
, ordered the 134th Division to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese army on the river.
It should be said that Yang Sen did a lot of work to stick to Anqing at the beginning. He gathered hundreds of intellectuals added to Sichuan and set up a training team. After graduation, he assigned them to various troops to play a backbone role. He also worked in Anqing.
Fully mobilized, the people of Anqing's enthusiasm for anti-Japanese war was greatly mobilized. There were parades in the city every day, merchants and manufacturers were mobilized to support the war of resistance. At the same time, a vigorous anti-traitor movement was also carried out, and all over the Quanqing all over the country were hot before the war.
Surrounded by atmosphere.
On September 4, the Japanese Hatan Detachment and the Marine Corps began to attack Anqing under the cover of the Army and Navy aviation.
The first to launch an attack were several squadrons of the Marine Corps. The Japanese got off from the warship and wooden boats, approached the river bank in the area of Tongyang Town by landing craft, and began to seize the beachhead. However, they were not lucky, and the 134th Division was ready for fire.
It was also very dense, and the Japanese beaten the devils to the point of pissing. After receiving the report, Yang Sen was in a good mood and said three times in a row, "Okay! OK! OK!"
After being attacked, the Japanese called in to fly the plane and bombarded the positions of our defenders in an attempt to destroy the shore fire and cover the Japanese to land. The smoke immediately rolled on the positions, and the defenders remained motionless in the blood and fire, one after another.
Repel the Japanese attacks several times.
The Japanese were determined to win Anqing, especially the airport in Anqing, which was only 300 kilometers away from Wuhan, and was an air force advancing airport that the Japanese army was eager to get. Therefore, after the Japanese were defeated, they saw that the defense line of the 134th Division was stable and they could not attack. They immediately
After changing the trick, some of the troops were left to restrain the defenders. The main force of the Hatan Detachment quickly turned and turned north. The Akiyama, Nishikawa, Takeman, Katayama and other units were the right wings (Kamida Engineers' Units Cooperation), and the Tanaka, Harada, and Takeuchi units were the left wings.
(D-Guangdong Engineering Forces Cooperation), under the cover of many ships on the river, landed on the banks of the river in Mawozi and Dawangmiao in the east of the city in the early morning.
If the 133rd Division was also there at this time, the 133rd Division, 134th Division, and 146th Division were concentrated, and they would be able to drive the landing troops of the Botian Detachment down the Yangtze River. The problem is that the 133rd Division is dealing with the Japanese army heading south from Hefei, and the main force of the 134th Division was deploying defenses along the river in Tongyang.
, I couldn't concentrate for a while, and the two brigades of the 146th Division had to support the 133rd Division and the 134th Division in the battle. There was only one regiment and security regiment left behind in Anqing City. The 146th Division that was deployed on the river bank was only one regiment's force, and the Japanese army
The plane and naval guns suffered heavy losses and the situation became extremely critical.
At this time, the headquarters of the Twentieth Army was already in chaos, with phone calls and noisy sounds one after another.
At this time, Yang Sen was still thinking of transferring the main force of the 146th Division, which was arranged in the north of the city to the south, and resolutely repelling the Japanese attack. Therefore, he kept urging the Chief of Staff Xian Guangjun to strictly order the main force of the 146th Division to transfer the south quickly.
The main force of the 134th Division was ordered to leave some troops to defend Jiang'an, and the main force quickly moved closer to Anqing and prepared to fight the Japanese to land on the troops.
As soon as Xian Guangjun issued the order, the 146th Division reported that the flank Xu Yuanquan Army was defeated by the Japanese 6th Division and had retreated. The flanks of the 20th Army were completely exposed and were likely to be trapped in the Japanese encirclement.
At this time, Yang Sen had already understood that Anqing was about to become an isolated city, and the 20th Army was likely to be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops. Whether to defend or retreat was already time to make a decision.
Yang Sen himself came out of the warlord melee. The reason why he could get up after falling into a trough several times was that his eyes were quick. This time was different from the Battle of Songhu. Although the battle was fierce and dangerous at that time, I
The army is gathered and the defense is thick. Yang Sen doesn't have to consider the issue of being captured by the Japanese army. That is the issue that a higher-level commander considers. Now that the Twentieth Army is on its own, this issue needs to be considered by Yang Sen.
The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. After the Japanese landed, they completely broke through the defense line of the defenders, advanced several ways, and began to attack Anqing City Defense.
Anqing is so big, it is absolutely impossible to defend with a regiment of the 146th Division and a security team. Yang Sen knew this and would either die in Anqing or be captured if he didn't leave.
In the critical situation, Yang Sen remembered his creed when the warlords fought: the green mountains left are there, and there is no need to worry about burning fire. So, the 20th army defending Anqing began to evacuate quickly and retreat towards the direction of the Qianshan Mountain.
At 6 p.m., the Japanese army attacked Anqing city from Linghu Gate, Tongyang Gate, Jixian Gate, Yuhong Gate and the gap in the city wall. The famous Chinese city, the location of the Anhui Provincial Government, and the land of the key to the defense of Wuhan. Wuhan