0377 Eight years of resistance against Japan, the achievements of the Sichuan army are indispensable

It is more than 70 kilometers from the city to Anren Town, and it takes more than an hour's drive.

At the strong request of netizens, Wang Liang talked about some of the past events of the Sichuan Army's resistance to Japan.

In advance of the Sichuan Army, Wang Liang always couldn't help but think of the word "tragic".

The Sichuan Army is the name given to the local army in Sichuan Province during the Republic of China.

Unlike other local factions, the Sichuan army has never formed a unified system.

In the early Sichuan army, Liu Cunhou and Xiong Kewu were in power.

In the middle and late periods, Liu Xiang was in charge.

After Liu Xiang died of illness, the Sichuan army formed a situation in which five generals, Deng Xihou, Yang Sen, Pan Wenhua, Liu Wenhui and Wang Lingji, competed for power.

The factions within the Sichuan army were complicated, the defense zone system prevailed, and the civil war was fierce to the point that the whole country was famous.

But when little Nippon's dog hooves stepped into China, the Sichuan army, which was full of factions, united and united with the outside world.

Wang Liang raised his head: "In the War of Resistance Against Japan, Sichuan Province bore 30 percent of the country's fiscal revenue and 40 percent of the anti-Japanese war troops. To borrow a sentence from General Li Zongren, 'Eight years of resistance against Japan, the achievements of the Sichuan army are indispensable'. ”

The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression lasted for eight years, and a total of 400,000 Sichuan troops went out of Sichuan to resist the war.

They fought in the north and south of the motherland and participated in almost all the major battles in the Anti-Japanese War.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Sichuan Army died on the battlefield, and their souls were cut off.

In fact, there is an idea that has been germinating in Wang Liang's heart for a long time, that is, after the filming of this Vietnam War-themed movie is completed, the next movie will be the Anti-Japanese War.

The protagonist is the Sichuan Army.

Let the Chinese people see that grandma does not hurt, and uncle does not love.

What did this Sichuan army, which had much worse equipment, supplies, and even medical conditions than the Central Army and other powerful armies in other places, do when the country faced aggression.

Wang Liang recounted: "Speaking of the Sichuan army out of Sichuan, we have to start from the outbreak of the Lugou Bridge Incident, when He Yingqin, who was the Minister of Military Affairs at that time, was ordered to reorganize the army in Chuankang, and the plan was to reduce the Sichuan army ......."

First, it is to avoid the downsizing of the troops of the descendants, and second, it is for the sake of the national plan to resist Japan and save the country.

Liu Xiang, the commander of the Sichuan army, took the initiative to call Chang Kai to apply for Yingchuan to kill the enemy.

At the end of July 1937, the Nationalist Government prepared to convene a national defense conference in Nanjing.

At the meeting, all parties hesitated on the issue of the main battle and the main peace, and at this time, Liu Xiang stood up.

He made a presentation for almost two hours.

In his speech, he clearly opposed Chang Kaishen's policy of 'settling the outside world first after securing the interior' with the purpose of eliminating local forces, and publicly declared: "Only by resisting the war can we save the country and survive, and only then can we win the support of the people; You have to go outside to settle down...... In the Anti-Japanese War, Sichuan could send 300,000 troops, supply 5 million strong men, and supply 10 million stones...... All human and financial resources in Sichuan can contribute to the country. ”

Wang Liang closed his eyes and recalled the situation when Liu Xiang, who was already ill at the time, said this.

In 1937, Wang Liang was guarding the Lugou Bridge.

Of course, there is no qualification to go to the defense conference.

But later, Wang Liang met General Liu Xiang and had a short exchange with him.

Wang Liang also consulted the detailed records of the 1937 National Defense Conference at the then Ministry of National Defense.

From this, it is not difficult to think of the situation when General Liu Xiang spoke.

Although the turtle is long-lived, there is still a time.

The beetle snake rides the fog and eventually turns into ash.

Lao Ji is in the woods, and his ambitions are thousands of miles.

The martyrs are in their twilight years, and their hearts are strong.

The period of profit and contraction is not only in the sky.

The blessing of recuperation can be eternal.

Fortunately, even ya, the song is a song.

At that time, Cao Cao's ambition was to complete the unification of the country.

Liu Xiang, who was forty-nine years old at the time, was to expel the Japanese invaders and safeguard the country's independence and sovereign integrity.

On September 1, 1937, Liu Xiang led his troops out of Sichuan to resist the war.

Wang Liang said: "At that time, General Liu Xiang's subordinates advised Liu Xiang, who was ill, not to go out in person, but to stay at home. General Liu Xiang responded like this: 'In the past, after many years of civil war, his face was not very glorious, and today he is serving the country, how can he be in the rear! ’”

This is a flesh-and-blood historical figure.

In those years, he also encircled and suppressed the Red Army.

But he is also a Chinese with national self-esteem.

In order to transfer the Sichuan army out of Sichuan to fight, Liu Xiang summoned senior staff members to prepare for many days and decided to organize the Sichuan army into two group armies to participate in the war.

The 22nd Group Army, with Commander Deng Xihou and Deputy Commander Sun Zhen, had jurisdiction over the 41st, 45th, and 47th armies.

The 23rd Group Army, commanded by Liu Xiang himself, with Tang Shizun as the deputy commander, has jurisdiction over the 21st and 23rd armies and three independent brigades.

"One thing that needs to be added is that the 22nd Group Army is not a descendant of Liu Xiang, but the 23rd Group Army, which he personally serves as the commander, is the descendant." Wang Liang said.

The reason why the introduction is so detailed is that Wang Liang avoids netizens from overly facializing a historical figure.

Perfect.

Good and evil.

The fate of the 22nd Army, which was not a direct lineage, was tragic.

After the formation was completed, they traveled from Sichuan to Shaanxi on foot, and then transported by train to Henan Province, crossing the Yellow River into Jin Province.

Participated in the bloody battle of Niangzi Pass in Taiyuan.

At the beginning of 1938, the 22nd Group Army was ordered to leave for Lu Province and transferred to the command and jurisdiction of the Fifth Theater.

"In the early days of the Battle of Xuzhou, in the famous battle of Tengxian County, Wang Mingzhang, commander of the 122nd Division of the 41st Army of the 22nd Group Army, Zhao Weibin, chief of staff of the division, Zou Mutao, chief of staff of the 124th Division, and thousands of officers and soldiers of the 122nd Division resisted the attacking Japanese army with dilapidated weapons, and finally most of them were killed and martyred, laying the foundation for the victory of Erjiazhuang in the background." Wang Liang said.

The Battle of Teng County.

This is a selection of materials for Wang Liang's next Anti-Japanese War film.

If the defense of Teng County is pacted, the protagonist must be Wang Mingzhang, the commander of the 122nd Division.

In the comment area, a netizen asked: "Old chief, at the beginning of 1938, the Sichuan army was only out of Sichuan for a few months, why did the weapons and equipment be dilapidated?" What's more, the Sichuan army went out of Sichuan to resist the Japanese, and Lao Jiang should provide weapons and equipment as a necessary supplement, right? ”

Wang Liang smiled: "This friend's question is very good. ”

"As you said, General Liu Xiang, the commander of the Sichuan army, in order to avoid his troops being scattered and disintegrated, made three demands to Chang Kaishen before leaving Sichuan. First, the Sichuan army will not be divided into the system and will be under the unified command of its entire army. second, set aside one-third of each of the troops to garrison the original defense; Third, it is necessary to supplement the equipment and weapons of the anti-Japanese troops in Sichuan. ”

Regarding Liu Xiang's request, the scheming Chang Kaishen of course agreed to them one by one.

However, when the Sichuan army left Sichuan, all units of the Sichuan army were dispersed and disposed of, and the establishment was quickly disrupted.

The 41st and 45th armies were transferred to the command of Yan Xishan in the Second Theater.

The 47th Army was transferred to the command of Cheng Qian in the First Theater.

The 20th Army was transferred to the Songhu battlefield.

The weapons and equipment promised by Kawazen were even proposed, but they were not in place.

"Be cannon fodder, and then the number of the troops was lost, not a descendant." Wang Liang sighed silently.