In addition to the Shanxi-Sui Army 's original tens of thousands of troops and the smaller Eighth Route Army, the Central Army commanded by Wei Lihuang and the local troops newly transferred to Shanxi from Sichuan, Shaanxi and other provinces, totaling 200,000 people, the total number of troops in Yan Xishan's Second Theater reached more than 300,000.
With this veritable 300,000 people, Yan Xishan became more courageous. He wanted to fight a good fight, kill the Japanese with majesty, and show the people of the country that he, Yan Baichuan, would never show mercy to the Japanese.
Yan Xishan said, now I want to make a revolution.
His revolutionary actions were:
First, he armed the members of the Sacrifice League and distributed 5,000 guns.
The second was to hold a trial and execute Li Fuying, the commander of the 61st Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army who abandoned his defense in Tianzhen, to boost the prestige of the army.
Li Fuying's nickname is Muyan, 47 years old, from Guoxian County, Shanxi. He graduated from Baoding Military Academy with Fu Zuoyi and Wang Jingguo. He once served as a platoon leader in the border defense force organized by Duan Qirui, together with Fu Zuoyi.
was later recalled to Shanxi by Yan Xishan, and brought in Zhang Yinwu, , Chu Xichun, Li Shengda, and other 13 people, known as the Thirteen Taibao, and Li Fuying was known as the eldest brother.
Afterwards, he was promoted step by step until he became the commander of the army. He is also the adopted son of Zhao Daiwen, the top assistant of Yan Xishan.
Therefore, although Li's troops were defeated in every battle, Yan Xishan did not take it seriously, but trusted him very much and became one of Yan Xishan's most favored generals.
Li Fuying lost Tianzhen not because he had no resistance.
It turns out that Yan Xishan colluded with the Japanese in advance, hoping that if the Japanese army did not attack Shanxi, Shanxi could stand still and not invade each other, thus preserving Shanxi's inherent status.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese army captured the south entrance and went straight down the winding mountain. Only then did Yan Xishan order Li to resist for three days.
Li carried out this order because the so-called defense fortifications in Tianzhen and yanggao had not been completed, and the funding for the fortifications had been withheld at every level. The parts that had been built were only superficial and did not have strong reinforced concrete fortifications.
Li resisted for three days and withdrew according to Yan Xishan's order. Due to the oppression of national public opinion, Yan Xishan took Li Fuying to the camp at Yanmenguan Lingkou and detained him.
Li Bu was very angry. When the law enforcement officers wanted to arrest Li Shengrun, the leader of the 400th Regiment, his superior, Brigadier Liu Tanfu, let him go in private. He compiled Li Shengrun's battle report in Panshan, his position diary, and the retreat order issued by Yan Xishan into a book, preparing to file a lawsuit and redress the grievances of his subordinate officers and soldiers.
When Yan Xishan had not made up his mind to arrest Li Fuying as a scapegoat, he scolded Li Fuying a few days ago and then released him back to Taiyuan to live at home and rest.
Li Fuying thought nothing would happen. At around 11 o'clock that night, when Li Fuying was about to go to bed, Commander Yan called and told him to go to the Military Governor's Office for a meeting.
Li Fuying walked into the lobby of the Military Governor's Office in casual clothes and a felt hat.
Outside the lobby, the military police were on guard, and the atmosphere was tight. In the lobby, six candles were lit on the case table. Xie Lian, Li Demao, Fu Cunhuai, Zhang Kenen, Xue Fengwei, etc. were sitting beside the case as jurors. In the auditorium were his adoptive father, Zhao Daiwen, Chairman of the Provincial Government, and dozens of Chief of the Appeasement Office.
Li Fuying was shocked and kept mumbling as he walked: What are you doing?
Yan Xishan, fully dressed in military uniform, walked slowly to the seat of the presiding judge and sat down. He looked at Li Fuying who bowed to him, casually touched the case file on the table, and shouted sternly at Li Fuying:
You gave up the battle for no reason. Land, you deserve to be put to death. Your troops have the worst discipline, which shows that you are not strict in control, which leads to defeat and injury to the people. The part of the national defense fortifications that you are responsible for has progressed the slowest, which shows that you are ineffective in supervising the work and delaying the war. These few things alone deserve the death penalty. You should know that military laws are strict and cannot be ignored.
Cold sweat broke out on Li Fuying's head, eager to defend himself. Yan Xishan stood up, with tears dripping from the corners of his eyes, and continued:
I promoted you from platoon leader to army commander, hoping that you would work hard, and I don't want you to be such a disappointment. Punishing you today makes me sad and shed tears, but I can't harm the public with private interests.
Yan Xishan wiped his eyes:
As for what happens behind you, of course I will take care of it for you. Do you have anything else to tell Xie Lian?
Yan Xishan stood up and left. Li Fuying watched Yan Xishan go and realized that his hope of living was completely shattered. He was loyal to the Yan family and ended up like this. He was dissatisfied and threw his hat to the ground in anger: What are you talking about!
At this time, the judge read out the verdict that had been written long ago:
Li Fuying disobeyed orders and gave up important areas that he should defend without reason, causing heavy military losses. He was sentenced to death and deprived of public rights for life.
Anti-Japanese War [Issue 28]
Introduction to the author
I have been fond of words since I was a child. When I was a primary school student, I often used essays as essay examples. During his literary youth period, many articles won awards. After decades of ups and downs, my hobbies have not changed. I like to read literature and history, insist on writing, and welcome exchanges.
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