After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War , Yan Xishan was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone.
When the Japanese army was advancing along the Pingsui Road, Yan Xishan hurriedly guarded the 101st Division of the 61st Army Li Fuying's unit, guarded the Tianzhen , 200th Brigade guarded the Yanggao , and 19th Army Wang Jingguo's unit guarded the 4th Division of the 4th Division of the 61st Army Datong . When the Japanese army invaded the Panshan Mountain east of Tianzhen City, Li Fuying used a telescope to observe the enemy's movements, but he ran away without even seeing the Japanese figure. The other Jin army also retreated to Yanmen Pass and handed over Yanbei area to the Japanese army. Public opinion across the country was in an uproar, and Yan Xishan was criticized for his non-resistance.
Yan Xishan saw it and was angry that it was hard to get out of the stage. So I remembered the method of "borrowing people's heads to quell the public's anger". Whose head should I borrow? After thinking about it, he could only be Li Fuying's head. So, Li Fuying was immediately detained in Taiyuan and interrogated himself. Yan Shan asked in an informed manner: "Why don't you resist and run away?" Li Lian shouted injustice and claimed: "I was ordered to retreat, and the crime is not on me!" Yan Xishan was afraid that Li Fuying would affair with the Japanese army and ordered the conspiracy and crime of not resisting to be exposed, so he lowered his face and scolded Li angrily: "You are not allowed to argue! I promoted you from platoon leader to army commander, and finally I can do it! After you die, your family will be taken care of!" After that, he waved his hand and ordered the law enforcement team members to take Li Fuying to the execution ground and execute the firing.
