There was a nationalist division commander who made great contributions to the neutrality of the War of Resistance Against Japan, but Chiang Kai-shek did not give him the reward he deserved, but almost killed him. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he lived in Hong Kong, was assassinated, and his daughter later became a famous star in Hong Kong. The commander of the Nationalist division was named Yu Chengwan.
Yu Chengwan, born in 1902, a native of Ningxing Village, Gaocun, Baisha Town, Taishan, Guangdong Province, was the first student of the Whampoa Military Academy, born as a Confucian general, deeply respected by Chiang Kai-shek, and was known as General Hu Ben.
In the Battle of Changde, Chiang Kai-shek hand-picked Yu Chengwan to lead the 57th Army to defend the city in Changde. However, in the defense of Changde, more than 8,000 tigers resisted the Japanese army, and at the last moment, when the defenders were only about 300 people, the reinforcements were delayed. After his subordinates persuaded him to do so, Yu Chengwan led more than 200 people to break through, and after rendezvousing with reinforcements, he returned to Changde. However, the "breakout" was considered by some to be abandoned by subordinates to abandon the defense of the territory, and Yu Chengwan was detained. Four months later, after intercession, Yu Chengwan was sentenced to serve two years in prison and released before his sentence was completed.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Yu Chengwan was transferred to Yunnan as the commander of the 26th Army and the commander of the Bandits in Eastern Yunnan, which had 30,000 men. When King Luhan of Yunnan revolted, Yu Chengwan was able to drag it out and did not take action.
Chiang Kai-shek ordered Yu Chengwan to report to Taiwan for duty. Yu Chengwan was disheartened at this time, and he was afraid of being imprisoned by the Communists, and Gui Jiang was afraid of his suspicions, and finally he flew to Taiwan, and then went to Hong Kong to reunite with his wife and children under the pretext of returning to the mainland to fight guerrillas.
Yu Chengwan was in the business of rice shops and grocery stores in Hong Kong, and also co-founded a pawnshop, and the business was relatively prosperous. Yu Chengwan's wealth aroused the covetousness of bandits. On August 27, 1955, Yu Chengwan's Ping Shan apartment was robbed by bandits, and the neighbors found out and called the police. During the gun battle between the police and bandits, Yu Chengwan unfortunately died.
After Yu Chengwan's death, the family fell in the middle of the road, subsistence, the youngest daughter named Yu Huafang, became a famous star in Hong Kong, filmed a number of films directed by Li Hanxiang. In 1976, she married character actor Jensen and soon divorced. Later, a reporter found that Yu Huafang had become a small vendor in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, and made a living by selling fake jewelry.