Why did the Red Army's Long March enter Guizhou? Because the warlords in Guizhou are relatively weak, they are known as double-gun soldiers, also known as sheep soldiers, and when they start a war, like sheep, they are easier to fight. Therefore, the Red Army not only entered Guizhou smoothly, but also held a historic meeting in Zunyi, the second largest city in Guizhou.
At that time, almost both the Kuomintang and the Communists looked down on the Warlords of Guizhou. The leader of the Warlord of Guizhou is called Wang Jialie, who has been introduced before, he is very miserable, the Red Army entered Guizhou, and he was successfully taken by Chiang Kai-shek. Wang Jialie had a nephew named Wan Shijiong. Wan Shi Jiong called Wang Jialie his uncle.
This Wan Shi Jiong is also a character. He was a Hmong, aristocratic Tongren man. Wan Shijiong's experience when he was a child was very unfortunate, he lost his father at the age of 4, and his mother could not afford to support 4 children, so he sent one daughter to the nunnery and the other daughter to the nunnery.
(Wan Shi Jiong)
The mother then made a living by weaving cloth and supported her two sons. The old society favored sons over women, unlike today, where men and women are equal. Although the family was more unfortunate, Wan Shijiong had a good uncle, and under the promotion of Wang Jialie, Wan Shijiong quickly joined the army and was gradually promoted.
Wanshi Jiong doesn't just rely on relationships. He fights with a fierce force. Among the warlords of Guizhou, on one occasion, Wang Jialie attacked Guiyang. Guiyang was the capital of Guizhou, with strong walls, and Wang Jialie did not take it for 16 days.
At the critical moment, Wan Shijiong came out of the horse, and he formed a death squad, personally serving as the captain of the death squad, and stormed Guiyang City. In the end, the city was destroyed in one fell swoop. Wan Shijiong was promoted to regimental commander. The regiment he led was called the "Wanba Regiment", which was a trump card in the hands of Wang Jialie.
(Wang Jialie)
After the Red Army's Long March into Guizhou, Wan Shijiong was ordered to fight the Red Army many times. One of the most tragic battles, Wan Shijiong's attack on Zunyi New City, which had reached the vicinity of the bus station, was eventually repulsed by the Red Army. Wan Shijiong was spared, and his right leg was injured.
Although he fought against the Red Army many times, Wan Shijiong often suffered losses and did not take advantage of anything. He was not at all an opponent of the Red Army. When he arrived at the anti-Japanese battlefield, Wan Shijiong became a hero again, and he participated in the defense of Nanjing.
At that time, Wan Shijiong was responsible for defending the Zhongshan Gate, and on the first day, the enemy set up a ladder to attack the city, and he led his troops to stab the enemy to death with a bayonet. The next day, the enemy bombarded the city with cannons, and he prepared sandbags to fill the gap at any time. By the third day, Wan Shijiong was ordered to retreat.
But the devils had already rushed up. In the melee, Wan Shijiong was surrounded by seven ghosts. What to do? Wan Shijiong had learned martial arts and practiced qigong, and three or five people could not get close at all. He rose up and killed three devils, and the other four devils saw that the momentum was not good and ran.
Wan Shijiong later wrote a special reminiscence article, "Recalling the Defense of Nanjing", to record this thrilling history. During the Liberation War, Wan Shijiong was transferred to the deputy commander of the Corps and the commander of the provisional First Army. However, Wan Shijiong was a miscellaneous army, not a concubine of Chiang Kai-shek.
At the time of the Battle of Huaihai, Wan Shijiong, under the instigation of Bai Chongxi, persuaded Chiang Kai-shek to go to the wilderness. Outrageous. Chiang Kai-shek telegraphed him to Nanjing. To go or not to go? Bai Chongxi said go, there I am. As a result, Chiang Kai-shek transferred him to work at the Ministry of National Defense, but Bai Chongxi said, leave him alone and come back. Wan Shijiong still returned to his troops.
Because of this public case, when the Kuomintang collapsed, Bai Chongxi asked him to get on a plane to Go to Taiwan, but Wan Shijiong refused. Poor Bai Chongxi, who was a little Zhuge in vain, was not yet wise at the crucial moment. At the juncture of history, Wan Shijiong led the uprising of the troops, and also mobilized other old uprisings. Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he enjoyed the economic treatment of lieutenant general and deputy corps. Later, Wan Shijiong retired from the military and served in his hometown of Guizhou Province. In 1991, Wan Shijiong died at the age of 86.