In 1943, Dai Jiufeng, the leader of Changde County, thanked Yu Chengwan on behalf of the people of the county in several extra-large military tents in the northwest corner of the city, thanking Yu Chengwan for saving the lives of more than 100,000 people in the city. After the Battle of Western Hubei, the Japanese attacked Changde with the strength of two divisions, the 68th Division and the 116th Division, and his 57th Division held its position in Changde. In the face of an impending bloody battle, he carefully planned the war while also mobilizing the people of the county to evacuate to a safe place in the countryside.
Due to the excessive number of people crossing the river, the boats were obviously insufficient, and some boat owners took the opportunity to raise prices. When he saw this, he sent someone to raise a dozen boats and set up free ferries at South Pier, where those who couldn't afford to pay for their tickets were sent to the other side of the river for free. Moreover, he also sent many soldiers to transport luggage for the people for tens of miles free of charge. These 2 things have won people's praise. Due to the timely evacuation, after the outbreak of the Battle of Changde, because the people in the city had been evacuated to safety by him, they were also spared the baptism of war.
When Xiao Ji wrote this, he could not help but think of Tang Shengzhi in the defense of Nanjing, if he could evacuate the masses in the city in time like Yu, then he would save countless masses and would not be ruined. After Changde was saved, Dai Jiufeng gave him a toast on behalf of the people of the county, and there were also generals such as Wang Yaowu, Lu Daoyuan, Fu Yi, and Zhang Lingfu in the account. Seeing Dai's sincere thanks, he was not good at resigning, he raised his wine glass, drank it all, and General Wang also picked up a glass of wine and stood up and said: "Dude, you led the brothers to defend this place, good look, I toast you on behalf of the brothers!" ”
General Wang was his old superior, so naturally he did not dare to be sloppy, and immediately got up and picked up the wine glass. However, at this moment, Fu Zhongfang, deputy commander-in-chief of the Binhu Garrison District, rushed into the tent with a serious expression: "Commanders, I have been ordered to arrest Commander Yu and immediately escort him to Chongqing, and ask you to do more Haihan." Later, General Wang learned that his arrest was the instruction of Lao Jiang himself, but his charge was very puzzling, and he actually escaped from the battlefield.
How did he get charged with such a crime? He led more than 8,000 brothers and the Japanese army to stubbornly resist for 12 days and nights, and by the end, the ammunition and food had reached the point of scarcity, and there was no longer combat effectiveness. At this time, he had not yet seen the reinforcement team coming, and in desperation, he could only take the remaining surviving brothers to resist desperately, and it was already to the point of breaking the ship, how could he, who was so brave on the battlefield, become a fleeing from the battlefield?
It should be known that in the Battle of Yuxianggui, Tang Enbo led 100,000 horses to escape, resulting in heavy losses to the Nationalist army, and he lost 38 prefectures and cities in 37 days, and even then he did not receive any punishment from Chiang Kai-shek. How did Yu, who had been fighting bloody battles on the battlefield for 12 days, become a fleeing battle? Old Jiang's logic is really confusing. Some people speculate that it is because he broke through without Jiang's consent, so it is considered to be a fleeing from the front, what about Tang? Did he flee without a fight, did he listen to Lao Jiang's instructions? General Wang was very dissatisfied with his differential treatment, and the people of Changde even interceded for him, and in the end, thanks to the efforts of General Wang and others, he was spared death.