During the Republic of China period, there were many high-ranking generals who were never hired by the old Chiang Kai-shek. The most famous is Yan Daogang, who was once the first director of Lao Jiang's attendant room. This position is actually Lao Jiang's personal bodyguard, which is not something that ordinary people can get, and if it is not Lao Jiang's confidant, Lao Jiang absolutely cannot use it. However, Because Yan Daogang took the wrong side in the Xi'an Incident, he was so angry that old Jiang ordered that he would never be hired, not close, and a year later, Yan Daogang made a comeback.
The one I'm talking about today is not as lucky as Yan Daogang. This person's name is Qin Lianfang. This man came up step by step from the second lieutenant assistant, the lieutenant assistant, the captain company commander, the major battalion commander, and the lieutenant colonel brigade leader. After the start of the Northern Expedition, he was promoted to colonel of the 9th Regiment of the 5th Brigade of the 7th Army of the Gui Army.
His military prowess was reflected in the Outbreak of the Chiang Kai-shek War in March 1929, when he led a regiment to beat the old Chiang Kai-shek's 10,000-strong Central Army. Because of this, he was deeply trusted by Li Zongren, and was promoted to deputy commander of the major general in November 1929, and in April 1930, he was promoted to lieutenant general of the first division of Li Zongren's troops.
After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was transferred to the 31st Army and commander of the 131st Division of the Gui Army in September 1937. This 131st Division, in the Gui Army, was the first-class main division, and being able to hand over this unit to him showed that he not only won the trust of Li Zongren, but also had a considerable military command ability.
During the Battle of Taierzhuang, his 131st Division was always Li Zongren's fist unit, and it always received miraculous results when attacking at critical moments. After the battle of Taierzhuang, Li Zongren's Fifth Theater of 600,000 Nationalist troops was surrounded by 300,000 elite Regiments of the Japanese Army, at this time, Li Zongren first thought of the 131st Division, the 131st Division also did not bear the heavy trust, first as a vanguard unit, opened the gap, let Li Zongren lead the commander's headquarters to successfully break through, however, from the vanguard force to the rear guard, blocking the Pursuit of the Japanese Army, it can be said that the contribution is very large.
However, it was such a war-resistant general who could fight, and in August 1942, because of a small matter, he was grabbed by the old Chiang Kai-shek, and not only dismissed him from his post to investigate and deal with it, but also, ordered, never hired. In the end, Qin Lianfang returned to his hometown of Liuzhou, where he made a living doing business, and never set foot in the military camp again.