In 1912, the feudal monarchy that had lasted for more than two thousand years in the land of China finally collapsed, but what was surprising was that Yuan Shikai obtained the final revolutionary results, although he was in power, he wanted to restore the imperial system, did not want to be opposed by everyone, the rebels left Yuan Shikai and died, and his departure caused China to enter a situation of warlord chaos, and even the later National Government could not fully control them.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the warlords who were entrenched in various places were able to abandon their previous grievances and unite to resist Japan together, which is gratifying.
The Dian Army originated from the Yunnan New Army at the end of the Qing Dynasty, when the Qing government established a new army in Yunnan in order to cope with the frontier crisis, but unexpectedly, when the Xinhai Revolution broke out, the New Army became the backbone of the Yunnan Uprising, and later they also participated in the National Defense Movement under the leadership of Cai Yi, and in this movement, due to its huge influence, the title of "Dian Army" was gradually formed.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, with the support of Long Yun, Lu Han took the lead in leading a team of 30,000 people to the anti-Japanese front, and on the day of the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, the general of the Dian Army, Wang Jiaben, led the 98th Division to the Shanghai front, when they used czech machine guns equipped with czech machine guns, cleverly deployed, formed a machine gun array, and formed a tightly defended line of fire.
The generals of the Dian Army made brilliant achievements on the front line, which stimulated the morale of the rear, and Long Yun formed the 30th Army composed of the 58th Army, the New 3rd Army and the 60th Army to go to the anti-Japanese front, and the 60th Army, which made great achievements in the Battle of Taierzhuang, was even more well-known.
The aforementioned commander of Wang Jiaben's division, who later participated in the Battle of Nanchang and the first three Battles of Changsha, especially in the Third Battle of Changsha, Wang Jiaben led the 98th Division in the Area of Liuyang River, severely damaged the 18th Wing of the elite Third Division of the Japanese Army, and killed the squadron leader Tsuchiya Jingji and thousands of Japanese troops below, which can be described as a great rejuvenation of the army's heart. Wang Jiaben was also promoted to the commander of the 79th Army because of his military merits.
In September 1944, the 79th Army headquarters was attacked by the Japanese army, Wang Jia ben personally led his subordinates to kill the enemy, at a critical moment, he ordered the guard platoon to cover the evacuation of the organ personnel, he did not escape, but chose to fight with the enemy, and finally took up the bayonet to fight with the Japanese army, after selecting several Japanese troops in a row, he was stabbed by the Japanese army, and finally died heroically, and he also became the highest general sacrificed on the bayonet battlefield in the Chinese battlefield.
General Wang Jiaben was not the only general of the Dian Army who died on the anti-Japanese battlefield, nor was he the highest general, in the eight years of the War of Resistance, a total of 100,000 dian army officers died on the battlefield, sacrificing their lives for the country, and what is even more admirable is that they have not produced a single traitor.