In 1920, at the age of 18, Li Benyi joined the Gui warlords, was born poor, and he saw joining the army as an opportunity. In the army, he studied hard and quickly stood out. At the same time, Dr. Sun Yat-sen launched a second revolution. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi both joined the army, with the support of Mr. Sun, and a new Gui clan was born, in order to defeat the opponent, Bai Chongxi and others selected elite soldiers. In 1924, Li Benyi was favored by Bai Chongxi, who was decisive and brave in battle, and established a reputation of "dead beats and bad fights" in the military.
In just three months, the new Gui clan unified Guangxi, after which Li Ben and other new Gui generals were promoted, and he was also sent to the Nanning Military Academy by Bai Chongxi for further study. In the military academy, he saw the dawn, Bai Chongxi had the nickname of Xiao Zhuge Ge, this person had some literary and martial strategies, and for young cadres, Bai Chongxi was even more interested in promoting. Li Benyi's outstanding performance won the attention, and when asked, Li Benyi responded smoothly and impressively.
No one expected that this ordinary peasant child would have such a spirit. Commanding armies to fight against warlords, he was not at all afraid of the stage. After graduation, Li Benyi was assigned to the company headquarters of the Second Brigade of the Third Army of the Gui Clan, in 1926, the Northern Expedition War broke out, as the right army, the Gui Clan was not to be tolerated, under the leadership of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, a group of Gui troops fiercely marched, Li Benyi also showed his skills during this period, annihilating many enemies along the way.
In the process of fighting against the warlords, they gained a large amount of materials and equipment, and with these things, Li Benyi secretly developed. It turned out that Bai Chongxi and others had long been at odds with Chiang Kai-shek, and as long as they had the opportunity, they had to expand themselves; on the battlefield, strength could determine everything; soldiers took obedience to orders as their natural duty, and Li Ben dared to fight and dare to break through and actively perform his duties; at this stage, he could also be regarded as a hero.
In 1930, the Central Plains War broke out, and the New Gui clan and the Central Army fought each other, but unfortunately, they were eventually defeated. After this battle, Li Benyi realized the gap, the Gui clan is the place where he made his fortune, but the old Jiang has a better future, and a year later, the old Jiang and Li Zongren shook hands and made peace, and the Gui clan was reclassified into the national army sequence. The domestic order was orderly, and the Kuomintang also vigorously developed. However, Li Benyi secretly received an order, and he was transferred to jiaxing by Bai Chongxi and was responsible for monitoring the movements of the central army. In the years that followed, he received many benefits, and he also took the opportunity to cultivate many personal forces.
In 1937, the Battle of Songhu began, and in the face of the Onslaught of the Japanese Army, the Nationalist army suffered setbacks one after another. After that, Li Benyi led the 1026 regiment of the 171st Division to participate, on the battlefield, Li Benyi was quite capable of fighting, even if he encountered the elite of the Japanese army, their regiment still stubbornly resisted, relying on the terrain, the 1026 regiment counterattacked one after another. Unfortunately, in the process of covering the retreat of the main forces of the 7th Army and the 21st Army, because they were outnumbered, only three hundred of the more than 2,000 people in the whole regiment were beaten, and even so, they did not surrender when they were attacked on their stomachs and backs, and when it was dark, Li Ben and his men broke through the siege, and the soldiers swam across the Fuchun River, which was lucky to survive. After this battle, Li Benyi's fame was greatly enhanced, and he was also regarded as the backbone of the War of Resistance.
In the ensuing War of Resistance, he fought valiantly against the Japanese army many times. In 1938, he was appointed commander of guerrilla warfare in eastern Anhui, and under his leadership, the anti-Japanese forces in eastern Anhui became increasingly strong, and Li Benyi successively served as a brigade commander, a division commander, and a deputy commander of the 7th Army. At that time, because of the backward conditions, Li Benyi could not get much materials at all, and he was crazy that he actually started the idea of the New Fourth Army, and Li Benyi secretly received orders from old Chiang Kai-shek and repeatedly engaged in friction with the troops of the New Fourth Army. At first, the New Fourth Army tolerated tolerance, but Li Benyi had to make progress. In October 1940, after the outbreak of the Anhui Incident, the New Fourth Army was besieged by ten divisions, of which Li Benyi's 171st Division was the vanguard, and they took the initiative to attack, causing irreversible damage to our army. After this battle, he also became the enemy of our army. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Benyi was promoted by Chiang Kai-shek to lieutenant general of the 7th Army and commander of the 171st Division, and he continued to lead the army to fight and encircled and suppressed our army in the area of Dabie Mountain.
During the Liberation War, he constantly participated in the sweeping of base areas, relying on strong military strength, and he achieved certain achievements. However, the People's Liberation Army counterattacked layer by layer, and he had no choice but to be angry, and in a hurry, he went so far as to brutally kill more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians in the base areas, committing such a catastrophe, and even if he were a hero of the War of Resistance, our army would not forgive him. In April 1949, after winning three major battles, the People's Liberation Army launched the Battle of Crossing the River, which lasted only four hours, and the Kuomintang Yangtze River defense line collapsed at a touch, and a large number of Nationalist troops fled to the southwest.
Under the reorganization and reorganization of Bai Chongxi's 7th Army, Li Benyi's stubborn resistance and constant provocation can be said to have li Benyi at this time. Three months later, the Seventh Army was defeated, and Li Benyi was captured alive in Pingnan. In 1950, he was taken to Hefei for detention, and later tried by the Anhui Anhui Northern People's Court and sentenced to death for crimes such as "killing 30,000 people". On August 24, 1951, Li Benyi was shot in public at Dabie Mountain, and seeing this scene, the crowd clapped their hands and applauded, and this cruel executioner finally paid the price for his behavior.