What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Sichuan Province is located in the great southwest of the motherland, mainly mountains, hills, basins, due to the pleasant climate of Sichuan Province, beautiful scenery, so Sichuan people life is generally very comfortable, the pace of life is also very slow compared to the inland provinces. However, it was these Sichuanese who liked to be comfortable, but during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they showed a strong sense of resistance and a strong character, and in the long War of Resistance Against Japan, Sichuan made great sacrifices for the country.
During the Republic of China period, Sichuan was not invaded by external warlords, but there were many warlords in Sichuan, and the major warlords fought each other, resulting in a very difficult life for the people in Sichuan. There were many troops in Sichuan, before the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance, there were 2 million troops in the whole country, Sichuan had 700,000 troops, and Japan did not have 400,000 troops at that time, but the weapons and equipment of the troops in Sichuan were the most backward among the major warlords in the country, some troops could not put together an old gun, the combat effectiveness quality of the soldiers was also very poor, and many troops had the phenomenon of smoking a lot, so many people at that time did not pay attention to the Sichuan army. After the Sichuan army left Sichuan, many theaters still regarded the Sichuan army as a burden.
The Sichuan army was initially divided into three routes, Liu Xiang, Yang Sen, and Deng Xihou respectively led the Sichuan army to the War of Resistance Against Japan. As soon as Liu Xiang's troops and Yang Sen's Sichuan army left Sichuan, they participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Defense of Nanjing, and suffered heavy casualties. However, after Deng Xihou's Sichuan army left Sichuan, it fell into an embarrassing situation, Liu Xiang and Yang Sen both received certain supplies in weapons and equipment after leaving Sichuan, Deng Xihou led the Sichuan army through Xi'an, Taiyuan was rejected, and both the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army tried to drive away this poorly equipped miscellaneous army. This unit, which was disliked by everyone, was eventually accepted by Li Zongren, and Wang Mingzhang, commander of the 122nd Division of the 41st Army of The Marquis of Deng Xi, won the respect of the Sichuan army at a tragic price in Taierzhuang.
Wang Mingzhang is a famous general of the Sichuan Army, he is different from other Sichuan Army generals, not only has a high military talent, but also is loyal and loyal, and his cultivation is also very high, so the troops brought out are willing to fight to the death at a critical moment. During the Battle of Taierzhuang, Wang Mingzhang led 122 divisions of 10,000 Sichuan army generals to die in Tengxian County, and finally the whole army was destroyed, no one in the whole division was captured, and there were many tragic battles during the War of Resistance Against Japan, but the phenomenon of the whole division martyrdom and no one being captured was very rare, Wang Mingzhang was a pioneer and soldier and finally loyal to the country, his performance encouraged the Chinese soldiers who were defeated and retreated at that time, and also won dignity and honor for the Sichuan army that performed badly during the civil war.