In November 1948, the United States the life the Gu city Taiyuan that magazine reporter Jackie comes to in be surrounded heavily, the picture before lets him feel shake regret. During Taiyuan, he interviewed Yan Xishan early or late, today the person such as village square plan, filmed many (already discovered more than pieces 150 at present) at that time of Taiyuan true and video.
The Yan Xishan inside warlord government office
Yan Xishan (1883—1960) word 100 plain, date dragon pool, the Han nationality, shanxi person of village of side of 5 counties river, school of Japanese army sergeancy the 6th period graduate, person of imperial examinations of dogface of quiet government ground force, assist military school, federal member, organization and led revolt of Taiyuan laborious the last of the twelve Earthly Branches. Period of the Republic of China, have successively held the posts of Shanxi province revolution of superintend and director, warlord, governor, northward countryman army commander of district of director of government office of pacificate of vice-chairman of council of political committee member, war, Taiyuan, World War II is magisterial in the center of commander-in-chief, Kuomintang, Shanxi saves a government dean of courtyard of administration of government of chairman, countryman. One class admiral. Emancipatory eve goes Taiwan, avoid hill book comes Ju Yangming after discharge duty die. Came to assumed Shanxi university president in April 1943 in December 1939, its write has: products negotiable securities and distribution according to work , Yan Baichuan ana wait.
Mixed 1947 1948, after the liberation army that bathed in blood fights bravely is paying tremendous sacrifice, gain battle of carry city assault fortified positions and the victory that face battle of Fen assault fortified positions early or late, jinna is liberated entirely. Capture face Fen to be less than a month, had not gotten the liberation army take sb by surprise of sufficient rest and reorganization, on rapid north, the corps before Xuxiang is with be not worth the military strength of 70 thousand people in Jin Zhongzhan battle annihilation Yan Jun 100 thousand people, among them captive reachs 80 thousand people, bilateral force contrast produces changeover after this battle, taiyuan, Great Harmony is remained only in hand of hill of stannum thing gate of a lane two Gu city.
Shan Rong outfit illuminates stannum thing gate of a lane
As since ancient times the ground that military strategist in ancient China contends for surely, the situation of Taiyuan very strategic place, city east, the city all has a high mountain on the west as protective screen, ascend hilltop, can look down at whole town. Taiyuan is the regnant center that Yan Xishan illegallies or forcibly occupy Shanxi, dominate 8 of the elaboration that passes him 30 years and day bandit years, had built for the whole nation\'s main industry especially the base of martial industry.
To guard against the Communist Party contends for Taiyuan, yan Xishan is in what Taiyuan returns after war of resistance against aggression wins to hold martial meeting the following day, study Taiyuan defence plans. The defence works of defence of a city of Taiyuan, only then the 20 time that are built at warlord battle royal, summer 1948, army of hill of stannum thing gate of a lane begins to build fortification large-scaly in periphery of Taiyuan around the city. Defence of this so called a hunderd li is encircled by ongoing position, periphery fastness position, city wall advocate 4 position make position and core position. Old airport of rarely hill, fierce, Shi Qianfeng and Home Zhou hill make the 4 big fortified point of periphery, the bovine camel stockaded village, 4 big fortified point that mire horse, Nie Jiashan and pine slope form interior again. These foothold can fight independently already, can be between each foothold military strength of reciprocal for emergency use, firepower, defending troops connects thread by such dot, make a range by the line, make whole Taiyuan forms the annular defense system of a big depth. Inside Taiyuan city, also build defence works of many a street battle, size t-shaped market is shared inside urban district of the Taiyuan before liberating 364 number is this one period be summarized.
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American reporter interviews Yan Xishan, if,ask in all army attack how to go into town to do? Yanxiang\'s reporter revealed a carton, there is 500 pyxises potassium cyanide inside, the gate of a lane take 3 bottles to say: This prepares to I and family. His of the others preparation gives Comrade of meeting backbone (basically be backbone of above of prefectural conglomerate form) 500 more than person is common when the city is broken dying for a righteous cause.
To the end of 1948, inside group of defense of a hunderd li only the of all kinds blockhouse with various type builds more than 5600, they are not had is not a course study meticulously and become, in build and are clever conception and economic value on weapon configuration. Below the solid Gong Weizhi of these blockhouse, the Taiyuan of 300 thousand population becomes the city of the whole nation\'s rare strong set up defense. Reporter of an United States describes: Anybody arrived Taiyuan, the metropolis is amazed for incomputable blockhouse: Tall, low, long, round, of the triangle, hide in subterranean even, made mysterious close fire net. After to Taiyuan front has examined fortification, Chen Yi also exclamations: Very fierce oh. The that this Kuomintang does his utmost to publicize is turned over in all paradigmatic fort is in of Yan Xishan boast next more so-called can touch 1.5 million legionary .
By 1948, yan Xishan sends Yang Aiyuan, Wang Huaiming to make the same score a request to reinforce to north. North makes the same score the personnel of Shanxi book stratocracy that a few have old friends and acquaintances to concern to persuade Yan Xishan to leave Taiyuan or the way that take politics to solve, all refuse, yan Xishan states him wants to do the character on the history. Yan Xishan still lets north make the same score agency to be him airborne bier board, express the determination with city of body be buried alive with the dead, send a Taiyuan stepmother, saying is to be afraid that stepmother is in the hardest when come out to shake him, affect his adherence determination.
Meanwhile, yan Xishan strengthened politics to dominate energetically, release solicit all like-minded book , the appeal undertakes of alleged total war, put forward to establish the measure of of battle city, make and promulgated the that guards Taiyuan 12 guideline , make up Taiyuan dweller accordingly guard battle at Taiyuan for service of group of of all kinds battle, besides more than 70 thousand v/arc able-bodied man and student be classified attends a war outside the team, the team of woman assist in fighting of the team of children assist in fighting of the team of the group of senile assist in fighting that still organized 6000 more than person, teenager assist in fighting of 5000 more than person, 14000 more than person, nearly 60 thousand person supplies all sorts of forced labor for front. When Yan Xishan also is receiving foreign reporter, revealed him to be oneself and 501 bottles of bane that 500 backbone configure, conveyed stubbornly resist after all determination.
Face vague prospect, the Shanxi of political power of hill of stannum thing gate of a lane saves Yang Huaifeng of section chief of office of information to say to Yan Xishan: Now is not the problem of money, however the person\'s problem, nanjing is right remedy overall situation, do not have method. The Yan Xishan of self-willed says: Nanjing does not have method we has idea, a ray of light is in Taiyuan. Yan Xishan still puts forward so called with the city answer province, in order to save answer country , the Tian Chan when commanding operatic team plays the Warring States greatly directs igneous Niu Zhen with the city the story of answer country comes display vigour morale.
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Below increasingly isolated circumstance, a few following of Yan Xishan and friend persuade him to leave Taiyuan, xi Shanjun thing gate of a lane states he wants die to achieve virtue-die for a just cause, sacrifice oneself is taken justice, dare to die does not leave Taiyuan. He says in the wire back to Qiu Yangrui: Not dead Taiyuan, be equal to the human body, have why good! Say in thick to a surname annals wire back: Hill flatter oneself is old and useless, either thing writtens guarantee one bureau with this is unripe. Say in the wire back to Xu Yongchang: of Taiyuan of my life-and-death battle. Yan Xishan still stuck an a horizontal hanging scroll in his office, write on: Know its to cannot be and just be real revolution for it. Know its to cannot be and just be real revolution for it..
Yan Xishan still says: Cropland is horizontal in former days 500 hero, brave sacrifice, we have 500 backbone, want dare to die to guard Taiyuan. Not successful, die for a righteous cause. When he seeks advice to doctor of a Germany, hear Nazi officer hides in the tooth potassium cyanide poisonous bolus, bite after defeating, can get killed at once, let then plain to pharmaceutical factory trial-produce. Because technical issue is solved hard, make up a 500 bottle bane finally, yan Xishan places them American reporter lets take a picture before oneself, give Si Tulei to ascend the picture wait for a person with old accept heart. Yan Xishan still calls up a few soldiers, vaunting to American reporter say: This is the Japanese soldier of bushido spirit of the standard, I let them follow my left and right sides, so that be in critical when, beat dead me. This task, blame Japanese cannot be finished. Blame Japanese cannot be finished..
The ——1912 of a piece of photographs that Yan Xishan treasures year with come the Sun Zhongshan group photo that Taiyuan inspects. Every have expensive guest to call in, take out watch for the person
Taiyuan city gate
Inside Taiyuan armory
Taiyuan armory is Yan Xishan the armory of the production arms ammunition in Shanxi open, taiyuan armory and Shenyang armory reach Han Yangbing plant, it is armory of Taiyuan of the Republic of China the 3 soldier factory on site history. Yan Xishan can dominate what Shanxi amounts to 38 years is long, make weapons ammunition for its with Taiyuan armory, then enlarge an army, force of enlarge general trends has immediate concern.