Li Yutang was born in a businessman's family, and the family conditions were relatively rich. He received a good education from an early age. When the revolutionary fire was burning in his hometown, Li Yutang resolutely joined the army and was admitted to the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy. After graduation, he was promoted to a teacher all the way, which proved his military talent.
War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression started, and Li Yutang had the opportunity to serve the motherland. He fought the Japanese in the Shanghai War and Xuzhou Battlefield, and Li Yutang was always the first to rush to the front. However, due to the weakness of the national army as a whole, Li Yutang was forced to retreat many times, and his anger was nowhere to be released.
The first battle of Changsha began at 1939. Li Yutang commanded the 8th Army to wage a fierce battle with the 6th Japanese Division. At first, the Japanese attacked fiercely. On the sixth day of fierce fighting, Li Yutang's troops lost more than half, but Li Yutang didn't mean to retreat. Instead, he continued to cooperate with the main force and confronted the Japanese army on the Xiushui River for more than a year.
Two years later, the second Changsha battle started. The 8th Army merged with the 10 Army to form the new 10 Army. The commander is Li Yutang. At the beginning of the battle, Li Yutang was attacked by the 3rd, 6th and 20th divisions of the Japanese army. After two days of fierce fighting, Li Yutang's position was breached by the Japanese army, his 3rd Division suffered serious losses, and his teachers were martyred one after another.
It can be said that in this battle, Li Yutang did his best. However, after the war, instead of being praised, Li Yutang was removed from his post on the grounds that he lost his post in Jinjing. The news of Li Yutang's dismissal aroused the dissatisfaction of the general of the whole 10 army, and even the new commander didn't come to take office. This is a difficult situation for Xue Yue, commander of the theater. He asked Li Yutang to take office, but Li Yutang ignored him.
In desperation, Xue Yue had to let Chiang Kai-shek personally come forward, because the third Changsha battle was about to start. Chiang Kai-shek asked on the phone: Are you Li Yutang of 10 Army? Li Yutang answered yes, and Chiang Kai-shek asked: Are you a student of Huangpu Phase I? Li Yutang answered yes again, and Chiang Kai-shek went on to say, Well, Changsha is yours. Chiang Kai-shek's brief questions greatly boosted Li Yutang's confidence, immediately restored the position of 10 army commander, and won the battle.
Li Yutang made great contributions to Chiang Kai-shek, but after he came to Taiwan Province Province in 1949, he was treated very unfairly. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was nervous and suspected that Li Yutang and his wife were connected with the mainland, so he sentenced 15, but Chiang Kai-shek was in a bad mood. After seeing the verdict, he added ".
ashamed
"Word, Li Yutang was immediately commuted to death.
Li Yutang wrote a suicide note before he died, which read: "I have nothing to do with the country. What are the benefits of treating me like this? " ? I have been a country all my life, but I don't want to end up like this. "The audience all cried. It is said that shortly after Li Yutang's death, Chiang Kai-shek regretted his decision, often secretly, but it was too late.