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'''Yang Hucheng''' ({{zh|t=楊虎城|s=杨虎城|p=Yáng Hǔchéng|w=Yang Hu-ch'eng|first=t}}) (26 November 1893 – 6 September 1949) was a [[China|Chinese]] [[warlord]] during the [[Warlord Era]] of [[History of the Republic of China|Republican China]] and [[Kuomintang]] general during the [[Chinese Civil War]]. |
'''Yang Hucheng''' ({{zh|t=楊虎城|s=杨虎城|p=Yáng Hǔchéng|w=Yang Hu-ch'eng|first=t}}) (26 November 1893 – 6 September 1949) was a [[China|Chinese]] [[warlord]] during the [[Warlord Era]] of [[History of the Republic of China|Republican China]] and [[Kuomintang]] general during the [[Chinese Civil War]]. |
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A [[bandit]] of unknown origins, Yang Hucheng had become a popular warlord of [[Shaanxi]] Province by 1926. Following the defeat of [[Feng Yuxiang]] and [[Yan Xishan]] in the [[Central Plains War]] of 1930, Yang allied himself with the [[Kuomintang]]'s [[Republic of China]] government becoming commander of the Kuomintang's Northwest Army. Ordered to destroy the newly established [[Communist Party of China]] stronghold at [[Yan'an]] with [[Zhang Xueliang]]'s Northeast ([[Manchuria]]) Army in |
A [[bandit]] of unknown origins, Yang Hucheng had become a popular warlord of [[Shaanxi]] Province by 1926. Following the defeat of [[Feng Yuxiang]] and [[Yan Xishan]] in the [[Central Plains War]] of 1930, Yang allied himself with the [[Kuomintang]]'s [[Republic of China]] government becoming commander of the Kuomintang's Northwest Army. Ordered to destroy the newly established [[Communist Party of China]] stronghold at [[Yan'an]] with [[Zhang Xueliang]]'s Northeast ([[Manchuria]]) Army in 1935, both Yang and Zhang Xueliang were impressed with the Communists' determined defense and fighting capabilities. They were convinced by the Communist proposal for a united Chinese defense against the [[Japan]]ese invasion of China. |
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As both sides ceased hostilities, Kuomintang chairman [[Chiang Kai-shek]] flew to [[Xi'an]] in early December to investigate the inaction. In the following [[Xi'an Incident]], once Chiang refused the Communist proposal to join forces against the Japanese, Yang and Zhang Xueliang had Chiang Kai-shek arrested and held him captive until he agreed to an alliance between the Kuomintang and Communists. Flying back to the Kuomintang capital at [[Nanjing]] with Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Xueliang was arrested upon their arrival. Yang was also secretly arrested later and he would remain in prison for over thirteen years until Chiang Kai-shek ordered to execute him in October |
As both sides ceased hostilities, Kuomintang chairman [[Chiang Kai-shek]] flew to [[Xi'an]] in early December to investigate the inaction. In the following [[Xi'an Incident]], once Chiang refused the Communist proposal to join forces against the Japanese, Yang and Zhang Xueliang had Chiang Kai-shek arrested and held him captive until he agreed to an alliance between the Kuomintang and Communists. Flying back to the Kuomintang capital at [[Nanjing]] with Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Xueliang was arrested upon their arrival. Yang was also secretly arrested later and he would remain in prison for over thirteen years until Chiang Kai-shek ordered to execute him in October 1949, with wife and children and some of his officers,<ref>[http://skb.hebnews.cn/200501/ca448138.htm 蒋介石屠杀杨虎城全家秘录]</ref> shortly before the Communist capture of Nanjing near the end of the [[Chinese Civil War]]. The Martyrs Cemetery of General Yang Hucheng (杨虎城烈士陵园) is in [[Chang'an District, Xi'an]]. Some his other family members joined [[Communist Party of China|CCP]].<ref>[http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/67481/75282/75283/5133534.html 杨虎城曾想把17路军改编成红军]</ref><ref>[http://shang.cnfamily.com/199001/ca23219.htm 杨虎城的遗孀和儿女]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:45, 10 December 2011
Yang Hucheng (traditional Chinese: 楊虎城; simplified Chinese: 杨虎城; pinyin: Yáng Hǔchéng; Wade–Giles: Yang Hu-ch'eng) (26 November 1893 – 6 September 1949) was a Chinese warlord during the Warlord Era of Republican China and Kuomintang general during the Chinese Civil War.
A bandit of unknown origins, Yang Hucheng had become a popular warlord of Shaanxi Province by 1926. Following the defeat of Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan in the Central Plains War of 1930, Yang allied himself with the Kuomintang's Republic of China government becoming commander of the Kuomintang's Northwest Army. Ordered to destroy the newly established Communist Party of China stronghold at Yan'an with Zhang Xueliang's Northeast (Manchuria) Army in 1935, both Yang and Zhang Xueliang were impressed with the Communists' determined defense and fighting capabilities. They were convinced by the Communist proposal for a united Chinese defense against the Japanese invasion of China.
As both sides ceased hostilities, Kuomintang chairman Chiang Kai-shek flew to Xi'an in early December to investigate the inaction. In the following Xi'an Incident, once Chiang refused the Communist proposal to join forces against the Japanese, Yang and Zhang Xueliang had Chiang Kai-shek arrested and held him captive until he agreed to an alliance between the Kuomintang and Communists. Flying back to the Kuomintang capital at Nanjing with Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Xueliang was arrested upon their arrival. Yang was also secretly arrested later and he would remain in prison for over thirteen years until Chiang Kai-shek ordered to execute him in October 1949, with wife and children and some of his officers,[1] shortly before the Communist capture of Nanjing near the end of the Chinese Civil War. The Martyrs Cemetery of General Yang Hucheng (杨虎城烈士陵园) is in Chang'an District, Xi'an. Some his other family members joined CCP.[2][3]
References
- Dupuy, Trevor N. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography, New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 1992.