Li Hai-ching
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Li Hai-ching, or Li Hai-Tsing, was the leader of about 10,000 Anti-Japanese
guerilla troops in the south of Kirin, now Heilongjiang
province, resisting the pacification of Manchukuo
. They called themselves Anti-Japanese Army For The Salvation Of The Country
and were described as being equipped with light artillery and numerous machine guns. Li established his headquarters at Fuyu
and were in control of the territory there and southward as far as Nungan
.
On March 29, 1932 his forces defeated regular troops of the Manchukuoan Governor Xi Qia
outside the town of Nungan, only 35 miles from the Manchukuoan capital of Changchun
. Nungan was soon reported on the verge of surrender. Small Japanese detachments sent from Changchun radioed for help, after suffering heavy casualties in the fighting. Japanese forces from the east at Yao-men
, tried to fight their way through to Nungan with the support of bombers but the defenders radio ceased broadcasting, Li's forces having captured the town.
In another action in late April, 65 miles south of Harbin
on the Chinese Eastern Railway
, 3,000 Chinese soldiers under General Li Hai-tsing, ripped up the railway tracks and tore down telegraph wires. They then waited until a train from Harbin arrived, looted it and dispersed before the arrival of Japanese troops that were rushed to scene.
In May 1932, the Japanese Li Hai-ching Subjugation Operation defeated and dispersed Li's army. Reformed again in October his guerilla force, reduced to 3,000 men again tried to attack the Manchukuoan and Japanese forces in southern Heilongjiang province. They were defeated and were forced to retreat into Jehol.
Anti-Japanese Volunteer Armies
After the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and until 1933, large volunteer armies waged war against Japanese and Manchukuo forces over much of Northeast China....
guerilla troops in the south of Kirin, now Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
province, resisting the pacification of Manchukuo
Pacification of Manchukuo
The Pacification of Manchukuo, was a campaign to pacify the resistance to the newly established puppet state of Manchukuo between the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Armies of Manchuria and later the Communist Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and the Imperial Japanese Army and the forces of the...
. They called themselves Anti-Japanese Army For The Salvation Of The Country
Anti-Japanese Army For The Salvation Of The Country
Anti-Japanese Army For The Salvation Of The Country was a volunteer army led by Li Hai-ching resisting the pacification of Manchukuo. It had about 10,000 anti-Japanese guerrilla troops described as being equipped with light artillery and numerous machine guns. They operated in the south of Kirin,...
and were described as being equipped with light artillery and numerous machine guns. Li established his headquarters at Fuyu
Fuyu
-China:*Fuyu County, Heilongjiang , of Qiqihar, Heilongjang**Fuyu, Fuyu County, Heilongjiang , town in and seat of said county*Fuyu County, Jilin , of Songyuan, Jilin*Fuyu, Sheyang County , town in Sheyang County, Jiangsu...
and were in control of the territory there and southward as far as Nungan
Nong’an
Nong’an Town , the county seat of Nong'an County, is a town in the Jilin province of China, about 60km north of Changchun, the capital of Jilin. The county of Nong'an has a population of approximately 112,000....
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On March 29, 1932 his forces defeated regular troops of the Manchukuoan Governor Xi Qia
Xi Qia
Xi Qia , also Xi Xia , was a general in command of the Kirin Provincial Army of the Republic of China, who defected to the Japanese during the Invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and who subsequently served as a cabinet minister in Manchukuo....
outside the town of Nungan, only 35 miles from the Manchukuoan capital of Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
. Nungan was soon reported on the verge of surrender. Small Japanese detachments sent from Changchun radioed for help, after suffering heavy casualties in the fighting. Japanese forces from the east at Yao-men
Dehui
Dehui is a city in northwestern Jilin province in Northeast China, located in the middle of the Songliao Plain. It has a total population of 906,000 and an urban population of 753,000...
, tried to fight their way through to Nungan with the support of bombers but the defenders radio ceased broadcasting, Li's forces having captured the town.
In another action in late April, 65 miles south of Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
on the Chinese Eastern Railway
Chinese Eastern Railway
The Chinese Eastern Railway or was a railway in northeastern China . It connected Chita and the Russian Far East. English-speakers have sometimes referred to this line as the Manchurian Railway...
, 3,000 Chinese soldiers under General Li Hai-tsing, ripped up the railway tracks and tore down telegraph wires. They then waited until a train from Harbin arrived, looted it and dispersed before the arrival of Japanese troops that were rushed to scene.
In May 1932, the Japanese Li Hai-ching Subjugation Operation defeated and dispersed Li's army. Reformed again in October his guerilla force, reduced to 3,000 men again tried to attack the Manchukuoan and Japanese forces in southern Heilongjiang province. They were defeated and were forced to retreat into Jehol.
Sources
- Jowett, Phillip S. , Rays of The Rising Sun, Armed Forces of Japan’s Asian Allies 1931-45, Volume I: China & Manchuria, 2004. Helion & Co. Ltd., 26 Willow Rd., Solihul, West Midlands, England.
- Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Tuesday, March 29, 1932
- May 2, 1932 TIME "Earthly Paradise"