1In February 1938, the 1 1 District Command Committee was established in Lu Mei, and the property was sold to raise money for the Anti-Japanese War. Cooperate with Peng Zhongying and Chen Xincai, leaders of the South Road Production Party, to lead the anti-Japanese war. Put forward slogans such as "the interests of the anti-Japanese war are above everything else" and "defending the country and making contributions with money" to cooperate with the * * * production party to carry out anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. It quickly set off the climax of the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement in South Road.
Zhang Yanyu was the guerrilla commander of Guangdong Province 1 1 from 1938 to 10, and his headquarters was located in Guanyinshan, Gaozhou. Deeply overwhelmed, I personally went to Hong Kong to contact the * * * production party organization and asked for help in solving the cadre problem. Liao Chengzhi and other comrades accepted his request, and Nantes in Guangdong sent a group of cadres to Gaozhou to help Zhang Yan carry out anti-Japanese work.
1939 In March, Zhang Yan was appointed as the administrative inspector and security commander of the seventh district of Guangdong Province, and in May, he was appointed as the deputy commander of garrison headquarters, the special south road of the fourth war zone. He devoted himself to the whole army, made great efforts, relied on * * * to produce party member and progressives, trained a group of military and political cadres to cooperate sincerely with the * * * production party, and contributed to the new situation of unity and resistance of six families in Gaozhou. Zhang Yan's patriotic actions aroused the jealousy of the Kuomintang authorities and forced him to resign in June 1940.
194 1 year 1 month Zhang Yan is also the guerrilla commander of the seventh district of Guangdong. On April194365438+February 2 1 day, Japanese troops invaded Guangzhou Bay and actively prepared to open the Gui Xiang Line. By then, several provinces in southwest China will become occupied areas. In order to carry out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, Li, Zhang Fakui and others planned to establish the Southwest Anti-Japanese Coalition Government and the Southwest Anti-Japanese Coalition Forces, and General Zhang Yan was one of the main members of these two institutions.
1944 On the eve of the Battle of Guangxi, Zhang Yan was appointed as Lieutenant General of the Fourth War Zone of the Kuomintang and sent back to Guangdong South Road to inspect and mobilize the people to resist Japan. In September, he returned to Wuchuan and cooperated with Zhongnan Road Special Committee to develop local anti-Japanese armed forces. Zhang Li advised Zhan Shibang to establish four anti-Japanese joint defense zones and four anti-Japanese joint defense brigades (armed with more than 400 people) in Wulian. Actively unite the * * * production party to resist Japan, arrange 120 secret * * production party member and progressives to work in Wuchuan county government, district and township defense teams, township offices and schools, and incorporate a Qin Bing squadron into the county brigade. Zhang Yan also expanded his guard from more than 20 to more than 400. The joint defense forces of China, Wu and Lian developed vigorously and prepared for an armed uprising.
1944165438+1October12nd, more than 80 puppet troops formed a mixed team and invaded the turbulent Shimen area along the Wulian border, where they were intercepted by our guerrilla brigade Huang Jingwen and Huang Fei. Zhang Yan heard the news and sent Zhan Shibang to lead two companies to reinforce. After several hours of fierce fighting, he killed several Japanese troops, including Japanese captain Nakamura, and ten puppet troops, which shocked the Wulian border and aroused the jealousy and hatred of Kuomintang reactionaries. Because the Kuomintang was passive in resisting Japan and actively opposed * * *, it was forced to hold an armed uprising.