Why is Sun Yuanliang called Flying General?

He was nicknamed "Flying General" because he was good at escaping.

As early as 1926 during the National Revolutionary Army’s Northern Expedition, Sun Yuanliang was a shameful deserter on the battlefield. At that time, the first division of the direct first army and Cheng Qian's third army attacked Sun Chuanfang in Jiangxi. The First Army was greedy for power and rushed forward rashly to attack Nanchang. After luckily succeeding, he did not think about consolidating the victory, but instead had fun. As a result, when Sun Chuanfang's troops counterattacked overnight, Wang Boling, commander of the First Division, was in Sister Yao's bed, and party representative Miao Bin also fled. As a result, the First Division was completely defeated and Nanchang was lost again. Wang Boling and Miao Bin fled to escape the disaster.

On December 10, 1937, the Battle of Nanjing began. The 88th Division quickly engaged in the defense of Nanjing without rest, and was responsible for guarding the commanding heights of Yuhuatai and the south of Nanjing. Despite the bloody battle, due to overall disadvantages in terms of troops, weapons, and supplies, the outer positions were lost in just two or three days, and the main directions of the compound positions were also broken through by the Japanese army.

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Main deeds

1. Participated in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War on January 28th

In 1932, he served as the Second Fifth Commander of the Ninth Brigade, he participated in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War on December 28th. However, the credit was actually obtained by Zhang Shixi, the commander of the 517th Regiment of the 87th Division, who led his officers and soldiers to attack Jiangjia Village with a death wish. Sun won the treasure in this battle. He was promoted to commander of the 88th Division because he was a direct descendant of Principal Chiang.

2. Participated in the Battle of Dushan

In 1944, he led his troops to drive the Japanese troops out of Dushan, Guizhou, which is nearly 700 kilometers away from Chongqing. He took the initiative to retreat at dusk on December 4th. He "recovered" Dushan, Nandan and other places, causing the Japanese army to withdraw from Guizhou; he rescued the capital from danger and won the Medal of Blue Sky and White Sun. In 1946, he successively served as the garrison commander of Changzhen area near Nanjing and the garrison commander of Chongqing.