Wang Zuanxu

Wang Zuanxu (; June 2, 1885 – November 1960) was a Kuomintang general from Sichuan. Biography After the founding of the Republic of China, Wang Zuanxu continued to be promoted within the Sichuan Army. In the National Defense War in December 1915 (the 4th year of the Republic of China), he participated in the war as a subordinate of Liu Xiang on the side of the Beijing government. In April 1918 (the seventh year of the Republic of China), he served as the commander of the Eighth Regiment of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army under Liu Xiang. In March 1920 (9th year of the Republic of China), during the Sichuan-Yunnan War, Liu Xiang assigned Wang Zuanxu's regiment to Yang Sen. In May, Wang Zuanxu was promoted to the 18th Brigade Commander of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, and concurrently served as the South Sichuan Road Yin. During his tenure in South Sichuan Province, he "developed farmland, water conservancy, built roads, improved prisons, and rewarded overseas students." He appointed Lu Zuofu as the chief of the Third Section (Education) of the South Sichuan Province Office. He also founded the Popular Education Association and reformed He went to the Southern Sichuan Normal School, invited Yun Daiying to teach there, and published books such as "Introduction to Political Science" compiled by Yun Daiying.

Second Sino-Japanese War

On June 28, 1937, Wang Zuanxu was appointed as a member of the Chuankang Military Reorganization Committee. On September 1 of the same year, Wang Zuanxu led the 44th Army (organized into the 23rd Group Army) to the anti-Japanese front line and concentrated in Yichang to prepare reinforcements along the Beijing-Hankou Railway. In January 1938, the 44th Army was separated from the 23rd Army and combined with the 67th Army to form the 29th Army. Wang Zuanxu was appointed commander-in-chief of the 29th Army. On January 20, 1938, Liu Xiang died of illness in Hankou, and Zhang Qun took over as chairman of Sichuan Provincial Government. On January 23, Wang Zuanxu led the thirty-five generals who stayed in Sichuan to call Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, to support the central government's decision on personnel changes; however, on the same day, the commander of the 161st Division Xu Shaozong led 6 troops staying in Sichuan. A division commander and five independent brigade commanders called the central government, requesting to "take back their orders" and organized demonstrations in Chengdu and Chongqing. The situation became tense. Since then, Wang Zuanxu and others were summoned by Chiang Kai-shek many times. On April 26 of the same year, the Executive Yuan meeting decided to appoint Wang Zuanxu as acting chairman of Sichuan Province. On April 27, Wang Zuanxu called Chiang Kai-shek and begged to withdraw his appointment as Acting Chairman of Sichuan Province. Chiang Kai-shek declined on May 3. Wang Zuanxu was telegraphed and took office on May 8. On August 1 of the same year, the 374th meeting of the Executive Yuan appointed Wang Zuanxu as Chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Government.