Wu Yicheng
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Wu Yicheng one of Wang Delin
s companions who had been with him for many years as a bandit, was made one of Wang's company commanders along with Kong Xianrong
, when Wang was taken into the Kirin Provincial army and became a battalion commander. Wang Delin refused to submit to the Japanese during the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and formed the Chinese People's National Salvation Army
, Wu became a subodinate leader of one of the largest and most successful of the volunteer armies
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After the Army of Wang Delin retreated from Manchukuo, it was not the end of the volunteer resistance. Wu and others did not flee and fought on as small guerrilla units, frequently called shanlin. Survival was difficult and some resorted to banditry on occasion. But most were genuine anti-Japanese forces, and continued to harass the Japanese and Manchukuo forces for many years. Wu Yicheng fought on with a small band of followers until 1937.
Wang Delin
Wang Delin or Wang Teh-ling, , bandit, soldier and leader of the National Salvation Army resisting the Japanese pacification of Manchukuo....
s companions who had been with him for many years as a bandit, was made one of Wang's company commanders along with Kong Xianrong
Kong Xianrong
Kong Xianrong one of Wang Delin's companions who had been with him for many years as a bandit, was made one of Wang's company commanders along with Wu Yicheng, when Wang was taken into the Kirin Provincial army and became a battalion commander. When Wang Delin refused to submit to the Japanese...
, when Wang was taken into the Kirin Provincial army and became a battalion commander. Wang Delin refused to submit to the Japanese during the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and formed the Chinese People's National Salvation Army
Chinese People's National Salvation Army
One of the most successful volunteer armies was the Chinese People's National Salvation Army or NSA, led by a former bandit turned soldier, Wang Delin. At the time of the invasion, Wang Delin's 200 man battalion was stationed near Yanji, a small town in the east of Jilin province...
, Wu became a subodinate leader of one of the largest and most successful of the volunteer armies
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....
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After the Army of Wang Delin retreated from Manchukuo, it was not the end of the volunteer resistance. Wu and others did not flee and fought on as small guerrilla units, frequently called shanlin. Survival was difficult and some resorted to banditry on occasion. But most were genuine anti-Japanese forces, and continued to harass the Japanese and Manchukuo forces for many years. Wu Yicheng fought on with a small band of followers until 1937.