Yang Hu-ch'eng (d. October 1949) was a Chinese warlord and Nationalist general during the Chinese Civil War. Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Chinese Civil War (Traditional: 國共内戰; Simplified: 国共内战; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CCP). ...

A bandit of unknown origins, Yang Hu-ch'eng had become a popular warlord of Shensi Provence (Shaanxi) by 1926. Following the defeat of Feng Yu-hsiang and Yen Hsi-shan's rebellion in 1930, Yang allied with the Nationalist or KMT government becoming commander of the KMT's Northwest Army. Ordered to destroy the newly established Communist CCP stronghold at Yenan (Yan'an) with Chang Hsueh-liang's Northeast (Manchuria) Army in 1935, both Yang and Chiang Hsueh-liang were impressed with the CCP's determined defense and fighting capabilities and were convinced by the CCP's proposal for a united Chinese defense against the Japanese invasion. Not to be confused with the neighboring province of Shanxi Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: 陕西; Traditional Chinese: 陝西; pinyin: Shǎnxī; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like Shahn-shee) is a northwestern province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on... Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: 陕西; Traditional Chinese: 陝西; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like Shahn-shee) is a north-central province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as... Feng Yü-hsiang (Traditional Chinese:馮玉祥, Simplified Chinese: 冯玉祥, pinyin: Féng Yùxíang; 1882-1948) was a warlord during the early years of the Republic of China. ... Yen Hsi-shan (閻錫山; pinyin: Yán Xíshān) (October 8, 1883–July 22, 1960) was a Chinese Warlord who served in the Republic of China government. ... Yanan (延安, pinyin Yánān, or Yen-an in Wade-Giles), is a city in Shaanxi province, China. ... Yanan (Chinese: 延安; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Yen-an), is a city in Shaanxi province, China. ... Zhang Xueliang Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hs eh-liang (張學良, pinyin: Zhāng Xu ng, English: Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) (June 3, 1901 - October 15, 2001), nicknamed the Young Marshall, became the effective ruler of Manchuria and much of Northeast China after the assassination of his father Chang Tso-lin on... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified: 满洲; Traditional: 滿洲; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ...

As both sides ceased hostilities, Chiang Kai-shek flew to Sian (Xian) in early December to investigate the inaction. Refusing the CCP's proposal to join forces against the Japanese, Yang and Chiang Hsueh-liang had Chiang Kai-shek arrested and held him captive until he agreed to an alliance between the KMT and CCP. Flying back to the KMT capital at Nanking (Nanjing) with Chiang Kai-shek, both generals were arrested upon their arrival. Yang would remain in prison for over thirteen years until his ordered execution by Chiang Kai-shek in October 1949, shortly before the CCP capture of Nanking. Chiang Kai-shek (JiÇŽng Jiè Shí in standard Mandarin) (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... // Sian - Word Sian is a term commonly used in Singapore, showing displeasure, boredom, nothing to do, or even frustration. ... 1) The city of Xian in China 2) An alternative spelling of Christian, by analogy with Xmas as an alternative spelling of Christmas. ... Nanjing (南京, Pinyin: Nánjīng, Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking, formerly Jinling 金陵, Jiangning 江宁, and Tianjing 天京) is the central city of downstream Yangtze Basin and is a renowned historical and cultural city. ... Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ...

References

• Dupuy, Trevor N. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography, New York, 1992