抗日战争期间,安庆及周边县城被日本军队占领,但在花山、杨桥、罗岭等一些乡镇还活跃着抗日武装,黄梅戏班也时有演出。1944年初夏,14岁的严凤英随程积善黄梅戏班一行十多人,先后到怀宁 During the war of resistance against Japan, Anqing and its surrounding counties were occupied by the Japanese troops, but anti-Japanese militarists were still active in some towns and towns such as Huashan, Yangqiao and Luo-ling, and Huangmei plays also performed at times. In the early summer of 1944, 14-year-old Yan Fengying accompanied Cheng Jishan’s Huangmei troupe with more than 10 people and went to Huaining