In the war-torn era of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were many unknown heroes, especially those underground workers, who had exhausted their lives and could not even obtain a real name, today, we are going to talk about such a spy hero, mention his name, many people must be very strange, his name is Xia Wenyun, not affiliated with any party, everything he does is derived from his love for the motherland.
In 1905, Xia Wenyun was born in Dalian, Liaoning Province, from childhood to adulthood to study excellent, and then went to Japan to study, entered Kyoto Imperial University, Japan, graduated as a master's degree, such a study abroad background, but also for his future work, created a good opportunity, in 1931, Xia Wenyun returned to the motherland, through the introduction of him joined the "pseudo-Manchukuo" government agency work, became the japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters intelligence chief and Chi Ying ER translation officer.
In 1935, He Zhiying Er met with the Gui warlord Li Zongren several times, during which Xia Wenyun served as an interpreter, after repeated contacts, Li Zongren had the intention to let Xia Wenyun work for the motherland, so he persuaded him, Xia Wenyun was an upright Chinese, he had a high patriotic feeling, naturally unwilling to work for the enemy, in this way, under Li Zongren's arrangement, he became an spies who provided intelligence for the Chinese side and directly contacted Li Zongren.
Since then, Xia Wenyun, in his capacity as an interpreter, has used the cover of Hezhi Ying'er to begin to provide a large amount of top-secret information to the Chinese side, and he has refused the remuneration offered to him by Li Zongren, as far as he is concerned, he is a Chinese, and everything he does is what a Chinese should do.
The Battle of Taierzhuang was the first major victory won by the Chinese army on the frontal battlefield in the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, few people know, among them, Xia Wenyun made a miraculous contribution, in February 1938, Li Zongren received a secret telegram from Xia Wenyun: The Banyuan Division would march south from Jiaoji Road into Mengyin, Yishui and other places, Li Zongren took a step first, and it was expected that the Japanese army would attack Linyi, so he quickly dispatched Zhang Zizhong's troops to aid Pang Bingxun and did not allow the Banyuan Division to join the 10th Division of Isogu Lianjie, which greatly eased the pressure of the Chinese army, after the Battle of Taierzhuang, Isotani's army was almost wiped out.
In 1939, Li Zongren again received a secret telegram from Xia Wenyun, in which he reported in detail the strategy and deployment of troops of the Japanese army to sweep the five theaters, Li Zongren skillfully deployed the position, a few months of conquest, killed more than 5,000 Japanese troops, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, Xia Wenyun was suspected of espionage, almost arrested by Japanese agents, he had to flee to Shanxi, henceforth as the director of the construction department of the pseudo-Shanxi Provincial Government, in Shanxi, Xia Wenyun used his special status, often exchanged materials with the Eighth Route Army, and covered, The lives of many patriots, including the proletarian revolutionary Dong Biwu, were saved.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, after being signed by Dai Kasa, Xia Wenyun was arrested for the crime of traitorous crime, and Xia Wenyun's wife went to Beiping to find Li Zongren, and Li Zongren quickly approved that ""Xia Wenyun, director of the pseudo-construction department, has committed no crimes" After Li Zongren's bail, Xia Wenyun was released from prison and settled in Japan in 1950.
In 1978, Xia Wenyun died in Tokyo, at the age of 73, from then on, he ended his legendary life, Xia Wenyun was a well-deserved spy hero, his contributions during the War of Resistance, he has always been silent, never show off, people like him, there are many in that period, it is really admirable!
In his memoirs, Li Zongren did not hesitate to praise him for "risking his life to gather intelligence for the Chinese side, all out of patriotic enthusiasm, willing to be an unsung hero, his contribution to the war of resistance is indispensable, and the rapid and correct intelligence can be said to be unique in the early stage of the War of Resistance."