During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Mr. Zhu not only commanded the Eighth Route Army, but also commanded several armies of the Nationalist Army
As everyone knows, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Elder Zhu was always the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, with three divisions under his command. However, few people know that in fact, the troops under the command of Zhu Lao also included several armies and divisions of the Kuomintang army.
It was February 17, 1938, and the Second Theater was divided into the East Route Army, the West Route Army, and the North Road Army, of which the commander-in-chief of the Middle Road Army was Zhu Laozong, the West Route Army was Wei Lihuang, and the North Road Army was Fu Zuoyi.
In addition to the original units of the Eighth Route Army, the units under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Route Army also included the 3rd Army, the 47th Army, the 17th Division of the 38th Army, the 94th Division of the 97th Army, and the 169th Division of the 98th Army.
Today I want to introduce The Commander of the 169th Division of the 98th Army, Wu Shimin.
Born in 1892 in Huai'an, Hebei Province, Wu Shimin was a fierce general in the Northwest Army in his early years, and Sun Yat-sen admired him very much, and once took out 800 pieces of ocean to fund his study in the Soviet Union, but unfortunately failed to make the trip. By the time of the Central Plains War, Wu Shimin was already a regimental commander of Yang Hucheng's army, and he attacked Tang Shengzhi, who opposed Chiang Kai-shek at night, and was rewarded by Chiang Kai-shek.
In April 1938, just two months after he was put under the command of Zhu Lao, Wu Shimin ushered in a hard battle.
There is a sub-hongkou in southern Jinnan, and the strategic position is very important, as long as the sub-hongkou is taken, it can threaten most of the security of the northwest. Stationed at Zihongkou was The 169th Division of Samurai Min.
Samurai Min is not afraid of heaven or earth, he is afraid that the devils will not come to send them to death. This fierce offensive and defensive battle lasted for six full days, the flag of the Chinese army still flew on the mountain, and the devils threw down more than 2,000 corpses and retreated. The battle soared Chinese morale, and the Yan'an newspaper also interviewed General Wu. General Wu's focus is only one sentence: "Soldiers have the responsibility to defend the territory, and if the Japanese army does not roll out of China, we will fight to the end!" ”
Because of his meritorious anti-Japanese resistance, Samurai Min was promoted to the commander of the 98th Army and awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
The Japanese would not easily submit to defeat, at the end of 1939, the Japanese army launched the Battle of Nakajō Mountain, and Samurai Min's 98th Army was stationed at Shunwangping on the main peak of Nakajō Mountain, Alexandria, and the Japanese army had a chance to take revenge. However, the 98th Army was condescending, and the Japanese army attacked from below and upwards, which was difficult. After fighting for two years, the Japanese army never chewed down this hard bone, but was constantly attacked by the 98th Army, with heavy losses.
The Japanese army will not give up, and must take the Zhongtiao Mountain, and then forcibly cross the Yellow River and invade our great northwest. In May 1941, the Japanese army collected 100,000 elite soldiers, even equipped with chemical weapons troops, and a large number of air forces, determined to win and take Nakajō Mountain. At this time, the 98th Army was stationed in Dongfeng, which was the key attack direction of the Japanese army.
The devils came to send them to death, and the commander of the martial army naturally had to laugh.
On May 7, near Wang Village, the 98th Army and the Japanese army fought with more than 2,000 people. Samurai Toshi's title of "Japanese Nemesis" was not given in vain, and this battle killed eight hundred ghosts, and even Major General Hamada became a ghost under the gun. The devils did not accept the battle again, and the samurai Toshibe killed more than three hundred people in the area around the waist of the beam tree, and also captured a large number of weapons.
The devils could not stand it, and sent people to persuade them to surrender, as long as the samurai descended on the day, the high-ranking official Houlu picked it at will. The samurai min was furious and detained the envoy, saying, "I am a soldier, and I should die on the battlefield of the anti-Japanese resistance!" ”
At the end of September 1941, the Japanese army mobilized another 25,000 elite troops, and the air force coordinated operations to eliminate the samurai Toshibe. Samurai Min also knew that the Japanese army would never give up without taking his head, so he had long been mentally prepared for martyrdom, and the soldiers died on the battlefield, which was supremely glorious!
Under the inspiration of Samurai Min, all the officers and men of the 98th Army fought with the same enemy and expressed their attitude one after another: They are willing to coexist and die with the position!
When the battle was at its most intense, Samurai Min was injured in the leg, still wielding a saber, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese Kou, not knowing how many ghosts had been hacked to death, nor how many people around him had died, and when he could finally catch his breath, Samurai Min found that in the encirclement of the Japanese army, he was the only one left.
In the midst of a shout of "persuasion", Samurai Min sneered, aimed the tip of his sword at his heart, and inserted it forcefully...
The Japanese army was silent in the face of the body of the blood-and-flesh general Samurai Min. For a long time, under the leadership of the officers, the Japanese troops present lined up to give General Wu a solemn military salute.
The Japanese army also specially built a white coffin, contained the body of General Wu, and buried it in changzi County, Shanxi Province, with the number of Japanese generals.
It can be seen that being a man has a backbone, and even the enemy respects him. Those who disregard righteousness and are greedy for life and fear death are looked down upon by everyone.
Because of his anti-Japanese exploits, the Eighth Route Army posthumously recognized him as a revolutionary martyr and buried his remains in the Taihang Taiyue Martyrs Cemetery, where he was commemorated year after year.