During the War of Resistance Against Japan, countless compatriots and heroic soldiers and generals of the Anti-Japanese War were sacrificed. Perhaps many people remember Dong Cunrui, Zhang Zizhong, Xiao Shanling, Wang Mingzhang, these famous heroes who sacrificed for the country, but there are many generals who died young but little is known, such as Wang Jiaben, who is known as the "Hard Battle General", who died in the fight with the Japanese army at the age of 43.
Wang Jiaben's father, Wang Guodong, was a classmate of Zhu De's, and he was also born in the Shogun family. But later, after his parents doubled, he was raised by his uncle and righteous father. Wang Jia followed his righteous father Fan Shisheng to fight, and he annihilated many enemies, and in Fan Shisheng's team, there was also the title of "Tiger Fool".
In 1939, Wang Jiaben led his subordinates to participate in the First Battle of Changsha, and was promoted to lieutenant general of the 79th Army and commander of the 98th Division. Not only that, he also participated in the Battle of Changsha three times, the Battle of Changde, the Battle of Western Hubei, the Battle of Songhu and so on. Later, he participated in the Defense of Nanjing, the Battle of Taierzhuang and so on. He experienced 9 major battles, made great achievements, won the title of "Hard Battle General", and his rank was also raised successively.
On September 1, 1944, the Japanese army launched an offensive along both sides of the Xianggui Railway, and the 79th Army led by Wang Jiaben engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army, and Wang Jiaben personally commanded the front line. Later, they came to a small village near Dong'an County, and the plainclothes troops of the Japanese army followed closely behind. The Japanese army, disguised as civilians and friendly troops, suddenly attacked Wang Jiaben's army, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Because the disparity between our army and the enemy army was too large, Wang Jiaben led his men to fight the Japanese army desperately until the last moment when the bullets ran out. Wang Jiaben personally went into battle again, and engaged in an empty-handed white-knife hand-to-hand combat with the enemy army. Later, Wang Jiaben's face, head and neck were stabbed twice by the enemy. Both hands were also stirred by the enemy's bayonet to expose the flesh and bones, and not only that, the Japanese army also stabbed Wang Jiaben's chest and abdomen open, which was extremely cruel.
Wang Jia himself was stabbed dozens of times and died tragically under the bayonets of the Japanese army. He was also the highest-ranking general in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan who sacrificed himself on the battlefield of bayonet fighting.
At the age of 43 that year, he sacrificed for the country, and after the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, Zhu Laozong, knew that his old classmate's son had died heroically, he was extremely sad and indignant, and he also wrote a letter for him: "In Dong'an County, on the day of sorrow, yuji pavilion is mixed with the sky" The horizontal criticism is: Wang Jiaben, a national hero of the anti-Japanese resistance. In history, Wang Jiaben's evaluation is: "Hard work, brave in battle, cool-headed, quite military talent." He loved the soldiers like a son, governed the army well, lived a life of honesty and integrity, and was loved by the officers and men", which shows that he is truly subjugated by virtue!