Born in 1881 in Liaoning Province, Hong Wenguo witnessed the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War in her youth, which caused harm to our country and deeply resented the Japanese invaders.
Because her husband's surname is Zhao, she is also called Zhao Hongwenguo.
Zhao Hongwenguo
In 1929, Zhao Hongwenguo began to organize primary schools in the local area, in order to let the local children not be illiterate, learn knowledge and serve the country after learning, so as to realize their ideal ambition of saving the country and the people.
After the September 18 Incident, the Japanese occupied the three eastern provinces, Zhao Hongwenguo and his third son Zhao Dong organized the anti-Japanese volunteer army, in order to have greater help against Japan, she chose to scatter her family wealth and lead the whole family to fight against the Japanese.
In 1933, Zhao Hongwenguo and her second son Zhao Lianjun participated in the formation of the "Anti-Japanese Einsatzgruppen", which was later renamed the "Young Iron Blooded Army", and soon the organization grew to more than 500 people. Later, when the Japanese learned that Zhao Hongwenguo's home was the stronghold of this army, they burned all the houses of the Zhao family, which further strengthened Zhao Hongwenguo's determination to resist Japan and save the country.
Once, Mrs. Zhao and her family were repairing in the Zhao family shop, and the Japanese army suddenly attacked and captured Mrs. Zhao's family and more than 300 villagers.
However, in the face of the severe torture of the Japanese army, Mrs. Zhao has always persevered and resolutely refused to surrender to the Japanese army. Faced with such a hard bone, the Japanese army had to decide to execute him, but before leaving, Zhao's old lady Yijia and more than 300 villagers escaped with the help of the Predator Army.
After his release from prison, the family became even more resentful of the Japanese invaders and launched several attacks on the Japanese army.
In November 1935, Zhao Tong, the son of Mrs. Zhao, was elected commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese Iron Blooded Army, and the team grew to more than 10,000 soldiers.
Anti-Japanese Predator Army
During this period, the Predator Army fought more than 300 battles, killing more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers and capturing more than 2,000 Japanese puppet military and police.
After the July 7 Incident, Japan began a full-scale war of aggression against China, and Mrs. Zhao deeply felt that the Japanese army was strong and decided to go to Beiping to organize an armed uprising.
On July 20, 1937, Mrs. Zhao, her son Zhao Tong, and 24 comrades-in-arms burned incense and swore an oath in their temporary apartment in Beiping, and then divided into two roads, left the city late at night, and revolted in Baiyangcheng, southwest of the city.
Mrs. Zhao's army grew faster and faster, and she waged a life-and-death struggle with the Japanese in north China, rescued more than a thousand prisoners, including our party leaders, in the battle to break through the Second Model Prison in Peiping, and later shot down the Japanese planes in the battle, which greatly enhanced the morale of the anti-Japanese national united front.
In September 1937, Mrs. Zhao went south to Wuhan to publicize the War of Resistance. In the extraordinary period of defending Wuhan, he also issued "Some Opinions on the Current Situation" to appeal for the all-people War of Resistance.
Photo of Zhao Hongwenguo
Mrs. Zhao is definitely a hero and has made no small contribution to the anti-Japanese national united front.
But why was such a heroine who resisted Japan and saved the country be executed later?
The reason is that although he was very heroic in the War of Resistance Against Japan, during the War of Liberation, he chose to stand against the people and serve the Kuomintang reactionaries.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Mrs. Zhao organized the Second Route Sui Column of the Southwest Anti-Communist Salvation Army in Chongqing and served as her own commander-in-chief. He also put forward the reactionary slogan of "expelling the Communist Party and not paying grain for three years." There have also been many crimes of brutally killing PLA cadres and innocent people.
However, our army did not exterminate Old Lady Zhao when she made a certain contribution to the salvation of the country against Japan, and even Marshal He Long clearly pointed out that in order to win him over, she could not be allowed to embark on a desperate road, but Old Lady Zhao was still stubborn and stubbornly opposed to the People's Liberation Army and the people.
In April 1950, Zhao Hongwenguo and his subordinates fled to the territory of Mianzhu County, where they were suddenly attacked by our army, annihilated in one fell swoop, and captured Zhao Hongwenguo.
Shot
On July 16 of the same year, Zhao Hongwenguo was sentenced to be shot, and this old lady who had fought with the Japanese all her life finally stood against the people and did not recognize the reality, which was really sad and regrettable.