From ancient times to the present, there is a saying that "the scarf does not let the eyebrows be shaved", but a woman with the name of the scarf, her name has disappeared in people's memory, has not been left by the times, even if she created a myth of the times, but the annals of history have not left her reputation.
She, known as the "old lady with two guns", named Zhao Hongwenguo, enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad, but it can be seen from the name that her personality is different.
With masculine characteristics, instead of choosing to marry and teach their children in the family like ordinary female streamers, they witnessed the tragic situation of Japan's invasion of China in their cardamom years, and they were determined to plunge themselves into the War of Resistance Against Japan and the cause of revolution, and they struggled to move forward, armed with two guns, invincible, and appeared in many battlefields.
Originally an anti-Japanese hero who should be remembered and praised, she was sentenced to death, and based on her contribution, Premier Zhou personally interceded, hoping that Chairman Mao would treat her family kindly.
What kind of story happened to make the former hero face the crime of shooting, and what did Zhao Hongwenguo do along the way that the people and leaders could not forgive?
The heart to save the country has been there since childhood
In 1881, Zhao Hongwenguo was born in Hongqigou, Whistle River Township, Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province, as a Manchu, it is not a noble identity, but the concept of son preference happened to her, so her name is not valued, improvised naming, no gentle and elegant atmosphere, appearing rough and casual. At the same time, she received little education and was faced with the only thing that was farm work day after day.
At the end of the nineteenth century, China was in a state of "broken mountains and rivers and winds", and the Sino-Japanese War directly plunged China into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, setting off a frenzy of great powers dividing up China.
In order to repay the reparations, the Qing government greatly promoted the taxation, and although Hong Wenguo was a descendant of the Manchus, he was also in the ranks of paying taxes, which made the originally not rich families worse.
As a result, Hong Wenguo was trapped by farm work all day to maintain a basic family livelihood. It was in this way that Hong Wenguo grew up with sound physique, flexible hands and feet, and was stronger than ordinary people, which set the tone for her later success on the battlefield.
In the year of The Emperor, Hong Wenguo ushered in a marriage due to the family's arrangement, driven by the order of her parents, Hong Wenguo married in the past, and her husband's family name was surnamed Zhao, so later Hong Wenguo's name was preceded by the word "Zhao", that is, Zhao Hongwenguo.
At the age of fourteen, he witnessed the Sino-Japanese War, and at the age of twenty-three, he personally experienced the Russo-Japanese War, and the foreign invaders killed the Chinese people, causing deep disasters and endless smoke to the homeland.
After her family business prospered later, in 1929 began to organize the establishment of primary schools in the local area, her original intention was to let the local children take off the hat of illiteracy to the greatest extent, become a knowledgeable, temperamental, educated, ambitious Chinese, thinking that to save the country and save the people to contribute to the meager effort, she wanted to be a backbone Chinese, from the bones she gave birth to a patriotic feeling.
The courage to resist Japan, repeated defeats and battles
Shortly after the "918" incident, China's three eastern provinces were in danger of falling, the war of resistance against Japan was officially launched, and the Nationalist government headed by Chiang Kai-shek at that time adopted a policy of "non-resistance," which caused the Japanese army to break through the bamboo, count the cities of Lianke, and reduce the number of cities in Northern China to an area of aggression.
As Zhao Hongwenguo, who was born in the northeast land, she watched the Japanese army implement the policy of enslavement education on the vast territory, and she was heartbroken, especially in education, which involved the country's grand plan, because it brought numbness and ignorance to the people.
Therefore, Zhao Hongwenguo gathered a group of patriots to rise up and organize an anti-Japanese volunteer army, and her third son, Zhao Tong, a student of Northeastern University, also joined the team.
At this time, Zhao Hongwenguo had reached the age of knowing her destiny, and her patriotic enthusiasm for more than half a hundred years was still undiminished. Internalized in the heart, externalized in the action, she
Selling one's own property for military funds and education,
With the assistance of Zhao Tong, she promoted education with the Chinese as the center, resisted Japan's enslavement policy, educated children to set lofty ambitions, win glory for the country, resolutely not to be a slave to the country, tell about the crimes of the Japanese army, and exalt the spirit of patriotism.
In terms of education, Zhao Hongwenguo worked hard, but she soon realized that if she wanted to save the country, she also needed to have her own armed forces as a support.
Therefore, she began to recruit soldiers and horses again, formed a "young iron blood regiment", purchased guns and ammunition, collected Intelligence on the Japanese army, and promoted a spirit of black iron and red blood to recover the northeast.
"The water in front of the door is still able to sing yellow chicken", Zhao Hongwenguo, who is more than half a hundred years old, let his son Zhao Dong teach her to practice shooting, what is admirable is that her learning ability is very strong, because of her physical strength and talent, in time, she will practice shooting to the point of pure fire -
Both left and right hands can shoot, and the hit rate is extremely high.
The so-called tree big move, the iron blood regiment she led attracted the attention of the Japanese army, she used her skillful shooting skills to kill many Japanese troops, and had the title of "two-gun old lady".
However, the Japanese army intensified, burning all the centers of the Iron Blood Regiment, and destroying the family property accumulated over thirty years, but Zhao Hongwenguo was not frustrated and withered by this, she regrouped, bought printing presses in many places, and began a new confrontation.
Zhao Hongwenguo had the rest of his life after the disaster, and in August 1934, the Japanese Kou raided the Zhao family fort again.
A family of six became prisoners.
In the face of coercion and inducement, indomitable, the Japanese army had no choice but to impose him to death.
However, under the careful arrangement of the Iron Blood Regiment, Mrs. Zhao was rescued and escaped from death, she continued to fight, and in her heart she adhered to the will to sacrifice her life for the country, although there were thorns, she was indomitable and repeatedly defeated.
Take the wrong side and be sentenced to death
The reputation of the "old lady with two guns" had already spread throughout the land of Shenzhou, so much so that Zhu De and Peng Dehuai personally wrote to Zhao Hongwenguo, inviting her to join the Eighth Route Army.
Zhao Hongwenguo continued to grow the Iron Blood Legion, united forces from all sides, raised weapons and ammunition, and assisted the anti-Japanese resistance, she fired the first shot of independent anti-Japanese resistance in North China with two guns, becoming an important force on the battlefield.
However, in late 1938, Zhao Hongwenguo was warmly invited by Chiang Kai-shek, and she had already become famous, making Chongqing an empty alley for a while, including Zhao Tong, who was also warmly welcomed, and was also known as "contemporary Yue Fei", and the National Government awarded him the title of major general, which was enough to be a very high courtesy.
Undoubtedly, this is to envelop Zhao Hongwenguo's heart,
She was awarded the title of "Mother of Guerrillas" and has been following the Kuomintang ever since.
When the situation of the War of Liberation had become a foregone conclusion, Chiang Kai-shek was a trapped beast, unwilling to lose, and wanted to do a dying struggle, which reminded him of Zhao Hongwenguo, who was loyal and loyal in the past.
After some phone calls, Zhao Hongwenguo, who should have been recuperating for a long time, was ordered to regain his double gun and recruit a group of bandits to make enemies with the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
In order to establish his prestige, he besieged and occupied many cities in western and eastern Sichuan, killing more than 200 innocent people and communist party members in the city, which was heinous.
Originally a group of rabble-rousers, it caused a situation of blood flowing like a river, so that the PEOPLE's Liberation Army was "intolerable and intolerable", and then thousands of troops and horses directly destroyed Zhao Hongwenguo's entire army and fled in a hurry, and Zhao Hongwenguo, who carried so many lives on his back, was doomed to escape, and finally was captured alive by the People's Liberation Army at the Red Temple.
Premier Zhou considered Zhao Hongwenguo as an anti-Japanese hero
After all, she was a meritorious person who hoped to spare her life, but the people could not forgive her for the heinous crimes committed.
So in order to appease the indignation of the people,
Zhao Hongwenguo was executed in July 1950
50 years of "two-gun old woman" reputation has fallen,
Chairman Mao specially issued an approval document: We must treat their families kindly, and the families who have been arrested must be released unconditionally!
brief summary:
"Thirty thousand miles of the Yellow River, 5,000 years of famous history, smelling the wind can make cowards stand, and the period of resistance to the construction of the phase is fiercely whipped." The people's heroes who should have been exiled for hundreds of years were because they stood in the wrong line, and there was no distinction between good and evil, which made people sigh. Having the ability to recognize people, distinguish between camps, and uphold justice is the right way of history.