During the War of Resistance Against Japan, many heroic fighters appeared in our country, who, in order to defend their families and defend the country, gave up their lives and died and fought bloody battles with the enemy on the battlefield. It is precisely because of their efforts that we have a peaceful and beautiful life today. The hero we want to introduce today made a miraculous contribution during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The 300,000 rounds of ammunition and 300 boxes of bombs of the Japanese army were stolen by him for 11 consecutive days. So, who is this person?
He was born on March 23, 1905 in Lianhua County, Jiangxi Province, and served as deputy director of the Supply Department of the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan, mainly responsible for the logistical support of the troops. At that time, the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army were very backward, so they were often at a disadvantage when fighting with the Japanese army. It is precisely for this reason that our army cherishes every bullet and every bomb and never wastes it. After winning each war, a large number of guns and ammunition will also be captured on the battlefield. It can be said that at that time, many of Our country's weapons were dependent on Japanese devils.
When Yan Xishan's troops withdrew from the town of Yuanping, they left a arsenal of weapons because they were in too much of a hurry, which was later occupied by the Japanese army. When Gan Zuchang found out, he decided to steal the weapon. In the evening, Gan Zuchang led a team of the Eighth Route Army and quietly sneaked into the courtyard. The arsenal has walls, which is undoubtedly an obstacle to the operation of the Eighth Route Army. Gan Zuchang thought for a few seconds, then lay on the ground and moved the bricks with his bare hands. It turned out that he was going to pull out a hole so that everyone could go in. With the joint efforts of everyone, a large hole was quickly pulled out, and the warriors drilled into it one by one, and began to move the weapons out box by box. After each person removed a box, Gan Zuchang filled in the hole he had pulled out and restored it to its original appearance.
The next day, Gan Zuchang once again led the warriors to move their weapons and drilled through the hole as before. In this way, Gan Zuchang and the soldiers moved for 11 consecutive days, and finally moved all the weapons in the arsenal. According to statistics, Gan Zuchang and the soldiers brought out a total of 10,000 rounds of ammunition, 300 boxes of bombs, 500 boxes of detonators, and 1,000 boxes of mortar shells. It was not until half a month later, when the Japanese army inspected the arsenal, that they found that all the weapons were missing. The Japanese leader was furious and slapped the guards several times and scolded them for being blind.