Gu Ruixue was Zhang Zizhong's ensign guard and one of the two survivors who followed Zhang Zizhong to the last moment, and only broke out after the martyrdom of the general. On June 25, 1989, the old man wrote this memoir manuscript: "At noon on May 16, 1940, at the foot of the western side of Changshan Mountain in Yicheng, our headquarters was surrounded by enemy regiments, and two regiments of the 74th Division and the pistol battalion fought fiercely with the enemy from the early morning, suffering heavy casualties, but still repeatedly rushed and killed and repelled the invading enemy many times! Suddenly, two hundred meters to the southwest, four of our soldiers ran down from a mountain, and Commander Zhang ordered me: "Gu Ruixue, look at the few people who came down in front, if you pretend to be a seed for no reason, put them on the spot!" ”
I accepted the order and rushed towards these defeated soldiers! After investigation, it turned out to be a squad of the Zheng Regiment of the 74th Division, the squad leader was killed, the machine gunner was wounded, and he was forced to retreat. I said: "Comrades, the commander-in-chief is here to personally supervise the battle, go up quickly!" These men turned around and rushed towards the enemy! At this time, Adjutant Jia Yubin, perhaps afraid that something was wrong with me, flew here, and seeing that these soldiers were in battle again, he rushed forward and shouted: "Give me the machine gun!" "After grabbing the machine gun, he used the favorable terrain to continuously strafe the enemy, and coupled with the crossfire of our positions on both sides, he quickly scattered the enemy in front of him.
After repelling the enemy in front of me, Adjutant Jia returned the machine gun to the original soldiers, and I quickly walked to the commander-in-chief's side, and he cursed as he walked: "I don't believe that the Japanese devils are powerful, if it were not for the guard mission, I would have to kill a few devils with my own hands to relieve hatred!" "At this time, the enemy's artillery position was on a hill on the opposite side, about fifteen hundred meters from our headquarters, which could be seen with the naked eye! Smoke filled the area around headquarters, and shrapnel flew everywhere. At this moment, Adjutant Ma Xiaotang was injured in his thigh and lying on the ground, Jia Yubin and Cui Yongxiang stepped forward to help, but they were severely rejected by Adjutant Ma! He said: "To protect the commander-in-chief, leave me alone, this is an order, go quickly!" Just go! As soon as the words fell, two comrades, Jia and Cui, were shot and fell to the ground at the same time, making heroic sacrifices.
Adjutant Jia Yubin fulfilled his long-cherished wish to shed his stinky skin in the War of Resistance, but his heroic spirit of loving the country and loving the people will forever remain in the hearts of me and the people of the whole country! Jia Yubin and I have the deepest relationship, and today, forty years after his sacrifice, I look at the white clouds in the southern sky when I write this manuscript, recalling our common life, work and intimate friendship before his death. At this time, there were fewer and fewer people around Zhang Zizhong, and only Zhang Jing and adjutant Ma Xiaotang, Zhu Zengyuan, and Wei Shigu Ruixue and a few others remained. Zhang Zizhong led the few remaining soldiers to rush bravely towards the enemy, and the Japanese machine guns fired wildly, and Zhang Zizhong was shot several times. Ma Xiaotang had just bandaged him, and the Japanese army had rushed up. Zhang Zizhong said: "I can't do it, you guys go quickly!" I have the means myself. "Say, pull out the sword and kill yourself, and be taken down by Zhu Zengyuan.
At this time, the enemy had rushed to him, and Zhang Jing, who was wounded in many places, struggled to raise his gun, killed several devils in a row, and was stabbed to death by the ghosts. Regarding Zhang Zizhong's martyrdom, Ma Xiaotang, his adjutant, also had an oral account afterwards: "It was May 16, and the commander-in-chief had not slept or eaten well for several days, and yesterday he only ate some boiled beans, and only arrived here at night from the mouth of the jar (a small village with only a few straw houses near the pumpkin shop). The commander-in-chief had just slept for a short time, when the sound of gunfire nearby was deafening. There was a report: "Jiming Mountain is lost!" "Because this mountain is the closest to here, the commander-in-chief immediately rises and goes to a small hillside to command. At this time, there were dozens of enemy aircraft, diving everywhere to drop bombs and strafing fire, and the situation was very tense. During the battle for that hill, the corpses of the enemy were crisscrossed, and many people died.
We also captured dozens of prisoners. In this tense situation, the commander-in-chief also personally awarded bounties to wounded officers and soldiers and offered condolences in warm words. The situation is getting tighter, the enemy is increasing, surrounded from all sides. The commander-in-chief commanded the remnants of the nearby forces to counterattack, told the only cavalry to copy behind enemy lines, and himself went up a hill to supervise the battle. At this time, it was already a melee, and I saw the enemy rushing upwards. The enemy mounted his guns up the hill and aimed them directly at us. We were seriously threatened, and two or three were in one place, that is, under enemy shelling. In order to reduce the casualties, the commander-in-chief ordered the general staff and attachés to scatter everywhere, leaving only me and Adjutant Jia to follow the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief's yellow military uniform, without cover, was exposed on the hillside diagonally towards the enemy. So, we formed a bomb nest here. The flames that exploded near us quickly engulfed several of our companions.
The commander-in-chief suddenly stepped forward, spun and stood up, bleeding from behind his right shoulder! Apparently wounded by shrapnel from shells. At the same time, Chief of Staff Wu was also wounded. When he arrived at Ten Miles Changshan, he was still commanding, and then his left arm was also bleeding! But the commander-in-chief still stood there, glaring angrily, shouting loudly, commanding. He also had blood on his legs, which soaked his sock legs. I saw that the commander-in-chief suddenly tilted back, and his right chest sprayed blood. The commander-in-chief took off his military shirt and asked me to wrap him up. Blood gushed on my face and all over my body. As soon as I finished bandaging my wound, the enemy came up in a swarm! The commander-in-chief ordered me to go away quickly, and said: "I died a good and glorious death, and I have peace in my heart for the country, the nation, and the superiors..." At this time, the commander-in-chief's face was pale, but there was still some smile, and then his eyes were closed. At this time, the enemy infantry had come to me and stabbed at me. The commander-in-chief's eyes widened, he roared angrily, and held the body of the enemy's gun in one hand. A bullet suddenly passed through his lower abdomen, and the commander-in-chief sat back, and another bullet entered his right cheek...
By this time I was in a coma. Whether it is dead or alive, I don't know myself. By the time I was conscious, I was waiting with my companions to be slaughtered! I just felt my neck cold, and I went to the ditch. The enemy, knowing that I was not dead, slashed me four times in the abdomen and two or three times in the head. The enemy soldiers poked me two more bayonets in the stomach. I lost consciousness all over, my mind was still clear, and I clearly remembered the martyrdom of the commander-in-chief..."Ma Xiaotang is a native of Huaiyang, Henan Province, who has followed General Zhang for many years. He was wounded and captured, killed along with several captured soldiers, and the outer membrane of his brain was exposed for several days without dying. After the Japanese left, the people discovered him and escorted him to the headquarters of the 38th Division in Zhangjiagou. He reported to division commander Huang Weigang about General Zhang's martyrdom, and the above paragraph was said at that time. Soon after, he died of his injuries. On this day, God seemed to have foreseen the end of this tragedy, and he kept shedding tears of misery. As soon as the rain falls to the ground, it turns bright red and flows everywhere...