From the outbreak of the July 7 Incident to the final surrender of Japan, countless anti-Japanese heroes emerged in the eight-year War of Resistance, and many people have written about the inn before, and those who are interested can go to see.
The hero I want to talk about today is a bit special, because only 21 days after the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance, this hero was martyred, and before he could kill a few devils, he "died before he could get out of the division." However, whether it is the Kuomintang or the Communist Party, whether it is then or now, as long as this hero is mentioned, he absolutely gives a thumbs up, and his heroic name is great and his influence is far away, and he is not inferior to any famous anti-Japanese general.
This great hero who stood tall in the sky was named Zhao Dengyu, a native of Heze, Shandong.
Zhao Dengyu was born in 1898, please note that the big man born in 1898 is absolutely earth-shaking, just say one person is enough - Zhou Enlai. If you think it's not enough, then give you two more - Liu Shaoqi and Peng Dehuai. These three absolute top great founders of New China were all born in 1898.
In addition, on the side of the Kuomintang, there are also several very high-ranking figures, the first of whom is Chen Cheng, whose rank is equivalent to our Zhou Enlai. In addition to Chen Cheng, there were also famous Kuomintang generals Tang Enbo and Hao Mengling, Mao Renfeng, director of the Military Command Bureau, and Zheng Jiemin, director of the Secrecy Bureau.
In the literary world, there are also three top prose masters: Zhu Ziqing, Feng Zikai, and Zheng Zhenduo.
Well, it's time to talk about today's protagonist Zhao Dengyu.
Zhao Dengyu is a typical good man in Shandong, who has been learning martial arts from a young age, and has a deep knowledge of martial arts in various sects, coupled with his innate divine power, he has long been famous at a young age. The so-called "learning to become a martial art, selling goods to the emperor's family", the "emperor" at that time was gone, Zhao Dengyu went with several people in the village to defect to Feng Yuxiang's troops.
Once, Feng Yuxiang went to inspect the troops and found that there was a big soldier dragging his shoes and did not put his feet into the shoes, Feng Yuxiang has always been very strict with military discipline, and immediately became angry, called out the big soldier, and asked him why he did not put his shoes on.
The soldier said that my feet were too big and my hair shoes were too small to wear. Feng Yuxiang looked at his body, it was indeed extremely strong, standing out among the soldiers, and asked him if he could do martial arts. The soldier said, of course, will, from a young age to practice.
Feng Yuxiang said, well, you compete with me, if you win, I will not pursue.
As a result, Feng Yuxiang compared with this soldier three times, and all of them won. The platoon leader next to him was frightened, and he said how do you win the commander-in-chief, don't know how to let one go? As a result, the soldiers responded unceremoniously, saying that when the soldiers fight, they must also give way when they are on the battlefield?
Feng Yuxiang laughed loudly, and instead of pursuing his disrespect, he transferred him to his side and became his own guard.
As I said just now, just 21 days after the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance, Zhao Dengyu was martyred. But this did not weaken Zhao Dengyu's great achievements in the anti-Japanese battlefield, because his anti-Japanese career began in 1933.
In early 1933, Japanese artillery fire was directed at the Great Wall. You know, in the hearts of Chinese, the Great Wall has been a symbol of resisting foreign humiliation since ancient times, and now the little Japanese have put cannons on the Great Wall, which naturally caused strong indignation among the Chinese military and people.
At that time, Zhao Dengyu was serving as the brigade commander of the 109th Brigade of the 37th Division of the 29th Army, leading the town to guard the Xifeng Pass of the Great Wall. However, the firepower of the two sides was too different, and Zhao Dengyu's troops even used large knives, sacrificing many people and still not posing a threat to the Japanese army. At this time, Zhao Dengyu was angry, and selected a superb death squad, one person and one large knife, and broke into the Base Camp of the Japanese Army on a snowy night.
This is the "big knife cut at the head of the devil" that has been passed down by the Chinese to this day!
In this surprise attack, Zhao Dengyu led a large knife team such as chopping melons and cutting vegetables, and the blood of Japanese devils stained every inch of the Great Wall red. Imagine: the night of heavy snow, the knife falling in the hand, the blood of the devil, accompanied by the flying snow in the sky, how painful and painful!
In the Battle of Xifengkou, more than 5,000 Japanese troops were hacked and killed, which greatly boosted the depressed national morale since the 918 Incident and excited the whole country. And Zhao Dengyu, because of this battle, became an unparalleled national hero in the hearts of Chinese.
After the war, Zhao Dengyu was promoted to commander of the 132nd Division, awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and was awarded the "Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun".
After the outbreak of the July 7 Incident in 1937, Zhao Dengyu led the 132nd Division to guard Nanyuan. Before the battle, Zhao Dengyu expressed to everyone his determination to be ready to martyrdom at any time: "Soldiers have no life or death in the War of Resistance, and the Lugou Bridge is our grave!" ”
On July 28, Zhao Dengyu commanded the 29th Army Student Training Corps to retreat south, only to encounter an ambush by the Japanese army, and Zhao Dengyu's car was destroyed and he himself was seriously injured. The guards wanted to move him to a safe place, but Zhao Dengyu did not leave, still sitting on the ground and directing the retreat of the student military training corps. Unexpectedly, another shell flew over, and Zhao Dengyu's legs were blown off by Qi Qi...
Before Zhao Dengyu died, he said to the guards: "It is the duty of a soldier to die on the battlefield, and there is nothing to be sad about. It's just that there is still my old mother in Beiping City, you go back and tell her the old man' home, loyalty and filial piety can not be both, her son sacrificed for the country, it is also worthy of the ancestors, please rest assured that her old man's home. ”
On the anti-Japanese battlefield, Zhao Dengyu was the first martyred division commander, only 39 years old.
Due to the urgency of the war, Zhao Dengyu's men hid his body in a green tent by the roadside. At night, the abbot of Longquan Temple personally took someone to carry his body back to the temple and pay homage to him day by day until the victory of the War of Resistance.
Three days later, on July 31, 1937, the Nationalist government posthumously promoted Zhao Dengyu to the rank of general. At the same time, in Yan'an, a solemn memorial service was also held for him, and Chairman Mao spoke highly of him, saying: "The whole Chinese has been given a lofty and great model." ”
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Nationalist government did not forget this national hero, held a grand public memorial meeting for him, and named the Beigou Street in Beijing "Zhao Dengyu Road", which is still used today.