As a soldier, in the face of the enemy's attack, the greatest strength, is nothing more than a "death" word, a hundred years ago, the country withered, war chaos, saving the country in danger, became the pursuit of most aspiring young people in that era, among many young people, there is such a rich man, he is not afraid of hardships, willing to join the army to serve the country, and later fought with the superior Japanese army, knowing that he could not fight but insist, and finally martyred the country with death, his name is Teng Jiushou.
Mentioning the name Teng Jiushou, many people feel strange, in fact, he has made outstanding contributions in the history of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was the first general to die in the Songhu Campaign, and he is the pride of our nation.
In 1899, Teng Jiushou was born in a rich family in Dujiang County, Guizhou Province, his father Teng Ziqing served in the Dujiang Department, from a young age Teng Jiushou had a heart of blood to serve the country, he was the third oldest in the family, in the face of his brother's often bullying behavior, he has always been unaccustomed, very angry, often with "fine loyalty to serve the country and self-destruct" At the age of 18, Teng Jiushou was admitted to the artillery department of the Guizhou Daowu School, which was the best military school in Guizhou at that time, and it was also a famous military school in the southwest region of China.
In 1919, Teng Jiushou graduated with excellent results, and then entered the Qian Army to start his military career, during the Northern Expedition, Teng Jiushou's unit was reorganized into the 10th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, in the same year he was transferred to the Chaozhou Branch of the Whampoa Military Academy as an instructor, and in the following years, the 10th Army underwent several reorganizations, officers at all levels were demoted one after another, and when the military career was not satisfactory, Teng Jiushou happened to meet his classmate Deng Zhenquan in Guizhou Teaching Martial Arts School, deng Zhenquan was then the commander of the Wusong District Fortress. At that time, the chief of staff of the headquarters, Du Zuozhen, resigned due to illness, and under the arrangement of Deng Zhenquan, Teng Jiushou became the chief of staff of the colonel of the fortress.
The Japanese have been coveting Shanghai for a long time, when the Nineteenth Route Army stationed in Shanghai repeatedly telegraphed to all units, to strengthen vigilance, Deng Zhenquan did not take matters into his own hands, has been living a life of spending time and wine, on January 28, 1932, the Japanese army launched an attack, Deng Zhenquan panicked, at this time with the enemy army, he actually in order to protect the Japanese army, to provide fresh water and food for their warships, now the war, Deng Zhenquan as the commander of the fortress fled alone, became a shameful national sinner.
After Deng Zhenquan ran to Nanjing, he issued an official letter asking Teng Jiushou to take the post of acting commander interim, when the Japanese army dispatched extremely superior troops, not only that, they also relied on advanced weapons and equipment to give the Chinese defenders a head-on attack, in the face of the powerful firepower of the Japanese army, Teng Jiushou knew that he could not fight, but as a soldier, his greatest duty was to defend the national territory, knowing that it was impossible, Teng Jiushou led the army to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army.
7 days of fierce fighting, the defenders of Wusong Fortress suffered heavy deaths, but they still held the fortress in their hands with courage, on February 4, the Japanese army increased troops, not only that, they also dispatched 24 aircraft to bomb, Wusong's whole town became a sea of fire, Teng Jiushou still did not retreat, commanding the battle, unfortunately after being hit by shrapnel, he also never retreated and said, "I am a soldier, I have the responsibility of defending the country and defending the people, I quickly shelled the enemy, and the retreater shot to death."
During the conversation, the Shells of the Japanese Army fell, the shrapnel passed through the chest and abdomen of the general, Teng Jiushou was martyred at the age of 33, after his death, he was posthumously awarded the rank of major general by the National Government, buried in the Yong'an Cemetery on Hobbilan Road, posthumously recognized as a revolutionary martyr in 1984, as a Chinese soldier, in the face of the enemy's crazy attack, Teng Jiushou died and did not retreat, and was really a model for all soldiers.