I died in battle, worthy of the country and the people, although the death is still alive, this is a senior Kuomintang general, in the resistance to the Japanese invaders of the final last words, he died on the battlefield, touched the Japanese army at that time, they actually took off their hats to pay tribute to this hero, buried the corpse, who is this national hero, and what kind of extraordinary life experience does he have? This issue of the Big Historical Figures column is an exclusive secret for you.
The anti-Japanese hero, known as the Living Guan Gong, is Zhang Zizhong. Zhang Zizhong, who grew up in a family of officials and eunuchs, had a heart of loyalty to the country. When zhang Zizhong was a student, he was heroic and fierce in temperament, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary thought made Zhang Zizhong realize that the country was in danger, and he had a responsibility. He joined the troops of the warlord Feng Yuxiang, who used his strategic courage to create his own peak of life step by step. In battle, he was not in danger, calm and self-assured, and his spirit inspired every soldier in the army. He ruled the army toughly and rigorously, never favoritism.
In 1923, Zhang Zizhong was the battalion commander of the cadet battalion. The troops conducted winter training, with heavy snow and bitter winds and extremely cold weather, and many soldiers were afraid of the harsh winter and did not want to practice. One day, Zhang Zizhong gathered all the officers and men and asked the soldiers, what should I do if it is cold and snowy, and the enemy is coming? The warriors answered, resolutely resisting. Zhang Zizhong then said that he didn't want to train when it was cold and talked about resistance. Soldiers must not be afraid of hardship. After saying this, he personally took off his cotton coat and ran to the playground, and the soldiers also took off their coats when they saw it, and quickly followed the battalion commander to run in the snow. So Zhang Zizhong added a nickname of Zhang Peel.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, a Battle of Xifengkou shocked Zhang Zizhong.com. However, the victory of a battle cannot reverse the defeat of the frontal battlefield of the War of Resistance. In 1937, in order to create the illusion of peace, Japan took the initiative to invite the Nationalist Government to visit Japan, and Zhang Zizhong was ordered to represent the Chinese side in the activities of visiting Japan, but because of his visit to Japan, it was highly controversial among the Chinese people and bore the name of a traitor. Zhang Zizhong, on the other hand, has remained silent, and he has used his own practical actions to prove his innocence. As the commander-in-chief, Zhang Zizhong, he had to personally command the battlefield every battle, before the battle, he would write a suicide note, and burn it when he returned from victory, which became his habit.
At the Battle of Zaoyi in 1940, he left his last suicide note, but he never returned. During the battle, Zhang Zizhong watched the soldiers fall one by one, and the generals around him begged him to leave, but he roared down the mountain and fought with the Japanese army to the death, the enemy's bullets were strafed at him, bullets flew towards Zhang Zizhong, he was shot in many places all over his body, he used his body to block the deadly attack for his comrades-in-arms, this indomitable giant fell to the ground after being hit by 7 bullets in his body, and his last words said, Such a death is good, for the country, for the people, my conscience is safe. A hero sacrificed for the people of the country, his indomitable spirit of swearing to die touched the people of Chinese, but also touched the enemy army, they collected the body of Zhang Zizhong and carried the coffin, on the day of Zhang Zizhong's funeral, the Japanese army ordered an armistice. Zhang Zizhong's wife learned of her husband's sacrifice, and all her thoughts were gray, and she went on a hunger strike for 7 days and chased her husband away.
Zhang Zizhong, an anti-Japanese hero, used his tragic life to fulfill his promises. His heroic deeds we will always remember