In the Huanghuagang Uprising of 1911, everyone knew that seventy-two revolutionaries sacrificed their young lives to overthrow the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
In this uprising, many people know that the main commander is Huang Xing, but in fact, the commander-in-chief of this uprising has another person, that is, Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng, a native of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, was a prodigy since childhood, able to write and martial arts, righteousness and thin clouds, and when he grew up, Zhao Sheng, who was full of enthusiasm, joined the Alliance and became the right-hand man of Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing.
In April 1911, Sun Yat-sen decided to launch a decisive battle against the Qing court in Guangzhou, and in order to ensure the success of the uprising, they studied the problem of the uprising in Penang and set up a special coordination department, the minister was Huang Xing, and the vice minister was Zhao Sheng.
Their initial idea was to fight a decisive battle with the Qing court in Guangzhou, and after the victory, they would organize forces to fight from south to north and directly to Beijing, completely overthrowing the qing dynasty's rule.
On the eve of the uprising, the Coordination Department decided to set up the Guangzhou Uprising Headquarters, and Zhao Sheng was elected as the commander-in-chief of the uprising and Huang Xing as the deputy commander-in-chief.
After the deployment was completed, Sun Yat-sen set off for Europe to raise funds, and Huang Xing entered Guangzhou to prepare. However, at this time, an accident occurred.
At this juncture, the revolutionary Wen Shengcai assassinated Li Zhun, the admiral of Guangdong, without success, and as a result, martial law began in guangzhou, and the time of the uprising had to be adjusted from the original April 13 to the 26th.
Later, in view of the critical situation, Huang Xing postponed the uprising by another day and sent a report to Zhao Sheng, who was preparing in Hong Kong, but when Zhao Sheng wanted to return, there was no ship. By the time he finally reached Guangzhou, the uprising had failed.
Zhao Sheng was extremely sad and indignant, as the commander-in-chief of the uprising, but did not catch up with the uprising, 72 revolutionary elites died in this way, he was very remorseful, he could not afford to fall ill, and died soon after, the time was May 18, 1911, only 30 years old.
Before zhao sheng died, he gathered the revolutionaries in Hong Kong and said to them with his last strength: "I can't repay the revenge of my comrades, I have to rely on you, continue the revolution!" ”
On October 10, 1911, the Xinhai Revolution broke out, completely overthrowing the rule of the Qing Dynasty and ushering in a new era in China.
At this time, Zhao Sheng had been sleeping underground for several months. However, he was also an important participant in this uprising, because it was a song he wrote that inspired countless revolutionaries.
Back in 1903, when Zhao Sheng was studying in Japan, he met Huang Xing and others. At that time, he vowed to overthrow the feudal and dark Qing Dynasty as a lifelong cause, so he wrote his anger and oath into a "National Anthem", and soon this article denouncing the Qing Dynasty began to circulate in China.
The key person who made this song circulate was the famous Zhang Shizhao, when he found this song, he immediately raised 200 silver dollars, found a secret printing factory, printed 300,000 copies, carried by the revolutionary Cao Gongcheng, walked along the Yangtze River for more than two months, all the way, all the way, many enthusiastic young people picked up the leaflets, they found the revolutionaries and asked to join the revolution.
On the eve of the Xinhai Revolution, Sun Yat-sen felt that he should write a letter and openly declare war on the Qing court. However, after writing down several articles, Sun Yat-sen did not feel very satisfied, at this time, he suddenly remembered Zhao Sheng's "National Anthem", and immediately sent a telegram to the person in charge of the "Minli Bao" and asked for this article to be published.
On October 5, 1911, the Minli Bao published this battle article in its entirety, and for a time, the Minli Bao's Luoyang paper was expensive, and everyone rushed to read it first.
Therefore, although Zhao Sheng has gone, his battle essay has inspired the revolutionaries to the greatest extent and indirectly helped the Xinhai Revolution to achieve its final victory.
In 1912, the Provisional Government of the Republic of China was established, and Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing did not forget Zhao Sheng, posthumously awarded him the title of general, and buried his coffin in his hometown, next to the Zhulin Temple in the southern suburbs of Jiangsu Town.
To this day, Zhenjiang still has many places to commemorate Zhao Sheng, such as Boxian Park (Zhao Sheng), and the main road in Zhenjiang New District is also named "Zhao Sheng Road".
History Inn Author: Desert Sand