This person is a general of the Yan Xishan clique who can fight, after the Shangdang was captured, he relied on acupuncture to spend the second half of his life, he was General Shi Zebo, in the eight-year War of Resistance, he fought shirtless against the Japanese army, and won many victories, but also greatly improved the morale of the Jin army to resist the war. Unfortunately, he was later captured in the Battle of Shangdang in the Liberation War, and later lived the second half of his life by acupuncture.
Shi Zebo, born in Xianxian County (now Botou City) in Hebei Province, came from a modest family, and when he was 10 years old, he was sent by his father to a local private school to study, and then admitted to the county middle school. But during that warlord melee, the standard of living was not very good, so the second year of secondary school was withdrawn.
After that, he became a soldier under the introduction of friends, and he was diligent and studious in the army, and he was willing to fight the battlefield. Big work without small work is continuous. Soon, in order to train young officers, the unit sent the good seedlings of the troops to the Baoding Military Academy to study, at which time the squad leader recommended Shi Zebo. In this way, Shi Zebo entered the eighth infantry section of the Baoding Military Academy to study.
After graduating in June 1922, After graduating from school, Shi Zebo was assigned to the 15th Mixed Brigade under Sun Yue's subordinates, serving as a probationary officer, and with the experience of being a soldier before, he was quickly praised by his superiors. He also participated in the Northern Expedition War and the Battle of Jiang Fengyan Zhongyuan, and really changed from a student soldier to a general who could fight a good war.
After the July 7 Incident in 1937, Shi Zebo led his troops to the northwest to resist the invaders, when he blocked the Japanese army at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei, facing the enemy's artillery, tanks attacked fiercely, Shi Zeboi defended this place for three days and three nights when he was hard, and the losses of the troops were not small. After that, he was ordered to retreat to Datong for repairs.
In the same year, Shi Zebo also participated in the Battle of Xinkou, so the battle was the last barrier in north China, because some Chiang Kai-shek sent Wei Lihuang as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy and fought together with the Eighth Route Army.
This battle was fought very hard, the Japanese army with powerful weapons and equipment, launched a number of fierce attacks, so that the Nationalist army sacrificed a lot, within a few days, the Ninth Army commander Hao Mengling and the fifty-fourth division commander Liu Jiaqi two generals sacrificed their lives for the country. On December 26, due to the loss of Niangziguan and the direct threat to Taiyuan, the Nationalist army withdrew from the Xinkou battlefield to defend Taiyuan. This battle was also the fiercest war in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in North China.
Later, Shi Zebo fought a guerrilla war with the Japanese army for several months in the Lüliang Mountains, and won several surprise attacks against the Japanese army. Not long after, Shi Zebo was ordered to attack the county seat of Zhongyang County, and Shi Zebo, without artillery, took a pretend attack on the main gate, and then took two battalions to the south gate where the enemy's strength was weak, looking for fighters to attack the city. At this time, Shi Zebo had the grenades tied together and thrown them into the city, because there were many devils at the south gate, and he saw the grenades falling on their heads like rain, so he opened the door and surrendered.
This was also the first victory in the World War II zone since the "July 7 Incident" when the Japanese army invaded Shanxi.
After the victory of the War of Resistance, the first military clash between the two parties in the Shangdang area of Shanxi Province in 1945, this time the Eighth Route Army annihilated the troops of 11 divisions of Yan Xishan's army, and Shi Zebo was also captured, during the Chongqing negotiations.
Shi Zebo, who was a prisoner of war, was released in 1949 due to his good performance and meritorious service in the War of Resistance.
After returning home, Shi Zebo began to study acupuncture, because he had studied for a period of time in his early years, plus there were some relevant books at home, for a long time, the results were quite remarkable, and he often treated the villagers. He died on September 26, 1986.
Shi Zebo was one of the few generals in Yan Xishan's army who could fight. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Shi Zebo went into battle shirtless, engaged in guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army in the Lüliang Mountains area, fought wits and courage, and won victories many times, which was of great significance to boost the morale of the Jin army in the War of Resistance.
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