In that turbulent era of 1937, a battle that shook the world began. An army from Henan bravely resisted the Japanese attack at Lugou Bridge and fired the first shot of the nation's war of resistance. The commander of this army, Ji Xingwen, became a well-known anti-Japanese hero overnight. Twenty years later, in 1958, the former hero was martyred in the Battle of Kinmen. His life has experienced ups and downs, what kind of legendary story is it? Let's uncover the mysterious fate of Ji Xingwen, an anti-Japanese hero.
In 1908, Ji Xingwen was born in an ordinary farming family in Henan Province. He has loved martial arts since he was a child, is tall and majestic, and has his own image of a general. But it was his uncle Ji Hongchang who fulfilled his dream of joining the army.
Ji Hongchang can be described as a legendary figure, and his life has gone through several vicissitudes. After joining Feng Yuxiang's army in 1913, he gradually became an important general. Although he was in a high position, he never forgot his hometown and people. Every time he returned to his hometown, he would build water conservancy projects and run schools to educate talents, and he was deeply loved by the villagers.
In 1922, Ji Xingwen, who was only 14 years old at the time, witnessed the triumphant return of his uncle Ji Hongchang to his hometown, and his heart spontaneously gave birth to the ambition of joining the army. Since then, Ji Hongchang has become an idol and role model in Ji Xingwen's heart. Finally, under the recommendation of his uncle, Ji Xingwen joined the army in 1926 as he wished.
Ji Xingwen is humble and studious, democratic in style, and cares for his soldiers like relatives. He will bow down to everything, no matter how hard and tired he is, and never put on the shelf of a chief. This made him much loved in the army. With the experience of actual combat again and again, Ji Xingwen gradually emerged, made many military exploits, and was promoted to the head of the regiment at the age of 25.
On July 7, 1937, this young anti-Japanese hero ushered in a turning point in his life. Garrisoned in Wanping City, he bravely resisted the Japanese attack at Lugou Bridge. Ji Xingwen, who took the lead, led the troops to fight the Japanese army for dozens of days, firing the first shot of the nation's War of Resistance.
The Battle of Lugou Bridge made Ji Xingwen famous in one fell swoop, and he was nicknamed "Anti-Japanese Hero". The news media at home and abroad have paid great attention to this matter, and some cultural celebrities have written dramas to praise his achievements. For a time, Ji Xingwen's name became a household name and became a symbol of national heroes.
However, the good times did not last long, and Chiang Kai-shek, in order to calm the situation, soon ordered the evacuation of Wanping City. Seeing that the city was lost and regained, Ji Xingwen tearfully acted as a soldier and civilian who was responsible for defending the land, so he had to reluctantly carry out the order. In this way, he was forced to withdraw from the battlefield, somewhat of a heroic twilight.
In the following years, Ji Xingwen fought all the way and made many meritorious achievements. But he was not close to Chiang Kai-shek, nor was he from the Whampoa family. In addition, the clan uncle Ji Hongchang had a feud with Chiang Kai-shek, so it has not been reused. It was not until 1949, following Chiang Kai-shek's defeat and retreat to Taiwan, that Ji Xingwen was appointed deputy commander of the defense of Kinmen.
In 1958, the People's Liberation Army shelled Kinmen. In the early morning of that day, artillery fire suddenly fell on the Kuomintang headquarters, and Ji Xingwen, who was on duty, was hit by a shell and died a few days later.
The former anti-Japanese hero eventually fell victim to Chiang Kai-shek's warlords and was buried in Taiwan, thousands of miles away from his homeland. A generation will eventually grow old, but his feat on the Lugou Bridge and the title of People's Hero will be immortalized.
Ji Xingwen's life was full of ups and downs, and he worked hard all the way from a martial artist to the anti-Japanese heroism that shocked the whole of China. But unfortunately, he was later drawn into the whirlpool of civil war due to fate, and finally turned his back on the people and was martyred in a foreign land. But history will eventually give a fair evaluation, Ji Xingwen's bravery on the Lugou Bridge is not afraid of anyone, forever engraved in the hearts of the motherland and the people! Although the heroes are ancient, the spirit is immortal, and I hope that the prosperity of the country can make these anti-Japanese martyrs rest in peace. We should also take them as examples, carry forward the spirit of patriotism, and contribute our own strength to the prosperity and strength of the motherland#头条首发大赛! #