Early one morning in September 1941, in front of the Huji Temple outside Qingantun Village, Rongcheng County, Shandong, a group of Japanese puppet soldiers surrounded a 15-year-old girl. The little girl had no fear on her face and shouted loudly: "Down with the Japan invaders!" He was immediately dragged into the stronghold prison by the Japanese army. This little girl named Zhang Jinglin has embarked on a thrilling heroic road.
The people of Shandong were miserable, and the flame of revolution quietly sprouted among the people
Zhang Jinglin was born in a turbulent era. In Shandong in the 20s of the last century, warlords were fighting, and the people were miserable. Under the rule of Zhang Zongchang's overseer, the people had to pay all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and young people could be arrested as strong men at any time. This is how Zhang Jinglin's father was arrested, and later beaten to death for offending the landlord.
Zhang Jinglin, who is more than a year old, is still ignorant, and only knows that his father will never come back. She and her mother depended on each other and lived a miserable life. At a young age, he had to help his mother do farm work and work for a large family. Seeing that the people in the village were so poor that some even starved to death on the streets, Zhang Jinglin's heart was full of questions and puzzles.
The little girl loves to ask questions, and revolutionary ideas take root in her heart
Zhang Jinglin has loved to ask questions since he was a child. After going to school, she liked to pester her teacher to ask about history. "Why are we so poor? Are those who starved to death without food? How can I help them?" Faced with the ten-year-old girl's question, the teacher was both surprised and relieved.
The teacher told her many heroic stories, from Mu Guiying to Hua Mulan to Liang Hongyu. Zhang Jinglin was fascinated by what he heard, and secretly vowed in his heart: When he grows up, he must be like them and contribute to the country and the people.
In 1937, the "77 Incident" broke out, and the Japanese army invaded China on a large scale. When 11-year-old Zhang Jinglin heard about the atrocities of the Japanese army, his heart was filled with anger. She was secretly determined to drive out the Japan invaders.
The 13-year-old girl was highly motivated and joined the revolutionary ranks at a young age
In 1938, the Eighth Route Army established an anti-Japanese base in Shandong, igniting the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the local people. Thirteen-year-old Zhang Jinglin was also deeply encouraged and began to propagate anti-Japanese ideas in the village. Her passionate speech shocked the villagers.
Some people say that she is like Mu Guiying in the past, but Zhang Jinglin said: "Only when everyone is united can we drive the Japanese back to their hometown."
Zhang Jinglin took the initiative to find the local militia organization and asked to join the anti-Japanese team. Considering her young age, the organization arranged for her to do cultural work. In this way, 14-year-old Zhang Jinglin became an honorable Communist Party member.
In 1941, the Japanese army swept through Shandong and frantically grabbed the point. Our army decided to disrupt the stronghold plans of the Japanese army. On September 18, Zhang Jinglin took the initiative to invite Ying and led a team to demolish the Tiger Temple.
The 15-year-old girl bravely took up her righteousness, and did not spit out half a sentence of military information for three days and three nights
Zhang Jinglin rushed to the Tiger Temple with his fellow villagers, but unexpectedly fell into an ambush by the Japanese army. She immediately made a decision and shouted: "Folks, run, we are in ambush!" Seeing that the people were scattered and fleeing, Zhang Jinglin decided to stay and cover.
The Japanese found that the little girl was so calm and judged that she might be an important person, so they arrested her.
In the prison of the Japanese stronghold, 15-year-old Zhang Jinglin was tortured unimaginably by ordinary people. Whipping, salting wounds, and burning with irons...... The Japanese army used all kinds of torture to force her to question the stronghold and commander of the Eighth Route Army.
Zhang Jinglin gritted his teeth and repeated over and over again: "I don't know! I just don't know!"
A puppet army commander persuaded her: "Female doll, you can't bear it." As long as you say it, I will guarantee you the rest of your life to eat and drink spicy food. "
Zhang Jinglin, who was dying, raised his head and glared at him angrily: "Chinese traitor, Japanese lackey, you are not worthy of being called Chinese!"
In this way, Zhang Jinglin endured the torture for three days and three nights. She has been tortured in more than 20 ways, but she has never revealed the slightest information about the organization. In the end, the Japanese army became angry and killed her in front of the Tiger Temple.
Zhang Jinglin was only 15 years old when he died.
Zhang Jinglin's heroic deeds were not widely known at the time. It wasn't until 58 years later, when her childhood friend Wang Wen was watching the movie "Liu Hulan", that she remembered this past and wrote a reminiscence article. This 15-year-old girl uses her young life to interpret what loyalty and courage are. She let us see how many unsung heroes shed their blood for national liberation in that war-torn era.