Zhao Shangzhi, wanted by the Japanese army: one coin for one coin and one coin for gold, one or two pieces of meat for one or two silver.
Northeast Anti-Corruption League
The Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition and the Japanese puppet army fought fiercely, under difficult conditions and suffered heavy losses. At the end of 1940, the various departments of the Anti-Japanese Coalition successively entered the Soviet Union for rectification training. In October 1941, Zhao Shangzhi led a five-man squad back to Xingshan and northern Yubara to continue to fight against the Japanese puppet army.
At that time, there were traitors, spies, and secret agents everywhere in the northeast, and Zhao Shangzhi's five-man squad was in a very difficult situation, and if it wanted to survive, it was necessary to mobilize the masses and recruit new team members. Zhao Shangzhi they lived in a "sub-house" in the northern part of Yubara Prefecture, the so-called sub-house, which refers to a simple shack built in the mountains by hunters and mountain goods collectors for temporary rest.
It was already winter, with heavy snow and a roaring north wind, and life in a shack in the mountains was difficult. However, Zhao Shangzhi still had to carefully go out to move around, and the degree of difficulty could be imagined.
By December 23, Zhao Shangzhi had recruited a new member, Wang Yongxiao, a young man who bought and sold leather goods, in northern Yubara Prefecture. After that, Zhao Shangzhi decided to send 3 people back to the Soviet Union to report on the situation, and the others insisted on the struggle. In this way, there were only three people left in the team: Zhao Shangzhi, Jiang Lixin and Wang Yongxiao.
In fact, the Japanese have been paying close attention to the situation of the Anti-Japanese League, and constantly send spies to collect intelligence. Soon, a secret agent sent a report: "In late December, in the Dongshangou Of the Wutong River northwest of Heli County, about 100 miles northwest of the Wutong River, Wang Yongjiang, Feng Jiede and other five people appeared in the sub-room. ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="7" > this important information, which was greatly valued by the Japanese. </h1>
Zhao Shangzhi
Zhao Shangzhi is the leader of the Anti-Japanese Coalition who is wanted by their bounty, and he has not appeared for a long time. If this intelligence is true, if Zhao Shangzhi is captured, it will certainly be able to cause a major blow to the confrontation and the United States. Therefore, Masao Higashijo, the secret service director of the Xingshan Police Station in the pseudo-Crane County, conspired with the police chief, Hisajiro Takai, to find a way to catch Zhao Shangzhi.
At first, they sent 25 guards with radio stations to investigate near the Heli River, and searched for seven consecutive days without a trace. Therefore, Tai Hisajiro said: "General Zhao can get the absolute support of the Chinese people, so even if you use the strength of more than one division of the Japanese army, you cannot catch him, and the so-called 'crusade' is useless." Therefore, agents should be dispatched ... Infiltrating Zhao Shangzhi's men and trying to lure him into the range of police activities..." This plan was supported by the Japanese army and was quickly approved.
The agent sent out by Hisajiro Takai, named Liu Deshan, 42 years old, was originally the leader of the squad of the Wutong River Gold Mining Society's guard team, nicknamed "Liu Cannon" because of his good marksmanship. Tian Jing promised Liu Deshan that as long as he could complete the task and capture Zhao Shangzhi, he would definitely get a large sum of money when he returned.
On January 15, 1942, Liu Deshan disguised himself as a hunter and entered the northern mountains of Heli County under the banner of collecting mountain goods. At the same time, the captain of the guard, Takeo Ayazawa, led more than a dozen people to gather intelligence and cooperate with Liu Deshan's actions.
Liu Deshan was also a person familiar with the mountains and forests, so he grasped the intelligence in a few days and touched the sub-room where Zhao Shangzhi lived. On this cold day, a stranger suddenly appeared, and Zhao Shangzhi was very alert, realizing that it might be a spy, and wanted to arrest him and shoot him.
Coincidentally, Jiang Lixin in the team knew Liu Deshan in his early years. Jiang Lixin did not know that Liu Deshan was now a secret agent, so he introduced this old acquaintance to Zhao Shangzhi. Zhao Shangzhi saw that he was someone he knew, and he also relaxed his vigilance and let Liu Deshan stay. In this way, the secret agent Liu Deshan successfully lurked by Zhao Shangzhi's side, and from time to time provided "intelligence", gradually exchanging Zhao Shangzhi's trust.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > Hisajiro Takai was not at ease and soon sent a second agent. </h1>
The agent's name was Zhang Xiwei, and on February 8, he also touched the sub-room. After Liu Deshan knew that this was an accomplice, he immediately assured Zhao Shangzhi that this was his good friend and worthy of trust. As a result, Zhang Xiwei also successfully lurked by Zhao Shangzhi's side.
On the same night, Liu Deshan told Zhao Shangzhi that the Wutong River police station was not strictly guarded, and there were not many enemies, so they could take the opportunity to fight down. Zhao Shangzhi thought about it carefully and decided to follow Liu Deshan's advice and attack the police station in WutongHe at dawn on the 12th.
Early the next morning, the squad set off after breakfast and headed for their destination. On February 10, Zhao Shangzhi told everyone that if the attack was successful, he would ride to the Soviet Union. If the attack fails, go to the sub-room and assemble.
At 1:00 a.m. on February 22, the team came to a small farmyard in the north of Wutong River, and in order to report to the Japanese puppet army, Liu Deshan proposed to send someone to the Wutong River to investigate the situation. Therefore, Zhao Shangzhi sent Zhang Xiwei out, and as soon as the secret agent Zhang Xiwei set out, he went straight to the Wutonghe pseudo-police station and reported the situation to the enemy.
At this time, Liu Deshan was ready to move. At about 3:00 a.m., the four of them came to the Lu family vegetable garden not far from the Wutong River pseudo-police station, at this time Liu Deshan walked in front, followed by Zhao Shangzhi. Walking along, Liu Deshan suddenly said: "First go to the vegetable garden to warm up, I will go to urinate." ”
After saying this, he turned around and walked backwards, Zhao Shangzhi was defenseless, and when Liu Deshan walked behind Zhao Shangzhi, he suddenly turned around and shot. The two were very close, Zhao Shangzhi fell to the ground after being shot, at this time Liu Deshan was preparing to raise a gun to hit Wang Yongxiao, Zhao Shangzhi endured the pain, pulled out his pistol and shot Liu Deshan twice, one shot hit the abdomen, one shot hit the head, and the agent Liu Deshan was killed on the spot.
Jiang Lixin walked at the end, he ran over, saw Zhao Shangzhi fall to the ground, and hurried over to help. At this time, Zhao Shangzhi's abdomen was bleeding continuously, and his clothes and pants were soaked. Jiang Lixin quickly carried Zhao Shangzhi into the small shack next to him to check the injury. Zhao Shangzhi knew that he was seriously injured and that the enemy would soon appear, so he asked Jiang Lixin to leave quickly.
At this time, the sound of gunfire also reached the pseudo-police sub-station, and Takeo Azeshi immediately led the pseudo-police and the guards to set off to the Lu family vegetable garden.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" > here, the two sides fought fiercely. </h1>
The person holding the horse whip in the middle of the front row is Zhao Shangzhi
Although there were many enemies, it was very difficult to move because of the heavy snowfall. The Japanese puppet army first hid hundreds of meters away, wanting to investigate the situation before acting. At this time, Zhao Shangzhi expected that the enemy would soon arrive, so jiang Lixin paid attention to the outside. Seeing that the enemy was coming, Zhao Shangzhi ordered Jiang Lixin to break through with secret documents and activity funds, and he and Wang Yongxiao were responsible for cover.
In this way, the two sides began to exchange fire, the battle was very fierce, and after about 15 minutes of continuous fighting, Zhao Shangzhi, who was seriously injured, fell into a coma. The warrior Wang Yongxiao was shot through the abdomen by machine guns and was also seriously injured and unconscious. Jiang Lixin successfully escaped under the cover of the two men.
The Japanese puppet army was fighting, and seeing that there was no gunfire in the Lu family's vegetable garden, they immediately rushed up. Zhao Shangzhi and Wang Yongxiao were both unconscious, and the Japanese searched for Zhao Shangzhi's seal and several appointment letters from the scene, as well as two Type 38 rifles, 230 rounds of bullets, a Us-made pickle, and 10 Japanese-made Type 91 grenades.
The Japanese found horses to climb the plough and took Zhao Shangzhi and Wang Yongxiao to the pseudo-police station next to them. Zhao Shangzhi then woke up from his coma and found himself captured, saying: "I only wanted to die in thousands of troops and horses, but I didn't expect to die at the hands of Liu." This shot from secret agent Liu Deshan, from the right side of Zhao Shangzhi's waist, came out from between the lower abdomen and crotch, and the injury was very serious.
The Japanese knew that Zhao Shangzhi would not live long, so they immediately began interrogation. According to the report submitted by the pseudo-Sanjiang Provincial Police Department on the shooting and killing of Zhao Shangzhi, Zhao Shangzhi lived for 8 hours after being captured, during which time he was interrogated, and he said to the pseudo-policemen involved in the interrogation: "Aren't you also Chinese?" Now you have betrayed your country. It doesn't matter if I die alone, I'm going to die, what else is there to ask! ”
After saying these words, Zhao Shangzhi stared at the interrogators fiercely and did not say a word until he was sacrificed. The Japanese report said: "[Zhao Shangzhi] did not say a word about the pain left by the serious injury, and his final performance was really worthy of the dignity of a 'big bandit leader'." ”
About three hours after Zhao Shangzhi's sacrifice, Wang Yongxiao, who was seriously injured, was also killed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="41" > after that, takeo Ashizawa, the head of the Japanese guard, immediately got in the car and asked Hisajiro Takai to report the situation. </h1>
Memorial site of Zhao Shangzhi's death
When Kujiro Takai learned of the situation, he immediately reported the situation to the Police Affairs Section of The Pseudo-Tsuruchi Prefecture and the Police Department of the Pseudo-Sanjiang Province. On February 24, the Japanese sent Zhao Shangzhi's body to the pseudo-Xingshan Police Station, and Li Huatang, a traitor to the Anti-Japanese League, was also called over to identify Zhao Shangzhi's body.
After determining that the deceased was Zhao Shangzhi, the enemy immediately took a picture. The next morning, they sent the body to the Jiamusi Pseudo-Sanjiang Provincial Police Department, and then cut off Zhao Shangzhi's head and transported it to Changchun by plane, asking for merit and reward from the Police Bureau.
The Japanese puppet army was very excited to learn of Zhao Shangzhi's death, and they immediately hyped it up. Li Huatang, a traitor to the Anti-Japanese League, also publicly stated that he was "happy from the bottom of his heart and will further pledge allegiance to Manchukuo in the future." This Li Huatang, who resisted stubbornly after the surrender of the Japanese army, was ambushed by the hejiang bandit troops of our army, and died of his wounds on the way to escort.
The body of the martyr Zhao Shangzhi was discarded by the Japanese army to the Songhua River at that time, and the head was sent to Changchun. After Japan surrendered, Zhou Baozhong, the former leader of the Anti-Japanese League, tried to find Zhao Shangzhi's head, but he never found it. It was not until May 2004 that a skull was found at Banruo Temple in Changchun, possibly related to Zhao Shangzhi. After meticulous and rigorous identification, it was determined that this was Zhao Shangzhi's skull.
Zhao Shangzhi did not expect that he would die at the hands of the secret agents. In that era, the Japanese were bad, but the traitor agents were even worse. With the support of the Japanese, they acted recklessly and oppressed the people. With their Chinese identity, they became spies and betrayed the heroes of the Anti-League, and they should be stabbed with a thousand knives.
When the motherland is stronger, we must unite even more, and we must cherish the peaceful and prosperous world that the martyrs have fought for with their lives.