Ji Hongchang has been a hard nut since he was a child. He refuses to be bullied and often fights with others. Every time he fights outside and gets into trouble, Gifford often chases after him and hits him with a pole. Therefore, Ji Hongchang, a teenager, has a nickname "cold shoulder pole". 19 13 Autumn, Feng Yuxiang recruited soldiers in Henan. Ji Hongchang, under 18 years old, went to Yancheng to join the army without telling his family. He is hardworking, brave and upright, appreciated by Feng Yuxiang, and sent to a model company as a student soldier. He was soon promoted to pistol company commander and then battalion commander.
1925 10, Ji Hongchang was promoted to head of the cavalry regiment directly under Suiyuan province and police chief. Soon after, he was appointed as the brigade commander of the 36th brigade. He usually scrimped and saved and started public welfare undertakings. 1September, 926, Feng Yuxiang swore in Wuyuan to respond to the Northern Expedition. Ji Hongchang led his troops to the battle of Xi 'an. 1927 In April, Ji Hongchang and his subordinates were expanded to 19 division and promoted to teachers, and they were attached to the Second Army of the National Revolutionary Army of Feng Department. The National Revolutionary Army marched eastward along Longhai Road, and Ji Hongchang led the troops to conquer Luoyang and Gongxian, then crossed the Yellow River and occupied Xinxiang, an important town in northern Henan. Feng Jun was defeated in the escape. Ji Hongchang and his men are called "Tiejun".
1928 served as the 30th division commander and transferred to Tianshui, Gansu. 1in July, 929, Ji Hongchang entered Ningxia, serving as the chairman of Ningxia provincial government and commander of 10 army. He joined the army and bureaucrats in "Arrangement", devoted himself to the unification of Han and Hui, put forward the slogan of "developing the northwest", and determined to promote the people and eliminate disadvantages.
In April 1930, the Central Plains War broke out between Jiang, Feng and Yan. Ji Hongchang was ordered to lead his troops out of Tongguan, Ningxia, to work for Chiang Kai-shek. In September, Feng Yuxiang's nationalist army was defeated. In order to save strength, Ji Hongchang accepted the adaptation of Chiang Kai-shek and became the commander-in-chief of the 22nd Route Army and the 30th division commander. Soon he was sent by Chiang Kai-shek to attack the Hubei, Henan and Anhui Soviet areas around Guangshan and Shangcheng.
1931September 2 1 day, General Ji Hongchang, who was determined to resist Japan, was forced to step down by Chiang Kai-shek and went abroad to "inspect the industry".
1932, after the Shanghai Incident broke out, Ji Hongchang immediately returned to Tianjin and secretly contacted the North China Political Security Bureau. Soon, he edited and published the World Review to express his enthusiasm for caring for and serving the country. In April of the same year, Ji Hongchang joined the China * * * Producer Party in Peiping, and changed from a patriotic veteran to a * * * producer fighter, embarking on a new revolutionary journey.
1On May 26th, 933, Ji Hongchang, Feng Yuxiang, Fang Zhenwu and other anti-Japanese generals gathered the Northeast Volunteers with the support of Soviet weapons, and announced the establishment of the "Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Coalition" in Zhangjiakou, with Ji Hongchang as the former enemy commander and commander of the 2nd Army. The defeated Jehol Army, Mongolian armed forces, local militia in Chahar and some local bandits armed forces established the Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Coalition, served as the commander of the 2nd Army, served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in North Road, and led his troops to attack the puppet troops in Chabei. After recovering Kangbao, Changbao, Guyuan and other cities, Ji Hongchang commanded troops to attack Duolun. On July 12, Duolun was finally recovered.
1On August 26th, 933, Ji Hongchang led more than 3,000 people, trying to go to Shangdu to meet Gao Shuxun, an anti-Japanese ally, and establish the Soviet area. However, due to the containment of Kuomintang troops, the Soviet area could not be established. In desperation, Ji Hongchang found Fang Zhenwu and prepared to attack Beiping City where the National Revolutionary Army was stationed. On September 2 1 day, March to the unarmed zone at the junction of Japanese and national armies. The Japanese plane dropped leaflets, demanding that Ji Hongchang troops leave within three days, or send troops to annihilate them. Ji Hongchang leaves in three days. 10 June 10, Ji Hongchang troops attacked Changping near Beiping, surrounded by the Central Army in collaboration with the Jin Army and the Northwest Army, and most of the troops were defeated.
Ji Hongchang fought until June 10, but failed because it ran out of ammunition and food. In order to preserve the anti-Japanese forces, Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu went to the Kuomintang 32nd Army Command to negotiate with Shang Zhen. Unexpectedly, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Shang Zhen to escort Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu to Peiping for interrogation. On the way, Ji Hongchang cheated Fang Zhenwu out. When the garage arrived outside Beiping, the escort, under the influence of Ji Hongchang, ventured to release Ji Hongchang.
1934 In May, Ji Hongchang returned to Tientsin and organized the "China People's Anti-Fascist Grand Alliance". He was promoted as chairman to carry out the work of the anti-Japanese national united front. In the corner of the third floor of his house, a secret printing factory was set up to publish the national flag newspaper. His residence has also become an underground liaison station of the party organization, so it is called "Red Chamber" by comrades in the party.
In June, Ji Hongchang and Nan secretly got in touch with General Yang and got Yang's assistance. Ji Hongchang actively raised funds to buy weapons, and prepared for armed resistance against Japan and Chiang Kai-shek.
Ji Hongchang also personally gathered Su Yusheng, Xing Zhaotang and Lei Zhongtian, who had anti-Chiang thoughts in the former Northwest Army, to come to Tianjin, where underground party organizations concentrated on secret armed struggle training, and then sent them to northwest, southern Henan, western Henan and Anhui to organize people's anti-Japanese armed self-guards. 1934165438+1On the evening of 9 October, Ji Hongchang was assassinated and injured by a military spy in the French Concession, and was arrested by the French Ministry of Industry. Jiang Zhongzheng's wife Song Meiling and in-laws Kong Xiangxi paid bribes to the concession with public funds, and Ji Hongchang was extradited to the Kuomintang "Beiping Military Branch". 165438+1On October 23rd, the Beiping Military Division held a so-called "joint military court" and sentenced Ji Hongchang to death for treason (repeatedly inciting mutiny) and treason (leaving the Kuomintang to join the * * * production party). 165438+1October 24th, Ji Hongchang died heroically.