1. Tong Linge

After the July 7th Incident broke out, Tong Linge was responsible for military command as the deputy commander. In the name of the military department, he issued an order to all officers and soldiers: Whenever the Japanese army invades, Resist resolutely, vow to fight for life or death with Marco Polo Bridge, and never take a step back.

People at the time praised Tong Linge in the "Beiping Times" and said: "Deputy Commander Tong is good at running the army. The 29th Army has strict discipline and courage to fight. It never commits any crime against the common people. This is also due to General Tong's training."

"The sergeants guarded the city in the scorching sun. Each team placed a bucket of water in front of them and used boiling water to quench their thirst. The merchants were so grateful that they offered watermelons and refused to accept them. They were respectful and polite to the people and killed the enemy. Brave and martial, he can be called a model soldier."

On July 28, 1937, the Japanese army launched a general attack on Peiping and invaded Nanyuan. Tong Linge, then deputy commander of the 29th Army, and Zhao Dengyu, commander of the 132nd Division, commanded the 29th Army to defend Nanyuan. Tong Linge was shot by a machine gun He was shot in the leg and his subordinates persuaded him to retreat, but he refused and still led his troops in a fierce battle despite being wounded.

Fighting with the Japanese army from dawn to noon, he was seriously injured on the head again, and finally died for his country due to excessive bleeding. He was 45 years old.

2. Zhao Dengyu

At the turn of the spring and summer of 1919, Feng Yuxiang's troops were stationed in Changde, Hunan. When they were stationed in Deshan and Shibantan in the north of the city, they heard that tigers had injured people and animals.

Once, Zhao Dengyu and his comrades were practicing field combat in Deshan. During the training, they discovered a ferocious tiger. The soldiers chased and fought with the residents on the mountain. Zhao Dengyu rushed in front and fired several shots, all of which were hit. The tiger's vital point, finally, the tiger fled into the river.

The soldiers dragged the tiger up and sent it to Feng Yuxiang. Feng Yuxiang was very happy. Afterwards, Feng Yuxiang asked a photo studio in the city to take a photo of Zhao Dengyu riding on the back of a tiger and pumping his fists.

On July 28, 1937, Zhao Dengyu died in the Anti-Japanese War in Peiping. On the 31st, Feng Yuxiang found this photo in Nanjing and inscribed "General who fought against tigers in the seventh year of the Republic of China (1918)" as a commemoration. .

3. Yang Jingyu

In 1932, the Communist Party of China sent Yang Diankun to Jilin to form an armed team to carry out the anti-Japanese struggle. He was injured in a battle with the Japanese army and returned to Harbin for treatment. He was replaced by Ma Shangde, a comrade in the Manchuria Provincial Party Committee and later the famous anti-union hero Yang Jingyu.

Since Yang Diankun has a high prestige among the anti-Japanese troops, this may affect the morale of the troops. Therefore, Yang Jingyu (originally named Ma Shangde) decided to change his name.

He learned that Yang Diankun's voice sounded like "Jingyu" when he spoke, and "Jingyu" means "driving away foreign enemies" in Korean. Therefore, Yang Jingyu (originally named Ma Shangde) decided to change his name.

On February 23, 1940, Weizi died heroically in Mengjiang Sandao, Jilin, at the age of 35. To commemorate him, in 1946 the Tonghua Detachment of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army was renamed Yang Jingyu Detachment, and Mengjiang County was renamed Jingyu County.

4. Zhang Zizhong

In the autumn of 1923, Feng Yuxiang, then the army review envoy and commander of the 11th Division, led his army to be stationed in Nanyuan, Beijing. Zhang Zizhong was the battalion commander of the Xuebing Camp at that time. The troops began their winter training, which coincided with days of heavy snow and cold weather, which made many officers and soldiers feel fearful of difficulties.

One day, Zhang Zizhong gathered the entire battalion of officers and soldiers and asked loudly: "What should we do if the enemy attacks on a snowy day?" The officers and soldiers replied: "Resolutely resist."

Zhang Zizhong continued: "Now that it's snowing, you don't want to practice anymore, why are you talking about fighting? Our first rule as soldiers is not to be afraid of hardship. Now, please take off your cotton-padded clothes Come on, run with me."

After saying that, he took off his cotton-padded clothes. The entire battalion officers and soldiers were stunned, and then they took off their cotton-padded clothes and ran on the snow after Zhang Zizhong. From then on, the nickname "Zhang Papi" spread like wildfire among the Northwest Army.

In May 1940, in order to control traffic on the Yangtze River and cut off transportation lines to Chongqing, the Japanese army assembled 300,000 troops to launch the Zaoyi Battle. On the 1st, Zhang Zizhong personally informed all troops and generals to go to war. At dawn on the 7th, Zhang Zizhong crossed the Xianghe River eastward and led his troops northward.

On the 14th, an encounter broke out between the two sides.

On the 15th, more than 1,500 people led by Zhang Zizhong were surrounded by nearly 6,000 Japanese invaders in Gouyanli Village, north of the pumpkin shop.

The fierce fighting lasted until dawn on the 16th, and Zhang Zizhong’s troops were forced to retreat into the Pumpkin Shop Shili Changshan. Under the cover of aircraft and artillery, the Japanese army launched nine charges throughout the day and night. Zhang Zizhong's casualties increased sharply. On May 16, Zhang Zizhong shouted to supervise the battle from morning to noon. At noon, he was shot in his left arm and still insisted on directing the battle.

By 2 p.m., Zhang Zizhong had only a few hundred officers and soldiers left. He transferred all his guards to the front for reinforcements, leaving only eight people including senior staff officer Zhang Jing and adjutant Ma Xiaotang. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon on May 16, Zhang Zizhong's entire army was wiped out and Zhang Zizhong died in battle.

5. Zuo Quan

In the spring of 1930, Zuo Quan, Liu Bocheng and others returned from the northeastern border. Zuo Quan made an appointment with his friend Liu Bocheng to meet at a small station not far from the border crossing. As agreed, Zuo Quan came to the station and saw a Japanese spy following Liu Bocheng.

He cleverly agreed in Russian to wait for him at the grocery store in front. When the spy following Liu Bocheng approached, Zuo Quan suddenly turned around, knocked the guy down, and then ran quickly into the alley next to him. Liu Bocheng was also able to escape and sneak into the grocery store. The two arrived in Shanghai successfully.

In May 1942, the Japanese army dispatched a large corps to raid the former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Zuo Quan was responsible for breaking out the rear. On May 25 of the same year, he was hit by an artillery shell during the breakout battle at Cross Ridge in Liao County, Shanxi (now Zuo Quan County). Head sacrifice.

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