Shi zuoheng

Shi zuoheng

Shi zuoheng (1905-1941) was born in Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province. He was diligent and studious when he was young. He was admitted to the Shanxi Army Academy in 1921, and then to the northern military academy. During his study, Shi zuoheng, with the patriotic desire of enriching the country and strengthening the army and saving the country and the people, studied hard and assiduously in Military Academy. After graduation, Shi zuoheng was assigned to the 15th brigade of the ninth division. Due to his integrity and conscientiousness, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant platoon leader of the spy company of the brigade.

After the Japanese invaders occupied Northeast China in 1931, they attacked North China again in 1933. Shi zuoheng was ordered to lead his troops to participate in the Great Wall Anti Japanese War and was promoted to the commander of the first battalion of 433 regiment of the 27th brigade. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese war in 1937, Shi zuoheng was promoted to the second place because of his achievements. The chief of staff of the ninth brigade was transferred to acting brigade commander of the eighth brigade in the autumn of 1938. He was promoted to brigade commander at the beginning of 1939. In the autumn of 1940, he was promoted to major general of the 70th division of the 43rd army because of his outstanding military achievements.

In the battle of Zhongtiaoshan in 1941, Shi zuoheng led the 70th division in a bloody battle with the Japanese army in the area of tianpanshan and wangxianzhuang in Yuanqu, Shanxi Province. In September 1941, Shi zuoheng led his troops to block the Japanese invaders in dingjiawa, Jiangxian county. On September 6, the 70th division was besieged by Japanese troops. When Shi zuoheng led his troops to break through the encirclement, he was unfortunately shot and died.

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Famous generals

At the end of 1927, Yan Xishan led the Jin army to take part in the northern expedition against the Fengxi warlord zhang zuolin. Shi zuoheng led his troops to take part in the northern expedition. He fought bravely in the battles of Xiheying in Yuxian County and watershed in Fanzhi County, and repeatedly defeated the enemy.

In 1928, the Jin army entered the areas of Ping and Jin, and Shi zuoheng was promoted to the commander of the eighth company of the 38th regiment of the brigade. He is good at leading the troops, with clear rewards and punishments. His army training is quite effective, and he is highly praised by his division commander, General Li Shengda.

In 19333, after the Japanese invaders occupied Northeast China, they were still ambitious and continued to reach North China,

In February 1933, the Japanese invaders went south to invade Rehe, China, and attacked the front-line army of the Great Wall. I rose up to resist and began the famous war of resistance against the Great Wall, which severely damaged the Japanese army. Shi zuoheng was promoted to the commander of the first battalion of the 43rd regiment of the 27th brigade because he was also ordered to lead his troops out of Gubeikou to fight against the Japanese aggressors. At the same time, he studied hard, took the lead in training troops, and was ready to serve the country.

In the summer of 1934, Shi zuoheng was ordered to study in Nanjing senior military academy.

In the summer of 1937, the Japanese aggressors launched a large-scale war of aggression against China. At the critical moment of the nation's life and death, all parties, organizations and people of all nationalities united under the banner of the Anti Japanese national united front and rose up to resist the Japanese imperialist aggression. General Yan Xishan also ordered the Jin army to join the comprehensive war of resistance against Japan to protect their families and defend their country and eliminate the invading Japanese bandits. Shi zuoheng had taken part in the battles of Nankou, Datong, Pingxingguan and Xinkou. In every battle, he would take the lead and kill the enemy bravely.

Rescue south entrance

Shanxi is a natural fortress in North China, with strong terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. From then on, it can control Hebei in the East and chase the Central Plains in the south. The Chinese army could threaten the Japanese army from the side to the back and restrain its further southward attack. In order to relieve the worry of flanking, the Japanese army mobilized all the main forces of the 20th division, the 5th division and the 10th division, together with the Sakai brigade and regiment, to launch a fierce attack on the Chinese defenders who retreated to Shenchi and the Great Wall in Yanmen pass along the Ping Sui line. At that time, the Chinese army was ordered to evacuate all parts of Shanxi in depth, set up multi line defenses, and block the Japanese troops in order to delay and consume them. Tang Enbo, the former commander-in-chief of the Chinese garrison, led the seventh group army to defend the front position in the south entrance of northern Shanxi. Under the fierce attack of Japanese aircraft and artillery, he was exhausted in defense and the situation was extremely critical. Shi zuoheng was ordered to lead his troops to flank the Japanese army from the right wing to solve the urgent situation. After several days of fierce fighting with the enemy, however, the Japanese artillery was fierce, and the Shibu position was finally broken through by the Japanese aggressors. On August 15, the Japanese army broke into the inner Great Wall.

Xinkou injured

After the collapse of Nankou, Shi zuoheng's troops retreated into Pingxingguan to make up for it, and were organized as the first reserve army, which acted as a mobile force to coordinate the friendly forces of all sides.

On September 24, the main force of the fifth division of the Japanese army attacked Pingxingguan. Shi zuoheng led his troops to attack in the front of tuanchengkou and encountered the Japanese army in the pass. Shi zuoheng's troops were restricted by the terrain. Unable to give full play to their firepower advantage, they fought hand-to-hand with them to repel the Japanese attack. The troops held the Pingxingguan position for ten days, making the 21st brigade, the main force of the Japanese army, stand still.

In October, Yanmen pass was broken through by the Japanese army. Shi zuoheng had to withdraw to Xinkou area for fortification.

Xinkou, with Wutai on the right and Yunzhong on the left, is the barrier to the north of Taiyuan.

On October 13, more than 50000 Japanese troops from the Fifth Division, the first division and the twelfth division of the Kwantung Army went straight to Xinkou. Under the cover of heavy firepower such as aircraft and artillery, they adopted the tactics of central breakthrough and took tanks as the guide to attack the South Huaihua highland of the central position of the Chinese garrison. Shi zuoheng led the whole battalion of soldiers to fight against the Japanese army repeatedly in the Northeast highlands of South Huaihua, braved the barrage of bullets. Most of the soldiers were killed and Shi zuoheng was seriously injured. The war also caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army, which greatly hit the arrogance of the Japanese army.

Ambush Han village

In the winter of 1937, Shi zuoheng returned from injury. He was transferred to the chief of staff of the colonel of the 29th brigade because of his military achievements, and assisted the brigade commander Wang HONGPU in Fupu and xigexian. In the eighth year of autumn, he was the chief of staff of the independent brigade stationed in Fendong. In the winter of that year, the Japanese troops in Linfen went out to attack the Chinese army. Shi zuoheng led his troops to enter the area between Hongdong, Zhaocheng and Linfen, attacked the flank of the Japanese army and forced the enemy to retreat. In the spring of 1939, Japanese troops invaded Fushan and Hancun again. After Shi zuoheng found out the enemy's situation, he set up an ambush to annihilate the Japanese army and annihilate hundreds of Japanese soldiers. Shortly after that, Tian Shumei, the commander of the eighth independent brigade, left because of illness. Shi zuoheng was ordered to take the post of brigade commander and stationed in Gaoping, Mayou and shezhai. Shi zuoheng led his troops to defeat the strong enemy repeatedly, made many achievements in war, and became a famous general who made the Japanese aggressors fear.

Sacrifice

In August 1940, the eighth independent brigade was transferred to Henan for recuperation and replenishment because of its frequent fighting with the Japanese. In the autumn of the same year, Yan Xishan reorganized his army, with the independent eighth brigade and the 217th brigade as the 70th division, and appointed Zhao Shiling as the division commander. Soon afterwards, the provisional 46th division and 70th division stationed in Western Shanxi were merged to form the 43rd army of the National Revolutionary Army, and Zhao Shiling was appointed commander. Shi zuoheng was promoted to major general of the 70th division because he was brave and good at fighting. He was stationed in Wangxian village, Yuanqu County.

In the spring of 1941, a Japanese regiment and more than a thousand people of the puppet guard attacked Henglingguan between Yuanqu and Yixian, and captured the area. The 43rd army sent a unit to recapture the Henglingguan position and ordered Shi zuoheng division to set up a second line of defense in dongxisangchi and paomachi to stop the Japanese army from advancing. In May of the same year, the Japanese army mobilized six divisions and regiments, two independent mixed brigades and one puppet army, with a total of more than 100000 people and well-equipped, and cooperated with the third flight group. After full preparation, the Japanese army carried out encirclement operations against the Chinese Army stationed in the Zhongtiaoshan area on the North Bank of the Yellow River and launched the Zhongtiaoshan campaign (also known as the Zhongtiaoshan battle). Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the south of Shanxi Province. It is adjacent to the Yellow River in the south, Linfen in the north, Taihang Mountain in the East, and Luliang Mountain in the northwest. It is a natural barrier with dangerous terrain and an important channel into Guanzhong. Since ancient times, it has been a place for military strategists.

At 4:00 p.m. on May 7, 1941, the main force of the 41st division and most of the independent ninth brigade of the Japanese army, with a total of more than 30000 people, adopted the tactics of central breakthrough and stormed the position of the 43rd army in the direction of Henglingguan. At 2 a.m. the next day, the Japanese army broke through the front position of the 43rd army. At that time, Shi zuoheng led his troops to defend the positions of tianpanshan and wangxianzhuang in Yuanqu. Because the Japanese troops broke through the defense line and went deep into Liu Zhang and Tongshan, the retreat of the 70th division was cut off by the Japanese troops, and the situation was extremely critical. In order to alleviate the unfavorable situation, Shi zuoheng, commander Zhao Shiling, ordered his troops to retreat to the direction of Yangcheng. He first retreated into the mountains and forests in the East and west areas, and then looked for opportunities to break through.

In August of the same year, Shi zuoheng learned that the main forces of the Chinese army in Zhongtiao Mountain had successively crossed the Yellow River and withdrew from the battlefield. The Japanese army successively occupied the ferries on the North Bank of the Yellow River to encircle and annihilate the Chinese army that had not yet crossed the river. After arduous efforts, Shi zuoheng's department made contact with the 15th army and the rest of the 93rd army, and agreed to launch guerrilla operations in the weak defensive areas behind the enemy. Shi zuoheng led his troops down from the dongxihuo mountain in Yangcheng City, then withdrew to Jiangxian county through Qinshui, and temporarily settled in dingjiawa to carry out the work of disintegrating the enemy and puppet forces.

On the afternoon of September 3, 1941, the Japanese army gathered heavy troops, carried more than ten guns and several armored vehicles, and raided the 70th division in five routes. After the air raid, the Japanese surrounded the 70th division. At dawn on September 4, the Japanese captured ta'erliang. At this time, the main force of Shi zuoheng's command troops retreated eastward through donggouao and maoliangou. When the leading troops arrived at the east slope of maoliangou, they were blocked by Japanese troops. Because of the fierce Japanese artillery fire, they returned to maoliangou. Shi zuoheng was the second. The ninth regiment broke through the encirclement to the South and went to goudong'ao. Suddenly, it met the Japanese reinforcements. The situation was critical. Shi zuoheng, fearless in the face of danger, calmly commanded and encouraged his officers and soldiers to fight bloody battles and serve the country with the principle that death is better than subjugation. Under his leadership, the officers and soldiers, regardless of the heavy Japanese artillery fire, fought with the enemy several times for two days and one night, and finally opened the gap in the direction of the small temple.

At 8 a.m. on September 6, the troops began to break through. Unexpectedly, when the troops arrived at Dongao, they encountered a large number of Japanese reinforcements, and the two sides launched a fierce hand-to-hand battle. Shi zuoheng leads his troops