Rao Guohua

Rao Guohua

Rao Guohua (December 7, 1894 - December 1, 1937), named Jueqing and named Bichen, was born in Zhangjiaba, Dongxiang, Ziyang County, Sichuan Province (now Baotai Town, Yanjiang District, Ziyang City) on December 7, 1894, and was the commander of the 145th division of Sichuan army. During the war of resistance against Japan, he fought with the enemy in Guangde and Si'an, and lost his position because of his subordinates' escaping. He felt that his command was ineffective and committed suicide in anger. The general of the army chased the second rank General of Jin. The Ministry of Civil Affairs announced the first batch of famous Anti Japanese heroes.

Life of the characters

During the 1911 Revolution, Rao Guohua joined the new army and was promoted from cook to monitor and platoon leader.

He was promoted to company commander in 1917. He first served in Liu Cunhou Department of Sichuan army, and then transferred to Liu Xiang Department of the second division of Sichuan army as company commander. During his training in the military training center of the division, Liu Xiang relied on him for his excellent results. Later, he was promoted to battalion commander and regimental commander successively.

Around 1931, he led the army to garrison in Chongqing.

In October 1935, Rao Guohua was promoted from the commander of the second brigade of the first division to the commander of the first division, and later changed to the commander of the first 45th division.

In 1937, the Anti Japanese war broke out, and Rao Guohua took the initiative to lead the Anti Japanese war. On September 21, the 21st army was ordered out of Sichuan to resist Japan. In October, he led the troops to walk 2000 miles to the front line in mid November. At this time, Shanghai, Suzhou and Changzhou were already lost. The Japanese attacked Nanjing in four ways, and under the cover of the Navy and air force, they went straight to Wuhu, Anhui Province, threatening Nanjing's flank. Chiang immediately ordered Liu Xiang to send the Tang style zunbu of the 23rd group army into Qingyang, Anhui Province, to contain and intercept the Japanese troops attacking Nanjing from the Taihu Lake Basin. The Tang Dynasty appointed Rao Guohua to guard Guangde.

On the 23rd, after a sudden attack on Yixing and Changde, they were divided into two groups. The Japanese sent out 27 planes to bomb in turn. Infantry attacked under the cover of heavy artillery and machine guns. Rao Guohua commanded the Tong Yi Department of the 43rd brigade to occupy the position in Si'an, about 60 Li in front of Guangde, and launched a battle with the Japanese army on the 27th.

Relying on the advantage of equipment, the Japanese army captured Si'an on the 30th. At the same time, the main force of the Japanese army went straight to Guangde along the Wujia highway. Rao Guohua led the 43rd brigade to the border about five miles in front of Guangde to stop the Japanese army. Rao Guohua went to the front line to supervise the war. The Japanese army constantly transferred troops from Dongting mountain in the East and Dongting mountain in the West. In the fierce battle, both sides suffered heavy losses. Soon after, the Chinese railway line from Xuancheng to Guangde was bombed by Japanese planes, and supplies were interrupted. Rao Suo was surrounded by Japanese troops on three sides. Japanese troops occupied Guangde on the 30th. Rao Guohua was ordered to organize a counterattack, but only one battalion of soldiers was left in his hands. He was surrounded by the Japanese army at the Shizipu stronghold, and the Japanese army sent envoys to persuade him to surrender. After writing a suicide note to General Liu Xiang, commander of the seventh theater, Rao Guohua shot himself and died for his country.

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Join the Sichuan Army

He was born on December 7, 1894 in Zhangjiaba, Ziyang County, Sichuan Province. Rao Wende, the great grandfather of Rao Guohua, moved to Sichuan in 1736. Rao Guohua had lived in Sichuan for five generations. His grandfather Rao Yijia, his grandmother Zhu, his stepgrandmother Huang, his father Rao Sihong and his mother Chen were all simple and hardworking farmers. Rao Guohua's family keeps the customs of Longyan people. Although he has to speak the local Sichuan dialect when he goes to Rome, he still keeps the appellation of Longyan dialect in his family. His grandmother is called "m long", his mother is "a nu Mi m", his sister is "a Jia", and his uncle is "Shu Shu". Rao Guohua's family has always been thinking about his ancestral home. Since he joined the army, Rao Guohua was busy with military affairs, so he couldn't find time to go back to Longyan. He wrote a letter to his father and elder in Longyan Chuanxiang (Huanggang), asking his hometown to send someone to Sichuan. He would pay all the travelling expenses, food and shelter. The people of Huanggang village still recite the warm invitation of general Rao Guohua 70 years ago.

Rao Sihong abides by the Longyan people's tradition of emphasizing education. No matter how poor his family is, he should try to let his children study and send Guohua to a private school. In 1907, he was sent by his mother to Wu Jun of Qianqing county to study. Since then, wherever Rao Guohua went in his life, his backpack always had inkstones, ink and favorite books. He maintained a diligent and frugal family style, lived with loyalty and filial piety, followed rites, and respected his ancestors and neighbors. He worked as a cattle herder when he was young. At the age of 16, he came to Chengdu and worked as an apprentice. He saw that the Qing government was corrupt and incompetent, bent his knees to seek peace in front of foreign invaders, that the royal family and nobles were "stinking of wine and meat", that the people were not covered in clothes and food, and that "the road was frozen to death". Therefore, he was determined to save the country and the people, and joined the new army to enrich the country and strengthen the country. The 1911 Revolution broke out, and Rao Guohua joined the democratic revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat Sen . At the age of 17, he had just joined the army and served as a cook. Later, he was trained in the "leader training institute" and "Officer Training Institute" of the second division of the army. He graduated from the top of the list and rose to company commander in 1917. He served in Liu Cunhou's Department of the Sichuan army, and later transferred to Liu Xiang's Department of the second division of the Sichuan army as company commander. He was diligent and eager to learn, trained hard and studied the art of war carefully. During his training in the Military Academy of the division, he ranked first in all examinations and was deeply relied on by Liu Xiang.

Rao Guohua is upright, simple, modest, approachable, rigorous in military management and clear in rewards and punishments. He was brave in fighting, and he always took the lead in every battle. He won the love of the soldiers and was promoted to battalion commander and regimental commander successively.

Around 1931, Rao Guohua led his troops in Chongqing. Under his leadership, the No.145 division was united internally, and the officers and men returned to their hearts. He abided by the ancestral precepts of no concubine and no smoking, living in a humble house, eating rough, walking without servants, no coat, no gloves, sharing the joys and sorrows with soldiers, strict military management, clear rewards and punishments, inherited the Confucian people-oriented thought, and advocated that "the army and the people should be united, and the country and the family must not be separated.". On December 11, 1937, Xinshu daily published an article saying: when Rao Guohua was the commander of the garrison in Tongliang, he was in the autumn harvest and suffered from excessive rain, and the rice would rot in the field, so he personally went down to the field and led the troops to help him seize it, and he tried to prevent officers and soldiers from asking for wages and tea. At first, the villagers were very surprised, then doubted, and finally saw that the soldiers had done nothing wrong, so they came back to praise them. According to the recollection of a battalion commander of his subordinates, when the troops were stationed in Tongliang and Bishan, every time they were busy with farming, Rao Guohua would personally go to the fields to help plant and harvest.

The way to run the army

He is strict in running the army and has a good command. He supervises and trains his division for the main purpose of bravery, loyalty, conscience, righteousness, shame, courtesy and honesty. He shared weal and woe with soldiers, talked about home affairs with soldiers, went to dormitories, kitchens and toilets to check cleanliness, and cared about soldiers' lives. He is even more meticulous in his financial affairs. He often checks his accounts and publishes military expenditures. He is also democratic in recruiting talents. Rao Guohua is straightforward, forthright, frank and fair. "Reward is to encourage officers and soldiers and punish them to prevent future disasters. Improper reward is personal affection, and emotional action will lead to bias. Improper punishment is wrong, and wronged subordinates will be lax," he said At that time, there were many troops in Sichuan, and the soldiers often deserted. Rao Guohua's troops are still on holiday according to the regulations, returning to the army after the holiday or after the war, but the number of people increases.

As a child, Rao Guohua was short of food and clothing. For many years, he had a clear mind and few desires, and believed in Buddhism. He was loyal and didn't take concubines, didn't buy villas, and had nothing but books and swords at home. He is generous and gives to charity when his salary is enough. He once gave relief money to Ziyang victims, donated library books, donated guns and ammunition, used baosangzi, and donated money to Ziyang County Relief Association for interest free loans. Rao Guohua is diligent in military training. Whenever he has free time, he can read and amuse himself. He said: "the outstanding deeds of heroes are based on the honest knowledge of sages. I'm not sensitive, but I have that ambition. " After Rao got married, the couple separated for a long time. His wife LAN Zixian saw that she had not given birth to a boy for a long time, and advised him to take a concubine with him. He thought that his husband and wife had a deep love and refused to follow him. He also warned the soldiers that there was nothing worse than lechery to corrupt morality. On December 20, 1929, at the invitation of his brother-in-law, Mr. LAN Wenbin, he invited a prostitute to a banquet in Chongqing's Changqiu restaurant. During the dinner, he was accompanied by a prostitute, who was obscene in language and coquettish in manner. Rao Guohua was very remorseful. Later, he was more strict with himself and would not attend the banquet easily.

On August 20, 1928, Rao Guohua presented a picture of Ti Lun Tang in Bishan, Sichuan Province, to a charity organization in Bishan. He ordered it to host a complete charity program, such as coffin, medicine, clothes and tea, help the widows and widows, raise the orphans and poor, and speak maxims. Two months later, due to the reorganization of the army, he was demoted to deputy commander of the 2nd brigade of the 1st division. He was stationed in the area of Chongqing and read extensively whenever he had time. He often copied books such as Da Xue Yan Yi and was familiar with the historical books of song and Ming Dynasties. He was very interested in Neo Confucianism of song and Ming Dynasties. In 1936, the national government issued a clear order to abolish Confucius and offer sacrifices. Rao Guohua wrote a letter to the temple, giving full play to his upright style of words and asking for his life back. People thought that the sun was shining in the morning. He said: "to be a soldier, we should take protecting the territory, mountains and rivers, and taking care of people's lives and property as our duty; to be a man, we should take filial piety, loyalty, integrity and shame as the criteria. If you put on your military uniform, take up a knife and a gun, and instead of doing things for the people, you bully the weak and act recklessly, then you can only be considered a bandit, not a valiant man. " When he was stationed in Tongliang, the autumn rain was continuous and the rice was about to rot in the field. He ordered the soldiers to harvest the rice voluntarily and not to disturb the people. The villagers who came back from hiding soldiers, seeing that there was not a grain less, called for mercy to Bodhisattva. He stationed in Tongliang and other counties, advocated the worship of Confucius, and sent people to whitewash Confucius Temple.

Vow to go out of Sichuan

In 1937, Rao Guohua was in Shangqing of Chongqing

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