Wu Shimin

Wu Shimin

Samurai min (1892-september 29, 1941), born in Chaigoubao Town, Huai'an County, Hebei Province, was the commander of the 98th army of the national revolutionary army. He was one of the senior generals of the Chinese military who died during the Anti Japanese war.

On September 29, 1941, Wu Shimin, then commander of the 98th army of the National Revolutionary Army, died in a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Dongyu, Shanxi Province. He was 49 years old.

After the death of the general, Yan'an Xinhua Daily published special editorials and mourning articles. General Zuo Quan wrote a pair of elegiac couplets with tears in his hand: loyal to the nation-state, striving for unity and progress, and being honest and upright. He has been brave in the Anti Japanese war behind the enemy's lines until he has killed himself. He will have a deep feeling of friendship for several years.

Recognition of the party, government and military organs in the Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region led by Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping

Wu Shimin

General for the revolutionary martyrs, and decided to sacrifice the general --- Qinshui county to Shimin county.

In September 2014, samurai general min was listed in the list of the first batch of 300 famous Anti Japanese heroes and heroes.

Life of the characters

Wu Shimin, former commander of the 98th army of the national revolutionary army. He was born in chaigoupu Town, Huaian County, Hebei Province in 1892. In 1908, he was admitted to Xuanhua middle school. After graduation, he entered Tianjin Beiyang political and law school. As a student, he joined the league and began to devote himself to the bourgeois democratic revolution. In 1915, he joined with Guo Zongdao in the struggle to protect the country against yuan. He went to Shaanxi to join the Yasukuni army in 1918, and met Yu Youren, Yang Hucheng, Feng qinya and others. In 1917, samurai min formed his own Hedong army. In 1924, he joined the second national army. In 1928, he served as the brigade commander of the first division of Yang Hucheng's department. He was promoted to major general in 1935 because of his achievements in the first stage of the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. After the outbreak of the Sino Japanese War, he was still engaged in the war, mainly guarding Zhongtiaoshan in Shanxi Province. In 1939, he was promoted to commander of the 98th army, general guanbai. In 1941, when the Anti Japanese war was the most difficult, 200000 Kuomintang troops stationed in Zhongtiaoshan retreated to the south of the Yellow River one after another in the face of the Japanese threat, while Wu Shimin led the 98th army to fight bloody battles. In the battle of Zhongtiaoshan, he personally went to Matoushan (located in the north of DuanShi Town, Qinshui County, Shanxi Province) to command the front line and fought with the enemy. The position changed hands and the casualties were extremely heavy. General Wu Shimin would rather die than surrender, and finally died bravely for his country. On June 25, 1942, the government of the Republic of China issued a commendation Order No. 1479.

Main story

Wu Shimin, former commander of the 98th army of the national revolutionary army. He was born in chaigoupu Town, Huaian County, Hebei Province in 1892. In 1908, he was admitted to Xuanhua middle school. After graduation, he entered Tianjin Beiyang political and law school. As a student, he joined the league and began to devote himself to the bourgeois democratic revolution. In 1915, he joined with Guo Zongdao in the struggle to protect the country against yuan. In 1918, he went to Shaanxi to join the Yasukuni army, during which he met Yu Youren, Yang Hucheng and others. In 1924, he was appointed to contact Feng Yuxiang and others to organize the national army uprising. After the uprising was successful, he set up a cavalry unit of the third army of the national army in Baoding. Since then, he has been in the military career, and has been fighting with the Northern Warlords in Hebei, Shandong and Henan for many times. In 1925, he sent troops to Cangzhou, cut off Jinpu Road, and captured Tianjin by the Allied forces, which showed his outstanding military ability. The following year, he went to the Soviet Union with MINCHEN. At the invitation of Yang Hucheng, he returned to China in 1927 and successively served as brigade commander, division commander and Tongguan garrison commander of the northwest army. During the Xi'an Incident, he firmly supported Zhang and Yang Yiju, opposed Chiang Kai Shek's Pro Japanese anti communist policy, and made contributions to the realization of the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. After the July 7th incident, with the determination to resist Japan and save the nation, he led his troops out of Shaanxi, across the Yellow River, and went to the front line of Niangziguan to stop the Japanese invaders from the south to the West. Together with the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army, he severely damaged the Japanese troops along Zhengtai Road, and then worked with the enemy in Taihang and Taiyue mountainous areas. In 1938, he fought in unity and coordination with Zhu De, commander in chief of the East Route Army, and Peng Dehuai, deputy commander in chief of the East Route Army. Especially in the two ambushes of zihongkou and tianshengshan, all the soldiers fought hard to defeat the 109th division of the Japanese army, which made the enemy terrified. After that, he was promoted to commander of the 98th army. In 1939, Yan Xishan broke his faith and launched the "December incident" to attack the Eighth Route Army, but he always maintained friendship and cooperation with the army. In September 1937, Feng qinya's 27th Route Army was renamed the 98th army and incorporated into the 14th group army. In October 1939, Wu Shimin, the former commander of the 169 division, took over the post of commander. After that, Feng qinya was promoted to deputy commander of the first theater, and the 98th army was changed to the East Route Army of the second theater (the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army was Zhu De) and stationed in Zhongtiaoshan. In May 1941, the Japanese army gathered more than 100000 people from Linfen, Changzhi and Jincheng to attack Zhongtiao Mountain. There are about 200000 Kuomintang troops stationed in Zhongtiaoshan. As a result, more than 20000 people of the Kuomintang surrendered, more than 40000 people were captured, more than 10000 people died, and the remaining 100000 people were ordered to retreat across the Yellow River. Only the 98th army led by Wu Shimin moved to various places and resolutely fought against the Japanese army in Shanxi with the eighth Route Army. The Japanese army repeatedly sent people to persuade Samurai min to surrender, but they were all refused. Once, the Japanese army sent a traitor who knew Samurai min to persuade him to surrender. Samurai min was furious: "I am a soldier, I should die in the Anti Japanese battlefield!" Then the traitor was detained. In late September, the Japanese army concentrated its main force of more than 30000 people and surrounded 98 troops in Dongyu and Xiyu of Qinshui county. Samurai min, fearless in the face of danger, went to the front line of Matoushan in person, commanded the troops to resist tenaciously, fought bloody battles, and organized to break through the encirclement for many times. Finally, due to the tight blockade of the enemy, he suffered a serious setback. In the breakthrough, samurai min was hit by the enemy's bullet in the lower palate, he cried out: "fight to the end, not successful, then benevolence!" Then he died at the age of 49.

Character evaluation

After the death of the general, Yan'an Xinhua Daily published special editorials and mourning articles. The government of Jin, Ji, Lu and Yu border region issued a decree to recognize him as a revolutionary martyr. The whole region held a memorial meeting and decided to change Qinshui County, where the general died, into Shimin county. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the general's remains were re buried in the "Taihang Taiyue martyrs cemetery", and the "Wu Shimin Memorial Hall" was established in Changzhi City. In 1983, the Huaian County Party committee and government renovated the "former residence of Wu Shimin" to display the remains of the general before his death for the world to look forward to and commemorate. During the four years of the Anti Japanese War, samurai min galloped in Taihang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain, from Jizhong plain to Shangdang basin. After more than ten bloody battles, he made many contributions and became a famous general at home and abroad. After the death of the general, Yan'an Xinhua Daily published special editorials and mourning articles. General Zuoquan wrote a pair of elegiac couplets with tears in his hand: loyal to the nation-state, striving for unity and progress, how many noble wizard I are like you persisting in the Anti Japanese war behind the enemy lines and feeling that he will be a bosom friend for a few years in September 2014, general Samurai min was listed in the list of the first batch of 300 famous Anti Japanese heroes and hero groups.

a merit

"The greatest wealth left by Samurai min to posterity is the patriotism of dying rather than giving in." When he said this, Jin benrong, Secretary General of Huaian CPPCC, who participated in the compilation of Wu Shimin, showed his deep admiration for general Wu Shimin. After sorting out and excavating, Huaian CPPCC published the special album Wu Shimin in the form of literature and history materials in August 2002. As the editor in chief of this book, Jin benrong has a more detailed understanding of general Wu Shimin's deeds. Jin benrong introduced that in 1985, Bo Yibo, who had fought with Samurai min in Taiyue Mountain area, published an article in people's daily, recalling patriotic general Wu Shimin. In 1983, the former residence of Wu Shimin was rebuilt in Huai'an County as a patriotic education base for future generations. However, since Samurai min left his hometown at the age of 15, there is little information about his life. Therefore, the Fourth Plenary Session of the sixth session of Huaian CPPCC decided to compile "Wu Shimin" as a patriotic textbook to educate future generations. "Samurai min mainly moved to Shanxi, so it was very difficult to discover his deeds. But as long as we are willing to work hard, we will be able to find it. " In May 2001, under the leadership of Li Junlai, chairman of the Huai'an CPPCC, Jin benrong and others spent seven days visiting the place where general min, a warrior of Shanxi Province, fought. Finally, people in their hometown learned more about general Wu's achievements. When he talked about his trip to Shanxi, Jin benrong was still excited: "the people of Shanxi have deep feelings for general Wu Shimin. Wherever they go, as long as they hear that people from the hometown of general Wu are coming, they will show considerable enthusiasm." It is also because of the prestige of the samurai general Min that Li Junlai, Jin benrong and others made a worthwhile trip and discovered many little-known stories about general Wu Shimin.

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