Please give a brief introduction to Zhang Lingfu
Zhang Lingfu, formerly known as Zhang Zhonglin, also known as Zong Ling, also known as Lingfu. A native of Shaanxi, he entered the fourth phase of Huangpu Military Academy in May 1925, and soon joined the Chinese Kuomintang under the recommendation of Dai Jitao and Wang Boling. While in school, he actively participated in the struggle to drive out Xu (Chongzhi) and was assigned to serve in the First Division of the National Revolutionary Army (division commander Hu Zongnan).
Due to fighting outside all year round, Zhang Lingfu, the commander of Hu Zongnan's First Army, suspected his wife of betrayal, which resulted in the sensational tragedy of "the commander killed his wife in Gucheng". After that, Zhang Lingfu was imprisoned for a time and was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to be imprisoned in a "model prison" for 10 years.
After the July 7th Incident broke out, the Nationalist Government ordered all serving officers and soldiers, except political prisoners, to be transferred to military service, to serve for meritorious service, and to retain their original military ranks. Zhang Lingfu, who came out of the army again, received the kindness of his former boss, Wang Yaowu, who was now the commander of the 51st Division. In order to show his determination to reform, he officially reversed his name "Zhonglin" and his business name "Lingfu", and changed "Zhang Zhonglin" to "Zhang Lingfu". During the entire Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Lingfu fought against the Japanese invaders in the north and south under Wang Yaowu. He experienced countless tough and vicious battles and wrote his most glorious chapter.
In 1937, the 51st Division went to Shanghai to participate in the famous "August 13" Songhu Defense Battle. Zhang Lingfu came to the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade and took office. During the battle to defend Shanghai, he won the love of the entire regiment's officers and soldiers with his bravery, decisiveness and skillful command. During the battle in Jiading, faced with a swarm of Japanese aggressors whose weapons and equipment were far superior to those of the national army, the red-eyed Zhang Lingfu threw off his military uniform, jumped out of the trench with a machine gun, and led more than 100 death squads to fight head-on, killing the Japanese aggressors. Throw away your helmet and take off your armor, and run away like a rat with your head in your hands. Later, he led the regiment to repel seven consecutive enemy charges, killing and wounding more than 800 Japanese invaders.
In 1938, during the Battle of Wuhan, Xue Yue commanded the troops of the Ninth Theater Command to use an anti-eight formation to lure the enemy deep and surrounded the Japanese 106th Division in Wanjialing. The Japanese army stubbornly resisted and captured the commanding heights of Zhang Gufeng. The battle situation was extremely dangerous. Zhang Lingfu He took the initiative to volunteer, led a suicide squad, cut a trail at night, and fought hard to recapture Zhang Gufeng. His leg was seriously injured.
During the Battle of Changde in 1943, Zhang Lingfu personally led a commando to rescue the 57th Division of the 74th Army of the Changde garrison. The battle was extremely fierce. , forcing the Japanese army to withdraw on the same day they occupied Changde City, and made military exploits for the recovery of Changde. Soon after, he lost the battle for commander of the 74th Army and was only deputy commander and commander of the 58th Division. In the Changheng Battle that began in May 1944, due to the influence of his superiors to preserve his strength, he failed to achieve any military exploits and was transferred to the Army University to study.
During the Battle of Zhijiang in April 1945, Zhang Lingfu commanded the 58th Division of the 74th Army to win a bloody battle with the Japanese army at Tieshan. After the war, he was awarded the third-class Baoding Medal and was promoted to lieutenant general of the 74th Army.
Zhang Lingfu repeatedly made military exploits during the Anti-Japanese War and was rated online as one of the top ten famous generals of the Chinese Army in the Anti-Japanese War (see Sina Forum).
On May 14, 1947, Zhang Lingfu led the 74th Division, The lone army rushed forward to attack Tanbu and was surrounded by five main columns mobilized by Chen Su: Huaye 1st Column (Ye Fei), 4th Column (Tao Yong), 6th Column (Wang Bicheng), 8th Column (Wang Jian'an), and 9th Column (Xu Shiyou). The 74th Division was finally defeated and the entire army was destroyed. Zhang Lingfu committed suicide and ended his military career. This was the Battle of Menglianggu.
In February 1945, he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General of the Army. After reorganization, he served as commander of the 74th Division. Meng Lianggu died in battle on May 16, 1947, at the age of 44.
Lingfu was born
On August 20, 1903, Zhang Lingfu was born in a farm family in Dadong Village, Dongxiang, Chang'an. Zhang's father, who came from a good family, sent Zhang Lingfu to a private school, and the 10-year-old Lingfu entered an elementary school. Later he was admitted to Chang'an Middle School. When he was in Xi'an, young Zhang Lingfu was attracted by the inscriptions on the Confucian Temple. During holidays, he would bring pen and paper to the Confucian Temple to copy the inscriptions. He was so focused that he often forgot to eat. His calligraphy quickly became famous throughout the school, and the school held a calligraphy exhibition specifically for him, attracting a large number of visitors. This matter was heard by Yu Youren, a veteran of the Kuomintang in Shaanxi. Yu Youren once traveled east to Japan to study and participated in the Tongmenghui. In 1922, he returned to Xi'an and served as the commander-in-chief of the Yingguo Army and the commander-in-chief of the first northwest route of the rebel army. His calligraphy was famous all over the world, so he wanted to see Zhang Lingfu's skills. At that time, Zhang Lingfu wrote five banners in a row. Yu Youren was surprised and overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "Genius, genius, future generations are to be feared!"
Zhang Lingfu loves history, and likes to talk about the past and present together, and give advice on the country. After graduating in 1923, he returned to his hometown and worked as a primary school teacher for a period of time. After accepting the influence of the new trend of thought, Zhang Lingfu was unwilling to live in a remote country and came all the way to Beijing and was admitted to the History Department of Peking University. The student movement in Beijing was raging. While Zhang Lingfu actively participated in it, he deeply felt the weakness of the students. Out of anger, he decided to join the army and joined Hu Jingyi's Second National Army Officer Training Corps in Kaifeng, Henan Province. In 1926, Zhang Lingfu, who was eager to join the revolution, accepted the Guangzhou Whampoa Military Academy's secret enrollment in Zhengzhou and was admitted. In the autumn of the same year, Zhang Lingfu entered the fourth batch of enlisted students of Huangpu Military Academy and studied footwork.
On March 8, 1927, at the opening ceremony of the fourth batch of students of the military academy, Zhang Lingfu, Hu Lian, Lin Biao, Liu Zhidan, Yuan Guoping, Li Mi, Wen Qiang, Tang Shengming and other influential figures in the future of China The characters of the moment stood together and listened to the lectures of the principal Chiang Kai-shek. Starting from this moment, Zhang Lingfu began his twenty-year military career.
The bloody battle with the Japanese invaders
Zhang Lingfu’s official career was not smooth: due to long-term fighting, Zhang Lingfu, the leader of Hu Zongnan’s first army, suspected that his wife was cheating on him, which resulted in a sensational " The tragedy of the leader Gucheng killing his wife. After that, Zhang Lingfu was imprisoned for a time and was imprisoned in the "Model Prison" under Chiang's order for 10 years. However, because of his outstanding calligraphy, he actually polished his pen a lot during this period. Zhang Lingfu wrote countless signature store names on the streets of Nanjing. But from then on, Zhang Lingfu's irritable and suspicious character was also seen.
Zhang Lingfu’s turning point came with the outbreak of the July 7th Incident. The Nationalist Government ordered that all serving officers and soldiers, except political prisoners, be transferred to military service, serve for meritorious service, and retain their original military ranks. Zhang Lingfu, who came out of the army again, received the kindness of his former boss, Wang Yaowu, who was now the commander of the 51st Division. In order to show his determination to change his ways, he officially changed his name from "Zhang Zongling" to "Zhang Lingfu".
During the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Lingfu fought against the Japanese invaders in the north and south under Wang Yaowu. He experienced countless tough and vicious battles, and wrote his most glorious page. In 1937, the 51st Division went to Shanghai to participate in the famous "August 13" Songhu Defense Battle. Zhang Lingfu came to the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade and took office. During the battle to defend Shanghai, he won the love of the entire regiment's officers and soldiers with his bravery, decisiveness and skillful command. During the battle in Jiading, faced with a swarm of Japanese aggressors whose weapons and equipment were far superior to those of the national army, the red-eyed Zhang Lingfu threw off his military uniform, jumped out of the trench with a machine gun, and led more than 100 death squads to fight head-on, killing the Japanese aggressors. Throw away your helmet and take off your armor, and run away like a rat with your head in your hands. Later, he led the regiment to repel seven consecutive enemy charges, killing and wounding more than 800 Japanese invaders.
In 1938, Zhang Lingfu was ordered by Wang Yaowu to fight back against the Japanese invaders stationed in Zhanggushan, De'an, Jiangxi. When discussing the battle plan, everyone believed that Zhanggushan's terrain was dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Lingfu stood up after snapping the case and said: "Everyone has read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". General Deng Ai of the Wei State captured Chengdu. Unexpectedly, he led his elite troops to cross Yinping secretly, flew over Motianling, and captured Jiangyou, Fucheng and Chengdu. We can also follow this example. While the army attacks from the front, we can also select a group of elite soldiers to conduct a sneak attack from the back of Zhanggu Mountain, which is inaccessible, so as to achieve the effect of attacking from two sides." So, Zhang Lingfu personally led a commando team. Following Deng Ai's example, he set out lightly, climbed trees and hung trees, passed through the dangerous deep mountains and canyons, old forests and bad water, and cooperated with the frontal troops to attack, and captured Zhanggu Mountain by flying. Unwilling to be defeated, the Japanese invaders dispatched planes and heavy artillery to bombard Zhanggu Mountain indiscriminately, almost reducing Zhanggu Mountain to the ground. Zhang Lingfu led his troops in a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders for five days and five nights. The positions were gained and lost again, lost and regained, and the battles were repeated. He was in command at the death line and was hit by 7 pieces of shrapnel. He was bleeding profusely but did not retreat from the line of fire.
After learning about the victory of De'an, Tian Han was appointed by Guo Moruo, director of the Third Department of the Political Department of the Kuomintang Military Commission at the time, to interview Zhang Lingfu and others, publish it in the "Central Daily News", and write the drama "De'an" "The Great Victory", Zhang Lingfu appeared in the play under his real name and became famous all over the world. After the Battle of De'an, Zhang Lingfu was quickly promoted to brigade commander. The regiment under the brigade is actually the division commander. Won the fourth-class Yunhui Medal and the third-class Baoding Medal. In March 1939, Zhang Lingfu led his troops to participate in the Battle of Nanchang. During a battle, his right leg was seriously injured by a cannonball. After hastily bandaging his wounds, he returned to the battle. In the recent battle at Shanggao, his leg was blown off again. Chiang Kai-shek sent a plane to Hong Kong and asked the famous British surgeon Crestel to diagnose and treat him. Shortly after the operation, Zhang Lingfu read in the newspaper a new rule that soldiers should not go abroad to recuperate during wartime. Despite the British doctors' dissuasion that he could recover after another month of treatment, he said that military orders cannot be violated and that it is not a pity to die of a soldier. The sooner he returned to the army, the more Lingfu became disabled. He walked with a limp and was nicknamed "Lame General".
The Kuomintang army has five main forces, which are placed on the Northeast and East China battlefields respectively. Among the five main forces, the 74th Division is second to none and is considered the first main force among the first-class main forces. The commander of the 74th Division is Zhang Lingfu, who "killed himself to become a benevolent man". During the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek was promoted repeatedly for his merits in combat. He was promoted and awarded almost every year, from regimental commander to brigade commander, deputy division commander, division commander, deputy army commander, and army commander. During the Battle of Changde, he was hailed as a "model soldier" by Chiang Kai-shek. In the Battle of Western Hunan, he won the U.S. Gold Medal of Freedom. Zhang Lingfu was also regarded as the "victorious general" in both the Kuomintang government and the public.
In the Battle of Menglianggu, the Chinese "People's Liberation Army" mobilized 9 columns, 5 columns for the main attack, and 4 columns for reinforcements and blocking the enemy. After 3 days and 3 nights of bloody fighting, they were completely wiped out. There were more than 32,000 people in the 74th Division. The tragic news of the destruction of the "Everlasting Victory Army" and the death of the "Everlasting Victory General" shook the Kuomintang ruling center like a bolt from the blue. Chiang Kai-shek even burst into tears: "With my absolutely superior revolutionary force, I was framed by the inferior gangsters. It is an unprecedented loss, how can it not be sad!" He not only ordered Zhang Lingfu, who was "loyal to the party and the state," to A monument was erected on the bank of Xuanwu Lake, and a cruiser given to the Chinese army by the British was renamed "Lingfu". In sharp contrast to Zhang Lingfu's "reward" after his death, Tang Enbo, the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang's Luzhong "anti-Japanese campaign", was dismissed from his post. This battle had a great shock to the Chiang Kai-shek group, which can be seen.