He was the first general of the military rank to die after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937, and in the face of the attack of the Japanese invaders, he generously stated at the meeting of the generals and academies of the whole army: "The destruction of China by the Japanese invaders is their fundamental purpose. There is only one way out for the Chinese, and that is the War of Resistance!The Japanese conspired to occupy Pingjin and annex North China, and our generation bore the brunt. Glory to the war dead, shame to the survivors!Honor and disgrace are light on one person, but heavy on the country and nation. How difficult the country is, the soldiers are shrouded in horse leather and repay the country with death!And issued an order in the name of the military department: "All Japanese troops attack, resolutely resist, swear to live and die with Lugou Bridge, and not take a step back." "He is the famous anti-Japanese general Tong Linge, this article will share with you the memory of General Tong Linge.
Tong Lin Ge Tong Lin Ge is a native of Gaoyang, Hebei Province, born in 1892 in an ordinary peasant family in Gaoyang County, and studied the Four Books Xi and Five Classics with his uncle in his childhood. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, Feng Yuxiang launched an uprising in Luanzhou, and the then 19-year-old Tong Linge enlisted in the army and became a sentry under Feng Yuxiang's account. Since then, Tong Linge's position has continued to rise, and he was promoted to company commander in 1914, this year Zhao Dengyu enlisted in the army, Tong Linge saw that Zhao Dengyu was brave and martial, and the two became friends of life and death.
In 1930, during the Central Plains War, Tong Linge served as the commander of the new First Army and the commander of the 27th Division, responsible for convening the old department of the Northwest Army, recruiting new soldiers, actively training, and consolidating the rear. Tong Linge is good at training, and Feng Yuxiang once praised "Tong is good at training soldiers with a very careful heart". He often recounted the deeds of national heroes of previous dynasties in order to cultivate the spirit of patriotism and love for the people among officers and men.
After the Great War in the Central Plains of Tong Lin Pavilion, Feng Yuxiang suffered the most serious losses, he was electrified to go into the wilderness, Tong Lin Pavilion followed him to live a reclusive life, read and practice calligraphy together every day, ** military, and lived a happy and relaxed life.
In 1932, after Song Zheyuan became the chairman of Chahar Province, Tong Linge served as the chief of police of Chahar Province and the director of the Zhangjiakou Public Security Bureau at the invitation of Song Zheyuan, and when Feng Yuxiang established the Anti-Japanese Allied Army in 1933, Tong Linge responded positively and ran for Feng, and was appointed as the commander of the First Army of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army and the chairman of Chahar Province. During this period, he actively propagated the anti-Japanese ideas, organized the people's armed forces, served as a forward transporter, rescued the wounded, and sheltered refugees.
However, due to the repeated forbearance of Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin and others, the anti-Japanese allied forces had to withdraw from Chahar Province, and later they were forced to revoke their numbers. Tong Linge deeply felt that the anti-Japanese ambition was unsuccessful, and the mountains and rivers were broken, the national fortune was dying, and he was overwhelmed with grief and indignation, so he retired to his apartment in Xiangshan, Beiping, reunited with his family, and supported his parents. He was interested in studying the Bible, Zhou Yi, writing, photography, and hunting, waiting for the opportunity to serve the country.
During the retreat of the Lugou Bridge Incident, Song Zheyuan repeatedly asked Tong Linge to go out of the mountain to be in charge of military affairs, and generals such as Zhang Zizhong and Feng Zhi'an of the 29th Army also jointly invited him to go out of the mountain. Feeling everyone's anti-Japanese enthusiasm, Tong Linge went out of the mountains to the 29th Army and served as the deputy commander and head of the military training regiment, presiding over the military affairs of the whole army. He reorganized the army and prepared for war in an all-round way, and once said to people, "** as follows the order to resist Japan, if Lin Ge does not go first, you can go to Tiananmen Square, gouge out my eyes, and cut off my ears." His words attracted many aspiring young people to join the army and serve the country.
At that time, Japan sought independence in North China, and Song Zheyuan was responsible for maintaining the political situation in Jicha, but he was threatened and lured by foreign enemies and internal traitors, and was in a dilemma, so he left the 29th Army under the pretext of repairing his father's tomb and recuperating from illness, and let Tong Linge take the position of ** army commander and directly assume the responsibility of military command. At this time, the Japanese invaders were already pressing step by step, and Tong Linge called on the whole army to unite closely and resist the Japanese invaders.
On the night of July 7, 1937, the 8th Squadron of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Wing of the Japanese Riverside Brigade stationed in Fengtai, led by the squadron leader Setsuro Shimizu, held a military exercise Xi in the area north of the Lugou Bridge to capture the Lugou Bridge as an imaginary goal, at about 11 o'clock, the Japanese army falsely claimed that a soldier left the team and disappeared during the Xi exercise, and asked to enter the city to search, but after the stern refusal of Ji Xingwen, the commander of the 219th Regiment of the 37th Division of the 29th Army of the Chinese Garrison, the Japanese army began to bombard Wanping City, and the Ji Xingwen Regiment struggled to resist, and the full-scale War of Resistance against Japan broke out.
The Lugou Bridge Incident at Tong Lin Pavilion, the Japanese army had been planning for a long time, so after the outbreak of the war, Tong Lin Ge issued an order to all officers and soldiers in the name of the military department: All Japanese troops attacked, resolutely resisted, swore to live and die with Lu Gou Bridge, and not to take a step back. This remark shows the firm anti-Japanese belief of the Chinese people.
At the moment of the great enemy, Tong Lin Pavilion regarded death as his home and adhered to Nanyuan. At that time, his father was seriously ill in Beiping City, and his family repeatedly urged him to return to the province, Tong Linge sent a letter to his wife with tears: "The enemy is current, and when I am loyal to filial piety, I can't serve the decoction in person, and ask my wife to serve the son on my behalf!."When the subordinates heard this, they were all moved to tears, and they all expressed their willingness to live and die with the general and bravely kill the enemy.
On July 28, the Japanese army launched a general attack on Beiping, attacking Nanyuan, Tong Linge commanded the right wing troops to attack the enemy, the leg was ** in the air, and his subordinates persuaded him to retreat and be wounded, he said to his subordinates: "The big red gate is lost, the overall situation is passive, and the matter is urgent, I can't retreat from the battle." Tong Linge still stuck to the front line despite the pain, and the officers and soldiers burst into tears when they saw this scene, and sacrificed their lives with the Japanese army. After the Japanese ground offensive suffered a heavy setback, they sent fighter planes to bomb indiscriminately. Tong Linge was unfortunately hit in the head and died a heroic martyr at the age of 45. He became the first high-ranking general to die since the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937.
On July 31, 1937, the national ** issued a commendation order, posthumously presenting Tong Linge as an army general, his life deeds, and the history museum to show his loyalty. ** Also highly praised Tong Linge's dedication. In his speech at the meeting in Yan'an on March 12, 1938 to commemorate the 13th anniversary of Premier Sun's death and to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the War of Resistance Against the Enemy, he said that Tong Linge and others "have all given the whole Chinese people a noble and great model."
On August 1, 1979, the ** Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a notice to designate Tong Linge as a revolutionary martyr who died in the anti-Japanese war. On September 14, 2009, General Tong Linge was named one of the 100 heroes and models who made outstanding contributions to the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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