On this day 134 years ago, on August 11, 1891 (July 7, 1891 in the lunar calendar), Zhang Zizhong, a patriotic general of the Kuomintang and a famous anti-Japanese general, was born. Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940) of the Han nationality, the word Jinchen, a native of Linqing, Shandong, was an anti-Japanese general. In 1911, he secretly joined the Tongmeng Association while studying at the Tianjin Law School. In 1914, he joined the army with a pen. In 1917, he joined Feng Yuxiang's department and served as battalion commander, regiment commander, brigade commander, division commander and other positions. After the Central Plains War in 1930, Feng Yuxiang's military group was disintegrated, and Zhang Zizhong's department was incorporated by Chiang Kai-shek. After 1931, Zhang Zizhong served as the commander of the 38th Division of the 29th Army, the commander of the 59th Army, the commander-in-chief of the 33rd Army Group and the commander of the right-wing corps In 1937, after the fall of Shanghai and Nanjing, the Japanese invaders directed their troops at Xuzhou, aiming to seize this strategic location. In March 1938, the Japanese army invested 70,000 to 80,000 troops and advanced to Taierzhuang in northeastern Xuzhou in two routes. When they reached Linyi and Tengxian, fierce battles broke out with the Chinese army. At that time, Pang Bingxun's Third Army was guarding Linyi. Due to the disparity in strength and heavy casualties, Pang's army was in urgent need of reinforcements. Zhang Zizhong led the 59th Army to come in time for reinforcements at a speed of 180 miles a day and night. Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun used to be enemies, but he put the interests of the country and the nation first, abandoned personal grievances, and led his army to cooperate with Pang's army. Under the cover of aircraft and artillery, the enemy launched an attack on the Tea Mountain position with tanks and armored vehicles. Zhang Zizhong fought fiercely with the enemy and repeated hand-to-hand combat with the determination to "fight to the death" and "report to the motherland in case". At the foot of the cliff of Tea Mountain, the Liujiahu position was lost three or four times, and the battle situation was extremely tragic. After several days of fierce fighting, the enemy army was severely damaged and lost. The Chinese army recaptured Mengyin and Moss counties one after another, destroying more than 4,000 enemies. Soon, the Japanese army sent the Sakamoto Brigade to Linyi and Sanguanmiao to launch an offensive in an attempt to make a breakthrough. Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun's army fought hard. After a fierce battle all night, the Japanese army was dealt a heavy blow, and its strategic attempt to reinforce the front line of Taierzhuang was completely smashed, ensuring the victory of the Taierzhuang War. In May 1940, the Japanese army launched the Battle of Zaoyi in order to control the traffic on the Yangtze River, cut off the transportation line to Chongqing, and 300,000 the army. At that time, the 33rd Army of the Chinese army had only two regiments stationed on the west bank of the Xiang River. As the commander-in-chief of the army group, Zhang Zizhong could not have led the troops to attack in person, but despite the repeated dissuasion of his subordinates, he insisted that the deputy commander stay behind. After Zhang Zizhong led more than 2,000 people to the east Xiangdu River, he attacked all the way and cut off the Japanese 13th Division. The Japanese army then encircled and attacked Zhang Zizhong's headquarters with superior troops. Zhang Zizhong did not flinch and commanded his troops to charge and kill more than ten enemies who were one and a half times more numerous than them. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. On May 15, more than 10,000 Japanese troops attacked Zhang Zizhong's troops in two directions, north and south. The fierce battle reached the dawn of the 16th, and Zhang Zizhong's troops were forced to retreat into the ten-mile Changshan of the pumpkin shop. Under the cover of aircraft artillery, the Japanese launched a onslaught on the positions of the Chinese army. Nine charges were launched in one day and night. The casualties of Zhang Zizhong's troops rose sharply, and the battle was unprecedented. Zhang Zizhong was hit by machine gun bullets in the waist again. He fell to the ground and fought in blood and finally died heroically.