On this day 67 years ago, August 23, 1958 (July 9, 1958 in the lunar calendar), Ji Xingwen, a lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, died. Ji Xingwen (1908-August 23, 1958), a native of Fugou, Henan, the fifth phase of the higher education class of the Central Military Academy, a lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, and a famous general in the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Ji Xingwen (1908-1958), character Shaowu, nickname Black Star. A native of Fugou, Henan. Han nationality, the fifth phase of the higher education class of the Central Military Academy. In his youth, he was determined to serve the uncle of the clan, Ji Hongchang, and serve the motherland in the army. Lieutenant General of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, a famous general in the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In 1922, he joined the Northwest Army with his uncle, Ji Hongchang, and rose to the rank of battalion commander. In 1933, he was promoted to the head of the battalion In 1936, he was transferred to Wanping County, southwest of Peiping. In 1937, during the July 7th Lugou Bridge Incident, he commanded the 219th Regiment of the 29th Army to fight against the Japanese at Lugou Bridge for more than 20 days, starting China's eight-year Anti-Japanese War. In 1946, he was renamed commander of the 37th Brigade of the 77th Division. In 1949, he was transferred to Dutai. In 1955, he was appointed deputy commander of Penghu Defense. In 1958, he was promoted to lieutenant general and served as deputy commander of Kinmen Defense. On May 28, he was killed by the artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army during the Battle of Kinmen. In 1922, he joined the Northwest Army with his uncle Ji Hongchang and rose to the rank of battalion commander. In 1933, he was promoted to the head of the battalion for his contributions during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War. In 1936, he was transferred to Wanping County, southwest of Peiping. In 1937, during the July 7th Lugou Bridge In In 1946, he was renamed commander of the 37th Brigade of the 77th Division. In 1949, he crossed Taiwan. In 1955, he served as deputy commander of Penghu Defense. In 1958, he was promoted to lieutenant general and served as deputy commander of Kinmen Defense. On May 28, he was killed by the artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army during the Battle of Kinmen. In 1926, under the age of 20, he went to Wendi Town, Lingbao County alone, and was introduced by Ji Hongchang, the commander of the 19th Division, to work as a cavalry in the Song Zheyuan Brigade. Because of his hard-working military research and bravery in combat, he was promoted to company commander. In March 1932, he participated in the battle against Japan at the Xifengkou of the Great Wall Fortress. The terrain is dangerous, and the Japanese often come to harass. On March 11, 1932, Ji Xingwen, who served as the battalion commander of the 219th Regiment of the 109th Brigade of the 37th Division, was ordered to lead troops to attack behind the enemy. Ji Xingwen led the entire battalion of officers and men, skillfully bypassing the Japanese right wing, and after several hours of fighting, attacked the Wang family, Wafang and other villages in the early morning of the next day, annihilating all the enemies in the village. This victory promoted Ji Xingwen to the head of the 219th Regiment. In June 1937, the 219th Regiment was ordered to be transferred to Lugou Bridge. Lugou Bridge is the gateway to the mainland of Peiping, and its strategic location is very important. On July 7, 1937, the Japanese army falsely claimed that a soldier had disappeared during a military exercise, and unreasonably asked the Chinese for someone, claiming to search in Wanping County. Faced with the threat of the Japanese army, Ji Xingwen On the night of July 7, the Japanese bombarded the positions of the 219th Regiment. Ji Xingwen immediately asked Feng's deputy commander of security for instructions, and Feng immediately said: "In order to safeguard national sovereignty, you cannot give up an inch of land, and you can use force to defend yourself." Ji Xingwen immediately ordered the bridge guards to return fire. After the Japanese were counterattacked, they sent troops to kill my officers and soldiers on duty and occupied my bridgehead. Ji Xingwen was very sad and determined to fight the Japanese to the death. Because if the Lugou Bridge is lost, the entire situation in Pingjin will be in turmoil. At this critical juncture of the nation, Ji Xingwen proposed that the Lugou Bridge must not be lost. On the evening of July 8, Ji Xingwen made careful arrangements: 1. The Japanese army was going to enter Wanping County to search, and it was handed over to Commissioner Wang Lengzhai to deal with it; 2. The defense of Wanping County was in charge of Jiang Tuan's deputy; 3. He led his people out of the city quietly and went straight to the battalion headquarters of the third battalion, Jin Zhenzhong, the battalion commander, and summoned the officers above the company commander to discuss. He analyzed the situation, encouraged morale, and organized the suicide squads to retake the bridgehead. Under his call, the anti-Japanese sentiment of the officers and soldiers was very high. At that time, more than 300 people signed up to join the suicide squads. Ji Xingwen personally selected 150 elite personnel and organized them into 5 groups. Each of the suicide squads carried 1 rifle, 2 grenades, and a large knife, ready to attack. The death squads took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and were elusive. Within 20 minutes, they wiped out dozens of Japanese soldiers and recaptured the bridgehead in one fell swoop. Ji Xingwen immediately reported the truth of the Lugou Bridge incident to his superiors. The Japanese suffered a loss and frantically shelled the Chinese positions in an attempt to retake the bridgehead again. Due to the resolute resistance of the 216th Regiment, the Japanese plot failed. On July 8, the Communist Party of China telegraphed the whole country, calling for a comprehensive anti-Japanese war. The anti-Japanese national salvation movement sprang up across the country, and the banner of the national anti-Japanese war was officially raised. Due to the compromise of the Nanjing government, on the afternoon of July 26, Ji Xingwen was ordered to hand over the defense of the Lugou Bridge to the local security forces. Just hours after the withdrawal of the 219th Regiment, the Lugou Bridge fell. This is the famous "Lugou Bridge Incident" in history. Soon after, Ji Xingwen was promoted to brigade commander of the 109th Brigade. In early May 1938, Ji Xingwen was ordered to drive to Suxian County, Anhui Province, rush into the Huohe River, occupy Zhaojiaji and Lugouji, and face the Japanese 9th Mechanized Division that had invaded north of Mengcheng. After arriving in Suxian County, although the Jixing Cultural Brigade marched rapidly overnight, it still could not keep up with the progress of the enemy's mechanized troops, and the Japanese occupied the two market towns. In order to complete the task of blocking the Japanese army, Ji Xingwen divided the entire brigade and an accompanying regiment into two battle, and personally commanded the attack on Zhaojiaji all the way, using the terrain to quickly approach the enemy and entangle the enemy to death. This battle prevented the enemy from advancing, allowing the safe transfer of hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops in Xuzhou. Soon Ji Xingwen was promoted to the commander of the 37th Division, and later became the commander of the 33rd Army. In 1958, during the Battle of Kinmen, a shell of the People's Liberation Army hit the headquarters of the Kinmen Kuomintang defenders, and its deputy commander was killed on the spot. This person was none other than General Ji Xingwen. It is a tragedy for him that the hero of the anti-Japanese war of that year should never die. To commemorate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the country built a memorial hall on the side of the Lugou Bridge, and Ji Xingwen's anti-Japanese deeds are also displayed in it. Today, the Lugou Bridge incident is widely known, but few people know about Ji Xingwen. In fact, in the Lugou Bridge Incident, it was he who ordered: "Stand firm, resolutely fight back, and persevere in the Anti-Japanese War to the end," thus firing the first shot of the whole nation's Anti-Japanese War. Today's younger generation probably knows very little about Ji Xingwen. He is a hero, but also a tragic figure. He is said to be a hero because in the Lugou Bridge Incident that broke out on July 7, 1937, as the garrison commander who defended Wanping, he rose up to fight against Japan. In order to defend the Lugou Bridge and defend the dignity of the Chinese nation, he took the lead and fought with blood, writing a glorious page in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. Comments: Nephew of the patriotic general Ji Hongchang. Famous anti-Japanese general.