During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the passionate men of the motherland sacrificed their lives and shed their blood. Faced with the brutal Japanese invaders, the heroes of the battlefield fought a desperate battle with the enemy.
In the fourteenth year of the Anti-Japanese War, countless anti-Japanese heroes were born, including famous anti-Japanese generals who commanded the army to fight on the front battlefield, and front-line heroes who caused losses to the Japanese invaders on the battlefield behind enemy lines. Those who have watched anti-Japanese dramas are not unfamiliar with the word " Railway Guerrillas ". This small anti-Japanese armed forces active in the southern section of the Jinpu Railway and the Linzao branch line are small but not underestimated.
Xu Guangtian is a representative figure of the railway guerrillas. His name was very famous during the Anti-Japanese War. He was a Class A combat hero and respected by the people of the whole country. Unfortunately, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, why did the hero Xu Guangtian choose the wrong route and turn to the enemy camp?
combat hero Xu Guangtian
In March 1938, the Japanese army sent heavy troops to occupy Zaozhuang , carried out various "clearance" and "sweeping" to the local area, killing innocent people, and causing huge losses to the anti-Japanese military and civilians in the mountainous areas. In order to grasp the actions of the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army sent Hong Zhenhai and Wang Zhisheng to sneak into Zaozhuang and establish a secret intelligence base there.
After Hong Zhenhai and Wang Zhisheng gained a foothold in Zaozhuang, they received further instructions from their superiors, asking them to form an anti-Japanese armed force, named Zaozhuang Railway Team, which is the predecessor of the railway guerrillas.
Railway guerrillas were in the early days of their establishment, and the conditions were quite difficult. Under the continuous "encirclement and suppression" of the Japanese army, the living space became very small. With the backwardness of the number of people, weapons and equipment, members of the railway guerrillas can only fight guerrilla warfare with the enemy and cannot face it head-on.
Xu Guangtian is one of the main members of the railway guerrillas. He made great contributions in the process of establishing and growing the team and was one of the soul members of the team.
Although Xu Guangtian has a low level of education, he has a patriotic feeling. He joined the revolutionary team in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan. After coming to the railway guerrillas, he performed very well, witty and bravely. He served as the squadron leader of the long spear squadron for a long time, and personally participated in commanding night attacks, flying car machine guns, destroying railways, blowing up bridges, intercepting trucks, catching tickets, pulling out strongholds, and cutting off communications.
, a small anti-Japanese armed force that was inserted into the heart of the enemy, played a very important role under the leadership of Xu Guangtian and others, and made outstanding contributions to the Anti-Japanese War. The enemy hated Xu Guangtian deeply and sent heavy troops to "encircle and suppress" the railway guerrillas, but in vain, they spent a lot of resources and could not find the guerrilla soldiers who had no trace.
Railway guerrilla soldiers hit the enemy's railway transportation lines again and again. They intercepted the weapons, ammunition, cloth and clothing obtained by the train. These resources played an important role in the most difficult time in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
As the saying goes, the times create heroes, the railway guerrillas are an armed force created to fight against Japan, and Xu Guangtian is a representative figure of this heroic team. In 1943, Eighth Route Army Shandong Military Region held a meeting to commend combat heroes. Xu Guangtian was named a Class A combat hero, and he deserved this honor.
At the conference, Xu Guangtian talked about the moving deeds created by the members of the railway guerrillas and his personal creation, which aroused a great response. The members of the conference paid tribute to this brave anti-Japanese armed force and admired their ability to create such great achievements in difficult circumstances.
Of course, Xu Guangtian has not received systematic education. He performed poorly in his ideological awareness. He is emotional when getting along with his comrades on weekdays, sometimes he disobeys orders, is self-centered, and has a bit of heroism, and loves to express his style.
Why do combat heroes surrender to the enemy?
During the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Xu Guangtian persevered. He fought the Japanese most fiercely among the railway guerrillas. He was able to complete that difficult task. He was injured many times and almost became a martyr.
In October 1945, more than a thousand well-equipped Japanese troops surrendered to the railway guerrillas. This is a rare scene in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.This railway guerrilla team, which is less than 100 people, is mainly composed of workers, vendors and farmers. It has been dealing with the Japanese army on the railway line for more than seven years and defeated the enemy.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Zaozhuang established the Railway Administration Bureau. The chief and deputy captains of the railway guerrillas Liu Jinshan and Wang Zhisheng both served as leaders at the bureau level. Xu Guangtian's position has not changed much, and he is also the squadron leader of the Long Gun Squadron.
This arrangement made Xu Guangtian quite dissatisfied. He thought it was deliberately arranged by the captain Liu Jinshan, which made it difficult for him. During the Anti-Japanese War, there were still some conflicts within the railway guerrillas. Xu Guangtian often disobeyed Liu Jinshan's orders and did his own things. Therefore, Xu Guangtian's position was not promoted and he pointed his finger at Liu Jinshan.
Xu Guangtian's family made great sacrifices for the revolution. His brother was also a member of the railway guerrillas and was disabled due to injuries. His younger brother died in the battle and he was injured many times. The family had no source of income and could barely survive by relying on the railway.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the situation became different. There was no Japanese logistics supplies to fight. In order to prevent Chiang Kai-shek from heading north, our army demolished the nearby railways, and Xu Guangtian's family had no main source of income.
From the perspective of leadership, Xu Guangtian’s heroism is a bit serious and needs to be suppressed and educated. It is undeniable that Xu Guangtian did suffer a great loss in the appointment and selection of cadres. The organization did not consider it carefully and ignored his feelings.
In the railway guerrillas, Xu Guangtian ranks third only after the chief and deputy captains. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Xu Guangtian and Liu Jinshan were several levels apart from their positions, and their arrangements were somewhat inappropriate.
A few months later, Lunnan Military Region discovered this problem and immediately made adjustments. Xu Guangtian first went to the military region to study for a period of time. After the study was over, he was appointed as the battalion commander of the military region's spy regiment. Unfortunately, when the order was issued, Xu Guangtian had already left in anger and returned to his hometown.
Xu Guangtian, who returned to his hometown, was targeted by the Kuomintang. After being helped by the traitor, the enemy invited him to the city. The enemy's idea is very simple. If you want to use Xu Guangtian's influence, you will be invited to serve as the company commander of the spy company. Xu Guangtian lived in poverty at this time, and after some ideological struggle, he still agreed.
Xu Guangtian's spy company commander was only named for two months because the enemy did not trust him. Besides, Xu Guangtian was in the Eighth Route Army for many years and he was unwilling to do something that hurt the people, so he firmly demanded to withdraw.
After the liberation of Zaozhuang, Xu Guangtian did not choose to escape and stayed in his hometown. Because Xu Guangtian had rebelled and surrendered to the enemy and served as the company commander of the enemy's camp, the local police arrested him according to law. After investigation, Xu Guangtian did not do anything harmful to the world and did not serve in the enemy camp for a long time. He decided to give him a lighter punishment and sentenced him to two years in prison for .
After being released from prison, Xu Guangtian lived an ordinary life in his hometown. He failed to survive for three years and died of poverty.
Conclusion
Xu Guangtian's ending is a pity. He was once an outstanding combat hero, sacrificed his life for the fight against Japan and became a role model and benchmark for the soldiers of the entire army.
caused Xu Guangtian's final tragic ending, on the one hand, he did have some flaws in his own way and did not follow up in his thoughts; on the other hand, Xu Guangtian was wronged in personnel arrangements and could not accept it for the time being, which made him turn from a Class A combat hero to a traitor who surrendered to the enemy, which is very sad.
Reference Materials "Xu Guangtian and the "Railway Guerrillas""
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