"Yoshino" saw the awe-inspiring action of "Zhiyuan" and was shocked, and concentrated the entire ship's firepower on the "Zhiyuan". Amidst the enemy's intensive artillery fire, Deng Shichang was not afraid of danger, calmly stood on the deck and loudly encouraged the officers and soldiers of the ship: "Our generation has been in the army to defend the country. We have already put our life and death out of our lives. Today's matter is death!"
The "Zhiyuan" was hit by a torpedo tube by a shell, causing a violent explosion and sinking quickly. Deng Shichang was not injured after falling into the water. His servant Liu Zhong immediately threw him a lifebuoy, but Deng Shichang refused. He said forcefully: "This is the end of the matter, righteousness is not alone!"
One of his pet dogs saw the owner. In distress, he swam desperately to hold his master's sleeve and tried to rescue him, but was still pushed away by Deng Shichang. The dog did not give up, approaching him again, holding the owner’s pigtails. Deng Shichang lamented the dog’s loyalty and used his last bit of strength to press the dog into the water and sink into the cold seabed with 250 officers and soldiers, only 46 years old. year old.
So far, Deng Shichang has become a national hero well known to Chinese women, children and children. His spirit of surviving death and courage to shine the sword have been forever engraved on the monument of history.
(Deng Shichang)
After Deng Shichang's sacrifice, Emperor Guangxu tearfully wrote the elegiac couplet "Today we will sway the world, and the public will strengthen the navy." Go to Deng Shichang's hometown, Guangzhou, to treat his wife and children.
So, after Deng Shichang was martyred in his prime, who are his descendants? What is their situation?
Deng Shichang married a wife and a concubine all his life. His wife He is diligent and virtuous, well-versed, and has two sons, namely Deng Haohong and Deng Haoxiang. His concubine's surname is He, who was originally a fisherman girl. On the way home to visit relatives by Deng Shichang, she happened to ran into this girl who was struggling to carry water. Deng Shichang pityed her and persuaded her family not to let this thin girl do such a heavy duty. The physical work is enough. Unexpectedly, the girl's family responded: "We don't raise idlers, so just take her away."
In this way, the girl became Deng Shichang's concubine and gave birth to his son Deng Haogan. Deng Shichang was stationed in Haijiang for the country all year round. The He sisters raised their children at home, performed housework, and raised 5 daughters for him.
After the death of Deng Shichang, the eldest son Deng Haohong inherited the first product and served as a Guangdong navy for a short time. Later, he could not understand the faint and decay of the Qing court. After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, Deng Haohong kept in mind his father's legacy of "being upright and patriotic for the people", and actively participated in the struggle to overthrow the feudal forces, donating money and materials many times to support the Revolution. In 1947, Deng Haohong died at the age of 73. Deng Haoxiang, the second son of
, died young before he was an adult. He was only 16 years old when he died. The third son, Deng Haogan, was a posthumous child. After he grew up, he served in the Republic of China's Admiralty, and his life was dull. There is a woman named Deng Xiaosi who lives in Wuxi. In 1969, Deng Haogan died at the age of 74.
(The Revolution of 1911)
Among the grandchildren of Deng Shichang, only Deng Haohong had a son named Deng Shaopeng.
, the grandson of Deng Shichang’s grandson, has his grandfather’s iron bones in his genes. He is a real man who would rather bend than bend. He lived in Shanghai with his mother since he was a child. He likes to read, he is upright and has a strong sense of justice. When
grew up, Deng Shaopeng worked for the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Mine Company. During the Japanese invaders bombing Shanghai, his and his mother’s residence was razed to the ground. The surrounding Hongkou and Zhabei areas were also covered in rubble by Japanese artillery fire. Messy. Deng Shaopeng witnessed the tragic ravages of his homeland, and his grief and anger were blatantly expressed. He resolutely resigned from the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Mine Company and went home to make a living. His colleagues at
kindly persuaded him not to be arrogant, thinking that in these turbulent years, keeping his job is the most important thing, but Deng Shaopeng resolutely said: "I would rather starve to death than eat three points of water. The "three points of water" in his mouth refers to the traitor Wang Jingwei.
For the next 8 years, Deng Shaopeng has always adhered toWith the original promise, he never went out to seek another errand. Although his family was surrounded by walls and his life was almost in desperate situation, he almost stopped cooking, but he would rather sell the property left by his ancestors than work for the Wang Puppet regime against his will.
During this period, Deng Shaopeng's mother died of illness. When his children have no money to go to school, he clenched his teeth and insisted. He often educates his descendants in the most difficult times. He must be upright and courageous like a great-grandfather and be patriotic for the people.
(Deng Shichang Memorial Hall)
Deng Shaopeng has a son named Deng Lifeng, and his three daughters are Deng Liying, Deng Liqun and Deng Lizhuang.
Deng Lifeng was born in 1926, a top student of Beijing Agricultural University, and stayed on to teach after graduation. However, the descendants of this promising hero were investigated and criticized in subsequent sports. Due to the unbearable disturbance, Deng Lifeng suffered a severe mental blow. In 1957, he suffered from schizophrenia and was sent home by the school. Later, his family asked for treatment, but the effect was minimal.
In 1964, Deng Lifeng was sent to the Shanghai Mental Hospital until his death in 1987.
Deng Shaopeng’s eldest daughter, Deng Liying, graduated from the Northeast University of Finance and worked in Baotou Iron and Steel Company, where she married her son and worked for more than ten years. Later, he was transferred to Hebei Xuanhua Metallurgical Environmental Protection Equipment Manufacturing Plant with her husband and became a senior economist.
In recent years, the Deng Shichang Memorial Hall has sprung up. People have used different methods to commemorate and cherish the national hero of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, promote the main theme of patriotism, cultivate the national spirit, and let this hero who dared to fight to the end live forever. In the hearts of Chinese people.
(Reference materials: "Drafts of Qing History", "Navy Records", etc.)
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