She was only 15 years old when she was killed by the Japanese invaders. She was the youngest female soldier to die on the anti-Japanese battlefield. She was tortured for three days and three nights. The Japanese invaders even took off her clothes and used so-called "washboards" on her. Rubbing her breasts was really horrible.
Because information was relatively closed at the time, her deeds were not widely known until 58 years after her death.
Her name is Zhang Jinglin. She was born in Qing'antun Village, Rongcheng County, Shandong Province in 1926. She lost her father when she was young and her family was poor. Because of this, she developed a strong character.
In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out in an all-round way. Wherever the Japanese invaders went, life was devastated and the Chinese people were in dire straits. Soon, the Japanese invaders came to Zhang Jinglin's hometown, burned, killed and looted, making the people miserable.
Zhang Jinglin witnessed the atrocities committed by Japan, killing the old, weak, women and children, which were worse than animals and too numerous to write down. This further aroused Zhang Jinglin's determination to resist Japan and save the country.
In 1940, an anti-Japanese and national salvation organization was established in the village. She found the underground party and actively requested to join the Village Women's Rescue Association, and was quickly approved by the organization.
During this period, she mobilized women to stand guard, sew clothes and make shoes, and deliver food to the frontline anti-Japanese troops.
In 1941 , the organization transferred her back to Eshi Township and served as an officer of the Women's Self-Defense Corps. Soon, the Japanese army wanted to set up a stronghold in Huchu Temple in an attempt to destroy our anti-Japanese base area.
In order to prevent the Japanese army's plan from succeeding, Zhang Jinglin led the masses to prepare to destroy the enemy's facilities, but due to a traitor's informant, Huchu Temple was surrounded. Zhang Jinglin hurriedly directed the crowd to evacuate, but she walked at the end and was caught by the Japanese and puppet troops.
Seeing that Zhang Jinhualin was young, the Japanese invaders took out candies and money to lure her into revealing the whereabouts of our troops, but Zhang Jinglin remained unmoved.
After learning that Zhang Jinglin was an officer of the Self-Defense Group, she was subjected to dozens of torture methods during the interrogation, including burning her legs with a red-hot iron, poking her ribs with torture instruments, and burning the soles of her feet with paper.
The cruelty of torture exceeds what people can bear, and it is extremely damaging to both the mind and the body.
She fainted countless times, but every time she woke up, she didn't say a word.
In this way, she was tortured for three days and three nights.
In order to deter the anti-Japanese forces, the cruel Japanese army cut off her head and hung it in the south of the village for public display.
Zhang Jinglin once said: "Since you choose to participate in the anti-Japanese revolutionary work, don't be afraid of sacrifice. If you are afraid of sacrifice, don't participate in the revolution."
It was not until 58 years after Zhang Jinglin died that her comrade Wang Wenzheng, who had worked with her in the Self-Defense Corps, confided to people This unknown history of the anti-Japanese youth has been hidden for half a century before it became known to the public.
She was only fifteen years old, but she dedicated her life for the sake of the nation.
There are many heroes like Zhang Jinglin. They sacrificed their lives for the sake of national peril and to drive the invaders out of China as soon as possible. At the last moment of their lives, they did not live in an ignoble way, but adhered to their inner revolutionary beliefs.
"Forgetting history means betrayal", and all kinds of behaviors that exceed the bottom line in today's society make every bloody young person feel angry.
We cannot forget the inhumane massacre carried out by the Japanese invaders against the Chinese people using and knives, , guns, bacterial warfare, poison gas, and all the most brutal means that violated human morality.
This is a history forged with the blood and tears of the Chinese people. It is full of suffering and shame, and contains awakening and resistance. It is cruel and tragic, and it is timeless and new.
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