Chapter 36 Martyr Wang Runbo (1905-1933)

Martyr Wang Runbo, courtesy name Qida, was born in Kaixian County, Sichuan Province in 1905.He was smart and eager to learn since he was a child, and he was deeply loved by his father in the village.He likes to read history books, worships the famous national heroes Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang in the history of our country, and has the determination and desire to serve the country since he was a child.When he was young, Wang Runbo witnessed the rampant imperialism, the Beiyang warlord government leading wolves into the house, corruption and incompetence, and the miserable life of the Chinese people. Influenced by the democratic revolution thoughts at that time, he had a revolutionary desire to overthrow imperialism and its lackeys, the Beiyang warlords.

In January 1924, with the help of the Communist Party of China, Mr. Sun Yat-sen reorganized the Kuomintang in Guangzhou, established the three major policies of "uniting with Russia, uniting with the Communist Party, and supporting farmers and workers", established the Whampoa Military Academy, and prepared to launch the Northern Expedition to overthrow imperialism. And Beiyang warlords, unified the country.Wang Runbo was very excited when he heard the news. He determined to join the ranks of the revolutionary army, follow Mr. Sun Yat-sen's Northern Expedition and revolution, and complete the great cause of unifying the country.He left his hometown alone, and after many twists and turns, he arrived at the Guangdong Revolutionary Base and was admitted to the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.

During his training at the military academy, Wang Runbo studied hard and trained hard, and all previous academic examinations were excellent.After graduating from the military academy, Wang Runbo joined the ranks of the Northern Expedition with the National Revolutionary Army.In the battle with the Beiyang warlord army, he was brave and good at fighting, and was deeply relied on by his superiors. With his military exploits, he was gradually promoted to be a platoon leader, company commander, district captain, and regiment attache. Colonel of the Ninth Regiment. After the September 18th Incident in 1931, Japanese imperialism invaded and occupied the three northeastern provinces of our country and further advanced to North China.

In 1933, the Japanese imperialists made an inch of progress and launched a fierce attack on Rehe Province and various entrances along the Great Wall.The Chinese anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians couldn't bear it anymore and rose up to resist the Japanese aggression. The famous Battle of the Great Wall started. Under the leadership of General Guan Linzheng, the 25th Division of the Army was ordered to go to Gubeikou-Nantianmen in Miyun County to guard against danger. On March 9, the 25th Division arrived at Gubeikou to take over the defense of the 107th Division of the Northeast Army.

After Wang Runbo led his troops to arrive at the position, he immediately put into intense combat preparations. He went to the front line in person and urged commanders at all levels to build fortifications, deploy firepower, and prepare for a severe blow to the Japanese army.He also went deep into the battlefield, educated officers and soldiers with the principle that Japanese imperialism is not terrible, and defending the sacred and glorious homeland, encouraged them to fight the enemy bravely, and vowed to fight the Japanese invaders to the end. Soon, under the cover of fierce firepower such as aircraft and artillery, the ferocious Japanese army launched a fierce attack on the position of our 25th Division.The two sides fought fiercely for several days, causing heavy casualties. The Japanese army took the opportunity to launch extremely violent artillery attacks and infantry group charges.Hearing the bad news, Wang Runbo was so anxious that he personally led the reserve team to counterattack. He took the lead, charged bravely, fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese army, and repelled the Japanese attack.Unexpectedly, a large number of reinforcements from the Japanese army arrived at this time, and the two sides met very close to each other, fighting each other with grenades and bayonets.Wang Runbo shouted loudly and led his troops into the enemy's formation first.For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

In the fierce battle, Wang Runbo was seriously injured and died heroically for his country. He was only 28 years old at the time. In order to commend martyr Wang Runbo for his heroic sacrifice in the Great Wall War of Resistance, the national government specially presented martyr Wang Runbo as a major general of the army.