Chapter 53 4. Killing Jin Donghan, the "foundation of the founding of the Puppet Manchukuo" - the record of the 11th Anti-Union Army

Showa fifteen years (1940) on February 11, Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" (Manchuria Edition) made a headline on the front page, titled "Mu Huiyao's passionate and colorful legendary life--Records of Peninsula origin Kim's "Foundation of the Nation".This memorial article spared no effort to describe the "hero" of the puppet Manchukuo who died at the hands of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces——Jin Donghan, the head of the provincial headquarters of the Puppet Sanjiang Provincial Concord Association—is the so-called Jin family mentioned in the title.According to the description in the article, on December 7, 1937, as an advisor to the Kwantung Army and the Central Guidance Department of the Concorde Association, Kim Donghan led five subordinates to carry out disintegration in Yilan County with the support of the Jiamusi Gendarmerie. During the mission of the anti-Japanese armed forces, he was surrounded by a surprise attack by "hundreds of Communist bandits" and "died in a heroic battle".The article is also accompanied by a half-length photo of Kim Donghan in military uniform.

In order to express its importance to this powerful eagle dog of the Japanese army, the "Asahi Shimbun" praised him as the "foundation of the country" of Manchukuo.Unexpectedly, the article also mentions that before serving the Japanese army, Kim Donghan served successively in the Soviet Red Army and Wu Peifu Army, and even served as a senior officer in the 27th Regiment of the Irkutsk Military District of the Soviet Union. Red Army officer. Who is this Jin Donghan, and why did he experience such a strange experience?A person has served in several armies with completely different natures in more than ten years, and he also belongs to different countries. Is the resume provided by the Japanese side fake?

Speaking of which, this Jin Donghan is really an extraordinary character.Kim Il-sung once mentioned him in his memoirs, saying that “Kim Donghan’s political career started from participating in the communist movement. He joined the Communist Party in Russia as early as the early days of the October Revolution, and served as a member and officer of the Military Department of the Communist Party of Korea. He gave full play to his talents graduated from the military academy. However, in the 1920s, he was arrested by the Japanese imperialists in the coastal autonomous prefecture, and he immediately rebelled and became a pro-Japanese spy on the front line of anti-communism.” "With the approval of the Kwantung Army, Kim Donghan organized the 'Jiandao Assistance Association', the successor of the 'Minshengdan', and recruited more than a hundred reactionaries to form a volunteer self-defense force to carry out a crazy 'crusade' against the revolutionary army. He is a thorough People who have been assimilated by Japan, even he himself will have the illusion that he is a Japanese born in North Korea. He is also a super traitor whose treasonous traitorous nature penetrates to the bone, and he even advocates that the Korean nation should regard Japan as their motherland. Serve Japan wholeheartedly. According to the information published in "Manchurian Daily", there are as many as 3,800 communist traitors who "surrendered" under his plan."

Kim Il Sung's memoirs also mentioned Kim Donghan's death - "After Kim Donghan's death, the Japanese imperialists erected his bronze statue and the 'Jiandao Association' commendation monument in Yanjixi Park." It can be seen that when he was alive What a sinister enemy of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. However, to receive such evaluation and attention, it seems that Kim Donghan is really a person, and the description of him in the Japanese report is indeed well-founded. If Kenji Doihara can be called the Lawrence of the Far East, then this activity took place in China, Japan and North Korea. Jin Donghan of the Three Kingdoms has a little bit of little Lawrence.

Let us go back to the report of "Asahi Shimbun" and look at its description of Kim Donghan's experience before and after his death in battle. The translated text reads as follows: [Xinjing special telegram issued on the 9th] Once personally ordered by the emperor, Kim Donghan, who was born in the peninsula (that is, North Korea), had a life full of twists and turns. The early Manchukuo crusade against the northern communist bandits.On December 7th in the twelfth year of Showa (1937), Jin, who served as entrustment of the Kwantung Army and the Central Headquarters of the Concorde Association, was ordered by the Jiamusi Gendarmerie to lead five subordinates in Sanjiang on the way to recruit and disintegrate the Communist anti-Japanese bandits. Yilan County in the province was surrounded by a surprise attack by a hundred Communist bandits, and died in a heroic battle, ending his legendary career.

His wife, Mrs. Anyuan, lives in Yanji, Jiandao Province. His younger brother Jin Dongjun works in the Yanji Office. His son Jinxi is 24 years old. He inherited his father's behest and worked hard for the development of Manchuria. I am currently on a business trip in North Manchuria. Remember this family that was deeply favored by the emperor, Jin Donghan, was born in Gyeongnam Province in the 25th year of Meiji (1892), graduated from the Nikolsk Language School in Russia in the 44th year (1901), and graduated from the Nikolsk Language School in Russia in the 25th year of Meiji (1913). 1916) graduated from the Irkutsk Non-commissioned Officer Academy. In the fifth year of Taisho (1916), he received the political education of the International Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In the same year, he was transferred to the 27th Irkutsk Infantry Regiment as an adjutant and went to the Minsk front.After that, he founded the Korean Military Association in Moscow. In the eighth year of Taisho (1919), he served as the Bolshevik commander of the Second District of the Soviet Coastal State and became an active cadre in the Communist Party of the Far East.

He participated in the battle of the Ussuri Red Army and White Army in the tenth year of Taisho (1921), and commanded the security forces on the Sino-Russian border.But in the 11th year of Taisho (1922), he was thrown into prison for anti-Semitic activities.Twelve years (1923) was released as a hero of the revolution.Afterwards, he communicated with Wu Peifu through a secret telegram and was appointed as the commander of the first route of the Eastern Army in the third Zhifeng War.Because of these things, in the twelfth year of Taisho (1923), the GPU arrested Kim Donghan again, and in the fourteenth year (1925), he was rescued by the Japanese Consul General and released from prison.Therefore, Kim felt the favor of the emperor and had a great change in thinking. After returning to North Korea, he went to Jiandao.He served as the captain of the special task force of the Concorde Society, participated in dozens of crusades against the Communist bandits, and made great contributions to the construction of Manchukuo. It is indeed a passionate and colorful legendary life.

His life, apart from publicity and bragging, also points out the complexity of this person's experience.According to our records, Kim Donghan was actually one of the most powerful hawks of the Japanese army in the war against the Allies. In the nine months after the establishment of the Jiandao Assistance Association organized by him alone, he destroyed the grassroots organizations and underground liaisons of the CCP’s underground party. Stop 170.The "Minsaengdan" incident led by Kim Donghan caused brutal mutual struggles and even killings within the Eastern Manchurian Communist Party, causing huge losses.In his new work, Mr. Zhang Zhenglong called it the Japanese army's "most successful countermeasure" in Northeast China.The "Jiandao Assistance Association" under his command has tens of thousands of people. Since its establishment, it has successively arrested Zhu Ming, acting secretary of the Eastern Manchurian Special Committee of the Communist Party of China, Lee Sang-mo and Kim Jae-soo, directors of the Special Committee, and An Feng, commander of the First Division of the Second Anti-Japanese Army. Learn and so on.By the end of March 1936, its subordinates had recorded a total of 2,284 arrests and inducements, including 196 members of the Communist Party, 1,041 members of the Anti-Japanese Association, Farmers Association, and Revolutionary Freemasonry Association, and 487 members of trade unions, student associations, and women’s associations; confiscated our rifles 250, 82 pistols, 7,568 bullets, and more than 300 documents.

So, how did such a heinous guy disappear from the world?And why did the Japanese army announce his death more than two years later? According to our investigation, this Jin Donghan should have died at the hands of a little-known legendary hero of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. This person is Qi Zhizhong, commander of the 11th Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army.According to our records, after the 11th Army and the Sixth Army jointly raided the Jubaoshan Puppet Police Station in Fujin County, Qi Zhizhong's headquarters planned an ambush and killed the "Pseudo-Sanjiang Provincial Concorde Association Special Work Department" during the battle. Minister Kim Dong-han."

Qi Zhizhong, formerly known as Qi Baotang (Qi Zhizhong is the name given by Feng Zhongyun, which means "committed to China"), was born in Qizhuang Village, Changleji, Cao County, Shandong Province in 1913. He is capable and upright.He used to work as a gold miner in the Humpback Gold Mine. In June 1933, the Qi organization led the gold mine riot and established the "Northeast Mountain Forest Volunteer Army", with the newspaper name "Mingshan", and the masses called it "Mingshan Team". In 1935, introduced by Xia Yunjie, was approved to join the Communist Party of China. In November 1936, more than 1,500 people from the headquarters were reorganized into the 11th Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army, with one division and three brigades under its command. Qi Zhizhong, the commander of the army, carried out campaigns in Fujin, Baoqing, Huachuan and Tongjiang. Guerrilla warfare has repeatedly dealt major blows to the Japanese army.Qi Zhizhong's troops carried artillery and machine guns in combat, and they often used cannons to open the way when fighting the enemy. A very distinctive team in the Anti-League.Qi himself is also very good at fighting. He has the unique skill of firing a machine gun on horseback with a very high hit rate. He used this to subdue Li Wenbin, the pseudo-police captain who claims to be outstanding in marksmanship, and prompted him to participate in the Anti-Japanese War.

It's a pity that this legendary hero never left even a single photo in his life. Qi Zhizhong is also good at construction. The Eleventh Army under his command set up arsenals in Qixinglazi and other places. The main technicians come from Zhang Xueliang’s arsenal in Fengtian. They also have machine tools and use water power as power. various weapons within.The Eleventh Army's well-equipped equipment has a lot to do with its ability to manufacture weapons.Feng Zhongyun once wrote an article called "Qi Tiger", which was published in "Star Fire Liaoyuan" in the 1950s, and it was written by Qi Zhizhong. In the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army, Qi Zhizhong was the youngest commander, and it can be said that he was the most regrettable general. At the beginning of 1939, Qi Zhizhong returned from the Soviet Union to fight with Zhao Shangzhi, and was unfortunately killed by mistake after the victory in the Ulaga Gold Mine. He was only 26 years old.His death is a major tragedy in the history of the Anti-Union. The topic returns to Jin Donghan. There is a reason why he was able to cause great harm to the anti-Japanese activities in Northeast China at that time.Jin himself participated in the Bolshevik movement in the Soviet Union very early, and he had a deep understanding of its discipline and organization (Qi Zhizhong probably did not expect that the enemy spy he eliminated was an "old revolutionist" with more qualifications than the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese Union, Zhao Shangzhi).At the same time, Kim also personally experienced the suppression of counter-revolutionaries in the Soviet Union, and saw with his own eyes the almost crazy internal struggle in the Soviet Union because of the extreme "left" trend of thought.Therefore, he was able to combine the characteristics of the activities of the Anti-Japanese League to create the so-called "Minshengtuan" incident in a targeted manner. The Minshengtuan incident was also called "the AB regiment incident in Northeast China" because of its extreme "left" characteristics.This incident brought chaos to the Anti-Union and caused serious losses due to cannibalism.Therefore, getting rid of Jin Donghan can be said to have pulled out a nail that threatened the anti-union activities in East Manchuria, and it was also a serious warning to the traitors who assisted the Japanese army in doing evil.It is no wonder that the Japanese army was willing to announce Kim Donghan's death two years later, after the situation of the confrontational alliance gradually stabilized. However, Jin Donghan's death, according to the data, does not seem to be shot dead in the confrontation before the battle.It seems that he was booby-trapped by the Anti-Japanese Federation when he was engaged in espionage activities, which cast a layer of fog on his death.Regarding this battle to eliminate Kim Donghan, the Japanese side mentioned in the third volume of "A Brief History of the Manchukuo Police". Because of his family relationship, he made a gesture of feigned surrender to lure Jin Donghan into the encirclement set up by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. In the short gap between him and the main force of the Japanese army, he looked for an opportunity to kill him.The Japanese side also recorded that five Japanese spies who carried out the surrender mission with Kim Donghan were killed at the same time. The history of the Anti-Alliance Army records "In November (1937), after the independent division was reorganized into the Eleventh Army of the Anti-Alliance, it engaged in sabotage activities such as bribery and assassination against enemy agents, and executed the Japanese Kwantung Army Command that attempted to induce surrender and disintegrate the Eleventh Army of the Anti-Alliance. Kim Dong-han, special agent and head of special affairs of the puppet Sanjiang Provincial Concorde Association, bankrupted the enemy's plot to induce surrender."At the same time, in the article recalling the director of the Political Department of the 11th Army, Kim Jong-guk (assassinated by a traitor in Huanan in 1938), it is also recorded that in late December, the headquarters of the 11th Army of the Anti-Japanese Army used Kim Donghan to try to lure the anti-Japanese personnel to surrender. Given the opportunity, he used his plan and set up an ambush to kill him.Due to the quick and decisive action and careful planning, the Kwantung Army and Gendarmerie following behind Jin Donghan and others had no time to respond. When they tried to launch rescue and revenge operations, the troops of the Eleventh Army had already withdrawn from the battle.The specific commander of this battle is Kim Jong Kook. There are various spies dispatched by the Japanese side. For example, Mitsu Shirai in the photo on the previous page was a female spy who was known as a "female secret detective" at the time. She also went deep into the Anti-Union activity area to carry out the task of disintegrating the resistance forces. , It is a pity that the Anti-Japanese Federation failed to grasp the law of its activities, so that it escaped the fate of Jin Donghan. Among the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, the 11th Army led by Qi Zhizhong had fewer troops, and because its commander died too early and the military history records were not detailed enough, most people don't even know the life of this "Tiger Qi".This "Asahi Shimbun" report on Kim Donghan happened to be the best commemoration of Qi Zhizhong, Kim Jong Kook and other heroes of the Anti-Japanese War.