1. Yan Zhenqing
In pacifying the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing gathered 200,000 troops from Hebei to hold back the rebels and won the first major battle to quell the Anshi Rebellion. When the rebels were at their peak, most of the counties in Hebei were captured, except Pingyuan City, which he defended. Later, in order to quell Li Xiyeol's rebellion, he broke into the land of tigers and wolves alone at the age of seventy-seven. He faced the bandits' shining knives without fear and without changing his expression.
After being detained by Li Xiyeol for more than a year Later he hanged himself to die for his country. As an important minister of the imperial court, he was an honest and self-responsible official, never greedy for money, so much so that "the whole family had been eating porridge for several months, and now they have run out of it." He had to write to his colleagues to ask for "the benefit of Shaomi." , Practical work and hard work", this is the origin of the unique "Qi Mi Tie" in the history of calligraphy. There are only a few words, but when I read it, I feel that it is full of righteousness and righteousness.
2. Wang Yangming
When he was young, he was a knight-errant and archer. He spared no effort in military affairs and traveled all over the land south of the Yangtze River and north of the Great Wall. During a martial arts competition in Jiangxi, he shocked the master chamberlains who challenged him by scoring all nine arrows. In the 14th year of Zhengde's reign, Zhu Chenhao of Ning Fan launched a rebellion in Nanchang. He sent 100,000 troops to Nanjing, which shocked the government and the public.
Wang Yangming was unarmed, but he never looked back. Under the incredible disparity in strength, he captured Zhu Chenhao alive in 35 days, showing amazing military strategy and political skills. His career achievements are not only unique among scholars in ancient and modern times, but also outstanding among civil servants and military officers in the past two thousand years.
3. Zhao Yiman
Zhao Yiman (October 1905-August 1936), formerly known as Li Kuntai, also known as Li Yichao, was known as Sister Li. A native of Baihua Town, Yibin County, Sichuan Province. A member of the Communist Party of China and a national hero of the Anti-Japanese War, he studied at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow and graduated from the sixth class of Whampoa Military Academy. Zhao Yiman served as the political commissar of the Second Regiment of the Third Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces in 1935. He was arrested and died in August 1936 during the struggle against the Japanese invaders.
The extremely vicious Japanese invaders finally used electrocution on Zhao Yiman in an attempt to get her to speak by destroying her nerves. Under the cruel electrocution, Zhao Yiman finally let out a heartbreaking cry, because in her hallucinations, her beloved son, the motherland and the people appeared... On the eve of going to the execution ground, she wrote a letter to her son. Suicide note:
My dear poor Ning'er, my mother has reached the eve of sacrifice. What is sacrifice? Before today, you have been in your mother's arms; but after today, your mother can only stay in your memory. My dear son, my mother is sorry for you because she died generously; my poor son, my mother is sorry for you because you still have to live a difficult life.
Grow up quickly, my Ning'er. When you grow up, you must proudly tell everyone that your mother's name is Zhao Yiman.
4. Zhang Zizhong
Zhang Zizhong (August 11, 1891 - May 16, 1940), male, Han nationality, was from Linqing City, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. He was a general of the Chinese Kuomintang and a lieutenant general of the Army, and was posthumously awarded the rank of second-level general. The Fifth Theater Right Wing Army and Commander-in-Chief of the 33rd Army. A famous anti-Japanese hero, he unfortunately died for his country while fighting the Japanese army in Xiangyang in 1940. (The highest general who died during World War II)
On the day Zhang Zizhong died for his country, the death squad led by Huang Weigang, commander of the 38th Division, armed with light machine guns, raided the pumpkin shop on the night of the 16th and bravely recovered Zhang Zizhong’s remains. Commander Huang, shirtless and wearing underpants, and his brothers rushed forward with their bare feet against the enemy's shells. After several in and out attempts, they finally retrieved General Zhang's body. The Japanese army ordered to stop aircraft bombing to avoid damaging the body of General Zhang Zizhong.
After General Zhang’s body was transported back to the rear, upon inspection, it was found that Zhang Zizhong had eight wounds on his body, including two cannonball wounds, one bayonet wound, and five gunshot wounds. Later, the general's body was transported to Chongqing, the then wartime capital, for burial. When passing through Yichang, 100,000 soldiers and civilians carried the coffin to the river bank. During this period, Japanese planes flew over Yichang three times, but no one among the mourners evaded or fled.
On the morning of May 28, 1940, when the coffin was transported to Chongqing Chaotianmen Pier, Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yuxiang and other government military and political officials, with their arms draped in black veils, stood at the pier to welcome the spirit, and boarded a ship to circle the coffin to pay their respects. Chiang Kai-shek "caressed the coffin and mourned" on the ship, which moved everyone present. Chiang Kai-shek personally supported the coffin and carried the coffin, then climbed up the stairs and escorted the coffin through the entire city of Chongqing. The Nationalist Government issued a state funeral order and issued a "No. 1 Honor" certificate of condolence.
The memorial tablet of Zhang Zizhong was enshrined in the Martyrs’ Shrine, ranking first. On the afternoon of the 28th, Chiang Kai-shek, military and political dignitaries and people from all walks of life held a grand memorial ceremony for Zhang Zizhong at Chuqi Gate. The atmosphere was solemn and full of sorrow and glory. Chiang Kai-shek officiated in person and at the same time sent a telegram to the entire army in the name of Chairman of the Military Commission to commend Zhang Zizhong for his lifelong achievements. Subsequently, the Nationalist Government held a burial ceremony for Zhang Zizhong in Yutai Mountain, Beibei, Chongqing.
5. Tan Sitong
Tan Sitong (1864-1898), a native of Liuyang, Hunan, was a famous politician, thinker and reformer of the modern Chinese bourgeoisie. When he was young, he studied under Ouyang Zhonghu and later joined the reformists. He advocated that China could become strong only by developing national industry and commerce and learning the political system of the Western bourgeoisie. Publicly proposed reforms and reforms such as abolishing the imperial examinations, building schools, exploring mineral deposits, building railways, setting up factories, and reforming the official system.
Write an article criticizing the Qing government's traitorous surrender policy. In 1898, he participated in leading the Reform Movement of 1898 and was killed after the failure. He was only 34 years old and was one of the "Six Gentlemen of 1898".