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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zou.

Zou Hong (/tsoʊ˥˥ xʊŋ˧˥/; 3 April 1897 – 16 April 1945) was the commander of the 2nd Army, the deputy commander-in-chief of the 35th Army, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong-Guizhou Border Region, and an army general of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China). He was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, during the Taiwan under Japanese rule period, which resulted in his deep admiration of the Chinese culture. When he was in the army, he was diligent in his studies. He had great respect for scholars. He ruled the army strictly and commanded if he was determined. He was even more insightful and courageous in military strategy. Resolute, can be called a great talent, a rare general, and even known as the "victorious general"; he was honest and self-reliant, devoted himself to serving the country, and his death was a major loss for China's anti-Japanese forces.

Names
Zou was born as Chau Hong (Cantonese: [jau1 hung4]; 鄒洪), and his genealogical name was XX (abc; ABC). As a child, his pet name was CDE (XX).

Birthplace and early life
Zou Hong, born in 1897, was the number one scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty at Huayang Hanhu Lake in Wuhua County, Guangdong. The 26th generation grandson of Duke Yinglong of Zou Yinglong family. Zu Shoulin because of its high public Dao guang nianjian floating sea reclamation in the Qing Dynasty in Taiwan Hsinchu County, so the flood was born in Taiwan Hsinchu County Qionglin Hualong village. Formerly known as Debao, the word is empty.

Zou Hong ranked fourth among the eight brothers. His father Zou Dansheng in Japan cut the initial stage, Rin to national interests, Zeng Yi and then participate in the anti-Japanese volunteer army, as helpless and lost, from the beginning to retire countryside. However, Zou Shisheng's love for his homeland is always or elapsed, so he often tells his children and grandchildren. When he grows up in the future, he must return to the homeland to do his country's affairs and deserve to be the descendants of Yan and Huang.

 Education years 

Zou Hong once studied in Japan with his eldest brother Dejin (also known as Xiangxi) who studied at the Toyo Osaka Technical College. His brother always hated the Japanese colonial rule, and took Zou Hong back to Shanghai after finishing his studies. At that time in the early years of the Republic of China, the warlords had chaotic politics and the country was struggling. Zou Hong had great ambitions since he was a child. He saw how difficult the motherland was. He believed that in order to restore Taiwan, which was occupied by Japan, and quell chaos, he must rely on military force. So he decided to abandon his writing and join the army.

Starting a New Life
After graduating from the No. 5 Middle School of Jiangsu Province (ie Changzhou Middle School), he was admitted to the Eighth Artillery Department of Baoding Military Academy in 1919. Congenial in school Eight people, including Chen Cheng, Luo Zhuoying, Gu Dinghua, Liu Shiliang, and He Guoguang, made the golden orchid. Zou Hong began his military career from then on, serving the life of the motherland.

 Campaigns 

After graduating from the military academy in 1922, Zou Hong was assigned to the 2nd Division of the National Revolutionary Army, serving as platoon commander, company commander, and staff officer participating with Sun Yat-sen in the Northern Expedition and the Chiang-Gui War. During the Northern Expedition, he participated in the battles of Changheng, Nanxun, Wuhan , Licheng, Linying, etc., and was promoted to regiment attachment, battalion commander, and regiment commander in turn.

During the War against Guangxi in November 1929, Zou Hong was promoted to Chief of Staff of the 11th Division.

In 1932, Zou Hong participated in the "Suppression of the Communist Party" campaign in Jiangxi. In the same year, due to military exploits, he was promoted to the positions of Major General and Division Chief of the Army Reorganization Division of the 43rd Division, and Director of the General Office of Chiang Kai-shek Wuchang. Due to the extreme shortage of artillery talents in our country at that time, Zou Hong always took the lead on the battlefield, so he was able to win the love of his subordinates and he was able to win the job of his heart.

In 1936, Zou Hong was transferred to the garrison commander of the Guangdong-Han Railway. In December, then any of the Guangdong Provincial Director of Security Department, that fully prepare for war. He understood that a protracted war of resistance must enrich the local strength, so he tried to save more than 4 million yuan in public funds, and all moved to root security work at the grassroots level. At the same time, he actively trained in accordance with the regulations of the national army. This enabled the local troops of Guangdong Province to give full play to the resistance to the enemy and the soil. Combat power. During this period, he also served as the head of the Guangdong Provincial School Training Team. Zou Hong stipulated that all senior high school students and above should receive military training education to actively cultivate the basic understanding of the military for young people, implement the integrated education of civil and military, and prepare the successor force for the protracted war of resistance because of its outstanding results. , Is regarded as a pioneering work by the center and is valued.

On the eve of the fall of Guangzhou in November 1938, Zou Hong led more than 5,000 college students to transfer to the free area, thinking that the country was a talent reserve. Chiang Kai-shek was very pleased with this and awarded the "Tough Hardship" award.

In the "Seven Seven" Lugou Bridge Incident in 1937, Japanese invaders invaded China in large numbers. At the critical moment of life and death in this country, Zou Hong defended the country, and the battles he participated in were able to stand firm and frustrate the enemy. Zou Hong was ordered to defend the Canton-Han and Guangzhou-Kowloon railways.

In 1939, Zou Hong concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of Chao, Jia, and Hui anti-Japanese. In June of the same year, the Japanese Houteng brigade invaded Shantou from Waisha. Zou Hong personally went to Fengshun Zoujiawei, commanding troops to fight against the Japanese in Waisha, Chaoyang, and Chenghai, fighting against the golden sands, winning the retreat time for the Chaoshan people.

In the winter of 1939, the Security Department moved to Zhaoqing and was reorganized into the 2nd Army. It governed the 7th Division, the 8th Division and the 6th Guard Division. As the mobile unit of the fourth and seventh theaters, Zou Hong was appointed commander. The reorganization of the troops has not yet been completed. Tens of thousands of Japanese troops who invaded and occupied Guangzhou were attacked from the north, and the enemy possessed superior forces in land and air. However, Hong had the chance to win. He defended the area for thousands of miles, and he was not surprised. He led his troops into Xiaobeijiang, fought in northern Guangdong, fought against the enemy in Beijiang, Yingde, Wengyuan and other places, repelled the Japanese army, regained Britain, Germany, Qingyuan, and stabilized. Defend hundreds of miles of defense.

In 1940, Zou Hong was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In the spring and summer, during the Sanshui Lubao and Sihui battles, Zou Hong exerted his great military talents and greatly defeated the Japanese army with inferior equipment and strength. At the beginning of winter, the Japanese army that invaded Hunan tried to go south to open up the Guangdong-Han line. Zou Hong was ordered to lead a team to assist the 7th Army in western Hunan. He won the victory of Changde and annihilated a large number of Japanese troops. He served as the commander of the 7th Theater Commander Yu Han.

On February 5, 1941, Japanese admiral Okaku Censheng went to Hainan Island to take up the post of commander of the South Pacific Fleet. When the aircraft engine malfunctioned and returned to the west bank of the Pearl River, he was fired by Guangdong guerrilla forces with intensive aircraft fire, and the plane crashed in a rain of bullets. Huangyang Mountain was killed on the spot. From the top-secret documents found in the wreckage of the plane, Zou Hong learned that Japan was preparing to advance southward and was preparing to launch a full-scale war in the Pacific. So he went to the Central Committee and transferred it to the United States. Unfortunately, because of the United States’ carelessness, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and suffered heavy losses. It was only after the US had changed its attitude towards the military intelligence provided by China. At the end of September of the same year, the 11th Army of the Japanese Invaders and Anan, wanted to open up the north-south corridor of the Guangdong-Han Railway, and hurriedly attacked Changsha. Zou Hong was ordered by General Xue Yue to assist the friendly forces and fought the enemy in Zhuzhou. He was invincible and defeated the Japanese invaders. This victory is called the second Changsha victory in history. Zou Hong was ordered to reserve and serve as the Changsha garrison commander, expecting that the enemy will inevitably commit another crime in Changsha, actively preparing for defenses, and completing the defense fortifications in less than a month. Sure enough, the Japanese army invaded Changsha again. Because of early precautions, the Japanese army was defeated again, and the Japanese captain was captured. This was the third Changsha victory. One of the keys to the success of the three Changsha victories lies in strong fortifications. Our army stood still, and the enemy's offensive was frustrated. When surrounded by our army, it was unable to break through and eventually became a turtle in the urn. The strong fortifications in Changsha were all built by Zou Hong’s pros and cons. After three great victories in Changsha, Chiang Kai-shek came to Hengshan to convene a military meeting to commend the meritorious generals. Zou Hong told Jiang about his family history. Jiang was shocked and comforted and praised frequently. With Zou Hong's command, he was promoted to the first place. The deputy commander-in-chief of the Thirty-five Army, awarded the fourth-class Yunjun Baoding Medal, continued to fight the war in the Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi regions, and saw extraordinary honors.

In June 1944, the enemy invaded Qingyuan again, and Zou Hong led his team to fight the enemy for a month to overcome Qingyuan.

At the beginning of 1945, Zou Hong was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese War in the Guangdong-Guangxi Border Region at the order of Chiang Kai-shek, stationed in Yangshan County. Overcoming various difficulties, he continued to command the soldiers and civilians of the two provinces to persist in the war of resistance. At this time, the victory of the Allies was set, and the Japanese army was at the end of the day, but still fighting against the trapped beasts. Soon after taking office, the Japanese army invaded Shaoguan and attacked Yangshan in three ways. Zou Hong was on his chest, in the mountains near Tangpenshui. In the heavily fortified jungle, fighting three days and nights, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, retreat Ruyuan, Shaoguan withdrawn.

 Illness and death 

On April 16, 1945, Zou Hong became ill due to fatigue and was buried in the suburbs of Yangshan County, northern Guangdong. He was 48 years old.

Commendation and Recognition
On May 25, 1945, the Nationalist Government was grateful for Zou Hong's labor, expressly commended it, posthumously awarded the army general, and declared his life to the history of the country.

In March 1954, Chiang Kai-shek built the "Monument to Admiral Zou Hong", which was located in Zhongshan Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, and he personally awarded the "Loyalty and Courage" Elegy. Admiral Luo Zhuoying wrote about the life of General Zou Hong and praised his contributions in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The monument is inscribed by the vice president Jia Jingde, with Jiang Zhong’s inscription "Loyalty and Brave", The horizontal plaques of Chen Cheng titled "Honoring Lao Yong Nian" and Yu Hongjun titled "Achievements Zhao Chui" are extremely honorable. A generation of loyal souls return to their homeland, and the national integrity will last forever.

At the National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei, Taiwan, Zou Hong is commemorated as a martyr.

Family

He has 4 daughters

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