Who is the prototype of Xiaobing Zhang Ga?

During the Anti-Japanese War, there was a boy named Zhang Ga in Baiyangdian, Anxin County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. During a Japanese raid, his grandmother was beaten to death by the Japanese for covering the Eighth Route Army. Uncle Zhong Liang, commander of the Eighth Route Army reconnaissance company, was also captured by the Japanese.

Gazi was so distraught that he was determined to take revenge and set out to find the local team to fight the Japanese. On the way, he mistakenly mistook the guerrilla platoon leader Luo Jinbao as a traitor and wanted to hand over his gun, which made him laugh.

Later, the impotent Ga boy disguised himself as a watermelon vendor and used a wooden gun to capture the "real guy" who was the fat translator. In order to prevent the captain from taking the gun back, he got angry and hid the gun in the old bird's nest. As a result, he was criticized and put in solitary confinement.

After the education of the district captain, Gazi realized his mistake. In a battle, he was injured and recuperated at a fellow villager's home. When the guerrillas attacked the enemy's watchtower, he secretly ran back from his fellow villagers' home to join the battle. Unfortunately, he was arrested while going into the city for reconnaissance.

In front of the enemy, Ga Zi was unyielding and escaped during the battle. He cooperated with the guerrillas to pull down the watchtower and rescued Zhong Liang. After the battle was won, the district captain praised Gazi on behalf of the army and rewarded him with a real small pistol. Ga Zi was very happy and eventually became an outstanding little scout. Finally, Gazi's hometown was liberated.

Extended information

In the folk, "Zhang Ga" has many legendary "prototypes".

On May 6, 2005, Mr. Xu, who had just recovered from a minor illness, readily accepted an interview with reporters. Just like a mother talking about her children, the 80-year-old Xu talked about this issue with excitement:

As for the prototype of "Zhang Ga", I would like to talk about two little people, They were also the first to arouse my excitement and admiration during the Anti-Japanese War. They were two small scouts from the Zhaoxian County Brigade. One was called "Glae-Eye Tiger" and the other was called "Hitler."

That was from 1942 to 1944, when I was in the Ningjin County Brigade. Ningjin County and Zhao County are neighboring counties. The troops from our two counties often have some military cooperation in operations and have some exchanges on a daily basis.

Our Ningjin County brigade also has some 12- and 13-year-old scouts, but they have not made any outstanding contributions. The two young scouts "Glae Eyed Tiger" and "Hitler" from neighboring Zhao County are different. They were not only famous in Zhao County, but also famous in several neighboring counties. They were already heroic figures at that time.

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