"The Eighth Route Army is the army of the common people, fighting the world for the common people and serving the common people."
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Eighth Route Army made outstanding contributions to the world anti-fascist war and promoted the victory of the national war of resistance, and at the same time, the Eighth Route Army also left an indelible impression on the common people. What I am telling you today is a story of the Eighth Route Army in combat.
The Literary Corps was besieged
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there was a special contingent on the front line of Jireliao, who did not fight with guns and artillery, but was active on the battlefield in the form of literary and artistic activities.
In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were already literary and art corps, but most of them were only literary and art propaganda groups, and there were many deficiencies in terms of both professionalism and the scope of performances. In 1942, after the publication of Mao Zedong's article "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art", the troops in eastern Hebei began to attach importance to literary and artistic work, and they decided to form a literary and artistic corps to inspire the hearts of the army and participate in the battle in a cultural way.
In the winter of 1943, the Jianbing Drama Society, along with a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, was stationed in a village in Changle Union County. The drama club was rehearsing the next show, but suddenly learned that in the east of the village lived a college student studying in Beiping. At that time, when there was a shortage of talents, in order to win more strength, the people of the drama club braved the heavy snow to prepare to go to the student's home, do ideological work for him, and strive to let him join the revolutionary ranks.
The next morning, the cooks prepared a steaming pot of braised pork, which was a pork specially sent by the local people to treat the Eighth Route Army, which was definitely a rare meal for the hard-working troops at that time. But before the meat could come out of the pot, the scouts came with the news that the Japanese army had surrounded the base area. The instructor immediately ordered the transfer, but there was still a thorny issue, and the personnel of the Sharp Soldier Drama Society who had gone to the east of the village to do ideological work had not yet returned. If they are not transferred in time, they are bound to suffer heavy casualties. In order to rescue the members of the drama club, the instructor sent Choi Ji-sun, the company commander of the Second Company, to support.
Escape from the encirclement, but return because of a pot of braised meat
When the soldiers of the second company arrived, the enemy army also arrived, and the commander of the second company, Cui Zhishan, immediately organized a team to break through. After some fighting, all the members of the Sharp Soldier Drama Club were finally rescued. However, when they passed the base area, Cui Zhishan suddenly stopped, and he asked the troops to retreat first with the Sharp Soldier Drama Society, and he wanted to return to the base area. At this time, the members of the Sharp Soldier Drama Club thought that he was going to go back to get important documents, so they petitioned one after another, hoping to go back with Choi Zhishan, even if they fought with the Japanese army, they were not afraid. In this way, Cui Zhishan returned to the base area with the soldiers of the Second Company and the personnel of the Sharp Soldier Drama Society.
But what everyone didn't expect was that what Cui Zhishan wanted to take was not an important document, but a large pot of braised pork that had just been prepared by the cooking class in the morning. This move made Wang Shichang, the president of the Jianbing Drama Club, cry and laugh, and he quipped: "The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army can really do it, the enemy has already entered the village, and you can actually come back and take the braised meat out." Cui Zhishan said unconvincedly after listening: "This braised meat can be given to us by the people, and it is not a waste of the people's hearts to waste anything." Besides, the braised pork that is hard to make can't be cheap, if you leave this behind, maybe they will laugh at us while eating meat! In this matter, a comrade next to him also spoke, saying: "With our company commander covering everyone's retreat, there is no need to be afraid at all." Immediately, the group left the base area and quickly chased after the large troops.
In peace with the brigade, the Eighth Route Army severely damaged the Japanese army
After half an hour, Cui Zhishan and they finally met with the large troops, and the instructor watched that the comrades of the Second Company and the members of the Sharp Soldier Drama Society were all safe and sound, very happy, and arranged for the soldiers to ambush the Japanese army at huihedi and hit them unprepared.
The Second Company was placed in a bungalow with the Sharp Soldier Drama Society, and Choi Chi-sun gave Wang Shichang a military hat and told him that every time he defeated an enemy, he would put a stone in his hat. No, the Japanese army arrived at the location of the ambush, and as soon as Cui Zhishan's gun rang, several enemies fell in an instant, and after a while, the military hat was loaded with more than a dozen stones.
At this time, a Japanese officer carrying a long knife came over, and Choi Zhishan sank his heart, only to hear a gunshot, and the officer fell straight into the snow. A large stone was also placed in the military hat.
The battle continued into the evening, and the Japanese suffered heavy losses and had to retreat, and the ambush could be described as a complete victory. According to statistics, Cui Zhishan killed 23 little devils alone in this battle, including four Japanese officers, and Wang Shichang was also impressed by this company commander.
epilogue
The Eighth Route Army was very brave on the battlefield, and it was very gentle in the face of the masses of the people, and even a piece of braised meat sent by the masses was reluctant to leave. Perhaps, it is precisely because of this concern and responsibility for the masses in their hearts that they can bravely move forward in battle.