Author: Hammer Jack
Statement: Soldiers say original, plagiarism will be investigated
In the early winter of 1943, in the area of Anshi Township, a northwestern outpost in Yandong County, more than 20 militiamen were surrounded by Japanese puppet troops several times their own. In a hurry, one cadre urged his comrades to retreat backwards, while he himself raised his rifle and turned back to fight back at the invading enemy. In the face of the enemy's guns and bullets, this hero fought bravely until he died heroically.
His name is Dong Zhengxiang.
[In the War of Resistance Against Japan, the militia played a major role]
Dong Zhengxiang was born in a peasant family, and when he was young, he worked with his father in the field and opened a tofu shop, just to pay off the landlord's debts. After the Japanese invasion of China occupied Anshi Township, they set up a stronghold around the Lu Gong Ancestral Hall. On weekdays, the Japanese puppet army stationed at the LuGong Ancestral Hall "went to the countryside to collect grain" in various names, and also colluded with local bandits and stubborn troops to burn, loot, and do no evil. Dong Zhengxiang, the leader of the militia, saw this and decided to take action to teach this group of evil enemies a harsh lesson.
In September 1943, Dong Zhengxiang was ordered to remove the Japanese stronghold on the Lu Gong Ancestral Hall. At that time, the stronghold of Lu Gongci had more than 150 Japanese puppet troops, and in addition to being equipped with many light and heavy machine guns, there were also some mortars. Barbed wire and trenches were also widely spread around the stronghold, and even the turrets were built up with bricks and stones one by one, which was definitely not "civil tofu slag".
In contrast, Dong Zhengxiang's militia is only available
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The remaining men had neither machine guns nor artillery, nor had good military training. Even half of the rifles used were from the Ming and Qing dynasties
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Fire hammer
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Grenades are also sorely lacking.
The enemy is strong and we are weak, and if you want to take the Stronghold of Lu Gongci, it is definitely not possible to fight hard.
[The artillery towers of the Japanese puppet army were often equipped with light and heavy machine gun firing ports, and at the same time occupied a height advantage]
[Dong Zhengxiang's militia is not only small in scale, but also backward in weapons and equipment]
When discussing the battle plan, some people thought that the attack on Lu Gongci was a "death-sending battle with no return", Dong Zhengxiang said:
There really wasn't enough ammunition for the weapons on the team, but we couldn't get it from the enemy
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borrow
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Weapons?
As soon as they heard that weapons were "borrowed" from the enemy, the crowd became interested. After Dong Zhengxiang carefully explained the plan to the team members, everyone clapped their hands and praised and prepared for action.
In the afternoon of this day, Yan Hengqian, the pseudo-township mayor of Anshi Township, wanted to pass by the Lu Gongci Bridge and go to the bathhouse to take a bath. As he walked over the bridge with a few errand boys, he greeted more than 20 people. There were beggars and carts, and at the forefront was a "gentleman" in a robe, a top hat, and a pair of glasses. Yan Hengqian did not pay much attention, just about to cross the bridge, suddenly was pressed to the ground by the "gentleman", and several errand boys carrying "box cannons" behind him were also subdued.
Subsequently, the pseudo-township chief felt that his eyes were black, and he was dragged into a room under the bridge. At first, he thought it was "bandit kidnapping tickets", who knew that the black cloth was taken off, only to find out that it was Dong Zhengxiang. Facing this resistance fighter, he immediately begged for forgiveness. Dong Zhengxiang solemnly warned:
In the evening, I heard that there was a batch of weapons in the township, and now please
Summon us. To be short guns
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Sticks, spears
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Sticks, bullets
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Hair with all the costumes! Must be delivered before evening! Otherwise, your traitor's head will not be protected!
In order to survive, Yan Hengqian nodded his head in agreement. He sent for weapons and clothing and immediately delivered them to the designated place. After receiving this batch of equipment, Dong Zhengxiang and about 10 elite soldiers disguised themselves as patrolling puppet troops infiltrated the Lu Gong ancestral stronghold.
【Today's Yandong Village Town】
When it was time for the predetermined attack, Dong Zhengxiang took the sound of gunfire as an order, and the inside should be combined with the outside to launch an attack on the enemy at the Lu Gong ancestral stronghold. Suddenly, grenades and gunshots were intertwined, the captain of the Japanese puppet army was killed by the grenade, and the leaderless puppet army suddenly became a pot of porridge, and in this way, this "stinger" that had plagued the people for many years was eaten by the poorly equipped militia.
At the end of the battle, some sentries reported reinforcements from the devils north of the LugongCi Bridge. But the devils could only "look at the river and sigh": the bridge had long been blown up by Dong Zhengxiang's people! The people of Anshi Township also made up a song and praised:
The militia has high skill, uses it skillfully, captures Yan Hengqian alive, and destroys the nest of traitors.
According to statistics, this militia captain led his troops to fight the enemy more than 200 times, won the respect of the people, and won the honorific title of "little uncle and father". The Japanese puppet army hated him so much,
The Japanese in Yandong even posted a notice saying that dong Zhengxiang was captured alive and the bounty was 500,000 yuan.
One or two skins of meat and one or two gold
, looking around for him.
On October 17, 1943, the Japanese puppet army suddenly launched a "sweep" around Anshi Township. Knowing that the enemy was coming, Dong Zhengxiang led more than 20 militia fighters to quickly go to the Yellow Beach to block the enemy's advance. In the face of the superior enemy army, he led the militia and skillfully used the graves and ditches to fight the enemy for more than 2 hours. Under the severe situation of exhausted comrades-in-arms and the enemy's approaching step by step, Dong Zhengxiang was seriously wounded, crouched down on a grave and shot at the enemy, and finally the blood stained the yellow beach and died heroically.
At the memorial service, people sent plaques such as "Light of the Nation" and "Hero of the Militia" to the hero, and the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians angrily shouted "Avenge Comrade Dong Zhengxiang!" More than 20 young people signed up for the New Fourth Army, and more than a hundred others joined the militia.