"Eight Hundred" is a recent movie on the theme of the War of Resistance Against Japan, in which Xie Jinyuan served as the head of the Regiment and chief of staff of the Kuomintang army.
During the Songhu War, in order to cover the retreat of the 100,000-strong army in the rear to the west, his superior Sun Yuanliang issued an order to lead his troops to hold the last defensive area of Shanghai, which was the Sihang Warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou River.
In this last position, he led his men to step on the flesh and blood of the enemy and his brothers, and fought bravely against the enemy. Under the strong contrast of that disparity in strength, what shows is that the good soldiers of China are willing to use their flesh and blood to protect their homeland and leave this last pure land, and therefore this
Eight hundred warriors
The name also spread throughout the land of Shenzhou.
The key character in this movie
Xie Jinyuan
It is Du Chun who plays, the real Xie Jinyuan is a Cantonese, the family conditions are average, there are no great parents. But in that turbulent situation, he showed a deep patriotic feeling from an early age, and he was also very upright, plus he was a smart and witty child, and he was very popular with the people around him.
When he was young, Xie Jinyuan regarded Yue Fei as his idol, and like his idol, he wanted to fight for the country in the future. He first entered the Whampoa Military Academy, when the director of the political department was still Premier Zhou Enlai, and the revolutionary ideas he conveyed had a deep influence on him, and also strengthened his determination to throw his head and blood for the country later.
By the time of the Battle of Songhu
He was the chief of staff of the brigade headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army, and after discussion and layout by many generals, it was decided to implement it on the Japanese army
"Tekken Project"
This plan greatly demoralized the Japanese army, causing them to suffer heavy losses and stop for a while.
After that, Xie Jinyuan and his troops were stationed in the Sihang warehouse, and at this time, the order of the superior was to let him cover the withdrawal of the rear army in the front, and the gap between Xie Jinyuan and the Japanese army at this time was not small, and everyone knew that this task might be more sinister than auspicious.
The reality at the time was that only the soldiers left in their unit were
About four hundred and twenty
But in order to deter the Japanese army, it is said that there are still eight hundred people, and later the story of their oath to die to cover spread, and everyone also called them
Eight hundred brave men
。
In the play, the director used contrast many times, taking the Suzhou Creek as the boundary, on the one hand, the song and dance were arrogant and lascivious, on the other hand, the corpses were full of wild artillery fire, the camera was brightly lit on one side and the other side was pitch black, Xie Jinyuan's lines were also described as heaven and hell to describe these two completely different scenes.
The battle to defend the Sixing Warehouse can be said to be very fierce, the battle situation is also very miserable, or the war is carried out in full view of the public, because the north and south banks of the Suzhou Creek can look at each other, and the scene of Xie Jinyuan and his troops fighting in this side of the bloody battle is all reflected in the eyes of the people on the other side, who see that these soldiers have not retreated at all and are facing the difficulties.
The belief in their hearts is that they can die but the gun must be firmly held in their hands, obey orders, and cannot be retreated without orders. Such a spirit makes ordinary people moved. Maybe this is the Chinese soldier, and every ordinary soldier is flowing with the blood of the soldier with iron bones.
Xie Jinyuan led his soldiers and played a hymn belonging to the Chinese soldiers. They had intended to stay in the Sihang warehouse all the time, but because of the orders of their superiors they had to retreat to the concession, what they did not expect was that this retreat would make them imprisoned by the British army, and they also sent foreigners to watch over them, and they did not enjoy the treatment of heroes, but were humiliated like prisoners.
Xie Jinyuan did not continue to decadence in such an environment, but actively trained soldiers, and wanted to raise the national flag in the camp, and the concession that had agreed under negotiation once again repented, Xie Jinyuan was very repulsive to their behavior, and began a hunger strike.
After the Shanghai citizens knew about it, they also supported it one after another, and the concession had to give in.
At that time, Shanghai had fallen, Xie Jinyuan's lone army camp had become a place of relief for young people, and Xie Jinyuan also did his best to help the young people, but such a soldier with patriotic blood was finally killed by Wang Jingwei's bribed men, this ending is sad, but his spirit is always worth remembering.