An inch of rivers and mountains, an inch of blood, a hundred thousand young people and a hundred thousand troops.
This was the slogan of mobilizing people to join the anti-war army during the War of Resistance.
In the war-torn years of China, countless young people joined the army for the motherland, and a very special army was born on the railway.
Most of them are civilians who have not been trained, and the mysterious dragon is synonymous with them, and they are frequently put on the big screen - railway guerrillas.
First, the flying tiger on the railway
At the 2015 military parade, heroic soldiers were inspected, and the invited veterans on the parade stage were old.
They came from the war before the founding of the republic, and seeing all this today is also living up to the original dedication.
One of them, Li Hongjie, was the last member of the railway guerrillas, and at the age of 84, he sat on the parade platform and looked at the powerful army of the motherland with a smile.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, because the Japanese army needed a large amount of support, grain, grass and ammunition needed to be transported by train to ensure their supplies, and after capturing Shandong, they even took the coal mines for themselves and continuously exported them to the front line.
With the enthusiasm of the local youth and the leadership of the Eighth Route Army, a guerrilla group was formed to intercept the logistics of the Japanese army, and their active activity on the railway line added a lot of trouble to the Japanese army.
Different from the regular army's way of attacking, the guerrillas are more inclined to take advantage of it, and all kinds of strange moves are invincible.
At that time, the guerrillas wandering on the railway line were simply nowhere to be found for the Japanese army.
They carried forward guerrilla warfare to the greatest extent, firing a shot to change a place, causing the Japanese army a headache and no way.
Most of the guerrillas are ordinary people, after returning home from the mission, there is no way to distinguish the difference between them and ordinary people, the Japanese army wants to encircle and suppress several times but can not be ruled, resulting in the railway guerrilla team is getting stronger and stronger, the heyday of the guerrilla bombing railway is also commonplace.
Post-war contributions
With the advent of the victory of the War of Resistance, the railway guerrillas became more active in sabotaging the actions of the Japanese army.
At that time, the Self-absorbed Japanese Army had long since lost the strength to deal with them, and the guerrillas were even more wantonly intercepting military food and grabbing arms, contributing to the Eighth Route Army's War of Resistance.
After Japan announced its defeat and surrender, there were troops who failed to return to Japan in time because they stubbornly believed that the emperor's orders could not be wrong and must be false news.
They did not recognize Japan's surrender and wanted to continue to commit crimes in China.
Naturally, the guerrillas spotted them and intensified their efforts to control the remnants of the Japanese army, which surrendered without long in the absence of ammunition and food.
At the end of the war, the guerrillas took on a difficult task for the stability of the motherland and were assigned to the sea lines that needed them even more.
After the liberation of the local area, in order to let the large troops have no worries, they undertook the task of coastal defense in the local area.
Since then, the guerrillas have been sticking to the border defense task, and later the guerrillas were merged into the Yancheng Coastal Defense Battalion, and the guerrillas officially joined the border defense work.
The guerrillas and their successors made efforts for the border defense of the motherland, guarded the border security of the motherland that had just been established at that time, and at most there were only more than 300 guerrillas, not only made outstanding achievements in the war, but also stationed in the border defense for the motherland's stability after the war.
Third, the youngest team member
Li Hongjie, born in 1931, was only 13 years old when he joined the railway guerrillas.
Because he was too young for the guerrillas to accept him at first, and then his superiors sent an instructor to the guerrillas, Li Hongjie had the idea to follow the instructors every day and ask him what he wanted to do was to join the guerrillas.
The instructor was so worn out by him that he could only ask his superiors for instructions and reports, and finally let Li Hongjie join the guerrilla group after the superiors agreed.
Because most of the young guerrillas at that time were assigned the task of delivering letters to him, although it was not as difficult as the TV series, it was also necessary to be careful of the Japanese army's interrogation.
Fortunately, with the identity of a child and strange ideas, Li Hongjie can deliver the letter safely every time.
Since then, because of his outstanding performance, he has also participated in the activities to protect Comrade Chen Yi.
As the youngest member of the guerrilla group, he is now also the last member of the guerrilla group.
The 91-year-old is still in good health, and in the face of the reporter's interview, he is very happy to tell about those things that wrestle with the Japanese army, he said in front of the camera, "It is the glory of my life to join the party and join the People's Liberation Army." ”
Fourth, the twilight guerrillas
Decades have passed, the original guerrillas have dispersed, and most of the members have died, leaving only the elderly Li Hongjie, who witnessed the guerrillas and the founding of New China and became the only surviving member of the guerrillas.
Recalling the passionate years of that year, Li Hongjie's eyes were bright, and he tirelessly told the bravery and agility of the comrades at that time, and his words were very nostalgic.
As the years passed, the comrades who knew each other were no longer alive, and Li Hongjie did not want to find anyone to talk to, so Li Hongjie liked to tell these things to the children, he said, "Only by letting the children know these things will we avoid such things from happening again." ”
The glory of the former guerrillas was adapted and put on the screen, watching the vivid and witty and true plot inside, so that the public once again learned about this special anti-war team.
The military parade ceremony for the 70th anniversary invited veterans of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and Li Hongjie was among them, and he brought the most dignified medal to the banquet.
Looking at the powerful army and the prosperous motherland, Li Hongjie's mood was beyond words.
How fortunate it was to be able to see all this with his own eyes, and remembering that there were many comrades-in-arms who could not see victory, Li Hongjie couldn't help but burst into tears.
The worn-out weapons of the past combat are gone, and looking at the army with its head held high and majestic, Li Hongjie was extremely proud, and when he reached the grave of his comrades-in-arms, he could also give a good talk about the motherland today.
5. Summary
Although there is only one person left in the guerrillas, the spirit of the guerrillas lives on.
The ancestors who went to the soup for the sake of new China are no longer there, but the young people of China are still alive, and the deeds of the railway guerrillas are circulated in novels and TV series.
Nowadays, the motherland is becoming more and more powerful, all because of the efforts of the ancestors, and their blood has cast the bright color of the five-star red flag.
Because of their sacrifice, they have won victory and ushered in the present beautiful life, and we should remember their efforts for generations and remember the heroes and martyrs without forgetting history.