All men will put out the fire, and I alone will hold it high. - Haizi
For fourteen years, from 1931 to 1945, Chinese were in a struggle against the Japanese army. At that time, the chinese dragon had just opened its eyes and encountered the extremely fierce aggressor of Japan. It is not difficult to calculate the time of the War of Resistance, but if today we were to say exactly what the casualties of the War of Resistance were to be, as if we were to say the duration of the War of Resistance, it would be impossible, and in this protracted War of Resistance we would have killed and wounded too many of our compatriots.
However, although it is an indisputable fact that the Japanese army invaded us, occupied our territory, and committed many evils on our land, there are two sides to everything, and the same is true of the Japanese who have been solidified by us. If there are good Japanese, there are bad Japanese. In the war years, there were fascist Japanese, and there were good anti-fascist Japanese. Although their number and proportion of Japanese soldiers were small, this did not erase the evidence that they had ever existed.
For in the face of those aggressors who do nothing wrong, we deserve their due retribution, and in the face of the righteous warriors, we should give them the best respect.
The protagonist we are going to talk about today is a soldier from Japan, he is a resolute anti-fascist, and his thinking is doomed to follow a completely different path from his fascist companions around him. For his other companions, killing and aggression were the themes of this visit to China, and for him, salvation was the biggest theme.
In 1933, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression had begun for two years, in the area of Dalishugou in Wangqing County, Jilin Province
At this time, Zhou Baozhong was leading the anti-Japanese guerrillas at Majiatun, where he fought a fierce battle with the Japanese Kwantung Army. After a bloody battle, the team led by Zhou Baozhong won this hard battle.
At that time, the army was not as well equipped as in modern times, the country was not so rich, the equipment needed for war was not very good and complete, so on the battlefield at that time, we often needed to capture the spoils of war from the dead or prisoners, of which guns were a very important thing for us.
It was just surprising that Zhou Baozhong had an unexpected gift waiting for them to discover during the seizure process. They were collecting ammunition, guns, etc. from the newly defeated enemy when suddenly someone was there
A Japanese military vehicle full of bullets and damaged engines was found in the woods by the Gaya River, which looked difficult to spot, and after counting, our army found that there were 100,000 rounds of ammunition here!
The sheer size of this number made the soldiers of our army a little incredulous. At the same time, this also made the people present at the time feel very confused, and some people even wondered whether this was a conspiracy of the Japanese army.
They then found the body of a Japanese soldier by the river, along with a note written in Japanese next to it
Perhaps it was both a simple note and a suicide note from the Japanese soldier. And it was through this seemingly ordinary note that our army recognized his identity.
Originally
Although the soldier was a Japanese, he was a staunch anti-fascist, so he brought 100,000 rounds of ammunition to our army, hoping that we would win this anti-fascist war as soon as possible
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In such a passage, although he does not give much account of his identity, on this small note our soldiers read a strong support for our communist cause, for the anti-fascist struggle.
Finally he left his name and the date of his sacrifice, Sukeo Ita, March 30, 1933
Today, 87 years have passed. China is no longer the weak and small country that was backward and about to be beaten, and we have slowly gained a foothold in the world by our own efforts. However, when we are celebrating the victory of the War of Resistance, we actually need not only to thank the countless heroic soldiers of our own country who threw their heads and spilled their blood for the victory of the War of Resistance. In fact, there are many international friends who have made a lot of contributions and efforts for the victory of China's anti-fascism. Although there are actually differences between countries. But sometimes, the same beliefs bring people together. And this belief will also allow people to break the boundaries of their home and country and devote themselves to helping others.
Just as 87 years ago, although the orders received by the Japanese soldiers must have been victorious over the Chinese, but because he was also a Communist, shared the same beliefs as us, and he was also a staunch anti-fascist, the combination of these factors made Itasuke resolutely choose to help our army.
Chinese knows how to be grateful, so
On the day of the Qingming Festival that year, the anti-Japanese guerrillas, together with the local people, buried the body of Sukeo Ita and the remains of the victims of the War of Resistance.
This fearless international friend deserves our infinite respect.
References: "Autobiography of History", "A Brief Discussion of Ancient and Modern"