Last year's fire of the anti-war movie "Eight Hundred" many people have seen, Director Guan Hu spent a lot of money for many years, trying to perfectly present this heroic anti-war history.
In the Battle of Songhu, which broke out in history in 1937, a lone army of only 400 people retreated to the banks of the Suzhou River under the heavy siege of the Japanese army, but refused to surrender, but instead single-handedly defended the great Shanghai city that never sleeps in the rear.
This army boasted of its own numbers, claiming to have eight hundred brave men, which is also the origin of the name of the movie "Eight Hundred". Leading this army to fight continuously was Xie Jinyuan, a major general of the Nationalist Army, who was known as one of the "Three Heroes of the Anti-Japanese Resistance."
Xie Jinyuan has always been a heroic image in history, but since the decline of many heroes in ancient times, Xie Jinyuan's ending was not good, and he was assassinated in the hands of the Wang puppet regime. The war did not spare his family, and after his death, his wives and children, the end was mostly tragic. It can be said that it is full of loyal martyrs, and it is all covered in the flames of exile.
First, the mountains and rivers are broken, and the children repay the country
Xie Jinyuan was born in a small village in Guangdong Province, his father was no more than a small trader, and his mother was the daughter of a poor fisherman. Although Xie Jinyuan grew up in a very poor environment, it did not prevent Xie Jinyuan from growing into a strong and strong person.
Xie Jinyuan has always put all his energy into study, because he knows that at this time, China is in a chaotic world, ethnic contradictions are deepening, and the eldest husband should learn a good skill to serve the motherland for the country and the people.
Therefore, after Xie Jinyuan graduated from Guangdong University, he immediately applied for the Whampoa Military Academy and became a student of the fourth phase. Greed for fear of death can not enter this door, this is a plaque hanging at the door of the Whampoa Military Academy, from the moment Xie Jinyuan walked into the Whampoa Military Academy, it was doomed that he would never be greedy for life and afraid of death.
When Xie Jinyuan graduated, the Northern Expedition was in full swing on Chinese soil, and Xie Jinyuan became a member of the National Revolutionary Army at this time, and relied on his many military achievements to gradually grow from a small platoon commander to a company commander, a battalion commander, a chief of staff, a deputy regimental commander, and finally a regimental commander.
The Northern Expedition war was nothing more than Xie Jinyuan's small test of cattle knife, and it was also a small test of the war in this part of China. Soon, Sino-Japanese relations were already depressed to the point of collapse, and an all-out war of resistance was about to begin. The Japanese Marines began to make small moves in the waters of the Yangtze River, and Xie Jinyuan led the reconnaissance team to begin reconnaissance of the Japanese army in preparation for the War of Resistance Against Japan.
At this time, Xie Jinyuan already knew that the war was imminent, and it would not be resolved in one or two years, and all the Chinese would be wrapped up in this war. After the Spring Festival in 1936, Xie Jinyuan sent all the old and young people back to his hometown in Guangdong, hoping that they could stay in their hometown and save their lives in the war.
As a man, he has longed to be like Yue Fei and loyal to the country, even if he loses his life for it. He hopes to use his own sacrifice to save the safety of a big country and the thoughtfulness of a small family. Wife Ling Weicheng naturally knew her husband's worries, and she let Xie Jinyuan rest assured to defend the family and defend the country, and the old and young in the family had her own responsibility.
It's just that neither of them thought that this time they will go, that is, the day when the heavens and people will never say goodbye and never see each other again.
2. Wang pseudo-traitors, assassinating heroes
After the Battle of Songhu broke out, Xie Jinyuan took over the position of commander of the 524 regiment and has been active at the Zhabei Railway Station, vowing to die not to let the Japanese invade. The Kuomintang originally wanted to use the fast to annihilate the Japanese troops stationed in China in one fell swoop in the early stages of the war, but the strength of the Japanese army was so strong that the Kuomintang could only retreat one after another, so that the 100,000 troops retreated to the west.
Xie Jinyuan's task was to lead the 524th Regiment to cover the large army retreating westward. While fighting and retreating, the soldiers of the 524th Regiment retreated again and again, retreated to the Sihang warehouse, and launched a defense battle of the Sihang warehouse, which is famous for its history.
This is also the background of the movie "Eight Hundred", the battalion led by Xie Jinyuan is trapped in the Sihang warehouse, surrounded by Japanese regiments in the east and south. The local area is the suzhou river, and across the river is the concession area of Yingge and Swallow Dance. Xie Jinyuan and the four hundred brave soldiers led by him could not pass by, and they became embattled and became a truly lone army.
This lone army fought for four full days and nights, and it could not let the Japanese invade in the slightest, which also became a legend in the history of war. After all, the weapons and equipment at that time, as well as the strength of the troops, were far behind the Japanese army, but also accompanied by the uninterrupted bombardment of the Japanese army, Xie Jinyuan's lone army could fight for four days and four nights, which was a miracle.
Subsequently, this lone army side entered the concession across the river, and Xie Jinyuan originally wanted to continue to lead his soldiers to resist the enemy, but the public concession colluded with the Japanese army and put Xie Jinyuan and others under house arrest. In the end, it was the people of Shanghai who could not bear to look at it and forced them to make concessions to the public concession, and the public concession was released.
After being released, Xie Jinyuan was not well, and still faced various conspiracies, as well as hijacking and assassination. Of course, the most energetic of these was the Wang puppet government at that time, they issued a letter of appointment to Xie Jinyuan as the commander of the First Front, and Xie Jinyuan did not blink an eye and directly tore the letter of appointment to pieces.
Wang Jingwei was not dead hearted, and directly prescribed conditions for Xie Jinyuan to be the commander-in-chief of the army, and xie Jinyuan scolded the people who came to speak away, and Wang Jingwei's face was directly swept to the ground.
In the case of unsuccessful persuasion to surrender Xie Jinyuan, the Wang puppet government was full of murderous intentions. When Xie Jinyuan was out of the exercise, he found four traitors and directly stabbed Xie Jinyuan to the ground. Blood spread, his eyes were full of dazzling red, and Xie Jinyuan never got up again.
Third, the scarf does not let the eyebrows be raised, and the Xie family is full of loyal martyrs
Xie Jinyuan died in his prime, 37 years old, the age of a man's meritorious career. Upon hearing the news of his long-term death, the people of Shanghai were filled with grief, and a total of 300,000 people spontaneously went to the military camp to mourn Xie Jinyuan. The Nationalist government also thanked him for his merits and posthumously awarded him the title of major general.
The hero has a long resignation, and the most painful thing is the hero's wife, Ling Weicheng. Ling Weicheng was originally a Shanghai woman and lived a superior life of fine clothes and jade food. After being sent back to her hometown by Xie Jinyuan, she also began to take on the responsibility of a family, pulling four children alone, and taking care of Xie Jinyuan's parents, a family of seven, all relying on Ling Weicheng to support. Originally, I thought that I could hope that Xie Jinyuan would finish the big country and return to Gu Xiaojia, who knew that in the end, I would only wait for the news of Xie Jinyuan's death.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Ling Weicheng also returned to Shanghai with his children. Originally, she could have lived a quiet life, but when she heard that the four hundred soldiers in the Sihang Warehouse Defense War at that time were still displaced, their lives were helpless. She remembered her husband, if Xie Jinyuan was still there, she couldn't bear to see the soldiers she brought with her can only spend her life in poverty.
Ling Weicheng thought about this and thought that helping these veterans was the only thing he could do for Xie Jinyuan. So she began to run for these four hundred heroes in the society, and even ran to Nanjing to find Song Meiling, hoping that Song Meiling could help her.
It is also because of the support of Ling Weicheng and the sincere help of all social personnel that the "Lone Army Industrial Service Society" was opened, which was specially used to produce various "Lone Army Brand" daily necessities. This service club also allowed the lonely four hundred brave men to have a home and a place to stay. No longer like in the four-line warehouse, looking up, isolated.
These veterans have saved enough to be entangled, and they will choose to return to their hometown and reunite with their families. Of course, there are also those who choose to stay in this service agency, because only this so-called lone service club can let them find a little sense of belonging in the chaotic world.
After the Liberation War, our party also gave preferential treatment to the wives, children, and children of the martyrs, and took proper care of Ling Weicheng's family. Only later, the situation was turbulent, and Ling Weicheng also suffered unfair treatment many times because of Xie Jinyuan's identity. Many of Xie Jinyuan's relics could not be retained, which made Ling Weicheng feel extremely sad. The last thoughts her husband left for her were gone.
Xie Jinyuan's eldest son, Xie Youmin, also lived a life worse than death during this sensitive period, and eventually his mental state also went wrong, and he died of illness in 1970.
Xie Jinyuan's second son, Xie Jimin, was born in 1936, just when China was in trouble with internal and external troubles, the first half of his life was very miserable, after the Liberation War, he originally thought he could live a good life, but he encountered a sensitive period, but fortunately, in the end he survived, and there was no danger to live to the present. When "Eight Hundred" was released last year, the reporter also conducted an exclusive interview with Xie Jimin and talked about his father, whom he had never met but longed for.
As for Xie Jinyuan's two daughters, in fact, they did not receive the preferential treatment that the general's daughter and martyr should have after him. For example, the eldest daughter, Xie Xuefen, originally wanted to serve the family country like her father, but in the end she did not succeed in the military for various reasons, but fortunately she survived the sensitive period safely and was able to live peacefully until her old age.
Xie Jinyuan's second daughter, Xie Lanfen, did not have such good luck, and when she grew up, she also began to learn from her father and wanted to dedicate her life to her homeland, so she joined the People's Liberation Army and graduated from the People's Liberation Army Anti-Chemical Warfare College. However, in the end, she was also devastated during the sensitive period, and her husband was persecuted to death, leaving xie Lanfen with indelible damage.
Fortunately, the disaster is finally over, and those who survive will still look ahead. Xie Jinyuan, as an earth-shaking hero, died at the age of 37. But it is precisely because of the sacrifice of these martyrs and heroes that we have peace today, and our generation should cherish it even more!
Text/Lamb
Reference: "Bridge on Suzhou Creek" Feng Yuanxiang