Dai Anlan, a famous figure in modern Chinese history, whose legendary life began in Wuwei County, Anhui Province on that autumn day in 1904. Dai Anlan's character is Yangong, the scientific name is Bingyang, and the number is seagull. Although his life was short, he was full of glory as a soldier, and his courage and good fighting in the face of national disasters were widely recognized at home and abroad.
The pen in the big era is from Rong
He was born in an ordinary farming family, his father Dai Liming made a living from farming, and Dai Anlan was the third among his siblings. From an early age, he showed extraordinary intelligence and diligence. At the age of 7, he began his enlightenment education, and in 1922, he was admitted to the high school of Anhui Public School in Nanjing with excellent results. But in the second year of high school, he chose to return to his hometown and became a private school teacher, spreading knowledge and enlightening rural children.
But Dian's ambitions don't stop there. At the beginning of 1924, he was summoned by his distant uncle Dai Duanfu to go south to Guangzhou and decided to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy. At that time, the Whampoa Military Academy could be said to be a place to cultivate the pillars of the country, and it was the dream of many aspiring young people. Dai Anlan became a cadet of the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy through his own efforts, and it has to be said that the quality of the cadets in the first five phases of the Whampoa Military Academy is quite high, and most of the trainees trained have become important roles in the Chinese army.
Dai Anlan, who became a member of the Whampoa Military Academy, officially changed his name to "Anlan", which means to stabilize the turbulent situation and turn the tide of the tide. At the same time, he called himself "Seagull", which symbolizes that he wants to be like a seagull, brave the wind and rain, soar in the sky, and move forward bravely.
The bitter hand of the Japanese army
His studies at the Whampoa Military Academy not only cultivated his excellent military qualities, but also raised his level of ideological understanding. Dai Anlan, who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, participated in the Northern Expedition, and in the Northern Expedition, Dai Anlan had in-depth thinking about how to save the country and the people. Soon after the Northern Expedition, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke up, and the comrades-in-arms who once fought side by side are now fighting each other, and Dai Anlan is also heartbroken. In 1932, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Dai Anlan to participate in the fourth encirclement and suppression of the Red Army.
Dai Anlan believed that fighting with the Red Army was a fight in the same room and an unjust war, but in the face of family hatred and national hatred, fighting the Japanese army was to give full play to his military talent.
In the Battle of Kunlun Pass, he commanded the 200th Division to successfully recapture Kunlun Pass, secure the 412 Heights, kill more than 100 enemies, destroy two enemy tanks and four guns, and capture more than 100 guns, winning the battle. Dai Anlan's performance in the Battle of Kunlun Pass was deeply appreciated by the Nationalist Government, and he was awarded a fourth-class Baoding Medal. He Yingqin praised him as "the standard young general of our time".
However, under more difficult conditions, Dai Anlan led his troops to hold on to Donggua for 12 days, but the reinforcements had not yet arrived, the supply was interrupted, and the situation was very critical. In order to preserve this glorious force, Du Yuming, commander of the Fifth Army, ordered the 200th Division to retreat after reporting Chiang Kai-shek's approval. In the battle to defend Donggua, Dai Anlan personally commanded the 200th Division, which fought hard for 12 days against the Japanese army, which was four times his size and equipped with infantry special forces and air force, without the coordinated operation of the air force, and not only covered the safe retreat of the British First Division, but also bought time, annihilated more than 5,000 enemies, and won the battle. This victory wrote a glorious page in the history of the Chinese army's expedition and aroused strong repercussions at home and abroad.
The general died in a hundred battles, and the horse leather shrouded was returned
Due to the mistakes of the Chinese-British-American coalition, the Anglo-American coalition retreated to India, and the Chinese expeditionary force could only return home. On the way home, Dai Anlan led the officers and men of the division to fight a bloody battle with the enemy every time they passed through a blockade line. On the night of May 18, 1942, the 200th Division encountered the enemy ambushed on both sides of the road in the Langke area. In this battle, the 200th Division suffered heavy casualties.
After the battle, the officers and men searched in many ways and found the division commander Dai Anlan in the grass beside the roadside, who had been shot in the chest and abdomen, and his injuries were very serious. Although he was carried on a stretcher and retreated with the troops, his wounds could not be effectively treated due to the lack of necessities such as food, medicine and even cotton wool. In the end, Dai Anlan died at the age of 38 at the 598th Regiment in Mau Bang Village, northern Myanmar.
The death of General Dianlan has aroused widespread mourning and respect. The U.S. Congress authorized U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to award him a Medal of Merit, the first Chinese to receive the U.S. Medal in the anti-fascist struggle in World War II. The Nationalist Government also held a grand state funeral ceremony, and approved Dai Anlan's death due to the Anti-Japanese War and his enshrinement in the capital's Martyrs' Shrine. The leaders of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party personally wrote elegiac poems, elegiac poems, and elegiac couplets to mourn Dai Anlan's martyrdom.
Looking back on General Dai Anlan's life, we deeply feel that his loyalty, courage and spirit of sacrifice are the precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese nation. His deeds will forever be engraved in the long river of history and inspire us to work hard for the prosperity and strength of the motherland.