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In the process of relocating the remains of martyrs who died in the battle in Xuecun, the Veterans Affairs Bureau of Suning County, Hebei Province, found a martyr with his arms folded in front of his chest and a photo of a young woman in his hand.
And this photo, the martyr has been holding for 82 years. As soon as the matter spread, it touched the hearts of tens of thousands of netizens.
Who is this martyr?
Who is the woman in the photo?
The statements in this article are based on reliable sources of information and are detailed at the end of the article.
A photo of the chest guard
Time flies, and we finally usher in an era of peace. In order to commemorate the great achievements of the revolutionary martyrs, the local government sadly decided to relocate the remains of the fallen soldiers for burial.
During the migration, the staff found a shocking relic: the remains of an unknown hero clinging to a photograph with calloused hands that had weathered but still clinging to the photograph in their arms.
"He must have done everything in his power to protect the photo at the last minute. ”
A staff member shed tears and carefully held the photo in the palm of his hand, which was already covered with a thick layer of dust.
There are also six copper coins, four bullets and four shirt buttons left next to the photo, and it seems that it was a bloody battle fought until the last moment.
The unearthing of a dilapidated photo touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of netizens, and this was the last treasure that the unknown soldier protected before his death.
Eighty-two years have passed, and the photograph has been badly defaced.
But netizens still don't want the martyr's last wish to be buried, and they have left messages calling for the restoration of the original appearance of the photo.
TR Art Studio, a well-known restoration studio, sprang into action, vowing to bring this heroic story back to life.
In order to restore the photos, TR Studio has gone to great lengths.
They teamed up with a number of AI companies and universities in the industry to use artificial intelligence technology and image noise reduction algorithms to analyze and repair photos in a hierarchical manner.
After several months and several drafts, the major project was finally completed.
When the restored photos were finally presented to the public, the scene was silent.
I saw that in the slightly yellowed small photo, a girl like a little girl next door smiled shyly, with long black hair combed with neat braids, bright eyes, beautiful and beautiful face, quiet and gentle.
Although the photo is small, it witnesses the era of gunsmoke, and the wisps of warmth flow in the flames of war.
For the unsung hero who used his last strength to protect this photograph, she may be the beloved girl, wife or mother, and the greatest motivation to support him to see death as home.
Now her beautiful face has reappeared in the world, illuminating the eternal brilliance of heroism.
To this day, netizens are still speculating about the woman in the photo, who is she, a lover, or a mother?
But she must be the most beloved person in the heart of this singing and crying hero, otherwise how could he do his best to protect this photo until the last breath of his life?
Whoever she was a hero, she had become the best embodiment of her time.
In that bloody era, a small photo is the soldiers' belief in moving forward bravely, and it is the light they insist on in despair.
Perhaps it was with this warm attachment that this hero stepped forward in the last moments of his life and exchanged his life for the peace of his homeland......
Bloody battle in Snow Village
At dawn in May 1942, the land of Yanzhao was overcast. In Suning County, Hebei Province, an obscure small village suddenly became a battlefield filled with gunsmoke.
Tens of thousands of invading Japanese troops bravely rode to the border, and black clouds overwhelmed the city.
The peasants of this land had never seen such a shocking sight, and they fled in panic, but there was nowhere to hide.
In the small land called Snow Village, there is such a group of people who are not in danger.
They are all scholarly, elegant and beautiful, and they are students in the county.
However, in the face of the glittering ideals, patriotic blood is burning in the hearts of the teenagers at this moment.
Seeing the slaughter sweeping in, they put down the books in their hands and took the initiative to shoot and bullet.
At this critical juncture, children in their teens stepped forward to form a makeshift militia.
They hurriedly said goodbye to their families, turned around and left in the cry of their parents, and everyone knew that they might never come back.
Suddenly a cannon shot rang out in the air, tearing through the quiet sky of the early morning.
Immediately afterwards, a rain of bullets poured down like a torrential rain and smashed into the sky above the snow village.
A tragic life-and-death struggle kicked off the bloody prelude.
Commander Chang Deshan bravely stood at the forefront of the militia and gave a loud order: "We are bound to protect our homeland!"
Before the words fell, Chang Deshan held a spear in his hand and personally went into battle, fiercely strafing the enemy troops who were coming from the pressure.
The student militia was highly motivated and followed the headmaster to kill the enemy bravely.
Although they were poorly armed, relying only on a few old foreign guns and homemade earth explosives, they were all enthusiastic and regarded death as if they were at home.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Principal Chang shouted, and the militia team followed suit, and artillery fire fiercely attacked the enemy position.
However, the heavy armed torrent of steel was indeed too disparity, and the bullets fired were like torrential rain, and the militia positions were instantly in flames.
The smoke of gunpowder was filled, the artillery fire was incessant, and the black smoke was billowing up, and the flames were burning like a sky.
In the rain of bullets, Commander Chang was personally dying, although he was shot several times, he still refused to retreat, and fought hard to stab the enemy with the spear in his hand.
When the young student militia heard the call of the principal, they were all in high spirits, and they fought bravely to kill the enemy with fiery blood and sincere patriotism, and regarded death as if they were home.
At this moment, Snow Village is like a purgatory on earth, full of gunpowder smoke, wails and severed limbs, corpses all over the field.
Until the sun dimmed and the smoke gradually dissipated, the earth regained silence, and this life-and-death struggle came to an end for the time being.
When the fighting was extinguished, the people cautiously reappeared from their hiding places, but the sight before them made them all feel like knives:
The home was razed to flames, littered with the bones and blood of friends and family.
The young and heroic student militia sacrificed their lives and did not flinch until the last moment.
Commander Chang Deshan, political commissar Wang Yuanyin and more than 1,000 warriors are buried here forever, defending their homeland with their blood and lives.
In the face of the tragic death of their compatriots, although the people were penniless and their families were ruined, they used their only remaining wooden door panels to shelter the fallen soldiers, just to let these heroic souls have a place to live.
In that arduous era, they mourned the victims in the most simple way and the most pious ceremony, and paid the highest tribute to the deceased heroes.
A meeting through time and space
Under the joint call of CCTV News, a scientific research team led by the Institute of Science and Technology Archaeology of Fudan University came to Hebei Snow Village again.
Eighty-two years ago, this land was the site of a terrible battle, and now they hope to remember that time here.
The June sun is warm and tranquil and sprinkles over the fields of the snowy village.
In a freshly cleaned vacant lot, a young teacher in the Department of Archaeology at Fudan University carefully picked up the skull remains of a human remains.
According to the results of the on-site investigation and preliminary identification, the skeleton was only 14 to 17 years old, making it one of the youngest fighters at the time.
"Through comparative analysis, the DNA results are skewed in favor of men. The teacher's voice choked: "It's so sad to think that at their age, they should have gone to school carefree, but they had to die on the battlefield." ”
In their teens, children are now innocent, but more than 80 years ago, they have already shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending their home and country.
Thinking of this, everyone present couldn't help but redden.
A senior archaeology professor said emotionally: "Although we cannot completely heal the wounds of war, we must at least let the relatives of the heroes see their faces again and give them some comfort." ”
As a result, under the witness of CCTV news, the site immediately launched a fine survey and sampling work.
The remains of the skulls were carefully boxed and awaiting identification in the laboratory of Fudan University.
"We will start by 3D scanning the skull to reconstruct the hero's face. The senior professor introduced.
"Although it has been so long, through advanced technology, we will definitely be able to restore the heroic appearance of the past. At the same time, we also take DNA samples in the hope of finding clues about their loved ones. ”
DNA analysis and three-dimensional reproduction, a grand project led by the Institute of Science and Technology Archaeology of Fudan University, is really expected and admired.
The once unknown heroes are now able to join hands with advanced technology to reproduce the heroic figure of the past, which moved all the media reporters present.
"It's so exciting!"
The young teacher said sincerely: "What I am most pleased with is that these unsung heroes can regain their identity and belonging. We grew up learning about their stories in textbooks, but when we saw the remains, the shock, grief and respect were far beyond words. ”
epilogue
82 years later, that bloody battle has long been a distant thing in the past. But in this northern land, the image of that young hero will always live in everyone's heart.
The photo he guarded tightly was the burning of the revolutionary flame and the awe-inspiring cry of righteousness, and now, we must regain his name and find the relatives he loved during his lifetime, so that this persistent attachment can finally be reunited with the young hero.
[References]
1. Jimu News-2024.4.28-"The Unknown Martyr Holds the Photo of the Woman for 82 Years, Some Netizens Call the Woman His "Second Aunt and Grandmother", Local: The DNA Comparison Results shall prevail"
2. CCTV News-2024.4.25-"The martyr has held this photo for 82 years...... The follow-up is coming!"
3. Gale News-2024.4.25-"Follow-up to the photo of a young woman found in the tomb of the martyrs of the Anti-Japanese War: the photo that has been clinging for 82 years has been restored"