"The girl fell in the grass, and the Japanese army committed animal atrocities, and revenge was very happy. —Diary of a Veteran
In the diary of Ding Zhenguo, a veteran of the Anti-Japanese War, he wrote an angry and happy past. He had witnessed the brutal atrocities committed by the Japanese army against young girls, and he had personally killed Japanese soldiers to avenge them. The story of this past is as follows:
Warriors of the Dian Army
My hometown is in Linyi, Shandong, and I was exactly 22 years old after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, and I served as the company commander of the third company of the first battalion of the first brigade of Han Fuyu's artillery. Han Fuyu was afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and after losing a large part of the country, he was brought to justice, and the 1st Artillery Brigade was transferred to other units to actively participate in the war against Japan.
After the end of the Battle of Taierzhuang, the 3rd Company of the 1st Artillery Regiment was ordered to be assigned to the 184th Division of the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army. At that time, the commander of the 60th Army was An Enpu, and the division commander was Wan Baobang.
The 60th Army of the Yunnan Army fought very tenaciously in Taierzhuang, and dragged the Japanese army for more than 20 days in the Yuwang Mountain Resistance Battle, making great contributions to the great victory of Taierzhuang. The Dian army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Yuwang Mountain, so the third company was assigned to the Dian army to strengthen their damaged strength.
Battle of Yuwang Mountain
On April 5, 1939, the 60th Artillery Army was transferred to Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province to fight, and the position of the artillery company was at the foot of Daheling Mountain in Fengxin County, and the observation post was at the highest point of Daheling. That morning, I went along the mountain road to inspect the position on the Dahe Ridge, and when I was halfway there, I found two young female corpses in the grass of the mountain road.
The two female corpses were naked, as if they had been abused by several Japanese criminals. Walking to the ditch not far ahead, a young female corpse was found in the tall aquatic grass. The corpse, also naked, was lying on the grass, with Japanese written all over its buttocks and thighs.
This girl was also ruined to death by many Japanese criminals, and the Japanese on her body was very conspicuous. The battalion commander who traveled with him knew Japanese, and after reading these words, he couldn't help but curse the devil for being shameless. Not only did the Japanese do evil, but also wrote on the girl the number of times and the number of times the girl was insulted, and shamelessly said that the girl was "very honored".
A woman killed by the Japanese army
After coming down from the mountain, with a stomach full of anger, I reported what I had seen on the mountain to Master Wan. After hearing this, Master Wan was also very angry, and said hatefully: "The Japanese are inhumane and inhumane, and they are inferior to animals and beasts. ”
Master Wan continued: A few days ago, the bodies of more than 20 young girls were found in the mountains of Daheling and Yawuling, all of them naked, and their bodies were covered with Japanese words that humiliated them.
In the lush grass under the ridge, there was an 18-year-old girl who was not dead, only a breath of free air, and the lower part was brutally cut off by the Japanese invaders. The remaining 19 girls were killed by the Japanese invaders, who added five bamboo poles to each girl's body.
Japanese troops surrounded the villagers
The Japanese invaders were devastated, and their atrocities were outrageous. This kind of humiliating and brutal killing is really inferior to beasts. In disregard of international law and humanitarian principles, the Japanese invaders only obeyed the mighty force in their eyes, and only those who could defeat them.
Witnessing the tragic death of the girl, every soldier was so sad that he could not eat, and the anger in his heart could not be suppressed. However, at the foot of the mountain 300 meters from the artillery position, there was a temple that had been burned down, and the black marks of the fire were still obvious.
The local people told me that when the Japanese invaders occupied Xiakeng, they had asked the traitors to trick the old and the young into going to the temple for a meeting, and asked each family to hand over the grain to the temple, and the Japanese invaders would protect the food of the common people and their safety. The people believed it and were willing to hand over food to save their lives.
The Japanese opened fire
That afternoon, when the villagers arrived at the temple with food, the Japanese invaders suddenly set up machine guns and fired at the villagers, and the women and children were slaughtered. The four Japanese machine guns fired continuously for half an hour, and more than 200 people were not spared. After the Japanese invaders killed people, they poured gasoline on the grain and burned it, along with the temple.
During the massacre by the Japanese invaders, one person jumped out of the window in a panic and fled for his life. He ran out of the temple and ran towards the river, where the Japanese cavalry soon caught up with him. In desperation, he jumped into the river, which was up to his knees. The Japanese cavalry galloped into the river and threw his head in the river with a sword.
The bloody head was washed by the river, and the mutilated body was stuck in the crack of the stone. This scene happened to be seen by his in-laws, who were bringing food to hand over at the time, and when she came late, she witnessed her in-laws being hacked to death, and she was frightened crazy on the spot. Seeing that she was crazy, the Japanese did not kill her.
Japanese cavalry
The atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders angered the brothers of the artillery company and all the officers and men of the 60th Army. Everyone vowed to avenge the girl and the villagers, and let the Japanese pay for their blood debts.
However, the Japanese invaders were arrogant and domineering, and did not take the 60th Army in their eyes at all, thinking that they were a ragtag army that could not be beaten. The Japanese brazenly placed their artillery and tanks on their positions, while the cavalry roamed freely in the mountains. Every morning, you can still see the Japanese in the distance doing morning exercises, walking horses and other activities.
Bofors Mountain Cannon
With a feeling of anger, the four Bufors mountain guns of our company slowly shook their barrels and aimed at the Japanese position, taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army did not know that the 60th Army had artillery, and gave the Japanese a surprise artillery attack.
After the four mountain guns were aimed at the Japanese position, I saw through the telescope that the devils were lining up to do morning exercises on the Japanese position in the distance, and there were about 200 people. The four mountain guns quickly opened fire, and the four shells fell in the middle of the devils in a whistling manner, and the devils were blown to pieces on the spot, killing and wounding.
The Japanese artillery returned fire
Billowing white smoke rose in the playground, and the cries of the devils rang out, and there were more than 20 corpses lying on the ground. After the Japanese invaders were shelled, they quickly launched a counterattack on the positions of the 60th Army, and the Japanese invaders' artillery was also very accurate, but the 60th Army had already taken precautions, and they did not bargain for anything.
According to the confessions of the traitors who were later captured, the shelling at that time killed more than 30 devils and injured 40 or 50 people. The devil used more than 10 truckloads of firewood to burn the corpse alone, cut down almost half of the trees on the hillside, and burned it all before it was burned for three or four days.
Japanese soldiers carry the wounded
From then on, the devil did not dare to be so arrogant and arrogant, and only dared to hide in the trenches and shoot. These 4 shells taught the devil a hard lesson, avenged the dead girl and the villagers, and the devil's fate was really happy. Unfortunately, due to the shortage of ammunition, they could not be wiped out.
The above is the diary of the veteran Ding Zhenguo, who wrote about the atrocities of the Japanese army in Daheling and his feat of revenge for the bombardment of the Japanese army. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Ding Zhenguo did not want to kill each other, resigned from the position of battalion commander and returned to his hometown to work as a farmer, wrote a large number of reminiscences, and died in the nineties of the last century.
The helmet of the Dian army
Ding Zhenguo's deeds are shocking, he is an anti-Japanese hero, and his name is worth remembering for future generations......
Fumishi Ichika
April 30, 2024
Written in Guilin