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Oral account of the "Guangde Massacre" and General Feng Yuxiang's "Guangde" by the Japanese invaders
Guangde City, that once rich and quiet town, suffered an unspeakable catastrophe in the smoke of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The oral accounts of the survivors and the pen strokes of General Feng Yuxiang unveil the cruelty of that period of history for us.
First, the haze of bombing
It was a cold and windy morning, and the sky was overwhelmed with dark clouds. Suddenly, a roar pierced the sky, and Japanese bombers came like locusts. Bombs rained down, and Guangde City was instantly engulfed in flames. Houses collapsed, streets became rivers, and innocent people screamed and struggled in the bombardment, and their lives and deaths were uncertain.
2. General Feng Yuxiang's anger
General Feng Yuxiang, who was far away on the battlefield, was furious when he learned of the tragic situation in Guangde City. He wrote in his diary: "Guangde, my hometown, has suffered such atrocities! Those innocent people, what is wrong with them? Why do you have to endure so much suffering? "The general's brushstrokes were full of sympathy for the people of his homeland and resentment for the Japanese army.
General Feng Yuxiang described in detail the atrocities of the Japanese army in the article "Guangde". He wrote that after the Japanese army entered the city, they were like a pack of wild beasts, frantically burning and looting. They searched from house to house and looted everything of value. They killed the rebellious people mercilessly. Women and children were not spared, and they were brutally humiliated and killed by the Japanese army. These descriptions are heart-wrenching and indignant.
3. The cry of the survivors
In the ruins of Guangde City, there are some survivors who are lucky to survive. They used their own personal experience to restore that tragic history for us.
One of them, an old man named Zhang Bo, was a merchant in Guangde City at that time. "That morning, I was about to open my doors when I heard the sound of bombing," he recalls. I quickly hid inside, but the house still collapsed. By the time I woke up, the city was in ruins. My family and neighbors are gone......" Speaking of this, Uncle Zhang couldn't cry.
There was also a woman named Aunt Li, who recounted her tragic experience of being humiliated by the Japanese army. She said: "Those Japanese soldiers are not human at all! They burst into my house, pinned me to the ground, and took turns humiliating me. I tried my best to resist, but to no avail. After they left, I lay on the ground and felt like the whole world had collapsed......" Aunt Li's tears rolled in her eyes, and her pain and grief infected everyone present.
Fourth, the memory of crying blood
The tragedy in Guangde City is a microcosm of the countless tragedies in the War of Resistance Against Japan. It allows us to see the cruelty and ruthlessness of war, and it also makes us cherish and love peace even more. However, history must not forget that we must remember those innocent victims and those ancestors who fought bravely.
5. Warning and reflection
The oral account of the "Guangde Massacre" and the brushstrokes of General Feng Yuxiang make us deeply reflect: why did such a tragedy happen on our land? Why do those innocent people have to endure such suffering? It's because our country isn't strong enough, it's because our nation isn't united enough. Therefore, we must remember history, cherish peace, and strive to develop our own country so that such a tragedy will never happen again.
At the same time, we must also be vigilant against those forces that attempt to distort history and obliterate the truth. Their attempts to cover up the truth of history by glorifying the image of the aggressor are a trampling and insult to the dignity of our nation. We must resolutely defend the truth of history and the dignity of the nation, and let historical tragedies such as the Guangde tragedy forever become a warning and lesson for our nation.
Finally, let us pay high tribute to those ancestors who fought bravely and persevered in the Guangde tragedy! Their heroic deeds will always inspire us to move forward! At the same time, we should also think: as Chinese in the new era, how should we remember history and inherit the spirit? How can we contribute to the prosperity of the country? Let us move forward hand in hand and jointly write the glorious future of the Chinese nation!