In that era of gunpowder, in an unknown corner, a heartbreaking tragedy occurred. On the Jinchaji battlefield in 1940, a group of women in military uniforms, who were not ordinary soldiers, but more than 100 female medical students, were trapped in the ruthless war. This is not only a battle, but also a test of humanity and courage. General Yang Chengwu faced the predicament of these beautiful women, and his heart was like a knife. Do you know how these female soldiers were besieged?
In the autumn of 1940, in the mountains and forests of the Jin-Cha-Ji anti-Japanese base area, the smell of iron and gunpowder permeated. In order to avenge the losses of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the Japanese army led by Okamura Ninji brazenly launched a so-called "sweep". The 100,000-strong army, like a wolf and a tiger, carried out a brutal encirclement and suppression of this anti-Japanese hot land in three ways.
In this context, Yang Chengwu, the commander of the Jin-Cha-Ji First Army Division, led more than 700 men under his command to try to break through the encirclement. As fate would have it, they were trapped in a place called Huata Mountain. Here, the terrain is steep, surrounded by mountains, and the only way out is also blocked by the Japanese army.
In Yang Chengwu's troops, there is a special squad, a medical team composed of more than 100 female medical students. Most of them came from the Bethune Health School, and when they were young and should have enjoyed their youth, they put on military uniforms, carried medicine boxes, and threw themselves into this cruel war. At this time, because they were lagging behind the main force, they unfortunately collided head-on with the Japanese army.
The situation took a turn for the worse, and after Yang Chengwu received the news, his mood was extremely heavy. He knew very well that these female medical students had almost no combat effectiveness, and they were almost powerless in the face of the brutal Japanese army. He once sighed helplessly: "They are all beautiful girls!" This sentence, full of powerlessness and grief, also reflects the desperate situation at that time.
As it got late, Yang Chengwu and his troops tried to grope their way through the night, hoping to find a glimmer of life. When he used a telescope to observe the enemy's situation, he found that the mountain was already under the net of the Japanese army. One after the other, the tents were tightly laid out, apparently carefully prepared.
The situation was worse than he had imagined. His chief of staff, Huang Shoufa, took the binoculars, his face also changed greatly, and he said hurriedly: "Commander, we must act immediately, it is almost dawn, and once the enemy discovers us, we will be all finished." This atmosphere of urgency made everyone's hearts rise to their throats.
In such a desperate situation, Yang Chengwu made a decision to do his best to protect the retreat of this group of female medical students. He knew that if they fell into the hands of the enemy, the consequences would be unimaginable. So, he ordered his troops to divide into small groups and use roundabout tactics to disrupt the enemy as much as possible and buy time for the female medical students to retreat.
At this time, those female medical students showed incredible courage and wisdom. Under the cover of the troops, they retreated while providing emergency care to the wounded soldiers. Although many of them are physically weak, they have shown extraordinary tenacity and determination on the battlefield. With their actions, they proved that even in the flames of war, they can shine with the brilliance of humanity.
In the dead of night, the battle on Huata Mountain continues. Although Yang Chengwu and his troops succeeded in transferring most of the female medical students, several female soldiers were separated from the team in the chaos. The women fought fiercely against the pursuing Japanese soldiers on the forest path, and although they knew that they had little chance of survival, they still chose to fight to the end.
In this way, overnight, Huata Mountain became a tragic battlefield.