Chronicle of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in ping'a Mountains of the Sixth Detachment of the Mountain Column "Tiger Second Battalion" (IX)

East, East! Shandong Column Six Detachments "Tiger Second Battalion"

Chronicle of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in ping'a Mountains (IX)

——Remembering the ancestors of the family war

9. Conscription into the armed forces

- The "Sharpshooter" of the Battle of Dongping

Wang Ruiyi, born in May 1928, a native of Tiemen Village, the second district of Dongping County, wang Ruigang's younger brother, was 16 years old at the time and unmarried. In March 1945, the Japanese army in Shandong continued to shrink its strength, focusing on garrisoning important towns and major lines of communication. According to the regulations of military service at that time, all families with more than 2 boys had to go out to serve in the military, Wang Ruiyi was also less than one meter eight tall, white skin, a smile with two dimples, where there were guests in the family to let him accompany the guests to eat, Shandong people were hospitable always let the guests eat first, he smiled and said " Eat, eat ..." All childish, the guests have not clipped the dishes, he has put the dishes in his mouth, so the old people always make fun of him. Wang Ruiyi, who was riding a high-headed horse and wearing a large red flower on his chest, was sent by the villagers to beat gongs and drums, and joined the eighth division of the Eighth Route Army's Jiluyu Military Region during the long-distance delivery of Wang Ruigang and Wang Ruichen's two brothers, and became a member of the artillery company of the eighth division of the Eighth Route Army's Jiluyu Military Region. In the same month of the same year, Chen Lehang, the mayor of the second district, was surrounded and killed by japanese puppet troops during a meeting in Shuangta Village, at the age of 27.

Wang Ruiyi participated in the Battle of Dongping. In order to expand the liberated areas and defend the wheat harvest, the Eighth Subdistrict of the Jiluyu Military Region of the Eighth Route Army was commanded by Commander Zeng Siyu, Political Commissar Duan Junyi, and Deputy Commander He Guangyu, who was responsible for retaking Dongping City. However, at about 23:00 on May 17, Xu Zhongyu, deputy chief of staff of the Seventh Regiment, Hui Yiran, deputy director of the Seventh Regiment, and Guo Gang, director of the Second Department of Enemy Engineering of Dongping County, approached the South Gate under the cover of a platoon of the secret service company, but when they contacted the inner line with a secret code, they could not contact each other, and it turned out that Xie Guangyun suddenly changed his mind, and the internal line had been destroyed." What people did not expect was that the puppet army in the city said strangely: 'You can't hear your speech clearly, get closer.' Just as Xu Zhongyu and the others came forward to talk to them, the puppet army suddenly dropped several grenades from the city wall, and Hui Yiran and Guo Gang could not dodge and were injured. Seeing this situation, Xu Zhongyu was furious from the bottom of his heart: 'When Lao Tzu enters the city, he must strictly deal with you traitors!' After saying this, he ran to the position of the 2nd Battalion, ordered artillery support, and carried out a strong attack. [17] In the early morning of May 18, the Seventh Regiment took on the main offensive task, and during the battle, Wang Ruiyi's artillery company gave artillery support, and at 17:30 on the 19th, the seven companies of the three battalions attacked the headquarters to completely annihilate the Japanese army, and dongping county was liberated.

(To be continued)