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Memorial hall at the former site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters in Yunling, Jing County, Anhui Province
On the square in front of the former site of the Political Department
Stands the bronze statue of the martyr Yuan Guoping
Eyes glaring forward
Look at the tourists who come to visit
Bronze statue of the martyr Yuan Guoping. Xinhua News (Photo by Cai Xiaodong)
"There is Yan'an Pagoda in the north, and Yunling Beacon in the south"
In the magnificent epic of the Chinese nation's War of Resistance
Yunling is an indelible landmark
Drone aerial photography of Yunling, Jing County. Xinhua News (Photo by Cai Xiaodong)
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan
Red Army guerrillas in eight southern provinces
It was reorganized into the new Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army
In 1938, the New Fourth Army headquarters moved into Yunling
In Yunling for more than two years
The New Fourth Army organized and launched a number of anti-Japanese battles
It becomes active in the north and south of the great river and on both sides of the Huai River
A powerful anti-Japanese armed force
The New Fourth Army consisted of more than 10,000 people at the beginning of its founding
Grew to nearly 100,000 people
80 years ago
In this red land
The "Anhui Southern Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries occurred
January 1941
There are more than 9,000 troops in the New Fourth Army and its subordinate southern Anhui troops
When ordered to move north, he was heavily surrounded by kuomintang diehard troops
The New Fourth Army rose up in self-defense and fought in bloody battles
On the way to the breakout
Yuan Guoping, then director of the Political Department of the New Fourth Army
Unfortunately, he was seriously injured
Martyr Yuan Guoping (Courtesy of the Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters in Yunling)
The warriors simply tied a stretcher with a branch
Carry him hard
Under the enemy's dense bullet strafing
The soldiers carrying the stretcher fell one by one
In order not to drag down the movement of the troops
Yuan Guoping resolutely felt for the pistol
Pulled the trigger against his temple
With his life, he fulfilled such a promise:
"If there are 100 rounds of ammunition
To use 99 to fire at the enemy
The last 1 shot is reserved for yourself
Never be taken prisoner."
Martyrdom of Yuan Guoping (Courtesy of the Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters in Yunling)
Firm faith, not afraid of sacrifice
The heroic deeds of the revolutionary martyrs
It has left a valuable spiritual wealth for future generations
Inherit the red gene and carry forward the "spirit of the New Fourth Army"
At a new starting point
We must constantly push forward the great cause pioneered by our revolutionary ancestors