In 1995, a shooting occurred in Shaoguan, and Li Erxi, a 74-year-old veteran of the Anti-Japanese War, lost his beloved son.
Li Erxi has two sons, the second son died as early as 5 years ago, the eldest son was shot again, and he lost his son twice in succession.
Although I sympathize with the old man's plight, due to the complexity of the case, the case-handling staff had to ask the old man about the situation, and what I did not expect was that after ruling out all kinds of possibilities, the old family told the police the most unlikely possibility: "Isn't it a professional killer sent by the Japanese to retaliate against me?" ”。
Retaliation by the Japanese? Li Erxi was a veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but at that time, 50 years had passed since the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and half a century had passed. Japan still wants to retaliate against him?
But when Li Erxi told the story of that year, even the police felt that Li Erxi's statement was not empty, because he had killed the "flower of the famous general" Abe Norihide of the Japanese army!
Li Erxi, a native of Lingqiu, Shanxi, was born in a cold and bitter background, and when he was 13 years old, his parents died, and at a young age, he became a cattle herder for the landlord's family.
Although the job was bitter and tiring, and he was often beaten and scolded by landlords, Li Erxi, who loved livestock since childhood, had a better understanding of livestock and even learned veterinarians.
Later, Li Erxi made a horse tooth in the local area, although he was young, he knew a lot and soon became famous.
In August 1937, the Eighth Route Army rushed to the Jin-Cha-Ji Anti-Japanese Battlefield, the 115th Division was stationed in Lingqiu County, the logistics department purchased horses, found Li Erxi, with the help of Li Erxi, the Eighth Route Army bought a large number of good horses, officers and soldiers also liked Erxi, so they let him become a soldier of the Eighth Route Army.
When he first became a soldier, Li Erxi was responsible for driving mules and carriages, and participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan, transporting water and food to the soldiers and escorting the wounded off the line of fire.
Although it was the first time to go to the front, Li Erxi was not afraid at all, and he had witnessed the villagers destroying their homes under the iron hooves of the Japanese army, and he only had hatred for the Japanese army and only wanted to go to battle to kill the enemy.
At pingxing guan, the 115th division captured a large amount of booty, including several mountain artillery and mortars, and decided to establish an artillery company, so Li Erxi joined this unit.
At that time, the Eighth Route Army millet plus rifle, there are no several guns, there is no formal training method, Li Erxi on his own groping, training eyesight, find a feel, with hard training, soon stood out, almost to the point of no false hair, Li Erxi became the main gunner, the artillery company where he was also famous, known as the "meritorious artillery company."
Soon, in the winter of 1939, more than 20,000 Japanese troops launched a major sweep of the Jin-Cha-Ji battlefield, and on October 24, 1939, Abe Norihide, known as the "Flower of Famous Generals", arrived in Laiyuan County, Hebei Province, and soon this information was sent out by comrades lurking in the Japanese army headquarters, and Yang Chengwu, then commander of the first division of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and political commissar, immediately arranged the combat plan according to the intelligence.
In November 1938, Yang Chengwu led his troops to annihilate the first brigade of the independent infantry of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army at Yansu Cliff, according to past experience, the Japanese army "lost more miserably, the more fierce the retaliation", so Yang Chengwu ordered the troops to prepare and hide and wait.
Sure enough, Norihide Abe, known as the "mountain warfare expert", could not hold back, and on November 4, the Japanese troops with two brigades, riding 90 trucks, rushed in the direction of Yansu Cliff and Yinfang to carry out retaliatory sweeps.
Nie Rongzhen, who learned the news, immediately ordered Yang Chengwu and 6 regiments of the Third Division to meet the battle, and on October 7, the Japanese army entered the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army, and the fierce battle began.
At about 4 p.m., someone found that many Japanese commanders were operating in an independent courtyard between Loess Ridge and Shangzhuangzi, and Chen Zhengxiang, a regimental commander, felt that this might be the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army, so he dispatched artillery companies to reinforce, and Comrades Such as Li Erxi quickly arrived at the designated position.
After determining the distance and direction, Li Erxi fired several cannons at the small courtyard, all the shells hit, and soon, a large group of Japanese troops fled in a hurry, Li Erxi aimed at the target, and it was another cannon, and the bomb fell in the middle of the Japanese army and exploded, killing and wounding...
Soon after the end of the battle, the news of Abe Norihide's death spread, Chairman Mao personally sent a congratulatory telegram to celebrate this great victory, Chiang Kai-shek also gave a reward to Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, for the first time in the world, and Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" also published the news of Abe Norihide's death in battle, saying, "The flower of the famous general has withered away on the Taihang Mountain!" ”。
Afterwards, Li Erxi learned that he had actually killed the Japanese lieutenant general, and because of this, at the age of 18, he won the title of "Sharpshooter", Nie Rongzhen gave him a pistol, and Zhu Laozong also remembered him.
However, after the incident, Li Erxi's great battle achievements were "concealed" and did not publicize it. The reason is very simple, Abe Norihide is a Lieutenant General of the Japanese Army, and he is famous, in the Japanese Army, there are many followers, the leaders are afraid that Li Erxi will be retaliated against, so except for the comrades who participated in the war at that time and several leaders, few people know that Li Erxi did this big thing.
Rao was like this, and Li Erxi was also sought revenge by the enemy family many times, fortunately, he practiced a good skill in the team, which was lucky to hide.
After the bombing of Abe Norihide, Li Erxi was still his "sharpshooter", and after that, he participated in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the Battle of Liaoshen, the Battle of Pingjin, and so on.
In 1952, Li Erxi changed careers and entered the Shaoguan civil affairs system, where he has since settled down, as for his glorious deeds in the war years, Li Erxi rarely mentioned it to people, even his grandson did not know, only that he was a veteran of the War of Resistance.
After serving as a soldier for more than ten years, Li Erxi was very satisfied to return to a peaceful life, but unfortunately, in his ancient years, first his second son died, and then the eldest son was shot.
After li erxi was transferred to a good job, his two sons also inherited his good character and lived in harmony with their neighbors, how could his eldest son be shot and killed? Racking his brains, Li Erxi thought of the "most unlikely possibility."
After Li Erxi told his experience, his deeds were quickly reported, attracting the attention of all walks of life, when someone asked him: "The legend you created in those years shocked Huaxia, so many years, how can you keep your mouth shut?" ”。
The old man said calmly: "I can live to this day, very lucky, I saw my comrades-in-arms fall by my side, they are the real heroes, I am living well now, and I have the care of the state, what is not satisfied?" ”。
After the death of his son, Li Erxi once returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, and when passing through Beijing, his old boss Yang Chengwu wanted to meet him, but unfortunately, due to busy official duties, he could not do so, so he could only let the secretary come forward to entertain.
In Beijing, Li Erxi saw the mortar that killed Abe Inohide in the museum, and took a photo with the "old man".
In 2010, Li Erxi finished the road of life, at the age of 89, before dying, he also smiled and said to his family, when you get there, you have to ask Abe Norihide, the taste of being shelled is not good!
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