The commander of the column, Tang Shizun, pushed the microphone away and walked towards the front of the stage, and made a hearty and generous speech. The roar resounded throughout the audience: "This trip is determined to avenge the country and win glory for the nation. If you fail, you will be able to be benevolent. You will never return to Sichuan!" He recited a poem that he had just written for a short time to express his ambition: "A man is determined to leave Kui Pass, and he will not return until he destroys the Japanese slaves. Why do you need to bury his bones? There are green mountains everywhere in life!" During the civil war, Tang Shizun was called a "Tang Plague Pig". But at this time, the commander of Tang was generous and generous, and he was quite proud of seeing off Yishui farewell. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Shaocheng Park were crying like rain and applause like thunder...

After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, seven armies of the Sichuan Army, one division and one brigade, had more than 400,000 people, and went to the front line of the War of Resistance Against Japan to fight bloody battles. Since then, Sichuan has sent young and strong soldiers to the front every year, ranking first in the country. He Yingqin, who was once the Minister of Military Affairs of the National Government, once wrote the book "The Eight Years of Anti-Japanese War", which recorded that the number of people from the Sichuan Army leaving Sichuan was shocking: During the eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Sichuan (including more than 100,000 people recruited by Xikang Province and special forces and military schools) provided nearly 3 million troops to enrich the front line troops, accounting for more than 14.05 million people in the country during the same period - it was still strong!

From this, I thought of movies with the theme of capturing strong men and TV series such as "Wang Baochang" in recent years. At that time, the Kuomintang ruled corruptly, officials at all levels were rampant, and the people were ruthless. Some dandy men of officials and gentry were greedy for life and feared death and were unwilling to join the front line, so they paid for people to replace them. There were indeed many cases of people like "Captain Lu" and "Wang Baochang" taking the opportunity to make trouble...

But it must be realized that the people oppose that evil forces at all levels are in the face of national crisis, but they take the opportunity to mess with the "buying and dealing" of arresting the strong men and rush to the front line. In fact, this kind of "catched" strong men only account for a small number of Sichuan soldiers. In the face of the great enemy, the general public in Sichuan is unwilling to be slaves of the country to be destroyed. Countless passionate young people voluntarily applied for the army to join the front line. At that time, the "Regulations on Preferential and Responsibility for Families of Military Personnel" was also formulated, with settlement fees, tax exemption, and protection of military marriages.

Therefore, the climax of passionate young people from all over Sichuan who joined the army has never stopped. There are many examples of "wife sending men to the battlefield" and "parents sending children to the front". For example, the third edition of Chongqing Xinhua Daily hosted by Chongqing, published on November 21, 1943: The patriotic model of Xinjin County, Gao Shangqi, who was 72 years old, hates the Japanese invaders very much. He mobilized three of his four sons to join the army to fight against Japan, leaving only the third son Gao Guangtian to do a small business at home to maintain the life of the family of six...

For example, when Wang Zhecheng, who was once known as the "model father", sent his son Wang Jiantang, who volunteered to go out for war, the scene was even more tear-jerking: what he gave to his son was a "death" flag! He wrote a big "death" character in the middle of the white cloth flag, and the left side of the flag reads: "The country is in trouble, the Japanese invaders are ferocious. The rise and fall of the country is a part of every man. I wanted to serve, but I was lucky to have a son, so I voluntarily volunteered to give him a flag and always carry him. When he was injured, he would wipe his blood, and wrap his body after death. Go forward bravely and don't forget his duty!" (See "Selected Literature and Historical Materials" Volume 1)

1943 was the most difficult stage of the War of Resistance. The Military Committee of the National Government ordered Sichuan to recruit 45,000 outstanding intellectuals to join the army within one month, and fly to India and Myanmar to supplement the expeditionary force. Countless college and middle school students and public education personnel in Sichuan were excited and "crying and asking for joining the army", and soon more than 40,000 people rushed to the front line...

If they were misled by some "speechs" and thought that soldiers leaving Sichuan were all strong men who were unwilling to go to the battlefield and were forced to "pull" away, this really vulgarizes the serious history of the War of Resistance. If the 3 million Sichuan soldiers were not for the desire to serve the country with loyalty, could they fight bloody and be ready to die as if they were homeless? Those Sichuan soldiers who sprinkled blood on the battlefield would be unfair!

Tragic sacrifice: Sichuan Army casualties* more than 10,000

The Japanese army had excellent weapons and brutal "Bushido" at that time "shocked the world". However, countless people in the Sichuan Army, from generals to soldiers, made a pre-declaration before leaving Sichuan and swearing to serve the country to the death.

On October 15, 1937, Liu Xiang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Seventh War Zone, and also served as the commander-in-chief of the 23rd Army. Tang Shizun was the commander-in-chief of the 22nd Army, and Sun Zhen was the deputy commander-in-chief. Secretary-General of the Provincial Government Deng Hanxiang and others advised Liu Xiang, who was sick, not to have to go to Sichuan in person. Liu Xiang said: "In the past, he fought a civil war for many years, and his face was not very glorious. Today, he served the country. How can he be at peace in the rear!"

Liu Xiang, who went on the war with illness, vomited blood on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War and was transferred to Wanguo Hospital in Hankou, Hubei on November 28. He knew that he had no illness, and once wrote two Du poems on paper with hatred, "Die before he succeeded, and he kept tears of heroes"... On January 20, 1938, Liu Xiang died at the age of 48. Before his death, he left a reply, but he was speechless, which was full of words that inspired the soldiers of the Sichuan and Sichuan Army: "To the end of the War of Resistance, it was unswerving, that is, the enemy did not withdraw from the border for a day, and the Sichuan Army would not return home for a day!"

Liu Xiang's will was raised in the Sichuan Army on the front line for a long time, and the officers and soldiers must recite it in one voice to show their determination to fight to the end of the war! On September 19, 1939, the extremely grand state funeral ceremony was held for Liu Xiang in Chengdu. Liu Xiang's feat of fighting against Japan and going to fight with illness, wrote the most glorious mark for his later years.

During the civil war, many of the Sichuan Army were "spoken and double-gun generals" (breaking guns and opium smoke guns), and were considered to be the "worst army" in China at that time and "vulnerable"... But this kind of army, inspired by the "anti-Japanese and national salvation", had strict military discipline after leaving Sichuan, and was not surprised by the way, and was very popular among people from all over the country. During the eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the front-line battlefields held by the Sichuan Army accounted for about two-tenths of the country. They fought countless bad battles and made the most tragic sacrifices!

After the Sichuan Army left Sichuan, the first to fight against the enemy was the bloody battle between the 26th Division of the 43rd Army of the Sichuan Army and the 20th Army of the Sichuan Army on the battlefield of Songhu. According to Mr. He Pinru's recollection, the 26th Division was poorly equipped, "There were only eighty or ninety soldiers in a company, only one light machine gun and fifty or sixty rifles. Some guns were used for too long and were gone. There were also a few rifle handles tied with hemp ropes to prevent loss. The weapons were inferior. You can imagine..." Japanese aircraft and cannons bombed indiscriminately, with heavy casualties. The soldiers vowed to live and die together with the positions, and they continued one after another without fear. "Liu Fang was still saying when she was seriously injured for the second time: 'Sacrificing for the fight against Japan, no death

Unfortunately!’” The 255th Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Battalion Commander Qiang Zhaofu, acting commander, was penetrated by the enemy's bullets, and was hit by stray bullets in the neck, and he still insisted on command... The officers and soldiers of the division fought bravely and tenaciously for seven days and nights, repelled the Japanese attacks many times, and were known as one of the five best-achieved divisions of the more than 70 divisions participating in the Songgu Anti-Japanese War. The price paid by the division was also extremely heavy: 4 regiment commanders of the entire division, two were killed. 14 battalion commanders, 13 casualties, and the company and platoon leader had a total of more than 250 casualties. There were only three or five soldiers left in each company, and at most eight or nine... The entire division had more than 4,000 people, and only more than 600 people were left after the battle!

When I read these historical materials, I felt wet and tears. The ordinary people in Sichuan were very different from corrupt officials who "eat tightly in front and eat tightly in the back". In order to calm public anger, the authorities severely punished those who hoarded goods. Former Chengdu Mayor Yang Quanyu was knocked into a "sand can" by the "supreme authorities" in Chongqing on December 23, 1940 for hoarding a large amount of food. The provincial government ordered that all those engaged in illegal traders "are sentenced to death". However, the corruption of the Kuomintang government is not something that can work if they shout some slogans...

During the war, food was in short supply, and prices in Sichuan soared. From December 1942 to January 1943, the rice prices in Chengdu rose by more than three times in January. Grain, sugar, salt, matches, etc. were all limited in supply. Tens of millions of ordinary people in Sichuan were struggling on the hunger and cold line.

In the face of all the hardships, the people of Sichuan still stepped up their farming, production, and support the front. The military firearms and military uniforms of the Anti-Japanese War Army were mainly produced by Sichuan workers who were treated poorly at that time. The naked shipping ship workers on the Sichuan River shouted the tragic Chuanjiang phone and actively transported troops, military rations, refugees and military supplies, and civilian supplies...

In the middle and late period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the country was in great financial difficulties and military expenditure was tight, and the whole Sichuan had a climax of donation. In the spring of 1944, General Feng Yuxiang, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government, went to various places in central Sichuan to persuade people to save money, further promoting the donation movement. On January 17 of that year, the "Chengdu People's Donation and National Saving Conference" was in Shaocheng Park. From Zhang Qun, Yu Zhongying (Mayor) and other officials, to citizens, merchants, teachers, Jinghuan and other Sichuan opera artists... all donated enthusiastically. The most tear-jerking scene appeared: a long string of unclothed clothes, blind and lame beggars, one by one, put all the copper coins and nickel coins, and dingdangdangs into the "Saving National Gift Dedication Cabinet", and then staggered off the stage... The audience burst into tears, rushing to set off another climax of donation!

According to incomplete statistics published by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, the total donation in Sichuan during the War of Resistance against Japan was more than 500 million yuan. This money was blood squeezed out by the people of Sichuan! This huge sum of money strongly supported the War of Resistance against Japan.

After September 1940, Chongqing was officially designated as China's wartime capital (around capital), becoming the center of China's politics, economy, military and culture. The Japanese knew the importance of Sichuan, the "big rear of China", and the bombing of Sichuan lasted for more than 6 years. The people of Sichuan suffered a huge disaster. According to statistics, Japan's bombing of Sichuan was injured in a total of more than 26,000 people, more than 22,500 people were killed, and property losses were difficult to count... As far as I can remember, the three words "running to alarm" are the terms that my parents often nagged and had a very terrifying taste!

Mr. Fang Xuexi, who graduated from the Central Military Academy, is my junior high school physical education teacher. He said: One afternoon in mid-June 1939, 18 new combat bombings of Japanese invaders attacked Chengdu and rushed forward. Suddenly, a small biplane appeared on the clouds, diving and stragging the enemy aircraft group. The enemy planes were panicked and formed in chaos, and fled everywhere. The small plane committed suicide and rushed left and right, and frequently opened fire. Citizens who ran the alarm forgot the danger of air strikes, looked up at the sky and tightened their hearts.

Watch this air battle with few enemies. The enemy is too small, and we are too small. The small plane is unfortunately shot down by the enemy. The citizens are filled with sad voices... The martyr is called Shi Dalu, graduated from the tenth period of the Central Military Academy. He has experienced many heroic air battles during the War of Resistance. His father, General Shi Jie, was studying in the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer School, and was a technical instructor of the Central Military Academy at that time. After his son died in his country, he did not shed a single tear, but only held the burnt body of a hero and took a photo of Yongzhi not forgetting national hatred...

The Allied forces wanted to cooperate with the Chinese Air Force to fight. From December 1943, the new or expanded bombings and expel the airports in Xinjin, Qionglai, Pengshan, Guanghan, Wenjiang, Deyang and other places around Chengdu were built. The project was arduous and a total of 1.5 million migrant workers participated. Mr. Huang Weide, who had managed to build the Huangtianba Airport in Wenjiang, recalled: "The anti-Japanese sentiment of migrant workers was very high, and many of them voluntarily asked to participate. When the work started, they chased each other, and the work efficiency was very high... I went to the construction site factory and heard two female migrant workers coming from Huanglongxi, digging and styling the dragon gate. In the formation, one said: 'My man left as a strong man, and I was sure that he didn't call me. I was coming by myself'. One said: 'Work the airport to fight Japan from the sky, and let the Japanese run away too! Everyone get more effort and beat the Japanese away as soon as possible!" The anti-Japanese airport was a national mobilization. The poet Mr. Liushahe said: He was only 13 years old at the time, and he also wore a scout uniform with yellow cloth and wore straw sandals, and his waist hung his enamel rice bowl. He sang the "Chinese Boy Scout Song" with his classmates. He walked to Guanghan Airport where "migrant workers are like ants" to work...

However, some local officials are corrupt, treat migrant workers as fools, and they withdrew rice and even beat and scolded them indiscriminately. In my time, I was an educated youth. When I went to the countryside, I was near the Sangyuan Airport in Qionglai. I often heard old farmers put up the old gantry formation for the airport that year: I ate with salted water, bran with brown rice, which was like feeding pigs, but it was not hygienic, and often suffered from diarrhea. In the cold winter, migrant workers' clothes were thinly squeezed into the shed, squeezed to keep the cold, and lice were piled up, and everyone had "dry sores" (scabies), and bloodstains were all over the body due to itching and scratching... The mild illness turned into severe but had no cure. If you die, it was like no relatives to get a corpse. The Engineering Department dug a hole nearby and buried it like a dead dog...
Chapter completed!