In 1931, when the September 18 Incident broke out, Dai Wanling, an enlightened squire who was over the age of six, resolutely led the whole family to rise up against the Japanese. The "Dai Family Army" led by him closely followed the Chinese National Salvation Army, the Suining Anti-Japanese Allied Army, the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army, and the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army, and fought bravely and tenaciously in the Changbai Mountains until the final heroic death.
When the Northeast was recovered, more than 50 people of the Dai family died on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, and all the adult men died except for an old man over seventy, and only a few widows and orphans survived. Their spirit of sacrifice is awe-inspiring and reminiscent of the Yang generals in ancient times.
Dai Wanling, whose name is Hongchang, is the head of the Dai family, a wealthy family in the east of Dunhua City. He took the national righteousness as his own responsibility, moved his family to resist Japan, and succeeded one after another, and was a living and true version of the "Yang family general". They are outstanding representatives who are not afraid of strong enemies and serve the country loyally, show a high degree of patriotism and strong feelings for their family and country, and compose a generous and tragic song of resisting foreign aggression, defending national independence, and exalting national integrity.
Professor Zhang Yanfu, vice president of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation Research Association of Jilin Province, said: "Dai Wanling's family takes the national righteousness as their own responsibility, moves their family to resist Japan, and succeeds one after another, and is a living and true version of the 'Yang family general', an outstanding representative who is not afraid of strong enemies and serves the country loyally, showing a high degree of patriotism and strong feelings for the family and country, and composing a generous and tragic song of resisting foreign enemy aggression, defending national independence, and exalting national integrity." ”
Dai Wanling, whose ancestral home is Xianghe Township, Zhoutingshe, Fuye County, Laizhou, Shandong Province, was born on the first day of the sixth lunar month in 1871. This Shandong man, who was born in poverty, with perseverance and perseverance, worked hard with his family on the land of Kanto, and finally created a world of his own.
Dai Wanling's family started from scratch in Daijiabaozi, Heishi Jiangdong, Emu County, Jilin Province, and after several generations of hard work, the family business gradually prospered. However, living in the barren borderland, they did not stay comfortable because of this, but were always vigilant against the infestation from bandits. In order to protect the family and defend the country, the Dai family took the lead in organizing a militia and became the richest man along the Shahe River. In the courtyard of the high-walled deep courtyard, the forts are towering, and the gunners are gathered, always guarding the peace of the homeland.
Dai Wanling has been through ups and downs all his life, and changed his name four times to Peng Ling, Xi Ling, Xi Ling, and Feng Ling in order to get rid of bad luck. The last name, Dai Fengling, accompanied him through the most glorious years of his life. He managed the affairs of the family in an orderly manner, from the accumulation of grain, to the herds of pigs, cows, horses and sheep, to the raising of sika deer, all of which reflected the shrewdness and ability of this Shandong man. He built department stores, medicinal herbs and other shops in Dunhua, Ning'an, Guandi and other places, as well as workshops such as cooking pots, oil houses, mills, powder houses, and tofu houses, demonstrating his business talents.
This tall Shandong man has bright eyes, carries a large box gun at his waist, and rides a jujube red horse, majestic and majestic. He has deep feelings for his family and country, and admires heroes such as Yue Fei, Bao Gong, Zheng Chenggong, and Yang Jiajiang. He was kind, bold, warm, kind, and trustworthy, and enjoyed a high reputation in the local area.
Dai Wanling attaches great importance to the education of his children. He named his eldest son, second son, and third son "Keqin", "Kejian" and "Keji" respectively, which conveyed the deep meaning of "diligence and thrift can prosper and develop auspiciously". He was very strict with his family, he had to pick up and eat the grains of food that were lost after eating, and strictly forbade his children and grandchildren to drink too much, smoke too much, gamble and be lazy. He hoped that his children and grandchildren would have ambitions, so he named his fourth son "Kezhi". If his son can be elected to the government as an official, he hopes that he can be as fair and make decisions for the people like Bao Gong, so he named his fifth son "Kexuan". He emphasized that he should take the right path in life, so he named his six sons "Kezheng (Zheng)".
This is Dai Wanling's life, a Shandong man who has created a prosperous and rich world on the barren land on the border. His story is like a hymn to the working people, stirring in people's hearts.
In the smoke of the "918" incident, Wang Delin, the commander of the "old third battalion" of the old department of the Northeast Army, was unwilling to be a slave to the country, and in 1932 in a small town in Yanji County, Jilin Province, raised the flag to resist Japan, established the Chinese National Salvation League, and served as the commander-in-chief.
This hero, who was born in the green forest, once saved Dai Wanling's life. They are both fellow villagers in Shandong, and they are like-minded, and they both hate the Japanese for their rampant and domineering behavior in Northeast China, and they also oppose the corruption and incompetence of the Senses. They swore to be "brothers of the alliance" and vowed to resist foreign enemies together.
Dai Wanling was well aware of the national righteousness, and did not hesitate to sell the shops in the city, purchased more than 100 guns, and hired a retired military doctor surnamed Li from the Northeast Army to sit in the "Dai Family Compound". When Wang Delin decided to attack Dunhua County as the first battle after the establishment of the rescue **, Dai Wanling responded positively.
On February 18, 1932, Wang Delin led the army to the "Dai Family Compound", where Dai Wanling gave him a warm welcome, killed pigs and sheep, and rewarded the three armies. Wang Delin said: "Big brother, the Japanese devils have been bullied to the doorstep, this time I will do it to the end with Little Japan!."You should also join my team to fight against Japan!Dai Wanling held Wang Delin's hand and immediately said: "I have long had this intention, if the virtuous brother does not dislike it, I am willing to abandon my family and follow the virtuous brother and fight against the country together!."Wang Delin was so excited that he burst into tears, and immediately appointed Dai Wanling as the captain of the ** Township Rescue Regiment, and asked him to quickly recruit troops.
Based on the Dai family's children, the family's "gunners" and long-term workers, Dai Wanling mobilized more than 200 hunters and young adults from "gunners" in the villages along the Shahe River to form a township regiment brigade of about 300 people. Dai Wanling's 4 brothers, 5 sons, and 3 sons-in-law all followed him to participate in the rescue.
At dawn on February 20, 1932, Dai Wanling led the Township Regiment Brigade to attack Dunhua County for the first time. After fierce fighting, the county seat was occupied for a time, which shocked the enemy. However, due to the fact that the intelligence was informed, a large number of Japanese troops rushed from Jilin to reinforce and had planes to help, and the rescue had to be evacuated.
In order to avoid the retaliation of the Japanese invaders, Dai Wanling sent people to send a letter to the family members along the Shahe River, asking them to pack the family's money and cloth into more than 20 sacks, plus grain, a total of more than 30 carts, dozens of climbing plows, and the rest were carried by horses. The Dai family, young and old, rode horses, cars, and walked respectively, and retreated together with the rescue, and since then they have embarked on the long road of resistance against Japan without hesitation.
Soon, the Japanese army and the puppet army chased to the Shahe River, surrounded the "Dai family compound", killed the remaining Dai Wansheng (Dai Wanling's cousin), and set fire to all the houses and a large amount of food and materials that had not had time to be taken away. This aroused the hatred of the local people for the Japanese devils and strengthened the determination of the Dai family to resist Japan to the end.
Soon, the Township Regiment Brigade was officially reorganized into the Fifth Battalion (also known as the Independent Battalion), with Dai Wanling as the battalion commander, Dai Keqin, Dai Kejian, and Dai Keji as the company commanders respectively, Dai Kezhi and other 9 people as deputy company commanders, Dai Kezheng as the herald, and Dai Wanling's two grandsons as the battalion commander and guards. This unit is also known as the "Dai Battalion" and "Dai Family Army" because it is mainly composed of the children and relatives of the Dai family. After that, Dai Ying moved to the eastern region of Kyrgyzstan and Hei provinces with the rescue, and successively participated in the Jingpo Lake series of battles, the second and third attacks on Dunhua, and the attacks on Emu, Antu, Dongning and other battles, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese puppet army many times, and severely striking at the arrogance of the invaders.
Dai Wanling's way of governing the army is rigorous and resolute. In every battle, he took the lead and charged into battle, showing a brave and fearless leadership. His troops were highly disciplined and impressed. Many of Dai Ying's sons and daughters were former gunners and hunters, and they were bold and careful, accurate in marksmanship, and rushed to be the first in battle.
Dai Wanling established an organizational structure with extremely strong combat effectiveness, and the battalion was divided into three companies, each with a company commander and three deputy company commanders, and three platoon commanders concurrently serving as the battalion. It is stipulated that if the company commander dies on the battlefield, the deputy company commander will automatically take over the command of the company commander in turn. This kind of meticulous arrangement of troops allows the troops to quickly respond to various unexpected situations in battle.
In specific battles, Dai Wanling's tactics were flexible and effective. He used the method of group fighting, dividing a squad into three combat groups of five or six men each. The group was divided into two rows, the front and the rear, and the three people in the front row were responsible for firing and shooting. They specifically target enemy machine gunners and commanders, and their accurate marksmanship makes enemies fearful.
In January 1933, in the face of the heavy encirclement of the Japanese invaders, the rescue ** fell into an isolated and helpless situation. Wang Delin retreated to the Sino-Soviet border in Dongning County, and decided to lead some of the wounded, sick and family members to evacuate to the Soviet Union and then make a detour back to Guannei. Before leaving, he said to Dai Wanling: "Big brother, you should also go to the Soviet Union with me!."But Dai Wanling replied: "I am alive to be a Chinese, and dead to be a Chinese ghost!"Wang Delin said helplessly: "Then you can take your own team to fight back!.""They didn't expect that this farewell would be forever!
Wu Yicheng and Dai Wanling, the commanders of the rescue front who were left behind, divided the troops into two divisions, and each led the headquarters to break through. Dai Wanling ordered a series of charges, two companies in the middle, and three consecutive breaks. The gunners of the first company had many good marksmanship, and under the leadership of Li Haifeng, they bravely rushed to kill and successfully tore through the enemy's encirclement. The second and third companies also successfully broke through respectively.
After the breakout, Dai Ying** was heavy, with more than 100 people killed and injured. Dai Ying withdrew to Luozigou, Wangqing County, joined the Chai Shirong Department, joined the "Chai Brigade", and later joined the Suining Anti-Japanese Allied Army. In February 1935, Dai Ying joined the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Combined Army under the command of Zhou Baozhong. In 1936, the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army was established, and the "Dai Family Army" embarked on the anti-Japanese road under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.