Seventy-five years ago, September 24 was a historic day for the East China Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to achieve victory in the Battle of Jinan after eight days and eight nights of bloody fighting. This victory not only announced the liberation of Jinan, but also opened the prelude to the strategic decisive battle of the People's Liberation War, and became an important turning point in the Chinese Liberation War to the national victory, and was hailed as the "great victory".
1. Battle of Jinan: Heroic charge, the soul of victory.
At 24 o'clock on September 16, 1948, the Battle of Jinan officially began, and the East China Field Army finally conquered the inner city of Jinan in the evening after eight days and eight nights of bloody fighting, announcing the liberation of Jinan. The success of this magnificent battle not only liberated the Shandong provincial capital, but also marked the beginning of the strategic decisive battle of the People's Liberation War, which was praised as a "great victory" by later generations. However, the war was rushed, and tens of thousands of soldiers gave their lives for the victory, and more than 5,000 of them became unknown martyrs, and their names and deeds gradually disappeared in the long river of history.
2. Hero's Home: The Years of Missing.
The plot of the story begins with the heroes' expedition, the young man is dressed in battle robes, and the heroic soul shines on the battlefield;A farewell becomes a farewell, and generations of people miss it. Seventy-five years have passed, and the relatives are still looking forward to the return of those young soldiers who had gone to the battlefield. This history is not only the glory of the victors, but also the inexhaustible thoughts of the families of the victims.
3. The Road to Finding Relatives: The Famous Promise of the Unknown Soldier.
In order to make the unknown martyrs "famous", Jinan City has set up a martyr family search center, set up a special class, and used DNA identification technology to carry out family search work. After many expeditions, crossing Shandong and Hebei provinces, and walking through more than 100 villages and towns, they found the names and homes of 103 unknown martyrs. This is not only a task, but also a commitment and responsibility to the martyrs, and a practical action to remember history and move forward bravely.
Fourth, the eternal memory of the martyrs: the re-inscription of history.
Today, 75 years later, the heroes of the Battle of Jinan are no longer nameless. On September 24, 2023, 54 more "monuments" were erected in the Heroes Square of the Jinan Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, and a monument erection ceremony was held for the second batch of 54 martyrs who successfully searched for their relatives. This marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Jinan and the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Battle of Jinan. At this moment, the relatives held the tombstones of their relatives in their hands, deeply feeling the lovesickness across time and space, and tears were both grief and relief.
5. Tracing Heroes: The Responsibility of Inheritance.
The work of the family tracing team to find the names of the martyrs is not only a tribute to the unknown martyrs, but also a responsibility for the inheritance of history. During the search, the nephew of a martyr brought the fruit he had grown to pay tribute to his grandfather, while the grandson of another martyr brought the soil of his hometown to mourn his grandfather. This way of inheritance is not only a remembrance of the martyrs, but also an inscription and inheritance of history.
6. Salute to the martyrs: an oath never to forget.
In the new era, the re-excavation and re-dissemination of this historical event has broader significance. The relatives who came to Jinan experienced the heroic deeds of their hometown by visiting the Liberation Pavilion. At the same time, through the inheritance of the school curriculum, the deeds of the martyrs can be passed down from generation to generation. This kind of remembrance is not only a tribute to the martyrs, but also an oath to history.
This is a story that spans time and space, 75 years later, the heroes are "reunited" with their families in another form, and the seeds of longing sprout in the vicissitudes of the years, blooming "full of trees and flowers", and carving a deep stroke for history.