On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, an old man named Mihoko expressed his blessings to Chongqing Municipality through a letter: "Warmly celebrate the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan......It has been 83 years since the *** general of the Chinese Eighth Route Army saved my life on the battlefield ......May the two cities and two countries prosper and the people be happy and healthy. ”
So, what kind of touching story is there between Mihoko and ***?
In the "77 Incident" in 1937, the Chinese nation suffered heavy losses. In order to resist Japanese aggression, our party and the Kuomintang formed an anti-Japanese national united front and rushed to the front line, opening the prelude to the anti-Japanese guerrilla war.
In mid-September, the Japanese army launched an attack on North China in three directions, and the Eighth Route Army was ordered to go to Shanxi to fight the Japanese army together with the Kuomintang army. **The general, as the commander of the 115th Division, was the first to set off.
Soon after, the deputy division commander *** also led the troops north, and arrived in Shangzhai on September 23 to meet **. The two didn't have time to rest, so they began to discuss their next move.
* showed the topographical map of the area around Pingxingguan, and introduced the battle plan he had preliminarily formulated, and finally solicited the opinions of ***. **After careful consideration, he said: "We are not thinking about whether to fight or not, but how to fight this battle well."
This is the first confrontation between our country and the Japanese army, and the people of the whole country are *** so we must fight a good battle, a perfect battle. "After in-depth study and discussion, ** and *** decided to conduct the first confrontation with Japan at Pingxingguan.
**and** commanded a great battle that shocked China and the rest of the world on an unnamed high ground in the east of the Pingxing Kanto. That morning, more than 100 enemy vehicles and more than 200 mules and horses entered the ambush circle set by our army, and our army immediately launched an attack.
It is advisable to divide the enemy, and after agreeing, a vigorous hand-to-hand combat begins. In the battle, our army suffered a heavy battle, but in the end more than 1,000 Japanese troops were annihilated and a large number of ** were captured.
The great victory of Pingxingguan was the first major victory of our army on the North China front, which broke the myth of the Japanese army and strengthened the determination and confidence of our people's war of resistance.
In October 1939, the Japanese army carried out a large-scale "sweep" of the Jinchaji anti-Japanese base area. In the second half of the year, Yang Chengwu reported an important piece of information to ***: "We have just received information that Lieutenant General Abe Guixiu, who is sitting in Zhangjiakou, sent more than 1,000 people to Laiyuan City, and the troops were divided into three ways to carry out a 'sweep'. ”
Ask him, "Is this news accurate?" Are you sure? Yang Chengwu patted his chest and said seriously: "Don't you still believe me? This news is absolutely true. ”
**After listening, immediately assign the task and be fully prepared for battle. In the early morning of November 3, the Yansu Cliff Annihilation Battle began, and ** has been guarding **, waiting for news from the front line.
After a fierce battle, our army successfully annihilated more than 600 Japanese troops, and only a few of them became fish that slipped through the net. After many years of fighting with the Japanese army, ** had long figured out their temper, so he ordered: "The Japanese army has always been proud, and once it suffers, it will definitely be unconvinced and come to retaliate."
Now immediately evacuate the battlefield, take cover, and look for a suitable opportunity to fight again. As expected, in addition to the loss, Abe Norihide personally led more than 1,500 people to carry out a retaliatory "sweep" in an attempt to save their face.
On November 7, the battle of Loess Ridge began. ** Let Yang Chengwu send a small part of his forces to meet the enemy, lead them to Yinfang, let them pounce into the air, and then lure the enemy eastward.
After all the Japanese troops entered the vicinity of the Loess Ridge, they concentrated their forces to annihilate them. The Japanese army really hit the plan, and our army successfully annihilated more than 900 Japanese soldiers and killed the lieutenant general commander Norihide Abe.
In the fiery years of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in addition to the scenes of bloody battles, there were also those small things that touched people deeply. During the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the Japanese army was terrified by the story of "saving the Japanese little girl", showing the world the other side of the iron tenderness of the senior generals of the Eighth Route Army.
On August 21, 1940, the front-line command post of Honghechao Village received an emergency**, and learned that when the first battalion of the third regiment was attacking the Jingcheng mining area last night, two soldiers risked their lives to rescue two little Japanese girls.
Their mother died in the shelling, and his father was seriously injured and died. For this situation, if it is a little girl from our country, we can give it to the villagers to raise, but these two little girls are Japanese, and we have never encountered such a situation, so we have to report to the command and ask them to make a decision.
The staff officer who received the ** also fell into deep thought, he knew that this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, but he did not panic, but asked: "Does the unit have any ideas?"
What about the warriors who rescued the two little girls? The other party replied: "The soldiers said that although the two little girls were Japanese, they saved innocent lives, and they did not regret it." ”
This story tells us that in war, in addition to merciless killing and ruthless struggle, there is also the brilliance of humanity and the care of kindness. Every life, regardless of nationality or race, deserves to be respected and protected.
The staff officer nodded in agreement, and immediately called Commander Nie to tell him what had happened. After listening, I was deeply gratified. "No matter what country these two little girls are from, they are innocent," he said.
Let them send the child to the command post immediately. "The Red River Trough is not far from the command post, and soon the two little girls are delivered. ** I like children very much, his only daughter Nie Li is still in Shanghai, and the father and daughter have been separated for 10 years.
So when he saw the two little girls, he was very happy. He first picked up the little girl who was a few months old, kissed her, and then handed it to the guard next to him, telling him to quickly find a wet nurse to breastfeed.
Then he leaned down and asked the older girl, "Son, what's your name?" Mihoko didn't understand Chinese, let alone what *** was saying, but looked at him suspiciously, with a hint of fear in her eyes.
Seeing that the little girl's reaction was a little wrong, she didn't ask more, but found some candy and a local specialty, Snow Pear, and handed it to her to eat. However, surprisingly, Mihoko didn't take it and eat it, but stared at the snowflake pear in ***'s hand.
At first, he was a little confused, but then he reacted: "Oh, Japanese kids love to be clean. He then washed the snow pear with water and handed it to Mihoko, who took it and ate it in a big gulp.
It was this small act of *** that made Mihoko have a good impression of him, no longer afraid of him, and even pulled ***'s big hand with her own small hand.
In the midst of the tense war, **After careful consideration, it was decided how to place these two little Japanese girls. He considered two options: one was to raise them by himself, but considering that the environment in the border area was harsh, the children were not suitable for life, and Mihoko was already sensible, and staying here might make her miss her homeland, so this idea was a bit unrealistic; The second is to send them back and use this opportunity to do political work among the middle and lower ranks of the Japanese army.
** Personally wrote a letter of more than 800 words, calling on the Chinese and Japanese people to oppose the war, so that the Japanese officers and soldiers who handled it could see it. He found a reliable fellow and asked him to take the letter and the children to Shijiazhuang, and put some snow pears for the children to quench their thirst on the way.
** He is not only a military strategist, but also a politician, who shows the brilliance of humanity and Sino-Japanese friendship with practical actions.
**On his deathbed, he remembered the Mihoko sisters. On May 28, the "People's Liberation Army Daily" published an article titled "Japanese Little Girl, You Are **", which triggered a craze in China and Japan to find Mihoko.
Eventually, Japanese journalists found Mihoko, a mother of three who runs a small grocery store with her husband. After Mihoko learned that her savior was the founding marshal of China, she wrote a letter hoping to have the opportunity to come to Beijing to thank him.
**After receiving the letter, he said happily, "It's very much like what I remember, I'm very happy, and I wish Mihoko a happy family." ”
**: Practitioner and Witness of Sino-Japanese Friendship **A marshal who made great contributions to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, his benevolence and generosity in the war have made many people deeply admire.
In telegrams and letters received throughout Japan, he received many confessions and apologies from former Japanese soldiers who had participated in the war of aggression against China. In July 1980, Mihoko came to Beijing again with her three daughters and met her savior***
Mihoko clenched ***'s hands, bowed non-stop, and cried. She also changed her words and called *** "Dad", which made *** feel very relieved.
He smiled and stroked Mihoko's head and said, "China and Japan are neighbors separated by a strip of water, and there is no reason not to be friendly. I hope that the people of China and Japan will continue to be friendly ...... from generation to generationHe died on May 14, 1992, at the age of 92.
When he was dying, he once told his daughter Nie Li: "If you have the opportunity, you must go to Japan to see the ...... of 'sister' Mihoko."Mihoko sent a message of condolence the day after ***'s death: "I am very sad to hear the sad news of my father's death.
Since the day I returned to China to this day, I have always regarded him as my inner support, and if it weren't for my father, I might not be ...... todayHis life was full of persistent pursuit of the cause of Sino-Japanese friendship.
With his actions, he proved that the friendly relations between China and Japan are based on mutual trust, understanding, and respect. His death is undoubtedly a great loss to the friendship between China and Japan.
** and Mihoko meet again after 40 years of separation. In order to express her special feelings for this foreign father, Mihoko also set up a mourning hall at home.