Chapter 26 Live and die with the city, live and die with the soldiers——Records of Martyr Yi Anhua

Martyr Yi Anhua, courtesy name Furu, nickname Jishen, was born in 1899 in Zexi, Xixiang, Yichun, Jiangxi Province. Since he was a child, he was smart, studious, diligent and hardworking. Later, he was admitted to Jiangxi Provincial No. 8 Middle School.He likes to read history books, often encourages himself with national heroes Ban Dingyuan and Ma Fubo, and is determined to serve the motherland. In 1924, Mr. Sun Yat-sen established a revolutionary government in Guangzhou and set up the Northern Expedition Army, preparing to march northward to defeat imperialism and its lackeys, the Northern Warlords, and unify China.Yi Anhua was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately embarked on a journey to Guangzhou.After arriving in the Guangdong Revolutionary Base, Yi Anhua was admitted to the Gendarmerie Department of the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.

After graduation, Yi Anhua was assigned to the Central Gendarmerie as a platoon leader.Because of his strict law enforcement and serious work, he was praised by his superiors. In 1926, Yi Anhua was incorporated into the fighting ranks of the Northern Expedition Army and went north with the army.He was brave and resourceful in combat. In 1927, he was promoted to the company commander of the Zhejiang Provincial Supplementary Regiment with his military exploits. In 1928, Yi Anhua worked hard to improve his knowledge, continued his studies, and entered the Nanjing Central Military Academy. The next year, he was admitted to the Central Teaching Team to study military politics.After graduation, he was retained as the company commander of the teaching regiment.

In 1930, the Central Plains War broke out. Yi Anhua was ordered to join the teaching group. He fought bravely and made great achievements in battle. He was promoted to be a major battalion commander and a lieutenant colonel. Soon, the teaching regiment was ordered to be reorganized into a security division, and later reorganized from the security division into the 87th division of the army. Yi Anhua still served as a lieutenant colonel attached to the regiment. In 1932, the 128th Songhu Anti-Japanese War broke out. Under the leadership of Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai, the 19th Route Army rose up to fight against the Japanese invasion and fired the first shot of the Chinese army against Japan since September 18th. The whole country The wave of anti-Japanese fury rose one wave after another.At that time, the 87th Division was ordered to go to Shanghai to assist the 19th Route Army in the war of resistance. Yi Anhua was also ordered to lead his troops to participate in the battle to stop the Japanese army on the front line of Zhabei, Shanghai.In the fierce battle, Yi Anhua commanded the troops to fight tenaciously with the Japanese army, braved the fierce artillery fire of the enemy, fought desperately with the Japanese army, severely hit the aggressive arrogance of Japanese imperialism, and defended the sacred territory of the motherland.

After that, Yi Anhua asked for leave to go home for half a year to recuperate due to foot disease. In the winter of 1933, Yi Anhua returned to the army and was promoted to colonel and head of the 522nd Regiment of the 87th Division of the Army. In the winter of 1935, Yi Anhua returned to his hometown to visit relatives. Before leaving, he said to his fathers and villagers: "Although the country is unified, but the strong neighbors are cunning and cunning, wars are about to break out, and our soldiers should be responsible for saving the country." ..." On July 7, 1937, the Japanese imperialists carried out military provocations in North China, thus launching a large-scale war of aggression. The Anti-Japanese War of the whole nation broke out.

When Yi Anhua heard the news of the Japanese invasion of China, he was furious, and immediately wrote to the military authorities, asking Ying to go into battle, kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and serve the country.He excitedly told his colleagues that the time for us to serve our country has come and we will fight the Japanese army to the end. In order to better command the battle, he sent his wife back to his hometown.On the way, he expressed to his wife his determination not to avenge the country and never to return.He said: "You are going to receive my pension. Save money for the matter." His wife burst into tears upon hearing this.Yi Anhua smiled and enlightened her, saying, "I'm telling the truth." It can be seen that Yi Anhua has a deep hatred for the Japanese invaders, and is ready to fight the enemy to the end and dedicate himself to the country.

On August 13, following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Japanese imperialists created the "Hongqiao Incident" in Shanghai, expanding the flames of war to central China. Under the command of the National Government, the Chinese Anti-Japanese Army rose up to meet the Japanese invasion. The battle has begun. The 87th Division of the Army where Yi Anhua belongs is the elite main force of our army. After the Hongqiao incident, they were ordered to go to Shanghai to participate in the war against Japan.The Battle of Songhu was one of the cruelest and most intense battles in the early days of the great Anti-Japanese War. With its powerful land, sea and air forces, the Japanese army took advantage of the fact that the Shanghai battlefield was a plain, and I could not build strong fortifications. Launch a violent attack.Our anti-Japanese army was not afraid of the modern invading army armed to the teeth. With patriotic enthusiasm, they stubbornly resisted the Japanese attack with simple infantry weapons, severely hit the enemy, and defended the motherland with their blood and lives. territory.The two sides fought desperately, resulting in many casualties.At the most intense moment of the battle, Yi Anhua personally went to the front line to command the battle, encouraging the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely and defend the country.During the battle, he was honored as major general commander of the 259th Brigade of the 87th Division of the Army for his meritorious service against Japan.The battle in Songhu was arduous and tragic. I fought against the superior Japanese army tenaciously, smashed the shameless lie of "occupying the whole of Shanghai in 24 hours" boasted by the Japanese army, and showed the people of the world the Chinese people's unyielding tyranny and resistance to Japan to the end. The determination and heroic spirit inspired the confidence of the whole of China to win the war of resistance.However, due to the disparity in strength between the enemy and us, the violent Japanese bombing by planes, naval artillery and army artillery caused heavy casualties to me. The Songhu Anti-Japanese War lasted until the end of October. , withdrew from Shanghai.

After the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, they divided their troops into several groups, pushed into Suzhou and Wuxi, and pointed directly at the capital Nanjing. At this time, General Yi Anhua was ordered to lead his troops to Zhenjiang to continue to resist Japan. He was ordered to serve as the commander of martial law in Zhenjiang, commanding the troops to stand firm and complete the tasks assigned by their superiors. Soon, the Japanese army gradually pushed into Nanjing. The national government considered that Nanjing is the capital of our country and is the place of international observation. Holding Nanjing is of great significance for winning international support and sympathy and uniting the people of the whole country to persevere in resisting Japan. Therefore, it decided to deploy a large number of troops. Tang Shengzhi Commanded by the general, he took on the task of defending the capital.General Yi Anhua was also ordered to lead his troops to join the battle order to defend the capital Nanjing.

At this time, the battle situation was extremely critical. The main mechanized corps of the Japanese army surrounded Nanjing on three sides.However, our officers and soldiers have suffered a lot of casualties after a long period of hard work, and without supplementary repairs, they participated in this tragic battle to defend the capital, and their combat effectiveness was relatively weakened. General Yi Anhua was fearless in the face of danger, and with the patriotic enthusiasm of defending the motherland, he devoted himself to the preparations for the defense of Nanjing.According to the order of the Nanjing Garrison Command, his troops took on the task of guarding the front line of the Zhonghua Gate on the outskirts of Nanjing.After accepting the combat mission, General Yi Anhua immediately inspected the positions in person, urged military officials at all levels to do a good job in specific combat preparations such as fortification construction, ammunition storage, communication and joint protection measures, and vowed to fight the bloody battle with the Japanese army both spiritually and materially. In the end, prepare to live and die with the battlefield.He also educated all officers and soldiers with the principles of victory in the war of resistance, killing the enemy and making meritorious service, and sacrificing his life for the country, and encouraged all anti-Japanese soldiers to fight bloody, bravely kill the enemy, serve the motherland, and defend the capital to the death.Inspired by his patriotism, all the officers and soldiers of the 259th Brigade had high morale and confidence in victory, and made all preparations to beat the Japanese imperialist aggressor army.

At the beginning of December, the main Japanese mechanized corps arrived at the outskirts of Nanjing. From the 4th, they launched a fierce attack on our outer positions under the cover of fierce artillery fire, aircraft bombing and armored vehicles, and the tragic defense of the capital began. All kinds of intensive artillery fire from the Japanese army poured on our position, and the smoke filled the air everywhere, and the flames soared into the sky. The dense Japanese infantry group took advantage of the situation and launched a crazy charge. Our Nanjing defenders, led by officers at all levels, resisted tenaciously and would rather die than retreat , The two sides launched a fierce battle on the outer front line, and brutal hand-to-hand combat was launched many times on the ground.

Since I was fighting on the inside line, I could not get a lot of supplements. Although I kept repelling the Japanese attack and dealt a heavy blow to it, I also suffered a lot of casualties and gradually declined. After several days of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Japanese army broke through our outer defense line with superior firepower and manpower, and continued to advance towards our Nanjing city perimeter position. A fierce battle broke out in the 259th Brigade. General Yi Anhua came to the front line in person, commanded the troops to fight calmly, and used intensive rifle fire to wipe out batches of Japanese invading troops who were charging wildly. The Japanese army was determined to win, and I would rather die than retreat.

Unexpectedly, when the battle was in full swing, the Japanese army broke through the Yuhuatai friendly army position on the right wing of General Yi's headquarters, outflanked our frontline defenders of Zhonghua Gate on three sides. The battle situation was very critical, and his subordinates advised General Yi to avoid it. , Live and die with the soldiers, and never steal your life to bear the country..." He rushed to the battlefield, encouraging the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely. During the fierce battle, a bullet hit the left side of his brain, causing blood to flow.He was wounded and fought again. After a while, his right arm was hit by enemy bullets again, but he still couldn't get out of the line of fire.Seeing his bravery, the soldiers were all deeply moved, and their fighting courage doubled. They would rather die than retreat, and fought against the Japanese army tenaciously.At this time, another bullet hit General Yi's waist. He was seriously injured and sacrificed heroically.