Chapter 101 Chapter 101

These days are really too tired, extraordinary tired, the kind of exhausted tired.Fang Xianjue, who was exhausted, sat in the basement, fell asleep unknowingly while leaning against the back of the chair.The sound of guns near and far, the sound of ticking telexes, and the shouts of the staff and staff giving orders seemed to have ceased to exist.In a daze, suddenly, a bloody man staggered in front of Fang Xianjue: "Junzuo, you have to make the decision for me!..." Although it was indistinct, the intermittent crying sound was clearly so familiar.Hey, isn't this Mr. Sun Mingjin, who was originally preparing for the 10th Division?Yes, it is Mr. Sun.

"Mr. Sun, why are you here?" Fang Xianjue asked in a moment of bewilderment. "Army, they said that our 10th Army, that our preparation of the 10th Division was useless, and that we did not break the siege of Changde in time. The brothers of the 57th Division did not let me into the house! Army, you have to replace me Make the decision!..." Master Sun said.For a moment, the crowd was furious again. A group of bloody people surrounded Sun Mingjin and pointed at him before, but disappeared in a blink of an eye. Fang Xianjue was shocked, Master Sun died in the Changde siege battle.They have already been buried in Nanyue Mountain and entered the Martyr's Shrine, why are they crying here again?

"Army! You have to avenge your brothers! The hateful Japanese devils have destroyed all your houses. Brothers are suffering from the sun and rain. It's so hard!" Sun Mingjin cried again for a while. While Fang Xianjue was in confusion, Sun Mingjin said again: "You don't believe me, military seat. Then come and see me." Master Sun waved at Fang Xianjue and walked forward.Fang Xianjue followed Sun Mingjin to a place.Take a closer look, isn't this the Nanyue Martyr's Shrine? is not that right?I saw a mess in the martyrs' temple, the pines and cypresses and other trees and stone tablets were broken and crooked; the commemorative inscriptions were also painted with various colors of paint; the tombs of the martyrs were also dug up, and the remains of the martyrs were scattered and exposed, which was horrible...

The original Martyrs' Shrine was not like this.At that time, the archway at the main gate stood majestically, and there were five gold-plated characters inscribed on it: Nanyue Martyr's Shrine.The pines and cypresses on both sides are green, and the cornices are stacked in the middle. The houses are dense, the forest of steles is orderly, and the incense is lingering.There are also guards on duty. Nanyue Martyrs' Shrine is located under the Xianglu Peak of Nanyue Hengshan in Hengyang City, Hunan Province. It is one of the largest anti-Japanese war martyrs' cemeteries in China.The Nanyue Martyr's Temple was built during the "First Nanyue Military Conference" in 1938.The participants believed that the "violent corpse battlefield" of the fallen soldiers should be rested in peace and respected by the people of the country.Therefore, there was the idea of ​​building a martyrs cemetery in Hengshan for centralized sacrifice.Thereafter, under the auspices of the Ninth War Zone, the construction of the Nanyue Martyr's Shrine began in 1940 and was basically completed in 1942. On July 7, 1943, a grand inauguration ceremony was held, announcing that all soldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War could enter the temple to worship. The first batch of worshipers included 38 generals including Zhang Zizhong, Hao Mengling, Tong Linge, and Zhao Dengyu.At that time, Fang Xianjue and other generals of the 10th Army participated in the memorial ceremony.Fang Xianjue once advocated to the officer corps of the 10th Army at that time: a man should be a hero in life and a hero in death.Sacrificing one's life to become benevolent, sacrificing one's life for the country, and being honored to be enshrined in the Nanyue Martyr's Shrine!

The Nanyue Martyr's Temple is built on the mountain, shaded by pines and cypresses, and surrounded by green hills.The main entrance is an arched archway with three doors and double eaves. There are five gold-plated characters of "Nanyue Zhonglie Shrine" on the white marble door plaque.The entire ancestral hall faces south, on the central axis, according to the layout of the low front and high topography, followed by the archway, the July 7th monument, the memorial hall, the memorial pavilion and the hall of enjoyment. All are ancient Chinese buildings with stone walls and green tiles, with single eaves and corners.

Stepping into the gate, the first thing that catches the eye is the iconic "July 7th" Memorial Tower.It is a group of strangely shaped monuments, shaped like 5 giant cannonballs pointing directly at the blue sky, one in the middle is taller, and the other 4 surround the four sides, symbolizing the five major ethnic groups of Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui and Tibetan.On the base of the stele, the front and left and right sides of the central main tower are inlaid with white marble in the eye-catching word "Qiqi", which means that the Anti-Japanese War broke out on July 7, 1937.On the back of the tower is engraved an inscription by Xue Yue, Commander of the Ninth War Zone and Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government: "The invasion of Lugou, great waves rise. Die to defend the country, loyal and brave soldiers. The righteousness is magnificent, and the history is bright. The revival of the Han nationality will last forever in the history of the country."

Back then, the Japanese invaded the Central Plains on a large scale, and the thousand-year-old country was facing the disaster of national subjugation and extinction.State Secretary Chen Bulei drafted a call to action, and Chiang Kai-shek, as the head of the national government, shouted: "There is no distinction between land, east, west, north, south, and people, regardless of gender, age, or age, and we all fight against Japan!" Going to a country in distress.Thinking about this, the blood boils. Standing next to the monument and looking up, it can be clearly seen that the cemetery imitates the layout of the Zhongshan Mausoleum in Nanjing, facing north from south, symmetrical from left to right, with distinct layers.On the hillside between the stone steps on both sides, there is green grass, and the six characters of "National Loyalty and Eternity" are inlaid with marble on the grass. Set against the neighboring pines and cypresses, it looks very solemn and awe-inspiring.

Climbing up the stairs, looking up occasionally, the entire Martyrs’ Shrine, from the aisles, steps, gardens, to the memorial halls, archways, etc. Underneath, it is more magnificent, solemn and elegant.The stone steps are divided into 9 layers, with a total of 276 levels. It is said that it was specially arranged to commemorate the 276 middle and senior officers who died in the ninth theater and the sixth theater. On the surrounding hills, there are 13 large martyr mausoleums, in which the soldiers of the 9th and 6th theaters of the Kuomintang who died in the Anti-Japanese War were buried.In the largest grave, there are 2,728 soldiers who were killed in the 10th Division of the 37th Army of the Kuomintang in northern Hunan.Back then, when the Japanese invaded the south, the Nationalist Government successively headed by Zhang Zhizhong, Chen Cheng, and Xue Yue, the chairman of Hunan Province and the commander of the Ninth War Zone, and the children of Sanxiang fought the first battle in northern Hunan, the third battle in Changsha, the second battle in Changde, and now the Changheng battle.In the past seven years, if it weren't for the heroes of the nation who have been buried in the ground, they have sacrificed their lives and fought bloody battles, and the nation and the country will never be spared.

Xiangtang Temple is the main building of the Martyr's Shrine. It is located at the end of the stone steps, with cornices, stone walls and green tiles, which is magnificent.On the main entrance is a gilded plaque of "Martyr's Shrine" written by Chiang Kai-shek himself, in which the word "Lie" is missing a little.According to records, the Martyrs' Shrine was first built in 1939. At that time, Guangzhou and Wuhan fell one after another, and the strategic position of Hunan Province, which was in the rear, became extremely important, becoming another base camp of the Anti-Japanese War after Wuhan.

Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue is known as "the most beautiful of the five mountains", and the road, railway and waterway transportation is extremely convenient.Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Committee of the Nationalist Government, personally presided over the "First Nanyue Military Conference". At that time, Zhou Enlai, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Ye Jianying, Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army were also invited.The two parties attached great importance to national justice and joined hands to resist Japan.At this meeting, many generals mentioned that there are many "violent corpses" of officers and soldiers who died in battle, and they cannot be buried.After hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek was deeply saddened by this. After the meeting, he called Chen Cheng, chairman of Hunan Province, and Xue Yue, commander of the Ninth War Zone, and solemnly arranged for the repair of the cemetery.Later, Chen Cheng was transferred to be the chairman of Sichuan Province, and Xue Yue was concurrently the chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government, so Xue Yue was basically in charge of the construction of the cemetery.

Since the start of the construction, there have been frequent and fierce wars, and the construction work has been intermittent. By the time the construction was completed in June 1943, countless national heroes had died for the country, and there were as many as 35 senior generals above the major general level.As the supreme commander of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek thought about this situation when he wrote the plaque, and deliberately wrote a little less of the word "爸" to imply "fewer martyrs, faster victory".As an old saying goes, "When the season is poor, heroes emerge from adversity." When heroes emerge in large numbers, it is also a time when people are in dire straits.The early end of the Anti-Japanese War, the disarmament of the soldiers, and the casting of swords into plows should be the voice of the four billion people! The Xiangtang is in the shape of a "ten" and can accommodate 500 people. The middle of the hall is the altar against the back wall.A huge stele was erected behind the stage, engraved with "the general god of the fallen soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War". On July 7, 1943, the sixth anniversary of the Anti-Japanese War, Xue Yue, the commander of the Ninth War Zone, presided over the inauguration ceremony, and respectfully read the sacrificial oracle in front of the Zhonglie Shrine: "Since the Anti-Japanese War, all loyal soldiers will enter the shrine on the same day and offer sacrifices every year", and July 7th is designated as the public memorial day.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the national government promulgated the "Measures for Honoring the Fallen Soldiers in Spring and Autumn" in 1947, which clearly stipulates that every March 29th is the Spring Festival, and September 30th is the Autumn Festival.Xue Yue also inscribed the inscription on the Hall of Fame: "Respectfully set up the Shrine of the Martyrs, to cherish the God of Loyalty, I cherish the soul of Loyalty, and swear to be the God of Loyalty." Around the general shrine, there are scattered steles of the gods of soldiers who died in 22 famous battles since the Anti-Japanese War.In the deep twilight, it looked extremely gray.The Hall of Enjoyment is extremely deserted, and it seems that there are only these cold marble monuments left in the world, standing proudly, just like the straight backbone of the anti-Japanese soldiers who resolutely shouldered the national destiny.Counting in detail, there are 24 stone tablets and 48 inscriptions in Xiangtang. Except for 11 commemorative prayers, the remaining 37 are all the spiritual tablets of Chinese heroes and the Great Wall of the nation.Among them, Zhang Zizhong, commander-in-chief of the Right Wing Corps of the 5th theater and commander of the 33rd Army, and Li Jiayu, commander-in-chief of the 36th Army and commander of the 47th Army, had the highest positions when they died for the country. Both were lieutenant generals.In addition to the 35 heroes, 11 were lieutenant generals, 22 major generals, and 2 colonels when they died. The heroes sacrificed their lives for the country, and the war was fierce and heroic, which can be seen in the inscriptions.Zhang Liangji, executive director of general law in the Ninth War Zone, was killed in Yichun, Jiangxi Province in 1941. It can be seen that the battle situation is dangerous, and the number of sacrifices, even senior generals of non-combat ranks, is no exception.Major General Cun Xingqi, Commander of the 12th Division of the 3rd Army, Xiaxian committed suicide and died for his country. Among the 37 heroes, there are 7 graduates from the Whampoa Army Military Academy, the so-called direct descendants of Chiang Kai-shek, slightly higher than the 6 graduates from the Baoding Army Military Academy. Among them, 1 is a deputy military officer and 3 are teachers. It can be seen that there is no distinction It is not a lie that the central region has a direct lineage of miscellaneous brands to fight against Japan. There are not only more detailed records on the stele, but also clear portraits. Every face is resolute, heroic, and youthful.According to statistics, only Lieutenant Generals Tang Huaiyuan and Li Jiayu were over 50 years old when they were martyred. The youngest Lieutenant General Fang Shuhong was the commander of the 114th Division of the 51st Army when he was martyred. He was only 27 years old (some say he was 31 years old). .Among them, there are as many as 18 people under the age of 40. The lovely wives and young children who are leaning on the door, and the bright prospects within reach, can't resist the call of the word "nation country", and can't suppress the bloody boiling in their chests. , went into battle with great emotion, and died heroically. Fang Xianjue was about to ask: "Mr. Sun, why did you bring me here?" When he turned his head suddenly, Sun Mingjin disappeared.Ahead lies a dark, unfathomable abyss... "Master Sun, Master Sun..." Fang Xianjue shouted, kept shouting, feeling anxious.I really wanted to run after him, but suddenly my limbs became weak and I couldn't move.While he was in a hurry, he woke up suddenly and broke out in a cold sweat. It turned out to be a nightmare. "Military seat, military seat, wake up, wake up..." Amidst the calls of the guards and adjutants, Fang Xianjue was still in shock, and returned to the real world sweating profusely. It was already time to hold the lamp.While the candlelight was flickering, everyone was busy asking why. Fang Xianjue didn't want to go into details, but said vaguely: "I had a dream. I dreamed of General Sun Mingjin, the former commander of the 10th Preparatory Division!" Everyone was also shocked. At this time, they dreamed of their deceased comrades. They didn't know if it was bad luck or good luck!Could it be that our 10th Army's strength is exhausted, and this time is doomed?