Chapter 116 Chapter 116 Prestige Forever 1

On August 14, 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender.After eight years of bloody struggle, the Chinese people finally won the final victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.This is the first victory of the Chinese nation in resisting foreign invasion in the past century, and it is the result of all the citizens of the Chinese nation fighting against the enemy together. Chongqing, Kunming, Guangzhou, Hengyang, Changsha, Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai, Beiping, Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin... The whole country is full of jubilation, both inside and outside the Great Wall.People stayed up all night, took to the streets spontaneously, beat gongs and drums, danced dragons and lions, set off firecrackers, sang and laughed, and celebrated the hard-won victory in different ways.

When the fireworks lit up the night sky, Fang Xianjue, Ge Xiancai, Zhou Qingxiang, Rong Youlue, Sun Mingyu, Rao Shaowei and other remaining officers and soldiers who participated in the Hengyang Defense War raised their heads in Hengyang and raised their glasses to celebrate together, tearing up their eyes with excitement.After the celebration, there are endless thoughts and nostalgia for the comrades who died.Without the heroic bloody battle between them and the patriotic compatriots who shed blood and sacrificed like them, how could there be today's victory! In February 1946, just after the Spring Festival, Ge Xiancai's apartment in Nanjing.General Ge Xiancai, who was taking a nap, was awakened by a rush of phone ringing.

"Hello...it's the principal. Hello! It's the student Ge Xiancai." "Yipu! Our army's "Battle of Hengyang" bloodshed in the isolated city for 47 days and nights, with more than 15,000 officers and soldiers casualties, and more than 7,000 of them died for the country. His loyalty, bravery, and eternal glory will shine through in the annals of history. !" Jiang Gong's affectionate words with a strong Jiangsu and Zhejiang accent came from the other end of the phone. "Thank you for your love and care for the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army!" Ge Xiancai said excitedly.

"Yipu, the sacrificed martyrs are still exposed to the wilderness, I am sorry for them! I would like to ask you to represent the central government and me to go to Hengyang to collect the remains of our army's fallen soldiers, bury them collectively, and build them as martyrs The park, to comfort the loyal soul, and for our descendants of Yan and Huang to pay tribute to and remember from generation to generation, and never forget it!" Over there Jiang Gong's affectionate words were still being heard, but here Ge Xiancai was already in tears and remained silent. "Hey, Yipu, are you listening?" Jiang Gong asked deeply.

"Commissioner, tell me, I'm listening, I'm listening..." Ge Xiancai was already sobbing. "Yipu, I know you are sad when you think of your comrades-in-arms and brothers, and I feel the same way as you! It is because of this that I want you to go to Hengyang. I know, you are very uncomfortable, but still It is more appropriate for you to go: firstly, you are both the supreme commander of Hengyang’s main position of defending the battle and a senior member of the Military Commission. You are well aware of the progress of the war and the area where the enemy and the enemy are fighting. The last and most important thing is that you have a deep love for the officers and soldiers participating in the Hengyang Defense War... You don’t want to go, do you? Tell me what you have to say , I can send someone else to go."

"Commissioner, please forgive me! It's not that I don't want to go, I'm so touched, so excited... As a member of the Hengyang Defense War, I am very willing to go. I am very grateful for your trust and value in me, thank you very much You gave me this rare opportunity to fulfill my wish! I will set out to do this tomorrow, please rest assured! I will do my best to ensure that the task is successfully completed!" Ge Xiancai quickly expressed his eagerness to Mr. Jiang. "Okay, this is the best! If you need anything, you can tell the Nanjing Military Commission and the Hengyang local government. I have already ventilated the relevant parties. That's it."

"Yes. I'll come back and report to you as soon as I'm done!" Ge Xiancai stood at attention and replied. After receiving the order, General Ge Xiancai simply packed his luggage and set off the next day.Fly directly from Nanjing to Wuhan, and then via Changsha from Wuhan to Hengyang. Along the way, Ge Xiancai's mood was extremely complicated, but it was worth consoling that he was finally able to take care of the funeral affairs for his comrades and compatriots who died fighting side by side in the Hengyang Defense Battle.Although it was too late, I finally had this opportunity to express my nostalgia and respect for the dead as a living person.What is worth worrying about is: after too long a time interval, many officers and soldiers must be scattered. How can we collect them as much as possible?Every effort should be made not to expose a single loyal bone to the wilderness.Only in this way can we be worthy of the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country; only in this way can we live up to the entrustment of the leaders and comfort the spirits of the martyrs in heaven!

"This, this trip, can you do it?" Ge Xiancai couldn't help asking himself and blamed himself. Finally set foot on Hengyang, the city where the officers and soldiers of the national army fought fiercely with the Japanese invaders for 47 days and nights, and set foot on this land that the martyrs defended with their lives and stained red with blood.Seeing that the once beautiful and prosperous city is still devastated, temporary shacks and short houses abound, people are staggering on the dilapidated streets, most of them have helplessness and numbness on their faces; the cold north wind is still howling, Only the non-stop river was still flowing to the north silently, as if shouting for the martyrs and mourning in silence, Ge Xiancai couldn't help feeling sad still in his heart.

"The scenery is different in autumn, and the geese in Hengyang don't pay attention. There are sounds from all sides, and there are thousands of mountains, and the long smoke sets and the sun closes." For some reason, Ge Xiancai silently recited Fan Zhongyan's famous poem. I wanted to use the Hengyang Municipal Government to recruit civilians to help complete the task, but it was completely destroyed in the war, and Hengyang, which became a rubble and ruins, is now restored, but a lot of waste is waiting to be done. Many people who fled have not yet returned, and the manpower is extremely lacking. ; and the work of searching for bones is so extraordinary that most people are unwilling to do it.

what to do?Just when Ge Xiancai was worried, more than 60 officers and soldiers of the former 10th Army who were stranded in Hengyang and its surrounding areas after the disaster came to hear the news. They volunteered and said one after another: "Master, let us do it! We are willing to do our last service for the sacrificed comrades in arms!" "Officer Ge, let us go, we are willing to do our part for the compatriots who died!" "General Ge, let's go! We are willing to do something for the rest of the soldiers who died in the country!" ... "Comrades, compatriots, and fellow villagers, thank you very much for your support and help to my work, so let us do something for them together, contribute some effort, and do our best!" Ge Xiancai said emotionally.

"You're welcome! This is what we should do! General, please arrange it!" "We've wanted to do this for a long time, but no one took the lead. Commander, please give the order!" "Okay! You're welcome. Let's form a group of three or four people at will. Designate a person in charge. According to the designated area, go from south to north, from west to east, first on the ground and then underground. Be sure to search every corner in and out of the city. In the corner, first pick up and gather the bones of Zhongke." "Yes!" Everyone replied in unison, and after getting ready, they took active actions.