In the battle, they were fearless in the face of danger and stopped bravely. When the bullets ran out, they fought back with stones. Facing the approaching enemy, they would rather die than surrender, destroy their guns and jump off a cliff dozens of feet deep without hesitation. Ma Baoyu, Hu Delin and Hu Fucai died heroically; Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi were caught by the branches on the mountainside and survived; The feats of the five soldiers showed lofty patriotism, revolutionary heroism and unyielding national integrity, and were praised by the people as "the five strong men of Langya Mountain".
Extended data:
Hu Fucai is from Guo Cheng Village, Baoding City, Hebei Province. 1938, joined the Eighth Route Army. 194 1 Served as a soldier in the Jinchaji Military Region 1 Class 6, 7th Regiment. In the autumn of the same year, the Japanese invaders launched a rampant attack on the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region.
He and monitor Ma Baoyu, vice monitor Ge Zhenlin, soldiers Hu Delin and Song Xueyi were ordered to stop the enemy and cover the main shift. They fought bravely, fought and walked, and cleverly attracted the enemy to Qipaituo, the main peak of Langya Mountain. Landmines were continuously laid on the way, and the enemies who were chasing after them suffered heavy casualties. In the afternoon, he and four comrades evacuated to Xiaohengling, the peak of Qipaituo. These three sides are cliffs, and on the other side, the enemy is in danger. They fought calmly and repelled the enemy's attacks again and again.
When the bullets ran out, they threw stones at the enemy from above. When the stones were used up, the enemy advanced step by step. In order not to be captured, he and four comrades smashed guns, shouted slogans such as "Down with Japanese imperialism" and "Long live the production party" and jumped off the cliff. He, Ma Baoyu and Hoodlin all died heroically.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Five Strong Men of Langya Mountain