Narrative time: 2065 438+08 04 17.

Location: new york, USA

August 17, 22:00 Beijing time.

At this time, it was already 10 in new york on the other side of the ocean. In the office of the public network, we dialed the telephone of Mr. Li Lun as promised. On the other end of the phone, Mr. Li is very enthusiastic and talkative. Although he is 83 years old, he thinks and speaks clearly. After a standard bel canto "Hello", Mr. Wang took a slow bite of Mandarin with a strong Guangxi flavor, which brought us closer at once.

Uncle Jiu seldom sleeps and often narrates the war at night.

He is the nephew of Li Zongren, a famous anti-Japanese soldier, and the son of Li, Li Zongren's brother. 1In the spring of 938, Taierzhuang War broke out in southern Shandong, which hit two elite Japanese divisions and wiped out more than 10,000 people. This was the greatest victory of China's army in the early days of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. As the commander of the Fifth Theater at that time, Li Zongren was one of the important leaders and commanders of Taierzhuang War.

The conversation with Mr. Li Zongren naturally started, because Li Zongren ranked first in the genealogy, and his family called him "uncle". After Mr Li Lun arrived in America, he lived with his uncle for eight years. In his spare time, he often listens to his uncle's memories. When he was young, the night became the "story time" of the past when his father and mother fought.

On the other end of the overseas call, Mr. Li Lun explained to us:

Uncle Jiu has a little-known living habit, that is, he sleeps very little. He said that he only sleeps for two hours every night, and sleeping for three or four hours is a great enjoyment. Therefore, when the enemy is asleep on the battlefield, we can deduce it in the sand table, predict the enemy's attack and defense laws, and skillfully deploy the tactics that the enemy did not expect. Because of his extraordinary energy, he is often a victorious general on the battlefield, so he often laughs that short sleep is one of his military secret weapons, and because he seldom sleeps, he often tells me about past battles at night until late at night, especially on weekends, and often talks about dawn. Therefore, Jiu Shu tells many stories, which are far richer and more detailed than the memoirs written by Professor Tang Degang for him.

The "miscellaneous army" distributed guns and cheered to support the elite divisions of the Anti-Japanese Army.

My uncle mentioned Taierzhuang War to Mr. Li Lun many times. In his mouth, the Battle of Taierzhuang was a bloody battle. It was the first time that China's army defeated the Japanese army, which shocked the international community and made the enemy frightened. Li Lun said that before the Battle of Taierzhuang, when the Japanese invaded China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out, Jiu Shu published the Plan of China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and put forward the scorched-earth war of resistance-luring the enemy into the ground, clearing the field and jumping into the quagmire, which was bound to perish.

About the bloody battle that lasted for more than a month, there are several details that my uncle told me, and several of them are unforgettable for Li Lun:

Uncle Jiu often said that in the Battle of Taierzhuang, the local troops (that is, the miscellaneous army) were discriminated against by the central authorities, which was very sad. When they first arrived in Taierzhuang, it was March weather. They only wore light clothes and sandals, without leggings (this kind of leggings is a necessity for their legs not to be sore when marching, especially when marching in a hurry), guns were old and bullets were scarce. Uncle Jiu tried to send guns and ammunition to the central government. When it was handed over to the local troops, the soldiers cheered like a child got a candy. When winter clothes and military pay were distributed, the officers and men were moved to tears and said, "Degong is generous." When describing this matter, Jiu Shu murmured that he was not kind at all, but fair and bitter with the foot soldiers.

After talking frankly with Pang Bingxun, Uncle Jiu got extra equipment and kept his department intact. In Taierzhuang, Pang Jun fought against the elite class division of the anti-Japanese army with a "miscellaneous army", which amazed the Chinese and foreign friendly military attaché s and journalists who watched the war with the army.

The brave men of the "death squads" don't want to reward silver, but kill the enemy to serve the country.

In Taierzhuang War, Li Zongren ordered Sun Lianzhong to offer a reward of 65,438+ten thousand silver dollars, and the story of organizing death squads to attack enemy camps at night has been widely circulated. The death squads were ordered to kill the enemy bravely, which made great contributions to the victory of Taierzhuang and was also an indelible glorious chapter in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. This period of history has become a story that Uncle Jiu often tells Li Lun, but many details are not written into Li Zongren's memoirs. According to Uncle Jiu's story, Mr. Li Lun added this story through the public network:

Before the death squads set off, they were not keen on offering a reward of 65438+ ten thousand silver dollars. They said they killed the enemy tonight for the country, and it is still unknown whether they can come back. If they can come back, they will be rewarded. If they can't come back, they will be grateful if they ask the officers and teammates to provide a glass of wine instead. The brave man's words are very touching.

The death squads have a secret signal I only remember that Uncle Jiu said that the death squads rolled up their left sleeves and cut them off before leaving. They rushed into the enemy camp, saw the "double-sleeved" and "naked" enemies in the dim light, shot them first, hacked them to death with bayonets and broadswords at close range, and judged me immediately if they touched the "double-sleeved" or "naked" enemies in the dark. Or the slogan of "hometown", immediately clear up. Later, the death squads came back and said that when the Japanese army was asleep and rushed to the enemy camp, the Japanese army was in a mess and screamed, and it was easy to find the target and kill it.

After the victory of Taierzhuang, the death squads paid twice the bounty to their families, and the whole team paid tribute to the hero.

During the Taierzhuang War, the local people United to support the front line, and the people collectively removed the door panels, installed sandbags and strengthened the city walls. Mr. Li Zongren is also obsessed with this. He often tells Li Lun the scene of a national War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression: there are condolence groups from all over the country going to the battlefield to express their condolences and boost the morale of the army. The victory of Taierzhuang is a song of victory played by the army and the people all over the country.