An essay looking for a case of anti-Japanese war.

He once worked as a road builder, set up a street stall, published a book and worked as a reporter. Now, he has become a volunteer to interview anti-Japanese war veterans. In three years, he visited more than 200 war veterans and wrote more than 100 articles.

His name is Gu, and he is from Taozhuang Town, xinghua city. Now the 46-year-old Xinghua native has a wish to publish a book for these anti-Japanese war veterans, so that these veterans who fought bloody battles for peace will leave some marks in the long river of history.

Excavate the history of anti-Japanese war

He visited veterans everywhere.

Gu said that it may be because he had a dream of worshipping heroes since he was a child, which prompted him to put everything down to complete it.

Gu's grandfather is a township cadre. He organized local people to fight against Japanese invaders and actively mobilized young people to join the army to serve the country. When I was a child, I often listened to Grandpa and his companions talking about the past during the Anti-Japanese War. Since then, he has been very interested in this history.

Gu has been engaged in many occupations. In this process, he always wanted to dig up the historical story of the Anti-Japanese War. So after finishing his job as a newspaper reporter on 20 13, he embarked on a difficult journey to find veterans of the anti-Japanese war. He has been the farthest to Jiujiang, Jiangxi. In 20 13, he also came to Nanjing with Wu Chunxiang, a veteran who participated in the Nanjing Defence War, so that the old man could return to the place where he had fought after 76 years.

Looking for war veterans, there are articles in newspapers or websites. Gu's name is familiar to more and more people. 20 13 a university in Nanjing called him, hoping that he could give a speech to his classmates at school.

Gu came to the campus and was not familiar with the school. He asked a female college student for directions. The female college student was very enthusiastic and took him to the lecture hall. In the process, Gu chatted with female college students. He feels that young people don't know much about the history of the Anti-Japanese War. He hopes that through this speech, more people will understand this history.

In order to integrate with veterans

He spent 3000 yuan to learn Japanese.

There are many anti-Japanese war veterans in Nanjing, but most of them are unknown and live an ordinary life. On 20 13, Gu got a list of anti-Japanese war veterans through Nanjing Caring for Anti-Japanese War veterans, with more than 50 people, which made him very happy. In September of the same year, he came to Nanjing alone and began to interview these veterans.

During the Anti-Japanese War, in order to understand what the Japanese army said, the veterans learned some Japanese, and some even became translators. In order to interview these veterans smoothly, Gu specially spent 3000 yuan to study Japanese in NTU for one month, attending classes in the morning and going out to interview in the afternoon.

"Sometimes communicating in Japanese can bring veterans to the situation at that time, narrow the distance and walk into the hearts of veterans themselves." Gu said that because of this, many veterans have opened their hearts to him.

When interviewing in Nanjing, it was very hard. When he was studying at Nantah, he still lived in a dormitory, but after studying for a month, he was going to sleep on the street.

"At that time, I slept on the stone bench in Xuanwu Lake for many days." Gu said that at that time, the economy was tight and I couldn't afford a hotel. After the daily interview, he went to Xuanwu Lake or the railway station, buckled his carry-on bag on his arm, took the sky as a quilt and the ground as a bed, and made do with a sleep. Although it is not cold in summer, there are many mosquitoes, and they are often bitten all over with red pimples.

"I didn't feel bitter at that time, because I was moved and inspired by the stories of veterans every day." Gu said that in more than two months in Nanjing, he interviewed less than 40 veterans, restored the history at that time, collected a lot of first-hand information and wrote dozens of articles.

Interview veterans

Just like being baptized

In the three years from 20 13, Gu * * * visited more than 200 anti-Japanese war veterans and wrote more than 100 articles. Among the veterans he interviewed, dozens have partial amnesia, and several others have total amnesia. Gu Shao Jun felt very sorry that he couldn't write down the past of these veterans who fought bloody battles on the battlefield to defend the country.

Interviewing so many veterans, what touched Gu most was Liu Senyao, a centenarian veteran of Xinghua. This is also in May last year, a volunteer named Xu Nianjun in Changzhou called him to tell him. Gu said that after interviewing so many veterans, he realized that there was a legendary veteran around him.

According to the old man's dictation, Gu wrote articles such as Years of Smoke, Tears of the General and Memories. Gu said that the old man couldn't remember the story of Changsha Battle. He refused to talk about it. He said, "You can't talk about things you can't remember clearly. It's not good to talk wrong. "

Wu Chunxiang is a veteran of Jiangxi. Worked in Jiangxi telegraph office before the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, it was a good job envied by many colleagues. However, when the July 7th Incident broke out in 1937, Wu Chunxiang, who was 19 years old, resolutely resigned from his job in Jiangxi Province, took the Nanjing Army Military Academy without telling his parents, and embarked on the road of resisting Japan and saving the country. After eight years, I cut off contact with my family until I returned to my parents after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. For eight years, he was afraid to write home. He is worried that the great sense of justice will be gradually moved and melted by his family in a subtle way; During the eight years of Anti-Japanese War, it experienced dozens of battles, such as Nanjing Defence War, Kunlun Pass Victory and Changsha Battle. Five hours before the Japanese surrender, they fought a bloody battle with the Japanese in Guangxi.

Gu Shaojun said that once he asked Wu Chunxiang, "Do you regret giving up your good job and joining the war of resistance?" The old man replied, "No regrets. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. No matter how big a personal matter is, it is also a small matter; No matter how small the country is, it is also a big deal. "

104-year-old Zhao Zengxiong said something that has remained in the ancient mind since the interview: "If the Japanese invaders dare to come again, the old man is willing to fly back to the blue sky again." These simple words made him respect.

Every place

Many volunteers touched him.

Gu said that in these years of interviews, thanks to the enthusiastic help of volunteers from all over the country.

In Changzhou, Mr Wang Chang took him to visit more than 30 Changzhou veterans. In Wuxi, Yuan Jian drove him to visit the veterans, and volunteers such as Sima Hua, Wang Yu and Li Yong from Jiangxi enthusiastically led the way ... Without their help, it was impossible to interview so many veterans in a short time.

Gu said that in the interview, he also found many unknown caring people who used their own wages to help veterans. Ms. Tan from Shanghai went to Changzhou to meet Guo, a veteran of the Anti-Japanese War, and it was difficult to take care of herself. After returning to Shanghai, she remitted 2,000 yuan to the elderly every month to let them find a nanny, and remitted continuously 10 months, totaling 20,000 yuan. Later, Cheung Chau volunteers put Lao Guo in a nursing home, and she was relieved.

Wu Huamin, who works in Nanjing University, is a descendant of a general. He often goes out to visit anti-Japanese war veterans, and often gives money when he sees difficult veterans. Spent 50 thousand to 60 thousand in recent years.

Changzhou teacher Wang Chang is 74 years old this year. He began to pay full attention to this group ten years ago. He said, "I'll send them away one by one and have a rest."

Take out a book "The Story of the Veteran"

Let more people know about history.

In the interview for more than three years, Gu has experienced a lot of sadness in Where Are You Going, besides being moved by the harvest. Gu said that these veterans were over 90 years old, and many of them died before his interview was completed. Once, he just interviewed a veteran named Zong Xianqing in Jiangxi. On the way back, he received a phone call from local volunteer Li Yong: "The old man is gone."

Gu said that when interviewing an old man named Li in Nanjing, the old man was in poor health, but at the end of the interview, the old man insisted on seeing him off. When breaking up, the old man gave a military salute, and he quickly took this precious scene with his camera. Two months later, the interviewed article turned into type. Gu happily called to tell the old man's daughter. Unexpectedly, the old man's daughter said sadly, "Thank you! But my father will never see it again. "

There is a veteran named He in Hunan. Last year, Gu wrote an article about famous War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression stars based on his experience. This year, he wants to visit him in Hunan. Yi Xiaojun, a local volunteer, said: "The old man has returned to the team."

This experience made Shao Jun tremble inside. He had planned to finish the interview in five years. Now he has a new plan, which is to plan the life goals of these veterans after they leave.

A volunteer once said to Gu, "Your interview is a rescue." Gu also feels that he can't stop, especially those veterans living in the countryside. If they don't interview and dig, these simple veterans will gradually lose. Now, he has another wish, that is, to publish a "Veteran's Story" for these veterans, so that the people of the whole country can know more about the history of that era and cherish the peaceful life now. Gu said that these anti-Japanese war veterans have been dying, and they are witnesses of history.