Wang Erxiao, also known as Wang Pu (January 22, 1929 - October 25, 1942), is a well-known young anti-Japanese hero. He was born in Laiyuan County, Hebei Province in 1929

Grave of Martyr Wang Erxiao

Wang Erxiao, also known as Wang Pu (January 22, 1929 - October 25, 1942), was a well-known young anti-Japanese hero , was born in Shangzhuang Village, Laiyuan County, Hebei Province in 1929. During the Anti-Japanese War, Wang Erxiao's hometown was the Anti-Japanese Base Area of ??the Eighth Route Army and was often "swept up" by the Japanese. Wang Erxiao was a member of the children's league in the village. He often walked on the hillside while Grazing cattle and guarding the Eighth Route Army; on October 25, 1942 (September 16 in the lunar calendar), the Japanese came to raid again, and they lost their way when they reached the mountain pass. The enemies saw Wang Erxiao grazing cattle on the hillside and asked him to lead the way. Wang Erxiao pretended to be obedient and walked in front. In order to protect the villagers who were moving into hiding, he led the enemy into the ambush of the Eighth Route Army. Suddenly, gunshots rang out from all directions... After the Japanese found out that they had been deceived, they were very angry and frightened. Wang Erxiao was about to escape. Just when Wang Erxiao was about to be safe, the Japanese shot him with a gun, stabbed Erxiao with a bayonet in the chest, and threw his weak body on a big rock! The Eighth Route Army wiped out the Japanese invaders in one fell swoop. After the battle, several soldiers pounced on the bleeding Erxiao. He was still alive at the time. They sent him and two other injured Eighth Route Army soldiers to Liujiazhuang. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured and could not be treated. , sacrifice for the country. After Wang Erxiao died, local soldiers and civilians buried him on the hillside of Liujiazhuang. Comrade Zhang Shikui, then a cadre of the Laiyuan County Youth Rescue Association (later a retired cadre of Baoding City) got the news and immediately reported it to the Border District Youth Rescue Association, " The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Daily published this news on its first page. Based on this report, lyricist Fang Bing and composer Jie Fu immediately composed the song "Singing the Cowherd of Erxiao"; this song has been sung to this day and infected countless teenagers; now, Wang Erxiao's grave is covered with The green grass and the big stone stained red by his blood are still lying quietly in the ravine. People call it the "blood-colored stone". In order to commemorate the little hero Wang Erxiao, the China Youth Foundation built the "Wang Erxiao Hope Primary School" in Shangzhuang Village, Laiyuan County, the hometown of the second primary school. Chen Mo, an old writer who participated in the revolution during the Yan'an period, created the revolutionary traditional documentary novel "Young Heroes" Wang Erxiao".

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Wang Erxiao was born in 1929 in the family of a poor farmer in Shangzhuang Village, Laiyuan County, Hebei Province. Wang Er is the second eldest child. His elder brother is Shitou. His father, Wang Gui, is an honest farmer who earns a living by working for Liu Wenqin, a big landowner in the village. His mother, Wang Zhang, does needlework for others. The whole family of four lives in the grandmother's temple in the village. Wang Erxiao's original name was Wang He. It is said that his father's original intention in naming him was to hope that he would grow up like a seedling. In the summer of 1939, heavy rains caused disasters and the crops were not harvested. In the spring of the next year, during the third year of the Anti-Japanese War, natural and man-made disasters occurred, creating the tragic phenomenon of "no village does not wear filial piety, and there are cries everywhere". As a result, Wang Erxiao's parents and brother died of illness and hunger. In the spring of 1940, Wang Erxiao, who was helpless, began his escape career. One day in May of this year, Erxiao, who had been wandering for a long time, fainted on the roadside due to hunger and pain. He was rescued by the director of the Langyakou Village Committee. Later, he was assigned to work as a cattle herder for a wealthy family named Liu to make a living.

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At that time, the cavalry company of the 1st Independent Division of the 1st Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was stationed in this area. The second child likes horses, often plays in the cavalry company, and is very familiar with the Eighth Route Army soldiers. He is a smart child, very introverted and doesn't like to talk. He always wears a very shabby coat all year round. Captain Wu of the Cavalry Company likes this orphan very much. He often tells him war stories and leaves a portion for him during meal time. Give him food. Later, the second primary school student joined the Children's League, herding cattle and serving as sentinel for the Eighth Route Army.

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On the morning of October 25, 1942 (the 16th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar), 13-year-old Wang Erxiao was calling the local villagers Langyagoumen. While grazing cattle on the hillside of Waiya, I suddenly saw a group of Japanese soldiers coming into the mountain to clean up the area. There were dozens of Japanese soldiers, walking towards Fanzhuangwang Village from Langyakou. The Eighth Route Army's rear organs are hidden in the ravine over there, as well as many villagers. If the Japanese invade that ravine, not only the Eighth Route Army's rear organs will be damaged, but the villagers will also be doomed. But at this time it was too late to run back and report. At this time, Erxiao suddenly remembered that in order to crush the Japanese attack, the Laiyuan anti-Japanese government had transferred more than 20 wounded people and food. In order to protect the rear organs and the masses, the cavalry company was ambushing Shilingzi in the corner of Shihu. . Erxiao thought about it calmly. He wanted to lead the Japanese into an ambush and let the Eighth Route Army catch them off guard! After making up his mind, Erxiao deliberately exposed his target. When the Japanese soldiers who were bumping around in the valley saw Erxiao, they quickly grabbed him from the hillside and asked for directions. Erxiao cleverly dealt with the Japanese and deceived their trust to lead the way. Going east from the Langyagou Gate is Fanzhuangwang Village. Wang Erxiao led the Japanese into the northwest ditch and led them to the corner of Shihu where the Eighth Route Army was ambushing. In fact, this is a dead end road, and you will reach the end of the road after climbing over the boulder.

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The Japanese were dumbfounded and did not know they had been fooled until then.

Erxiao wanted to run towards the bushes while the enemy was still in shock. At this time, the Japanese officer raised his foreign knife towards him. The first knife cut off five fingers of Wang Erxiao's right hand, and the second knife stabbed Wang Erxiao. The small chest threw him onto the boulder. At the same time, the troops on the hilltop were firing with gunfire, and they wiped out all the enemies without even having a pack of cigarettes behind them. Just after the battle, the soldiers ran to the boulder to rescue Wang Erxiao. At that time, Wang Erxiao was still alive, and two Eighth Route Army soldiers were also seriously injured. The army escorted them to Liujiazhuang. However, due to their serious injuries, the three of them passed away one after another and were buried forever in the deep mountains of Liujiazhuang.

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After the founding of New China, the story of Wang Erxiao was incorporated into primary school textbooks, and Erxiao became a hero in the minds of millions of children. In 2003, the feature film "Young Heroes", invested and filmed by the Central Network Film and Television Center of the National Youth League, aroused a strong response among children.

Edit the lyrics of this paragraph "Singing the Cowherd of the Second Little Cowherd"

The cows are still grazing on the hillside, but the cowherds don't know where they are. The ambush that Wang Xiaoer brought the Japanese invaders into back then

It wasn't him who lost the cow because of his playfulness, but Wang Erxiao, the kid who was herding the cow. On the morning of September 16th, the enemy swept into a ravine, which protected the rear organs and thousands of fellow villagers. At that very critical moment, the enemy was about to reach the mountain pass. He was confused and lost his way. He grabbed Er Xiao and asked him to lead the way. Erxiao walked obediently in front, leading the enemy into our ambush circle. Only when gunfire rang out everywhere did the enemy realize that they had been deceived. [1] The enemy picked Erxiao on the tip of his spear and threw him to death on a big rock. Our thirteen-year-old Wang Erxiao died heroically in the mountains. The cadres and fellow villagers were safe, but he slept in the cold mountains, with a smile on his face, and his blood dyed the sky red and blue. The autumn wind blew throughout every village, spreading this touching story. Every villager sang about Erxiao Cowherd with tears in his eyes.

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