Wang Erxiao’s deeds (short and specific)

During the Anti-Japanese War, Wang Erxiao's hometown was the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese base area and was often "swept up" by the Japanese. Wang Erxiao was a member of the Children's League. He often herded cattle on the hillside while keeping watch for the Eighth Route Army. . On October 25, 1942 (September 16 in the lunar calendar), the Japanese came to raid again and got lost when they reached the mountain pass. The enemy saw Wang Erxiao grazing cattle on the hillside and asked him to lead the way. Wang Erxiao walked in front pretending to be obedient. In order to protect the villagers who had moved into hiding, he led the enemy into the Eighth Route Army's ambush. Suddenly, gunshots rang out from all directions. Knowing that they had been fooled, the enemy angrily bayoneted Wang Erxiao to death. At this time, the Eighth Route Army rushed down from the mountain and wiped out all the enemies.

After Wang Erxiao died, local soldiers and civilians buried him on the hillside of Liujiazhuang. At that time, Comrade Zhang Shikui, who was a cadre of the Youth Rescue Association of Laiyuan County (later a retired cadre of Baoding City) received the news and immediately reported it to the Youth Rescue Association of the Border Region. The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Daily published the news on the first page. Lyricist Fang Bing and composer Jie Fu immediately composed the song "Singing the Second Little Cowherd" based on this report. This song has been sung to this day and has infected countless young people. Now, the grave of Wang Erxiao is covered with green grass. The big stone stained red by his blood is still lying quietly in the ravine. People call it the "blood-colored stone".