Taierzhuang is a name cast with blood in modern history. 1March 938, the 5th and 12th elite divisions of the Japanese aggressor army attacked Taierzhuang. General Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater of the Chinese Army, ordered three divisions of the Sun Lianzhong Department of the Second Army to be deployed along the canal. The Japanese army broke into the city with superior weapons, and the two sides launched fierce street fighting, which was extremely tragic. The Japanese army once occupied two-thirds of the city, and the Japanese news media claimed that Taierzhuang had been occupied by our army, and the sun flag had fluttered in the wind in Taierzhuang.

Commander-in-Chief Sun Lianzhong urgently called General Li Zongren: The Second Army suffered seven tenths of casualties ... Can you ask the chief to promise to temporarily withdraw to the south bank of the canal so that the Second Army can leave some seeds? Li Zongren strictly ordered Sun Lianzhong: We fought a bloody battle in Taierzhuang for a week. The number of winners and losers depends on the last five minutes. The reinforcements will arrive at noon tomorrow, and I will go to Taierzhuang to supervise the war myself tomorrow morning. You must keep it until dawn tomorrow. If you do not obey, you will engage in military law. Sun Lianzhong gave up the idea of retreating and made up his mind to stick to it. He called Chi Fengcheng, commander of the 3 1 division, and said, We will fill the enemy's artillery with flesh and blood. When the soldiers are finished, you will fill it out. If you fill it out, my commander-in-chief will. Anyone who mentions this river again will be killed. On April 3rd, the fighting entered a white-hot state, besieging the Japanese army and launching an all-out attack on the garrison positions in China. At a critical juncture, Chi Fengcheng said to the officers and men of the whole division: Taierzhuang is the grave of our officers and men of the whole division! Even if there is only one soldier left, we must hold our ground, and no one can retreat. Go to hell! He ordered the engineers to blow up the canal pontoon bridge, cross the rubicon and make a final resistance.

Within the scope of less than 10 square kilometer, both sides fought bloody battles 16 days. The beautiful houses in Canal Town are covered with houses and walls, and there are bodies everywhere. The Japanese helmet blocked the water flow in the canal, and the fragments of the wooden handle of the Grenade accumulated more than an inch thick, dyeing the canal water red. China's army wiped out more than 65,438+100,000 enemy troops and won a great victory in Taierzhuang at the cost of 30,000 troops.

The Grand Canal is undoubtedly its best witness. In fact, who knows how many massacres, killings and deaths have occurred on both sides of the canal since its opening? It is an unchangeable truth that hatred and war bring only death and destruction. But in today's world, peace and prosperity are still just a dream.

The water is ruthless and the canal is silent. When I visited the War Memorial Hall and Li Zongren Historical Materials Museum near the Taierzhuang Canal, I couldn't help asking myself: Is it something to be proud of or to reflect on if the spirit and integrity of an ancient nation are to be revived and returned by such inhuman killings?