Battle of the Hundred Regiments
One is the founding marshal of our country, and the other is an ordinary woman in Japan. In the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, Nie Rongzhen and others rescued two Japanese orphan girls. Looking back on this event many years later, Nie Rongzhen still couldn't forget it, and it was soon published in the newspaper
"Japanese Girl, Where Are You?" 》
An article that caused a great shock at home and abroad, and then found this orphan girl Mihoko.
The exchanges between these two people have become a good story in the history of Sino-Japanese exchanges.
The story of Nie Rongzhen and Mihoko dates back to 1940, during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
In 1940, a Japanese ordinary officer, Kiyoshi Kato, was sent to the Railway Station in Jingxing County, Hebei Province, as deputy station chief, and his family also came here. At this time, the battle between China and Japan entered the stage of stalemate.
In order to destroy the Zhengtai Railway, the lifeblood of Japanese transportation, Peng Dehuai led the Baku Army to launch the famous Hundred Regiments War, and Nie Rongzhen also participated in this war, and the army he led was responsible for the Jingxing Coal Mine where Niangziguan and Kato Toshikiyoshi were located.
In August 1940, our army officially launched an attack. In order to block the advance of our army, the Japanese army, regardless of the lives of its own compatriots, launched a fierce attack on Wangshe Village.
Attacked by artillery fire, the local area instantly became a sea of fire. In order to take refuge, Mihoko's family hid in a house near the train station. But the cannon fire did not have long eyes, and it flew directly from the sky and hit Kato Kiyoshi and his wife.
Mihoko's mother was hit by a shell and died instantly, and Kiyoshi Kato was also seriously injured.
Yang Zhongshan's 4th Company began to attack Xiaotushan, and the enemy, under the fierce attack of our army, retreated to the nearby fortifications and waited for an opportunity to counterattack. Our army is also moving slowly. The battalion commander said angrily, "Hurry up and fight, or you will suffer losses!" Soon, the 4th Company finally repelled the enemy and took The Hill.
But at this time, the enemy's attack did not stop, and the Japanese troops at the station also launched a fierce attack, and Yang Zhongshan and others came to a pillbox. The enemy's fire did not stop at all, and there was a burst of fire everywhere. At this moment, Yang Zhongshan found a little girl near them, and there were several people lying next to them.
The little girl was perhaps frightened by what she saw and stood here dumbfounded.
Yang Zhongshan, who saved Mihoko
Save Mihoko
After Yang Zhongshan saw it, he braved the gunfire to save the little girl. It was cold at night, and he was afraid that the child would freeze, so he dressed her. The next day, the artillery fire finally stopped, and Yang Zhongshan reported to the battalion commander about his rescue of the Japanese child, and the battalion commander praised him after listening to it.
On August 21, Yang Chengwu received a phone call from the leader of the three regiments about the rescue of the Japanese child, and Yang Chengwu asked them to send the child to the command post. After seeing the child, Yang Chengwu reported the situation to Nie Rongzhen. Nie Rongzhen was very happy after hearing this, and also boasted:
"The three regiments have done a good thing, you take good care of the child, and quickly send it to my side."
At the same time, they rescue Mihoko's father and sister, who is only a few months old. After being rescued, Mihoko's father also died, and the sisters became orphans without parents. After Nie Rongzhen saw Mihoko's sister, she quickly asked someone to help find a wet nurse.
The warriors are feeding Mihoko
After seeing Mihoko, Nie Rongzhen also asked Mihoku what her name was. She didn't understand what it meant, she kept saying "Xingzi", and since then Nie Rongzhen has firmly remembered this name. Nie Rongzhen also took a pear and candy and handed it to Mihoko, but she did not eat it. Nie Rongzhen remembered that the Japanese love to be clean, so he washed the pears, and Mihoko ate them.
Slowly, Mihoko fell in love with this uncle and followed Nie Rongzhen and took his hand. Seeing this child, Nie Rongzhen couldn't help but think of his daughter Nie Li, who had not been reunited with her for a long time.
What to do with these two children became a tricky problem. If you raise it, the troops have been fighting for a long time, and it is quite difficult to take care of two small children. Thinking about it, Nie Rongzhen still sent the two children back to the Japanese. In his spare time,
Nie Rongzhen wrote a letter to the Japanese, with a full text of more than 800 words.
Nie Rongzhen bid farewell to Mihoko
Mihoko reunites in China
The day after writing the letter, Nie Rongzhen found a fellow villager, put the two children in the basket, put a few pears in it, and sent them to the Japanese army. Nie Rongzhen was very reluctant to the child, touching the child's head to say goodbye. In the end, only Mihoko survived the two sisters, and the younger sister eventually died in the hospital.
In 1980, Yao Yuanfang found three photos to show Nie Rongzhen, and Yao Yuanfang asked:
Remember the kid in the photo? She said, "This is not the Japanese child I rescued in the Hundred Regiments War, I still remember his name is Xingzi, and I don't know how she is doing now."
With yao yuanfang's help, he published in the magazine "Japanese Girl, Where Are You?" The article recalls in detail the affairs of Nie Rongzhen and Mihoko. The incident also caused a stir in Japan, and the local newspaper also retweeted the article. Japanese officials found Yao Yuanfang and said they would help find "Xingzi." ”
Soon, Mihoko, who had been away for more than 40 years, was found, and by this time she was married and had children and had a happy family. On the same day, the Japanese government also presented Nie Rongzhen with a samurai helmet to express its respect for china's humanitarianism. After that, the decision was made to let Mihoko visit China.
On July 10, Mihoko and her family came to Beijing, and Nie Rongzhen sent her daughter Nie Li to the airport to greet her.
Take them around Beijing. On July 14, Mihoko met Marshal Nie Rongzhen, and the two shook hands tightly. Mei Suizi emotionally shed tears and thanked Nie Shuai for saving her life.
Mihoko gives Nie Rongzhen a Japanese girl in a kimono, and Nie Shuai also gives a valuable gift in return. An interesting thing happened during this time. Just after Mihoko gave Nie Shuai a gift, Mihoko's daughter Rumiko gave the marshal a small white rabbit toy, making everyone laugh. Subsequently, Nie Rongzhen gave the toy to his granddaughter.
Mihoko and Nie Rongzhen, who have been separated for many years
Since then, Mihoko has also visited China many times, which has become a good story of Sino-Japanese friendship. In 1986 and 1989, Mihoko visited China several times. In 1992, Nie Rongzhen died, and Mihoko could not get out of her body to express her apologies because her husband was lying in bed, and also sent a condolence telegram.
After Mihoko's death, her daughter Zhen Zhizi and Nie Shuai's daughter Nie Li and others also established a deep friendship.
author
Jinnian, a freelance writer and history enthusiast, devotes himself to the study of history. It is expected to use history to teach and learn from the precepts, to shape the collective memory, and to learn from the past.