Black soil, red snow: A Chronicle of the Harsh Battles of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Front (Series of Chronicles on the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression)

Author: Zhu Xiuhai
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: On September 18, 1931, the Japanese invaders launched the infamous incident, and the Northeast Army retreated without fighting. After the successive defeats of the 300,000 righteous army, the Communist Party of China established the Anti-Japanese United Front in Northeast China. Over the long span of fifteen years, it had no government support, no rear support, lacking both food and ammunition. The soldiers, military funds, and supplies all had to be obtained through the war itself. It also had no allied forces and basically received no international aid. Against the backdrop of being outnumbered, it also lacked a stable base area. Under the so-called leadership of Wang Ming and Kang Sheng, its communication with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was severed, leading to unnecessary misunderstandings and divisions within the organization. However, over those fifteen years, it fought alone, surviving on roots and tree bark, making the vast forests and snowy wilderness its home, wearing Japanese enemy uniforms and using their rifles, never stopping the resistance, ranging freely, experiencing great rises and falls, great joys and sorrows, creating a unique and tragic story. With blood and life, it achieved a glorious record of killing and wounding over 100,000 Japanese and puppet soldiers, severely striking the invaders and tying down hundreds of thousands of elite Japanese troops from entering the capital, effectively supporting the nationwide resistance. Yang Jingyu, Zhao Shangzhi, Zhou Baozhong, Li Yanniu, Zhao Yiman, Li Zhaolin, Wei Zhenmin, and Wang Yachen are the glorious representatives of this army, forming a heroic gallery of the Chinese nation during those hard times.