Monument to the Anonymous Heroes and Tomb of the Anti-Japanese Generals (Series: Introduction to Bashu Culture into Thousands of Homes, Volume 2)

Author: Sun Gonghua, Liu Yuxan
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: In the "Unsung Heroes," there are three main groups:
1. The brave soldiers and junior and mid-level officers in each army group.
2. The laborers who built the four major highways (Sichuan-Shaanxi, Sichuan-Zhengdu, Sichuan-Hunan, and Sichuan-Guizhou) and the 33 air force bases.
3. Individuals from all sectors of agriculture, industry, commerce, and academia, who supported the Anti-Japanese War by actively supplying food, working overtime to produce weapons and ammunition, diligently paying taxes, or advocating for resistance against Japan.
The bronze statues of the Anti-Japanese Sichuan Army standing in the Unnamed Heroes Monument in Chengdu represent the image of these millions of patriotic individuals. As for the famous Anti-Japanese generals, none of the six army groups that left Sichuan were without glorious achievements, worthy of respect. Among them, a few generals deserve special mention:
- General Rao Guohua, who (defended Guangde), fought to the last bullet, and died by suicide to inspire others.
- General Liu Xiang, who (fought while ill) and refused to leave the front line in the face of danger.
- General Wang Mingzhang, who (accepted the mission in crisis), vowed to defend Xuzhou and died bravely while defending Tengxian.
- General Chen Zhenshen, who (died defending Tengxian), sacrificed his entire unit, remained on the battlefield throughout the eight-year war, and eventually accepted the enemy's surrender at the surrender platform.
- General Xu Guozhang, who (won battles with clever strategies), was resurrected on the battlefield and died by suicide in loyalty.
- General Li Jiayu, who (earned numerous merits) and died while covering his comrades and attacking the enemy.