In 1936, in Fengwu County on the border between Shanxi and Hebei.
Three great families held sway. The Tu family hoarded grain and ruled the East Gate, the Hai family of Nanping amassed wealth, and the Guo family of Xiguan wielded guns to assert their dominance.
In a poor northern alley, Liu Yulang, an impassioned young man who had transmigrated here, was using a box of chalk and three sheets of manuscript paper to shake this perilous city, hollowed out by infighting.
Guo Xinxin, the Guo family’s only daughter, was a pampered and headstrong heiress. She fell for the poor scholar at first sight and pursued him despite their difference in status.
A thunderous revelation at a birthday banquet, where a hand-drawn military defense map exposed the illusion of peace and prosperity.
The Japanese invaders’ iron hooves trampled through Beishankou, and the three great families swore an oath of alliance in blood.
The Tu family gave away its entire grain stock, the Hai family emptied its coffers to fund the troops, and the Guo father and son took up their guns to defend the city walls.
Using modern tactics, Liu Yulang led a decisive ambush, and the Fengwu resistance forces against Japan became a power to be reckoned with.
But a traitor’s betrayal exposed the city’s entire defense plan.
Elite Japanese troops surrounded the city. The entire Guo family died for their country. Guo Erwa set off a grenade, killing himself along with the enemy, while Hai Kuotian and his three sons fell fighting in the main hall.
Three hundred brave men stained the city walls with their blood. Only Liu Yulang and Guo Xinxin escaped through a secret passage.
Three years later, he returned from the Pingxi base area with an ironclad army. They hunted down traitors, put war criminals on public trial, executed collaborators, and wore down Japanese punitive forces with wolf-pack tactics.
My great-grandfather was one of the first underground party members in Hua County, Henan Province.
In 1944, he was betrayed by a traitor. Wu Lantian, the commander of the puppet army, beat several underground party members to death. My great-grandfather was shot several times and became a demented vegetative state. He barely survived until the end of 1949!
The most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War was more painful than what is written in the book!
This book is great! I can never put it down, never tire of listening to it, never tire of watching it. Thanks!
My great-grandfather was one of the first underground party members in Hua County, Henan Province. In 1944, he was betrayed by a traitor. Wu Lantian, the commander of the puppet army, beat several underground party members to death. My great-grandfather was shot several times and became a demented vegetative state. He barely survived until the end of 1949! The most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War was more painful than what is written in the book!
This book is great! I can never put it down, never tire of listening to it, never tire of watching it. Thanks!
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