The 96-year-old expeditionary force recalled the Anti-Japanese War: paving the way with gunfire to avoid leeches

In the jungle of Myanmar, two things are the most harmful to people, one is a particularly large mosquito, and the other is leeches. Both of these things suck human blood. Sentinels who stand guard at ordinary times should wear mosquito-proof covers, and they must use mosquito nets and trousers to sleep at night.

at the age of p>24, he went to India to fight against Japan. In the next three years, he braved gunfire to pave the way for the army to build bridges and endured the bites of mosquitoes and leeches in the jungle of Myanmar. Recalling the dribs and drabs of the Anti-Japanese War, the old man Yang Jingyu still feels deeply.

A few days ago, more than a dozen netizens from Jiyuan came to Dongtianjiang Village, Zhecheng Town, Jiyuan City, to visit the 96-year-old anti-Japanese war veteran and listen to his story about the Chinese Expeditionary Force's foreign anti-Japanese war.

he was arrested on the way to escape, and he fought against Japan in a foreign country

In the winter of p>1942, 23-year-old Yang Jingyu fled from his hometown to Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, in order to avoid the Japanese invaders' burning and looting in Jiyuan, and wanted to get a bowl of rice in Xi 'an, but he was arrested by the Kuomintang.

What Yang Jingyu didn't expect was that he was sent to Chengdu, Sichuan after enlisting. In 1943, he was put on a plane and flew abroad to Calcutta, India, and became a member of the Chinese army stationed in India, namely the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

The old man Yang Jingyu said that after getting off the plane, his army changed its military uniform in Ramga, India, and was equipped with American weapons and equipment for training. Subsequently, he was incorporated into the engineering barracks of the 51th Division of the General Command of the Chinese Army in India, and became a quartermaster sergeant in the engineering barracks, and went to the China-Myanmar-India border to participate in the battle.

braved the gunfire, he paved the way for the army to bridge the bridge

"I am a quartermaster, mainly responsible for service work in the rear." The old man Yang Jingyu said that although he didn't go to the battlefield where blood and fire were intertwined, before the battle started, he often braved the gunfire with the soldiers of the engineering barracks and set up traffic lines in the river with rubber boats to complete the task of paving roads and bridges.

What impressed Yang Jingyu most was the Battle of Myitkyina. He said that in mid-April, 1944, the 151th Regiment of the 51th Division and its brothers crossed Kumen Ridge and attacked Myitkyina. The battle was particularly fierce, and it was impossible to attack for a long time. Later, the team crossed the Nangui River and rushed to the attack and capture Myitkyina West Airport. Since then, Myitkyina West Airport has become an air transport base between China and India.

Yang Jingyu said that the Japanese were not willing to be robbed of the airport, and they resisted particularly badly. It was not until August 1944 that the Chinese Expeditionary Force completely laid Myitkyina, and most Japanese troops were annihilated.

In the jungle of Myanmar, you should wear trousers when you sleep.

Yang Jingyu said that in the jungle of Myanmar, two things are the most harmful, one is a particularly large mosquito, and the other is a leech. Both of these things suck human blood. Sentinels who stand guard at ordinary times should wear mosquito-proof covers, and they must use mosquito nets and trousers to sleep at night.

"I usually eat canned food, rice and white flour flown in by air, and there are no vegetables. It's hard to fight there!" The old man Yang Jingyu said. In August 1945, Yang Jingyu's troops returned to China to accept the Japanese surrender in Guangzhou.

the old man yang jingyu said that during the liberation war, he followed the troops to the northeast battlefield, and as a result, the Kuomintang army was defeated. After his team was broken up, he ran from the northeast for 45 days and ran back to his hometown Jiyuan.

"Life is really good now, and peaceful days are hard to come by. Young people should not forget the past. " When he left, the old man Yang Jingyu chanted this to reporters.