There are more than 50 people in the Dai family. Dai Hongchang himself has six sons. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was already an old man in his mid-50s when the gunfire started. At that time, Dai Hongchang and patriotic general Wang Delin were sworn brothers. 1932, Wang Delin established the "China Salvation Army". Dai Hongchang joined the team of Wang Delin without hesitation and donated a lot of money and materials.
The young and middle-aged people in the village were even more excited when they saw the big landlord defected to Wang Delin. With the mobilization of Dai Hongchang, more than 200 young adults in the village joined the anti-Japanese team.
Although he had a good life, Dai Hongchang, 50, was fearless on the battlefield and participated in several battles between Dongning and Ning 'an. His six sons, wives and grandchildren all contributed their own strength to War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and even sacrificed their precious lives.
1937, Dai Hongchang was arrested by the enemy in Dunhua, and then died heroically. His third son, Dai Keji, also gave his young life to rescue his father. Dai Keqin, the eldest son, died for his country in the Battle of Dongning. The second son Dai Kejian died on1939; The fourth son Dyke died on1935; The fifth son, Dai Keyuan, is an intelligence officer. He was found by the Japanese army while performing his duties and died unfortunately. Dyke, the youngest son, is the most famous. He went to war when 16 years old. Because of his outstanding military achievements, he served as the head of the 9 th regiment of the 3 rd Division of the 5 th Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition. 1938, 23-year-old Dyke was fighting with the enemy when the troops were retreating, and finally died with 14 comrades, and the troops were successfully evacuated. His son was only 4 years old at that time.