Historical events in Tulongshan Town

Tulongshan Peasants’ Armed Revolt

In order to turn Northeast China into its colony, the Japanese invaders began to immigrate to the Northeast on a large scale from Japan in 1933. The Japanese army used armed forces to seize farmers' land in the Sanjiang area downstream of the Songhua River. Regardless of whether it was cultivated land or wasteland, they all paid one yuan per land, which was tantamount to deprivation without compensation. At the same time, the Japanese aggressors also launched a "public security campaign" and forcibly confiscated civilian firearms. Land is the lifeblood of farmers' survival, and guns are self-defense weapons to protect life and property. When farmers lose their land and guns, they lose everything. They may be attacked and bullied by bandits at any time. This not only forces poor farmers to have no way out, but also landlords and rich peasants feel it is a fatal threat. Just when the Japanese invaders confiscated land deeds and civilian guns in Tulong Mountain, Yilan County, the farmers in Tulong Mountain were excited! They shared the same hatred and vowed to fight the Japanese bandits to the end. On March 9, 1934, more than 2,000 farmers in Tulong Mountain, led by Bao Dong Xie Wendong and Jia Nagai Zhenqing, rose up and staged an anti-Japanese armed riot by farmers in Tulong Mountain that shocked China and the world. The Japanese invaders never expected that they would be defeated at the hands of a group of farmers. What was even more intolerable was that the captain, Colonel Iizuka, was killed. Therefore, on the morning of the third day after the Tulong Mountain peasant riot team killed Iizuka, the Japanese army sent a reconnaissance plane to circle around the Tulong Mountain area for reconnaissance. The appearance of the enemy plane aroused the vigilance of Jing Zhenqing and Xie Wendong, and they made a quick decision: to transfer immediately. The team moved to Banjiehezi, more than 40 miles south of Tulong Mountain, and held the first important meeting after the riot. The meeting discussed issues such as reorganizing the team and establishing a unified organization, and determined the army's banner as the "People's National Salvation Army." After the People's National Salvation Army was established, Japan's Hiroyori Division mobilized more than 100 vehicles and more than 2,000 troops in an attempt to annihilate this peasant uprising team. The farmers' slogan was "I'd rather be a Chinese ghost than a slave to the country's subjugation!" The enemy frantically massacred the northern half of Hezi, but was violently blocked by the People's National Salvation Army and a large queue at "Jiuli Liu". "Jiuliliu" is a remote mountain village. There are more than a dozen households, and there is a large queue of forty or fifty people. When the National Salvation Army withdrew to "Jiuli Liu", the large queue here took the initiative to join forces with the National Salvation Army's team in Jinglongtan to block the enemy and cover the retreat of the large forces. The arrogant Japanese army relied on their large numbers and sophisticated weapons, and heard that there were no other anti-Japanese troops in the area, so they rushed into the villages without any scruples. The People's National Salvation Army and the large queue responded calmly to the battle and fought with the enemy soldiers who broke into the village. The sound of killing was heard everywhere, and blood and flesh were everywhere. Under the cover of artillery, the enemy launched charges again and again, only to be repulsed again and again. They persisted until dark. Jing Longtan estimated that most of them had already gone far away and decided to retreat. The platoon leader Zhang Qiuzi insisted on leaving cover and fought the Japanese Japanese to the end. The remaining 20 or so platoon members also said : "We must die together to be reunited!" After Jing Longtan led the National Salvation Army to bid them farewell in tears, the brave and staunch warriors continued to fight for more than two hours. In the end, they all died because their bullets were exhausted. After the Japanese army entered the village, they couldn't catch the National Salvation Army and formed a large queue, so they took advantage of the women, children, old, weak and disabled and shot them all. The "Jiuliliu" battle once again dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders. It was a fierce and bloody battle with national integrity. The unyielding Tulongshan farmers buried the bodies of the villagers, wiped away their tears, and then beat Hengdaishanzi wasps and other wasps. They often harassed and attacked the enemy everywhere, making them confused and frightened. In the battle to defend the motherland, defend their hometown, and fight against the Japanese aggressors, they worked together in the same boat, fought in life and death, and showed the invincible heroism of the Chinese nation. The Tulongshan peasant armed riot was a great feat in the history of China’s anti-Japanese struggle and was the first shot in the peasants’ anti-Japanese struggle. The fearless, heroic and tenacious fighting spirit displayed by the farmers in Tulongshan during the armed riots will always be worthy of praise by future generations.