There is a group of young men who are bravely moving forward in the face of guns and cannons; there is a group of men who are gritting their teeth and persevering; there is a group of righteous men who face life and death without fear of ... They are the 400 national revolutionary troops who were ordered to defend the Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai in the last battle of the Battle of Shanghai. The movie " Eight Hundred " explains well what a real revolutionary warrior is.
movie story took place at the end of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. The 524th Regiment of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army was ordered to stay in the Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai, separated from the concession by a river. He fought alone for 4 days and nights, creating a rare war that was watched; in order to boost his momentum, four hundred people were known as eight hundred people to the public. This is the main plot of the movie "The Eight Hundred". Its historical background was in 1936, in the Xi'an Incident, . Under the pressure of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, Chiang was forced to fight against Japan...
In order to express his determination to the international community and obtain support and help from the great powers, Chiang directly placed the battlefield in the economic center of the time - Shanghai. The Battle of Songhu broke out on August 13, 1937. On August 14, the Nanjing government launched a counterattack. At the most critical moment of the Chinese nation, the Chinese people shared the same hatred and determined to defend the motherland. All warlords also let go of their past hatred and no longer had their guns to the outside world. The Battle of Songhu was quite fierce. In this battle, the Chinese army invested more than 750,000 people, including Chiang's elite central army, as well as various local warlords, Hunan Army, Guangxi Army, Yunnan Army, Sichuan Army, Northeast Army, Northeast Army, and Northwest Army, and the Japanese army invested more than 300,000 people in navy, land and air. The war lasted for three months due to poor weapons and equipment, improper command of Chiang, too many warlord factions and poor combat effectiveness of local army , etc., the war ended with the loss of more than 300,000 yuan by the national army and the loss of more than 50,000 yuan by the Japanese army.
Later in this war, Jiang ordered the 88th Division to stay in the four warehouses to deal with the Japanese army, with the purpose of creating the acceptance and support of international public opinion and want to obtain international support and assistance. However, the commander of the division felt that staying was undoubtedly to die, but Chiang's orders could not be violated. Finally, he reported to Jiang to leave a regiment, but when he left, he actually left a battalion. That is, the "Eight Hundred People" in the film.
The scene that touched me the most was that the Eight Hundred Warehouse in Sihang Warehouse for four days and four nights, and finally retreated to the British Concession. Knowing that life and death are slim, they still insist on fighting. Even though they know that they will not return, they still hold the bomb and jump off, dying with the enemy without looking back at all. Even though they know that they will never see their parents, wives and children again in this life, they still sacrifice their lives for the country... In order to defend the warehouse, they jumped downstairs of the warehouse with explosives one by one. Some soldiers talked about their parents, some cared about their children, and some missed their lovers. They put their nameplate and battle suit at the window. After saying goodbye to themselves and their families for a short time, they shouted their names and jumped straight down. Farewells hit my ears, knocked on my heart, and defeated the defense line in my heart. Everyone wants to live and live well. We all yearn for a better life, and no one is willing to easily pass away their fresh life. Why can they be so calm and fearless? If it were me, could I be as firm as they did? Or can you do this for your mission and for your own reasons? The face and expression of the iron-blooded warrior on the screen was as if he was home, like a cold machine rushing forward. I felt uncomfortable and goose bumps, like a thorn in my throat, and a faint pain in my chest. I rarely experience life and death separation, but more of a farewell to my relatives and friends, but this is enough to resonate with me. Faced with such a farewell, would I do this simply? It is tenacity, firmness, faith; for individuals, relatives, and country. This is probably the character of a Chinese soldier. If you jump downstairs, you will be separated by heaven and man and will never meet each other; if you report to be famous, you will sacrifice your life for the country and die as your place. It’s not that we don’t cherish life, but that we pay more attention to the future of our country; it’s not that we don’t believe in light, but that we are more determined to be national rejuvenation . I was shocked when the soldiers were blown to pieces.I remembered the lyrics of the sentence "Build our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall." They did not waver at all in this way of hurting one thousand enemies and destroying eight hundred themselves, which seemed extremely unprofitable. If one day I also need to make sacrifices, then for this great cause - the rise of the Chinese nation - I think I will make such a decision. Even if my spiritual realm may not be able to reach that height, my body will take my step ahead, and my infinite love for the motherland has long been carved into my hot blood. This revolutionary spirit of abandoning the small family for everyone, being positive, optimistic and fearless is the essence of our Chinese nation's spirit. But fortunately, we are developing and thriving today, and we are worthy of the thousands of predecessors who have made sacrifices for the New China.
What matters is not the era of legends, but also the era of legends. Today, China is telling a stunning story of one kind or another because of the ability to say tough words. However, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is still on the road, and our young people still need to work hard to become high-quality talents in a comprehensive country to build China.
