文/肖慧 圖/劉富國 高啟民
傾聽臺兒莊的故事
Listening to the Story of Tai'erzhuang
文/肖慧圖/劉富國高啟民
○ 眼前的臺兒莊分明就是典型的江南水鄉(xiāng)。Tai’erzhuang before our eyes is a typical Jiangnan water town.
春暖花開的四月,再次來到美麗的臺兒莊,映入眼簾的小橋流水和楊柳依依,在穿梭的人群里安靜守望。搖曳在風中的柳枝冒著新芽,一如78年前的這個季節(jié)。
1938年春,臺兒莊守城將士同仇敵愾,在歷時半個多月的苦戰(zhàn)中,不畏犧牲,3萬將士為國捐軀,取得了震驚中外的臺兒莊大捷。
歷史的塵煙,掩蓋不住世紀的風雨滄桑。歷經(jīng)硝煙洗禮的臺兒莊古城,彰顯著中華民族文化的深邃與厚重,展示著這片土地的英勇不屈。
78年后的4月8日,臺兒莊大戰(zhàn)參戰(zhàn)將士后代及著名戰(zhàn)地記者后代、親屬,來自全國各地的志愿者、游客、學生及社會各界代表,齊聚這里緬懷英烈。
歷史的記憶停留在古城遺址墻壁上的密集彈孔中,傷痕累累而觸目驚心,也駐留在人們心中,硝煙滾滾而記憶猶新;今天的臺兒莊,不僅有復(fù)活的古城,還有與古城共生的民族精神。
在4月7日舉行的臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會成立大會上,吳項林會長說,臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會將尋訪抗戰(zhàn)老兵,傾聽戰(zhàn)爭親歷者重溫悲壯歷史,搶救性地記錄和整理真實抗戰(zhàn)史料。臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會還致力于廣泛聯(lián)絡(luò)參戰(zhàn)將士及其后人,開展聯(lián)誼活動,推動海峽兩岸經(jīng)濟、文化等各領(lǐng)域的交流合作。
近50位臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役參戰(zhàn)將領(lǐng)后代見證了臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會的成立。臺兒莊參戰(zhàn)某旅長吳鵬舉之孫吳項林當選臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會首任會長,李德強、戴澄東、黃蔚君、屈令婉、何平等5位臺兒莊大戰(zhàn)參戰(zhàn)將領(lǐng)后代當選名譽會長。
這是后人對歷史的祭奠方式,一同還原并思考那個漸行漸遠的年代所發(fā)生的故事。
“臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役在民族精神、軍事戰(zhàn)術(shù)等方面有重要研究價值”,研究會顧問、中國抗日戰(zhàn)爭史學會秘書長榮維木說,“中國軍隊在民族危急時刻一致對外、寧死不屈,最終戰(zhàn)勝裝備先進的日本軍隊,臺兒莊戰(zhàn)役是中國抗日戰(zhàn)爭史上全民抗戰(zhàn)的一場‘漂亮仗’?!?/p>
而在這場“漂亮仗”中,57把大刀定乾坤的故事至今仍為人們津津樂道。在日軍占領(lǐng)臺兒莊城池四分之三的千鈞一發(fā)之際,57名勇士組成敢死隊,他們手持長槍,斜挎大刀,腰里掛滿手榴彈,慷慨赴死,夜襲日軍陣地,一舉殲滅占領(lǐng)城西北角的日軍,收復(fù)了幾個關(guān)鍵陣地,贏得了戰(zhàn)役的主動權(quán)。57名勇士44人戰(zhàn)死疆場,僅13人幸存,譜寫了一曲感天動地的英雄故事。這也是后來人們喜愛的舞蹈《大刀魂》的創(chuàng)作背景。
每每來到臺兒莊,心情總是沉重而愉快的。沉痛于慘烈無情的戰(zhàn)爭和英勇犧牲的同胞,嘆息那滿目的繁華毀于一旦,卻又欣喜于重建后的古城生機盎然。
“君到姑蘇見,人家盡枕河;夜市賣菱藕,水巷小橋多?!毖矍暗呐_兒莊分明就是典型的江南水鄉(xiāng)。若雨后的深巷,走出一位撐著油紙傘的姑娘;若晚煙里的窗欞,傳出聲聲幽幽的琴韻,會讓你恍若錯了時空……
這座城,不易。她的故事,很長。
In Apr. with spring flowers blossoming,I came to beautiful Tai’erzhuang again. A small bridge over the flowing stream and surrounding willows jumped into my sight, quietly standing among the crowds flowing back and forth. The willows swaying in the wind sprouted just as in the season of 78 years ago.
In the spring of 1938, the soldiers defending Tai’erzhuang fought with a common bitter hatred against the enemy. In the bitter battle lasting over half a month, they showed the spirit of fearing no sacrifice, and thirty thousand soldiers died for our country. At last, they won a victory in the Battle of Tai’erzhuang, which shocked the whole world
78 years later, on April 8, the descendants of soldiers involved in the Battle of Tai’erzhuang, the descendants and relatives of famous war correspondents,volunteers, visitors and students from all over the country, as well as representatives from all walks of life gathered here in memory of these martyrs.
At the Founding Conference of the Research Society for the Battle of Tai’erzhuang held on April 7, President Wu Xianglin said, “The Research Society for the Battle of Tai’erzhuang will look for and visit veterans in the Anti-Japanese War,listen to the war participants recalling the tragic and heroic history, and record and sort the real historical materials regarding the Anti-Japanese War.” Moreover, the research society is also committed to widely contacting with the soldiers involved in the battle and their descendants, carrying out friendship promotion activities, and propelling the exchange and cooperation on such fields as economy and culture across the Taiwan Straits.