文/肖慧 圖/劉富國(guó) 高啟民
傾聽臺(tái)兒莊的故事
Listening to the Story of Tai'erzhuang
文/肖慧圖/劉富國(guó)高啟民
○ 眼前的臺(tái)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(tái)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(fēng)中的柳枝冒著新芽,一如78年前的這個(gè)季節(jié)。
1938年春,臺(tái)兒莊守城將士同仇敵愾,在歷時(shí)半個(gè)多月的苦戰(zhàn)中,不畏犧牲,3萬將士為國(guó)捐軀,取得了震驚中外的臺(tái)兒莊大捷。
歷史的塵煙,掩蓋不住世紀(jì)的風(fēng)雨滄桑。歷經(jīng)硝煙洗禮的臺(tái)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(tái)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(guó)各地的志愿者、游客、學(xué)生及社會(huì)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(tái)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(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會(huì)成立大會(huì)上,吳項(xiàng)林會(huì)長(zhǎng)說,臺(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會(huì)將尋訪抗戰(zhàn)老兵,傾聽?wèi)?zhàn)爭(zhēng)親歷者重溫悲壯歷史,搶救性地記錄和整理真實(shí)抗戰(zhàn)史料。臺(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會(huì)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(dòng),推動(dòng)海峽兩岸經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化等各領(lǐng)域的交流合作。
近50位臺(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役參戰(zhàn)將領(lǐng)后代見證了臺(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會(huì)的成立。臺(tái)兒莊參戰(zhàn)某旅長(zhǎng)吳鵬舉之孫吳項(xiàng)林當(dāng)選臺(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役研究會(huì)首任會(huì)長(zhǎng),李德強(qiáng)、戴澄東、黃蔚君、屈令婉、何平等5位臺(tái)兒莊大戰(zhàn)參戰(zhàn)將領(lǐng)后代當(dāng)選名譽(yù)會(huì)長(zhǎng)。
這是后人對(duì)歷史的祭奠方式,一同還原并思考那個(gè)漸行漸遠(yuǎn)的年代所發(fā)生的故事。
“臺(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役在民族精神、軍事戰(zhàn)術(shù)等方面有重要研究?jī)r(jià)值”,研究會(huì)顧問、中國(guó)抗日戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)史學(xué)會(huì)秘書長(zhǎng)榮維木說,“中國(guó)軍隊(duì)在民族危急時(shí)刻一致對(duì)外、寧死不屈,最終戰(zhàn)勝裝備先進(jìn)的日本軍隊(duì),臺(tái)兒莊戰(zhàn)役是中國(guó)抗日戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)史上全民抗戰(zhàn)的一場(chǎng)‘漂亮仗’?!?/p>
而在這場(chǎng)“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(tái)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(duì),他們手持長(zhǎng)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(gè)關(guān)鍵陣地,贏得了戰(zhàn)役的主動(dòng)權(quán)。57名勇士44人戰(zhàn)死疆場(chǎng),僅13人幸存,譜寫了一曲感天動(dòng)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(tái)兒莊,心情總是沉重而愉快的。沉痛于慘烈無情的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)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(jī)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_(tái)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(huì)讓你恍若錯(cuò)了時(shí)空……
這座城,不易。她的故事,很長(zhǎng)。
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.