Founded in September 1986, it was established by Yancheng people to commemorate the important historical event that the New Fourth Army rebuilt its military headquarters in Yancheng.
The memorial tower of the New Fourth Army's rebuilt military department consists of a statue and a tower foundation.
The statue was created and designed by the deputy head of the National Urban Sculpture Planning Group and the professor of the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts according to the specific concept of the Veterans Pass of the New Fourth Army.
A brave young soldier of the New Fourth Army, with a broadsword on his back and a reins in his hand, rode on a horse with his front hoofs raised high and his head held high to face the sun, symbolizing the New Fourth Army's eastward advance and opening up the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines in Central China.
The statue is 4 meters high, 3.8 meters long and weighs 3250 kilograms. It is made of bronze.
The tower is 2.7 meters high and made of black granite. The four sides are trapezoidal, and the front faces east. The inscription of General Zhang Aiping, the former division commander of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, is engraved: "Rebuilding the Memorial Tower of the Military Department of the New Fourth Army", and the back faces west. The inscription approved by General Zhang Aiping is engraved. The late calligrapher Bao Shen wrote:
The glorious New Fourth Army of People's Republic of China (PRC) Revolutionary Army (hereinafter referred to as the New Fourth Army) is a heroic people's army trained and led by China.
After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, this army was composed of Red Army guerrillas who persisted in eight provinces and fourteen districts in the south.
1937165438+1released in Hankou, Hubei on October 25th.
The following year, 65438+ 10 6, the Japanese army moved to Nanchang, Jiangxi.
Ye Ting and Xiang Ying were appointed as commanders and deputy commanders respectively.
According to the strategic policy of "revitalizing Central China" formulated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Comrade * * *, Chen Yi led the first detachment of the New Fourth Army to advance behind the enemy lines in the south of the Yangtze River, established an anti-Japanese democratic base area centered on Yashan, and then led the first and second detachments to cross the river in the north, winning the decisive battle of Huangqiao.
Xuan and the Eighth Route Army led by Huang Kecheng successfully joined forces in Shizikou, south of Yancheng, and opened up an anti-Japanese democratic base area in northern Jiangsu with Yancheng as the center.
* * * die-hards regard stepping up the implementation of the * * * policy as an important step to compromise and surrender to Japan. 194l65438+1October 6th, they created the appalling Southern Anhui Incident and announced the cancellation of the New Fourth Army designation.
* * * The Central Military Commission shoulders the historical mission of saving the nation from extinction, persists in the war of resistance and opposes surrender. He made a tit-for-tat announcement: rebuilding the headquarters of the New Fourth Army, appointing Chen Yi as the acting commander and * * * as the political commissar.
In the same year, a new military headquarters was formally established in Yancheng on October 25th, 65438/KLOC-0. The people cheered warmly, and the enemy, the puppet army and the stubborn army were frightened.
* * * The political commissar and commander Chen worked in humble thatched huts, ran in Ludang swamp, endured hunger and cold, soaked in wind and rain, went into bullets, developed people's armed forces, expanded the United front, strengthened democratic political power and founded cultural and educational undertakings.
In the struggle against "mopping up", "cleaning up the countryside", "counterfeiting", "nibbling" and "friction", the broad masses of soldiers and civilians advance wave after wave, smashing the surrender countercurrent of the die-hards, hitting the arrogance of the Japanese puppet troops and creating a new situation of the war of resistance behind enemy lines in Central China.
By the time the Japanese invaders surrendered, the New Fourth Army had grown from 1 10,000 to more than 30 people, fought more than 22,000 wars and wiped out more than 450,000 stubborn Japanese puppet troops.
It laid a solid foundation for winning the victory of the people's liberation war and made great contributions.
To commemorate the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as Yin Shaoqi and Chen Yi and the heroes and revolutionary martyrs directly led by the New Fourth Army, and to inspire the younger generation to continue the new Long March, a tower was built in the center of Yancheng to show their achievements.
Its words say:
Hero Iron Army was established in Nanchang.
It was established by the Party and cultivated by the people.
The glorious northern expedition spread all over the world.
Struggle alone, on Mount Luo Xiao.
The wind and smoke in the south are hard to taste.
Anti-Japanese and national salvation, the flag is high.
The blame lies in the south, and Jiang is stubborn and rampant.
Rebuilding the army, Zhe will bind Sirius.
Vast oceans and vast borders, a series of appearances.
Stars gather and people are generous.
Political commissar is rare and has made brilliant contributions.
Big talent, commander of Chen Yi.
The tributaries of the Jianghuai River swing freely.
The pillars are in central China, with iron walls.
The rising sun sublimates and plays ten thousand squares.
Inscription on the stone, thousands of help * * * Yang.
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The tower is surrounded by round flower beds, which are evergreen and full of flowers.
Today, the military memorial tower rebuilt by the New Fourth Army has become a glorious symbol of Yancheng City.
Children see flowers here, mothers see hope here, young people see gorgeous sunrises here, veterans see brilliant sunsets here, and builders of the new era see great changes brought about by the tide of reform here.