He Dongyin lives in Wangsanta Village, which is about 1 km across the river from Jize County, Hebei Province. There are parents, elder sister, two younger sisters and a younger brother at home. Poor people have no food to eat, and they can't eat at all in famine years. They can only eat grass roots and bark. Japanese troops entrenched in Jize County often send troops to burn and rob the base areas. "When we saw the Japanese devils crossing the river, we ran. When the Japanese come, we will catch chickens, pigs and cows, as well as young men and women. If we catch them, we will tie them up with a rope and take them away. Almost all the people who were arrested did not come back. " 13-year-old He Dongyin and his family are hungry, hiding in Tibet and living a life of fear.
"The Japanese are cruel, they are not human beings ..." He Dongyin trembled when talking about the crimes committed by the Japanese invaders. Where the Japanese army's iron hoof trampled, there were countless lives and rivers of blood. The Japanese army's methods of killing people are extremely vicious. In addition to mass shooting, they also used buried alive, fire and knives. ...
"Anyway, I was so hungry at home that I ran out with the guerrillas." 194 1 year1kloc-0/month, the Jize County Guerrilla Brigade just entered this village, and many young people in the village followed the guerrillas. Due to his young age and malnutrition, He Dong Ginta lost weight and couldn't carry a gun. The guerrillas sent him home. "Less than two months at home, I went again and left me in the team." The ignorant boy embarked on a long and dangerous journey.