This novel, written to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, tells the story of the villagers of Zaobatou, led by Lao Xiao, the founder of the Zaobatou Self-Defense Corps, and their bloody battles against the Japanese army. They not only set up a Bagua formation in the reed marshes, luring the enemy deep into their territory with their own flesh and blood as a sacrifice, but also crossed the Yellow River to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army and their collaborators, achieving a great victory. Through depicting the bloody struggle on the northern plains of the 20th century, the author restores or identifies a fresh "folk memory," highlighting the indomitable spirit of the Chinese people in the face of hardship and their great contribution to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
本书是一部为纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年创作的小说, 讲述了以皂坝头自卫团创始人老萧为首的皂坝头村民与日军浴血奋战的故事--他们不仅在大苇荡设下八卦阵, 以自己的血肉之躯诱敌深入, 血祭亡灵; 还渡过黄河对日军及汉奸队伍发起猛攻, 并取得大胜。作者通过勾勒二十世纪北方平原血雨腥风的斗争图景, 恢复或标识了一种新鲜的“民间记忆”, 彰显出中国人民在苦难中踔厉奋发、勇毅前行的精神风貌, 以及中国人民抗日战争胜利的伟大贡献。
本书是一部为纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年创作的小说, 讲述了以皂坝头自卫团创始人老萧为首的皂坝头村民与日军浴血奋战的故事--他们不仅在大苇荡设下八卦阵, 以自己的血肉之躯诱敌深入, 血祭亡灵; 还渡过黄河对日军及汉奸队伍发起猛攻, 并取得大胜。作者通过勾勒二十世纪北方平原血雨腥风的斗争图景, 恢复或标识了一种新鲜的“民间记忆”, 彰显出中国人民在苦难中踔厉奋发、勇毅前行的精神风貌, 以及中国人民抗日战争胜利的伟大贡献。
