Xinhua News Agency today is reminiscent of this major event that Zhejiang people did 80 years ago

Zhejiang News Client reporter Huang Hong Huang Ninglu

The news of Xinhua News Agency today is very eye -catching.

It was a thrilling past 80 years ago: in 1942, under the muzzle of the Japanese army, Zhejiang fishermen forgot to die and rescued 384 British prisoners of war.

so, what happened?

Start from this place: Dongji Island.

A few years ago, as the movie "The Future" was released, it gradually became an Internet celebrity punching attraction. Many people think that it is an island. In fact, it is an islands, consisting of 28 islands and more than 100 rock reefs.

On the morning of October 2, 1942, the local fishermen suddenly saw that on the nearby ocean surface, the huge water pillar rushed out of a giant wheel, and then there was a loud sound of the earth.

This giant is called "Lisbon Maru".

It is a Japanese ship, which was originally a passenger ship. But at the time, it was doing a very special thing: transporting British prisoners of war.

Where do these British prisoners of war come from?

We all know that on December 7, 1941, Japan did not declare and attacked Pearl Harbor. Almost at the same time, the Japanese army also launched a large -scale attack on Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and other places, and a large number of British troops were captured.

In September 1942, 1816 British prisoners of war were detained "Lisbon Maru" and sent to Japan.

As a result, near Dongji Island, "Lisbon Maru" was stared at by the American submarine "Perch". At that time, Japan was installed with artillery on "Lisbon Maru", so the "Perch" misjudged it as a warship.

After locking the target, the "Bass" launched an attack.

The scene seen by the fishermen was hit "Lisbon Maru".

The boat began to sink slowly.

Sonald the wreckage of "Lisbon Wan"

After the Japanese troops closed the cabin, a large number of people immediately withdrew.

At that time, the prisoners of war who rushed out of the cabin and escaped the Japanese army, or marched alone to escape, or hugged the floating objects to follow the waves.

At this moment, the long sound of conch suddenly sounded at sea.

The Chinese fishermen from Qingba Island, Miaozi Lake Island, and the surrounding islands were dispatched in the island, driving fishing boats spontaneously, risky, and struggling to save people.

According to historical records, on Miaizi Lake Island, there was an old man named Shen Wanshou at that time. He saw countless British prisoners of war struggling in the wild wave. The moment is here, go to save people! "

This island's unpredictable rescue, from morning to midnight, rescued a total of 384 captured people in the UK.

The whole scene is extremely touching.

What is even more touching is that whether it is Qingba Island, or Miaozi Lake Island, these small islands of Dongji Island are rugged, and there are almost no cultivated land. Fishermen lived in fish and shrimp, and their lives are generally poor.

However, after finding that these people who were rescued were the allies prisoners of war, the fishermen were extremely generous. They took out the only food left in their families to entertain the British prisoners of war struggling in the storm for a long time.

After many years of kindness, many years later, when the British prisoners of war were rescued, they were grateful.

But the more severe test followed.

At that time, important islands around Zhoushan and Sushan Island had fallen. After knowing that many British prisoners of war were rescued by local fishermen, the local Japanese immediately dispatched ships and bombers. , Lady -house searching on these islands crazy searches, searching for 381 people.

After that, there was another legendary story: thousands of miles escorted 3 British prisoners of war.

As mentioned above, there were 384 British prisoners of war from Dongji fishermen, and 381 people were searched by the Japanese army. So where did 3 people go?

Despite the small island, facing the Japanese bayonet and various threats, local fishermen are still in great danger and try their best to hide three British prisoners of war: Ivars, Jameston, and Falens.

Dongji Island is far from the mainland. The three of them were sick because of the falling water and tossing for a long time. At that time, they were sick. The Japanese ships and planes patrolled them from time to time. How could they escape from the magic palm?

A "relay" began.

The locals first tried a way to transport them to Huludao, not far from Putuo Mountain at night. On Huludao, local doctors were found to treat them. When the three of them were better, they tried to transfer it to Ningbo.

After that, there was a wave of relay: the three were transferred from Ningbo to Xiangshan, and then from Xiangshan, almost across Zhejiang, and was escorted by the then Zhejiang Provincial Government in Yunhe County by the "relay". After all kinds of tossing, Ivas, Jameston, and Fale arrived in Chongqing and were eventually sent to the British Embassy in China at that time.

The experience of these three people is extremely tortuous.

Especially from Dongji Island to Ningbo, Xiangshan, and then to Yunhe County, it is extremely dangerous. The people who are responsible for escorting them must be over the blockade of the Japanese army.

After the three British prisoners of war arrived in Chongqing, they revealed the atrocities of the Japanese army on the radio station. The whole picture of the "Lisbon Maru" incident was known to the world.

After being rescued by Zhejiang fishermen, the 381 British prisoners of war that were searched by the Japanese army were detained to Shanghai. After being trampled to the Japanese native pronunciation concentration camp, only more than 200 were defeated in Japan.

The fishermen of Zhejiang fishermen won international praise that year.

For example, on February 17, 1949, Hong Kong grandly mourned the "Lisbon Maru" incident and praised Zhejiang's fishermen to rescue the British prisoners of war. In order to thank the fishermen of Dinghai, the British government specially presented a mobile fishing boat "Hai'an". HK $ 16,000, as well as the prize and awarded by the prize and the Supreme Command of the Allies. In August 2005, the survivors of the "Lisbon Maru" incident carried their wives, children, and victims to embark on East Polar Island with gratitude, and gathered with the old fishermen who took risks to rescue the prisoners.

In the picture, the old man in the rim, Lin Agen, the last Zhoushan East Polar Fisherman who participated in the rescue of the British captives, died at home at 1 am on August 6, 2020 at the age of 96.

On October 20, 2019, 14 "Lisbon Maru" shipwrecks came to Dongji Island again to participate in the commemorative event.

In that era of war, these ordinary fishermen in Zhejiang risked their lives and rescued the captured by Britain. Their righteousness is not only an important testimony of Chinese and English as an allies in the Second World War to fight against fascist aggression together, but also the brightest historical story that reflects the brightest side of human nature.

The smoke has already dispersed, and the time has passed 80 years. At that time, the Zhejiang fishermen who saved people and those ancestors who escorted the three British prisoners of war to escort the blockade of the blockade were still worthy of our study and admiration.

- END -