In the Anti-Japanese struggle of the Chinese people, the story of the officers and men of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation fighting against the Japanese aggressors were capable of evoking praises and tears. Yang Jingyu was one of the main leaders of the Anti-Japanese Federation.

"Warm red blood is spraying everywhere. Yang Jingyu is a hero whose name will be carved in people's hearts forever." This solemn and stirring song was sung by the Tonghua people in the re public memorial ceremony of the anti Japanese hero Yang Jingyu on February 23, 1958.

Yang Jingyu, formerly known as Ma Shangde, was born in Queshan County, Henan Province in 1905 and joined the Communist Party of China in June 1927. He acted as the commander in chief of the general headquarters of the Anti-Japanese United Army established by the 17 Anti-Japanese armed forces in the northeast of China in April 1934, and later served as the commander and political commissar of the first army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and the commander in chief and political commissar of the First Route Army of the Northeast Anti Japanese United Army.

Amid extremely difficulties, Yang Jingyu had never hesitated to abandon his head, spray his blood, or shook his loyalty. In cooperation with the anti Japanese war across the country, he led his troops to fight in different areas of the South Manchuria special region in Northeast China for a long time in icy and snowy weather, and shocked the northeast of China. During the autumn anti "crusade" campaign in the South Manchuria special region in Northeast China in 1939, he led the guard brigade to fight in the Mengjiang area, and dealt with the enemy alone for five days in a row. Whenever thirsty, he ate a handful of snow; whenever hungry, he swallowed a mouthful of bark or cotton wadding. He persisted in fighting with the enemy tenaciously and died on February 23, 1940 at the age of 35 when they ran out of bullets. When the cruel Japanese army beheaded and disemboweled him, they found that there was no grain in his stomach except withered grass and bark. It was with his indomitable revolutionary will that Yang Jingyu fought against the enemy tenaciously to his last breath.