Date: July 1940    Size: length: 29cm; width: 22cm    Material: paper　　

The Xie family made enormous sacrifices for the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Madame Xie’s oldest son Xie Jishu, second son Xie Jiliang and youngest son Xie Jixiang all joined the New Fourth Army, but died one after another from 1939 to June 1940, and their father Mr. Xie died from extreme sorrow, leaving Madame Xie, her daughters-in-law and four young grandchildren to live a hard life. In July 1940, Peng Xuefeng, then commander of the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army, wrote a letter to Madame Xie, in which he fully acknowledged the Xie family’s contribution to the anti-Japanese war, showed understanding of their difficulties, and sent someone to visit them with the one hundred legal tenders. At the end of the letter, Peng emphasized his resolve to drive away the Japanese aggressors and his conviction in China’s ultimate triumph.
Peng Xuefeng (1907-1944), born in Zhenping, Henan province, engaged in revolutionary work in Beijing and other places earlier on. Later, he served as director of the first bureau of the headquarters of the First Front Army of the Red Army and commander of the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army. After the Incident in Southern Anhui in 1941, he served as the commander of the 4th division of the New Fourth Army and commander of Huaibei Military Command. On September 11, 1944, Peng Xuefeng personally came to the front to command the battle to recover Balizhuang, Xiayi county, Henan province. Unfortunately, he was shot in the chest and died.
The letter was collected from Madame Xie’s grandson Xie Fengqi by Nanjing Military Command and transferred to the Military Museum in 1959.