The Six Sisters of Yimeng, the former model of support, are a group of heroines who emerged in the old district of Yimeng during the Revolutionary War. They live in Yanzhuang Village, Yedian Town, Mengyin County. They are: Zhang Yumei, Yi Ting Zhen, Yang Guiying, Yi Shuying, Ji Zhenlan, Gongfanglian (died of illness).
During the 1947 Battle of Laiwu, the Battle of Huaihai, and especially the Battle of Menglianggu, the six Yimeng sisters took the initiative to provoke village riots day and night when village cadres and militiamen were on the front line. To carry out the heavy task of supporting the army, the whole village, men, women and children were mobilized to serve as guides for the troops, deliver ammunition, food and grass, bake pancakes, wash military uniforms, make military shoes, care for the sick and wounded, etc. During the battle, the six sisters and their fellow villagers He only eats one meal a day, is busy and toils all day long, and travels more than 20 miles back and forth in the mountains every day. According to incomplete statistics, during the Menglianggu Campaign, they led the entire village to bake 150,000 kilograms of pancakes for the troops, raised 30,000 kilograms of fodder for military horses, washed more than 8,000 pieces of military uniforms, made more than 500 pairs of military shoes, donated more than 450 eggs, and transported There are more than 1,700 kilograms of firewood, and when we stop, we have to sing for the soldiers, do propaganda, and boost morale. The six Yimeng sisters made outstanding contributions to the victory of the battle.
On June 10, 1947, the then "Shandong Popular News" published an article entitled "It's good for women to support the army beforehand", reporting their exemplary deeds and praising their noble revolution. They were called the "Six Sisters of Yimeng" for their dedication.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the six sisters turned their deep affection for their fellow soldiers into practical actions of loving the party and the army in the new era, and actively participated in the dual-support *** construction activities in the new era. During festivals such as August 1st, at the county People's Armed Forces Department and the Armed Police Squadron stationed in Mongolia, you can always see the touching scene of the six sisters celebrating the festival with officers and soldiers. The sisters deliver carefully sewn insoles to the soldiers. His eyes were full of concern. The six sisters went to the Tiananmen National Flag Guard in Beijing and the Eighth Company in Shanghai and Nanjing Road. They went out to support the army unswervingly and wrote a new chapter. They continued to make new contributions to the party and the country in the new era of socialism. General Chi Haotian, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, State Councilor and Minister of Defense, spoke highly of the outstanding contributions made by the "Six Sisters of Yimeng" in the revolutionary war years and socialist construction, and wrote an inscription for them " The six sisters of Yimeng will never forget their support for the military."