During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's period, 82 soldiers from 3 divisions, 7 brigades and 4 companies of the New Fourth Army 19 Regiment fought to the death with the enemy in the battle of Liulaozhuang, Huaiyin, Jiangsu, and all of them died heroically. They are company commander Bai, political instructor, deputy company commander Shi Xuefu, platoon leader Wei, Jiang Yuanlian, Liu, cultural teacher Sun Zunming, and health worker Yang ... Chen Yi, acting commander of the New Fourth Army, wrote an article in recognition: "The brave spirit of the martyrs who died for the country can be a model." Commander-in-Chief Zhu De praised them as "the highest expression of heroism of our commanders and fighters" in the article "Heroism of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army".

Silian Company was formerly a local armed force in Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province. In June of 1939, it was reorganized into Suluyu detachment 1 brigade 3rd battalion 10 company, and was incorporated into the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army in June of 194 1. Company commander Bai, a native of Jiangxi, joined the Red Army at the age of 16, participated in the Long March and participated in the Pingxingguan Campaign at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War. He is a brave and resourceful commander. Li Yunpeng, a political instructor, is from Pei County, Jiangsu Province. He is a young student studying at Yan 'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. He is an outstanding political cadre who has passed the test of war. The platoon leader and soldiers of this company are mostly poor peasants who joined the army after the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. They have good political quality, and have developed tenacious fighting style, firm fighting will and skillful fighting skills in the long-term struggle against the enemy. Under their leadership, Silian stood the most severe test of Liu Laozhuang's battle and wrote magnificent poems with life and blood.

1in the spring of 943, the Japanese invaders carried out a large-scale "sweeping" on the Huaihai anti-Japanese base area in northern Jiangsu. 17 In March, the Japanese Puppet Army 1000 people surrounded the leading party and government organs in Huaihai District on the north bank of Liutang River. Company 4 bravely blocked all enemies and covered the safe transfer of party and government organs in Huaihai District. On the same day, the Japanese puppet troops made a second encirclement and suppression campaign, and the Ministry joined forces with the Japanese puppet troops in Laozhangji and Zhuduzhuang areas north of Huaiyin. After a fierce battle for half a day, it broke through again after dusk and moved to Liulaozhuang area in the northwest of Laozhangji. /kloc-on the morning of 0/8, the Japanese puppet troops camped for the third time. Company 4 was ordered to organize defense and cover the main force and the transfer of party and government organs in Huaihai District. With the help of the traffic ditch in front of the village, 82 people of the whole company bravely resisted the attack of the Japanese puppet troops and made the main force and the party and government organs transfer safely, but the whole company was trapped in the encirclement of the Japanese puppet troops. Although several breakthroughs failed, they were determined to stick to it. The company correspondent wrote in the application for joining the party in FireWire: "When the party needs it most, I will dedicate my life to the party and the people and never lose face to our party and the Chinese nation!" The Japanese puppet troops concentrated their artillery fire on the position of Company 4, and the traffic ditch hundreds of meters long was razed to the ground. At the same time, the impact was carried out with a large number of cavalry. In the face of a strong enemy, the officers and men of the Fourth Company fought bloody battles, repelling the Japanese and puppet troops for five consecutive attacks, killing nearly 100 Japanese and puppet troops and fighting hard until dusk. Seriously injured, Bai He organized more than 20 people left by the company to bury the bodies of martyrs, burn maps and documents, smash redundant guns, and pounce on enemy groups with bayonets. Finally, due to the disparity in the number of people, all the ammunition and food were used up, and all of them died heroically.

After the anti-mopping-up, the 7 th Brigade reorganized the 4 th Company and named it "Liu Laozhuang Company". The local people held a public funeral for 82 martyrs of the company, built a tombstone of "Tomb of 82 martyrs of the New Fourth Army during the Anti-Japanese War" and sent 82 outstanding children to the company. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), in order to commemorate the martyrs, the local people's government established the Liu Laozhuang Martyrs Cemetery in the Martyrs Cemetery.