Xie Jinyuan was ordered to lead more than 400 people to stay in the four-row warehouse during the Battle of Songhu. At that time, the national army had been ordered to retreat, but the enemy's war was so fierce that Xie Jinyuan had to lead 400 people to guard the rear and cover more people to retreat. The battle between Songhu and Shanghai was fierce. How can more than 400 people resist the fierce attack of the enemy? But under the leadership of Xie Jinyuan, they persisted for four days and four nights, successfully leaving enough time for the troops to retreat. Although Xie Jinyuan sacrificed five people, it killed more than 200 enemies at the same time, causing numerous casualties. As the team leader, Xie Jinyuan was the last one to leave the battlefield when the personnel in the mission retreated. He held high the national flag of the motherland and won numerous honors for the country and the people.
After the two battles in Shanghai, Xie Jinyuan and more than 400 people were called eight hundred heroes. Their heroic performance shocked the whole country and made Xie Jinyuan an idol of countless people. But this action also made the Japanese army remember Xie Jinyuan. Under Japanese pressure, Britain confiscated Xie Jinyuan's guns and weapons and locked them in a lonely military camp. The Japanese then coerced Xie Jinyuan in an attempt to bring Xie Jinyuan to heel, but how could Xie Jinyuan give up his motherland and turn to an enemy? It was under such circumstances that Xie Jinyuan was finally killed by traitors.