2026年4月17日，风采月刊社社长余民发与余海鹰、余国夫、余悦儒3位副社长及月刊社工作人员一行12人，驱车4小时抵达韶关，为次日宗亲联谊活动做准备。抵达后众人不顾舟车劳顿、未作休整，在年届八旬的韶关余靖纪念馆监事长余伦道与宗亲余牛趸引领下，前往余子武将军墓园祭扫，敬缅忠魂、追思先贤。

余子武（1901—1944），号文波，祖籍广东台山白沙镇五围吉都村，是余氏宗亲杰出抗日英烈。早年就读北京法政大学、日本东京法政大学，后毕业于日本陆军士官学校二十期骑科，1929年回国投笔从戎，历任粤军参谋、营长、团长等职。抗战全面爆发后，率部参加淞沪会战、南京突围战，屡立战功；1943年任国民革命军第62军151师少将副师长，赴印度受训；1944年参加长衡会战，驰援衡阳保卫战，率部在衡阳西站、雨母山一带与日军血战，7月22日清晨在衡阳市郊马鞍岭之七里山指挥所遭日军偷袭，亲率卫队肉搏，身中数弹壮烈殉国，年仅43岁。2014年被列入民政部首批著名抗日英烈名录，忠勇事迹永载史册。

祭扫现场，宗亲们肃立默哀、敬献鲜花，追忆将军报国壮举，传承余氏敬祖爱国、忠勇传家的优良家风，共寄缅怀与崇敬之情。

Patriotic Heroes Inspire Future Generations: Yu Clan Members Pay Tribute to Anti-Japanese Martyr General Yu Ziwu

On April 17, 2026, Yu Minfa, President of Fengcai Monthly, together with three vice presidents—Yu Haiying, Yu Guofu and Yu Yueru—and other staff members, a group of 12 people, drove for four hours to Shaoguan to make preparations for a clan fellowship event to be held the next day.

Upon arrival, despite the long and tiring journey, the group wasted no time in resting. Accompanied by Yu Lundao, the 80-year-old Supervisor of the Yu Jing Memorial Hall in Shaoguan, and clansman Yu Niudun, they went straight to the cemetery of General Yu Ziwu to pay their respects, cherish the memory of loyal souls, and honor their ancestors.

General Yu Ziwu: A Distinguished Anti-Japanese Martyr

Yu Ziwu (1901–1944), courtesy name Wenbo, was a native of Jidu Village, Wuwei, Baisha Town, Taishan City, Guangdong Province , and an outstanding anti-Japanese national hero of the Yu clan.

He studied at Beijing University of Political Science and Law and Tokyo University of Political Science and Law in Japan, and later graduated from the 20th Cavalry Program of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. Returning to China in 1929, he renounced his scholarly career to join the army, serving successively as a staff officer, battalion commander, and regiment commander in the Guangdong Army.

After the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he led his troops in the Battle of Shanghai and the Breakout Battle of Nanjing , achieving remarkable victories. In 1943, he was appointed Major General Deputy Division Commander of the 151st Division, 62nd Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and received military training in India.

In 1944, he took part in the Changsha-Hengyang Campaign to reinforce the Defense of Hengyang. His troops fought fiercely against Japanese forces near Hengyang West Railway Station and Yumu Mountain. On the early morning of July 22, Yu Ziwu’s command post at Qili Mountain, Maanling on the outskirts of Hengyang was suddenly attacked by Japanese troops. He personally led his guards in close combat, was hit by several bullets, and sacrificed his life heroically at the age of 43.

In 2014, General Yu Ziwu was included in the first list of Famous Anti-Japanese Martyrs by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China, his loyalty and bravery forever recorded in history.

At the cemetery, the Yu clan members stood in solemn silence, presented fresh flowers, and recalled the general’s heroic deeds in defending the nation. They vowed to carry forward the Yu clan’s fine traditions of respecting ancestors, loving the country, and passing down loyalty and courage, expressing deep reverence and remembrance for the martyred hero.

（文/余海鹰 图/余悦儒）

编审：余民发、余林雪金