BEIJING, Nov. 3 -- Zuo Hongsong, a veteran of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, passed away on October 30, 2023, in Chengdu at the age of 102.
北京11月3日电 中国抗日远征军老兵左宏松，于2023年10月30日在成都逝世，享年102岁。
On 18th September 1931, the Japanese army launched the September 18th Incident and attacked Shenyang City, initiating a full-scale invasion of northeast China. Thus China's 14-year-long war against Japanese aggression began.
1931年9月18日，日军发动九一八事变进攻沈阳，抗日战争由此拉开序幕。
Zuo Hongsong was born in Renshou County of southwest China's Sichuan Province on August 29, 1922. After graduating from junior high school, Zuo determined to fight against the Japanese aggressor and serve his country. In 1943, when the army was recruiting soldiers in Chengdu, he enrolled as a soldier in the Chinese Expeditionary Force without his family's knowledge.
左宏松生于1922年8月29日，四川仁寿人。初中毕业后,左宏松立志抗日救国。1943年正值部队在成都招兵，他瞒着家人报了名成为中国远征军的一名战士。
After three months of training, Zuo was deployed with other 27 recruits to the military depot at Dinjan Town in India and took part in military training there. After three months of training, he was assigned to fight against the Japanese troops in the Battle of Myitkyina. In July 1945, Zuo came back to China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zuo worked for the Sichuan Petroleum Company.
经过三个月的训练，左宏松与27名新兵乘运输机从成都新津驼峰航线飞往印度汀江镇兵站，参加军事训练。三个月后，左宏松随部队参加了密支那对日作战。1945年7月，左宏松回国。中华人民共和国成立后，左宏松在四川省石油公司工作。
