1942年5月，日寇对我八路军前方总部的围攻，使我前总的参谋长左权将军壮烈殉国，这在八路军抗战史乃至全中国抗战史上都是一次非常重大的事件。我当时在中共北方局工作，是被围和突围的亲历者之一，早就想把这次终身难忘的经历写出来，但一直未能动笔。我为什么久未动笔呢？一 In May 1942, the siege of the Japanese invaders in front of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army made the death of my former Chief of General Staff General Zuo Quan a heroic martyrdom. This was a very significant event in the history of the Eighth Route Army and even the entire history of the Anti-Japanese War. I was working in the Northern Bureau of the CPC and was one of the witnesses of encirclement and breakout. I had long wanted to write down this lifelong memorable experience, but I have not been able to write an essay. Why do I have to write a long time? one