Jin Zhenbiao's name may not be familiar to most people, but his life is very similar to the protagonist in the movie, from the battlefield hero to the old Xiucai in his own village, from the glorious first-class hero to the fugitive in the mountains, the ups and downs of fate make people sigh. When he faced the enemy army alone in 1951 and became a legend on the battlefield, who would have thought that many years later, he would be misunderstood and ostracized by his compatriots? Let's get closer to Kim Jin-biao and find out.
Jin Zhenbiao, I have to start with that turbulent era. In 1951, when the Korean War was in full swing, Kim Jin-biao was sent to the front as a member of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. On the day of departure, the village drums sounded and the villagers waved goodbye, their eyes full of respect and expectation for this hero. Jin Zhenbiao wore a battle robe, cherished his family and country, and embarked on a journey.
On the battlefield in Nanyangli, Kim Jin-biao showed extraordinary courage and determination. He and his comrades fought day and night, from repairing a bombed-out airfield to removing unexploded ordnance from the battlefield, every mission was a challenge to death. 35 kilograms of bombs fell from the sky, but Kim Jinbiao turned a blind eye, and his heart had only one belief: to defend his homeland and repel the enemy.
The time came to 1953, and the battle of Lao Bald Mountain can be described as the most fierce battle in Jin Zhenbiao's military career. The terrain of Old Bald Mountain is dangerous, and it is a battleground for the road to Seoul. There, Jin Zhenbiao and his comrades-in-arms went through several bloody battles, and finally succeeded in occupying the main peak in a fierce offensive. In that battle, Kim Jin-biao was not afraid of a strong enemy, faced with dense artillery fire and charges, with a machine gun, successfully repelled the onslaught of dozens of enemy soldiers, and saved his life with wit and bravery in the enemy's incendiary bomb attack. After this battle, Jin Zhenbiao was awarded the honor of first-class meritorious hero and second-class combat hero because of the large number of enemies killed.
After the smoke of war cleared, Kim Jin-biao's fate took a dramatic turn. In 1966, while he was serving as a military instructor at the Guilin Infantry School, an anonymous letter of accusation pulled him down from his position as an instructor, accusing him of committing crimes on his way home. The letter was like a ticking time bomb that instantly destroyed all his honor and dignity. Jin Zhenbiao was stripped of his party membership and his re-employment was revoked, and he and his wife were sent to Wuxuan Farm in Guangxi to participate in labor reform.
Such a transformation is undoubtedly a huge blow to a battlefield hero. From being admired as a first-class meritorious hero to being misunderstood and excluded, Jin Zhenbiao's mental journey is full of suffering. Even more tragic is that when he returned to his hometown in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, the villagers who had seen him off were now afraid of him, closing their doors and windows, deliberately avoiding him, and sneering at him. This situation made Jin Zhenbiao feel lonely and desperate like never before.
In desperation, he chose to escape from the crowd and hid in the mountains. There, he lived in caves, fed on wild herbs, and even caught poisonous snakes to satisfy his hunger. In this extremely difficult environment, Kim Jin-biao spent eight years in seclusion. But even so, he still can't completely escape the entanglement of society. Whenever he was discovered, he would be forcibly taken back to the village and once again criticized.
What is even more tragic is that once in the mountains, he was found by a former apprentice. This apprentice, with a misunderstanding and resentment towards Jin Zhenbiao, without saying a word, raised his axe and slashed at his back, causing serious injuries. The injury nearly killed Mr. Kim, who spent eight months in the hospital recovering.
Lying on the hospital bed, Kim Jinbiao's heart was full of mixed emotions. He was so brave and went to war for his country, but how could the villagers know about his former glory on the Korean battlefield? They only saw a "sinner" who was falsely accused, and forgot the fearless soldier who rescued his comrades in the war.
This extreme contrast made Jin Zhenbiao wonder if a person's value and dignity were so easily misunderstood and ignored? Is his fate just a forgotten little by the times? This kind of thinking made him have a deeper feeling for human nature and society.
Kim Jinbiao's life is a heroic epic on the battlefield and a tragedy of personal fate. He made us think deeply about how a person's merits and faults can be judged through his life's dedication or only through momentary words of right and wrong? In a world full of changes, how should we treat every individual fairly, especially those heroes who once carried the honor of the country for us? Kim Jin-biao is not only a review of the past, but also a kind of wake-up call for the present and even the future.