Everyone knows that the battlefield is full of smoke and danger, and when danger comes, it may be safer at home, but there are still many people who choose to go to the front line, even if they pay the price of their lives, they never regret it. There were many more who were badly wounded on the battlefield, but for them it was a symbol of honor, and they were proud of it and not sad about it. There is a first-class hero who fought bravely on the battlefield and lost his arm, but in the next life, he chose to live in anonymity, who is this person?
First, the true identity of the tramp
In 1963, in an ordinary small village, there were several cars in the gate village, and the villagers stood at the entrance of the village and watched the battle and felt very confused, thinking that it was the senior leaders who came here to observe the people's feelings and understand the lives of the people. When these leaders communicated with the villagers, the villagers learned that these people had not come to inspect, but to find someone.
The leader asked the villagers if there were any people in the village called Yu Shuilin. For a moment, the villagers could not believe that the person so many high-ranking officials and leaders came to the small village to find was just the tramp. Yu Shuilin has always lived in the village, but because his arm is injured and disabled, his life is very difficult, and he can only live in the horse barn. The local people are also warm-hearted people, and when they have the conditions, they will help him as much as possible, and with the help of everyone, he can barely eat a hot meal.
The local villagers were very enthusiastic, and immediately led the officials to the stable, where there was no way to live, it was black and mushy, everywhere was dirty, only a shabby quilt was placed on the grass pile, and it seemed that it should be his bed. There was also a worn-out iron pot next to it, and there was nothing else here, and Yu Shuilin was feeding grass to the horses next to it.
The person who came to the village to look for Yu Shuilin was Zhai Shuiqing, Yu Shuilin's former instructor, who couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw Yu Shuilin. He couldn't believe how he had lived alone for so many years, in such difficult conditions, he had never thought of looking for help from his superiors, every leader present was extremely moved, and the villagers were also very puzzled, what was the story of this ordinary tramp? Zhai Shuiqing said solemnly: "He is a first-class meritorious hero in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. ”
Second, in the campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea, he performed well
In October 1950, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea officially broke out, although the United States launched a war of aggression against the Dprk side, but our army had already seen through the attempts of the US army, so it finally chose to send troops to Korea to support the other side. Yu Shuilin also joined the Chinese Volunteer Army and came to Korea to fight, when he was a member of the eighth battalion of the 352nd Regiment of the 45th Army. Yu Shuilin performed very well on the battlefield. Although he is facing such a powerful enemy as the United States, he has no fear, but instead fights bravely and shows a strong fighting force on the battlefield.
The Battle of Hengcheng was a very important battle, the fourth battle fought by our army at that time, and the victory or defeat of this battle was very crucial. Although at that time our army was not fully prepared and its resources could not be compared with those of the enemy, because of the compulsion of the situation, we must launch this campaign at once. At that time, Yu Shuilin's unit also received the order to fight, and this unit immediately made full preparations and began to attack the enemy's rear.
The unit led by Zhai Shuiqing marched relatively fast, and they had reached the strategic location before the enemy arrived. They found it to be a fork in the road with special terrain, and they were now in a crucial position to clearly see that the enemy artillery battalion was marching towards them. So Zhai Shuiqing immediately issued combat orders to the members of the team and carried out an ambush in advance. Zhai Shuiqing is a very experienced person, through his observation of the enemy team, he judged that the number of artillery troops on the other side is huge, and if it comes to the battlefield on the front line, it will definitely bring great losses to our side.
This enemy unit did not expect that on its own way it would encounter an ambush by the volunteers. This unit of our army has undergone professional military training, so it is extremely concealed in ambush, and only after the enemy reaches range does it officially begin to attack it. Because of the suddenness of our attack, the enemy was caught off guard, both cars were blown up by us, and the convoy behind them was in a mess.
The enemy immediately calmed down at this time and began to counterattack. The weapons and equipment of the US army are very strong, and the most important thing is that we are now facing this unit, they have two tanks. Now, although we have temporarily suppressed its fire, once the enemy tanks open fire, then we cannot resist them at all, and once the tanks enter the front line, the pressure on the large troops will become very great. In such a situation, we must take some practical action. At this critical moment, Yu Shuilin calmed down and applied to his squad leader on his own initiative, hoping to hand over the two anti-tank grenades in the team to him, and he would definitely be able to give everyone a satisfactory answer.
Third, do not be afraid of strong enemies, not afraid of life and death
In fact, when Yu Shuilin made this decision, he also knew very well in his heart that he would certainly not retreat from the front this time, but for the sake of victory in the war and for the sake of the large troops, he could only make this decision.
Anti-tank grenades are completely different from ordinary grenades, it is more powerful than ordinary grenades, and it contains more materials such as gunpowder, which means that his size is large and cannot be put into the ammunition bag at all, which completely affects the speed of Yu Shuilin's forward attack. Under such circumstances, Yu Shuilin could only pack the grenade into a rice bag.
If you want to unleash the true power of an anti-tank grenade, you must attack it at close range. At that time, the whole situation on the battlefield was quite chaotic, although there were various explosions in front of him, and his teammates were also suppressing their own firepower, but the enemy was not a vegetarian, staring closely at our base area, and the danger facing Yu Shuilin was still extremely huge.
However, Yu Shuilin was not afraid at all, and he quickly moved and shuttled with anti-tank grenades. Although he is said to be a tall warrior, he is very flexible in this combat mission. With his rapid movement, he finally came to the vicinity of the first tank, and at such a critical moment, it was necessary to quickly pull the grenade, but at this moment the rice bag was tied up and could not remove the anti-tank grenade.
All the teammates around him held their breath at this moment, and everyone sweated for Yu Shuilin, and he knew very well that if he did not blow up this tank at this moment, then this tank would definitely bring a lot of danger to other comrades. So at this critical moment, he exerted all his strength to tear the rice bag apart, then threw the anti-tank grenade into the tracks, and fled immediately.
When he blew up the first tank, Yu Shuilin performed very well, but all his actions were looked at by the second tank, and he immediately began to bombard him indiscriminately. Rain calmly pulled the grenade and threw it at the second tank, and taking advantage of the gap between the explosion of the grenade, he immediately ran to the vicinity of the second tank and threw the anti-tank grenade into the other side's tracks. In this way, under his operation, two tanks were successfully scrapped.
After completing the mission, Yu Shuilin was ready to retreat immediately, at this time the enemy began to attack it, and under the dodge of Shuilin, the bullet did not hurt his key point, but his right arm was hit by the enemy. His teammates immediately stepped forward to rescue him, but he only made a simple bandage, and immediately picked up a gun to fight the enemy. It wasn't until the war was won that he fainted on the battlefield.
When Yu Shuilin woke up, he found that his right arm had already been amputated, and he was awarded the honorary titles of first-class meritorious hero and second-class combat hero for his outstanding performance on the battlefield. Yu Shuilin knew that he had lost his right arm, which meant that he could no longer fight and kill the enemy in the army, so he chose to quit the team and live an ordinary life.
epilogue
For them, there are many things to surpass life itself, and our country is full of talents, and the heroes who have emerged deserve our eternal respect, and the patriotic qualities in them are worthy of our admiration and learning. Whether it was above the War of Resistance Against Japan, or in the War of Liberation, or in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, too many heroes stood up, they were truly great men, and the fearless spirit they displayed would deserve our eternal praise.
References: "Heroes of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", "First Class Hero in the Water Forest"