In June 1984, the public security bureau of Wuxi County, Sichuan Province, received a report that the family home of the employees of radio and television had been patronized by thieves, and the box where Xu Tianliang, deputy director of the radio station, had stored money at home was stolen by thieves.
Fortunately, it was almost time to go to work, the nearby masses found the thief's traces, subdued him, and the police called Xu Tianliang and handed him 2500 yuan, which was found by the thief and the savings of the Xu family's two families for half a lifetime. But Xu Tianliang was not in a hurry to count the money, and he told the police that there were more important things in the stolen box.
Hidden heroes
What about things? Xu Tianliang said that he had left some medals when he was a soldier, and when the police heard Xu Tianliang say this, they looked for them again along the route where the thieves escaped, and finally found discarded boxes and a bunch of medal certificates in the grass, but the policemen took a look at them and were stunned, this is not an ordinary commemorative medal, but a heavy military merit badge, and a certificate of special meritorious service in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
This matter quickly spread, everyone was very surprised, although Xu Tianliang has always been praised by the neighbors, the popularity is excellent, but he never said that he was so powerful, if it were not for this little hairy thief who suddenly appeared, Xu Tianliang would probably never tell others about his year for the rest of his life.
Xu Tianliang was born in 1929, the family is very poor, Xu Tianliang was an apprentice when he was a child, he wanted to eat, he wandered around in order to beg for a bite of food, until he met the People's Liberation Army, he did not see his relatives, twenty-year-old Xu Tianliang resolutely joined the People's Liberation Army and became a glorious SOLDIER of the People's Liberation Army. In 1950, Xu Tianliang, as a soldier of the 20th Army of the Volunteer Army, went to Korea with the army and participated in the famous Battle of Chosin Lake.
The Battle of Changjin Lake is a memory that Xu Tianliang cannot forget in his life, the weather is cold, the wind and snow are mixed, Xu Tianliang and his comrades-in-arms fight desperately in the temperature of minus tens of degrees, in addition to the torn cotton jacket on their bodies, the soldiers have nothing to resist the cold, and many soldiers have fallen silently in the cold.
Xu Tianliang also relied on a strong will to hold on, he did not dare to sleep, because he could not wake up again when he fell asleep. At that time, he was the deputy platoon leader, and he kept staring at the whole platoon of soldiers, and when he saw who was going to sleep, he quickly shook him awake, afraid that something would happen to the soldiers. Although the environment was so harsh, they still showed unlimited courage and well-equipped American troops to fight, Xu Tianliang was a sharpshooter in the army at that time, he did not dare to waste bullets, with 120,000 points of energy to aim, and strive for every bullet to destroy the enemy.
Fight in blood
When the battle was over, Xu Tianliang was carried down, he was injured, and his hands were frozen unconscious, and he didn't know how he pulled the trigger, maybe it was a warrior's instinct! Xu Tianliang did not stay in the rear for long, he only bandaged the wound slightly, and then returned to the bloody Chosin Lake, the battle was very long, as if it would never end.
The gun in his hand failed to withstand the low temperature of minus forty degrees, and it directly failed. Xu Tianliang watched the frantically attacking enemy not retreat, he pulled out his bayonet and the enemy began to fight until he lost consciousness.
Xu Tianliang later often said that he was "blessed with a great life", when his thigh was pierced by the enemy's bayonet, and the person was unconscious on the ice, the doctor felt that he could not be saved, but he did not expect that he miraculously woke up, and did not fall into any disability. Xu Tianliang walked on the line of life and death, his heart was still on the front line, and after his wounds were healed, he returned to the army.
In June 1951, the Tieyuan Blockade Battle began, which was another life-and-death battle, Xu Tianliang and his comrades-in-arms held on to the position, and the enemy frantically counterattacked. Xu Tianliang's weapons on his side soon ran out, and the fighters fell one by one, and finally there were less than ten people left on the position, but they were facing hundreds of American soldiers armed to the teeth.
At such a critical juncture, Xu Tianliang and his comrades showed extraordinary combat ability, and they took up all the weapons that could fight around them, bayonets, branches, stones... The enemy's artillery fire was fierce, but it was still unable to break through this seemingly fragile defensive line, and although Xu Tianliang was thin and weak, he was able to kill seven or eight enemies in a row with one enemy and ten enemies, frightening the American troops behind him from daring to approach. In the end, Xu Tianliang waited for the arrival of reinforcements, and after statistics, Xu Tianliang alone killed nearly fifty enemies.
Incognito
If this kind of thing were written into a novel, it would definitely be said to be outrageous, but in the volunteer army, it was not a rare thing to have one enemy and a hundred enemies, and the willpower shown by Chinese soldiers in "defending the family and defending the country" was simply not what ordinary people could imagine. Because of this great achievement, Xu Tianliang was commended and became a combat hero, but he himself was not proud, he always felt that he was nothing remarkable, returning from the Korean battlefield, Xu Tianliang did not want to be promoted and rich, he told his superiors that he planned to go back to his hometown, build his hometown, and continue to contribute to the motherland.
The superiors tried everything to retain, but Xu Tianliang had already decided, his physical function was declining day by day, the old wounds frequently recurred, he was no longer suitable for fighting, he stayed in the army to retire with an iron rice bowl, he felt that it was a waste of national resources, it was better to take advantage of his own energy to do something for his hometown, so he was assigned to the radio station in his hometown.
He married and had children in his hometown, lived a stable life, and about his glorious past, he did not mention it to anyone except his wife, even the children. Xu Tianliang was afraid that others would offer himself as a hero, and if others were special to him, he would feel uncomfortable and violate the principles of a soldier and a party member, so he told everyone that he was a small soldier who had no achievements.
Everyone also believed, after all, Xu Tianliang's personality on weekdays was mild, if he told the neighbors that he had killed dozens of American soldiers by himself, everyone would feel quite outrageous, until those military merit medals and awards were displayed in front of everyone, everyone was shocked, and Xu Tianliang, who was low-key and humble in his daily life, actually had such a layer of identity!
The local government learned of the experience of the old man and immediately came to comfort him, which made Xu Tianliang feel very embarrassed, in the face of everyone's praise, Xu Tianliang said: "I really did not make any contribution, we went to Fight in Korea that year, it was the responsibility of the People's Liberation Army, you must not praise me." ”
Everyone brought gifts to the old man, the old man resolutely did not accept, said that he was a party member, did not take a needle and a thread from the masses, did not accept any gifts, everyone saw the old man insisted, can only take back the gift. The old man has adhered to the principle of a party member all his life and put the motherland first in his heart, and such a hero should always be admired and praised.