There is a veteran in Sichuan Province who has been in anonymity for 32 years and has never told anyone about his heroic deeds.
The people in his hometown thought that he was just an ordinary soldier, and they did not know that he was a hero who had made great contributions to the country.
In 1986, in order to publicize the revolutionary deeds, two military experts went to various regions to collect materials, and when they passed through Wanxian County, Sichuan Province, they heard that there was a local veteran, so they came to the door to inquire.
It turned out that this seemingly unremarkable veteran actually had a photo with the two marshals at home. The two marshals in the photo are Mr. He and Mr. Peng.
The two marshals made great historical contributions to the country during the war, and the person who can take a photo with the two marshals on important occasions must be a heroic figure with an extraordinary history.
Therefore, the two experts rushed to ask the old man about his early experience, but the old man remained silent. The two experts refused to die and repeatedly asked the elderly for specific reasons. In the end, the old man could not get away with it and opened his mouth to explain.
In the eyes of the old man, he was not a hero, and the special merit he had obtained that year was strictly speaking, created by the entire army. The special merit medal fell into his hands only because he was lucky enough to survive the war.
Compared with those comrades who have already sacrificed heroically, he really has nothing to praise. So, where did the old man come from? His name was Chen Renhua, and he had joined the army a long time ago, and he had also gone to Korea as a volunteer in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
When he first entered Korea, the weapon in his hand was a backward and worn-out rifle, and after fighting with the enemy, he used accurate marksmanship to kill several enemy troops in succession.
Later, he not only captured the enemy's carbines and machine guns, but also was awarded a third-class merit by the leader for his outstanding performance.
With the passage of time, Chen Renhua, who was originally just a new soldier, gradually became accustomed to the fierce battlefield. His combat experience has also become more and more abundant.
Every time he fought the enemy, he was particularly active. Once, he led three of his soldiers, braving a hail of bullets, to rush to the vicinity of the enemy's bunker and destroy the enemy's bunker with explosives, reducing the great pressure for the subsequent attack of the troops.
In this battle, Chen Renhua played a great role, and he was later awarded the second class merit by the leader of the organization.
After the outbreak of the Battle of Shangganling, Chen Renhua's unit, when in charge of attacking positions, was always attacked by the enemy hiding in the fire point, and there were often huge casualties.
The leaders of the organization knew that in order to win, they must destroy the enemy's fire points. Therefore, the leader gave the order to destroy the enemy's fire point, and the company commander of Chen Renhua's unit was a particularly active revolutionary fighter, and he always hoped to go to the front line to avenge those comrades who had already died.
Therefore, when the leader's order was delivered, he won the important task of destroying the enemy fire point. Chen Renhua was particularly excited when he learned of this, and hurried to prepare weapons and ammunition with his comrades-in-arms.
After the battle broke out, Chen Renhua's unit was quickly attacked by the enemy's fire point. A large number of young and brave soldiers, before they could rush to the position, were killed by the enemy's shells.
Chen Renhua, an experienced man, luckily dodged enemy strafing and destroyed 4 enemy bunkers together with other comrades-in-arms.
When he arrived at the enemy's 5th bunker, Chen Renhua was left with only an explosive pack and a grenade. At that time, the enemy's bunkers were so strong that grenades alone could not destroy the enemy's bunkers.
At this critical moment, he blessed his soul and came up with a plan. Taking advantage of the gap between enemy strafing, he quickly rushed to the vicinity of the enemy bunker in a rolling manner, and detonated the more powerful explosive pack at a dead end where the enemy could not shoot.
Immediately after, he detonated the grenade and, with the wave of explosions, rushed himself to another place for emergency evacuation. This is a simple operation, but it is actually extremely dangerous.
Although Chen Renhua finally withdrew by relying on the grenade, he himself was greatly injured by the impact of the air wave.
When the comrades-in-arms found Chen Renhua, he not only lost half of his foot, but also lost a finger, and the whole person was dying, and there was basically no sign of life.
Fortunately, the comrades did not give up, and they tearfully sent Chen Renhua to the hospital and let him receive emergency treatment. After recovering from his wounds, Chen Renhua was invited to Beijing because of his previous many meritorious service on the battlefield.
Chen Renhua was not only awarded the honor of special meritorious service by the leaders of the organization, but also received by Mr. Peng and Mr. He. The three of them got together with great interest and took a group photo.
According to the original arrangement, Chen Renhua should be received by the great leader Chairman Mao next. When he learned this news, Chen Renhua, who had already put his life and death aside, couldn't help but get excited, and as a result, because he was too excited, he triggered the sequelae left over from the war and directly fainted.
Immediately afterward, he was taken to the hospital by the leader of the organization for rescue, and he barely recovered his consciousness afterwards, but also missed the opportunity to meet with the chairman. This extremely regrettable thing made Chen Renhua remember it for a lifetime.
As we all know, the leadership of the state attaches special importance to the heroes of the war period. Since Chen Renhua made so many contributions to organizing the country, why did he not continue to develop in the army, but chose to retire home and remain anonymous for 32 years. In the end, it was because of a group photo of that year that he was exposed as a special meritorious person.
The reason for this situation is mainly because Chen Renhua's own body is relatively weak, and after he was discharged from the hospital, he always felt that he did not have enough energy and was very difficult to do anything.
In order to avoid dragging his feet, Chen Renhua chose to retire home, and before he left the army, he received a veteran certificate and a disability certificate.
If necessary, after he returns to his hometown, he can use his previous status as a hero to ask the local government for help.
However, Chen Renhua never did this, he has always been self-reliant, working hard to carry out production and construction, and as an ordinary farmer, he has made certain historical contributions to the economic development of his hometown.
For so many years, he seemed to have completely forgotten his own historical experience, and basically did not tell others about his legendary deeds.
It wasn't until two military experts came to the door by chance that everyone knew that he was originally a special meritorious serviceman.
After Chen Renhua's identity was exposed, he was highly valued by the leaders of his hometown, and his living standards improved rapidly, and he had a more stable living environment.