"Chirping and chirping, Mulan is weaving." I don't hear the sound of the machine, but I hear the woman sigh. "This "Mulan Ci" tells the story of Hua Mulan's father in the army during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and his meritorious career.
Women dressed as men, born into death, and repeatedly built miracles, these legendary elements make mulan's image travel through thousands of years and can still be clear in the minds of future generations. Coincidentally, in the history of the republic a thousand years later, such a woman also appeared.
She joined the army to avenge her father, and the woman dressed as a man went to war. In the years of conquest experience, she has won many meritorious awards, and it has been proved that women can also kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, "who said that women are inferior to men." Her name is Guo Junqing.
One day in August 1945, the Eighth Route Army went to Inner Mongolia to recruit troops. When the conscription team was stationed in the town of Linsi in The Left Banner of Bahrain, a small man who came to sign up attracted the attention of everyone.
He was thin and small, his face was dark and gray, and he was dressed in a very ill-fitting men's suit. When the recruiting Eighth Route Army asked him how old he was, he said he was 17 years old. But when the crowd saw his diminutive stature, they immediately knew that he had falsely declared his age and did not ask him.
However, after a few days, the team set off, and the little man who was not selected was like a small tail, taking the initiative to follow the team for a long time. The leader of the unit could not bear it and reluctantly let him become a signal soldier. This small man is the protagonist of today's article, Guo Junqing.
Guo Junqing was born in 1931 to a poor peasant family in Beidian Village, Lingyuan County, Liaoning Province. When she was 7 years old, because of the flood in her hometown, she and her family left their hometown and fled the wilderness and begged all the way to the sparsely populated grasslands of Inner Mongolia.
Guo Junqing's cousin Guo Yu later recalled: "When I was a child, Guo Junqing's life was very poor. Don't look at her as a girl who didn't wear a decent outfit until she was eight years old, often unclothed. My father was distressed about my sister, so he untied a 3-foot belt wrapped around his waist and asked my mother to make a pair of pants for my sister. ”
In order to maintain the family's livelihood, Guo Junqing's father later worked as a long-term worker for a local landlord, not wanting to be oppressed and bullied. A few years later, my father fell and died within two days of falling seriously while chopping firewood for a landlord up the mountain. This made the young Guo Junqing plant a seed of hatred for the landlord class in his heart.
After the death of his father, there was no labor force in the family. In order to survive, let the sick mother and young brother have a mouthful to eat, 14-year-old Guo Junqing shaved his hair and dressed as a boy to find a job. In order to earn a few small dollars, she tasted the tribulations and hardships of life.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Eighth Route Army came to Inner Mongolia to recruit soldiers, and 14-year-old Guo Junqing went to register for the first time, because she felt that being a soldier could have food to eat, and more importantly, when she became a soldier, she could avenge her father!
In this way, by chance, Guo Junqing, who dressed as a man, officially joined the Eighth Route Army and became a member of the Independent Regiment of the Rebei Military Sub-district of the Eighth Route Army.
However, how difficult it is for a woman to do the same thing as men in a long military career and hide her gender.
In order not to expose himself, Guo Junqing in the military camp always slept with his clothes. When she went to bed, she used to take a nest on the far side of the Chase Shop, and then used the spear as a "cordon" to separate herself from her comrades on the side. Whenever the troops set off, Guo Junqing would always go out and "sneak" around first, do something like changing clothes, going to the toilet, and then rush back to assemble. To this end, she did not fail to be disciplined by the company commander.
But after a long time, the comrades-in-arms did not understand, why did Guo Junqing never take a bath or go to the toilet with the big guys, nor did he change his clothes in front of everyone? Once, the curious comrade-in-arms Xiao Li took advantage of Guo Junqing's lack of preparation and hugged her, wanting to find out, causing Guo Junqing to cry while drawing his knife. After this time, everyone did not dare to joke about her anymore.
However, in the eyes of her comrades-in-arms, although Guo Fu is a well-known "strange soldier", her hard-working attitude in training has made everyone admire.
In 1946, Guo Junqing was transferred to the cavalry communications class of the regimental headquarters as a cavalry correspondent. Compared with ordinary correspondents, cavalry correspondents have higher requirements for the quality of soldiers. To this end, Guo Junqing had to train day and night on horseback, throwing bombs, shooting, and assassination.
On the training ground, comrades-in-arms could often see Guo Junqing holding up three or eight large cap guns that were taller than himself to practice stabbing, and practicing riding on tall horses. In the middle of this, she fell off the horse again and again, and her shoulders were also worn red and swollen by the large cover gun, but Guo Junqing never said a word.
With this tenacity, in several months of hard training, Guo Junqing stood out among his comrades-in-arms and was selected as a training pacesetter. Since then, she has become an excellent cavalry correspondent.
Late one night, Guo Junqing suddenly received an urgent task: within 4 hours, he passed an order to the chief of the garrison 30 kilometers away. Because the night road was too dark and dangerous, and the road was unfamiliar, Guo Junqing rode a horse that night in the ravine and walked a lot of forks. But she continued to make the journey, arriving at her destination at dawn and completing her mission ahead of schedule.
On the way back, Guo Junqing's beloved pony was exhausted and fell, so she had to carry the saddle on her back and walk three or four kilometers back to the troop station. Because the mission was completed very well this time, the troops gave Guo Junqing a small credit.
Since then, Guo Junqing has often been ordered to ride alone through the enemy's blockade line, delivering urgent orders and official documents again and again. Because he was able to successfully complete the task every time, Guo Junqing was praised and praised by the chief many times.
What is valuable is that although Guo Junqing was the youngest in the army and had made many meritorious achievements, she never asked her comrades to take care of her. On the contrary, she often cared for her comrades with the special care of women. On weekdays, when anyone is sick, she helps to cook a sick meal; during the march, when anyone is physically weak, she also takes the initiative to help carry a gun in a backpack.
Over time, everyone likes this little comrade-in-arms who fights and dares to fight and kill, and who is careful and considerate in life.
In the experience of fighting bravely again and again, Guo Junqing quickly grew into a grassroots commander. In the Liaoshen Campaign, as the secretary of the machine artillery company branch, she led her comrades to participate in the famous and tragic Dalazi Mountain Blockade Battle, and made great contributions to the liberation of Jinzhou.
In the interval between battles, Guo Junqing will also organize some literary and artistic backbones in the company to twist songs, rehearse small juggling, and hold military and civilian parties with fellow villagers in the station. On this occasion, whenever Guo Junqing wears a wig, wears a cheongsam, and twists his waist while singing, he always has to laugh at the lively villagers and lean forward and backward, and everyone says that this People's Liberation Army really plays like a woman!
In the summer of 1949, when the Fourth Field Army marched south, Guo Junqing had been promoted to deputy political instructor of a company of the Forty-eighth Army. On the march, she still tirelessly helped comrades to carry guns, carry stretchers, and carry oil barrels... Widely praised by comrades-in-arms.
When the troops marched to the banks of the Hubei Shuishui River, due to the large number of wounded, Guo Junqing took the lead in wading into the water despite the abdominal pain and fever during menstruation, and personally carried the wounded and sick to the riverbank one by one.
With this will not to be afraid of suffering, tiredness or even death, from 1945 to 1950, Guo Junqing won 1 special merit, 3 major merits, and 4 small merits in just five years, becoming a famous combat hero of the Fourth Field Army.
However, for a woman like Guo Junqing, the price behind the honor is also heavy. Due to the long-term trek in the ice and snow for many years, the poor military conditions have caused Guo Junqing to suffer from serious gynecological diseases.
In April 1950, Guo Junqing had to be admitted to the hospital because his condition deteriorated. But when the military doctor came in, Guo Junqing covered her stomach tightly with her hands to prevent examination, and the female doctor was puzzled. With the woman's natural perception of the woman, she observed that Guo Junqing's throat was flat, there was very little sweat on the legs, and the whole body shape looked very feminine.
Subsequently, the female doctor quickly reported the situation to her superiors. Soon after, the chief personally came to the hospital to visit Guo Junqing. Guo Junqing knew that the truth could not be hidden, and finally cried and confessed to the old chief that he had been a woman dressed as a man to join the army.
After recovering from the illness, Guo Junqing changed into the skirt of a female soldier for the first time and appeared in front of his comrades-in-arms with the true face of his daughter. Suddenly, the news that "Guo Fu is a woman" became explosive news for the whole army. He Jinnian, then commander of the Forty-eighth Army, said after learning of this: "Guo Junqing is a hero! It's a contemporary Mulan! It is the pride of our Forty-eighth Army! ”
On September 25, 1950, the National Conference of Representatives of Combat Heroes was held in Beijing, and Guo Junqing was elected as a representative of combat heroes to attend the meeting. At the meeting, when Mao Zedong and Zhu De learned that she was Guo Junqing, a battle hero dressed as a woman, they all shook hands with her cordially and congratulated her, which made Guo Junqing excited.
It is worth mentioning that shortly after the meeting, Guo Junqing made her first confession in her life, targeting Zhao Xingyuan, who received the commendation of battle hero with her. It's a hero's love for a hero.
Zhao Xingyuan was the deputy commander of the Fourth Field Army, 5 years older than Guo Junqing, and a veteran who joined the army in 1939. Guo Junqing had heard his report in the army and knew that Zhao Xingyuan had made meritorious contributions many times and was the most commended "all-round meritorious hero", which made her admire. In addition, in life, Zhao Xingyuan often cares about her and takes care of her like a big brother, and Guo Junqing gradually develops a love for Zhao Xingyuan.
After Guo Junqing's female identity was exposed, many comrades-in-arms often joked about the two who were once close and encouraged them to be together. Every now and then, Guo Junqing was ashamed again, and it seemed like he had been said to be in the middle of his heart. Until one day, she finally couldn't help but open her mouth to Zhao Xingyuan: "Everyone says that we are both getting married." But Zhao Xingyuan told her: "The two of us are too prominent and inappropriate." ”
Guo Junqing did not give up, and proposed to exchange watches with him and leave a memorial, but Zhao Xingyuan used the reason that the commander needed to accurately grasp the time, asking her not to make trouble and return the watch to herself. Guo Junqing's heart was sour, and he casually threw his watch to the ground. The Swiss watch did not leave like this, and Guo Junqing also cried.
The premature death of this relationship eventually became a regret that Guo Junqing could not bridge in his life.
On December 1, 1959, the film "Youth in the Fire of War", based on Guo Junqing's military deeds, was released. The film tells the story of revolutionary friendship and love between two young people, gao gao, the deputy platoon leader dressed as a man, and Lei Zhenlin, the platoon leader.
After the film was released, Guo Junqing watched it over and over again, and countless familiar scenes in the film set off a lot of waves in her heart.
In fact, after the failure to pursue Zhao Xingyuan, Guo Junqing remained unmarried for the rest of his life. Due to a gynecological illness that fell during her military career, she had to remove her uterus at an early age and lost her fertility. Later, in fact, there was also an old platoon leader who took the initiative to pursue Guo Junqing and said that he did not care that she could not have children, but Guo Junqing did not accept it.
After retiring from the army, Guo Junqing served in various places according to organizational arrangements. He has successively served as the first garment factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province
He is the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Cao County, Shandong Province, and other positions. Because she never married in her life, she later recognized her niece as her daughter.
In 1983, on the occasion of his death, Guo Junqing handed over a photo of himself to wang Suya, the actor of "Gao Shan", and wrote on the back: "Dear Wang Suya, I could not see you before I died, I can only leave a photo to commemorate." Forever! Guo Junqing. ”
In the early morning of September 23, 1983, Guo Junqing left this world forever due to cerebral hemorrhage, at the age of 52. Although Guo Junqing's life is short and difficult, the legend she left behind is always worthy of our remembrance and praise!
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