In 2014, the National Archives of the United States viciously selected an old photo of our country's war of resistance, intending to once again attack China's human rights and do things, which cheng thought this time was kicked to the iron plate, and behind the photo was the legendary story of an old hero.
This is an old photograph taken by an American journalist at the China-Myanmar border in 1944, showing a 13-year-old baby soldier dressed in a military uniform, full of spirits, carrying a bag full of bottles and cans around his waist, quite the smell of veteran oil, and also gave a thumbs up to the camera, showing a bright and confident smile, in the smoke of war filled with the smell of death, it looks so dazzling and fresh.
The photo was exposed on the Internet by the United States with ulterior motives, and soon it was all over the Internet at home and abroad, but with the fermentation of time and events, a script that was originally carefully created by the United States has a different taste, and the true story behind the photo is about to come out.
Chen Youli photographed by an American journalist
Obviously, such a heroic and sassy photo of a baby soldier, it is logical to inevitably make people care about the story behind it, and once it was released, it immediately attracted the attention of china's veteran volunteers.
One early morning in August 2014, a retired military volunteer from Bijie Pingshan Township was browsing through a group of old photos sent by comrades to do the work of mapping, but inadvertently his eyes fell on an old photo.
In the photo, a baby soldier dressed in a military uniform and holding a thumb is so confident.
Even more surprising was that the silhouette of the doll soldier's face caught the attention of the old man, who was similar to an old friend he knew.
It turned out that this old friend of the old man had also personally gone to the Sino-Burmese border to participate in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and was also a baby soldier, and he always said with emotion: "If only there was a photo of the anti-Japanese experience left behind..."
Suddenly, the old man seemed to think of something, picked up the old photo and hurried to his old friend's house.
Before he could enter the door, he shouted loudly, "Old Chen, come and see this picture, is it you?!" ”
A picture of the old man Chen Youli and himself when he was a baby soldier
In the courtyard, an old man was half lying on a rocking chair, and immediately a spirit sat upright, took the photo in his friend's hand, glanced at it, and his heart was shaken in an instant, and then it was a mixture of five tastes, and all kinds of things in the past seemed to reappear in front of his eyes, and his lips choked up: "This is me!" ”
At this point, the classic legend of a war of resistance baby soldiers has finally been unveiled.
The old man's name is Chen Youli, who is an 83-year-old elderly man, but at present, he still remembers the past in the photo.
The old man touched the old photo in his hand affectionately and said slowly: "This was taken at the China-Myanmar border in 1944, when we went out as an expeditionary force, I was a company commander's attendant, I remember very clearly, at that time, the two pots I was carrying, one contained pepper noodles and salt, and the other was filled with water." I ran into an American journalist who told me to "give a thumbs up" (thumbs up) to the camera, and we went out to never see that reporter again. ”
After speaking, the old man let out a long breath and said, "In a blink of an eye, it has been 70 years!" ”
War is always cruel, and the aggressors in war are even uglier and shameless.
Since the Lugou Bridge Incident in 1937, our nation has emerged one after another of warriors who stubbornly fought against the Japanese and Kosovo and paid the price of their lives for the sake of the country's great righteousness and national survival.
Among them, a large number of arrogant and dry baby soldiers were even born, who made up their minds to expel the Tartars and return the rivers and mountains to me; the Japanese Kou were not destroyed, why should they be home?!
Baby soldiers during the War of Resistance
Among them, Chen Youli is one of the many baby soldiers, and he is the most special and legendary one.
Chen Youli recalled that when he was only 10 years old, his parents were starved to death because of years of war.
"First the mother, who had nothing to eat, died... Then there was my father, who shook my hand before he died and said: Doll, you have to go to the army to support yourself! Recalling the tragic experience at the beginning, the elderly Chen Youli was already in tears.
After the death of his parents, Chen Youli followed his father's words, and when he was less than 11 years old, he had already wandered the world, eating hundreds of meals, and stopping all the way to find a conscription team.
At that time, Xiao Chen Youli did not know what was "being a soldier" and what was "the great righteousness of the family and the country", only that his father said that a soldier could eat mixed food, and that was all.
In the winter of 1942, Chen Youli finally waddled all the way to Bijie and met the national army team that recruited anti-Japanese troops.
Expeditionary force
But when he shouted that he also wanted to become a soldier to resist Japan, the squad leader in charge of recruiting soldiers laughed, and under the coaxing of a large group of soldiers, he brought him out and said to him: "Doll, you are too small, not as high as the gun, the battle is really fighting, what can you do?" ”
When Chen Youli heard that the troops did not want themselves, they were immediately anxious and hurriedly said: "I can do anything, very diligent, whether it is serving tea and pouring water or washing and cooking rough work, you can do it." My father and mother were already dead, and before my father died, he asked me to come to the army, saying that the soldiers and brothers here would not let me starve to death, and would take me with them to resist japan. If you don't take me in, I'm sure I'll starve to death..."
However, although what Chen Youli said is true, his experience is indeed extremely sympathetic, but the battlefield is undoubtedly ruthless, and what is needed is rationality, not emotional treatment.
Such a baby soldier, it is estimated that he can't even lift the gun, he went to the battlefield, he can only be a burden, in vain to give his life, what can he do!
Therefore, although the squad leader who made the book was very unbearable, he ruthlessly rejected him and said to him: "Doll, I am responsible for you, responsible for your life, when you grow up, come again!" ”
Saying that, he groped out a silver dollar in his arms, gave Chen Youli a painful flesh, and snatched a pocket of steamed buns from his comrades-in-arms and handed them to him.
Chen Youli could only cry while walking away from the recruitment team, originally thinking that the story of the baby soldier had stopped abruptly before it began, but there was no follow-up.
It turned out that there was a groom who was in charge of the horse breeding of the officers of the unit, who happened to pass by and saw everything that happened.
Just when Chen Youli was about to leave, he pulled Chen Youli back.
Speaking of this groom, Chen Youli said gratefully: "I can survive, first of all, I want to thank my father, he was a groom at that time... Give me food and drink..."
Obviously, this groom was Chen Youli's father later.
Baby soldiers who join the expeditionary force
Old Ma Fu pulled back Chen Youli and smiled at the squad leader and said, "Squad leader, I think this doll is really quite pitiful." This left him to go out on his own, and the soldiers were in a mess, and the ones who could not survive were designated. You see if this works, let him raise horses with me, don't have to go to the front, and eat from my rations..."
When the squad leader heard this, he was not a ruthless and pedantic person, and he approved the old groom's advice.
Since then, Chen Youli and the old groom have followed the troops and gone south to the north.
No matter how difficult it was, the old groom always squeezed out a bite of food for him, treated him as if he were his own, and cared for him. In his spare time, he also used a saber to teach him the knife method of fighting and assassinating the enemy, and told him about the great righteousness of the nation and the survival of his homeland.
This had an indelible positive impact on Chen Youli's entire career as a country surrender.
If Chen Youli joined the army at the age of 11, just to eat a mixed meal, Chen Youli joined the army after the age of 13, but he already has the great righteousness of the family and the country in his heart, and he cannot speak the same day.
In 1944, Chen Youli and Lao Mafu's troops were incorporated into the 5th Army under Du Luming, led by Dai Anlan of the 200th Division, who led an expedition to the Sino-Burmese border and was responsible for eliminating the Japanese Kou who were hiding in the mountains and forests at the end of the War of Resistance.
At this time, Chen Youli, after two years of edification in the military camp and the meticulous nurturing and tuning of the old groom, has long lost his original innocence, is half a head tall, and he is also boardy and eye-catching, diligent and clever.
Grow up with the military
When he went out on the expedition, the company commander deliberately promoted him to a personal service soldier and gave him an order: he was responsible for his own food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and was not allowed to go to the battlefield without permission.
At that time, Chen Youli raised his head on the tip of his toes and asked the company commander, "When can I go to the battlefield?!" ”
In order to encourage him, the company commander immediately said: "When you grow taller than a gun, I will give you a gun and let you go to the battlefield!" ”
Since then, this sentence has become a motivation to motivate Xiao Chen Youli to work without fear of hardship and tiredness, and to work hard to grow up.
During a raid on the scattered soldiers in the mountains and forests, the company commander specially ordered Chen Youli to go with him in order to exercise his combat experience and literacy.
Before leaving, an American reporter found this doll soldier and deliberately chased after it to leave a classic photo of the doll soldier.
Under the lens, the baby soldier is heroic, dressed in a military uniform, carrying a bag, and has the taste of an old soldier at a glance.
The reporter asked him to follow his own learning and give a thumbs up, but he did not think that this baby soldier was unexpectedly confident, and he also showed a bright smile, and it seemed that there was no hidden pain in the haze of war.
Chen Youli pointed to his own hat in the photo and said to his friend: "You see my hat, it is folded upwards in the middle." At that time, the rainforest was always raining, and the brim of the hat was always knocked down, which was very unspiritual. Daddy taught me to fold him up from the middle so that he looked much more handsome. ”
It seems that the old man's eyes are full of small luck and pride in his own little trick.
Full of self-confidence Chen Youli
But after leaving, Chen Youli recalled that he had never seen the American reporter again.
However, for him, there was a beautiful thing after this battle.
He remembered very clearly that when the company commander captured a carbine gun and used it to him, he was very curious at the time, and suddenly moved his ghost mind to deliberately ask: "Company commander, what kind of gun is this, it doesn't look as tall as mine?!" ”
The company commander disagreed: "This is called a carbine, but it is a rare commodity..."
Unexpectedly, when Chen Youli heard this, he snatched the gun away, stood up straight on his body, and said to the company commander with a playful expression: "It's a gun, it has to belong to me, company commander, are you right?!" ”
The company commander suddenly remembered something at this time, and immediately slapped his hand on the door of his head in pain, but when he thought about it, he could not say anything to the doll without faith, and then he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "Okay, it's yours!" ”
Since then, Chen Youli, who has a gun, has officially become a soldier, and the company commander will teach him shooting skills in his spare time. In some less dangerous battles, he will also be involved in the battle.
Thanks to the unanimous care of the old groom and the leaders and comrades-in-arms of the army, Chen Youli was able to grow up healthily and became an anti-Japanese fighter who was not only qualified, but also excellent in combat skills and literacy.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Youli's life, like the general trend, also ushered in a great turning point.
In 1947, Chen Youli's subordinate unit of Qiu Qingquan surrendered to our party.
Chen Youli, who had changed over, was more aware of the mission he shouldered on his shoulders, and in the Battle of Huaihai and the Battle of Crossing the River, he took the lead and rushed to the front, and with his agility and superior combat skills, he made countless battle achievements.
On October 25, 1950, he signed up for the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, participated in the Korean War, and traveled through the Korean battlefield where he died nine times.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Chen Youli began to think about his own problems for the first time, and after 13 years of living and dying in the military camp, he returned to his hometown in Guizhou, took root in the grass-roots level, and engaged in production.
Elder Chen Youli told the story of the battle to resist US aggression and aid Korea
Like the great character of most veterans who died nine times, Chen Youli was also so selfless and silently dedicated. Since he was discharged from the army, he has never mentioned all kinds of things in the past, hiding his merits and fame deeply, and in the most difficult times, he would rather eat a full meal than ask for the assistance due to the organization, and never want to cause trouble to the country.
It was not until nearly 60 years later, in 2012, when the public welfare activity of "caring for veterans" in Guizhou was launched, that people discovered the glorious deeds of this "old baby soldier", and people knew that he was so magnificent and selfless.
The volunteer who sent the photo today was the old friend who invited him to participate in the public welfare activities and told his deeds to the people of the whole country.
At this point, the ins and outs of the story behind this old photo of the "baby soldier" were thoroughly sorted out, and the volunteers quickly took a photo of Chen Youli and the photo, together with an article, and published it on the Internet.
Elder Chen Youli took a group photo with his sculpture
As soon as the article was published, it caused countless patriots to forward it, and even international friends also paid a lot of attention, which made the United States with ulterior motives blush with incomparable shame, and quickly deleted the article that had ulterior motives to attack this photo at the first time, losing the wife and folding the army.
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