On February 17, 1979, a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam broke out. In the face of Vietnam's active provocation, our army defeated it in only one month, and captured more than 20 important cities in Vietnam in one fell swoop. And after our army withdrew from Vietnam, Vietnam even claimed that they had won, which was simply shameless.
Although the war lasted only a month, during the war, Vietnamese soldiers planted many mines on the Sino-Vietnamese border. After the war, these mines were left behind on the Sino-Vietnamese border.
With the passage of time, the hazards of these mines have become more and more serious. Many border residents and livestock lost their lives because they accidentally stepped on mines.
Figure丨 Vietnamese soldiers laying mines
In order to protect people's lives and property, the Chinese People's Liberation Army dispatched a professional demining force in 1992 to carry out a large-scale demining campaign against the mined areas in the southwest border.
When the minesweepers entered the village, the villagers took to the streets. The village chief in the house heard the movement and also came out. When he learned that the troops had come here to solve the mine, he was so excited that he couldn't even speak well, but only knew how to say yes.
Then he squatted on the side of the road and cried. After calming down, he immediately led the warriors up the mountain. The group entered the mountain, only to see the original beautiful scenery on the mountain, everywhere you can see wooden plaques painted with terrifying skulls. On the way up the hill, they also saw a cattle that had been killed by the explosion.
In order to enable the demining unit to successfully complete its tasks, the new instructor, Wang Haosheng, applied to the leader to transfer a female hygienist. Wang Haosheng believes that having a female soldier in the army can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers.
Figure 丨 Warning Monument
Immediately after the oath meeting, the troops went into the mountains with their demining equipment and began the arduous demining work. Before the official start of mine clearance, the troops had identified the location of all mined areas.
After entering the mountain, the first thing the minesweeper team did was to detonate all the exposed mines. Warriors hold flamethrowers and spew flames at the vegetation of the minefield.
Where the flames passed, the sound of mines exploding sounded one after another. The fighters then use minesweeper rocket launchers to cover the minefield.
When the minefield had become a scorched earth, the demining officers and men all put on protective clothing, carefully entered the minefield, and began to carry out dangerous manual demining. The captain of the minesweeper team took the lead and walked at the front of the line with a detector. Just a few steps away, he heard the warrior behind him shouting to stop him.
Pictured: The People's Liberation Army is clearing mines
Prompted by the warriors behind him, the captain slowly looked up and immediately saw a mine hanging from a branch above him. Faced with a crumbling mine, the captain did not panic. He gently grasped the mine in one hand and cut the lead of the mine with scissors in the other, and successfully held the mine in his hand.
Watching the captain calmly hold the mine, the warriors were both nervous and admired. After removing all the nearby mines, they detonated them in a concentrated manner.
After a morning of intense work, the warriors took a bath in the river below the mountain. In the midst of laughter, the soldiers' nerves, which had been tense for a long time, were finally relaxed.
It had been a month since the troops had arrived in the village, and Wang Haosheng felt that their progress could be slowed down a little. After all, warriors are also human beings, and after a month of non-stop busyness, they will also feel tired.
Figure丨 People's Liberation Army minesweeping unit
However, Wang Haosheng's opinion was opposed by the captain Liu Han. In Liu Han's view, as soldiers, obeying orders is their duty.
The superior leader asked the minesweeper team to complete the task within three months, and Liu Han not only wanted to complete the orders issued by the leader, but also wanted to exceed the task.
After Wang Haosheng learned of Liu Han's thoughts, he loudly reprimanded Liu Han for his great achievements. Liu Han knew that the lives of soldiers were precious, but he believed that since he had become a soldier, he could not be greedy for life and afraid of death.
The two disagreed, and they could not convince each other. After a big fight, Liu Han walked out of the camp alone.
At this time, the warriors were preparing lunch. While adding firewood, one soldier who was cooking told another soldier that rice had been eaten too fast and that something was wrong.
Figure丨 Minesweeper Troops
Before he could finish speaking, the village teacher took the children and carried food to the PLA camp. There was nothing good in the village to entertain the warriors, so they picked some fresh fruit and brought it with them. The teacher also brought a special camera and took a picture of the children and the soldiers together.
One of the squad leaders walked up to Xiao Zhang, a hygienist, and asked if she could take a picture with her. Xiao Zhang smiled and said that he didn't deserve it and didn't want to take a picture with him. When the other comrades-in-arms heard this, they immediately quipped to the squad leader.
People who know the inside story really can't help but stand up and explain. It turned out that the squad leader's girlfriend proposed to break up with him after learning that the squad leader was going to clear mines.
The head of the class is sick in bed, and her only wish is to see her son start a family in her lifetime. Therefore, in order to reassure his mother, the squad leader will want to take a photo with Xiao Zhang and send it to his mother in his hometown.
Maybe my mother saw this photo and was in a better mood, and her illness was better. After hearing these words, everyone was silent. Xiao Zhang also took the initiative to stand up, apologized to the squad leader, and took a group photo with him.
Pictured, Chinese officers and soldiers walking side by side through the minefield
The lunch break hurried by, and when the troops assembled, the soldier Qiao Xiaoshan arrived late. Liu Han mistakenly thought that he was late for love with the girl in the village, and reprimanded him fiercely. Qiao Xiaoshan was very aggrieved, but he did not refute it on the spot, but threw himself into the next demining work with everyone.
Halfway through, the warriors took off their protective suits and took a break. Qiao Xiaoshan sat alone on the side, looking very unhappy. When Liu Han saw it, he asked him to come and talk. But just a few steps, Qiao Xiaoshan unfortunately stepped on a landmine, and one leg was blown off on the spot. The comrades-in-arms quickly carried him down the mountain on a stretcher and sent him to the hospital for treatment.
Wang Haosheng explained to Liu Han that the reason why Qiao Xiaoshan ran to the village every day was to help a girl with a broken leg whose parents had both died. He knew that the girl's life was very hard, and she usually relied on the help of the villagers to survive.
Pictured the masses crippled by lightning
So, in order to help her, Qiao Xiaoshan gave all his military salary to the girl. But his little money was simply not enough, and he really had no way to do it, so he would secretly take the rice from the army and send it to the girl.
Therefore, the rice in the army will inexplicably be missing a part. Liu Han, who learned the truth, burst into tears, if it were not for the fact that he had wronged Qiao Xiaoshan before, Qiao Xiaoshan would not have been touched by thunder because of his mental trance.
At the thought of this, Liu Han's heart was like a knife. He couldn't stay any longer, and immediately ran to the hospital to see how Qiao Xiaoshan was doing.
On the other hand, when the comrades-in-arms were sending Qiao Xiaoshan to the hospital, they happened to pass by the girl's door. The girl saw Qiao Xiaoshan lying on a stretcher at a glance, and despite her own walking difficulties, insisted on chasing forward on crutches until she fell due to exhaustion. But even so, she still tried to climb forward. Tears fell one by one, and his face was full of tear marks.
Pictured: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is clearing mines
Soon, the superior leaders also learned of the news. He immediately went to the headquarters of the minesweeper unit and took all the responsibility on himself. It was also repeatedly stressed that in the future, as long as the fighters entered the minefield, they were not allowed to take off their protective clothing. Violators, whether officers or soldiers, are expelled from the military and given money to return home.
Even if you go home and be a civilian, it's better than being killed by a mine. The state is allocating less and less money to the demining force, and the costs allocated are already very low.
The leader is considerate of the subordinates and wants to apply to the organization for an extension of time. But Wang Haosheng refused, believing that the minesweeper team could complete the task within the stipulated time.
In order to minimize casualties, the mission is completed on time. The troops have increased their demining inputs, and as long as the terrain is open, the demining team uses minesweepers and minesweepers to clear mines in the air, and then manually clears mines.
Figure丨 The People's Liberation Army has no dead angle type minesweeper
Fast forward two months, and most of the mined areas have been cleared, leaving only the bloody valley, where the mines are most densely packed.
Bloody Valley is a high-density area, and the terrain is complex, lush with vegetation, and is a famous death zone. Liu Han gave the order to try not to hurt a single person to complete the task.
The village chief spontaneously led the villagers to help the soldiers carry explosives, which not only solved the manpower problem of the minesweeper team, but also did not charge a penny.
The Bloody Valley is notorious, and entering this valley, as long as there is a slight distraction, there is a possibility of being blown away by landmines. Liu Xing, as a platoon leader, led his comrades into the valley. While resting in place, a soldier almost sat on a mine. If it were not for Liu Xing's strong observation, everyone would have suffered.
At night, the warriors spent the night in the cave. When I heard the thunder, I thought it was a mine that had exploded. I am afraid of getting wet when it rains, and wearing it on my body can cause illness. They took off their clothes and left them where the rain did not cover them. Everyone gathered in a circle in the rain to warm each other. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I sang a military song to resist the cold.
Time passed day by day, and there were less than ten days left before the estimated deadline for completion. Wang Haosheng had a flexible mind, knew how to be flexible, and tried every means to replenish resources for the troops. However, Liu Han was stubborn and always refused to communicate with Wang Haosheng outside of official affairs.
In Liu Han's view, Wang Haosheng had never personally drained the mine at all, and he was both timid and spared his life. Such a person, Liu Han somewhat despised. Although the two had some small friction, it did not affect the progress of the task.
Some of the mines were buried on cliffs and were very dangerous to remove. Wang Haosheng did not have much experience, felt that no one would idle and do nothing to farm on the cliff wall, and thought that it was okay to leave these mines alone.
But Liu Han was very experienced and decisively rejected the offer. Because Liu Han knew very well that as long as there was a heavy rain, these mines would be washed down, which would still threaten the lives of the villagers.
Although it is not easy to clear mines on the cliff wall, under the command of Liu Han, everything is going smoothly. Wang Haosheng saw this method of demining for the first time and admired Liu Han very much. Under the influence of Liu Han, Wang Haosheng took up the flamethrower for the first time and fought with other soldiers.
Figure 丨 Landmines on a cliff
But the weather was unpredictable, and the flames burned much bigger than they expected. It didn't take long for the flames to envelop them, and they were trapped in the center of the flames.
The only road that could be withdrawn was a minefield. Liu Han would rather be killed by a mine than be burned to death. Wang Haosheng took the initiative to take on the work of the break, and the warriors worked together to get away from the fire as fast as possible.
Only Wang Haosheng was still in the circle of fire, and he was running desperately, trying to pass through the fire. But unfortunately, on the way to run, he stepped on a landmine and lost a leg.
Because of this incident, Liu Han completely let go of his prejudice against Wang Haosheng. The fighters finally completed the mine clearance mission as scheduled after all kinds of difficulties and dangers. The superior leaders personally came to accept the results, and the soldiers faced the inspection of the leaders one by one with the best mental outlook.
Figure 丨 was swept out of the thunder
In order to reassure the villagers completely, the leader personally walked into the minefield with the soldiers, and the soldiers walked side by side with their hands in the back. We all walked together to the place where we had fought together. Prove to everyone that it's safe here.
They are all well-deserved heroes. For the safety of the people, they have personally removed one extremely dangerous mine after another without regard for their own safety. They deserve to be remembered forever.
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