From ancient times to the present, there are countless famous heroes in the history of our country, who have defeated the enemy with their bravery and fearlessness and full of enthusiasm, and have created one glorious deed after another.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, there was such a warrior, who single-handedly eliminated 400 enemy people, and after his glorious retirement, he reappeared in people's field of vision because of the arrears of 2400 yuan. What's going on here?
Not afraid to sacrifice military merit
Soon after the founding of New China, the Korean War broke out, and the Chinese Government judged the hour and sized up the situation and, at the request of the Korean Government, decided to form a volunteer army to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Among them, there was a soldier named Jiang Cheng, as the deputy squad leader of the machine gun company, he followed the troops across the Yalu River and embarked on foreign battlefields.
Due to being in a foreign country, the geographical environment is not familiar enough, and the enemy is facing a U.S. army with a full set of top equipment, the difficulty of combat can be imagined. But none of the volunteer soldiers shouted bitterly and tiredly, and all of them showed their determination and momentum to swear to duel with the enemy.
In the Battle of Shangganling, Chiang Cheng's unit was tasked with confronting the Americans head-on to suppress their firepower. The enemy's fierce artillery fire was constantly firing wildly, and the American planes were constantly circling overhead.
Watching the comrades around him fall one by one, the battle entered a more difficult degree. In order to effectively defeat the enemy, Jiang Cheng and the soldiers of the machine gun company braved the rain of bullets and bullets to look around for suitable hidden places. After they had jumped into a large pit, they were shooting at the planes in the air carrying machine guns.
But after all, he was in a weak position in terms of equipment strength, Jiang Cheng was seriously injured in the battle, his intestines had been pierced, and his life would be in danger at any time. But he knew he couldn't fall, because he had to avenge his fallen comrades and continue to fight for the victory of his troops.
Perhaps with a strong belief in his heart, Jiang Cheng, who was already in a disadvantageous position, was like a wounded lion, holding a machine gun like a madman, which was a fierce strafing.
It turns out that as long as you don't give up, miracles can happen. In this battle, Jiang Cheng single-handedly eliminated more than 400 US soldiers and shot down an enemy plane, which is undoubtedly a huge achievement.
The ancients once said that "one husband should be closed, and everything should be opened" is probably like this. Jiang Cheng, who has made great achievements in battle, did not be satisfied with this and show off everywhere, but was more calm and low-key, and such an excellent character should be inseparable from his experience since childhood.
Grow in the baptism of fire
Jiang Cheng, who was born in 1928, was in a turbulent world, which was a time of frequent civil wars, social unrest, and wars. Jiang Cheng's parents are hard-working people, working hard every day, earning a meager salary to maintain the family's daily expenses.
The life of poverty and the change of the times have made the young Jiang Cheng more mature and sensible, and he often helps his parents to do some housework within their ability to reduce their burden.
Perhaps suffering from the chaos of war, Jiang Cheng secretly swore in his heart from the beginning of his understanding that when he grew up, he would fight away the gentry bullies and invaders, and give the Chinese people a peaceful and peaceful happy life. It was at this time that a small seed of revolution began to take root and sprout slowly.
In 1949, when the whole country was about to usher in the great liberation, the troops of the People's Liberation Army passed by Jiang Cheng's hometown and looked at the energetic and spirited soldiers, and Jiang Cheng was extremely envious. Isn't this a good opportunity to join the army and realize your ideals? At that time, Jiang Cheng made up his mind to sign up for the PLA troops. This year, he was 21 years old.
Not long after he joined the army, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ushered in, and Jiang Cheng was also incorporated into the 12th Army of the Volunteer Army and followed the troops into the Korean battlefield.
It was fang gang's age, coupled with fearless courage, no matter how big or small the battle, Jiang Cheng was always the first soldier to rush forward. Because of his outstanding performance, he was quickly appreciated by his superiors and promoted to deputy squad leader of the machine gun company.
Because of his outstanding performance, firm revolutionary will, and withstood the tests of layer by layer, Jiang Cheng finally successfully joined the Communist Party of China in his third year of entering the army and became an excellent Communist Party member.
It is also this humble, low-key, brave and fearless heroic character that allowed him to annihilate hundreds of enemies with his own strength in the Battle of Shangganling and create outstanding battle achievements. And afterwards, he did not become complacent and boasted about it.
The ordinary life of a combat hero
After the end of the Battle of Shangganling, Jiang Cheng, who was seriously injured, finally saved his life after four surgeries, and as a combat hero, his deeds were also publicized throughout the army, and he was respected and praised by everyone.
In 1954, Jiang Cheng followed the large troops back to the motherland, with his performance in the war, Jiang Cheng could have got better development opportunities, but he made a decision that surprised everyone the next year and retired home.
When he returned home packing his bags, he brought only a few simple things: a set of clothes, a pair of shoes and socks, a towel, a bar of soap and a 16-foot cloth ticket.
Jiang Cheng, who was a down-to-earth man, returned to his hometown and started an ordinary peasant again, never mentioning his glorious deeds in front of people. Relying on the perseverance of a soldier, he began to delve into sericulture techniques for decades.
Jiang Cheng, who returned to ordinary life, did not forget his original ideals, and now that everyone's life is stable, but he has not yet become rich, he wants to find a way to take the villagers to get rich and live a happy life. In the past ten years, Jiang Cheng has unreservedly taught the sericulture techniques and experience he has accumulated and summed up to the nearby villagers free of charge.
Whoever has a silkworm disease or has any problems in breeding technology, Jiang Cheng always arrives at the first time and actively and enthusiastically helps the villagers, and he is also respected by everyone. Seeing that the life of the villagers was getting better and better, Jiang Cheng was also sincerely happy.
Deeply hidden in the name and fame
I thought that the peaceful life would continue like this, but I didn't expect that because of one of Jiang Cheng's actions, he, a combat hero, had re-entered people's vision.
There is a saying that "if you want to be rich, first build roads", in 1983, in order to enable the people to have better development and live a better life, Jiang Cheng's hometown also launched road construction projects. This was supposed to be a great thing to benefit the people, but halfway through the project, it had to be stopped because of a shortage of funds.
Jiang Cheng saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, the road was not repaired well, and it was difficult for the economy of his hometown to develop. In order to ensure that the construction period continued, Jiang Cheng simply used his reputation to borrow money from the credit union.
Principal interest totaled 2400 yuan, in that era, this can be regarded as a huge amount of money, Jiang Cheng's boldness and dedication to benefiting his hometown, really make people admire and feel ashamed.
With this money, the road construction project was finally able to continue. After the road in his hometown was repaired, everyone happily enjoyed the huge convenience, but Jiang Cheng was not so relaxed.
Because he originally used his own name to take out a loan, now that the road is built, the pressure of repayment has all fallen on Jiang Cheng's head. Although the people in the village enjoyed the convenience of building roads at that time, few people could come up with such a large amount of money. As a last resort, Jiang Cheng had to change the house in the seller and reluctantly repaid the loan.
Originally bent on doing good things for the fathers and fellow villagers in his hometown, he stepped forward to go out to borrow money to build roads, but when the construction period was over, no one was willing to share this huge amount with Jiang Cheng. Although he suffered such a big loss and was even sneered at by some good people in the village, Jiang Cheng never complained a word, and it was considered to be a good deed for his hometown.
Such a big loss, put on anyone at any time, I am afraid it is difficult to laugh at it, let alone to do good things for the village to build their own property. However, Jiang Cheng's such a big mind and strength are really admired by us.
Heroes will never be buried, and they will never be forgotten. Later, when someone wanted to write a local chronicle and wrote about the road construction in Jiang Cheng's hometown, he discovered the situation.
After the county's own inspection, it was found that a huge amount of money for road construction was actually provided by a loan from a commoner, and this ordinary person turned out to be a great hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Heroes, never forgotten
After Jiang Cheng's identity as a battle hero was rediscovered, he was nearly sixty years old. These thirty years of anonymity have made Jiang Cheng have a bland mentality and insults. After regaining his honor, Jiang Cheng got the treatment that should have belonged to his retired workers.
It was also at this time that the masses in their hometown knew that this old man who looked ordinary was actually a famous hero on the battlefield that year.
When someone asks why not tell your own story? Jiang Cheng smiled and told them that the comrades who had fought alongside him had all died and remained in the Korean battlefield, and it was already a great luck and satisfaction that he could return to his hometown safely.
Although his deeds have been rediscovered, Jiang Cheng still lives an ordinary and simple life, reeling silkworms and working in the fields every day, looking like an ordinary farmer. But behind this light cloud is the indifference of the world.
In the past years, Jiang Cheng's deep sense of family and country, which has hidden his meritorious name and selfless dedication, is precisely the excellent quality of the older generation of revolutionaries.
Under the aura, he is just an ordinary person who dedicates himself silently, an ordinary person who sells his real estate in order to pay off the arrears of road construction. Fortunately, although the hero is old, his spirit is still there. Doing things in a down-to-earth manner and being a person is the most profound portrayal of Jiang Cheng.