Wen | a century-old character turn
Editor| Centennial Character Turn
In 2018, through the call of the state, various localities carried out the activity of "looking for the most beautiful veterans".
Find out the revolutionary fighters who have made fearless dedication in the history of the revolution.
In December of the same year, Laojun Village, Ziyang, Sichuan,
He found a hero of the 64-year-old War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression who had hidden his merits and fame - "Zhang Liangrong".
Speaking of veteran Zhang Liangrong,
When I first found him, there were still some emotions in it.
Here's how it went.
Most elderly people like to sit together and talk about their past.
The neighbors around him have more or less heard that he was a soldier.
So I like to let him talk about his experience as a soldier every day.
Zhang Liangrong always smiled and really didn't mention a word.
The people around him always laughed at him, never been a soldier and still made up stories here.
If he was a soldier, why was Taiwan not liberated?
Hearing such words, Zhang Liangrong was deeply stimulated,
His stubborn character did not allow others to be mocked like this, so he left angrily.
In fact, there are still many veterans in this village, and they all know each other's experiences.
But in order not to add trouble to the country, he chose to live in anonymity.
With the wide promotion of the activity, the secretary of the county party committee also came to Zhang Liangrong's village.
According to the records of the data, condolences were expressed to the veterans of the village one by one.
Other people in the village are very envious of these revolutionary veterans, and they do not forget to stimulate Zhang Liangrong.
Saying that others are taken care of by their superiors, haven't you also been a soldier, why didn't you come to see you?
Zhang Liangrong, who was angry, came to the secretary of the county party committee under the support of his daughter.
A wooden box in his hand was slowly opened,
Several medals appeared in front of everyone, shocking everyone on the spot.
However, there is no information about the old man in the data, what is the origin of the old man in front of him?
After some verification, the true identity of the old man was revealed.
The old man's name is Zhang Liangrong, born in 1924 in Sichuan, where the war is wild and chaotic.
At that time, the Japanese army invaded China, burning and looting everywhere, and the people did not have a good life.
His parents also took him to live a life of wandering.
Oppression by warlords, exploitation by landlords,
Zhang Liangrong, who grew up in this environment, has had a tenacity since he was a child.
Life is hard, but it is good to have a family to accompany you.
With the victory of our army in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhang Liangrong's hometown was liberated.
Seeing the heroic revolutionary fighters on the battlefield and struggling to move forward,
Let Zhang Liangrong's heart ignite the fighting spirit, he made a vow from childhood,
When they grow up, they must join the army and liberate the people from water and fire.
As Zhang Liangrong grew up slowly, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was also carried out in the later stages.
The Japanese army was gradually defeated and retreated by our firepower,
Seeing that victory was just around the corner, the Kuomintang began to come out again,
They have disturbed the people's hearts and minds, hindered the people's enthusiasm for resisting the war, and shaken the foundation of our army.
Zhang Liangrong, who saw this situation,
Those villains who prevent the reunification of the country and disturb the stability of society and the people should be punished.
Holding the idea of liberating the people and quelling the chaotic war.
With the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the rise of the Kuomintang forces,
In 1948 he resolutely joined the revolution.
Assigned to the 4th Column 11th Brigade in the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Field Army,
At that time, this unit was led by Marshal Liu Bocheng, the god of war.
Fighting bravely on the battlefield to kill the enemy and turn the tide, each is simply like the "god of war" on the battlefield.
Zhang Liangrong, who had just joined the army, had not yet fully adapted to the environment, and began to participate in the War of Resistance day and night.
For this young man who has never touched a gun, there is still a lot to learn.
At that time the war was merciless, he will not leave you with any opportunity to learn,
Zhang Liangrong can only strengthen himself by observing his comrades-in-arms, and through his own efforts, he can also go into battle to kill the enemy.
Although a little clumsy, the daily life is quite fulfilling.
This gave him a further hope of liberating the people in his heart.
And one war after another has turned Zhang Liangrong into an excellent soldier with rich combat experience and bravery to kill the enemy.
In the hearts of comrades-in-arms, he became a "god of war" who could stand alone.
As the battles between the Kuomintang and the Communists became more and more fierce, our army was under the fierce offensive.
The Kuomintang retreated step by step, and the Kuomintang turned from initial offensive to defensive until the outbreak of the Battle of Huaihai.
In this battle, our army suffered heavy casualties,
Zhang Liangrong, who has gone through many battles, has become the squad leader of a squad at this time.
In order to block the way for Huang Baitao's corps to go to the battlefield for reinforcements,
Zhang Liangrong received orders to lay an ambush in the place where Huang Baitao's march must pass,
In order to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, Zhang Liangrong led his brothers to start laying mines on the road.
But what is unexpected is that
At this time, the configuration of Huang Baitao's troops was very high, and mortars and tanks abounded.
At this time, our army only has explosive packs and other ordinary weapons in its hands.
Facing the enemy's brass wall and iron wall did not work at all.
It is also because of the lack of combat experience of these heavy firearms,
The ammunition in the hands of our army cannot even be loaded with the first fur of the enemy army,
The enemy is approaching step by step against the fire of our army, while our army suffered heavy casualties under the enemy's artillery fire.
If the enemy breaks through from here to our army's stronghold, the consequences will be unimaginable.
But in the face of so many steel monsters, how to be good?
At this time, Zhang Liangrong looked at his fallen comrades-in-arms around him, and his anger burned from his chest.
In order to avoid greater sacrifice, Zhang Liangrong resolutely picked up the explosive package,
Rushed out of the trenches.
With the support of his teammates, he soon came to the top of the enemy tanks,
Taking advantage of its lack of preparation, he opened the lid of the cab of the tank and threw the explosives package inside.
Before Zhang Liangrong jumped off the tank, the flames soared into the sky,
The tank exploded from the inside, and Zhang Liangrong was not spared at this time.
He also flew out with the explosion.
Because the tank was destroyed, the Kuomintang thought that the tank was an invincible existence.
But now it is not spared, and the other drivers of the enemy are also momentarily panicked,
Our army took this opportunity to launch an onslaught and captured in one fell swoop a large number of reactionary forces.
The number of tanks captured, several heavy weapons, the victory of this battle.
Zhang Liangrong was awarded a special merit award by his superiors for his outstanding performance on the battlefield and was awarded a medal for him.
Zhang Liangrong said that although Huang Baitao's team was suppressed,
The Kuomintang's reactionary campaign was greatly affected and was successfully repelled by our army.
But we should not celebrate at this time,
We must take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely annihilate the Kuomintang in order to truly quell the war.
Therefore, our army stepped up its offensive and marched forward courageously.
In 1949, a confrontation with the Kuomintang began in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, known as the Battle of the Crossing River.
The Second and Third Field Armies and the Fourth Field Army of our army took advantage of the victory to pursue,
Pressing the Kuomintang army all the way, after the Kuomintang saw that the retreat was fruitless,
Taking advantage of the geographical characteristics, began to carry out defensive counterattacks,
We engaged in a fierce artillery duel in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The cunning enemy cut off the bridge on both sides of the Yangtze River and blocked the way of our army's advance;
In order to annihilate the enemy army, under the command of the leader,
From the mouth of the lake in the west to the Jingjiang River in the east, our army began to forcibly cross the Yangtze River.
But because the enemy is on the shore and our army is in the water, the situation is very unfavorable,
Enemy fire suppressed our way forward.
Zhang Liangrong's ship was also shot down under the onslaught,
But fortunately all the warriors in the ship are very good at water,
With diving and support from friendly forces in the rear, it has successfully broken through the enemy's fire defenses.
When the enemy watched our ships being shot down one by one and felt that our army would drown,
Zhang Liangrong and his brother had already gone ashore.
Seeing that the enemy was so lax, he took his brother to launch a surprise attack,
Crush enemy troops defending along the coast.
By the time the enemy reacts, it will be too late.
One by one, they were knocked down by our army, and with the help of Zhang Liangrong and other troops to lay down a defensive offensive,
The great armies along the coast of our army cross the Yangtze River safely,
In one fell swoop, the enemy's stronghold was broken and the war was won.
With the end of the victory in the Battle of the Crossing River, Zhang Liangrong and other troops performed particularly prominently on the battlefield.
Laid a solid foundation for the victory of the battle, and made great contributions,
He was again awarded the Superior Meritorious Service and awarded them a medal of honor.
With the end of the campaign and the founding of New China,
The Kuomintang reaction also ended in failure and was forced to flee the mainland and go to Taiwan.
Although the war was over, dangerous outlaws remained in the interior.
They are already rampant in the interior, mobilizing reactionary forces and squeezing the local people.
In order to truly realize a peaceful new China,
The superiors felt that it was necessary to thoroughly deal with these remaining reactionary forces.
So as not to resurrect and endanger the people.
So our army launched a large-scale operation to suppress bandits.
Zhang Liangrong's team is naturally among them.
However, most of the reactionary forces are gathered in Yunnan, and the terrain is complicated.
Many warriors also sacrificed themselves on the mines left behind.
In order to protect the safety of other comrades-in-arms, Zhang Liangrong felt that he would lead his men to first eliminate the traps of that year one by one.
Open up a safe passage for other comrades-in-arms.
The operation of suppressing bandits is also a long operation,
The local reactionary forces know the terrain very well, and can only break through one by one.
But if you want to fight a protracted war, the first problem is the problem of food.
Because the principle of our army is "not to take a needle and a thread from the people.",
So Zhang Liangrong made a clever move, turning the minefield that was cleared into a field.
He planted grain with his own hands and successfully solved a major problem in the operation,
In addition, he made contributions to the construction of the army later, and was once again awarded the honor of first-class merit and third-class merit.
Many years later, with the end of the Qing bandits and the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea,
The people have lived a truly stable life, and many militiamen have also unloaded their armor and returned to the fields.
Zhang Liangrong also received instructions to return to his hometown.
Under the call of the motherland, they have joined the construction of their hometowns.
Slowly the unification of the social system, the improvement of the construction of the hometown,
Zhang Liangrong hid his story and treasured his honor medals one by one,
I picked up a hoe and lived the life of an ordinary person.
Because in his view, only those who shed their blood on the battlefield deserve these honors.
And I just live with their peers.
As Zhang Liangrong slowly grew older, he often chatted with friends,
Still can't help but talk about some war.
History has a memory, it exists in the heart of everyone who has experienced it,
For the sake of new China, they are not afraid of sacrifice, and they carry the weight forward.
Only to achieve a few-known glorious deeds.
Do not forget the original intention, forge ahead, our life will be better and better.
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