As we all know, gun ownership is strictly prohibited in China, but in a peasant family in Laiwu, Shandong Province, there is a 96-year-old man who has been holding a gun for 70 years. Who is this old man and what kind of legendary experience does he have?
The old man's name is Teng Xiyuan, a 96-year-old veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
In an interview, Elder Teng was still energetic and full of spirits.
And at home, he still treasures the weapons he used to fight with, namely two shell guns and a dagger.
Over the years, Elder Teng has placed them in his homemade red satin and taken good care of them, which are the most precious things of Elder Teng.
(Old man Teng Xiyuan with two guns)
Everyone knows that after the end of the war, most of the soldiers' weapons will be handed over to the state or stored in museums, but there are exceptions, the troops also have a human side, these two guns have a profound significance for Teng Lao,
For Elder Teng, these two guns are not only weapons, but also a testimony to his years, life and honor.
Therefore, in 1982, the 6206 unit of the People's Liberation Army specially issued a gun-bearing instruction for Teng Lao, and it was also very unusual to mention Teng Lao's battlefield experience.
(The 6206 unit of the People's Liberation Army issued a gun control instruction for Elder Teng)
The old man first participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and then in more than ten battles of all sizes, such as the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
But when the old man looked around and recalled his childhood, he couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Sighed: "It is a fortunate thing to live in this era. ”
(The first from the left is the elderly Teng Xiyuan)
In October 1925, Teng Xiyuan was born in a poor peasant family in Beishanyang, Kouzi Town, Laiwu County, Shandong Province, where his parents died at an early age, and there were five brothers in the family. The above two brothers, because the family is too poor to be able to do so, in order to make a living, the two brothers have participated in the revolution. There are two younger brothers left, in order not to starve the younger brothers,
When Teng Xiyuan was 10 years old, he started to call Hanako and went out to beg for food.
But in that turbulent and poor era, every family was not rich, let alone take care of others, and even supporting himself and solving the problem of food and clothing became a problem, so his fifth brother was starved to death in front of him.
(Old Man Teng Xiyuan and his lover)
Because of the influence of his two older brothers joining the army, Teng Xi took killing the enemy and serving the country as his ideal at a young age.
In 1938, the Japanese invaders trampled on the iron hooves, burned and plundered, and did all kinds of evil, and the people were in a deep and fiery situation.
The 13-year-old Teng Xiyuan witnessed the inhumane atrocities of the Japanese army, so he hated the Japanese army deeply, hated it to the bone, and was bent on going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, not afraid of life and death.
So Teng Xiyuan took the initiative to find Liu Zizheng, the political commissar of the Laiwu County Brigade, and asked to join the revolution. Because Teng Xiyuan's age was too young, Liu Zizheng did not intend to take him in.
But Teng Xiyuan said firmly: "I have no concern for the revolution, and I have no second thoughts about the party, so please accept me!" ”
At Teng Xiyuan's strong request, Liu Zizheng was impressed by him and agreed to Teng Xiyuan's request.
(Teng Xiyuan, who made great achievements in battle)
Teng Xiyuan, because he had not eaten several full meals since he was a child, seriously lacked nutrition, so he was thin and small, coupled with dark skin, everyone gave him a nickname, calling him "TengHezi"
。 At first, Teng Xiyuan was not conspicuous, and everyone did not pay attention to him, until the traitors and the Japanese puppet army carried out a frenzied sweep of our army's base area, and Teng Xiyuan officially showed his sharp edge.
How did a young man join the army, hand blade the enemy, and how could the anti-Japanese young general be called a "lone hero" by the commander?
In the spring of 1940, the Japanese army entered a stalemate stage on the Chinese battlefield, and in order to consolidate the occupied areas, the Japanese army carried out a crazy sweep of the base areas behind the enemy lines and implemented the "three-light policy" of exterminating humanity.
Attempts were made to swallow up our army's anti-Japanese base areas.
When the Japanese troops came straight to Teng Xiyuan's hometown of Shanbeiyang, Teng Xiyuan was on a mission with several soldiers of the county brigade. Because Teng Xiyuan was well aware of the terrain here, when the enemy just entered the door, Teng Xiyuan jumped over the courtyard wall, but the way out of the village had been blocked by the enemy, so for safety, Teng Xiyuan and the two warriors had to temporarily hide.
(Teng Xiyuan)
After a while, Teng Xiyuan, who was hiding in the pigsty, found a single enemy
，
He quietly took out the dagger and signaled to the two warriors around him, when this ghost slowly approached, Teng Xiyuan immediately jumped down from above and threw the ghost to the ground, and then the two warriors came out from the flank and directly pressed the hands and feet of the ghost, Teng Xiyuan picked up the dagger and stabbed it directly, and the ghost died instantly.
This battle teng Xiyuan became famous in the first battle, and the soldiers looked at him with astonishment.
To this day, the old man Teng Xiyuan still retains the dagger that he killed the enemy in the first place, which is also the beginning of Teng Xiyuan's participation in the revolution and the achievements of the battle.
(Teng Xiyuan old man)
In the summer of 1940, the Japanese army once again launched an attack on the anti-Japanese base area in Luzhong.
At that time, Liao Rongbiao, the fourth detachment of the Shandong Column, said at the mobilization meeting the day before the war with the Japanese army: "Who is the bear, who is the hero, and the hero who takes the devil's head is the hero." ”
At this time, Teng Heizi raised his hand and reported, "In eighteen days, I will be able to bring you the devil's head." ”
After that, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army launched a fierce battle in the Yangjiaheng area, in which Teng Xiyuan hid in the dark, waiting for the opportunity to observe the enemy's movements.
When he saw a Japanese commander who was drawing an Oriental knife and shouting to attack, Teng Xiyuan immediately aimed a shot at the Japanese commander, and the Japanese officer ended his life.
As soon as the leader died, the people below also lost their positions and attacked Teng Xiyuan's troops.
What impressed the old man Teng Xiyuan was that when he ran out of bullets, he could only fight with the Japanese army, and the butt of the gun was destroyed. One of the devils, a pad step, drew his knife and stabbed at Teng Xiyuan, and as a result, Teng Xiyuan did not have time to dodge, and his armpit was stabbed by the Japanese bayonet, when Teng Xiyuan was fierce, he directly took the bayonet and stabbed the enemy.
In this battle,
Teng Xiyuan was brave and fearless, annihilating a total of 6 enemy troops, because of his outstanding achievements and heroic performance, Teng Xiyuan won the first class merit, and was personally received by Liao Rongbiao, commander of the Fourth Army.
And praised Teng Xiyuan: "You little black boy is really good at beating devils!" "And rewarded Teng Xiyuan with a shell gun,
This is a great honor and encouragement for Teng Xiyuan, and this is the origin of Teng Lao's first gun.
In this year, Teng Xiyuan was 15 years old, and the lone hero skillfully defeated the enemy army, and then Teng Xiyuan was given a second shell gun by Su Yu, the deputy commander of Huaye.
(Teng Xiyuan old man's double gun)
Cleverly setting up an empty city plan, Su Yu personally gave the gun
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek openly launched a civil war in spite of the opposition of the Party and the people. In July 1947, the Nationalist reorganized 11th Division and two reinforced battalions of the New Fifth Army marched in the village of Nammalu
At this time, Teng Xiyuan had already been promoted to company commander by virtue of his outstanding military achievements.
During an duty, Teng Xiyuan's comrades-in-arms detected the strength of the enemy's two battalions, about 200 people, and marched towards them.
Faced with the disparity in strength of 200 to 2 and the sophisticated equipment of the enemy army, the comrade-in-arms nervously asked Teng Xiyuan: "Company commander, so many enemies, can we survive?" ”
However, Teng Xiyuan, who had many years of combat experience, was still in danger when faced with this situation, and at this time he was in a hurry, remembering the story of Zhuge Liang's empty city plan to scare off Sima Yi's army, and decided to sing the "empty city plan" to the enemy.
When the enemy reached the depths of the ravine, Teng Xiyuan first threw a grenade at the ravine below to scare the enemy, and then shouted:
"You are surrounded, you will not kill you, and our army will give preferential treatment to prisoners!"
Then the two fired their guns into the air at the same time, and sent a message to call the large troops. At that time, the large army was at least half a mile away from them, and when the troops heard the gunshots, they quickly rushed over, and within a few minutes they completely annihilated the enemy.
This "empty city plan" made the enemy hand over two reinforcement battalions at once, and then at the post-war celebration banquet, Teng Xiyuan was personally awarded the first class merit by Su Yu, deputy commander of Huaye, and rewarded Teng Xiyuan with a second shell gun.
This is the origin of Teng Lao's second shell gun.
And the scars on Elder Teng's forehead caused by shells symbolize Elder Teng's third "medal".
So what kind of legendary story is behind this scar?
(Su Yu)
Enter the DPRK to fight, blow up the tanks, and become a "demolition hero"
Then Elder Teng recalled,
At that time, when the north went north to fight in Korea, the disparity in combat strength between the enemy and us was huge, and at that time, the volunteer army often did not have enough to eat, and when the dry food was eaten, the soldiers could only fill the hunger with snow, and the conditions were extremely difficult.
In March 1953, Teng Xiyuan's unit was blocked by American tanks in the Mapingli area near the 38th Parallel, and if our army wanted to win, it would have to cross the past and blow up the enemy tanks
。
Under the conditions at that time, the Volunteers had no effective way to deal with it, and the enemy's tanks still had telescopes, and it was not easy to get close, let alone hang the explosives package on the tank and retreat.
At this critical moment, Teng Xiyuan volunteered, this action, can be described as nine deaths, it is very likely that there is no return,
But Teng Xiyuan resolutely asked for his life.
(U.S. tanks on the Korean battlefield)
With the help of the cover of night, Teng Xiyuan moved forward lightly, picked up the explosive package and quietly approached the enemy tank, and put the explosive package away.
Fortunately, there was a small ditch near the tank that could be used as a concealment, and Teng Xiyuan successfully evaded the enemy's reconnaissance.
Eventually blew up the tanks that blocked the way and survived,
It was only a wound caused by the explosion of the shell on the forehead, and this scar was also like a medal that never faded, so Teng Xiyuan also became a well-known "blast hero" in the whole army.
The two shell guns awarded to him by the chief also became a testimony to his life of fighting horses, meritorious achievements and glory.
(Old Man Teng Xiyuan and his wife)
It is precisely because of the efforts of Teng Xiyuan, who put life and death aside for the sake of China, and who went forward and succeeded, and who are brave and fearless, that we have a stable and happy life today, without whom there would be no new China.
Therefore, we salute heroes like Teng Xiyuan!
Peace is not easy to come by, and our generation should cherish it, be angry and strive to be strong, and contribute their strength to the strength of the motherland.