During the Period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the martyrs who heroically sacrificed their lives came from all over the motherland, some of whom were well-known to everyone and some of whom were unknown.
The story of the five missing female martyrs was not until 2001, accompanied by a North Korean woman, that an American journalist named Mary returned to the Chinese government portraits that had been kept for fifty years.
The five young faces above are those of female volunteer soldiers who have been missing for fifty years. Seeing that everyone was confused, the female reporter slowly told the story of the portrait, and also unveiled the mystery of the disappearance of the five of them, and the people present could not help but burst into tears.
Back in 1951, on the battlefield of Korea, when the new commander-in-chief of the United Nations Army, Ridgway, took office, he analyzed the battlefield. He was keenly aware that the Wish Army was slightly weak in terms of logistical supplies.
Although the volunteers had a rapid attack and strong willpower, due to the limited dry food they carried, the combat time generally did not exceed seven days.
Ridgway thus launched a "worship offensive." Later, he developed a magnetic tactic for the worship offensive, that is, a tactic of fighting and retreating, and launching a counterattack in the later stages of the war.
This had a certain impact on the volunteer army, so Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai commanded the volunteer army to begin to gradually withdraw and retain the strength of the volunteer army. The American side was staring at the rear, and several female soldiers were also retreating.
On the way, the US army suddenly attacked our army, and the volunteer army resisted in the inferior situation, giving the US army a certain heavy blow.
But then the U.S. offensive became more and more fierce, and the superiors decided to let three nurses escort the wounded safely.
On the way to evacuate, they were passing a mountain pass when they found an American army besieging two female volunteers. The three of them decided to let one continue to escort the wounded forward, and the other two launched a rescue operation.
The agile two men used the thick night and dense jungle to shoot at this American squad, making the enemy mistakenly think that a large force of volunteers had come to the rescue, and immediately fell down. Two female volunteers took the opportunity to break out of the siege, and after the four of them converged, they immediately caught up with the wounded soldiers, and finally successfully converged.
After they walked away, the frightened American troops looked back and found that the gunfire had just been few. So the American squad found itself deceived and rushed in the direction of the wounded soldiers.
The movement of the wounded troops was already relatively slow, and the two female volunteers had just consumed some physical strength in order to rescue them, so that the American squad would catch up with the team in a short time.
At this time, the five female volunteers made a great and tragic decision for the sake of the troops: "Let's lead the enemy away!" ”
The female soldiers deliberately made a movement, so they quickly withdrew to another path, and the American troops were fooled and rushed straight in the direction of the female soldiers.
The wounded soldiers were placed in the grass, and even if they were grieving, they did not make a sound, and they watched the determined figures of the five female volunteers.
There was cover at night, and everyone was in the middle of the jungle, so at first the female soldiers fled smoothly.
But the good times were short-lived, and when they chased down a mountain, the original US army had almost lost the track of the female soldiers, but because the mountain was too steep, a female soldier accidentally kicked a stone when she was rushing to the road, and the stone fell to the ground and snapped, exposing their tracks.
The U.S. army followed the sound and chased down the side of the mountain ridge to the mountain, and sure enough, it found the figure of the female soldiers.
The female soldiers realized that their physical strength was about to run out, and there were American troops chasing after them, and if they fled, they would soon be chased.
Things took a turn for the worse, they found a cave, and without giving much thought, they ran into the cave, intending to evacuate from the cave when the enemy was not paying attention.
However, the fact is that the US military also found this cave and speculated that they might hide in this cave, so they have set up tents outside the cave.
But what puzzled the female soldiers was that the other side did not attack, but blocked the opening of the cave, as if to capture them alive.
It turned out not to be because of their benevolence, but because their main task was to escort an American journalist named Mary.
They hoped that journalists who recorded their heroic battles and captured the volunteers alive and published them in American newspapers would surely inspire people and gain more voice for their faction.
But the Chinese volunteers will not do what they want. The five female soldiers did not give up hope and went directly to the cave to find another exit, but instead they found a pregnant North Korean woman.
A female soldier who spoke Korean, learned through exchanges that the pregnant woman could not keep up with the fleeing team because she was about to give birth, so she hid in a cave and wanted to survive. Her husband, who went out in search of food, has not returned.
After listening to the pregnant woman's account, the female soldiers speculated that her husband was probably bombed and would not return.
After some discussion, they felt that the cave was very deep and the terrain was very favorable for defense, so they decided to hold their troops and spend time with the American troops.
Volunteers took turns to guard against assault, and the U.S. army tried to drop a large number of Molotov cocktails to force out female volunteers, but the cave was extremely deep, so the fire and smoke did not pose a threat to them. The two sides were deadlocked.
The US military did not attack or retreat, in an attempt to cause psychological pressure on the female soldiers. But this kind of behavior is simply a pebble for the Chinese volunteer army. One of the five female soldiers, who could paint, offered to paint a portrait of each of them to relax the spirits of everyone, and everyone gladly agreed.
It wasn't until the fourth day of being trapped in the cave that they realized they had to break through. Because each person's rations were not much in themselves, plus a pregnant woman, the rats in the cave were almost caught. Being able to survive until this time is already the result of frugality.
They tried to break through, but the enemy did not let their guard down, and the dense bullets forced them back into the cave.
Even more intractable is the fact that pregnant women are frightened and about to give birth. The cave is extremely simple, and the people present are inexperienced, I am afraid that pregnant women will become very dangerous.
At this time, the US army was also impatient, and proposed negotiations with a high-spirited attitude, hoping to capture the female soldiers as soon as possible. Faced with the situation, the five people had no choice but to send a female soldier to negotiate. The reporter next to him kept pressing the shutter to record the scene.
But the female soldiers did not talk about surrender, but made a request: the North Korean pregnant woman was sent to the U.S. military rear hospital for treatment to ensure that she could give birth smoothly. After discussing with reporters, the US military seemed to think that this was also a good event for propaganda, so it agreed. Eventually, pregnant women were able to leave safely.
Then, five female volunteers made their final decision in the cave. Under the excited eyes of the American troops and reporters, they slowly walked out of the cave. However, although the US military saw several people surrendering, their eyes were unusually firm, their steps were calm, and they did not show a trace of fear and panic, and they could not help but feel that something was wrong.
Soon, five female volunteers gave the answer with action. As they approached the U.S. army squad, they quickly put their hands behind them and pulled them, and in the terrified eyes of the U.S. troops, a violent explosion sounded, and five female volunteers and dozens of American troops died together.
The Captain of the American Army and the reporter were stunned that the five female volunteers were so determined that they tied grenades to their back pockets, resolutely pulled the lead, and sacrificed themselves.
With a heavy heart, they found only a few portraits in the cave.
Journalist Mary has been treasured by the portrait, waiting for an opportunity to return it to China.
This is fifty years. It is not only the portrait that is returned, but also a legendary story of five Chinese female volunteers.
"Majestic and exuberant, across the Yalu River. To safeguard peace and defend the motherland is to protect the homeland..." The five female volunteers used their flesh and blood to fulfill the sacred duty of "resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and defending the homeland, and composed a heroic song of praise.