In 2019, Shiyan, Hubei Province, two middle-aged people are chatting with small talk, suddenly one of them Gao Fei mentioned the combat hero Zhang Fuqing, both of them sighed, those heroes who have dedicated themselves to the country are really not easy, the other person Li Lingjun suddenly thought of his father-in-law who had also been a soldier, he mentioned his father-in-law in passing, as a writer Gao Fei out of professional habits, asked about the experience of the old man.
Li Lingjun saw that he was so curious, thought about it, but also made a difficulty, he had only seen a photo of the old father-in-law wearing a military uniform, there were several medals hanging on it, as for how the medal came from, where it was now, he did not know, which also aroused his curiosity, at noon that day, he came to his father-in-law's house to ask about the medal, but the father-in-law's hearing was not very good, he did not gain anything. Li Lingjun still did not die, he thought of a plan, thinking that the old man usually always asked the child to listen to the "organizational arrangement", he "deceived" the old man and said, the organization wants to take out the medal you have obtained to register, is there still one at home?
Hearing that it was necessary for the organization, the old man pointed to an inconspicuous drawer in the house. After opening the drawer, a small cloth bag caught Li Lingjun's attention, and he opened it and found 7 medals and a certificate. Li Lingjun was very surprised, and then Li Lingjun knocked on the side and began to ask about the old man's situation in the army, and the old man told his experience.
In 1947, when the army was recruiting soldiers in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, it discovered the special situation of the family, 19-year-old militia captain Zhang Wenkui wanted to join the army, but his family situation was somewhat special, his father was injured by the Japanese when he was working in the coal mine in his early years because of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and he was disabled. His mother died on the third day after Zhang Wenkui was born, and the two have been dependent on each other for many years. The superiors took into account Zhang Wenkui's father's situation and gave Zhang Wenkui a job to let him stay and take care of his father.
Zhang Wenkui very much wanted to take care of his father, but he thought of the few young people in the village he had mobilized, plus he was a militia captain, who did not play a leading role, how could he do it? Zhang Wenkui insisted on going, and learned that his only son was going to the front line.
His father tearfully sent him to the village entrance and told him to "don't be a deserter, shame me."
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Fight tenaciously
Zhang Wenkui thus came to the Ninth Column of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region.
In the Battle of Huaihai, Zhang Wenkui was transferred to the guard regiment of the 45th Division headquarters and served as a guard.
At that time, Zhang Wenkui's unit captured cannons, easy to damage, and not too many. In order to be able to use it for a long time, the army needs a group of people who understand technology and can repair cannons, so Zhang Wenkui was selected to learn maintenance technology, and after completing the study, he naturally served as an artilleryman.
Before the Battle of Crossing the River began, Zhang Wenkui's unit was incorporated into the Second Field Army and sent to prepare for the crossing of the river, and they stepped up training while looking for ships.
After the Battle of the Crossing River began, Zhang Wenkui's task was to fire smoke bombs and cover the soldiers of the troops to cross the Yangtze River and attack the enemy.
Zhang Wenkui's unit crossed the Yangtze River from Jiangxi and began to pursue and fight fiercely against the Kuomintang troops, and Zhang Wenkui followed the troops all the way from Jiangxi to Guangdong, and then followed the troops into the southwest. After the liberation of the southwest, the work of suppressing bandits began.
In the War of Liberation,
Zhang Wenkui followed the troops to fight hundreds of times, and his family still retained the medals for participating in these battles.
Zhang Wenkui
After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Zhang Wenkui's unit rushed to the Korean battlefield without stopping.
Zhang Wenkui's unit was the 134th Regiment of the 15th Army, and soon after arriving on the battlefield, Zhang Wenkui encountered a thrilling attack. The enemy's planes bombed wildly, in a dodge bomb, a shell landed next to Zhang Wenkui, one of Zhang Wenkui's comrades-in-arms unfortunately died, Zhang Wenkui's clothes were also torn by stray bullets, Zhang Wenkui was not injured, but seeing the remains of the comrades next to him, Zhang Wenkui was angry and really wanted to shoot down the enemy's plane.
Life on the battlefield is very difficult, in order not to expose the target, the soldiers drink raw water, as long as they see water, whether it is a mountain stream, or a small puddle on the side of the road, they quickly install the kettle.
In the Battle of Shangganling, Zhang Wenkui's main task was to use artillery shells to cover the fighters fighting in the tunnel, and according to the orders of their superiors, they fired artillery every 5 minutes, aimed at the enemy who wanted to destroy the tunnel. At night, Zhang Wenkui's regiment commanded the soldiers to deliver supplies to the comrades in the tunnel, at night, the road could not be seen clearly, there were corpses everywhere, as soon as the enemy put flares, the fighters immediately lay down, dodging the enemy, and as soon as the flares were gone, they immediately got up and ran.
In the Battle of Shangganling, the most memorable thing for Zhang Wenkui was an artillery bombardment, in which Qin Jiwei, commander of the 15th Army, personally went to the front line to command and concentrated his firepower to hit the enemy.
After an hour of fighting, 4 companies of the enemy were wiped out and one of the enemy's aircraft was shot down, which was very encouraging.
In 1953, Zhang Wenkui, as deputy platoon leader, was selected to return to China and study at school. Zhang Wenkui knew that studying was a hard-won opportunity, but after returning to China for a while, he chose to return to the Korean battlefield. After receiving his consent, Zhang Wenkui remained on the battlefield until 1954, when he returned to China with the troops.
Get involved in construction
In 1956, Zhang Wenkui was selected to study in Xiaogan, and at school,
Zhang Wenkui studied hard and loved to study.
In the summer, Zhang Wenkui was able to return to his hometown during the holidays, where, after being introduced by an old blacksmith in the village, Zhang Wenkui met his wife Yue Guiying. After the two met, they were very satisfied with each other and soon married.
Two years later, Zhang Wenkui responded to the call of the state and transferred to local construction. At that time, Zhang Wenkui had the opportunity to stay in Wuhan to work, and when he learned of a large-scale project of the state, the Danjiangkou Water Conservancy Construction Project was immediately started.
He knew the conditions were tough there, but he still chose to sign up for construction.
Zhang Wenkui and Yue Guiying, with their daughters, who were less than one year old, lived in a simple shed, when New China had just been founded, and the conditions were difficult.
The road is muddy, in order not to cause a fire, no fire is allowed in the home, and boiling water is not allowed. The shed often leaks rain, and it is under such harsh conditions,
Zhang Wenkui, like many comrades, devoted all his efforts to construction.
Construction of Danjiang water conservancy project
Do not forget the original intention and do not change the true color
In 1965, Zhang Wenkui was transferred to the Danjiangkou Water Conservancy Hub Armed Forces Department.
In 1966, Zhang Wenkui went to the fire brigade to investigate, suddenly a fire broke out, Zhang Wenkui took the initiative to ask to solve the fire with the firefighters, and when the firefighters were riding on the road, there was a sudden accident, Zhang Wenkui unfortunately fell, the brain suffered very serious damage, after rescue, Zhang Wenkui came back to life.
But this injury, so that Zhang Wenkui suffered a serious injury, many of his thinking ideas are no longer as before, responsive, hearing also dropped a lot, after discharge, Zhang Wenkui requested to resume work, the organization arranged for him to continue to serve as a leader. But Zhang Wenkui felt that he was too injured, worried that he would not be able to do a good job, and asked for an ordinary job.
The organization placed him in charge of managing the use of the Great Hall. Despite the simplicity of his work, Zhang Wenkui is still conscientious and hard at work.
There was a public toilet outside the auditorium at that time, which was the source of vegetable fertilizer for a team in the suburbs, so a person was assigned to take care of the maintenance.
He was deaf and mute, and life was difficult,
After Zhang Wenkui saw him, he always helped him.
Although the family of six did not have enough food and clothes, he still gave him clothes, food and other things.
Later, Zhang Wenkui's home encountered a fire, Zhang Wenkui's wife is still worried about the items in the home, Zhang Wenkui let her first inform the surrounding neighbors, nearby residents heard it, they rushed to help fight the fire, soon the fire was controlled, no one was injured, but the items in Zhang Wenkui's home were burned by flames, and there was basically nothing left. As was the case, the organization quickly sent some money to some of the affected families to help them through the difficulties. However, due to the fire at Zhang Wenkui's home, his family did not get some money before the investigation was clear. At that time, many people said that it was unfair and wanted Zhang Wenkui to ask for it, but Zhang Wenkui said that he would never go, and said that it was nothing if things burned out, and people were fine.
In 1988, Zhang Wenkui's family moved into a small house in the urban area of Danjiangkou City, and Zhang Wenkui had the opportunity to live in another house, but he gave up the opportunity to others.
Several children have grown up, Zhang Wenkui's wife hopes that Zhang Wenkui can help her children find a better job.
But each time he was reprimanded by Zhang Wenkui.
Complaining about complaining, Yue Guiying still admired Zhang Wenkui.
Several of Zhang Wenkui's children did not know that Zhang Wenkui had had brilliant deeds, and Zhang Wenkui would have obtained military medals in the past.
With a piece of cloth on the enemy's parachute obtained after shooting down an enemy aircraft from the Korean battlefield,
Wrapped up. Never showed it again.
After leaving retirement, Zhang Wenkui never told his children what kind of treatment he was treated. He simply told his children that everything depended on his own struggle.
In 2018, Zhang Wenkui's younger son helped his father fill in the news of retired soldiers, in terms of meritorious service, the younger son filled in only one "none" word, Zhang Wenkui's past glory, were sealed by him, even the family did not know.
It wasn't until the son-in-law "cheated" the old man that the 91-year-old took out the medals that had witnessed the battle. These medals were stored in the office by the old man during the fire, so that they were not harmed and preserved.
The old man has hidden his exploits for more than 60 years, and he has written a legend with his life, which is worth remembering forever.