□ Li Hengchang
The writer is Mr. Ling Jun's "Me and My Comrade-in-Arms Huang Jiguang" (published by Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House), which is a documentary literature. The book contains five heroic stories from the revolutionary war years, of which the deeds of Huang Jiguang, the hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, are the core stories, and through the affectionate memories of his comrade-in-arms Li Jide, the daily style of the special hero Huang Jiguang and the earth-shaking heroic feats on shangganling are reproduced.
Roman Roland once wrote in the preface to "The Hero III": "Open the window and let us breathe in the breath of the hero." The book "Me and My Comrade-in-Arms Huang Jiguang" is an "open window." It conforms to the call of the times, allows us to breathe back into the long-lost heroic atmosphere, let the heroic spirit infuse our hearts, and let the hero's brilliance shine in this era of dream struggle.
This heroic breath is the "human breath" with beautiful humanity and longing for a better life. From Li Jide's memories, we can see that Huang Jiguang is a warrior who is both simple and extraordinary, very friendly to people, and has a beautiful yearning for life. He was a native of Sichuan, his family was very poor, and he had four brothers, although he was several years older than Li Jide, but he did not marry a daughter-in-law. He longed to go back to find a partner and live a good life after returning home after the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but this good wish of his was not realized. Not only Huang Jiguang, but also the comrades-in-arms of the female hygienist Mu Nan in "16 Years Old, I Became a Volunteer Army Hygienist", those young girls, also have a fervent yearning for a better life. They could not see a single vegetable leaf for a long time, and vowed that after the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, they would have a good meal when they returned to Nanjing, and they would also eat osmanthus duck and crab cake, but the seven female hygienists were eventually sacrificed on the battlefield. Although Huang Jiguang did not go to school, he was very eager to learn culture and knowledge. He studied very seriously, and one day he spilled ink and blackened his satchel, which he carried to block the enemy's machine gun eyes. Usually in the company, Huang Jiguang was very friendly to Li Jide, and the two formed a deep friendship, and even had a "life and death pact". When the troops ate, the food supply was not very sufficient, but Huang Jiguang always gave Li Jide the dishes in his bowl and said that he wanted him to grow a body. When faced with heavy tasks such as digging rivers, digging traffic ditches, and going up the mountain to cut firewood, Huang Jiguang always helped Ma Wanchang, who was the weakest, to do it. Such a hero is not only respectable, but also amiable and lovely.
This heroic atmosphere is the natural breath of "going to necessity by chance". It can be seen from this book that the reason why Huang Jiguang eventually became a hero is his internal development logic and growth logic. From the day he entered the army, he actively demanded progress and moved closer to the organization. Soon after entering the Korean War, he joined the Communist Youth League and soon submitted an application to join the party. After being frostbitten, the troops arranged for them to return to China to treat their wounds, but Huang Jiguang resolutely said no, I have not yet fought in Korea, how can I go back. He finally dared to block the enemy's gun hole, mainly by the Soviet movie "Ordinary Soldier" in the Red Army soldier Matlosov blocked the gun hole deeds and inspiration. After watching the movie, he once asked his comrade-in-arms Li Jide what he thought. He said very seriously: "On the battlefield, if we encounter a situation where the enemy is blocking the way forward, I will also block the gun hole like Matlosov and rush up!" "Later, the scene on the Shanggan Ridge became a natural thing. It's admirable that he said it and really did it.
This heroic aura is an extraordinary heroic aura of "earth-shattering weeping ghosts and gods". Through the narration of the elderly Li Jide, the author reproduces the bravery and tragedy of the soldiers of the Chinese Volunteer Army in the Battle of Shangganling. What kind of scene was that? The enemy's shells "burned Shangganling into a sea of fire, and even the stones burned into powder." And that wasn't all, and then the gas bombs, red, green, and yellow, hit a thick cloud of smoke on the Ganling Mountains, and nothing could be seen. "The poison gas dissipated, and the enemy thought that the volunteer soldiers had been blown up and poisoned. But when they rushed up, they didn't expect the volunteer soldiers to come out of the tunnel again. This is the steel position that cannot be defeated and blown up, and the British soldiers. When Huang Jiguang blocked the enemy's gun hole, what kind of scene was it? "He lay there, unscrewed the lid of the grenade, pulled the string of the grenade again, propped his left hand on the ground with force, and immediately stood up, pounced forward in front of the bullets fired by the enemy machine guns, pounced on the enemy fort, and with his right hand shoved the grenade through the firing hole, and blocked two machine guns with their chests that were flaming with fire." Even more shocking was his body: "Hands still held high, in a position of lying on the bunker." He carries a satchel on his left shoulder and a bullet-hole water bottle and flashlight on his right shoulder. The chest had been broken by bullets, and the bullet holes were like honeycombs. "What kind of heroism is this? With such a boldness, how can the enemy not be discouraged by the wind?
This heroic aura is the collective heroic aura of "not fighting alone". Through the book, we can see that the war years are not only Huang Jiguang's hero, but countless heroes. For example, Huang Jiguang's comrade-in-arms Li Jide, who was only 15 years old, pestered the conscription cadres to resolutely demand to become a soldier, joined the army on the morning of worshiping heaven and earth to get married, and in the afternoon he carried his bag and rushed to the army, without the slightest regard for personal interests and gains and losses. Fighting with bayonets on the battlefield, he stabbed two large American soldiers in a row, was wounded by three bullets, and still refused to leave the line of fire. Who says he's not a hero? Their comrade-in-arms, Wang Musheng, is a hero full of wisdom. In the face of the enemy's attack of 10 American tanks, he took the initiative to ask for help, ambushed in the deep hole dug in the road, and led the soldiers to blow up all the tracks of the enemy tanks, the fuel tank was on fire, and he could sneak back. Who says he's not a hero? Wu Sanyang and Xiao Dengliang, who went with Huang Jiguang to blow up the enemy bunker with grenades, died one before Huang Jiguang, one was seriously injured, and he survived. Who says they're not heroes? Wang Qingzhen, a 16-year-old female hygienist, in order to help the long urination who was seriously injured and had abnormal difficulty urinating, did not hesitate to hold the catheter in her mouth and sucked hard to excrete the urine. Who says she's not a hero? In order to treat the wounded, Mu Nan, a volunteer hygienist, was not afraid that his body could not stand it, and took the initiative to donate blood for two consecutive days. Who says she's not a hero? An unknown wounded and sick man, his stomach exploded by a shell, his intestines flowed out, he himself had to pick up the intestines stained with mud, stuffed them into his stomach, buckled an enamel bowl on it, let the doctor wrap his belly with a bandage, picked up the gun and rushed out of the tunnel, and finally died on the battlefield. Who says he's not a hero? It can be seen that on the battlefield, not only Huang Jiguang is a hero fighting. Our team is the team of heroes, our team is the team of heroes, our people are heroic people, and our country is the country of heroes.
CCTV and other media have repeatedly filmed feature films for the elderly Li Jide. In 2019, the old man gloriously joined the Communist Party of China. In October 2020, at the "Heroic Sons and Daughters" literary and art evening commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Volunteer Army's War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, sponsored by the Central Propaganda Department and undertaken by CCTV, the elderly Li Jide told about his and Huang Jiguang's "life and death pact" and Huang Jiguang's heroic deeds.
"Me and My Comrade-in-Arms Huang Jiguang" is one of The Heroic Veteran Trilogy" by You Lingjun, and in 2020, Lingjun published the second "The Most Beautiful Veteran Wu Hongfu", and the third "Zhao Shunhe: I Participated in the Surprise Attack white tiger regiment" will be published in the first half of 2022.