In the history of our army, there was such a strange man: he was broken on the battlefield and left with a permanent disability, but he not only refused to leave the army, but instead rode a donkey to charge the battlefield and gallop on the battlefield, becoming a legendary anti-Japanese hero known to women and children at that time.
This man was a special disabled soldier and a founding colonel.
Born in 1918 in Wenden, Shandong Province, Sai Shili joined the Eighth Route Army at the age of 22, he fought extremely bravely, every time he went to the battlefield, he liked to rush to the front, from an ordinary soldier step by step to squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, and became a famous combat hero in Jiaodong area.
In May 1942, Sai ShiLi led a company to rush to the enemy bunker in a battle, but unexpectedly was hit in the left thigh by an enemy bullet, fell off the bunker and passed out.
Although his comrades struggled to save Sai Shili, his leg was too badly injured, and he walked with a limp from then on, and the troops assessed him as a first-class disability.
The organization offered to let Sai Shili go home to recuperate, but he did not agree anyway, insisting on staying in the army to continue fighting, and the leaders had no choice but to agree to him.
Although it was a great misfortune to retrieve a life from the battlefield, Sai Shili was still very sad in his heart, because he knew that with a limp leg, he would no longer be able to walk on the battlefield like before.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that even the peacetime marching had become a big problem. He carried a stick and tried his best to hurry, but each time he fell behind.
Sai Shi Li is a person who does not accept defeat, and the more he does this, the more he refuses to give up, and he is always tired and sweaty.
When the commanders and fighters of the company saw this scene, they were all distressed and admired.
A cadre thought of a good way: when the troops were fighting, they selected two strong young soldiers, carried a large bamboo basket, and let the race sit in the bamboo basket to direct the battle.
The common people were amazed when they saw it, and admired the will of this company commander of the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan and save the country.
However, it was not convenient to sit in the basket and direct the battle, and Sai Shili was also worried about the two fighters in case the situation was critical, so he decided to find another way.
He thought about it and thought that the best way to do it was to ride a horse and fight. However, the area where the troops were located at that time could not find horses at all, and the Eighth Route Army often used ambush tactics, riding high-headed horses was easy to expose the target, so riding a horse was not appropriate.
One day, a common man rode a donkey past the vicinity of the company's station. During the race, Li Li's eyes lit up: although it is not good to fight on horseback, but the donkey is much smaller than the horse, it is not slow to run, and it is good at climbing mountains, can it not be used to ride a march to fight?
When the cadres and fighters heard about it, they all praised this method, and then arranged by the local local cadres to buy a robust donkey from the common people as a mount for the race ceremony.
He sat down on the donkey and tried it, and found that this guy was quite obedient, so that it was completely fine to summon.
The next night there was a combat mission, and during the race, Li rode a donkey and led two platoons of troops to the enemy's turret.
After the troops reached the vicinity of the turret, saishi ordered the crowd to hide and wait patiently for the opportunity to attack.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the donkey ridden by the race ceremony suddenly "howled" and screamed, and the enemy immediately noticed, and the searchlight shot straight over, and the gunshot sounded.
Sai Shili had no choice but to lead his troops to retreat immediately, and a battle that was thought to be ten to nine was destroyed by the cries of donkeys.
Sai Shi Li was very angry, but the donkey was an animal after all, and it was impossible to communicate with people, and it would not help to beat it and scold it.
This battle fully exposed the drawbacks of riding a donkey to fight, but if you don't ride a donkey, what way can you personally command the battle? Sai Shi Li was very distressed by this.
He pondered and pondered, thinking that it was still his own problem--the donkey had just been led to ride it to war for a day, and it was too hasty, and he should first follow it everywhere, fully understand its temper and habits.
After a few days of careful observation, Sai Shi Li found something: when the donkey was calling, he always raised his head, opened his mouth, plucked his tail, and kept farting, or because he was hungry, he had to eat grass.
To this end, The Race Thought of Several Preparations that Must Be Done for Riding a Donkey to Fight.
First of all, if there is a marching combat task, feed the donkey in advance.
Second, where the enemy is likely to appear, be sure to put a cage on the donkey so that it cannot open its mouth and call.
Moreover, if a large iron block is tied to the donkey's tail, it cannot pluck its tail and cannot call.
Finally, the four hooves of the donkey had to be wrapped in something like cotton so that there would be no noise during the night march.
After several trials, these methods proved to be effective, and Sai Shili was very happy that he could finally ride a donkey and march freely to fight.
Riding this donkey on the battlefield, Li Li led the troops to intercept cars, fight ambushes, pull up strongholds, and make trouble in the county town in the Wenden and Weihai areas of Shandong Province, and commanded more than 80 battles of all sizes in just one year, and achieved a series of impressive results.
Since then, Sai Shi Li has also become a well-known "donkey company commander" for women and children in Jiaodong, and the Japanese puppet army has also talked about the tiger's discoloration of this legendary hero.
In 1955, Sai ShiLi was awarded the rank of colonel. He later became a famous military writer and was known as the "Paul of China".