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【Photo】 Young Hu Shudao
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"Hold on, boy, I'll support you."
Hu Xiudao, a 21-year-old recruit, looked at the platoon leader Guo San who was creeping towards him and breathed a sigh of relief, this was already the 22nd day of the enemy's crazy attack on Shangganling, in the face of the absolute suppression of the number of AMERICAN troops and firepower, there were different degrees of casualties in various positions, he switched from position 3 to position 10, which was in a hurry to defend, and found that there was only one soldier left with a colored warrior, although he relied on a fierce force to repel several enemy attacks, but after all, he fought with the enemy for the first time with real knives and guns, and his heart was still bottomless.
Seeing that the platoon leader had reached the mouth of the cave, Hu Xiudao quickly reached out to pull it, but Guo San suddenly changed his face, pushed him into the cave, and shouted: "Death will also hold my position for me!" ”
At that moment, a cannonball exploded at Guo San's feet, and Hu Xiudao's brain buzzed, and tears flowed out. He still remembered the No. 0 position next to him, which happened to be the place where Comrade Huang Jiguang died a few days ago.
【Photo】In the Battle of Shangganling, soldiers armed with grenades
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The sacrifice of the platoon leader and the countless heroic comrades like Huang Jiguang inspired Hu Xiudao, and at this moment, anger surged into his heart, only to avenge the dead comrades, while he shouted, "Return my platoon leader!" While picking up the grenade next to him, he attacked fiercely, and the enemy was repelled by him.
The enemy seemed unwilling that the volunteers could resist their firepower with only two battalions, and invested more tanks and fighters, and at this time came the news that position No. 3 was in a hurry, Hu Xiudao clenched his teeth, and with the only ammunition he had, shuttled back and forth between positions No. 3 and No. 10 to defend, threw grenades and lifted his machine guns, using all the weapons available around him, and miraculously repelled the enemy's attack more than a dozen times.
Just when he ran out of ammunition, reinforcements finally arrived, and with the courage of dying with the enemy, he single-handedly repelled the enemy 41 times and annihilated more than 280 enemy troops.
【Figure】Schematic diagram of the defense of the Battle of Shangganling
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Hu Xiudao's bravery and tenacity created the miracle of individual combat, which is an accident and inevitability. The US military took pains to this "showdown war", mobilizing more than 60,000 troops, and investing thousands of firearms, tanks, and fighters, and the density of firepower has reached or even exceeded that of World War II. On the other hand, the volunteer army, but only two companies of troops stubbornly defended, it is such a huge disparity in strength, still let the US military feel that it has hit the iron plate, hit the head and broken the blood, relying on every soldier is ready to become Hu Xiudao, Guo San and even Huang Jiguang's consciousness, this kind of heroism regardless of personal life frightens the US army, but also touched countless Chinese sons and daughters.
The Battle of Shangganling is a battle of the soul of the nation, its cruelty and fierceness are soaked with the blood of the sons and daughters of China, and Hu Xiudao, a people's hero who fought for his homeland and did not hesitate to fight for his country, deserves to be remembered forever by future generations.
【Photo】 Hu Xiudao in his later years
Text | Guan Shanyan
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