"Roots buried in the ground make the branches bear fruit, but they do not ask for anything in return. --Tagore
There are many, many unknown but dedicated heroes in our lives. Maybe heroes can be produced on the battlefield where war is raging, maybe heroes can be produced among sophisticated and complex instruments, and heroes can be produced in obscure work. Because heroes love every inch of land, value every opportunity, and cherish every field.
36 years ago, a warrior personally planted the national flag on the main peak of the old mountain and swore the sovereignty of the mainland. With his tenacious will and his crippled and dilapidated body, he wrote victory forever on the border between China and Vietnam. This warrior is the hero Luo Shizhong. And behind the red flag planted on the main peak of the old mountain, what kind of war years did Luo Shizhong have, and where is he now?
From the military
Luo Shizhong was born in 1962, and his family was very ordinary, only a peasant family in monkey farm town, Yong'an County, Qiannan Prefecture. In 1981, at the age of 19, Luo Shizhong volunteered to join the army. Speaking of the original intention of enlistment, he once told reporters: "In 1979, I watched the news that Vietnam provoked incidents on the border, and I heard that several soldiers were sacrificed in my hometown.
I was very touched to hear their stories, so I decided to sign up as a soldier to defend the motherland
。 ”
It was this initial intention that made Luo Shizhong rush to the front line as soon as he entered the army. At the age of 22, he finally realized his long-term wish - to go to Laoshan to defend the motherland.
A battlefield filled with smoke
Perhaps, it is most appropriate to use the ancient poem "Black clouds crush the city to destroy" to describe the war situation at the Battle of Laoshan in 1984.
At that time, the front-line soldiers were difficult, the casualties were very serious, and the enemy could engage in a long tug-of-war with us because of the favorable terrain. The situation was so critical that the enemy's artillery had reached the continental border.
Luo Shizhong still remembered that a shell was dropped directly at him, and a large tree next to him was blown away. The trunk of the tree hit Roche's back, and fragments of the shell dug deep into his thigh. Because the front line was in a hurry, Luo Shizhong could not care about the pain, he quickly climbed up and pulled the shrapnel from himself. After that, the charge continued. He carefully maneuvered around the rear of the battlefield, then attacked the enemy's concentration point with a bazooka.
Just such a single move of his turned the tide of battle, and the enemy was severely damaged. After that, he quickly rushed forward, ran to the enemy's position, and climbed the old mountain with a single blow, hoping to be the first to plant the national flag on the old mountain.
Put the flag of victory
When he planted the flag, Roshi was loyal and undistracted, and he seemed to have forgotten the pain at this moment. However, from the photos left behind, it can be seen that with trembling hands and a weak body, he is trying to support the bamboo pole that planted the flag, and planted the red flag symbolizing the territorial sovereignty of the mainland on the main peak of Laoshan Mountain.
Decades later, in an interview with the media, Luo Shizhong said: "Because I always know that this red flag represents China, and planting this red flag on the main peak of Laoshan declares China's sovereignty and protects the territorial security of the mainland." "It can be said that
Luo Shizhong exchanged his safety for a declaration of sovereignty
。
The seriousness of this injury was something that Luo Shizhong himself had not expected. He lay in bed for more than two months before he gradually recovered. He was later awarded the second class, and his class was also awarded the collective second class.
Soon after, he participated in the 712 Campaign and so on, regardless of his physical pain.
Fight the enemy again and again in the rain of bullets and bullets
。 In his heart, he felt that as a soldier and a soldier, he should have the responsibility and responsibility to dedicate his strength to the integrity and sovereignty of the motherland.
Quietly discharged
In 1986, Luo Shizhong quietly retired from the army. There were no flowers and applause from everyone, but only his broken body remained - due to multiple injuries, the scars were scarred, and it can be said that his body was already covered with various bullet holes and scars.
In addition, because he was once hit by a tree, his spine was seriously damaged and he could not stand upright like an ordinary person. But he never complained, and thought that these scars were the traces of his participation in the battle. And it was a blessing that he was lucky enough to survive.
In the face of past honors, Luo Shizhong is always very low-key, and even he has never told his son about his past. In September of last year, Luo Shizhong returned to the martyrs' cemetery, and when he saw the familiar names of his comrades on the tombstone, he finally shed tears. These were the tears he had accumulated for fifty years. He said:
My honor was bought with the lives of my comrades-in-arms
After retiring from the army, Luo Shizhong returned to his hometown and was arranged to work in the phosphate mines in the county seat. Laying down his arms, Luo Shizhong earned wealth with his industrious hands and married a young local girl, after which they had a son.
Complete one's misery
In 2002, in the face of corporate restructuring, Luo Shizhong voluntarily bought out the retirement of working years and helped the company mobilize other employees to retire. I thought that Luo Shizhong would be able to live a happy life of nurturing the heavens from then on, but the sky did not follow people's wishes, and soon after his wife died of illness. In order to support his 5-year-old children to go to school, Luo Shizhong sold his house and borrowed money everywhere to invest in the construction of a pig farm, but because 2008 coincided with the global outbreak of swine fever,
Luo Shizhong not only had no income, but also had a lot of debt
Although this investment failed, Luo Shizhong never gave up his hope for life. In order to be able to supplement the family, he relies on the low insurance of 600 yuan per month to live, but also helps the neighbors to grow vegetables and fields to meet the usual needs of life. After that, he took the initiative to go out to work, but due to years of injuries, Luo Shizhong could not engage in long-term manual labor, so the number of migrant workers he could play was relatively limited.
Even though the government had offered luo Shizhong many times, every time it offered to help him, he always refused. Because in his heart, he felt that there were people who needed help more than himself, and if he could persevere, life could stand up. Repeatedly refused, the leader did not open his mouth to him again.
Luo Shizhong said:
If the country hadn't chosen me, I wouldn't have had a chance to make a contribution.
"He felt like he was just an ordinary farmer, so although he faced some difficulties in life, he never asked the organization.
Today, the elderly Luo Shizhong has returned to the life of a farmer by taking care of his farmland in the countryside.
The Czech writer Kazakh said: "There is a kind of obscure hero who has neither napoleon's wisdom nor those great deeds, but if the character of such people is analyzed, even Alexander the Great of Macedon will appear eclipsed." ”
Luo Shizhong is such a person, he was once the first person to plant the red flag on the main peak of the old mountain, and he also made meritorious contributions after many wars, but he never took these as his own talking points and exaggerated, but low-key the practice of a veteran.
A lifetime of suffering, but no complaints and no regrets.
In an interview, Luo Shizhong said frankly:
"I always say that I don't want to lie on the book of merits and get nothing for nothing, I don't want to cause trouble to the country, I want to be self-reliant and self-reliant, and I want to repay the party's kindness to me with infinite loyalty and the motherland's kindness to me."
Luo Shizhong always adheres to this belief, keeps in mind his oath, and constantly shines on the road of self-reliance and self-improvement, although he is old, although he is seriously injured, but Luo Shizhong always uses his persistence and perseverance, with his own faith, shuttle through this vast land.