One day in 1983, In Rizhao, Qingdao, a remarkable thing happened, the local people came out of their homes, standing on the side of the road, within a few minutes, a car came from a distance, and then, people cheered up, walked to the car near the car and looked happily into the car, it turned out that this was the current director of the United Front Work Department Xia Liangbai, the official position, good reputation, everyone wanted to see what this person really was, it was difficult to be generous, Xia Liangbai agreed to the villagers' request.
Get off the car and walk to the nearest farmer to "drink tea", and just after he entered the room, he found that there was something wrong, the owner of this house, not at all like an elderly old farmer, the degree of cleanliness is very surprising, even when the old man poured tea for Xia Liangbai, he seemed to be incompatible with this identity, curious,
Xia Liangbai asked the old man's name and job, and then the old man revealed his identity, which completely made the united front work minister panic.
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A mysterious old farmer in Qingdao was originally a major general of the Kuomintang, but when he founded the country, he let the chairman look up
Old photos of Wang Yanzhou and his comrades-in-arms
Founding Ceremony Pilot
That day
Xia Liangbai followed a lower-level official to this village to do research
And the local villagers are also very cooperative, early line up to wait at the mouth of the village, as soon as they see Xia Liangbai arrive, immediately beat the gong and drum to greet, coupled with the villagers' very warm invitation, Xia Liangbai can only agree to their request, rest nearby, and chat with comrades.
So the village chief took Xia Liangbai forward, close to an old farmer's home, the other party saw the leader coming, immediately introduced them into the room, and poured tea with the cleanest bowl, that is, at this time, Xia Liangbai found that it was not right, the old farmer's dress was a bit "strange", the pants he wore were the style of the Chinese Air Force, and it was still relatively old.
Look at the old farmer's home layout, there is no point in the rural solitary old man's "look", but very tidy, is this old man still have any surprising past, with this question, Xia Liangbai smiled and asked the other party's name, the old man said that his name is Wang Yanzhou, after hearing the name,
Xia Liangbai also quipped that "the old man would not have been an air force before"
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Hearing this, even the surrounding villagers laughed, the leaders did not know, they did not know, Wang Yanzhou was a farmer, stayed here for most of his life,
But who would have thought that the old man would admit it
And he is very proud to say that he flew a plane at the founding ceremony of the country.
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was immediately amazed and flew a plane at the founding ceremony
How high an honor that was, Xia Liangbai very much wanted to think that this old man was just bragging and deceiving himself, but the other party's speech and demeanor, the dynamics of the look did not look like a fake, Wang Yanzhou had a military momentum.
The elderly Wang Yanzhou tells the story
Wang Yanzhou's past
Why did a very good pilot, who had participated in the founding ceremony, become what it is now? With this question, Xia Liangbai communicated with the old man again, and as he spoke, Wang Yanzhou began to recall his past, the Wang family when he was a child, the family situation was still a little better than the people around him, at least without starvation.
Parents also hope that Wang Yanzhou can get rid of this environment when he grows up, so he has been insisting on letting him study, from the age of six, Wang Yanzhou went to private school, until the age of 15, nine years, his parents cut down on food and clothing for him, but still can't afford it, so from then on, Wang Yanzhou, who can't afford tuition, can only give up his status as a student and become an apprentice in a Qingdao factory.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Yanzhou wanted to comply with the call of the state to enlist in the army and defend his family and defend the country, at that time, he had a cousin who was an officer of the Kuomintang.
In the summer of 1936, his cousin, who had returned home to visit his relatives, encouraged Wang Yanzhou to join the army
With his cousin here, there will be no accidents, and with this sentence, Wang Yanzhou has nothing to worry about.
A few days later, Wang Yanzhou packed his bags and left with his cousin, after participating in the new enlistment ceremony, Wang Yanzhou was assigned to the military training regiment of the 29th Army's Beipingnan, and the leader of this unit was Tong Linge, after the troops were assembled, Tong Linge began training, and this training also lasted for a year.
It was not until the outbreak of the 77 Incident in 1937 that the 29th Army "broke through the barrier" and rushed to the front line to share the worries of the country.
At that time, Tong Linge received an order to let the 29th Army lay an ambush in the area of Nanyuan Airport to block the japanese troops coming, but the strength and weapons and equipment of the other side were too strong, and the 29th Army was not their opponent at all, although it was a blockade, but it had no effect.
Old photo – The July 7 Incident
Entered the Whampoa Military Academy
After this battle, Tong Linge was killed, and the 29th Army also suffered heavy casualties
Fortunately, Wang Yanzhou was only injured and not in danger of life, but even so, he could not fight, and in desperation, the remaining comrades could only carry his body to break out, and the identity of the hunter and the prey was reversed at this moment.
The remaining remnants chose to disperse and break through, Wang Yanzhou's team was very rigid, in a desperate situation, they tore open a hole in the enemy's encirclement, and then took advantage of the heavy rain to break through the siege, after coming out, they did not dare to pay too much attention to the lives and deaths of others, otherwise once they slacked off, they might fall into the encirclement again.
Finally, the group carried Wang Yanzhou all the way to Xi'an
In 1938, Wang Yanzhou, who had been recuperating for half a year, finally recovered, and the first thing he did after going to the ground was to join the army again, but this time when he joined the army, he did not become an infantryman again, but became a reserve pilot.
This year, he received formal training at the Whampoa Military Academy, three years passed in a flash, just when he was about to graduate, the Whampoa Military Academy began to recruit pilot reserves, after seeing this enrollment information, Wang Yanzhou immediately signed up, for this, he did not consult with anyone, because he felt that he was a pilot's seedling.
At that time, the selection of pilots was also the most difficult of all combat classes, but
It was Wang Yanzhou who stood out among hundreds of people who signed up and was sent to the air base to learn flight technology.
In 1941, while studying at the Flight Academy, he received orders from his superiors to organize all 14 flight cadets to rush to the United States for further study.
In this way, Wang Yanzhou and his classmates embarked on the plane to the United States, this time the study abroad is more difficult than at home, the United States in the air force pilot training is more stringent than at home, after all, the other side's air force system has been very perfect, just like this, it is two years later, Wang Yanzhou finally graduated smoothly.
Statue of General Tong Linge
On the eve of returning home
On the eve of returning to China, Wang Yanzhou was called to the instructor's office.
The school at the time gave him two choices
One is to stay and become an instructor and teach the new students to study, and the other is to return to the country to participate in the war, relatively speaking, the first option is more safe and secure, after all, there is no fear of life, and the second is not.
But Wang Yanzhou did not consider it at all, and chose the second one
In his opinion, after so many years of training, he had the obligation and must return to the motherland, because the War of Resistance Against Japan had reached the most critical time at that time, and he wanted to return to China to drive these Japanese out of China.
After returning to China, Wang Yanzhou did not have time to rest, so he returned to the army to report for duty and threw himself into battle, and his unit was also a mixed Sino-AMERICAN corps.
The Flying Tigers, the pilots who were able to enter the Flying Tigers at that time, were all top talents
Therefore, Wang Yanzhou is also a rare talent.
Interested friends may wish to know more about this "ace flying group", its memorial is located in the current Huaihua Zhijiang, Hunan Province, every year to the local special visit is not a few people, after joining the Flying Tigers, Wang Yanzhou was assigned to the third brigade eighth squadron.
In 1944, it was the first time that Wang Yanzhou took a fighter jet to engage the Japanese army.
At that time, the scale of the fighters was also very strong, and their mission this time was to bomb the Zhengzhou Railway Station occupied by the Japanese army, 22 fighters covered 15 bombers to set sail, and when they went to the Zhengzhou Railway Station to drop explosives, they did not encounter the Japanese fighters, so the mission went very smoothly.
It was not until the time of return that Wang Yanzhou really engaged the Japanese army, and it had to be said that the combat capability of the Japanese army was indeed very strong at that time, both sides were ace troops, and the damage was inevitable.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the two sides had already played a round
, lost several aircraft.
Chinese soldiers who are inspecting military information
Wang Yanzhou flew a plane to fight
Just when Wang Yanzhou was preparing for the second attack, the commander in charge of the operation at that time suddenly ordered the whole army to retreat, and in desperation, Wang Yanzhou had no choice but to turn the nose to return, that is, at this moment, Wang Yanzhou found that there was a Japanese fighter not far away, and it seemed that he did not find himself.
So for the first time, he ignored the order to point his gun in the direction of the Japanese army, and without warning, the Japanese fighter was caught off guard.
The fuselage began to billow black smoke and crashed downwards, and with a loud bang, the Japanese fighters hit the ground
What he didn't know, however, was that there were seven Japanese generals hidden in this Japanese fighter.
This was the first time Wang Yanzhou shot down the plane, and he was also very excited, the next day, his squadron leader announced to everyone a good news, that is, seven Japanese officers were killed, suspected of crashing in yesterday's battle, looking at the time and place of the squadron leader's explosion, Wang Yanzhou was sure that the fighter he shot down at that time was the one the squadron leader said.
Since then, Wang Yanzhou has been more eager for air combat, each battle is a charge forward, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, it is 8 consecutive times to fly the hump route
This route was also known as the "Death Route" at the time.
In addition, Wang Yanzhou also shot down three Japanese Zero fighters and one Tojo fighter, which can be said to be very experienced in combat.
You know, the Japanese Army's Tojo fighter was the most proud of the other side, whether it was an aircraft or a pilot, it was one of the best, so Wang Yanzhou was also awarded the title of ace pilot, air force combat hero, etc. by the government at that time, and then, with the entry of the Soviet Union and the United States to participate in the war, the Japanese army was defeated and retreated, and finally announced unconditional surrender.
Japan signed the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender
Civil war
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wang Yanzhou already planned to stay in the army and continue to cultivate outstanding talents
But it is "not coincidental" that the civil war broke out again, and the two parties officially fought a decisive battle
And this war is something that Wang Yanzhou doesn't want to see, and he is very good at fighting the enemy, but if he were to pour all the bullets on his compatriots, he couldn't do it.
Joining the army and serving the country, this is his dream of becoming a soldier, but now this dream has been completed, continue to participate in the civil war, Wang Yanzhou can't bear it, so at that time he was not very willing to participate,
May 20, 1946, this day for Wang Yanzhou, is enough to change the fate of the day
On this day, Wang Yanzhou received an order from his superiors and ordered him to fly to the headquarters of the Ninth Theater of the Kuomintang Air Force in Jinan.
After receiving the order, Wang Yanzhou immediately set off from Sichuan, passing through Xuzhou, the local weather suddenly became very poor, and under the storm, the visibility was also very low, in general, this weather is enough for pilots, enough to kill.
Therefore, Wang Yanzhou did not dare to be sloppy in the slightest, and could only land slowly.
And this landing, it landed directly in a military stronghold of our party, so that the plane was captured, and Wang Yanzhou was also captured, and Wang Yanzhou at that time was very frightened, because there has always been a saying in the Kuomintang base that those who drive transport planes will be beaten with a hundred sticks, and the soldiers who fly fighter planes will be directly skinned.
When he thought about the tragic situation he might face afterwards, Wang Yanzhou was dizzy, but after a few days, the expected torture did not come, but our party saw him everywhere and was well received.
Whether it is life or diet, it almost meets his requirements
Over time, Wang Yanzhou had a strong sense of belonging here.
Old photographs – aircraft that participated in the war in the last century
Founding Ceremony
And this feeling he had never felt in the Kuomintang, so he wanted to stay and apply to the leaders of our army, of course, there was such an excellent pilot as Wang Yanzhou who was willing to stay.
Naturally, our army welcomed him, and within a few days it informed the whole region of Wang Yanzhou's identity and accepted him.
Later, the Kuomintang side also sent people to ask for people several times, but they were all blocked back, because Wang Yanzhou himself did not want to leave, although the material situation in our army was not very good, but here there was a strong cohesion and sense of belonging that the Kuomintang did not have, and even in the end, even if his cousin came to take him away, Wang Yanzhou did not agree.
For this situation, Premier Zhou also saw it very thoroughly, if you want to leave, then send off, if you want to stay, then welcome, absolutely do not interfere with my own thoughts,
After all, our army is very democratic
Seeing that Wang Yanzhou had an iron heart and did not leave, his cousin had no choice but to give up.
Soon after, Wang Yanzhou became an air force instructor of our army, and began to train the next generation of young pilots for the motherland, until the victory of the Liberation War, Wang Yanzhou could not count how many pilots he had taught, in short, at that time, his reputation was very widespread, and almost everyone in the unit knew that there was a very powerful flight instructor in the military region.
And he himself also made a formal statement to quit the Kuomintang in 1949 when he announced to the Kuomintang, but he did not immediately join our Party after quitting the Kuomintang, because in his opinion, the achievements he has made are still very small, and so on
In the future, it is not too late to apply, and then Wang Yanzhou participated in the founding ceremony.
For Wang Yanzhou, this operation was the most glorious action of his life, no matter how many times he said it to people in the future, his face was always full of pride, and around 1950, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out.
Old photographs - The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
He was framed
Wang Yanzhou flew a plane to the Korean battlefield
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Wang Yanzhou's record was very gorgeous, shooting down three of the most advanced US fighters at that time.
In his opinion, perhaps among the three planes he shot down, there were his classmates who had studied in the United States before, but even so, this was a helpless thing, after all, the camps were different, the things they insisted on were different, and they were all soldiers, and soldiers were to obey orders.
Even if the brothers meet on the battlefield, as long as the camps are different, they will also raise their guns to each other, because of Wang Yanzhou's excellent performance, the Party Central Committee also personally awarded him a second-class meritorious medal, with the Sino-US truce, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea finally ended, Wang Yanzhou also returned to China, a few years later, Wang Yanzhou was demobilized and transferred to the State Sports Commission department, and at the same time married a wife, but what is sad is that
In 1957, Wang Yanzhou was framed and imprisoned.
His wife divorced him and was not released until 1961
After being released from prison, Wang Yanzhou did not know why he did not choose to return to the Sports Committee, but returned to his hometown as a farmer, and this work was most of his life, and Wang Yanzhou did not mention his past to anyone after returning to his hometown.
Therefore, the local villagers have always thought that Wang Yanzhou is just an authentic farmer, if it were not for the fact that Xia Liangbai, the head of the United Front Work Department, discovered the difference between Wang Yanzhou under unexpected circumstances, presumably this old man did not know his true identity until his death, and after listening to the old man's memories, everyone in the room was stunned, including Xia Liangbai.
The picture shows Wang Yanzhou and his wife
postscript
Because at the beginning, he really felt that the identity of the old man was not simple, but he did not expect that it was not simple, how Xia Liangbai would not think that his casual words would actually lead to a real national hero, and after returning to God,
Xia Liangbai felt extremely sorry for what happened to the old man, so he asked again, why not appeal again?
But the old man said that he was used to it, there was no need to appeal, the calm tone seemed to be like telling other people's stories, it is conceivable that Wang Yanzhou's state of mind in these decades can be described as really strong, otherwise how can the old things be revived without any fluctuations, and later, Wang Yanzhou's matter also alarmed the government.
Xia Liangbai, who returned to the government to report on his duties, reported all his observations along the way to the superior leaders, of course, including the story of Wang Yanzhou, when he learned that there was a combat hero in a rural area, the government immediately contacted the local military district and verified the identity of the old man.
A national hero, a combat hero, the government cannot forget him, nor will it forget.
Seeing that the old man's life is now very hard, so the government decided to restore the treatment of the old man before, and restore the reputation and glory of the old man, for a time, the name Wang Yanzhou swept through the whole of Qingdao, and after the old man was exposed, Rizhao TV station also contacted the other party at the first time, hoping to do a simple interview, so that more patriots know about such a hero.
Wang Yanzhou did not refuse, in his opinion, the government has helped him restore his glory, then he can not turn people away, so he agreed to the TV station's filming request.
Subsequently, after a period of interviews, the TV station launched a documentary aimed only at Wang Yanzhou.
The picture shows Wang Yanzhou and his comrades-in-arms
The veteran is dead
On June 28, 2005, Wang Yanzhou officially became a member of the Communist Party of China, and also participated in the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in September of the same year.
Seven years later, the old man died at the age of 92
The documentary about the elderly Wang Yanzhou that was broadcast on Rizhao TV can still be seen now.
Facing the camera, the old man did not have the slightest timidity, when talking about the battle, the old man's eyes still had a burst of light, people who had not experienced that dark age, there was no way to empathize, but we can also see from the old man's eyes, language and body movements, how excited he was when he remembered again.
He is duty-bound to defend his family and defend the country, even if he is framed, he does not have a word of complaint.
Wang Yanzhou is a hero, a hero of China, and a hero of all of us Chinese.