In early 2011, a ninety-year-old man named Lu Wenhuan in Lingbao County, Hebei Province, died. After the old man left, the children came to the house where he had lived to help his father sort out the belongings, and under the old man's bed, the son saw a small wooden box.
This box, the children have not seen, the son thought it was a valuable thing, but after opening the lock, he found that there was only a yellowed piece of paper inside, and if you looked closely, it was a certificate of award issued by the army.
The past goes with the wind
The old man was indeed from the military in the past, this is not a secret, but such an award, why not hang out, but collected so tightly? The son curiously took out the award certificate to see, and when he looked at the words on it, the son was suddenly surprised, and there were a few lines written on the award: "Comrade Lu Wenhuan was rated as a special meritorious person on March 3, 1950." ”
Exceptional Hero! How come My Father never mentioned it? The son was extremely curious, and soon the matter was reported to the local government, and after some investigation, it was clear that the old man's past experience was understood.
Lu Wenhuan joined the army during the Liberation War, originally Lu Wenhuan was just an ordinary worker, oppressed by landlords and capitalists, until the People's Liberation Army liberated Lu Wenhuan's hometown, he did not restore his freedom. So Lu Wenhuan was very grateful to the People's Liberation Army in his heart, so he joined the ranks of the People's Liberation Army, although Lu Wenhuan had no combat experience in the past, but he made rapid progress, and he made a great contribution soon after.
In 1949, the bandit Li Zikui colluded with the Kuomintang, and at the behest of the Kuomintang, Li Zikui captured the county seat of Lingbao, where he was committing crimes all day and clamoring to oppose the People's Liberation Army. Such a scourge must be eradicated, or it will be a disaster in the future. Lu Wenhuan followed the troops to the vicinity of Lingbao County, preparing to carry out the bandit suppression operation.
In the face of the regular troops of the People's Liberation Army, Li Zikui and these rabble-rousers were simply vulnerable, and soon, Lingbao County was back in the hands of the People's Liberation Army, but what was worse was that Li Zikui, as the leader, slipped from the hands of the People's Liberation Army and did not know where to run. Releasing the tiger and returning to the mountains, there are endless troubles in the future, so catching Li Zikui has become the most important thing for the PLA. In December of that year, the People's Liberation Army finally heard reliable intelligence that Li Zikui had returned to his hometown, so his superiors ordered Lu Wenhuan to bring people to arrest Li Zikui.
Li Zikui's hometown is called Majiazhai, a small remote village, according to the tip, Li Zikui is hiding in the home of a landlord in Majiazhai, but when Lu Wenhuan surrounded the landlord's yard, no trace of Li Zikui was found. From the landlord's mouth, they learned that Li Zikui learned that the People's Liberation Army had come to arrest him, and had already hidden in the abandoned cave in the village in advance, so Lu Wenhuan and others chased after the cave again.
Meritorious Service
But Li Zikui did not come out of the cave, if he rushed in, I was in the light, the enemy was in the dark, and we would suffer a big loss. Therefore, Lu Wenhuan decided to go into the cave himself to arrest Li Zikui, he pretended to be the family member who brought food to Li Zikui and went into the hole, the black light was blind, Li Zikui could not tell who was coming, but this guy was particularly cunning, he heard the footsteps, and he shouted to Lu Wenhuan: "What kind of person?" ”
Lu Wenhuan replied, "It was the old man who asked me to bring you food!" Li Zikui said: "You are not allowed to move, wait for me to come out!" Lu Wenhuan promised him, "Well, I'll wait for you here." In fact, both sides were already alert, Lu Wenhuan quietly hid the gun behind him, at this time, he saw a black shadow flashing in front of his eyes, he did not hesitate, immediately shot, one hand strangled Li Zikui's neck, the other hand took out the gun to resist Li Zikui's key point.
But Li Zikui also reacted quickly, he also pointed a gun at Lu Wenhuan's temple, the two sides were deadlocked, but Lu Wenhuan did not panic, he looked at the Li Zikui in front of him, suddenly smiled and said: "You are that Li Zikui?" His question made Li Zikui confused, and Li Zikui said, "What are you?" ”
Lu Wenhuan said: "You don't remember? I'm a man sent by Commander Lee! We went to Lingbao County to find you, why are you here instead? Commander Lee is looking for you crazy! Commander Li was a general of the Kuomintang, that is, Li Zikui's former superior, and Li Zikui hesitated when he heard this, not knowing whether he was an enemy or a friend in front of him.
Taking advantage of this time when Li Zikui hesitated, Lu Wenhuan decisively took a shot, resisted Li Zikui's arm, and punched Li Zikui's head hard, Li Zikui completely lost the ability to resist, and was dragged out of the cave by Lu Wenhuan half dead, just like this, Li Zikui, a bandit who was on the side of the disaster, was arrested and arrested.
Not for fame and fortune
Although the whole process is thrilling, in fact, Lu Wenhuan himself entered the cave alone to take the risk of being extraordinary, and if he is not careful, he may be buried in the cave with Li Zikui. Fortunately, heaven blessed Lu Wenhuan unscathed, the superiors made a strong commendation for Lu Wenhuan's heroic deeds, and rated him as a special meritorious service, and later the award certificate found by Lu Wenhuan's son was also issued to Lu Wenhuan by his superiors at that time, which was a proof of his honor, but Lu Wenhuan never told his family about this matter.
In 1951, Lu Wenhuan submitted his own application for discharge, the army was very reluctant, but Lu Wenhuan was determined to leave, he himself did not like to fight, and now that the war has subsided, his own injuries have frequently recurred, so he feels that it is time to leave. When he left, Lu Wenhuan didn't bring anything, only a few of his own clothes and the award certificate.
After returning to the village, Lu Wenhuan was elected as the production captain by the villagers, in fact, as a special meritorious hero, he could have gotten a better job, but Lu Wenhuan hid his identity, even his wife and children did not know. He did not want the government to give him special care, he only wanted to do a little practical thing for the village, so Lu Wenhuan, a special meritorious man, worked hard in the position of production captain for half a lifetime and made no small contribution to the village.
In the past, Lu Wenhuan's hometown was a poor village, under the leadership of Lu Wenhuan, everyone slowly ate enough to get rid of poverty, and the village also built a school factory, and the days became more and more hopeful. When Lu Wenhuan was mentioned as a cadre, everyone gave a thumbs up, but even the villagers who admired Lu Wenhuan did not expect that this seemingly ordinary village cadre around them had a more brilliant experience.
Until Lu Wenhuan's death, his identity was known to everyone, everyone was very surprised, but also very sorry, think it would be good if they knew earlier, but Lu Wenhuan did not care about these false names, he spent his life, is for the country and the people.