Flames soar into the sky, igniting ice and snow! The hit movie "Chosin Lake's Pratunam Bridge" pulled many people back to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea for more than 70 years. In the Fengxiang residential area of Fengjing Town, there is also a veteran who participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and his name is Zhou Yongliang. Recently, the reporter came to his home to reminisce with the 88-year-old man about the glorious years of war.
Zhou Yongliang is one of the few surviving veterans of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in Fengjing, and has been working in Long March Village before retiring. Looking at the yellowed good news of meritorious service, the mottled commemorative medals and the retirement certificate, the old man's memory suddenly returned to the past.
"In May 1949, fengjing had just been liberated, and I wanted to follow the troops to become a soldier. Because he was too young, only fifteen years old, the troops did not collect. Speaking of the reasons why he wanted to become a soldier, the old man's words were particularly simple, "I think the People's Liberation Army is good and the Communist Party is good." "Because of this, after the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Zhou Yongliang resolutely joined the army at the call of the state." At that time, I knew that the Korean battlefield was very fierce, and I chose to go, but I was actually prepared to sacrifice at any time. ”
In March 1953, after three months of intensive training, Zhou Yongliang and his comrades-in-arms set off from Songjiang, Shanghai, and the train traveled non-stop for three days and three nights, and finally arrived in Dandong, Liaoning. At the garrison, Zhou Yongliang and his comrades trained for another three months, and then were assigned to the combat unit and really crossed the Yalu River. "Because I was next to the Yalu River during training, I could clearly hear the gunshots, cannons, planes whistling and bomb explosions on the south bank of the Yalu River, and I felt the earth shaking." Zhou Yongliang said.
In North Korea, Zhou Yongliang, like all his comrades-in-arms, gave a mouthful of dry food and a mouthful of snow... The harsh external environment and non-stop fighting made him feel the cruelty of war. I have seen fighters of the same age as themselves fall under the guns of the enemy, be bombarded by enemy planes, and dig up two hill-wide anti-aircraft bunkers... "Compared with the hardships of the front-line troops, I was actually lucky." Although it was artillery, the main thing he did at that time was to transport supplies and ammunition. Everyone saw that I was young and clever, and they all 'loved' me. Zhou Yongliang recalled.
"Crossing the Yalu River with great vigor and vigor, defending peace and defending the motherland is to protect the hometown..." In the army, this volunteer army battle song often haunted Zhou Yongliang's mind, so that it is still firm and powerful to hum it now. Why fight? How to keep your home? How to keep the country? The more I thought about this soldier, the more I understood, and I lost the 'timidity' I had at the beginning. ”
In July 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, and Zhou Yongliang's company returned to Yingkou, Liaoning. In March 1955, because of his excellent performance in all aspects, he was assigned to the military training camp of the army as a cadet. In April 1956, with the experience accumulated on the battlefield and the spirit of hard work, Zhou Yongliang was promoted from deputy artillery commander of the company to artillery commander, during which he was awarded the third class for his excellent study of military, political and literary studies.
"The guns of our troops were specially designed to hit American tanks on the Korean battlefield, that kind of armor-piercing shell." Zhou Yongliang said, "Although I did not meet the enemy face to face on the battlefield, in the past few years in the army, the revolutionary aspirations in my heart have become more and more firm. The reason why they can make meritorious contributions and join the party is because of their excellent ideological and military qualities. ”
In June 1956, Zhou Yongliang gloriously became a member of the Communist Party of China. "At that time, the number of party members in the country was also in the early 10 million. Being able to join the party in the army is a great honor, which means that the organization and comrades have trusted you. With this glory, in 1957, Elder Zhou returned to his hometown to support rural construction, and this root was a lifetime. As a veteran party member and veteran soldier, Zhou Yongliang has never forgotten his original intention and maintained his true colors. "We have witnessed the birth and growth of new China, before liberation to after liberation, and then to reform and opening up, and now life is getting better and better, and I didn't dare to think about it before." During the interview, the reporter felt Zhou Yongliang's strong gratitude to the party.
From the spirited youth to the old man with two white sideburns, the history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has always been inscribed in the deepest recesses of Zhou Yongliang's heart, "This history cannot be forgotten or forgotten, and it can be fought with the armies of so many countries, and it is a matter of invincibility." More than seventy years have passed, and when it comes to victory, Zhou Yongliang's face shows great pride. At the end of the interview, Zhou Yongliang carefully put away the meritorious news and commemorative medals, and it can be seen that these old objects are the "most precious treasures" in his mind.
Source: i Kingsoft