Wen | Uncle Gu
Edited by | Gu Uncle
On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in 1987, a one-legged soldier sat in a wheelchair and sang "Blood-Stained Style" with Wang Hong, and after the song ended, the soldier became popular all over the country.
The person who sang this song was Xu Liang, a "first-class soldier" of the mainland army, who lost his left leg because of the deathly battle with the enemy in the Battle of Laoshan.
Disabled, he was suddenly imprisoned for a year by the army during his popular period and became the object of scorn by thousands of people.
And what exactly did Xu Liang do to make him fall from the world's pursuit of the "one-legged hero" overnight to the "prisoner under the ranks" spurned by thousands of people?
Regarding Xu Liang's deeds, we must start from 1985, Xu Liang, who has loved singing since he was a child, always dreams of becoming a well-known musician in the future one day.
Driven by this dream, Xu Liang opened his own path of study, graduating from Yuyuantan School in Beijing's Haidian District.
Xu Liang did not follow the large troops into the factory to work, but found a job as an auto mechanic near his home, even if the auto mechanic's work was dirty and tired.
But as long as he thought of going home to study after work, Xu Liang was also happy, and he used all his free time to learn cultural knowledge and practice vocal pronunciation assiduously.
As the saying goes, "those who have lofty ideals can succeed", Xu Liang stood out with the first place in the college entrance examination that year, and obtained the admission letter of the Vocal Music Department of Xi'an Conservatory of Music.
The life of the university is quiet and elegant, but Xu Liang, who can enter the university, does not choose to be comfortable in the school, but strives to be strong.
In the second year of entering the school, Xu Liang won the affirmation of his mentor with his thick and high-pitched voice, becoming one of the only 2 tenors in the school.
With the affirmation of the tutor and the school, the affirmation waiting for Xu Liang is as beautiful as art.
However, at that time, the country was in turmoil and the sino-Vietnamese border was constantly fighting, and Xu Liang's supposedly peaceful university life also set off waves.
By chance, the college invited the Laoshan Yingmo Report Group to give a speech to the students, with the purpose of strengthening the students' patriotic feelings.
It was because of this speech that xu Liang's fate was completely changed!
Xu Liang and his classmates, who were sitting in the audience at that time, were touched by the courage of the frontline soldiers in the mouth of the heroic model to defend their homeland as if they were dead.
Subsequently, Xu Liang and 27 other students immediately decided to go to the front line to perform a public welfare performance for the soldiers, and the alliance wrote an application.
After receiving the approval, Xu Liang and his classmates came to the front line of the battle together, and in countless days and nights of getting along, Xu Liang's heart was also inspired.
Once, when they came to the army unit to perform, Xu Liang looked down the stage and was surprised to find that the soldiers here were all bald heads.
In the educational concept xu liang received, the bald head may be a little unsightly, but I don't know why, this time Xu Liang not only did not have this prejudice, but felt a kind of hot-blooded male courage.
This scene was deeply imprinted in Xu Liang's mind, far more than that in the army, what made Xu Liang even more unforgettable was the moment when he saw the soldiers in the army sign the blood book on the wall before going out to fight.
Xu Liang saw with his own eyes that the soldiers' attitude of not being afraid of life and death for the sake of the country and the people, and this spirit of fighting in blood, also deeply infected this college student who had not yet left the campus.
When he returned to school after the performance, Xu Liang resolutely submitted an application to the college to join the army, but it was such an easy thing to enlist in the army.
The school's teachers and classmates, as well as Xu Liang's family, advised Xu Liang not to give up his future and take risks, but Xu Liang was determined to join the army and become a glorious soldier of the People's Liberation Army.
Finally, after the approval of the school's party committee and government, on December 13, Xu Liang gave up his studies, put on his military uniform as he wished, and rushed to the battlefield of blood and fire.
For Xu Liang's arrival, the troops were very welcome, people were affectionate but the war was merciless, and after a simple welcome, Xu Liang was quickly assigned to the battlefield.
At this moment, Xu Liangcai felt that he was no longer a college student, but a PLA soldier defending the country on the battlefield!
Whenever the battle is over, Xu Liang, as a new recruit's egg, will always play his own strengths and bring joy to the soldiers, and Xu Liang's singing has become the only entertainment pastime for comrades in the army
In just 3 months, the soldiers listened to Xu Liang sing, nearly a hundred songs, so the comrades-in-arms called Xu Liang a "battlefield lark"
Xu Liang not only sang well, but his marksmanship was also surprisingly accurate, and in the first target shooting competition of the recruits, Xu Liang actually played the whole company, the first hundred shots.
Soon Xu Liang, with his outstanding achievements, took the initiative to ask Miao to go to the front line to fight, and finally Company Li made an exception to approve Xu Liang's request and arranged Xu Liang to the Laoshan position.
In 1986, the laoshan position at that time was suddenly attacked by the enemy, and the two sides fell into a long-term pull-and-pull war, and Xu Liang became the main force in the front line of the battle.
Xu Liang, who was full of enthusiasm and rushed to the front line of battle, could not imagine that in the near future, he would lose a leg here.
At that time, as the squad leader of the sentry squad, he and 14 of his comrades were destroyed by the enemy, and they had no choice but to crouch in a cat's ear hole to defend themselves, because they were separated from the large troops.
Xu Liang and his comrades-in-arms did not dare to rush out, and they had no strength, because there was a shortage of materials here, and the group had not eaten for a long time, let alone drunk a sip of water.
The warriors' lips were all cracked and oozing blood, Xu Liang's throat was also dry and on fire, and the warriors in the team had lost their fighting spirit.
In order to cheer up the comrades-in-arms, Xu Liang insisted on singing for his comrades-in-arms in the case of smoke in his throat, and finally stayed up until the third day, and the smoke of gunfire temporarily stopped.
The soldiers of the base camp risked their lives to bring supplies to the cat's ear hole, and at this time, Xu Liang and his comrades-in-arms could be regarded as drinking the first sip of water and eating the first mouthful of rice.
When the comrades-in-arms were full of wine and food, they also quipped: "Fortunately, the base camp came in time for supplies, otherwise our larks would not have been able to sing songs to comfort us."
This sentence caused everyone to laugh, but the happy time was always short-lived, and soon their ears sounded the sound of cannon fire again, and in an instant, the surrounding of the cat's ear hole was once again filled with smoke.
On May 2, 1986, a company of Vietnamese troops, under the cover of fire, sneaked toward our positions, and the sound of Vietnamese machine guns, submachine guns, and explosives was everywhere.
Xu Liang and his comrades shouldered a heavy burden and fought with the Vietnamese army to the death, Xu Liang took the gun and fired at the enemy army, at this time he only had one idea in his mind.
That is to kill the enemy! Bullets were intertwined on the battlefield, Xu Liang's ears were full of bullets, the exposed rocks were all sparked by bullets, and the bodies of the Vietnamese soldiers lay on the ground.
The Vietnamese army saw the loss, so they ordered to increase the power, 4 explosive canisters bombed our army at the same time, at this time In the sentry to observe the enemy's situation, Xu Liang, found the Vietnamese demolition hand, only 20 meters away from himself.
Xu Liang didn't have time to think about it, because he knew that to fight a war was to race against the clock, and when the platoon commander was notified to bring people, our army might die more comrades-in-arms.
So Xu Liang jumped off the sentry, grabbed the gun and ran toward the place alone, "Boom, boom! "First two bombs were thrown over, and the two Vietnamese troops armed with explosive canisters on the left and right were killed on the spot.
After the other 2 Vietnamese soldiers heard the movement, one of them rolled over and rolled to the back of the hillside, Xu Liang officially started a confrontation with them, and one of them was also killed by Xu Liang.
Just as Xu Liang was preparing to annihilate the last enemy, the comrades in the platoon heard the movement and rushed to Xu Liang's position.
Xu Liang saw this and hurriedly waved his hand at his comrades-in-arms, "Go fast, don't come over!" Other..... Yes!!! Before the words could be heard, a local bullet hit Xu Liang's exposed thigh.
Blood spurted outward with the large arteries and veins, Xu Liang fell into a coma because of excessive blood loss, and the comrades-in-arms carried him back in a hurry, and after 9 operations, doctors and nurses pulled Xu Liang back from the hands of the God of Death.
Although his life was saved, Xu Liang's left leg could not be used normally because of excessive blood loss, which led to muscle necrosis, and eventually his entire left leg was sawn off in the hospital.
"Bullets can't penetrate my ideal song!" Xu Liang, who had lost a leg, bravely accepted the harsh reality with the encouragement of the chief and comrades-in-arms.
Many years later, in an interview with China Youth Daily, he also said: "I don't regret joining the army, I don't regret going to the most dangerous position, and I don't regret losing a leg!" ”
After recovering, Xu Liang returned to the army again on crutches, and with his crutches, he still used his high-pitched and loud voice to inspire his comrades-in-arms.
Xu Liang also because of his bravery and courage and successful destruction of the enemy base area, the troops gave her a first-class merit and promoted him to deputy instructor.
But since then, Xu Liang has also become a soldier who can no longer go to the battlefield to shed his blood.
During his tenure as an instructor, Xu Liang wrote a song based on the memories he shared with many comrades-in-arms, which was finally titled "Blood-Stained Style"
In 1986, Xu Liang took this battle song to the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and the song echoed into the hearts of countless Chinese people, so "Blood-Stained Style" was on fire.
At the same time, the media spread Xu Liang's heroic deeds of serving the motherland with his blood and bravely fighting through newspapers and television throughout the north and south of the great river.
Everyone worships heroes and respects heroes, Xu Liang's name is also popular throughout the country, and his image has become a model for young students and a representative of Laoshan soldiers.
"Blood Stained Style" was sung in the streets and alleys, everyone was proud to sing this song, and Xu Liang also toured all over the country because of this song.
Wherever Xu Liang had appeared, even small corners, it would be blocked.
Later, Xu Liangcai said in an interview: "It can be said that my privilege at that time was my military uniform and the aura of a hero." People with a very simple and kind feeling, gave me a lot of help"
Therefore, when Xu Liang enjoyed the dividends brought to him by the audience, he did not expect that his every move would cause a wave.
On December 18, 1987, a domestic newspaper published an article entitled "The Shock Brought by the Demand Price of Three Thousand Yuan".
The general content of the article is that the Shanghai Youth League Municipal Committee wants to engage in an activity, so it invites Xu Liangneng to come to the scene in person, who knows that Xu Liang will ask for "3,000 yuan" in one mouth, and said that one point less is not enough.
The article also said that no matter how the staff of the Shanghai Youth League Municipal Committee pleaded, Xu Liang was unwilling to reduce his appearance fee.
Inside and outside the words, Xu Liang was said to be a mercenary person, and for a time, Xu Liang, a popular star, fell into the center of public opinion, and everyone praised and depreciated him.
You should know that in the 1980s, the hard work wage was only 2,300 yuan, and a single appearance fee could easily earn 3,000 yuan, which made many people feel unhappy.
Xu Liang's demand for a high-priced appearance fee also attracted the great attention of the leaders of the troops, and he also sent professionals to Shanghai for review.
The final results showed that this was purely a rumor and useless, and after writing the report report to his superiors, Xu Liang was real and proved his innocence.
Although Xu Liang's grievances have been washed away, people's memories have not been erased, and after the scandal, everyone's love for Xu Liang has not been as good as before.
After ten years of tepid fire, Xu Liang once again reached a new height, but this time it was not because of any good things.
The news that "Xu Liang, an active soldier, was imprisoned for a year by the army for participating in a fight and causing death" did not go away, and Xu Liang once again became the center of the topic.
But things are not as reported in the news, Xu Liang explained in an interview, that he specially invited the shooting team to dinner after shooting the MV for the new song that day.
As a result, the filming team members and the hotel personnel had a physical confrontation, and when the police arrived, they asked, "Who of you just hit someone?" A person in Xu Liang's shooting team who drank too much said, "Just hit people and what's wrong?"
In this way, Xu Liang and the entire filming team were taken to the police station, and after some investigation, Xu Liang was released, and the court finally ruled that Xu Liang did not need to bear legal responsibility.
In fact, this matter belongs to a simple fight and brawl incident, but because Xu Liang is involved, this matter has been hyped up by the media, expanding the impact of the incident.
After Xu Liang's public opinion storm after public opinion storm after time, he completely disappeared from people's vision, rumors and criticisms soon passed, and everyone gradually forgot about him.
Now more than 30 years have passed since the era when Xu Liang's fire spread all over the country, and when we saw him again, it was at the commemoration meeting of "Hero Homecoming".
We can obviously see that Xu Liang, standing on the stage, has obviously shown signs of happiness after experiencing the baptism of years from the thin hairy boy before.
Although he grew older, the dream of a soldier in Xu's conscience has never been extinguished by setbacks, and every year on martyrs' memorial day, Xu Liang will put on a military uniform and meet his comrades in the martyrs' garden.
When touching the familiar names of comrades-in-arms on the martyrs' monument, Xu Liang's heart was full of emotion, which was a resonance that only those who had been soldiers could feel.
Then, with the sound of a "salute" order, Xu Liang and everyone stood in a row in unison.
This group of veterans who fought bloodily on the battlefield solemnly and solemnly saluted the cemetery, all the martyrs gave military salutes, and Xu Liang, who was on crutches at the end of the sacrifice, took out a harmonica from his pocket.
He once again blew up one of the favorite songs of his comrades on the battlefield, "Hawthorn Tree", a melody full of memories, which resounded throughout the cemetery.
All the people at the scene and the tourists who came to visit the cemetery were under the beautiful melody, as if they saw the situation of singing on the battlefield, and with the end of the song, today's sacrifice was nearing the end.
After Xu Liang and his comrades took photos, they quietly walked out of the martyrs' cemetery on crutches alone, although we could no longer see Xu Liang's performance on the TV screen.
But no matter how far away and where he is, as long as he is involved in activities related to old revolutions and martyrs, we can always see Xu Liang's figure, because this is the place where he once worked hard for his dreams.
On March 12, 2021, the Chengde Armed Police Force invited Xu Liang to Chengde and made a report on the deeds of all the armed police officers and men at the scene.
All the officers and men of the armed police who were present at the scene were infected by Xu Liang's touching experience, and finally before the end of the speech, the officers and men of the armed police at the scene stood up in unison.
With a command, everyone dedicated the most solemn military salute to this old hero who "has a soul, blood, and morality."
We have also learned from Xu Liang's heroic deeds a noble character, and we must follow his example and learn from his firm belief in loyalty and unswervingness.
Learn from his heroic attitude of not being afraid of setbacks when he encounters difficulties, learn from his perseverance to dare to overcome all difficulties and never stop, and learn from his open-minded life when he encounters gossip and laughs.
In 1985, with a promising future, he abandoned Wen Congwu, and after losing a leg, he was not defeated, but opened another door for himself with a skill.
With a song "Blood Stained Style" popular all over the country, and then retired to the rivers and lakes because of public opinion, he experienced the highlights of life along the way, and also experienced the coldness of the world.
The so-called sword blade from the grinding, it is said that a hero like Xu Liang, who has risen and fallen for decades, the world's evaluation of him is good or bad, but he has come strongly, and what reason do we have to give up when we encounter setbacks?
Today, in Beijing's Tiantong Garden, Xu Liang is like an ordinary citizen, living a plain little life with his wife.