The US troops swarmed like locusts, at this time the gun barrel had reached a fiery red, there was no water around to cool down, and Tang Zhanghong, who was in a hurry, immediately unzipped his pants belt and urinated against the hot gun barrel.
Tang Zhanghong, born in February 1935, joined the army in February 1951 and entered the Korean War in April, when he was only 16 years old. Tang Zhanghong was directly replenished into the artillery unit and became a mortar gunner.
He was young and had shallow qualifications, but Tang Zhanghong's kung fu in firing cannons was even better than those veterans. It was precisely because of his excellent artillery skills that in October 1952, when the Battle of Shangganling began, he was assigned to the forward position by his superiors to cooperate with the infantry to block the enemy.
Tang Zhanghong, who was originally very good in technology, was even more like a god when the campaign was launched, and the shells accurately exploded among the enemy, blowing up the US army to the point of crying wolf. In just two hours, more than 200 shells were fired. Because too many shells were fired in a short period of time, the barrel was severely heated. At this time, there was no water around to cool down, and the enemy saw the sound of gunfire disappear and once again organized men and horses to charge. At this moment of a thousand gunshots, Tang Zhanghong couldn't care about anything else, unfastened his belt, and urinated against the cannon barrel.
After cooling down, fire immediately. The opposing man who fought directly overturned on his horse, once again destroying the ATTEMPT of the US military to occupy the high ground. In this way, after 8 hours of fighting, he actually fired thousands of shells. It caused great casualties to the US military. I was also covered in injuries. Just then, an enemy shell landed next to him. As a result, Tang Zhanghong's bunker was completely destroyed and he was buried inside. The comrades next to them hurried to dig the soil, fortunately there was a mortar mount to block it, and Tang Zhanghong was not killed by the stone...
Tang Zhanghong, who had been dug up, bled and was unconscious for more than 20 minutes before he woke up.
However, the battle at this time was not over, and the American army was still frantically attacking the charge. Tang Zhanghong knew the importance of artillery, if he could not continue to fight, then his comrades would pay more sacrifices. So he struggled to climb out, dug out his mortar with both hands, and continued to fire with all his strength.
But the injury was too serious, and he vomited incessantly and fainted again. In order to save his life, his comrades-in-arms poured him morphine, and Tang Zhanghong woke up.
Their superiors ordered them to hold on for another 5 minutes before turning into the tunnel.
At this time, there were still 26 shells left around him, and Tang Zhanghong asked each of the 6 comrades-in-arms to take one as a grenade, and the rest was all for himself. After that, he held the mortar barrel (the gun mount was damaged) with one hand, used his body as a support, and smashed the remaining shells on the head of the enemy.
Later, it was estimated that Tang Zhanghong alone had killed at least a thousand people. The most crucial thing is that it is precisely because of his efforts that he has repelled the enemy's attack many times, and finally successfully held his position and made his own contribution to the victory of the war. And his spirit also quickly spread throughout the army and was personally received by Marshal Peng Dehuai. He was awarded the first class merit once, the first class merit twice, the second class merit once, and the third class merit three times, which is one of the most individuals in the volunteer army to annihilate the enemy and make the most meritorious service.
