"Ice and Snow Warrior: Hero Zhou Quandi of the Battle of Changjin Lake"
I am Zhou Quanji, a soldier of the second company of the first battalion of the 231st regiment of the 77th division of the 26th army of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and I report to the motherland! This is what 86-year-old Zhou Quandi said in an interview with CCTV reporters. He is a survivor of what is considered to be the most tragic battle in the world, the Battle of Changjin Lake.
"Changjin Lake", co-starring Wu Jing and others, let many people understand this tragic battle and the group of brave soldiers. In this war, Zhou Quandi experienced three days and three nights of cold, and eventually lost his limbs.
Now Zhou Quandi is an 86-year-old man, but his eyes still look resolute and resolute. Although he lost his limbs, his life was not difficult, he told reporters with a smile that in the past, others had to learn housework for two or three days, but he did not have hands, so he had to learn for a month or two. But now, his life is completely undifficult.
Zhou Quandi was a member of the Chinese Anti-US Aid Korea Volunteer Army and one of the survivors of the "Ice Sculpture Company". He presented his story to reporters in an interview. His family had been farming in Sichuan for generations, and despite his family's poverty, his parents sent him to private school. Zhou Quandi originally hoped to change the fate of the family's peasants through his studies, but fate played a joke on him before he became a Kuomintang strongman.
In 1949, most of the country was liberated. Zhou Quan's family had three male members, and the Kuomintang officers and soldiers had to choose one of them to become soldiers. They have no extra savings, so they can only let Brother Zhou Quan become a strong ding. Although his parents were reluctant, they were helpless, and Zhou Quandi became a Kuomintang strongman, when he was not yet 15 years old.
Soon after, the country was fully liberated, and Zhou Quandi's Kuomintang unit was integrated into the Chinese People's Liberation Army. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the Chinese People's Liberation Army responded to the call of the country and participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Zhou Quandi and his comrades underwent rigorous training during the war and then went on a mission to North Korea.
Zhou Quandi and his comrades-in-arms did not understand why the Chinese volunteers traveled thousands of miles to serve as volunteers in Korea, and they did not understand the urgency of the war until they witnessed the wanton arrogance of the US military in Korea. After the war began, Zhou Quandi's unit encountered extremely cold weather that was rare in a century in Korea. In the freezing snow of minus 40 degrees Celsius, they carried out an ambush for three days and three nights.
During the ambush, they had no supplies, and Zhou Quandi could only feed himself with snow water. Three days later, they launched a charge, but due to frostbite, Zhou Quandi could not move. His comrades spotted him and moved him to a position, and paramedics found that his limbs were severely frostbitten and had to amputate him.
Nevertheless, among the fighters who participated in the Battle of Changjin Lake like Zhou Quandi, there were still many sacrifices. The Battle of Changjin Lake shattered the myth of war in the United States, and the Chinese volunteers stood firm with determination and courage and became immortal heroes through the ages.
After experiencing the war, Zhou Quandi settled in a rest home for disabled soldiers in Sichuan Province, but he did not fall into a state of recuperation. He took advantage of his disability to improve himself by practicing calligraphy. He insisted on learning culture and practiced his words to exercise himself. His perseverance and hard work impressed the medical staff of the nursing home, and he received many honors for it.
Although Zhou Quandi is already an old man in his eighties, he has not stopped dedicating himself to the motherland. He participated in various activities in the rest home, telling the guests the history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and inheriting the heroic spirit. He saluted reporters and expressed his gratitude to his comrades and the country.
The story of Zhou Quandi is a touching history, they are true heroes who have made great sacrifices for the happiness of the motherland and the people. The heroes of the Battle of Changjin Lake, their spirit will always be remembered in the annals of the Chinese nation.
We, as the current young generation, should respect the revolutionary martyrs and cherish the hard-won peace. We should make unremitting efforts to safeguard national security and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and carry forward the heroic spirit.
We should remember history, strengthen our faith, and move forward bravely, so that our country can become more prosperous and strong, and our nation can show a more dazzling light on the world stage!
