He went deep into the "minefield" to clear the mines more than 1,000 times and removed more than 2,000 explosives.
How did Du Fuguo, who is known as the lucky general in the army, survive those difficult years? What kind of life does he have now?
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Lucky general in the army
In 1991, Du Fuguo was born in a rural family in Guizhou, when he was a child, he was very fond of fiddling with machinery, and he refused to work hard in learning Xi, so his father arranged for him to learn the craft of Xi mechanical repair.
In 2010, Du Fuguo decided to sign up for the army, he was just an adult, he could endure hardships, had good physical fitness, and was also excellent in the army, and was elected as a squad leader because of his brilliant performance.
Five years later, he was assigned to the Yunnan Border Guards and became a professional deminer, and many mines left over from the Sino-Vietnamese War were buried in the mountainous areas of Yunnan, posing a serious threat to the lives of local people.
Du Fuguo, who came here to clear mines, took on the responsibility of protecting the people.
Countless brushes with death, years of time have passed in a flash, each mission is not simple, and danger is everywhere.
Du Fuguo, who went deep into the minefield, cleared more than 2,400 explosives, mastered no less than a dozen demining methods, and even helped his teammates clear a lot of demining work.
In addition, Du Fuguo is studious and intelligent, and he has done a good job in demining work, and Du Fuguo was once known as a lucky general in the army.
The most important thing for a demining fighter is to be bold and careful, although there is a certain element of luck, but solid skills are fundamental.
If it weren't for that accident, Du Fuguo might have lived in peace until he was discharged from the army. It is probably because Du Fuguo's performance has been excellent, and God will take back Du Fuguo's blessing as a "blessed general in the army".
In 2018, the blessing belonging to Du Fuguo came to an abrupt end.
On October 11, 2018, Du Fuguo led a team into the mountains as usual to prepare for demining work.
One of Du Fuguo's teammates found a grenade hidden in the dirt, but because of the rust at the pull ring, he deduced that the grenade was not small, so his teammates immediately reported the discovery to Du Fuguo.
Du Fuguo, who stepped forward, also intuitively felt that this grenade was not ordinary, so he immediately informed the other team members to retreat first, while he himself stepped forward and began to prepare for dismantling it with his teammates.
Because the pull rings are heavily corroded, there is a high chance that the grenade will explode.
Although the two of them were extremely careful, just as their teammates were cleaning up the dirt near the grenade, Du Fuguo pushed his comrades and just said, "You go, I'll come." ”
However, in the end, the bomb was ruthless, and with an explosion, Du Fuguo pounced on him almost without any hesitation at the first moment of the explosion, protecting his teammates under him.
Something happened to Du Fuguo.
After the smoke dissipated, the comrades-in-arms found that Du Fuguo was covered in blood, his hands were blurred by the explosion, and even his eyes were injured by the shock wave, and the comatose next to him was Du Fuguo's teammates who were under the protection of him.
Du Fuguo lost both hands and eyes.
In the hospital, in order to save Du Fuguo's life, the doctor painfully amputated his hands, and after a few days in a coma, Du Fuguo finally woke up, but he could no longer feel the light and the existence of his hands.
Hope in the dark
This was an extremely heavy blow to Du Fuguo, who was reluctant to contact the outside world for a long time after the accident, even his own relatives, and many people were worried about whether he would be depressed like this.
However, the company of one person slowly pulled Du Fuguo out of the darkness, his wife Wang Jing.
Looking at Du Fuguo's state, Wang Jing was also distressed.
After Du Fuguo became disabled, Wang Jing did not abandon him, did not regard him as a burden, but shouldered the responsibility of the family and took care of Du Fuguo meticulously, even though Du Fuguo advised her to leave him several times, Wang Jing was unwilling.
Even if the road to treatment and recovery is difficult and painful, with the intimate company of his wife, Du Fuguo can persevere, he slowly feels that life is not dark, at least at this moment he is happy.
After fitting a prosthetic leg and gradually starting a normal life, Du Fuguo first returned to the army, at this time he became an instructor who taught demining skills, because he could no longer go into battle himself, so he could only switch to theoretical teaching.
But in the end, because of his health, Du Fuguo was not able to last too long in his post, but he was always a veteran with rich combat experience.
Du Fuguo became the anchor of the army's radio servicemen's voice.
Transmitting energy and stories to everyone through voice, Du Fuguo also longs for such an opportunity to communicate with people, so after several selections, Du Fuguo successfully became an announcer.
The sonorous and powerful voice in the dark night spread throughout the army, and Du Fuguo was greeted by the sunshine shining in the dark night.
His life stabilized, and honorary titles and certificates came to this heroic veteran everywhere.
On July 27, 2022, this touching veteran was awarded the August 1st Medal, although he could not see it with his own eyes, but the sound of flowers and applause made Du Fuguo happy.
And this veteran, known as the "Lucky General in the Army", probably influenced God, and finally made the Du family happy one after another.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year in 2023, Wang Jing gave birth to the crystallization of the love between the two.
Netizens even shouted: "There is a successor to the hero!"
And from then on, the laughter and laughter of the Du family is the hope of Du Fuguo's dark life, this soldier who stepped forward, the lucky general in the army, hopes that Du Fuguo will be well in the future.