"I'm Cangxi He Kaizhong, I want to find Wu Mingzhi, and the two of us are very good, we have been separated for many years." Recently, He Kaizhong, a 95-year-old veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in Cangxi County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, missed his former comrades-in-arms more and more, in addition to Wu Mingming, who survived the battle together, he was still chanting Wang Banchang and Zhang Yuju.
He Kaizhong told everyone the story of the battle
He Kaizhong's family lived in the third group of Qingsong Village, Shima Town, Cangxi County, and from 1951 to 1953, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and was awarded the first class meritorious service. Today, the old hero has white hair, a thin posture, and falters, but his words are clear, and he can still sing to everyone: "Male and mighty, angry, across the Yalu River..."
Korean
Bloody battle to seize the heights was wounded by shell fragments
Born in 1926, He Kaizhong became an orphan at the age of 8 and supported himself by herding cattle, short-term work, and carpentry. In 1949, he was captured by the Kuomintang troops who had fled the road, and a month later his Kuomintang troops revolted and were reorganized and integrated into the 538th Regiment of the 180th Division of the 60th Army.
He Kaizhong's leg was grazed by shell fragments
"We have been suppressing bandits in Chengdu for three months, those bandits are fierce, thinking of the liberated new China, we are not afraid of anything..." He Kaizhong recalled that in 1951, the 538 regiment of the 180th Division rushed to the northeast, crossed the Yalu River on the evening of March 22, and entered the Korean battlefield.
"It was all on foot, carrying fried noodles and machine guns, and during the day the enemy planes kept bombing, so we hid and marched at night, and the most difficult two-mile road was a day and a night." He Kaizhong said that eating fried noodles and drinking water from the river ditch are very difficult conditions.
"In Busan, I and the squad leader delivered supplies to the position, encountered enemy aircraft bombing, the squad leader died next to me, I was injured by shell fragments, with wounds insisted on completing the task..." He Kaizhong choked up in his voice, he said that he only remembered the squad leader's surname Wang, the whole class of 13 people, and finally only three people were left, and his legs still had scars from shells.
Transporting supplies and transporting the wounded, He Kaizhong and his comrades braved the rain of bullets and bullets on the Korean battlefield and fought bravely, "Capturing the 992 Heights, I killed three enemies and captured a large number of weapons." He Kaizhong recalled the war of that year, thinking of the comrades who sacrificed, this veteran who had participated in three battles and was awarded the first class merit had long been in tears.
Retired from the army and returned home
First-class meritorious heroes threw themselves into the construction of their hometown and the construction of reservoirs to engage in production
In 1953, He Kaizhong retired from the army and returned to his hometown in Cangxi, Sichuan, and immediately devoted himself to the construction of his hometown. He was the leader of the production team, leading more than 30 strong laborers of the whole team and carrying firewood and grain to repair the reservoir.
"His voice was particularly loud, and every morning at dawn he shouted that everyone would leave to dig the reservoir, carry firewood and grain, and when he arrived at the construction site, he would dry violently, and at noon he would only cook and eat at the construction site for an hour and a half, and then lead the team home after dark." Xiao Guifang, who was a teenager at the time, was He Kaizhong's "fan brother" and followed him to build a reservoir for production. Xiao Guifang, 79, introduced that the Sanhechang Reservoir, Dongfeng Reservoir and Zhonghua Reservoir that He Kaizhong built with them have now become the source of living water for the masses to develop industries and become rich.
"He is very cautious about his work, steady in his work, loyal to the party, and Big Brother He is a true communist party member." Xiao Guifang, who has been a village group cadre for decades, said this about He Kaizhong.
Speaking of the old father, He Kaizhong's eldest son He Jiafu sighed, he worked hard all his life, set a good example for his children, "At the age of 18, I wanted to enlist in the army as a soldier, like my father, but the six brothers and sisters in the family all depended on their parents to support, I was the eldest, I was sad about the hardships of my parents, and finally decided to stay at home. "Today, He Kaizhong's family is a big family with more than 40 descendants, happy and happy.
"We came to see Uncle He every New Year's Festival, and every time in the past few years, we saw him working in the fields, how fast the hoe was swinging, when he turned 90 years old, he was really old and strong, and the true color of a soldier." Wang Zhiwen and He Kaizhong, members of the Shima Town Party Committee and members of the Propaganda and Political And Legal Committee, were already old acquaintances, and they solemnly respected He Kaizhong when they mentioned him.
Zhou Lin, deputy secretary of the party branch of Qingsong Village, said: "Three years ago, He Kaizhong still led the cattle every morning and cut a large amount of grass by the way. Uncle He really has been working all his life, I grew up listening to his Dragon Gate Array, he talked about the hard days before liberation, he loved to say that we should listen to Chairman Mao's words, he taught us to remember the bitterness and sweetness, and not forget the struggle. ”
Old age wishes
In my lifetime, I want to see my comrades-in-arms in Shandong again
"My father didn't talk about battle merits, but he loved to sing the "Battle Song of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army", and he sang it to us back then, and the lyrics were very clear; now that my father is old, he can only remember some lyrics intermittently." The second son, He Kaixin, stood by his father's side and sorted out the slightly wrinkled collar for him. He Kaixin is helpful, last year the neighbor's house repair, he took the initiative to help lift the tree, accidentally broke his leg, limped and happily busy.
He Kaizhong pressed the yellowed first-class merit certificate at the bottom of the box (actually born in 1926)
Xiao Guifang had followed He Kaizhong for nearly seventy years, and He Kaizhong told him about the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and about his comrades-in-arms who had sacrificed, but he never mentioned his meritorious deeds.
In July this year, Luo Baohong, a successful entrepreneur in Qingsong Village, respected He Kaizhong, an old hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and made a special trip back to his hometown to visit and offer condolences, wanting to see some souvenirs of his participation in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
He Kaizhong's wife was paralyzed in bed for two years, and the village group cadres proposed that he apply for more subsidies, but He Kaizhong began to say the old saying: "I am a communist party member, and the party trains me to serve the people and not to cause trouble for the country." I now receive a monthly state subsidy, which is more difficult than the sacrificial comrades-in-arms, and now life is really good. ”
"I want to see him, I only remember him from Shandong, I don't remember where he is." He Kaizhong said that he only had one wish, that is, to see his comrade-in-arms Wu Zhizhi again in his lifetime. He introduced that Wu Zhizhi has culture, people are elves, and make everyone happy.
The elderly combat hero He Kaizhong cherished today's happy life more and more, and missed his comrades-in-arms of that year, Wang Banchang and Zhang Yuju...
"If they hadn't sacrificed, they could have lived a good life like me..." He Kaizhong had tears in his eyes and stared into the distance, as if his eyes were crossing the mountains, he could bring his former close comrades back to today, maybe they were young.
Qingjing Red Star News reporter Tang Xiaojun
Edited by Zhang Li
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