One day in 1957, in order to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the National Day, Peng Dehuai went to Beijing to see Chairman Mao on official business and brought a special guest, and although this person was only a cleaner, Chairman Mao was very excited when he saw this person: "It turns out that you are still alive!" And this person was also very excited after seeing Chairman Mao: "Yes, Chairman, thank you Chairman for your concern!" "So, who is this cleaner that Mr. Peng brought back?" What kind of legendary experience did he have?
The Korean War is still fresh in the memory of the older generation, in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, many volunteer soldiers were buried in their bones, such as Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun and even Mao Anying, Gao Ruixin, etc., and Lei Baosen was also the dazzling star of that moment, and what is even more memorable is that he was shot several times in that battle, but he rubbed shoulders with the god of death, and after this battle was awarded the title of combat hero by Chairman Mao, and what was his experience in this life?
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > unfortunately hone his will</h1>
Speaking of Lei Baosen, he is also a bitter origin, born in 1925 in Shangcai, Henan, but unfortunately it still came to his family.
When Lei Baosen was 1 year old, the son of a local landowner ruined Lei Baosen's aunt, his grandfather killed the villain in a fit of anger, and the whole family had to run away overnight, although the family finally turned to Lei Baosen's aunt's family, but the conditions of the aunt's family were not very good, and Lei Baosen's father and his three children had to live in a broken temple in Chengnanguan and earn a living by carrying water to the family.
However, the house leaked overnight, and when he was 5 years old, because his father accidentally smashed the water tank of his employer's house, and could not compensate, he finally attacked his heart and died of illness, and his mother had to send 2 daughters (one 10 years old, one 12 years old) to become a child bride, and the young Lei Baosen also lived a precarious life.
Heaven seems to want to give Lei Baosen more suffering, because of poverty and illness, at the age of 6, his mother died because he had no money to treat the disease, and at this time, how shocked should the young Lei Baosen's heart be? Soon after, he was forced by his life to be sent to Nanda Wu Village, became Raven's righteous son, and changed to Lei's surname from then on, which also accompanied him for the rest of his life.
However, the Lei family did not give him a happy life, and at the age of 13, he was hired by a local landlord and became a long-term worker, and only endless suffering and tiredness accompanied him, but such an environment did not discourage him, on the contrary, it tempered his strong will.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > committed to the revolution with great ambitions</h1>
In 1941, the 17-year-old Lei Baosen grew up and began to think about his life path, although he was still a long-term worker at this time, he began to reflect, the poor must always suffer from poverty? Isn't there a way to change your destiny?
At this time, Lei Baosen also has the ambition to have the world in mind, after some consultation with two friends, decided to break out of a world, the three of them went all the way north, and finally settled in Zhengzhou, perhaps the road is not familiar, Lei Baosen and his friends eventually separated, in order to make a living, he helped people in Zhengzhou to see the orchard.
Not only that, in order to be able to make more money, he also went to a restaurant to help, and his simple, kind character and industriousness, cleverness are also liked by everyone, and soon, a "shoe palm man" also liked him, and what is even more rare is that this "shoe palm man" not only greeted him warmly, but also told him the truth that he had never heard before, and gradually, Lei Baosen also learned from the mouth of the "shoe man" why the poor have always been poor, and why those rich and powerful exploiting classes will ride on the heads of the poor as a blessing. At this time, Lei Baosen also vaguely knew how the toiling masses turned into masters, and even more knew that the Communist Party was the savior of the toiling masses, of course, the so-called "shoe man" would understand so much because of his special status as an underground party. At this time, Lei Baosen was also infected by the "shoe palm man", no longer complaining about the injustice of fate, but actively participating in the revolution and determined to become a qualified Communist Party member.
Perhaps it is the favor of heaven, in 1946, due to the exposure of Lei Baosen's identity, he was introduced to Laiwu, Shandong Province, by the "shoe man" to participate in the local armed forces, and after several turns, from Xuzhou to the north, after more than a month came to Laiwu City, and joined the local armed forces here - nanma district squad.
Speaking of this Nanma District squad, we must also start from Lei Baosen's time as a handyman at the Zhengzhou Jiaotong Road Hotel, because of the recommendation of the "shoe palm man" and his own good performance, under the guidance of the investigators, he rushed to Laiwu to join the big family of the Nanma District Squad, and later went to the Yellow River brigade to become an ordinary soldier of the special agent company.
And Lei Baosen's heroic deeds also began in 1948, and in this year, the special service company was also promoted from local armed forces to 9 companies of 3 battalions of the 234th regiment of the 78th Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, perhaps because of his outstanding marksmanship, Lei Baosen became a company machine gunner, and fought bravely, and during the Liberation War, he successively participated in the Battle of Jinan and the Battle of Huaihai.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > calmly observe and fight patiently</h1>
If there had been no War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, then Lei Baosen's combat career would have ended, but the United States' ambitions were not dead, and it blatantly launched the Korean War, and because of the cold lips, the CPC Central Committee decided to send volunteer troops to Korea, and this also became Lei Baosen's highlight moment and became a well-deserved combat hero.
Of course, in the course of entering the DPRK, the military equipment of the US military was quite sophisticated, and they dared to launch a war, but the tenacious Chinese People's Volunteer Army gave these shameless enemies a slap in the face, especially Lei Baosen's heroic performance in the Seven Peaks Mountain, which also made the Americans talk about "thunder" discoloration.
There was also such a small episode before the victory of The Seven Peaks Mountain, and Lei Baosen's company held a pre-war meeting on this battle, and finally decided to burn the tanks to deal a heavy blow to the American army.
On March 24, 1951, Lei Baosen was ordered to lead four squads of 9 soldiers to ambush the 299 heights under the Seven Peaks Mountain, and the place where Lei Baosen ambushed was also very peculiar, because the terrain of the 299 Highlands was narrow and long, the west side was the famous Xitan River, the railway and highway were along the river and the mountain, due to the repair of the roadbed, the hillside was forced to split into a 3-meter-high, 200-meter-long cliff, and this road was also the only way for the US army to attack the Seven Peaks Mountain, but this also became the road of the US army's soul!
From the morning of the 24th to the 27th, the soldiers had been buried deep in the trenches, but there was no trace of the American army, and some of the fighters could not hold their breath and began to be a little impetuous, but As the leader, Lei Baosen showed unusual calmness at this time, and advised the soldiers to be patient, and the soldiers also gave Ray Baosen a deep trust.
A cannon sound at 10:00 a.m. on the 27th finally broke the silence in the trenches, and there was still no trace of the American troops on The 299 Heights, which may be the last silence before dawn.
At this time, suddenly from the west, there was also a fierce sound of gunfire, and the US Third Division detoured from the west bank of the Xinchuan River to the left side of the Qifeng Mountain with a roaring momentum, and first attacked the brother troops, and Lei Baosen's troops were already rubbing their fists and eager to try at this time.
At 2:10 p.m., with the sound of the rumbling motors and the rolling dust, the mood of the warriors grew.
As tanks and jeeps slowly entered the sight of the soldiers, Ray Paulsen gave the order for a general attack:
"Hide and get ready for battle!"
With this order, the fatigue and slackness of the soldiers were also swept away, and when the tank climbed to the ash bridge 50 meters away from the position, it suddenly stopped, and the American troops in the tank also reached out and took out their telescopes to carefully observe the formation around the 299 heights, and the Rebosson troops hidden in the high ground were also a little nervous, but they only stayed for a moment, and at this time, the gun ports of the bazooka began to aim at these mechanized units of the American army.
When the American tank Jeep appeared in the ambush circle, Ray Paulsen decided that the time to attack had arrived, he waved to the rocketeer at the north end, the shell came out, and the tank behind was already caught in the fire before he could brake, and the American infantry was also frightened and did not dare to move. Finally, with a loud "Strike! The volunteers eventually defeated the mighty Americans.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > seriously injured in a cliff jump</h1>
According to statistics, the whole class of 9 people blew up a total of 11 tanks and 1 jeep, while our army was almost unharmed, which also created a miracle in the history of world war in which infantry severely damaged tank soldiers, and achieved zero casualties.
Because of his brilliant achievements in this battle, Lei Baosen's class was awarded the honorary title of "Anti-Tank Hero Class" and was also awarded the honorary title of "First Class Soldier of the Democratic Republic of Korea" by the DPRK.
Because of this, after the Battle of Seven Peaks Mountain, the U.S. army also quickly remembered the name of Lei Baosen, and would launch a counterattack at any time, and Lei Baosen was also seriously injured after the battle, and Lei Baosen's heroic performance in this battle was also impressive. If "Saving Private Ryan" is just a legend, then Ray Paulsen can also be called a good man!
The so-called "unity of troops, will fight one family", on the day after the victory in the Battle of Seven Peaks Mountain, the brother troops on the east and west sides of the mountain were also ordered to move, and at this time, the US troops seemed to be going to do their best in one battle, and launched attacks on the three sides of the Seven Peaks Mountain, which was also the last madness of the US army to face the guns and bullets of the US army, and Lei Baosen and his comrades had to crawl forward.
But the enemy's fire was too fierce, and the comrades fell one by one in the fire of the battle, and Ray Paulsen personally blew the trumpet of the charge, even if the bullets were exhausted, even if they engaged in brutal hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, they had nothing to fear. In the battle, except for Lei Baosen and Zhou Shiwu, most of the comrades have died heroically, and finally, Lei Baosen and Zhou Shiwu, who were seriously injured, jumped off the cliff together. ‘
After the war, Lei Baosen's unit believed that he had died and held a memorial service, but the god of death passed him by, and he was rescued by two Korean compatriots with 11 wounds all over his body, sent to a field hospital, and soon returned to China for treatment.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > live incognito</h1>
With the Panmunjom negotiations in 1953, the US military withdrew from the 38th Line, and the Korean War was also declared over, but at this time Comrade Lei Baosen was missing, some people said that he was seriously wounded in the last war and died, some people also said that he disappeared at the last moment of the war, and the relevant leaders of the central government even sighed "Comrade Lei Baosen!" The country owes you a well-deserved honor! After Learning of this situation, Li Yaowen, the former leader of Lei Baosen, said:
"If the body is not found, it may be that it is still alive, and it must be found again, and the hero cannot be buried!"
Therefore, Li Yaowen personally wrote an article and published it in the People's Daily, probably because he firmly believed in the existence of heroes, so Li Yaowen also published in many newspapers and media, and has been waiting for the appearance of hero Lei Baosen. At this time, Chairman Mao was also deeply concerned about this incident.
There is a saying that "the crowd looked for him for a thousand hundred degrees, and suddenly looked back, but the man was in the dim light", and soon after, a cleaner in a government guest house in Henan Province came into everyone's sight, and this person was also highly consistent with the appearance and related deeds of Li Yaowen's character published in the People's Daily, in addition to the countless wounds, there was shrapnel in the body that had not been taken out, and when the staff came forward to inquire, he only said that he had retired from the army, and the rest did not say anything.
Of course, the Henan Provincial Party Committee also attaches great importance to this matter, and also reflects this fact to the People's Daily, after the final confirmation, this cleaner in the guest house is the Qifeng Mountain warrior, the glorious combat hero Lei Baosen, and at this time, his job is only to clean and clean and pour tea and water, and the combat deeds of those heroes seem to disappear with the passage of time, as if they have nothing to do with this person.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > heroic deeds are passed down from generation to generation</h1>
Ray Paulsen was quite low-key in life, and he never regarded himself as a hero in his life, and also taught his children to always keep a low-key style, and his children only did the ordinary work in their respective jobs, but they were conscientious and never regarded themselves as the descendants of heroes. And he also leads by example, but how can the hero's deeds be easily forgotten? Many media also rushed to report on Lei Baosen's heroic deeds, such as "Praise of the Volunteer Army" and "Panoramic Documentary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in the First War of The Founding of the People's Republic of China."
In 1957, according to some local conditions, Mr. Peng learned of Lei Baosen's recent situation and specially sent an invitation letter inviting Lei Baosen, who was already serving in the Changshan Fortress of the Navy, to attend the Tiananmen Ceremony in Beijing, and together with other volunteer soldiers, he attended the family banquet held for them by the central leaders. When Chairman Mao saw Comrade Lei Baosen, he clasped his hand tightly and said:
"You are still alive, you are proud of the history of the volunteer army!"
In 1992, at the age of eighty, Ray Paulsen was awarded the Medal of Merit for Victory.
In the years after his retirement, Rebausen made several revolutionary speeches at schools in various places, saying:
"I am a bitter child who fled the wilderness to ask for food, it was the Communist Party that saved me and gave me everything, on the battlefield, I just did the responsibilities of an ordinary soldier, but what made me sincerely admire was that the party and the state gave me high honors."
In the more than 40 years since Lei Baosen returned to his hometown, he has given more than 860 speeches to cadres, workers and students in the county, with a cumulative audience of more than 500,000 people, and although he has long since retired at that time, he has a very close relationship with the officers and men of the armed police, and he has maintained correspondence with 2,000 Shangcai disciples and soldiers, and more than 200 soldiers have joined the party and been promoted under his influence, and have formed a friendship with 300 people's children and soldiers. He is also affectionately known as the "head of the hometown" by the villagers.
When the reporter went to Shangcai County for an in-depth interview, those local villagers gave a thumbs up and praised him not only as a great hero, but also as the pride of the people of Shangcai.
Due to the long years of military life, Lei Baosen's body was injured in many places, and he endured great pain every time he gave a report, but this number four did not affect his passion for speaking, especially impressive, when Lei Baosen was 77 years old, he made two consecutive reports a day, which also left a deep impression on the former Shangcai Normal School. But after 2 reports, Ray Paulsen was seriously ill.
On March 9, 2009, this legendary volunteer special class hero completed his 86-year life journey, his heroic deeds have always infected us, and now, he has left us for 12 years, but he has never been forgotten, and every Qingming Festival since 2009, his descendants
They all came to his grave to pay respects and sacrifices, and even some people who learned of his deeds spontaneously came to burn a pot of incense for him, in order to remember this immortal old hero, and his daughter Lei Hongmei wrote a poem for his deceased father:
My dear ones have been dead for seven or eight years, and I miss them a lot during the Qingming Dynasty. Children and grandchildren returned to their hometowns, and they came thousands of miles to pay their respects. A blazing incense in front of the cemetery tomb, a good example for the hero's parents. The revolutionary spirit will never be forgotten, and the Fukuzawa family will flourish.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Conclusion:</h1>
In 1947, after Liu Hulan's sacrifice, Chairman Mao once commented that "life is great, death is glorious," and this is not the case for Lei Baosen, who has devoted his life to the cause of the Chinese revolution, because today our peaceful and happy life is all bought with the lives and blood of these proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation, and today we must cherish it even more.
In fact, there are many unworthy warriors like Ray Paulsen. Compared with the exaggerated people in today's society, this kind of hero is the goal that deserves everyone's admiration and learning. And Lei Baosen's deeds have also been recognized and admired by many people, after all, the people who can still protect their comrades in life and death are indeed very great. I also hope that Lei Baosen's low-key spirit can spread in today's society and infect more young people.