Since the founding of New China, in order to ensure that China's territory is not infringed upon, China has begun to actively help neighboring countries resist the aggressors. However, after independence, Vietnam began to infringe on China's territory, and forced to do so, in 1979, China launched a counterattack war against Vietnam.
China and Vietnam are linked by mountains and rivers, and good-neighborliness and friendship have a long history. In modern times, although both China and Vietnam have been deeply hurt by foreign invaders, because the fates of the two countries are closely related, the old revolutionaries of the Viet Cong have forged a deep friendship in the struggle for national independence and liberation.
Vietnamese leader President Ho Chi Minh participated in China's Great Revolution in Guangdong, and after the founding of New China, in order to help Vietnamese, the Chinese side sent military advisers to guide and help the Vietnamese people in the fight against France and the United States.
Not only that, after the outbreak of the Vietnam War, China launched the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam. During this period, China provided Vietnam with a contract of 20 billion US dollars in aid, including the most important materials such as food, medicine, and weapons that Chinese mainland needed at that time.
It also sent air defense and engineering units into Vietnam to fight, and in the battle, China sacrificed thousands of people in order to help Vietnam shoot down and damage more than 3,000 American planes. With the end of the war and the reunification of Vietnam, not only did China and Vietnam not usher in peace, but we were wounded by our former comrades-in-arms.
In 1975, Vietnam invaded China's Spratly Islands; in 1978, Vietnam invaded Cambodia, posing a threat to China's territorial security; and later, it even sent troops to invade China's territory on many occasions, seriously harming the lives and safety of china's local residents and endangering the integrity of China's territorial sovereignty.
On February 14, 1979, after China's repeated warnings to Vietnam were fruitless, on February 14, 1979, the notice of self-defense counterattack operations spread throughout the country, and three days later, more than 200,000 People's Liberation Army rushed to the Sino-Vietnamese border battlefield, officially starting the self-defense counterattack war against Vietnam.
Vietnam thought that with the weapons and equipment captured from the US military and the military assistance provided by our country before, it could wrench the wrist of the PLA. However, on the battlefield, in less than a month, our army successfully defeated the Vietnamese army that invaded our territory, and drove straight into Vietnam's territory for more than 100 kilometers, using guns and artillery to explain to Vietnam a simple truth: Those who offend our Chinese will be punished from afar.
Although our army has won a comprehensive victory in this battle, as long as it is a war, casualties cannot be avoided. In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, more than 27,000 PLA soldiers died, and they brought the news of victory back to the land of China with the expectations of the country and their parents, but left their lives in a foreign country forever.
Many of them are the heirs of some high-ranking chiefs, who, like the so-called "magnates," hid behind the people in the face of trouble, but instead took the initiative to apply for the battlefield, took the lead, charged into the battlefield, and played the style of our army.
Fight the tiger brothers
This is a pair of martyr brothers, the older brother Geng Jun, the younger brother Geng Xiaokang, the two brothers joined the army at the same time, were assigned to the same unit, and died in the same battle.
Their father, named Geng Jinfu, joined the army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, experienced hundreds of battles, charged ahead, and was promoted to chief of staff of his unit by virtue of his military merits, and later deputy chief of staff of the 150th Division of the 50th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
In 1958, he and his wife followed the troops to Tibet, where the eldest son Geng Jun was born, and three years later, his younger brother Geng Xiaokang also fell to the ground in the Kham Plain. Under the guidance of their father Geng Jinfu, the two brothers Geng Jun and Geng Xiaokang had the great dream of joining the army and serving the country from an early age.
Later, in 1978, they successfully joined the army and entered the 150th Division, where their father Geng Jinfu stayed before he retired. In the same unit, the brotherhood became stronger and they often trained together. Under the strict requirements of his father, his military quality improved rapidly.
After the outbreak of the war against Vietnam, the two brothers of the Geng family entered Vietnam with the 150th Division, and although the two brothers were ready to sacrifice for the country, they still did not think about how to face the loss of their parents. Therefore, the two left a letter and quietly left.
Because of his excellent performance in training, Geng Jun was appointed as a squad leader of the three battalions and eight companies, and the younger brother was appointed as the deputy squad leader of Geng Xiaokang because of his equal excellence. During the battle, the two brothers destroyed many enemies.
But the war meant equal death for all those involved, and in March 1979, in a battle in the Gaoping area, the eight companies were surrounded by enemy regiments, with no way out except for a cliff behind them.
However, in the face of the enemy who was pouring up like a tide, the soldiers of the Eighth Company did not have the slightest fear, but instead tried to break through many times with limited ammunition and the courage to not be afraid of death.
After two days and two nights of fighting, although the Eighth Company did not break through the enemy's encirclement, it repelled many enemy attacks and held its position. The soldiers in the company were already more than half dead or wounded. In order to keep the fire of the troops, the company commander decided to let some of the soldiers stay on the battlefield to suppress the enemy's fire, and the other part took the opportunity to break through.
The younger brother Geng Xiaokang began to break through with a group of small fighters whose average age was less than 25 years old, while the older brother Geng Jun continued to stay in the position and shoot at the enemy.
The enemy did not expect that the opponent would even want to break through in such a desperate situation. There was no reaction, so that the young warriors who had inherited the Eight Company Fire Seeds rushed out. But Geng Xiaokang, who was only 18 years old, fell. But before dying, Geng Xiaokang was still using the weapons in his hand to cover for his teammates.
And the Geng army that remained on the position never let go of the hand holding the weapon, and poured bullets on every enemy who rushed up. But in the end, the bullets ran out, the grenades ran out, and in order not to be a prisoner of the enemy, the Geng army took up the weapon and jumped off the cliff, and the other warriors, like the Geng army, jumped down from the mountain, carrying those weapons, just so as not to be captured by the enemy and use them against their brother troops.
After the end of the war, in recognition of the sacrifices and contributions of the two men, the Central Military Commission awarded The honor of geng jun's first-class merit and Geng Xiaokang's second-class merit, and the Geng family became one of the few families of two martyrs in this battle, and the story of the two brothers joining the army together to defend the family and defend the country was also spread throughout the army.
The troops also handed over the suicide note of the Geng Jun brothers before their departure to their parents. Although Geng Jinfu had been mentally prepared for this, the moment he saw the suicide note, the veteran still left tears, and his wife knew that both sons had died, and she was full of grief and indignation.
Fight father and son soldiers
The father was the commander of the war, and the son was the vanguard officer of the battle. In this war, both men gave their most precious things for the sake of the country.
His father's name was Zhang Zhixin, and he was the commander of the 160th Division of the 54th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army at that time. Enlisted in the army in 1945, experienced countless battles, and relied on military merit to start from the most ordinary soldiers. Along the way, he was promoted to the commander of the main field division.
The son's name is Zhang Li, and he is an excellent SOLDIER in the People's Liberation Army and an excellent scout. He performed well in peacetime training, and on the battlefield, he brought back important information for our army many times.
Before participating in the counterattack, Zhang Zhixin repeatedly told Zhang Li: You can't engage in specialization and go through the back door; you can't humiliate him; if you don't make meritorious contributions, don't go back to see him. This is not only an encouragement to the son, but also a requirement for the son.
Zhang Zhixin is a just man, and he not only brought this character into the army, but also into his family. When Zhang Li planned to join the army, Zhang Zhixin also repeatedly warned him that he must rely on himself, engage in specialization, and go through the back door.
Zhang Li's temper was exactly the same as his father's, and after successfully entering the army, he never told anyone else about his father's name, only knew how to train his head. Later, because of the keen observation of Zhang Li, plus he himself was also very interested in reconnaissance, he became a scout.
When the 160th Division was about to go to Vietnam to fight, Zhang Li's unit was still training in a certain area in the south, which was the first time Zhang Li asked his father after he grew up, hoping to let him go to the front line to kill the enemy for the country, and this father also used his "privilege" for the first time to integrate his son into his own army.
Of course, Zhang Zhixin did not leave his son in the headquarters, but let him go to the front line to fight, just like thousands of ordinary soldiers.
On February 17, 1979, Zhang Li's unit crossed the Sino-Vietnamese border. As the deputy squad leader of the reconnaissance squad, he often went to the front of the team to investigate the enemy's situation, and during this period, he was joined the party by the line of fire because of his many battle achievements.
However, at noon on February 27, when Zhang Li led the team to reconnoiter at Height 267, they were attacked by a large number of enemy troops, although they reacted quickly, but Zhang Li's waist had been hit by bullets. And because their area is too far from the rear hospital, the tension cannot be treated effectively.
So Zhang Li decided to take the initiative to stay behind to cover the evacuation of his comrades, and the squad leader did not forcibly take him away for the safety of the soldiers.
In the midst of the artillery fire, Zhang Li told his squad leader that his father, Zhang Zhixin, was the commander of the 56th Division, and please tell his father that his son did not humiliate him...
Under his cover, most of the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad successfully withdrew, and Zhang Li died heroically at the age of 21.
At that time, Zhang Zhixin was studying the operational deployment, when suddenly the political commissar Li Zhaogui handed him an urgent telegram, and after Zhang Zhixin saw the contents of the letter, he was momentarily stunned.
Before the war, the commander learned of the news of the loss of his beloved son, which was likely to cause a mistake in the deployment of the army, but Zhang Zhixin only stood in a daze for three minutes before returning to calm.
Because Zhang Zhixin knew that the battle was not over, as a division commander, every minute of delay, the soldiers on the front line would have greater casualties. At this time, he could only temporarily put aside his son's death and devote all his energy to commanding the battle.
Political commissar Li Zhaogui advised him to rest for a while, but Zhang Zhixin only replied to him that my son died for what he deserved
After the fighting, it was suggested that Zhang Lihou be buried, but was stopped by his father, who said that his own son and other sacrificed fighters were soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and should not enjoy special treatment.
In the end, Zhangli's cemetery, like other sacrificial warriors, was just a simple pit, and a wooden tombstone was erected in front of the tomb, which read "Tomb of Zhangli Martyrs".
Later, the martyr Zhang Li was buried in the Jingxi Martyrs' Cemetery in Guangxi.
On February 26, 2013, Zhang Zhixin died of illness in Yantai at the age of 86.
Lao Tzu hero is a good man
The father is the founding hero and the son is a martyr. None of them chose to hide comfortably in the rear, but stood up at the first time.
His father's name was Luo Rong, he joined the party in June 1935, joined the army in July 1938, was an old Red Army, served as deputy division commander and chief of staff, acting division commander, division commander, chief of staff, deputy commander, political commissar of the 55th Army Headquarters, etc., in 1955 was awarded the rank of colonel, and served as deputy chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region.
His son was named Luo Yuening, the only son of General Luo Rong, and his dream from an early age was to join the army. Since he has participated in various military training since he was a child, his physical fitness is particularly good. Moreover, Luo Yuening also went to university and had a high level of education. He joined the army in Guangzhou in 1969, but in the army, he never revealed his father's identity to others.
In fact, before the outbreak of the war, Luo Yuening was already the deputy company commander of the Eighth Company of a certain guangxi unit of the Kunming Military Region at that time. And he had been discharged from the army for 10 years. No one knew his background in the army, and he never talked about it.
In peacetime, he is like the big brother of the warrior, amiable; in battle, he has always shared the happiness and suffering with the warriors, killing the enemy in blood.
In his troops, everyone praised him as a good cadre who could bear hardships and had a future.
In the 10 years that Luo Yuening was a soldier, he had a good reputation in the army. Many people thought that Luo Yuening was a poor child with no background, otherwise he was at least a battalion-level cadre.
He was also advised to go to the event and let the above promote and promote, but he always smiled, shook his head, and left. They all say that he is stupid, only knows how to bury his head in hard work, but does not know how to do dredging channels.
The revolutionaries of the older generation are very pure, and none of them will open the door for their children because they are in a high position. On the contrary, they know how to educate their children, most of whom are like them, brave in dedication and sacrifice, and the spirit of revolutionaries continues from generation to generation.
When the war of self-defense against Vietnam broke out in full swing, Luo Yuening took the initiative to apply to the front line and joined the ranks of defending his family and country. And he knows that he is the son of the general, so he should come forward.
General Xu Shiyou had personally received Luo Yuening before the expedition, and he hoped that Luo Yuening could stay in the headquarters, after all, General Luo Rong only had one son. But Luo Yuening refused, because he only wanted to go to the front line as a soldier, because he was just one of thousands of ordinary soldiers, only trying to defend his family and defend the country, and did not care about anything else.
So later he entered the front-line troops as he wished, becoming a scout soldier. And because of Luo Yuening's rich combat experience and physical fitness, he soon became a good hand in the scouts, which the superior leaders had to appreciate.
On February 17, 1979, the central government issued an order to fight against Vietnam.
At that time, Luo Yuening's troops were stationed on the Sino-Vietnamese border, only a large mountain away from the enemy. After the attack order was issued, Luo Yuening led a sharp knife platoon to raid the high ground occupied by the Vietnamese army. However, the terrain here is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Taking advantage of the terrain, Vietnam suppressed our army with artillery fire and blocked our army's attack.
At this time, the company commander of the 8th Company adjusted the battle plan in time, changing the original frontal assault into the guerrilla movement that our army was best at.
After receiving the order, Luo Yuening personally led the soldiers of the sharp platoon to independently undertake the task of ascending and occupying the high ground. However, in order to block the sharp knife platoon, the Vietnamese army at that time covered Luo Yuening's position with heavy firepower.
In order to avoid more casualties, Luo Yuening, after leading the fighters to rush out of the artillery encirclement, turned back and forth again to rescue other comrades.
He went in and out of the enemy's encirclement and saved many of his companions. On the fourth turnback, there was no rush out.
The comrades who survived the battle with Luo Yuening said that Luo Yuening still held his weapon in his hand when he died, and the muzzle of the gun was always pointed in the direction of the enemy, and the battle reached the last moment.
The comrades brought back Luo Yuening's body. During the inspection, they found that Luo Yuening's limbs were almost completely shattered by bomb fragments, and important parts were also hit by 4 heavy machine guns. The comrades sadly transported the remains back to China.
When his father Luo Rong heard the news, the veteran who had come out of the rain of bullets also shed tears. But he still said to the cadres and soldiers present: "My son died for the country." He died in the Vietnam War. He didn't embarrass me. It's worth sacrificing. ”
In fact, there are many more examples like this:
Zhou Wei, a soldier of the infantry battalion of the 367th Regiment of the 123rd Division, and his father Zhou Kaiyuan, the political commissar of the 121st Division of the 41st Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, fought bravely on the Vietnamese battlefield to kill the enemy, and on February 21, 1979, in the process of fighting the enemy, he died heroically.
Cao Hui, a soldier of the sharp knife company of the 445 regiment, and his father Cao Conglian was the commander of the 446 regiment, in the battle, Cao Hui has been charging forward, so that our tanks can break through the enemy's fortifications, he took the initiative to expose his body and show the way for the driver. Available after tank departure. The soldiers of the sharp knife company were collectively killed by enemy fire.
Jiang Luping and his father Jiang Xieyuan were deputy commanders of the Guangzhou Military Region, and in the self-defense counterattack, in order to help the artillery lock the enemy's position, Jiang Luping led a company of fighters to go deep behind the enemy to observe the enemy's coordinates. After the exposure, the two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire, and Jiang Luping was shot several times in the body and died of his injuries
But what we want to say is not how great a contribution the children of the chiefs have made, but how great a sacrifice our heroic and fearless Chinese People's Liberation Army has made.
In this self-defense counterattack, 27,000 fighters have fallen into a deep sleep forever. We can't tell their stories one by one, but we all know that these warriors have fought bloody battles on the battlefield and won glory for the motherland, and they are all heroes worthy of admiration.
They are the sons and daughters of heroes, ordinary warriors, and even more real heroes.