On the night of October 19, 1952, the fighting at Position Zero on Hill 597.9 in Shangganling had lasted for four full days and four nights. In a cave where five fingers are out of reach, a company of volunteer soldiers takes a brief rest. In the past few days, the reorganized company of 120 people now has only 16 people left.
Battle of Shangganling
Wang Qingzhen, the surviving hygienist, later described the situation this way: "The soldiers' mouths were dry, all cracked, and they could not drink water, only their own urine." The wounded had no food to eat, could not drink water from their mouths, and could not urinate. ”
For four days and four nights, the company had already run out of food, and now even the ammunition was about to run out, but the enemy's machine guns were still fiercely strafing. In particular, the fire point of the US army on position Zero has not stopped attacking since the beginning of the war, and if the troops want to continue to advance, they must destroy this fire point.
In order to destroy this fire point, company commander Wan Fulai had sent 3 batches of demolition teams, but all of them were killed. Just when WanFu was at a loss, a young voice said, "Company commander, let me try again!" I'm sure I'll be able to get the job done. ”
WanFu Lai
Looking at this childish face, Wan Fulai hesitated, he did not dare to take any more risks, but this young man's determination was very strong, and in desperation, Wan Fulai had to pick up a few grenades and put them in the hands of this young man, choking and saying: "Don't fight hard, you must give me back alive!" ”
Before leaving, the young man wrote the following line on the letter of determination: "Resolutely complete all the tasks assigned by the superiors, strive to be a hero and strive to join the party." ”
The young man, with his quick hands and death-defying spirit, quickly destroyed multiple enemy fire points, but just as he was about to approach the largest fire point, the enemy suddenly fired an illumination shell, and the young man was immediately exposed to the enemy's gun.
Just as the first shot was fired, the young man quickly threw out the last grenade in his hand, and in an instant the enemy's fire point was blown in half, but the remaining machine guns quickly began to strafe again. At this time, there was a very magnificent scene on the battlefield, and after the young man shouted, he suddenly threw his arms outstretched at the enemy's machine gun muzzle, and in a flash, the enemy's machine gun completely disappeared.
At this time, Wan Fulai could not care about his sadness, and taking advantage of this perfect opportunity, he immediately shouted: "Comrades, rush! "Soon our army completely occupied the high ground. When the enemy was completely annihilated, everyone gathered around the young man, his legs had been broken, and there were seven serious wounds on his body, but his hands were clutching the sacks around him, and his chest was pressed against the enemy's guns.
Huang Jiguang
The name of this young man, I believe every Chinese is familiar, he is our hero Huang Jiguang, that year, he was only 21 years old. I believe that many people only know the name Huang Jiguang and his identity as a national hero, but few people know the specific details before and after his sacrifice. No one knows that before Huang Jiguang sacrificed, he actually had two wishes that had not been fulfilled.
Before and after Huang Jiguang's sacrifice, what little-known things happened? What were his last two wishes? Has it been achieved today? Today, Bo Ge will take everyone into the career of our special hero Huang Jiguang in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > was rejected and admitted</h1>
In 1950, after the Party Central Committee decided to start the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it began to recruit troops throughout the country. In March 1951, when a recruitment notice was issued in Zhongjiang County, Sichuan, Huang Jiguang was the first to sign up, and he had just turned 20 years old.
Soon, Huang Jiguang was sent to the county for medical examination along with many young people in the township. But after the end of the physical examination, the person in charge of conscription said to Huang Jiguang: "Because of your short stature and unqualified physical examination, you cannot enlist in the army!" "If you can predict the future, how I hope that Huang Jiguang can go home, be a safe and stable farmer, and live a peaceful and peaceful life." And just when Huang Jiguang was preparing to go back, the appearance of a person completely changed his fate.
Huang Jiguang, who wants to defend his family and defend the country, when he learned that he could not join the army because of his short stature, his heart was both helpless and aggrieved, and he was preparing to go back, when he suddenly met his fellow wu Sanyang, who was shorter than Huang Jiguang, and naturally could not be admitted.
After the two people met, Wu Sanyang quipped: "Now it's good, continue to go home and carry the hoe!" Huang Jiguang said with a look of grievance: "This can be done!" How to face the fathers and fellow countrymen when you go back! Wu Sanyang said angrily, "Why don't you want us?" Just because we're short? Let's ask now and let them give a reason to their faces. ”
When they were done, the two of them rushed into the physical examination room together, and huang Jiguang cried loudly as soon as he entered the door, crying while asking: "You said, which point of my qualifications, why does the army not want me?" ”
The person in charge of the physical examination smiled and patted Huang Jiguang's shoulder and said, "We consider that you are young and thin, and we are afraid that you will not be able to eat that pain." On the battlefield, you have to march every day, you have to fight with the enemy, sometimes you can't even eat, and you may even die there. ”
Huang Jiguang said very firmly: "I will not come to join the army if I am afraid of war, I am never afraid of hardship, as long as I can protect the country and fight away the American devils, even if death is worth it." ”
Huang Jiguang's words made everyone at the scene sigh with emotion, and the person in charge of recruitment immediately said: "I didn't expect that you are still quite ambitious as a little comrade!" The organization accepts your request and makes an exception. In this way, Huang Jiguang and Wu Sanyang followed the volunteer troops across the Yalu River to the Korean battlefield in July 1951.
After arriving at the front line, Huang Jiguang and his compatriot Wu Sanyang were assigned to the 15th Army's 135th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 6th Company Signal Corps, where the two of them met another fellow, Xiao Dengliang. At this point, the three warriors of Shangganling were officially gathered. Their encounter seemed predestined, as if they were waiting for the most spectacular scene on the evening of October 19, 1952.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="52" > flesh and blood, steel</h1>
On October 14, 1952, the "United Army" concentrated 60,000 troops, more than 300 artillery, nearly 200 tanks, and more than 3,000 aircraft to launch a fierce attack on the Shangganling position. Huang Jiguang's 6th Company was ordered to capture The 597.9 Heights on the west side of Shangganling, but when it reached Position Zero, it encountered an extremely fierce group fire point of the US army, and the entire unit suffered heavy casualties for a while.
In order to blow up this fire point, the company commander Wan Fulai sent 3 batches of demolition men, but all of them were killed in the middle. Just at this imminent moment, Huang Jiguang, Wu Sanyang and Xiao Dengliang stepped forward.
Under alternating cover, the three men quickly blew up the three bunkers of the US army, and just as the three men were preparing to rush to the last point of fire, the enemy suddenly fired flares, and in an instant, the entire battlefield was like daylight, and the bodies of Huang Jiguang's three men were completely exposed to the enemy's guns, and soon, Wu Sanyang was killed, Xiao Dengliang fell to the ground seriously, and Huang Jiguang also had many injuries on his body, but he was still dragging his body forward.
Xiao Dengliang (middle)
After approaching the US military fire point, Huang Jiguang threw out the last grenade with force, and with a loud explosion, the US machine gun suddenly disappeared, but just when Wan Fulai charged with the soldiers, the remaining machine guns in the US fire point sounded again, but at this time, the ammunition on Huang Jiguang's body had been exhausted, and just at the moment of this thousand gunshots, Huang Jiguang made a "crazy" decision.
On the side of the US bunker, Huang Jiguang dragged his scarred body forward, and when he was only four or five meters away from the US military fire point, Huang Jiguang suddenly jumped up, stretched out his arms and pounced on the US machine gun, blocked the hot and fierce tongue of fire with his own flesh and blood, and used his life of only 21 years old to clear the obstacle for the troops' charge.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="53" > stiff remains, soft hearts</h1>
Although under the cover of Huang Jiguang, Position Zero was quickly occupied by our army, but the attack of the US army immediately arrived, and in just 20 minutes, our army had not yet built a fortification, and the enemy pounced back.
Until three or four days after Huang Jiguang's sacrifice, Wang Qingzhen, a 16-year-old hygienist, seized the opportunity of the battle break, rushed to the position with three colleagues, and risked his life to finally snatch Huang Jiguang's body back, and when they sorted out the remains for Huang Jiguang, everyone was stunned.
Wang Qingzhen
Huang Jiguang's entire chest was blackened by gunpowder, the bullet holes on his body were as dense as a honeycomb, his chest, belly and intestines were almost gone, only a little skin on both sides of his chest, and the kettle and flashlight he carried with him were also bullet holes.
Because there were too many wounds on his body, when the hygienist snatched his body back, Huang Jiguang could no longer shed a little blood on his body, but the clothes and blood were tightly stuck to the skin. In desperation, Wang Qingzhen could only use scissors to cut Huang Jiguang's clothes everywhere, and then soak them in hot water, and then slowly tear them off after the clothes were soaked.
After all the sorting work was completed, when he was preparing to bury Huang Jiguang's body, he encountered another problem. Because the temperature on the battlefield was very low at that time, Huang Jiguang's body had already stiffened, and at this time he still maintained a posture with his hands held high, and the whole person looked like a statue, which not only could not wear a new military uniform, but also could not be put into the coffin.
Wang Qingzhen, who had a flexible brain, quickly thought of a way, she used several gasoline barrels to boil water, and then used a hot towel to apply heat to Huang Jiguang's arms, for three days and three nights, four hygienists cried while applying, and finally covered Huang Jiguang's body and put down his hands. The hygienists dressed Huang Jiguang in a brand-new military uniform, and then gently placed him in the coffin shipped by the motherland. Huang Jiguang was not tall, plus his chest was pierced, and the blood had run out, so he only had about 50 pounds left at that time.
After putting Huang Jiguang's body into the burial, Wang Qingzhen and the four of them began to sort out Huang Jiguang's relics with tears in their eyes, and when they sorted out Huang Jiguang's quilt, two envelopes suddenly fell out of it, and here were Huang Jiguang's two unfinished wishes.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="54" > two major wishes, heroic eyes</h1>
In the first envelope was a letter from Huang Jiguang's mother, Deng Fangzhi, which read: "Third son, have you made meritorious contributions on the battlefield?" Is it a big job or a small effort? ”
Deng Fangzhi (middle)
Deng Fangzhi, who was far away in his hometown, did not wait for his son's reply, but waited for the news of his son's sacrifice. But from beginning to end, this rural mother never shed a tear, because she knew that her son had made a great contribution on the battlefield, and it was a great achievement.
In April 1953, when Deng Fangzhi attended the National Women's Congress, he was personally received by Chairman Mao, and at this moment, Chairman Mao was no longer the president of a country, he was like Deng Fangzhi, a family member of a martyr of the Volunteer Army, because not long ago, Chairman Mao also lost his son Mao Anying, who had always made him proud.
Chairman Mao tightly shook Deng Fangzhi's hand and said, "Hello Mother Huang, the state should thank you for educating Huang Jiguang so well." You sacrificed a son, and I sacrificed a son, and they all died gloriously. Deng Fangzhi replied excitedly: "It is the good education of the troops, this is the credit of the country, and it is the credit of the chairman!" ”
In 1965, Deng Fangzhi visited Korea as a martyr's family, and when she stood in the place where her son was sacrificed, Deng Fangzhi, who had always been strong, finally could not suppress her inner thoughts and sorrows, and sat on Shangganling and cried bitterly.
In another envelope, Mr. Huang contained his application to join the party. Less than three months before his death, Huang Jiguang had just joined the Chinese New Democratic Youth League, and joining the Communist Party was his ultimate dream. Huang Jiguang's application for joining the party, although there are only a few numbers, is sonorous and powerful, and he wrote in the application: "Company commanders and instructors, believe me, I want to defend the motherland and eliminate more enemies, I apply to join the Communist Party of China in battle." Applicant Huang Jiguang. ”
In March 1953, with the special approval of the Party Central Committee, Huang Jiguang was posthumously recognized as a member of the Communist Party of China, and in the same year, Huang Jiguang's hometown of Shima Township was approved to be renamed Jiguang Township. In 1996, the Central Military Commission approved Huang Jiguang as a model hero for the whole army.
On August 25, 2009, Huang Jiguang's company was awarded the title of "Huang Jiguang Hero Company". Over the years, under the influence and encouragement of Huang Jiguang's spirit, Huang Jiguang's hero has won the collective first class merit and 11 collective second class merits four times in a row. Every morning, when a "Huang Jiguang" sounded in the company, there would be a continuous "to" sound in the barracks.
As long as there are Chinese soldiers on the battlefield, there will never be a shortage of heroes. Huang Jiguang, Dong Cunrui, Qiu Shaoyun... Our motherland, our people, has always been protected by these bravest people, who have gone to the battlefield, never to become heroes, but to defend the motherland they love. Although Today's China has long been far away from war, we have always firmly believed that as long as the motherland needs, all the people are soldiers.