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This year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. More than 70 years ago, the Chinese People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River and began the Great War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Among them, there are many young faces who resolutely go to foreign battlefields to fight against US imperialism in order to defend the motherland and people behind them.
In May 2023, the Jiangxi Provincial Archives launched the oral history project of veterans of the Jiangxi Volunteer Army, and as of the end of November, a group of veterans have recorded their experiences of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. Now, let's approach Ouyang Huang, Yan Longchang, and Li Guanghua, the three "post-90s" veterans, and look back on that period of beacon fire.
Ouyang Huang Jiangxi Provincial Archives "Oral History" ** screenshot
Ouyang Huang, 93 years old.
Entered the DPRK in January 1951.
Volunteer artillery fighters from Ganzhou, Jiangxi.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, there was such a branch of the armed forces that Xi learned from the war, continued to grow and develop, and made important contributions to the victory of the war, and that was the artillery unit of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. In the Battle of Shangganling, which caused a sensation in the world, the artillery of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army became famous in the first battle and dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. The American war correspondent frankly admitted: "The main reason why the battle in Shangganling is difficult is because the Chinese artillery has played an amazing role!"”
The 93-year-old veteran Ouyang Huang personally experienced those glorious years. He was a native of Ganzhou, Jiangxi, and in August 1949, 18-year-old Ouyang Huang participated in the land reform team. "When the captain saw that I was young, he said, 'Go and be a soldier!'After that, Ouyang Huang was assigned to the first company of the antiaircraft artillery battalion of the 119th Division of the 40th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1950 as an antiaircraft artillery instructor, and entered the DPRK in January 1951 in the first company of the antiaircraft artillery battalion of the 119th division of the 40th army of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
Since anti-aircraft artillery is a technical branch, ranging and orientation requires mastery of basic mathematical knowledge such as trigonometric functions. Before entering the DPRK, Ouyang Huang and several other antiaircraft artillery instructors were sent to the Shenyang Antiaircraft Artillery School for assault training. "After studying for two months Xi I returned to the army for a month of training, and then I went to North Korea. Ouyang Huang recalled that in order to facilitate the learning of anti-aircraft and computing techniques Xi, each squad was assigned two "cultural soldiers" at that time.
Ouyang Huang mentioned that at that time, the anti-aircraft artillery units mainly used Soviet-made M1939 37-mm anti-aircraft guns. "One board and one eye, it can be fired continuously, it can be said to be 'shotgun for gun', and everyone is very happy. ”
Anti-aircraft artillery fought guerrilla attacks and shot down the first American plane.
After entering North Korea, the first problem encountered by Ouyang Huang's antiaircraft artillery battalion was transportation difficulties. Due to the heavy weight of the anti-aircraft guns, it was necessary to transport them smoothly to the battlefield by car. In order not to alarm the enemy, the warriors usually marched at night and hid during the day. Even, as soon as the enemy is "disturbed," the car must stop so as not to alarm the enemy. Ouyang Huang still remembers that sometimes on the way to climb the mountain, when encountering the above situation, he could only withstand the severe cold weather and pause in the mountains and forests. "Although it was a mechanized march, it was not much easier than the infantry. The old man sighed.
During the war, Ouyang Huang and his comrades-in-arms were assigned the task of defending the security of the headquarters, hospitals, and bridges in the rear, that is, to defend the "anti-air" security in the rear. In peacetime, the artillery is placed in the position bunker, and when there is a favorable fighter, the fighters will quickly pull out the artillery and quickly strike at the enemy.
The experience of shooting down the first US military plane has left a deep impression on the old man to this day. "Enemy planes do not dare to fly in the stratosphere, they have been flying technically, and it is very difficult to hit. "If you want to hit, you need to calculate the amount of advance according to the direction and speed of the target's movement. At the suggestion of the company commander, the fighters decided to "fight guerrillas." "Because it (the enemy plane) did not dare to fly on the route we often take, we went to its route in advance to lay in ambush, and when the enemy plane flew in front of it, we suddenly shot down the first plane. At this moment, because he was too excited, Ouyang Huang jumped up excitedly.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Ouyang Huang's antiaircraft artillery battalion shot down a total of 23 enemy planes, and the soldiers turned their love for the motherland into fierce artillery fire, dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's air power, and effectively supported the operations of our ground troops.
braving the rain of bullets to repair cannons, he once brushed shoulders with death.
Now, there is a scar of more than 20 centimeters on Ouyang Huang's back, which is a testimony to the experience of being injured.
Since there were no repairmen in the company, once the antiaircraft guns on the front line broke down or jammed, Ouyang Huang, as an antiaircraft artillery instructor, had to run from the command post to the position to repair the artillery, and it would be even more dangerous if he encountered enemy planes bombing the position.
That time, after Ouyang Huang finished the repair work, he stayed on the position to chat with the squad leader. At this time, the enemy plane came, the soldiers got on the gun, and Ouyang Huang was below to help observe the trajectory of the plane. At that moment, an enemy plane suddenly swooped down towards him, and the wings were blazing with "fire". Seeing this, Ouyang Huang hurriedly squatted down, and with a "bang" on his back, he received a bullet. "I thought there was a bullet ** nearby, and it shook the dirt on me, and I wiped it back when it hurt, and then I saw blood all over my hands. ”
Fortunately, this bullet grazed the **, although it left a wound more than 20 centimeters long and 3 millimeters deep, but it was not life-threatening. After Ouyang Huang was sent to the position hospital, because the wound was too large, he underwent surgery, and the doctor proposed that the "general anesthesia" sutures would be harmful to the body, and suggested that he return to China to recuperate. Ouyang Huang refused, because he was worried that he would not be able to find troops when he returned to North Korea after his injuries were healed.
In June 1952, Ouyang Huang returned to China, and after changing jobs, he served as the chairman of the labor union of Jiangxi No. 5 Machine Tool Factory, and retired in 1991. Looking back on the eventful years more than 70 years ago, the old man said: "As long as you study hard, you can learn." Originally, it was said that anti-aircraft artillery is a relatively complex technology, and it is difficult for people without education to learn, but in fact, many fighters learned it slowly and understood. The difficult external conditions do not affect their enthusiasm for learning Xi, and the current generation of young people should learn from them Xi. ”
Yan Longchang Screenshot of Jiangxi Provincial Archives "Oral History"**
Yan Longchang, 94 years old.
Entered the DPRK in October 1951.
The tunnel is his "battlefield".
In January 1930, Yan Longchang was born in Xiantao, Hubei. In May 1951, he responded to the call of "Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea, Defending the Home and Defending the Country", joined the army, and in October 1951, he followed the troops from Dandong, Liaoning Province to the Korean battlefield.
Majestic, high-spirited, across the Yalu River ......Accompanied by this well-known song, after half a month of walking, Yan Longchang and his comrades-in-arms arrived at the North Korean garrison and were incorporated into the engineering company of the 64th Army of the 19th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers, whose main job was to "dig tunnels."
From June 1951, the Volunteers built a large number of "cat's ear holes" anti-artillery holes on the position, and gradually developed into tunnel-type fortifications, and the vast number of volunteer soldiers built an indestructible "underground Great Wall".
Among them, the engineer company was mainly responsible for the task of digging tunnels, and the soldiers relied on hammers, steel drills and other tools to make great contributions to the construction of stable fortifications. Due to the irregularity of the shape of the tunnel, every time a section is excavated, the pit is filled with smoke and cannot be dissipated for a long time. Once, Yan Longchang and his comrades-in-arms had just blown out a section of the tunnel, because the time was not accurate, he entered the tunnel in advance and was choked by the smoke and fainted, but fortunately, the squad leader and several comrades-in-arms entered the tunnel to carry him out. Another time, during an enemy air raid, Yan Longchang was hit by a bullet in the inner left thigh and was seriously injured.
During the period from entering the DPRK in November 1951 to returning to China in July 1953, Yan Longchang was awarded a third-class military merit twice for his bravery, tenacity and outstanding performance on the battlefield, one of which was awarded a third-class military merit because the digging of the tunnel was completed two days ahead of schedule.
In July 2023, a batch of precious archival materials donated to the Jiangxi Provincial Archives by veterans of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea Photo courtesy of the Jiangxi Provincial Archives.
Carry forward the spirit of mountain climbing".
In July this year, Yan Longchang donated a hero's handbook that he had treasured for 70 years to the Jiangxi Provincial Archives. This small red booklet was distributed to the volunteer soldiers who had made military contributions in 1953, and a group photo of the representatives of the heroes at that time was also printed on it, which was very precious. In the first half of 1953, Yan Longchang joined the party, and when he attended the party class, he used this hero manual to copy notes.
With the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in July 1953, Yan Longchang returned to China with the troops. After returning to China, he was discharged from the army in 1956 and joined the Jiangxi Electric Power Construction Company in 1959, before settling in Nanchang and retiring in 1981.
The experience of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and several years of military career had an important impact on Yan Longchang's life. After changing jobs, in the process of participating in socialist construction, he summed up that as long as he is not afraid of hardships and sacrifices, any problems can be overcome.
The old man believes that it is impossible for contemporary young people to do anything easily and comfortably, and they must carry forward the "spirit of climbing", not afraid of hardships, move forward bravely, and have the courage to climb the peak of life.
Li Guanghua Screenshot of Jiangxi Provincial Archives "Oral History"**
Li Guanghua, 90 years old.
Entered the DPRK: 1951.
He "saved lives" on the Korean battlefield
It has been 72 years since Li Guanghua crossed the Yalu River and participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. 90 years ago, he was born in a peasant family in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province. When talking about how to become a volunteer soldier, the old man said that it was related to a special "enrollment".
In May 1951, 18-year-old Li Guanghua was still studying at the school, which coincided with the relevant departments coming to the school to recruit students, calling for participation in the military cadre school and devoting himself to the movement to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and the requirement was to "have a certain culture."
Inspired by the spirit of "the rise and fall of the country, the husband is responsible", Li Guanghua resolutely signed up to join the army. Due to his small stature, he was assigned to the health corps as a medical corps, and was later sent to a military medical school for a short period of training to Xi learn some primary medical care skills. After the training, Li Guanghua went to the Korean battlefield with the troops.
After many years, the old man still remembers the cruelty of the Korean battlefield. At that time, there were many troops and wounded on the front line, and a lot of rescue work was needed, so Li Guanghua and his comrades-in-arms used medical supplies such as first-aid kits, splints, and bandages to rescue the wounded. Regarding this experience, the old man modestly said that he had only done some simple medical work.
After the "Five Great Battles", the United States had to accept armistice negotiations. On July 23, 1953, the signing ceremony of the Korean Armistice Agreement was held in Panmunjom, on the border between the two Koreas. The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which lasted two years and nine months, came to an end, and the Chinese People's Volunteers won a great victory by doing just deeds with a righteous division. Recalling those years, Li Guanghua said loudly: "The Chinese are not easy to mess with, you provoke us over, and we are not welcome!"”
From a hygienist to a medical expert.
After returning to China, Li Guanghua chose to continue his medical practice. After completing his studies in 1955, he was assigned to work in the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University.
In 1959, Li Guanghua entered the army with the army. During his stay in Tibet, he rescued nearly 1,000 comrades-in-arms and pulled many seriously injured comrades-in-arms back from the line of death. Once, a comrade-in-arms was shot in the chest, and the situation was even more critical in the hypoxic environment of the plateau, thanks to Li Guanghua's calm response and quick bandaging to stop the bleeding, the wounded were safely transferred to the rear hospital for surgery. Because of the outstanding results in this rescue, he was awarded a third-class meritorious service. In 1962, he was stationed in Xinjiang, during which Li Guanghua was also awarded a general order for his outstanding work achievements.
In 1978, Li Guanghua transferred to the Jiangxi Provincial Health and Epidemic Prevention Station to engage in preventive medicine. During the period of the provincial epidemic prevention station, he was successively rated as an advanced worker, an outstanding party member of the department, and an advanced collective in charge of the work of the department, etc., and designed and implemented the project of "Research Countermeasures and Practice for the Prevention and Control of Filariasis in Jiangxi Province", which made an important contribution to Jiangxi Province to achieve the standard of basic elimination of filariasis. In 1993, when the National Filariasis Special Committee was held, Li Guanghua attended as a representative of Jiangxi, and his biography was included in the "Exhibition of the Achievements of Experts of the Republic" (Century Collector's Edition) organized by the People's Pictorial.
Today, Li Guanghua has grown from a volunteer soldier who defends his home and country to a 50-year-old member of the party and a medical expert who helps the world, and his life trajectory truly explains what is the "great man of the country" of the Chinese People's Volunteers and Communists.