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A blind man met a lame man on the battlefield full of artillery fire, and the two hit it off, and the blind man continued to charge into battle with the cripple on his back, killing all sides.
This incredible scene actually happened in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the protagonists of the story were blinded by the explosion and the other had their legs disabled. At this critical moment, they did not choose to retreat because of their physical disabilities, but became one, you as my running legs, and I as your eyes to observe, tacitly cooperating with each other to fight bravely against the enemy.
Such a crazy combination even the opponent was dumbfounded, and the US military officer said in despair"How can we win against such an opponent? ”
The two of them are namedWang Heliang, a nameXue Zhigao, what kind of touching stories do they have, and what is the final ending?
In June 1950, the Korean War broke out, ostensibly a struggle between North and South Korea, but in fact it was a contest between China, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries.
In the beginning, South Korea, which was backed by the United States, was defeated by North Korea, which was supported by the Soviet Union, and many battles ended in failure. Seeing this scene, the United States naturally could not sit still, so it united with a number of Western countries to form a coalition ** and gradually reversed the situation by landing at Incheon.
Seeing the defeat of the North Korean army, the North Korean leaderKim Il SungSend a distress signal to our country,After careful consideration, the leaders decided to send troops to support the DPRK in the fight against the United States in order to defend their homeland.
In October of the same year, the Chinese People's Liberation Army was inUnder the leadership of the marshal, he crossed thousands of mountains and rivers to the Korean battlefield and launched one thrilling battle after another. The People's Liberation Army sacrificed its life on the battlefield, fought bravely, and used its own blood to compose a heroic war song, every battle is a contest between life and death, and every victory is the condensation of iron will.
Among these large and small battles, the Battle of Shangganling was one of the most difficult and costly battles fought by the PLA.
In October 1952, the United States-led coalition launched the Kim Hwa Offensive in order to strike at its opponents, and the Sangganryeong area in central Korea became their primary target.
Shangganling is located in the central front of Korea, is the strategic point of the People's Liberation Army Wusheng Mountain, there are two highlands on the north and south sides, if these two highlands are taken in one fell swoop, then the People's Liberation Army will be in danger of holding the Wusheng Mountain, and the advantage that China occupies in the Korean War will no longer exist.
Commander of the Eighth Army of the US ArmyVan VlietHe attached great importance to this battle, and he personally came to direct the battle, and successively sent 11 regiments of infantry, 18 regiments of artillery, more than 300 artillery pieces, more than 100 tanks, and more than 3,000 planes to advance mightily to Shangganling.
This kind of "super firepower" type of battle gave Van Vliet great confidence, and through his analysis and calculation, he estimated that it would only take six days for the joint army to annihilate the PLA in one fell swoop, and the cost was extremely small. However, the reality slapped him in the face, and the combined ** nearly 60,000 troops, plus the huge number of advanced operations**, all became no advantage in the Shangganling Campaign.
The battle that was supposed to end in six days lasted for 43 days, and what made the US military even more embarrassed was that not only did they not win in the end, but paid a heavy price.
In this battle, the Chinese People's Liberation Army emerged many combat heroes who took the mission of defending the country and did not flinch even if they sacrificed their lives.
In 1929, Wang Heliang was born in Jianyang County, Sichuan Province.
At that time, China had not yet been liberated, the peasants did not have their own land, and the whole family lived on the meager income earned by Wang Heliang's father as a long-term worker, and life was always tight.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Jianyang County was liberated, and with the help of the Communist Party, Wang Heliang's family was allocated a good piece of land, which was a great news for a family that had seen other people's faces for many years.
Since then, Wang Heliang's conscience has been full of infinite reverence for China and the Communist Party, and in order to make a return, he resolutely joined the local militia, and soon became the captain of the militia with his good skills and excellent performance.
Although this is already a big honor, Wang Heliang is not satisfied with this, he looks forward to the day when he can wear a majestic military uniform, go to the battlefield without hesitation when the motherland needs him, and dedicate his youth and blood to the party and the people.
When he heard the news of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Wang Heliang couldn't sit still anymore, his ambition couldn't make him silent at this time, so he rushed to the registration point without saying a word and successfully became a volunteer soldier.
Wang Heliang's unit was the 5th Company of the 87th Regiment of the 29th Division of the 15th Army of the Volunteer Army, and he was just a signal soldier in the team at the beginning. Due to his short stature, the commander of the 5th Company did not plan to let him go to the front line, but only wanted him to do logistics, but Wang Heliang came with the belief of killing the enemy on the field, so how could he be willing to be a small communication soldier.
So, he reported his ambition and determination to the company commander, and he had to fight for the opportunity to go to the front line. In the end, the commander of the 5th company was persuaded by him and agreed to let him train with other fighters.
Looking at Wang Heliang's complacent appearance, the company commander was very pleased, but also reminded:"The battlefield may be much more brutal than you think, and there is no chance to back down when you go to the battlefield. ”
Wang Heliang nodded firmly, and since then he has entered the arduous training. From the first rays of sunshine in the morning to the end of the night, he went out early and returned late every day, day after day, with his comrades-in-arms, hard learning combat skills and improving combat ability, thus cultivating a good skill.
In July 1951, Wang Heliang had grown into a qualified soldier, and under the arrangement of the party organization, he embarked on a journey to the Korean battlefield, and the deputy squad leader of his squad was Xue Zhigao.
Xue Zhigao was born in Santai, Sichuan Province in 1931, and Wang Heliang is a fellow countryman, this young man who is three years younger than Wang Heliang first showed his edge in the early years of participating in the battle against bandits, not only agile, but also very clever, and immediately stood out from the crowd and was recommended to the Chinese People's Liberation Army troops.
After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Xue Zhigao, who served as the deputy squad leader, led Wang Heliang and other soldiers to a foreign land with a fiery patriotic heart.
When he first arrived in North Korea, Wang Heliang was gearing up to fight the enemy to the end, but he was deeply shocked by the scene in front of him. No land here is safe, one second it is green grass, the next second it is dusty and fires are raging under the raging cannons of aircraft.
The most cruel thing is the soldiers who were blown up to a bloody blur, and it is not uncommon for them to lack arms and legs here, and those bloody scenes once made Wang Heliang feel sick to his stomach.
Looking at the tragic situation of scattered villages, railways, and highways after the war, Wang Heliang's sense of mission suddenly burst out, and he quickly adjusted himself, cheered each other on with his comrades-in-arms, and worked hard against time to wait for the organization to assign tasks. In March 1952, Wang Heliang's unit was transferred to Pyongkang, a strategic point in North Korea with a very arduous offensive and defensive task.
Wang Heliang and his comrades-in-arms were responsible for digging tunnels, repairing fortifications, and preparing for defense during the day, and at night they went to the position under the leadership of the squad leader to make a surprise attack when the enemy relaxed his vigilance. Sneak attacks are not easy, and sometimes the fighters need to spend the whole night in the snow and ice just to find a good time to stop them.
On the first mission, Wang Heliang was sleepy because he had been lying on his stomach for too long, and he closed his eyes and took a nap in a trance. Seeing this, the experienced squad leader hurriedly pushed him awake, grabbed a ball of snow on the grass ground and stuffed it into his mouth.
The icy snow made Wang Heliang wake up all of a sudden, and after that time, he realized that it was very dangerous to fall asleep in the snow, and maybe there would be no chance to wake up after falling asleep, so every time he carried out a mission, Wang Heliang tried to keep himself awake.
During the war, it became common for the volunteers to lack food and clothing, and they had heavy tasks every day, but they could only eat two meals simply, and sometimes they could only dig wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.
But Wang Heliang and his comrades-in-arms never complained, their ** was frozen to cracking, and some of them lost weight due to long-term hunger, such difficult conditions did not deter them, because they had a strong will, like a sharp sword piercing all difficulties.
In October 1952, the Battle of Shangganling broke out, and the United Army was fully prepared in terms of troops and equipment, intending to disintegrate the central front of the Volunteer Army in a quick and decisive way, so as to occupy the important Wusheng Mountain. More than 3,000 planes were dispatched to carry out carpet bombing, and everywhere they went were large and small bomb craters, with plants and trees withering and everything withering.
However, this kind of firepower did not allow the joint ** to end the battle quickly.
When the war lasted until the 20th, the United ** began to gain the upper hand, they occupied a number of hills in Shangganling, and the volunteers had no choice but to turn into the tunnels dug in advance in the face of days of artillery fire.
In such a concealed environment, it was difficult for the United ** to find the figure of the volunteers, and naturally they could not launch an effective attack, so they blocked the entrances and exits of various tunnels, trying to starve the volunteers to death in a confined space.
In such a critical situation, the volunteers could not find food supplies, and the living environment became extremely difficult. They relied on their last remaining will to save the country to encourage each other, drinking urine and water from the cracks in the stones when they were thirsty, and digging up some grass and swallowing it in the dirt when they were hungry.
They know very well that only by staying alive can they achieve their mission, and only by sticking to it can they regain their position. On October 30, the Volunteer Army launched a counterattack at the right time, and Wang Heliang's company was responsible for attacking Beishan on the Shangganling Heights.
After days of hard fighting, the 5th Company gradually weakened under the fierce attack of the enemy, and most of the original team of more than 100 people died on the battlefield, and the remaining dozen or so people were also painted on their bodies.
Seeing his comrades-in-arms fall down one by one and never get up again, Wang Heliang had indescribable worry and resentment in his heart, he picked up the ** in his hand, and planned to fight to the death with the enemy again.
At this time, more than a dozen grenades were thrown in his direction, and several comrades-in-arms who couldn't dodge were suddenly blown up to a blur of flesh and blood, and they fell to the ground in an instant. The grenade did not hit Wang Heliang, but the stamina generated by ** also pushed him a few meters away, and his face was severely burned by the qi wave.
Wang Heliang lay on the ground for a while before regaining consciousness, and when he wanted to open his eyes to look at the situation around him, he found that his left eyeball had rolled out of his socket, and his whole face was full of blood. Wang Heliang felt that the sky was dark for a while, and his eyes were blurry, and he struggled to stand up while moving forward with difficulty, while anxiously calling out to his teammates.
It wasn't long before he heard a faint voice at his feet.
Wang Heliang hurriedly bent down and used his hands to constantly sense the other party's position, and soon touched a person covered in blood, but his legs had been blown up by cannonballs, and the sticky blood kept seeping out.
This person is Wang Heliang's deputy squad leader Xue Zhigao. Wang Heliang didn't have time to think about it, he endured the severe pain and took out the first-aid kit he was carrying with him and bandaged Xue Zhigao's wound. On the position at this time, the soldiers of the 5th Company were dead and wounded, and only Wang Heliang and Xue Zhigao were still panting in the trenches.
One of them was injured in the eye and became blind, and the other was injured in the leg and became lame, and all of them lost the ability to fight alone.
They sat on the ground and rested, thinking about what to do next.
Suddenly, Heliang clapped his hands and said excitedly"Deputy squad leader, one of us can't see, the other can't walk, why don't you let me be your leg, you come as my eye, I carry you, you command me, how about we continue to complete the task? ”
Xue Zhigao nodded hurriedly after hearing this, and told Wang Heliang to do as he said.
The blind man and the lame man were formed, and the two became one, charging towards the enemy's artillery fire, using blasters and machine guns to strike the enemy with precision, causing the enemy to retreat again and again.
A US military officer who was inspecting not far away showed a look of disbelief when he saw this scene, and then shook his head helplessly and said to the people around him"How can we win against such an opponent? ”
Wang Heliang and Xue Zhigao cooperated more and more tacitly, overcoming obstacles and obstacles all the way, invincible, and soon the ammunition they were carrying was used up. In order to replenish ammunition, Wang Heliang put Xue Zhigao in a hidden place during the war, and he groped on the ground to collect bombs.
Suddenly, a loud "boom" sound came from behind them, and it turned out that the enemy had discovered their traces and was coming in their direction. Wang Heliang's ears were so shocked that he couldn't hear the sound for a while, he turned around and looked through his blurred right eye, only to see the deputy squad leader Xue Zhigao shouting at him, but he couldn't hear anything.
The enemy's footsteps are getting closer and closer, at this critical moment, Xue Zhigao pulled the last bomb in his hand, and moved his body with difficulty to meet the enemy, and at the moment of the bomb, Xue Zhigao and the enemy disappeared into the dust and smoke.
Wang Heliang couldn't believe the vague scene in front of him, the deputy squad leader who was still on his back a few minutes ago was dying with the enemy at this moment, and his already mutilated body was even more miserable. He wanted to call the deputy squad leader, but apparently his body no longer allowed it, so Wang Heliang fainted on the battlefield due to excessive blood loss.
I don't know how long later, someone woke him up, Wang Heliang opened his eyes, and through a little gap in his right eye, he saw his comrades-in-arms squatting beside him, and they supported Wang Heliang and sent him to the field hospital**.
Before leaving, Wang Heliang turned his head to look in the direction of Xue Zhigao, his heart was already full of tears.
After the Battle of Shangganling, Wang Heliang was transferred back to China**, but unfortunately, he was permanently blind in his left eye, and his vision in his right eye gradually blurred, and finally he could only see things near him.
The heroic deeds of Wang Heliang and Xue Zhigao also spread in Sichuan, and everyone was moved by the stories of the two and paid their highest respects.
In 1991, Wang Heliang died of illness at the age of 60, his life was very simple, even if he had made contributions to the country, he never high-profile publicity.
Fighting heroes like Wang Heliang and Xue Zhigao emerged batch after batch in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and they exchanged their lives for the peace of the motherland, and their spirit is worthy of being sung by the sons and daughters of China from generation to generation.