During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, our army made a variety of attempts to capture prisoners and preach students, among which a group of outstanding political propagandists emerged, and Liu Luzeng was one of them.
She bravely marched in the smoke of artillery fire, shouted hoarsely at the enemy in the tunnels to disintegrate the enemy troops, and even interrogated and educated captured American ...... under the strafing fire of enemy planesIn 1979, Liu Lu came to the United States for work.
During a meal, she noticed that a tall, slightly chubby man had been staring at her. The man saw that Liu Lu had discovered himself, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Are you Chinese?"
Are you new to this place or have you been here for a long time? ”
Liu Lu once had a solid family in Shanghai and was called "everyone's lady", but when she signed up for the People's Liberation Army Art Troupe in 1949, she was rejected because her family was too wealthy.
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, it was decided to recruit English translators. Because of his excellent oral English skills, Liu Lu was once admitted and received a generous and heavy cotton military uniform, and became the English translator of the Enemy Army Work Department of the Political Department of the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army.
At the end of 1950, Liu Lu and 22 other field interpreters crossed the Yalu River with the troops, braved the roar of enemy planes, and braved the smoke of gunpowder to the "Stadium" mountain area in central Korea, where the prisoner management regiment was located.
After arriving at the station, Liu Luzeng was asked to read a large number of captured US military documents and propaganda materials. The superior said to her: "Comrade Liu Luzeng, although you are a woman, you must realize your responsibility here.
I don't care who you were in the past and how much your family spoiled you, but when you get here, you have to obey orders! Liu Lu once stood up and saluted and replied firmly: "Please rest assured, chief, I know the burden on my shoulders, and I will not let you down!" ”
The superior nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "You first translate these documents and propaganda materials into Chinese, remember to be fast!" Soon after, Liu Lu completed the task assigned to her by her superiors and was praised by the troops.
In addition to working as an interpreter, she also worked as a prisoner to persuade them to rehabilitate. Liu Lu once strictly enforced the discipline of the volunteers in dealing with prisoners, but she did not just use preaching, but tried all kinds of methods to educate and reform American prisoners.
Liu Lu was a wise and courageous woman who played an important role in the interrogation of American prisoners. During the interrogation of a U.S. prisoner, she skillfully exploits his inner contradictions, inspiring him to think about whether what he is doing is righteous and whether he wants to see his loved ones become victims.
In this way, Liu Lu had succeeded in getting the American prisoner to confess some important information. With regard to other black captives, Liu Luzeng adopted a similar tactic, exploiting their racial ambivalence to keep them under mutual surveillance.
For captives who behave well, she will give rewards, such as handing out cigarettes, etc. In addition, Liu Lu was also involved in the interrogation of prisoners of war, taking care of their food, lodging, and injuries**.
Although the prisoners of war encountered some difficulties in the management process, such as insufficient rations, Liu Luzeng still worked tirelessly. Not only was she actively involved in the management of prisoners of war, but she also took on the task of carrying rations.
With her ingenuity and bravery, she made an important contribution to the management of prisoners of war among the soldiers of the Volunteer Army.
Liu Lu once persuaded people with reason, so that the American prisoners of war who were initially reluctant to carry food kept up with the pace of the volunteer soldiers and went to the logistics department 10 miles away to carry food. In his work as a prisoner of war, Liu Lu also encountered some prisoners who thought highly of themselves, such as an American pilot who had participated in World War II, who thought he was sorry and was unwilling to cooperate.
Liu Lu had calmly stated that her great-grandfather, Liu Bingzhang, had been governor of Zhejiang decades ago, resisted French aggression and later became governor of Sichuan, and now retired, and she was in charge of dealing with these invaders.
The American pilot was stunned for a moment, but still refused to answer any questions during the subsequent interrogation. Liu Lu had discussed with the leaders and decided that the pilot thought that we were weak and could be bullied, so he would change his strategy.
Liu Lu had decided to put this US pilot to the test in order to verify his sincerity. He revoked all the pilot's privileges, such as eating small stoves, handing out good cigarettes, and providing baths, and held him with South Korean prisoners of war.
These South Korean POWs held a grudge against the US military, so the pilots were bullied and abused by them. However, a few days later, the pilot took the initiative to write a letter to Liu Luzeng apologizing and was willing to answer any questions.
Liu Lu interrogated a variety of prisoners of war, including black soldiers, convict soldiers, and soldiers with strong resistance sentiments. But no matter who it is, as long as they meet Liu Luzeng, they will be treated obediently by her.
During this period, Liu Lu also came into contact with an American prisoner of war named James, a soldier of the 1st Marine Division of the United States Army, who was taken prisoner on the battlefield for the first time.
Liu Lu once learned during the interrogation that James is a native of Florida, 22 years old, who believes in ** religion and has high Chinese. He also learned from James that after being a prisoner, he was shaken by his religion.
James said that the chaplains who accompanied the army prayed for them to make it safe to go to war, but he ended up being a prisoner and felt that God could not protect him.
When Liu Lu interrogated James, James told him how he lost his job because of group fights and stealing, and finally chose to join the army. He said he read in a newspaper that joining the army would offset his sentence and decided to join the army.
However, he was taken prisoner as soon as he arrived on the battlefield. Liu Lu once asked James if he knew that joining the army would put his life in danger, and James replied that he did not know. Later, James did not carry food because he was sick and feverish, and when Liu Lu learned about it, he immediately sent him antipyretic medicine and reported to the leaders to approve him to take a car.
During his work in the volunteer prisoner of war camp, Liu Lu learned from his comrades-in-arms that James had changed a lot, and his thinking gradually improved. In a prisoner of war camp, he met a female soldier who gave him a great inspiration.
After that, Liu Lu was transferred to the enemy's engineering department, and their task was to launch a political offensive against the enemy in the forward zone. They were going to pass through the enemy's blockade line and reach 399 at the forefront8 highland tunnels.
The environment there was extremely harsh, there were only three shell boxes, on which they had to eat, sleep and work. Although there is a constant sound of cannons during the day and candles go out during the night broadcast, they will ** songs such as "Ode to Joy" and "Silent Night".
Liu Lu and his comrades-in-arms started at 8 p.m. every night and ended at 1 a.m., continuing to broadcast and shout. Their place of work was at the top of the mountain, where the wires could be broken by enemy shells, but they were always not afraid of difficulties and climbed to the top of the hill to wire.
There was also a big horn on the top of the mountain, and the horn was facing the enemy, so that they could only hear the sound, but they could not see Liu Luzeng and the others. As the day of Christmas got closer and closer, the gunfire in the enemy's forward positions became less and less, and there was silence on the top of the mountain at night, only the ** and the sound of radio from the loudspeakers.
In order to let the horn play a greater role, Liu Luzeng and others pulled the horn into the pit during the day, played records for the soldiers, and carried out cultural and entertainment activities, so that the morale was even higher.
Of course, Liu Luzeng's main task was to broadcast and shout to the US military every day. Because he could not use the amplification equipment during the day, Liu Luzeng held a long-handled loudspeaker and shouted to the US military in English through the hole in the tunnel: "Don't send you to death in the war of aggression against Korea!"
The Chinese People's Volunteers guarantee the safety of the lives of prisoners of war! We only want peace, not war! At night, the soldiers put the horns in front of the enemy position on the top of the mountain, and then used a hand-cranked generator, and Liu Lu once shouted to the US troops, and read the unsent letters from the families of the fallen US soldiers and the family letters captured by the volunteers, hoping to influence the US troops.
Every time the US troops heard Liu Luzeng's shouting, they would be very angry, and often bombarded the mountain with shells of various calibers. The rocks at the top of the mountain were beaten into powder, and the earth sank down several meters, but Liu Luzeng still insisted on working without flinching.
Liu Lu, with his fluent English, loud voice, and elegant conversation, gradually disintegrated the military spirit and fighting spirit of the US military. There are even some American soldiers who affectionately call Liu Lu Zeng "The Nightingale" because her voice is so unique and has a huge incitement power.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, many captured enemy soldiers even put forward a request to see this "announcer" Liu Luzeng. In July 1953, after the Korean War armistice negotiations began, Liu Lu was once again sent to the forward position and served as the "program host" of the T-shaped mountain position, participating in the political offensive against the US army.
The tunnel that Liu Lu had entered was a forward position for confrontation with the US military, and the distance between the two sides was only two or three hundred meters. However, Liu Luzeng was undaunted, and she stretched out a long-handled horn from a small hole dug next to the tunnel, shouted directly at the American positions, and told them the progress of the armistice negotiations between the two sides.
With the passage of time, there seems to be a tacit understanding between Liu Lu and the US military: as long as Liu Lu has spoken through a loudspeaker, the US military will not shoot. On July 27, Liu Lu issued the news of the signing of the Korean armistice agreement to the US military positions in a cheerful tone.
After 8 p.m., the gunfire gradually subsided, and there was jubilation in the tunnel. By 10 p.m., all the gunfire had stopped. At dawn, Liu Lu and other comrades-in-arms jumped out of the tunnel and climbed to the top of the mountain.
The U.S. troops on the opposite hill were very surprised when they saw Liu Luzeng and the others, because they thought that it was a tape recorder that shouted, but they did not expect that in such a dangerous place, there were really female volunteers of the army.
An unexpected reunion Many years after the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Liu Lu was appointed as the manager of the American department of China International Travel Service Nanjing Branch with his superb English skills.
In the spring of 1979, Liu Lu accompanied Wu Yifang, a famous female educator and vice governor of Jiangsu Province, to her alma mater, the University of Michigan, to receive the "Goddess of Wisdom Award".
It was this trip that unexpectedly reunited Liu Luzeng with James, the former American prisoner. One morning at a special party, Wu Mingxian, an old classmate of Liu Luzeng, invited her to lunch at a lotus restaurant in Manhattan, which he owned.
After eating, the two took a car to visit the local White Rock Museum, but they didn't expect to come across the monthly gathering of the museum staff. When the director of the museum learned that Liu Lu had been a guest from China, he quickly invited her to participate in the dinner.
A special dish will be very rich, and because of the arrival of Liu Luzeng, a special guest, a French chef specially made a Yangzhou fried rice for her.
Yangzhou fried rice is not only a delicacy, but also a symbol of friendship, entrusting the friendship and peace between China and the United States.
When Liu Lu was toasting to everyone, she suddenly felt an eager gaze on her. She followed that feeling and saw a tall, brown-haired, blue-eyed foreigner.
She felt that this person was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember seeing it in **. When this person saw Liu Luzeng, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Are you Chinese?" Are you new to this place or have you lived here for a long time? ”
Although Liu Luzeng was puzzled as to why this person asked her like this, she still politely introduced herself. Hearing the name "Liu Luzeng", this person immediately walked up to her, held her hand tightly, burst into tears with excitement, and then choked up and said, "Do you remember me?"
On the Korean battlefield, in the volunteer prisoner of war camp, you have been with me, a prisoner of war, as a victor. On Christmas Day, you also gave me a gift, a small pin with the words 'Peace' written on the red paper, which is still in my home and I keep it ...... wellLiu Luzeng still couldn't remember who this person was, so she asked suspiciously, "Are you ......?""James Paitner! ”
The man replied. Hearing this name, Liu Lu immediately recalled, and she said excitedly: "James? James? Is it really you? Liu Luzeng's hands also began to tremble.
The story of Liu Luzeng and James immediately spread among the guests, and everyone raised their glasses to greet her and asked her about her life with concern.
In Nanjing, China, a lady named Liu Luzeng and an American James, who had been an enemy on the battlefield, met again. Both of them feel very lucky that they are finally reunited here as friends.
James said: "Humanity is supposed to be friendly and not hostile. But at that time, world peace and human happiness were destroyed by those war madmen. ”
Liu Luzeng nodded, and then said, "James, I am now the manager of the American Department of China International Travel Service Nanjing Branch, and I am responsible for receiving American guests traveling to China. ”
James was a little excited after hearing this, and he raised his glass to greet Liu Luzeng: "Ms. Liu, you are a 'non-governmental ambassador' from China!" To build a bridge of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples, I want to learn from you! ”
James sincerely invited Liu Lu to come to his house as a guest, but Liu Lu politely declined his kindness. "I would love to be a guest at your house, but Florida and New York are too far apart, and I have limited time in the U.S.......," she explainsAlthough James felt a little regretful, he could still understand her difficulties, he held Liu Luzeng's hand tightly and said: "If I have the opportunity, I will take the whole family to travel to China, and I will definitely go to Nanjing to see you when the time comes!" ”
In the end, these two special friends who had formed a bond on the battlefield shook hands tightly again, unwilling to let go of ...... for a long time