Volunteer veteran Li Hongyin.
Part I: Remembering History.
This year marks the 74th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers going abroad to fight to resist US aggression and aid Korea. The victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea safeguarded peace in Asia and the world and consolidated the people's power in New China. My father, Li Hongyin, was a veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, who joined the revolution at the age of 13 and followed the Communist Party and the revolutionary contingent to fight in the east, west, north, south, and middle of the motherland. He participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the War of Self-Defense and Counterattack against Vietnam. After a long period of bloody battles on the battlefield, he has participated in hundreds of battles and battles, been wounded, and made meritorious contributions. My father, who is 96 years old this year, once told us that 74 years ago, on the battlefield filled with gunpowder, the Korean Civil War broke out on June 25, 1950, and the United States gathered 16 countries to form a "joint **" to accelerate its northward advance, and China's security was greatly threatened. The Prime Minister and the Prime Minister issued a solemn statement: It is stated that China and the people will not tolerate the position of imperialism running rampant and hegemonic in our neighboring countries. On October 8, *** issued an order: enter the DPRK at any time to participate in the war. ** and *** study in detail the Volunteer Army's troop dispatch and combat plan, and determine the batch of various parts of the Volunteer Army to cross the river on October 18 or 19. Their father recalled that he was just 22 years old when he first entered the DPRK, and he served as the chief of the operations section of the 117th Division of the 39th Army, and crossed the river from the mouth of the Changdian River with the Second Division of the Artillery Regiment and the Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, and some of the people of the 39th Army took the train to Andong to irrigate and get off the train and the main force of the 40th Army and the First Artillery Division crossed the river from Andong. In the coldest winter, our volunteers marched in the ice and snow in thin clothes and trousers, and quietly arrived at the battlefield with amazing perseverance and threw themselves into the battle to defend their homeland and country. The temperature at night was very low, close to minus 40 degrees Celsius, and many people had frostbite on their hands and feet, and some even froze into rotten meat, and even the grenade strings could not be pulled out.
Part 2: The first battle of Cloud Mountain, Megatron.
My father recalled that on the 24th day of entering the dynasty, he said that the 39th Army, formerly known as the Red 25th Army, was the "pioneer" in the Long March, participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, and was the "sharp knife" of Siye during the War of Liberation. The 39th Army is an invincible and invincible ace force, which has played four firsts in the Korean battlefield. The Battle of Unsan demonstrated the military talent and courage of the 39th Army, who, with their superior tactics and tenacious will, successfully defeated the 1st Division of the American Imperial Ace Cavalry. This victory not only demonstrated the strength of the squadron, but also made the Americans realize that they are not invincible. The Battle of Yunshan was the first battle of the 39th Army going abroad, and it was also the first confrontation between the squadron and the United States. Under the command of the commander, the 39th Army correctly applied the ten major military principles, concentrated superior forces, interspersed divisions, and encircled in a roundabout way. He gave full play to his expertise in close combat and night combat and his fighting style of daring to fight, fought in a foreign country, and repelled the 1st Cavalry Division, an American ace unit with world-class modern equipment at that time. We have no planes, lack of artillery and tanks, and we are at an inferior level in terms of technology and equipment, and the defeat of the American ace army is the first division of the American cavalry formed by Washington, which this time suffered a defeat and was defeated under the 39th Army. The battle of Yunshan has played a national and military prestige and shook the world. In order to remember the Battle of Unsan, the Korean people changed the stone cave south of Unsan to "Shengsheng-ri" and the Namsan-ri west of Unsan to "Fierce Battle-ri". To show that future generations will always remember the great merits of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
General Wu Xinquan made great contributions to the Battle of Yunshan. In the Battle of Yunshan, more than 2,000 enemies were killed, wounded and captured, including more than 1,840 American troops. Shot down 3 planes, captured 4, and severely damaged the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army. The destruction and capture of 28 tanks, 176 automobiles, 119 guns of various kinds, and a large amount of military material dealt a blow to the arrogance of the US military. The 39th Army participated in the victory of the entire five major battles to resist US aggression and aid Korea, won the most brilliant achievements in the Korean battlefield, and was worthy of the name of the first army in the Korean battlefield.
Part 3: Remembering the martyrs and cherishing peace.
Today, 74 years later, the mountains and rivers are unharmed, and the heroes are in the year. Time may have changed their faces, but it can't change the integrity of not being afraid to sacrifice and charge forward. In this fierce battle of blood and fire, there were countless combat heroes, such as Yang Liandi, Yang Gensi, Sun Zhanyuan, Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun, Wu Guozhang, commander of the 39th Army, and tens of thousands of unsung heroes and meritorious heroes and commanders at all levels who made meritorious contributions in battle, such as Zheng Qi, Gao Yunhe, and Yang Qiushan. The heroic sacrifice of martyr Qiu Shaoyun was witnessed by my old father himself. They lurked not far from Qiu Shaoyun, who was lurking in the grass more than 60 meters away from the enemy's forward position, and in order to cover the lurking troops, the command post ordered the artillery to strike at the enemy. After the enemy was hit, the plane was dispatched to reconnoitre, and blindly dropped incendiary bombs, an incendiary bomb happened to fall next to Qiu Shaoyun, and the flying sparks splashed on his left leg, burning his cotton clothes, scalp and flesh, and next to him was a ditch, as long as he rolled into the ditch, the fire could be extinguished. But in order not to expose the hidden troops, he strictly abided by discipline and gritted his teeth, plunged his hands deep into the soil, did not say a word, did not move, and died heroically at the age of 26. My father witnessed all this and was deeply saddened by the loss of his comrades. In the Battle of Yunshan, after a squad of the 2nd Battalion engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the US troops, many soldiers were wounded and pulled grenades and chose to die with the enemy. There were only two fighters left in this squad, a deputy squad leader Li Lianhua and another soldier, who had been wounded and stubbornly approached the temporary airfield of the US military and approached the plane until they dragged the last American soldier who desperately resisted out of the cockpit of a plane and captured the personnel on the plane. They used their youth and enthusiasm to continue to write a triumphant song of magnificent mountains and rivers, and made great contributions to defending the interests of the country and world peace.
Part 4: Inheriting the Red Gene and Carrying Forward the Red Tradition.
My father was old and sick, and he was wounded in the head during the Korean Campaign, and he was killed by death more than 10 times. My father didn't talk much about himself, but he stayed on the paper but was light. Whenever the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was commemorated, my father's tears came out of his eyes, and he could not calm down for a long time. My father told us that compared to those elders and comrades-in-arms who had been sleeping for eternity, I had spared ink like gold, and that since I joined the revolution, I have put life and death aside. I already feel self-sufficient and gratified with what I got and what I didn't get today. We must always listen to the party and always follow the party. There was no one before the father's generation, and there was no one after that. Volunteer soldiers they fought on the Korean battlefield for more than 1,000 days and nights, the sacrifice and dedication of these veterans, in exchange for our hard-won peace today, these veterans they are the most lovely people. Use those heroic stories to cleanse the soul and purify the soul, so that the original intention will never fade into the dust, and the faith will always keep the quality and freshness. To inspire and inspire young people in today's new era with the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, the young people of the present generation should carry forward the spirit of patriotism and enhance their sense of national pride, and young people should always keep in mind that the interests of the country and the nation are above all else. Contribute to the prosperity of the motherland, the strength of the army, and the rejuvenation of the nation.
In the end, these medals tell the story of a veteran's loyalty to the party during the war years, and his career of quitting horses without fear of sacrificing and moving forward. The 96-year-old man witnessed the great leap of New China to stand up, get rich, and then become strong. Some of the medals worn by my father when he participated in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in the Great Hall of the People in 2000 include the ** Medal of Independence and Freedom of the People's Republic of China, the ** Medal of Liberation of the People's Republic of China, 2 Medals of the ** National Flag of the DPRK, the Order of Freedom and Independence of the DPRK of the Second Degree, the Medal of Honor for Independence and Freedom of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, 3 Medals of Great Merit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the Medal of Independence and Freedom of the People's Republic of China.
*The inscription of General Sun Yikai, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission and Minister of National Defense, and Lieutenant General Sun Yi, an adviser to a certain department of the General Staff, to his parents, whose mother is also a veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.