On November 12, 1978, the 376th Infantry Regiment of the 126th Division of the 42nd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army suddenly received an urgent order from the division headquarters
Immediately stop the current task, be sure to rush back to the Leiyang station in Hunan within 4 days, and be on standby.
The military order is like a mountain!
The 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army immediately stopped what it was doing, and all the officers and men of the regiment packed up their bags in a nervous and orderly manner and prepared to evacuate.
So, what tasks was the 376th Regiment of the PLA performing at the time of receiving this order?
What new tasks will they be commanded to perform?
It turned out that the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam was about to begin, and in accordance with the instructions of the Central Military Commission, the units of the Guangzhou Military Region and the Kunming Military Region of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) quickly gathered their troops and entered a state of pre-war standby.
The 42nd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is subordinate to the Guangzhou Military Region, and this army is the "rising star" of the former Fourth Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the 376th Infantry Regiment of the 126th Division under its command is among the troops on the march.
In the 1979 self-defense and counterattack war against Vietnam, 29 army divisions took part in the defense of the frontier, of which 21 were Division B that had been expanded before the battle, accounting for the vast majority.
These troops that have been expanded before the war are a bit special, their main task in peacetime is production and construction, and the military training time is relatively small, far inferior to the first division.
Before receiving the order to prepare for war, some of these units of the B Division were engaged in barracks construction, some were engaged in construction at the site of national defense projects, and some were engaged in agricultural production.
The situation of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army is the most special: they made movies in Dayu, Jiangxi, and acted as "group performances".
Making movies, being an actor? ”
Yes, that's right, the officers and soldiers of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army are indeed actors and make movies in Dayu, Jiangxi!
A month ago, the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army was also carrying out production and construction tasks at the Leiyang garrison in Hunan, when it was suddenly transferred to Dayu, Jiangxi Province by an order.
As soon as they arrived at the destination of Dayu in Jiangxi, the officers and men were all happy.
It turned out that Shanghai Film Studio was filming a movie in Dayu, Jiangxi, and this movie was "From Slave to General".
The officers and soldiers of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army are about to be ordered to assist in the filming of the film and act as extras in the film.
This is a revolutionary war-themed film, and it is one of the tribute films for the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The prototype character of the film's actor Luo Xiao is General Luo Binghui, and General Luo Xiao is played by the famous actor and "iron man on the screen" - Yang Zaibao.
With the approval of the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Guangzhou Military Region sent the 376th Regiment as an extras to cooperate with the filming of the film "From Slave to General".
The soldiers of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army are very young, and for them, being able to participate in the filming of the film and leave their presence on the screen is a beautiful thing that they did not dare to hope for before.
At that time, although there was no such thing as "chasing stars", the young soldiers were familiar with the names of famous actors such as Yang Zaibao and Zhang Jinling, and it was a rare and precious opportunity to be able to film with the stars they admired.
According to the needs of the plot, the officers and soldiers of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army, as the main "group performance", have to participate in the filming of many scenes in the play.
For example, the Yuan War, the Northern Expeditionary Army's siege, the Luoxiao Regiment's uprising, the five anti-encirclement and suppression, the Red Army's Long March, and the New Fourth Army's resistance to the Japanese puppeteers.
The movie soon started shooting, and the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army sometimes played the Beiyang Army and the Protector, sometimes the Northern Expeditionary Army, the Kuomintang Army, and sometimes the Red Army and the New Fourth Army soldiers.
Under the arrangement of the crew, the officers and men of the People's Liberation Army constantly changed their "roles", and the officers and men "fought" together in a trench for a while, and then became "enemies" to the death.
The officers and men were very busy, but they also found it interesting and fun.
They do not know that in the border areas of the motherland, the Vietnamese army frequently harasses our border areas, and the atmosphere of war has become stronger and stronger among the border people of our country.
Just when the officers and men of the 376th Regiment were closely cooperating with the filming of the film, with the arrival of an urgent order, the happy and interesting "group performance" life of the officers and men of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army came to an abrupt end.
After receiving the order, the officers and soldiers of the 376th Regiment immediately took action, and they quickly handed back the props and costumes used in the filming, and the movements were crisp and neat.
After learning the news, the film crew had not yet come to their senses, and the officers and men of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army had already completed the preparations before the start of the shooting, and all the equipment used in the shooting was neatly stacked on the field.
This is our army, orders and forbidden, vigorous and resolute!
The crew was in a hurry, things came too suddenly, the film crew still had hundreds of war scenes that had not been filmed, and as soon as the troops were withdrawn, what should I do?
The filmmaker's response was swift, and he immediately sent a telegram to the troops, explaining the situation, hoping that the troops would continue to support them and not evacuate the set for the time being.
The troops soon heard back, and with the approval of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, it was agreed that the 376th Regiment would leave some officers and soldiers behind and not withdraw for the time being, but a deadline was given - it must be rebuilt within two weeks.
In accordance with the order, the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army left the 3rd Battalion and the regimental artillery company to continue filming, and the other personnel immediately withdrew from the set and returned to the Leiyang garrison in Hunan Province to rebuild.
In the following days, the film crew worked overtime to grab the camera, and after 12 days of busy day and night, they finally completed the set shooting task.
After completing the shooting mission, the 3rd Battalion of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army and the regimental artillery company immediately set off and returned to their station in Leiyang, Hunan Province on time within the specified time limit.
On December 7, 1978, the Military Commission decided to officially launch a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, and the next day, the participating military regions received an advance order for "troop strategic development".
After receiving the order, the 376th Regiment immediately carried out various preparations, and arrived at the Guangxi border before the end of the month, and immediately put into combat training.
On February 17, 1979, the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army officially entered that battle.
In this self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army served as the 126th Division's Sharp Knife Regiment, which broke through the border, interspersed Dongxi, assaulted Gaoping, seized and pressurized, and opened up Xialang, after 66 battles of all sizes.
The officers and men of this regiment were all experiencing war for the first time, and the average age of the officers was 38 years old, and most of the soldiers were recruits.
However, the officers and men were brave and tenacious, forgetting their lives and death, and they fought more than 250 kilometers and destroyed a total of 1,050 enemies, including 1,037 killed and 13 captured.
The 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army has 148 units awarded collective meritorious service, 1,055 cadres and soldiers have made meritorious service, and 3 officers and soldiers have become meritorious.
He is a first- and second-class combat hero, and his combat achievements rank among the top of more than 90 infantry regiments participating in the battle.
At the same time, the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army also paid a certain price, and more than 600 officers and soldiers in the regiment were unfortunate**, of which 130 officers and soldiers died honorably.
A few months ago, on the set of "From Slave to General", the officers and soldiers would never have imagined that some of them would leave their last ...... in the film
The officers and men of the 376th Regiment of the People's Liberation Army not only made contributions to a revolutionary war-themed movie, but also established immortal feats for the motherland and the people in the battle to punish the Vietnamese invaders.
The movie "From Slave to General" was officially released in 1979, and many officers and soldiers of the former 376th Regiment saw themselves on the screen, as well as the ...... of their comrades-in-arms who had sacrificed
I hope that friends will find this old movie, relive the beacon years of the year, cherish the memory of Luo Binghui and other revolutionary martyrs, and also offer our deep respect to the officers and soldiers of the 376th Regiment, especially the officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who sacrificed their lives!