In 1979, the war of self-defense and counterattack against Vietnam broke out, and there were many heroes on the battlefield, many of them"The second generation of the army"。Their fathers bravely sacrificed their lives for the cause of the liberation of the Chinese nation and against foreign enemies, and they inherited the legacy of their fathers, stepped forward, and paid their young lives to defend the motherland's frontier.
According to statistics, in this war, at least 11 leaders lost their children, including the tear-jerking stories of fathers and sons dying on the same battlefield, brothers dying together, and fathers watching their sons die.
Qu Kui and Qu Ningjiang, father and son, went to the battlefield together and became the deputy chief of staff of the 41st Army. When Qu Ningjiang joined the army, he was ridiculed as a "white-faced scholar who couldn't carry it on his shoulders and couldn't lift it in his hands" because of his white appearance, but he wanted to be an excellent soldier since he was a child and was unwilling to accept such a title.
So he worked physical fitness, often trained himself, and soon tanned himself, and also improved his ability, becoming a famous "Hercules" and "Sharpshooter" in the army.
Qu Ningjiang's father was a high-ranking cadre of the 41st Army, but he did not receive any special treatment because of this status. Instead, he went to the forefront of the Vietnam War as an ordinary soldier with only one year of military experience.
Originally, such "recruits" were not allowed to go to the front line, but Qu Ningjiang was allowed to go to the most dangerous place with his own efforts. He didn't let this "back door" opened for him by his father go in vain, and he behaved very heroically on the battlefield.
On February 17, Qu Ningjiang's Sharp Knife Battalion launched a self-defense counterattack against the Vietnamese army. After 28 hours of fierce fighting, they managed to take the 841 heights.
For the next 7 days, the soldiers held on to the high ground and withstood wave after wave of onslaught from the Vietnamese army. It wasn't until February 24 that they received an emergency transfer order and were about to go to another battlefield.
During the transfer of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Qu Ningjiang was ambushed by the enemy and was shot several times, but he insisted on covering his teammates until he died. He was awarded a first-class meritorious service for his heroic acts.
Knowing his son's heroic performance, Qu Kui burst into tears with pride: "My son is really good, I am proud of him!" Qu Ningjiang's experience made Mao Yu, deputy commander of the 41st Army, and other comrades-in-arms deeply regret.
In Mao Yu's family photo, his son Mao Xiaodong is a brave soldier. As early as 1969, he joined the army and performed well in the army, and even made a second-class meritorious service at the all-army martial arts conference.
Later, he entered the People's Liberation Army University for further study, and graduated to become one of the youngest company commanders in the army. On the battlefield in Vietnam, he temporarily took the position of battalion commander because of the sacrifice of the battalion commander of his battalion.
On 14 March, he received an order from the division headquarters to lead a battalion of troops to cover the retreat of the main forces. After calculation, Mao Xiaodong believed that it would take about an hour to blow up the bridge, and at this time, the main force was already marching 10 kilometers away, and there was no need to block it on the spot.
Therefore, without contacting the chief, he decisively changed the combat order and quickly evacuated after blowing up the bridge.
In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, an excellent commander, the "future star" of the army, with his heroic decision, saved an entire battalion of soldiers. However, in the following battle, he was unfortunately hit by a stray bullet and died a heroic death.
At the same time, in this war, another leader of the 41st Army, who was also a member of the old Eighth Route Army, Zhou Kaiyuan, political commissar, also experienced the pain of losing his son. Political Commissar Zhou joined the revolution as early as 1944 and served in various places until 1978, when he was sent to the front line of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.
Zhou Wei, the son of Zhou Kaiyuan, resolutely joined the field army of the Guangzhou Military Region at the end of 1978. He chose the 123rd Division to fight and was honored with the title of "Hero".
In the Liaoshen Campaign, he relied on the spirit of "people in the position" to fight fiercely with the Kuomintang army for six days and nights, repelled dozens of group charges, and contributed his own strength to the safety of the troops attacking Jinzhou.
He only fought on the battlefield for 4 days, but in this short period of time, he showed great courage and tenacity. Zhou Wei, although you have left us, your heroic deeds will always be remembered in our hearts.
When Zhou Kaiyuan learned the news of his son's sacrifice, he didn't know his son's situation. At the end of 28 days of cross-border fighting, he wanted to see his son, and only then did he learn this heart-wrenching fact.
In this self-defense counterattack, the 121st Division commanded by Zhou Kaiyuan took the initiative to attack the enemy in Nalong three times, and the whole division destroyed 2,898 enemies, ranking fourth among the 29 army divisions participating in the battle.
Such a heroic division commissar lost his beloved son in this battle. Zhang Zhixin, commander of the 160th Division, also lost his son Zhang Zhang in this battle.
Zhang Zhixin enlisted in the army in August 1945, was incorporated into the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army, and later participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and was promoted to a division commander by virtue of his military exploits on the Korean battlefield.
Zhang Li is the "old man" he got when he was 30 years old, and the "treasure in the palm" of his parents. Zhang Zhixin loves the child, but he does not dot on him, which also makes Zhang Zhang grow into an excellent young man.
Zhang Li aspired to join the army when he was a child, and his father warned him: "When you enter the army, you must use your true skills and don't be special." "Zhang Zhang became a PLA soldier with his own ability and lived up to his father's expectations.
On February 17, 1979, Zhang Zhang took the lead in crossing the Sino-Vietnamese border with the advance force and marched all the way south. He has a nimble mind and a strong hand, and is often the one who "plays the front station".
Moreover, his notes on the enemy's situation are very detailed, and he is often able to help the troops make accurate and detailed analyses. Because of his outstanding performance, not long after entering the Vietnam battlefield, Zhang Zhang made two military exploits and joined the Communist Party of China with honor.
On the afternoon of 27 February, when Zhang Lizheng was reconnoitring on a high ground with several comrades, a well-drilled enemy unit suddenly jumped out from behind them. Zhang Li was the first to spot this enemy army, and realized that his small group of scouts must be the target of the opponent's cleanup, so he immediately called his teammates to retreat.
In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Zhang Zhang and others were discovered by the enemy, machine gun fire, Zhang Li was hit twice in the waist, blood flowed, and he could no longer continue to retreat. At the moment of life and death, Zhang Zhang did not consider self-protection, but turned around to block in front of his comrades, buying them time to escape.
His heroic actions allowed his comrades to break through and return to their garrisons, while he himself remained forever on the battlefield in Vietnam at the age of 21. Before dying, Zhang Zhang comforted his father: "I didn't disgrace my father, don't be sad!" ”
Zhang Li's heroic deeds are touching, and his spirit will always inspire us.
Zhang Zhixin, a tough guy, a division commander. The tomb of his son, the martyr Zhang Li, stands quietly on the battlefield at this moment. As a division commander, he is deploying operational guidelines at the front-line headquarters.
Suddenly, he noticed the abnormality of the people around him, and the sadness of several people seemed to be hiding from him. He immediately used the majesty of the division commander and demanded that his men tell him what had happened.
When the commissar trembled and handed him a telegram, his premonition had come true. Seeing the news of his son's sacrifice, his eyes couldn't help but turn red. With trembling hands, he gave a solemn military salute in the direction of his son, and his voice was full of admiration: "He is good, I am proud of him!" ”
On the battlefield, there was not much time left for him to grieve. As a division commander, he is more likely to lead his soldiers to victory against the enemy. He endured the loss of his son and gave it his all.
After the victory of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, he came to the Jingxi Martyrs Cemetery in Guangxi again, put a wreath for his son, and said again: "Dad is proud of you!" ”
On March 2, on the battlefield of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Cao Conglian, the commander of the 446th Regiment, met his son Cao Hui. Although the two were on the same battlefield, they did not fight side by side, but carried out their own tasks.
Although it is always happy to see relatives, Cao Hui has to face an even more cruel truth at this time - his father, Cao Conglian, the head of the 446th Regiment, is fighting for the peace and security of the country.
Just when the battle was about to begin, Cao Conglian specially instructed his son: "Don't sit on the tank, it's dangerous." However, as a member of the Sharp Knife Company, Cao Hui had to sit on the tank, only then would there be no dead ends for the tank's attack.
Cao Hui chose to obey military orders instead of following his father's instructions. Witnessing his son sacrifice on the battlefield, this heart-rending pain was unfortunately felt by Cao Conglian.
But despite this, he is still proud of his son because he is a hero who fought for the peace and security of the country.
In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Cao Hui and three other comrades-in-arms drove tanks to the front line. However, they unfortunately encountered a concentrated attack from the enemy, and dense bullets were everywhere.
Cao Hui watched as his son was shot under the tank and fell in a pool of blood. At that moment, although he was a battle-hardened veteran, he picked up the ** at hand like crazy, and wanted to rush up to fight the enemy to the death.
Fortunately, his guards stopped his impulsive behavior in time. Despite the death of his son, Cao Hui continued to command the troops, successfully annihilated the surrounding enemy, and conquered the county town of Sabah three days later.
His heroic performance was posthumously recognized as a third-class meritorious service.
General Jiang Xieyuan is the founding major general, he is a fierce general of the four fields, once commanded the Tashan blockade battle, after the Liaoshen Campaign, the ** general specially sent a congratulatory message to the 12th division commanded by Jiang Xieyuan.
After the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam began, General Jiang Xieyuan was also transferred to the Guangxi border to command the operation, and he also brought his two sons with him -- Jiang Luping, a staff officer of the training section of a division of the third son, and Jiang Nanping, the squad leader of a reconnaissance company of the fourth son.
Before the start of the war, General Jiang Xieyuan made a military order to his two sons: "I hope you can fight to go to the front line and not be a turtle with a shrunken head." If you don't have a meritorious service, don't come to me. ”
Jiang Xieyuan was originally relieved that his two sons were injured on the battlefield, believing that they had lived up to his expectations. However, Jiang Luping's injuries were far more serious than expected.
During a reconnaissance mission, he was hit in the abdomen by an anti-aircraft aircraft of the Vietnamese army, and his internal organs flowed out, but he insisted on fighting the enemy in severe pain, and finally fell on the position, only 26 years old, unable to return to China with his father and younger brother.
Jiang Luping was posthumously awarded second-class merit, and the military merit medal was handed over to Jiang Xieyuan. When Jiang Xieyuan got his son's medal, the killing god who had seen life and death on the battlefield couldn't help but burst into tears.
The heroic Geng brothers all sacrificed their lives for the country here, and Geng Jun and Geng Xiaokang, the sons of Deputy Chief of Staff Geng Jinfu, also fought for the motherland in the Vietnam War. Geng Jinfu educated his children with military standards, and they had the determination to serve the country early.
After the outbreak of the Vietnam War, they signed up for the army without telling their parents, and left a suicide note for the company commander to keep before leaving. Although the parents had known that their two children were in the war, they were proud and stood behind them even when they knew there was danger ahead.
Title: Brothers stand side by side, sacrifice their lives for the country The two brothers, Geng Jun and Geng Xiaokang, were assigned to the same company in the army and served as squad leader and deputy squad leader respectively. They fought bravely and skillfully, annihilated countless enemies, and marched smoothly.
However, in a battle in early March, the situation took a turn for the worse, and their eighth company was surrounded by enemy troops. Although the company commander immediately organized the soldiers to fight in an orderly manner, and after two days and two nights of fierce fighting, they temporarily repelled the enemy and kept their positions, but the fighters were extremely heavy, and those who survived were all heavily damaged.
Late at night, when the company commander was preparing to organize a breakthrough, Geng Xiaokang took the initiative to ask Ying and lead the team to charge forward and open the way, he understood that this would face greater risks. On this night, Geng Xiaokang's comrades-in-arms successfully broke through, but he died bravely in the process of covering his comrades-in-arms and protected everyone's safety with his own life.
In order to protect their comrades-in-arms, Geng Jun and Geng Xiaokang chose to break off. They were ready to sacrifice in their hearts. Two days ago, they had already held their positions with all their might, and if some of their comrades broke through at this time, it would be even more difficult for the remaining fighters.
The next day, the Vietnamese offensive was even more violent, and the remaining soldiers ran out of bullets. Under such circumstances, Geng Jun and his comrades-in-arms ran to the edge of the cliff and died heroically jumping off the cliff.
Soon after, Geng Jinfu and his wife received only two sons.
Proof of first- and second-class merit, as well as their suicide notes. Looking at the paper in front of her, Geng Jinfu's wife couldn't help crying, and Geng Jinfu also silently left two lines of tears.
On the battlefield in Vietnam, Liu Bin also sacrificed his two sons as the deputy commander of the Baoshan Military Division in Yunnan. Being in Yunnan, which borders Vietnam, he has a more accurate estimate of the situation in the Vietnam War.
Before the outbreak of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, he had already said to his wife in a serious manner: "If there is a war, I will go up, and our family will go up to it." After the outbreak of the war, Liu Bin firmly sent his only two sons, Liu Guang and Liu Ming, to the battlefield, while his wife, Wang Changqun, also joined the front service team to transport the wounded and food, and his daughter, who had just graduated from military medical school, also went to the front line to transport the wounded.
Liu Guang was one of the first fighters to go out to fight, and Liu Ming signed up for the knife class when he was just 18 years old. Doesn't Liu Bin know the cruelty of war? Of course, he knew that he had participated in the Battle of Jinzhong and the Battle of Taiyuan, and he knew how fragile human life was on the battlefield.
But he still insisted that the whole family be involved in the war. The only difference is that he took his whole family to a photo studio before the outbreak of the war, took a family photo, and left their best moments.
Commander Liu Bin's family photo, the eldest son Liu Guang went abroad in 1979 to make a third-class meritorious service, and was sent to the People's Liberation Army Institute of International Relations for further study. When he graduated, he scored 100 points in 5 subjects and 99 points in 9 subjects, and the school and the Yunnan Military Region hoped that he could stay, but he refused them one by one.
On the eve of his graduation in May 1981, he wrote the following letter: "The party has given me knowledge, and I want to bring it back to the company, and the grassroots are in urgent need of cadres with professional knowledge to lead the troops ......."Please rest assured, I will strive to make meritorious contributions in this battle and win glory for you.
When necessary, I will dedicate all my blood to the motherland! "On December 5, 1981, he went to the wheel battle position as the deputy commander of the reconnaissance company, and on the way back from his mission, he encountered a minefield.
Although there were sappers in the squad, Liu Guang felt that as a cadre and party member, he had the knowledge of mine clearance, so he joined the team. Unexpectedly, a soldier accidentally struck a mine, only 1 meter away from Liu Guang, Liu Guang was seriously injured and died on the way to the ambulance.
Hearing the news of the death of his eldest son, Liu Bin sighed: "I have fulfilled my obligations." He comforted his wife: "You are a party member, be strong." ”
Liu Guang's sacrifice made the unit leaders want to take care of Liu Ming, who had only been in the army for one year, but he resolutely chose to continue to serve as the leader of the sharp knife squad. However, only three years later, Liu Ming was killed by a shell during a defensive operation at the age of 22.
After learning the news of his youngest son's sacrifice, Liu Bin fell into deep pain, and even fell into a coma in bed for three days and three nights. His wife, Wang Changqun, was also unconscious due to excessive grief and could only rely on infusions to sustain her life.
However, 14 days after Liu Ming's sacrifice, the second son-in-law resolutely submitted an application report to go to the front line, av......enging Liu Ming as a "half-son".In addition to them, there was also Luo Yuening, who was killed by four bullets in the dense forests of northern Vietnam, and his comrades-in-arms did not know that he was the only son of General Luo Rong until his body was transported back to China.
Zhao Youlin, the son of Zhao Likuan, the political commissar of the Logistics Department of the Guangzhou Military Region, who bravely sacrificed his life to cover his teammates, and Jiang Limin, the son of Jiang Yongxi, the political commissar of the 57th Cadre School of the Xinjiang Military Region, who bravely died after blowing up the enemy's three pillboxes, ......In those days, it was common to see touching scenes of fathers and sons fighting side by side.
These heroes took their families as their units and gave up their small families for the country, guarding the peace and tranquility of our borders. Here, I would like to express my high respect to all the martyrs who died in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam!