On the National Day of 1953, Su Jiaodan met *** in Huairentang, when he was 24 years old.
At the third meeting of the first National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Su Hangdan attended as a heroic and exemplary representative of the Volunteer Army. During the group discussion, he was placed in the same group as Commander *** and Commander **.
Seeing that the great leaders who appeared in the newspaper were right in front of him, Su Jiaodan's heart was full of excitement, and his palms were sweating. Since he has participated in this meeting, he must put forward constructive and valuable suggestions, and he secretly made up his mind.
This discussion involved suggestions and opinions on saving and increasing production, and Su Hanging Egg actively spoke, and the statement was to the point, concise and to the point. This dazzling performance made *** notice this young and swarthy young man, and in the break, he asked with a smile"Little comrade, what is your name, which unit is it from? ”
Su Hangdan immediately stood up and saluted:"Report chairman, my name is Su Hangdan, the platoon commander of the 1st Company and 1st Platoon of the 31st Regiment of the 401st Artillery Division of the Volunteer Army! ”
I know you! So you're the tank hero! "*Laughing,"Your name is a little less elegant, can I change your name? ”
Seeing that the young man agreed, after a little thought, ** wrote "Su Zhaodan" on the paper as the hero's new name. The *** next to him saw this name and praised it with a smile, "Good meaning, 'Zhao' means more, and 'Dan' means red, which is a good name." ”
And "Zhaodan" is indeed a true portrayal of Su Hangdan's battlefield journey in the past 6 years.
Red Marks on the Battlefield
In 1929 in Taiyuan, Shanxi, Su Jiao Dan was born in an ordinary farmer's family. Like the general public in this period, Su Jiaodan's family was not wealthy, relying on a few acres of thin fields, and life could be difficult to maintain.
Although life is bitter, it has not affected Su Jiaodan's naughty nature in the slightest. Even if you go up the mountain and climb the tree, Su Hangdan is also keen to teach climbing skills to her friends, resulting in more and more children in the village going to the tree and the house.
Su Hangdan is definitely the naughty and mischievous child king, and he is the most headache for parents at home, but he also brings one of the few joyful bright colors to this bleak little family, washing dishes, cooking, and doing all kinds of work, which makes people love and hate.
So, with a wave of his hand, the child simply called the hanging egg (in Shanxi dialect, "hanging egg" means naughty and mischievous).
How can the people live well in troubled times, warlords are divided, Japanese troops invade, and wars are frequent. As the days passed, both of my parents died of illness and hard work, leaving Su Hangegg and my young 4 younger siblings. Later, due to the lack of adult care, the four younger siblings also went one after another.
Only Su Hangdan was left in the family, and he was alone.
Fortunately, my sister and brother-in-law took on the responsibility of taking care of Su Jiaodan.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, in order to make a modest contribution to protecting the family and defending the country, my brother-in-law stepped forward and became an underground member of the Communist Party.
The tragic situation of the toiling people, the Japanese army, and the lofty ideals and teachings of his brother-in-law gave Su Jiaodan's young heart a great shock, and the seeds of defending the motherland and participating in the revolution gradually took root and sprouted.
In February 1942, at the age of 16, Su Jiaodan became a soldier of the Eighth Route Army of the 17th Squadron of the Luliang Military Region, and his glorious journey began. And less than a month after he joined the army, he had the opportunity to go to war.
One day, the troops received a report that 20 Japanese soldiers were preparing to infiltrate the southern suburbs of Taiyuan to sweep, and our army needed to set up an ambush in advance.
Su Jiaodan and his comrades-in-arms obeyed the command to ambush in Dongbao Village, and waited for the Japanese army to enter the attack range. The first time he smelled the smell of heavy gunpowder saltpeter, and the first time he saw the blood color, Su Jiaodan's heart was beating rapidly.
It was also in this small battle that he really experienced war. In this battle, 18 Japanese soldiers were killed and 2 seriously wounded, and the troops captured 20 machine guns they were carrying.
This small victory protected a large number of unarmed people in the southern suburbs.
Holding the heavy gun in his hand, Su Hangdan was even more determined to fight and win.
Japan surrendered in 1945, and the Chinese achieved great success in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. However, the revolution still had a long way to go and many difficulties, and soon after, the War of Liberation began.
In October 1948, the Battle of Taiyuan was liberated. This battle was the longest, fiercest, and most costly urban siege in the War of Liberation.
Taiyuan is an important place for soldiers in Shanxi, and Yan Xishan, the leader of the Jin warlords, has been in this place for a long time to control heavy troops and heavy artillery. The mission of Su Hangdan's unit is:Snipe the enemy deployed along the way from Yangjiabao in Taiyuan to Shanxi, and cut off the enemy's reinforcements.
It was the first time he had participated in a major war, and the bullets seemed to come from all directions, and the shells exploded right next to him, and the sand was splashed on his body. Are you afraid?Unafraid! At that moment, blood rushed to his brain, and Su Jiaodan didn't want his life when he started fighting, he could be called a fierce general.
But the situation on the battlefield was changeable, the situation was sudden, and during the battle, a stray bullet hit him in the leg. The comrades-in-arms hurriedly dragged the wounded Su Hangan down the trench and waited for the medical soldiers to carry him away for treatment.
Su Hangdan, who was in the hospital, did not breathe a sigh of relief, but was more anxious, restless, and didn't want to eat. The person is in the hospital, but the heart is left on the front line. After a few days, he finally couldn't hold it anymore, and regardless of his unrecovered legs, he sneaked back to the front line with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
When the platoon commander saw him come back, he was a little angry and a little helpless. I couldn't stand Su Hangdan and said that the injury was not in the way, it was just a small injury, and it was almost okay, so I agreed to let him stay, but I told him to take care of himself according to the doctor's instructions.
Not long after, Su Jiaodan dragged his leg injury again and participated in the defense of Taiyuan Yeyu Mountain.
Yeyu Mountain is less than 10 kilometers away from Taiyuan City, connecting the Taifen Highway, which is the only way for the enemy to break through to the southwest. Only by opening up this road can Yan Xishan ensure that he can retreat with his whole body. For this reason, Yan Xishan made a desperate bet and mobilized all the military forces that could be mobilized, in a vain attempt to tear a hole in Yeyu Mountain.
It is enough to see that this war is a trapped beast.
The enemy dispatched a division (about 7,500 people), more than 60 artillery pieces, several aircraft. And the strength of our army in the Yeyu Mountain position is only one battalion (about 400 people).
The bullets were like pouring rain, the black smoke from the shells, the wind brought the smell of blood rust, the fire from all over the sky was infected, and in the distance it was a mass of black pressed cotton wool, occasionally mixed with tongues of fire, stabbing and burning. Several planes pierced the black smoke in the air, and the piercing sound of the engine rang in the ears of Su Hangdan, and in the ears of every PLA who fought desperately in Yeyu Mountain.
The enemy rushed to the trench again and again, and was repulsed again and again.
"The people are in the position, and the position is ours. Resolutely destroy the enemy! ”Su Hangdan secretly made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and never took a step back! In this situation of such a disparity in strength, Su Hangdan and his comrades-in-arms finally held on to reinforcements.
After this tough battle, Su Hanging Egg won the first-class merit, which is well deserved. This year, he was 19 years old.
In 1949, the battle of Langpo Mountain. It was a battle that was at a disadvantage from the start, and the enemy relied on extremely lethal grenades to bombard our camp incessantly, causing our troops to lose four places in a row. It is not a way to be suppressed all the time, Su Hangdan and his comrades charged in the rain of bullets and bravely recaptured 3 camps, but the 4th camp is the most difficult hard bone to gnaw.
Heavy ** sat in formation, and our army was suppressed several times in the trenches. Seeing his comrades-in-arms who got along day and night, one after another, team after team falling, Su Hang's heart was like a knife, and he yelled at the battalion commander: "Battalion commander! I'll go! ”
After that, he quickly led five soldiers to rush out of the trenches, looking for cover all the way, crawling forward, under the fierce strafing of machine guns, step by step close to the enemy's command fort. On the way, several of the soldiers who were covering him behind him fell one after another, and the rest of the fighters who had the ability to fight were still doing their best to cover Su Hangdan.
Finally, he touched the command fort, pulled out the grenades tied to his body, and threw several into the fort in a row, blowing up the enemy's heavy **. Without firepower to suppress it, the battalion commander quickly seized the opportunity, and our army launched an all-out charge and recovered the lost ground in one fell swoop.
Looking back at Su Hangdan, in the process of moving forward in a roundabout way, he was shot eight times in the leg and one in the right shoulder, and the bullet in the shoulder blade could not be taken out for the rest of his life.
In this battle, Su Hangdan made outstanding contributions and won the first-class merit again. This year, he was 20 years old.
After that, the Taiyuan Liberation Campaign was completely victorious. The Lüliang Army Subdistrict, where Su Jiao Dan is located, was reorganized into the 61st Regiment of the 21st Division of the Seventh Army of the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and followed the *** to liberate the great northwest.
In 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded. A year later, after receiving two first-class merits, Su Hangdan solemnly swore under the bright red party flag and became an honorable Communist Party member.
After the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, our country stood up. originally thought that the war had come to an end, but it still didn't stop, and Su Hangdan broke out with a more dazzling light on the subsequent journey.
In 1950, the Korean War broke out. In response to the policy of supporting friendly neighbors and defending the motherland, he once again set foot on the battlefield, this time to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
In April 1951, after a short 28-day training in the northeast, the 31st Artillery Division stepped into the Korean battlefield and was the first anti-tank infantry unit to enter the Korean combat operation. Because of his excellent training performance and the accuracy of the cannonballs he shot, Su was appointed as the artillery commander.
A few months later, the Ganfengli blockade began. The task of Su Jiaodan and his comrades-in-arms is to block the enemy advancing north of Ganfengli, north of Jinhua. This time the battle will face the enemy more professionally than ever:American ace army Marines. This team participated in World War II and has advanced equipment and strong firepower, and its strength should not be underestimated.
Ganfengli is surrounded by steep cliffs, with a choke point in between, and Su Hangdan is crawling on top of the cliff, holding a telescope to observe the movement of the enemy's tanks.
As soon as the war began, the US military sent planes and artillery to bomb in turn to suppress our positions. After the bombardment, the American infantry, under the cover of 20 tanks, advanced to our positions. Soon, Su Hangdan found the figure of the US tank and the US army in the telescope, and he quickly reported the situation to the command.
However, just as Su Hangdan was anxiously waiting for the command's next action order, the command headquarters did not move. What Su Hangdan didn't know was that just now, the headquarters was bombed by the U.S. military, and the ** line was accidentally blown up, and it is currently in a state of complete disconnection.
Before the battle began, Su Hangdan received orders to just pay close attention. The superior issued an order: the target was found not to open fire without authorization, and the attack could only be made after the command gave the order.
To fight or not to fight? Fighting, there is no military order, after which it is necessary to bear very large military responsibility. If we do not fight, we will exceed the optimal attack range and allow US tanks and soldiers to swagger into the hinterland, which will inevitably inflict heavy losses on our troops.
To fight or not to fight? Seeing that the tank was getting closer and closer to the position, Su Hangdan made a quick decision and didn't wait! As the commander of the gun, he ordered the cannon to be fired, and he was fully responsible for the accident!
The fighters were ready to go, eager to try, and before they heard Su Hangdan's command, they had already aimed their guns at the enemy's tank. As soon as the words "open fire" fell, the first shell successfully hit the tank, and then the second shell destroyed the enemy tank.
But the firing of our troops also revealed the location of the anti-tank gun positions. Soon, the enemy sent bombers, and a bomb fell near the anti-tank gun position where Su Hangan was located, the shells exploded around him, shrapnel flew, and the huge ** sound directly made people ring.
Two fighters were directly injured by the shell and fell to the ground, and Su Hangan was also blown to the ground. Fortunately, it was only the aftermath of the bomb, and it did not cause much damage to Su Hangdan, he felt the world spinning for a while, but he still quickly got up, seeing that the enemy tank was gradually approaching the position, and the soldiers who were operating the artillery just now were all injured, he immediately made a decision, jumped on the gun position himself, loaded the shells by himself, and aimed by himself.
Maybe God favors him, or maybe Su Hangdan is a launching genius, and his excellent results in training have reappeared. 5 shells hit 5 shots, destroying one tank and wounding another.
Unexpectedly, among the two tanks that were destroyed or damaged, one was a tank command vehicle, and without a command, the tank formation behind it directly collapsed and collapsed, turned around and fled. Our army pursued the victory, and the soldiers fought bloodily.
In this battle, our army successfully destroyed 5 enemy tanks with 4 anti-tank guns, and eliminated more than 2,000 enemy troops.
After the war, the chief asked who fired the cannon, and Su Hangdan thought that he would be held responsible, and replied loudly: "Report!" It's me! ”
The chief looked at the nervous warrior in front of him and said with a smile: "Good boy, good fight!" ”
It turned out that the command received the reception from the front line at that time and was ready to give the order to open fire, but the ** line was blown up and could not convey the message. The general is not subject to the orders of the foreign monarch, and Su hangegg's handling of the events of the emergency war is enough to show his outstanding generals.
Later, he wore red and flowers, was awarded the "International Second-Class Merit", awarded the glorious title of "Tank Fighting Hero", and was promoted from artillery commander to platoon commander. This year, he was 22 years old.
In the opening scene of the article, he met the great leaders of China as he wished. ** Changed his name and changed from Su Hangdan to Su Zhaodan.
The end of the hero
After attending a banquet in Beijing, Su Zhaodan returned to the Korean battlefield and obeyed the army's orders to study at Liaoyang Accelerated Middle School.
However, the crash course was cancelled in 1955. The troops were far away in the Korean battlefield and could not get in touch, so he had to transfer jobs and return to Taiyuan. He was 26 years old.
Dicun Brick and Tile Factory has recruited a new worker, who is in the prime of life, except that his mental head is better than ordinary people, and he stands straighter than ordinary people, there is nothing special. Everyone likes his energy to rush to work, and praises Su Zhaodan for really contributing to the construction of the motherland, and he works like a big green cow.
Su Zhaodan did not mention anything, nor did he have any dissatisfaction, no matter where the Communist Party members were, they must do a good job and contribute to the country. He worked diligently for 6 years.
However, when he was 32 years old, an accident happened that was difficult for him to accept. A small leader in the factory takes care of his relatives without a bottom line, and they get the wages paid by the factory for nothing.
Su Zhaodan, who has always been upright and daring to come forward, can't stand it, how can he let this kind of person sit on the mountain and eat empty mountains of the country that has been built through countless hardships and has braved the rain of blood and bullets? They are sorry for the party and the people. Su Zhaodan stepped forward and criticized the small leader in public and demanded that he correct it. The little leader looked at this stunned young man and sneered, he used his power to slander and smear Su Zhaodan, and finally Su Zhaodan was expelled.
Su Zhaodan had to go home to farm, but this middle-aged man with "bad deeds" also suffered grievances in the production team and the village. I can only do the hardest, most tiring and dirtiest work, and even have to clean the latrines in the countryside.
doesn't want to cause trouble to the country, he is like a son who works hard outside, reporting good news to his parents but not bad news. The country is not easy, and those who have really participated in the construction of the country know how difficult it is now and how hard-won the present days are.
No one knew that he had achieved great success, was scarred, and still had bullets in his body that could not be removed. He gently tapped his right shoulder, which hurt from the rain, looked at the heavy hoe in his hand, bent over, and worked.
18 years have passed, and Su Zhaodan is 49 years old.
On this day, his comrades-in-arms in the army in North Korea found him. It turned out that in the past 20 years, after the school revoked his transfer, the army has been looking for him. But in those days, finding someone was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and even so, the troops still did not stop searching.
On the battlefield, in the face of ** enemies and merciless bullets, he did not cry. He was shot in his body, blood flowed, and death was close to him, and he didn't cry. Looking at the familiar comrades-in-arms in front of him, thousands of thoughts came to his heart, this man who had taken on too much responsibility, burst into tears in front of his comrades-in-arms.
In 1979, after a three-month investigation, Su Zhaodan was wronged, and this year, he was just 50 years old. The army wanted to give him an easy job, but he thought he was still up to the task. So, he was arranged to work at the Dicun Refractory Factory.
The workers all knew that there was a hero in the factory, and the leaders were also interested in taking care of it. Su Zhaodan didn't like to show off his military industry, nor did he like to be taken care of intentionally or unintentionally, he still worked silently until he retired.
In 2011, Su Zhaodan was 82 years old and was named one of the "100 Communist Party Members Who Made Outstanding Contributions to the Liberation and Construction of Taiyuan" by Taiyuan City.
Su Zhaodan dedicated his life to the motherland and composed a heroic song of blood and fire with his life. In the twilight of heroes, the times are changing, and China has embarked on a new journey of rapid development.
That period of history is gradually dusty, and that group of heroes is gradually aging, but no matter when, we should understand and relive that period of history, which is a living soul. Don't feel that they are far away from us, the red of the flag was dyed by them, and it is still bright today, we are all beneficiaries, please say thank you to the heroes.