On December 2, 1985, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) decided to organize a commando team to launch a charge on an unnamed main peak in Laoshan. When Gu Kelu learned about it, he took the initiative to sign up with the deputy company commander, but the deputy company commander refused. After that, Gu Kelu did not give up and begged: "Deputy company commander, I know that this is an opportunity to send me to death, give me this opportunity!" In the end, the deputy company commander couldn't stand Gu Kelu's pleading, so he agreed.
Why did the deputy company commander refuse in the first place? It's only because Gu Kelu is too young that he is only 21 years old. But what made the deputy company commander even more unexpected was that Gu Kelu's real age was only 17 years old!
At the beginning, in order to successfully enlist in the army, Gu Kelu lied about his age!
In 1968, Gu Kelu was born in an ordinary family in Shandong. His childhood was the same as that of most children, except that he had a dream of joining the army at a young age. Then why did Gu Kelu have the idea of joining the army at a young age, all of this was influenced by his father!
Gu Kelu's father, Gu Tianjin, was a veteran who not only participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan, but also participated in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In the hall of Gu Kelu's house, there has been hanging the ** of his father's participation in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Looking at his father's ** every day, Gu Kelu is full of admiration. In addition, his father often told him stories in the army, which made Gu Kelu full of yearning for the army at a young age.
Later, although he had not yet joined the army, Gu Kelu's idea of protecting his family and defending the country was already very strong.
In 1979, the counterattack against Vietnam officially began. After Gu Kelu learned from the newspaper that there was a war in the country, he immediately said to his father: "Dad, I want to be a soldier, the country is in trouble now, I want to go to the battlefield to defend my family and the country!" ”。You must know that Gu Kelu was only 11 years old at this time.
My father knew that there was an age limit for being a soldier, so he rejected Gu Kelu: "You are just a doll, what kind of soldier you are, you can't beat others on the battlefield at all!" ”
I'm young, but I'm already strong! Gu Kelu retorted. At this time, Gu Kelu was already one meter seven, and his physique was also very strong. But the immaturity on his face can't be hidden. Father knew that Gu Kelu was eager to be a soldier, so he comforted: "Wait a few years, wait for you to be older, if the counterattack against Vietnam is not over by then, I will personally send you to be a soldier!" Send you to the battlefield! ”。Gu Kelu agreed after hearing this.
The time came to 1984, and the five-year counterattack against Vietnam was not over. At this time, Gu Kelu was 16 years old and had not yet reached the age of joining the army, but he couldn't sit still.
For this reason, he consulted his father again, saying that he wanted to join the army. His father reminded him again that he was not yet of age. But Gu Kelu was eager to serve the country, and he couldn't sit still, so he asked: "Is there no way to make me join the army immediately?" ”。
His son's question made Gu Tianjin fall into deep thought. On the same day, he went to discuss with a few old comrades-in-arms to see if there was any way to get his son to enlist in the army. A few old comrades-in-arms didn't have any good methods, and in the end they only came to one conclusion: falsely reporting their age!
So in December 1984, 16-year-old Gu Kelu lied that he was 20 years old when he signed up, and then successfully enlisted in the army.
You must know that before joining the army, Gu Kelu already had a very good job. At that time, he was doing carpentry work, and he had more than 70 yuan a month. Such a salary was already very high at that time. But in order to join the army and defend his family and country, he gave up decisively.
His co-workers did not understand this. Gu Kelu replied: Good man, when you protect the family and defend the country, my father once defended the family and the country, and now I want to take over the baton from him! ”
After enlisting in the army, in order to become a qualified PLA, Gu Kelu trained very seriously every day. At the same time, he knew that he was young and weak, so he increased his strength training. The way he trained seriously was seen by the head of the troops.
Later, because of the urgency of the front line, Gu Kelu's unit needed to send personnel to the front line to support. After Gu Kelu learned about it, he took the initiative to sign up with the company commander. Originally, the recruits had to train for half a year before they were eligible to go to the front line, but the company commander couldn't resist Gu Kelu's request to fight, and at the same time, seeing that his usual training was also very good, he agreed to his request. So, Gu Kelu followed the troops to the front line of Laoshan. At this time, he had only been in the army for two months.
During his time on the front line, because Gu Kelu was young, had a baby face, had small dimples on his face, and liked to laugh very much, everyone liked him very much. During this period, no matter what time it was, he had a smile on his face, looking at the sun and warmth. His optimism brought a lot of joy to his comrades-in-arms on the front line.
In May 1985, Gu Kelu ushered in his first battle after arriving at the Laoshan front. In this battle, a dozen lasted five days and five nights, and the Vietnamese army frequently launched charges against our positions.
In this battle, Gu Kelu was very brave, and once the Vietnamese army approached, he was always the first to rush out of the trench. When chasing the Vietnamese army, **'s firepower was strong, so he rushed to **. In the end, under the stubborn defense of him and his comrades, they withstood the five charges of the Vietnamese army and held the position firmly.
During his time on the front line, Gu Kelu really brought out his brave and unafraid personality to the fullest!
During one battle, the troops' communication wires went wrong. In order to find out the line, he crossed the Vietnamese army's firepower network six times, repaired the wires, and ensured the smooth flow of communications, regardless of the danger. During these six round-trips, the slightest carelessness would have cost him his life.
But on the battlefield, after all, bullets have no eyes.
On November 30, 1985, Gu Kelu's company decided to charge on a high ground occupied by the Vietnamese army. Because the Vietnamese army built a lot of hidden bunkers, in order to reduce the number of **, the company decided to form a commando team, and the commando team served as the vanguard to open the way for the entire company.
Because the commando team is very important, the deputy company commander is very cautious when selecting personnel, and selects brave and experienced combat team members.
The deputy company commander knew that Gu Kelu was young, so he deliberately bypassed him. Who knew that Gu Kelu saw that he was not selected, and he was very anxious, so he took the initiative to ask for battle: "Deputy company commander, I know that you are good to me, you are afraid that I will die when I fight, but for the interests of the country and the honor of the company, I am not afraid, I know that this is an opportunity to die, you can give me this opportunity!" ”
Gu Kelu's words moved the deputy company commander. In the end, the deputy company commander agreed to Gu Kelu to join the commando.
After the battle began, Gu Kelu charged with the commando. In this assault, he still took the lead and rushed to the front. At first, the assault charge went very smoothly, and they bypassed the Vietnamese firing points. Unbeknownst to them, just as they were charging towards the top of the mountain, a dark bunker behind them spewed out fiery snakes. Under the gunfire of the Vietnamese army, several commandos fell to the ground, and Gu Kelu was also hit by four bullets in his right leg and fell to the ground.
The huge pain made Gu Kelu unable to stand up. At this time, he can completely retreat and seek **. But he didn't, he simply tied the wound with a tourniquet and crawled forward with his hands. When he got close to the bunker, he took out a blaster and directly knocked out the bunker of the Vietnamese army.
After that, Gu Kelu continued to climb forward, because there was a hidden fortress in front of him. But who knows, a bomb suddenly fell next to him. **The shock wave generated made Gu Kelu fly directly, and then hit the ground again. What's worse is that the left leg was directly blown off and flew 56 meters high. **Directly blew up Gu Kelu's lower body.
At this time, Gu Kelu could have stopped fighting, but he still didn't. He unfastened his belt to tighten the wound on his lower body. After that, continue to climb in the direction of the Dark Castle. When he got close to the Bunker, he took out the two grenades he had on his body and threw them into the Bunker. After that, he picked up the submachine gun and fired wildly at the mouth of the dark fort until he ran out of bullets.
After running out of bullets, he turned his head and shouted to his comrades behind him: "Hurry up!" There are no more bunkers! ”
After speaking, Gu Kelu closed his eyes. And his hands, still tightly gripping the submachine gun. Under Gu Kelu's shout, his comrades-in-arms rushed forward one after another. When they came to the customer road and saw his tragic condition, the comrades-in-arms were very heartbroken and angry. The deputy company commander even directly ordered: "Don't take prisoners of the Vietnamese army, kill them all!" ”
In the end, boosted by Gu Kelu's morale, the soldiers fought more and more fiercely, killing all the Vietnamese troops on the position, leaving no one behind.
Later, when the comrades-in-arms were packing up Gu Kelu's belongings, they found the suicide note he wrote. It turned out that before going to the battlefield, he had already put life and death out of the way, and he also thought that there would be this day, so he wrote a suicide note in advance.
In his suicide note, he wrote: ".
Youth is beautiful, life is precious, I am a 17-year-old youth, yearning for the future, love life, because I am still very young, I still have many beautiful visions on the long road of life, but if the motherland and the people need me to give my life, I will not hesitate to spill my blood.
After reading the suicide note, the comrades-in-arms all cried, they all knew that Gu Kelu was young, but they didn't expect it to be so young. At that moment, they knew that Gu Kelu was only 17 years old! The deputy company commander was even more full of self-blame: "He's still a child, if only I had refused his request!" It's all my fault! It's all my fault!
After the battle, Gu Kelu was posthumously credited with a first-class meritorious service. Gu Kelu was the youngest martyr who died in the Vietnam War, only 17 years old. At this age, I'm just a high school student, just a kid, and still playing games. But Gu Kelu has already taken on the burden of defending his family and country, in order to protect his family and defend the country, he did not hesitate to lie about his age, and even sacrificed his life, he is the backbone of our republic.
Gu Kelu turned his body into an eternal statue of Lao Shan, and the mountains and rivers were with him. It is precisely with a soldier like Gu Kelu that the motherland is prosperous and strong today.