In 1979, when a conflict broke out on the border between China and Vietnam, the Chinese People's Liberation Army counterattacked the Vietnamese army in order to maintain peace on the border. Commander Liu Bin's family of six all participated in the battle. In this Vietnam War, Liu Bin's two sons died heroically.
Soon after, his father, who was the commander, sent his son-in-law to the battlefield.
The historical ties between Vietnam and China go back a long way, and China's southern neighbor has always been an important territory of China. Although the current political system is different, China has always supported and helped Vietnam.
With the deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations, Vietnam began to adopt a cold attitude towards China. They frantically suppressed overseas Chinese at home, constantly provoked border disputes, harmed the people, encroached on the border, and even tried in vain to occupy China's territory.
In order to maintain border security, China's Military Commission decided to conduct a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. In 1979, the Sino-Vietnamese War officially began.
In order to quickly end the war after the turmoil in the country has just ended, our army has decided to gather superior forces, adopt the strategy of fighting more and less, and outflank the opponent from two directions at the same time, so as to quickly defeat the opponent.
Among them, the troops of the Eastern Front are under the command of the commander of the troops of the Western Front and the commander of the Wuhan Military Region.
Liu Bin, a veteran revolutionary who has been on the battlefield for a long time, has successively served in the Baoshan Military Sub-district of Yunnan Province as chief of staff of the Simao Military Sub-district, deputy commander of the Wenshan Military Sub-district and other important positions, and has been fighting here for more than 30 years.
In the face of the national disaster, he did not hesitate to lead the whole family of six to join the battle.
As a commander, Liu Bin personally went to the front line to direct the operation, and his wife Wang Changqun also joined the service team to provide assistance to the front line. At this time, it was already a decade-long period of rotational warfare.
Liu Guang is the eldest son of Commander Liu Bin. He became a heroic scout in 1978. After the end of the first phase of the battle, Liu Guang got the opportunity to be escorted with his outstanding performance.
After graduating, he was assigned to the Yunnan Provincial Military Region as a staff officer. Although, theoretically, there is no need to go to the front line for this position, because even if the artillery fire is fierce, it will not affect here.
However, after the outbreak of the Sino-Vietnamese War, Liu Guang insisted on returning to his former frontier front line and became a scout again.
Commander Liu Bin unexpectedly saw his son Liu Guang on the front line, and Liu Guang told him: "Father, you and the soldiers are doing your best on the front line, and I, as your son, can't just hide in the rear.
Didn't you train me to this day just to fight with you to kill the enemy when the motherland needed me? I'm your son, how can I just hide behind me? ”
The Scout is one of the most important and challenging classes on the battlefield. They go behind enemy lines, gather intelligence, probe the terrain, and even carry out important tasks such as infiltration and penetration.
In order not to be detected by the enemy, scouts often sneak into enemy-occupied areas covertly in small groups or individually. To become a good scout, one must go through rigorous training and sharpening, and this is a bitter experience that only those who have actually experienced it can experience.
The peculiarity of the scouts is that once they enter the enemy-occupied territory, they do not have any backup and can only rely on themselves. But it is precisely such challenges and pressures that make the Scout the most heroic and respectable warrior in our country.
Commander Liu Bin asked Liu Guang to go to the front line as the deputy company commander of the reconnaissance team, and in order to maintain secrecy, he often acted alone and went deep into the enemy area. In just two months, Liu Guang completed 45 reconnaissance missions, and his achievements were outstanding.
On 5 December 1981, while patrolling the surrounding area, he led a reconnaissance team to discover mines planted by the enemy on the main roads of the troops.
Liu Guang quickly disposed of the two mines on the ground, however, the mine scout behind him felt very guilty in his heart. He should do his duty and not let the deputy company commander take risks.
This operation consumed a lot of physical strength and energy from Liu Guang, and the mine scouts had already begun to plan to replace him. However, just as they were preparing to act, another soldier accidentally touched another mine on the road.
*'s wave of qi swept Liu Guang over directly. Liu Guang was thrown on another mine and was seriously injured as a result. Unfortunately, Liu Guang died of his injuries before being sent back to the barracks.
On the 58th day of Liu Guangxia's company, ** awarded him the title of "first-class meritorious hero". After learning of the sacrifice of his eldest son, although Commander Liu Bin was full of pain in his heart, he behaved very calmly.
As a descendant of a military family, it is his duty to defend his family and country. When he chose this path, he dedicated his life to the battlefield. He has fulfilled his duty and defended the country and the people with his life, and his sacrifice is worth it and worthy of the expectations of his ancestors.
Son, you have to remember that there is no challenge that cannot be overcome, only difficulties that you do not want to face. The country needs you, and our whole family has our full support for you. ”
At Liu Guang's funeral, Liu Ming knelt on the ground and begged his father to let him go to the front. "Father, my brother sacrificed to defend my family and people, how can I be willing to be at home like this?
The enemy has not retreated, how can I be worthy of my brother? Liu Ming's words deeply touched Commander Liu Bin, and looking at his son's determined eyes, his heart was full of pain.
Although the rule of the army was that as long as one son died, the other son did not need to participate in the war, but Liu Ming insisted on going to the front line, and Commander Liu Bin could not refuse his request, and finally sent his younger son to the battlefield.
At this critical moment, the higher-level leaders came to persuade one after another: "A family bears the price of a martyr at most, and we do not ask your whole family to rush to the front line.
In the logistics position, you can also be loyal to the country and fulfill your responsibilities for the people. Your eldest son, Liu Guang, has sacrificed his life for the country, and now the organization wants you to transfer Liu Ming away from the front lines of the war. ”
Wang Changqun, the wife of Commander Liu Bin, is also trying her best to convince the father and son. "I joined the army at the age of sixteen and married your father at the age of twenty, but my life has not been peaceful since.
Your father was often wounded and bleeding, and I was terrified every day. Your brother has died, and now you are going to the front as well, and it really pains me. ”
Liu Ming is about to go to the battlefield, and the atmosphere at home is heavy every day. The eldest brother's sacrifice deeply grieved the whole family, the mother washed her face with tears, and although my father did not say much, I knew that the pain in his heart was beyond words.
I have seen him many times in a daze alone when no one is around, with tears streaming down his eyes. Although his mother was resolutely opposed, the resoluteness and stubbornness of his father and Liu Ming made his mother unable to resist, and in the end she could only nod her head helplessly in agreement.
Liu Ming was a hero in the battle on April 25, 1984, he led the ninth squad to capture the enemy's No. 118 position in only about ten minutes, and then captured the No. 124 position, won the second-class merit, and was promoted to platoon commander.
However, on 13 July, when the Nanjing Military Region's rotational combat unit and the ninth squad were changing guards, the enemy suddenly launched a frantic strafing fire, bringing in more than 1,000 shells. In order to protect his comrades, Liu Ming ordered the soldiers to hide at the entrance of the cave, while he stayed at the entrance of the cave.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, a shell landed at the entrance of the cave, and Liu Ming was seriously injured.
Liu Ming died heroically, and Commander Liu Bin and his wife lost two sons within three years. Although Commander Liu was determined, the successive blows of losing his son made him sick and he couldn't even cry.
The mother was also deeply saddened by the loss of her beloved son, and the whole family was immersed in deep grief.
Commander Liu Bin adhered to his mission, and even though he lost his beloved son, he still let his daughter and son-in-law fight in the military hospital and on the battlefield. Although Liu Ming died less than half a month ago, Commander Liu still firmly sent his son-in-law Chen Jiayong, who served as the chief of military medicine, to the battlefield.
Wang Changqun firmly opposed Commander Liu Bin's decision, and she could not accept the possible sacrifice of her sons, especially since she had already lost two sons. And Commander Liu Bin insisted that as a soldier, he had the responsibility and obligation to go to the front line to defend the country and fight the enemy.
He stressed that if everyone is afraid of sacrifice like Wang Changqun, then the security of the country and the threat of the enemy will be borne by no one.
Chen Jiayong and his wife have been persuading Wang Changqun, believing that Chen Jiayong, as a soldier and a doctor, can reduce the suffering of his family by going to the front line to save more lives.
They believe that whether it is a doctor, a soldier, or the son-in-law of the Liu family, Chen Jiayong has the responsibility to fight for the country. At their insistence, Chen Jiayong was sent to the battlefield by Commander Liu Bin.
During the decade of the Sino-Vietnamese War, countless heroes paid with their lives in exchange for the dawn of peace. Chen Jiayong was lucky to return safely, which made the whole family breathe a sigh of relief.
Commander Liu Bin's two sons died heroically, but he still insisted on sending his son-in-law to the battlefield. As Wang Changqun said: "As a party member and Liu Bin's wife, I am extremely proud. But as a mother, I feel heartache and failure. "The selfless dedication of these heroes is something we can never forget. Let us remember the heroes and remember this difficult history.