year, Ge Zhenlin returned to Langya Mountain,The savior of the years ago asked him: Do you remember me?
On September 25, 1986, with blue sky and white clouds, and the mountain breeze blowing, Ge Zhenlin, who was once one of the "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain", came to his hometown Langya Mountain again.
This is to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the battle of Langya Mountain, and it is also to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the rebuilt "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain" Memorial Tower.
Ge Zhenlin fondly recalled that he jumped off a cliff in Langya Mountain, seriously injured his head and legs, and was rescued after falling into a coma. He clasped the hand of his life-saving benefactor, Yu Yaofu, and recalled excitedly those years.
Yu Yaofu was also present and responded affectionately. The audience applauded warmly to witness this touching rescue story.
Yu Yaofu, you may feel strange. However, the story between him and Ge Zhenlin is unforgettable. In the autumn of 1941, the Japanese invaded our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area on a large scale.
After completing the retreat of the covering main force and the local masses, Ge Zhenlin's 6th squad was left to cover the main force of the company to break out. There are 6 of them, namely squad leader Ma Baoyu, deputy squad leader Ge Zhenlin, and soldiers Song Xueyi, Hu Delin and Hu Fucai.
In order to hold back the enemy, they fought and retreated, leading a large number of enemy troops to Langya Mountain, after half a day of bloody fighting, they annihilated more than 50 enemies, and at dusk, the ammunition and food were exhausted.
In the end, they began with the message "Down with Japanese imperialism!" "Long live the Communist Party of China! The slogan of heroic cliff jumping and heroic sacrifice ......
After the five heroes jumped off the cliff in Langya Mountain, Ma Baoshan, Hu Delin and Hu Fucai died bravely, while Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi were lucky to be hung by the branches on the mountainside and survived.
However, both of them were injured and could only support each other and slowly move in the direction of the chessboard. When night fell, Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi saw a figure flickering in front of them, and after careful identification, they thought that this figure might be a local civilian, not an enemy.
So, they shouted loudly: "Fellow countryman, how to go to the Qipantuo Temple?" The man walked over and found that although the two injured were wearing tattered clothes, they could still see that they were wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, so he introduced himself: "I am Yu Yaofu, director of the Yi County Youth Salvation Association in Langya Mountain. ”
It turned out that before the Japanese invasion, the Yixian County Party Committee held an emergency meeting on September 23 to make unified arrangements for the current work and asked the comrades attending the meeting to quickly convey the spirit of the meeting to the various district committees.
Yu Yaofu went to the Guantou District alone to convey the spirit of the meeting, and it was already late at night after he finished the meeting in the district, so he stayed to rest. Suddenly, a fierce burst of gunfire woke Yu Yaofu from his sleep, and it turned out that more than 3,000 enemies had surrounded Langya Mountain.
After discussing with his comrades, Yu Yaofu decided to move in the direction of the chessboard in Langya Mountain.
On the way to the transfer, Yu Yaofu and his comrades encountered an enemy artillery blockade. Yu Yaofu tripped over a rock, and the pain made him almost unconscious. When he woke up, he found that he had lost contact with his comrades.
At this time, the enemy has already outflanked him. Yu Yaofu found a crack under the cliff, so he climbed the kudzu vine, went down the cliff, and hid in it sideways. It wasn't until after dark that he came out to explore the way, but he didn't expect to meet Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi.
After Ge Zhenlin learned about Yu Yaofu's predicament, he proposed that the three of them move forward together. Yu Yaofu readily agreed, but considering that there might be hidden enemies and mines on the mountain, he explored the way in front first, and then returned to support Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi.
The three of them struggled forward, and finally found a Taoist temple to rest. There was ready-made millet stewed rice in the Taoist temple, and Yu Yaofu took some water, heated the rice, and had a full meal with Ge and Song.
In the Taoist temple, Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi found that Li Wenkui and Yu Yaofu, the secretary and clerk, were already hiding in the cliff crevices in danger. At night, Li Wenkui served as a guard outside the Taoist temple due to an attack of scabies, but he dreamed that the enemy came up again, which made Ge Zhenlin comfort him like a child.
The next morning, Yu Yaofu found fresh leeks and made a leek fried rice for everyone, everyone was very happy, Ge Zhenlin even said: "This meal is better than the last one!" ”
Li Wenkui also said: "As long as you can eat your stomach, you are not afraid of the enemy attacking again!" At this time, Ge Zhenlin joked: "If the enemy attacks again, you will have a nightmare again, Xiao Li, don't brag!" ”
Li Wenkui was just about to argue, but Song Xueyi played a round and said: "Xiao Li dreams of fighting devils, ** is bragging!" Everyone laughed. After a while, Li Yuanzhong, the host of the Taoist temple, walked in, it turned out that he had been hiding outside all night yesterday and only came back today.
Wait until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, we will meet again to celebrate! Since then, Ge Zhenlin and Yu Yaofu have lost contact. Until 1964, stationed in Guigang, Guangxi, the "Langya Mountain Five Heroes" unit decided to give a batch of retired war horses to the Langya Mountain old area, and soon after, the army recruited 5 recruits from the Langya Mountain old area to enlist, Ge Zhenlin and Song Xueyi were also invited to the army to participate in the activities, and awarded guns to the 5 new soldiers.
At that time, Yu Yaofu happened to be working in Guangxi, and when he saw the news from the newspaper, he was very happy and hurriedly cut and pasted the newspaper and treasured it.
Yu Yaofu and the soldiers Yu Yaofu wanted to get in touch with Ge and Song, but he still held back, he was worried that if he recognized each other at this time, he would be suspected of other intentions, so it was better to keep silent!
In this way, they lost a chance to recognize each other. But Yu Yaofu did not give up, he believed that time would give the answer. Sure enough, one day in 1981, Yu Yaofu, then vice president of Hebei Normal University, was reading the newspaper in his office when he found a news article published in "Hebei **", which reported that a reporter visited Ge Zhenlin, the old hero of Langya Mountain, in Hengyang, Hunan.
Yu Yaofu was excited, and at this time he finally stopped hesitating, picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Ge Zhenlin. Soon after, Yu Yaofu received a reply from Ge Zhenlin, which said: Among the two people you rescued back then, there was a soldier Song Xueyi, who passed away in 1971, and now I am also old, and I always think of a local cadre, the friendship in Langya Mountain, but I can't remember your name, and I don't know your whereabouts.
I received your letter today and read it several times. Miss you, old comrade! A few days later, Yu Yaofu took the train to Hengyang and finally met Ge Zhenlin. He held Ge Zhenlin's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Old hero, hidden in the deep mountains, the people are unknown, and their true colors have not changed, hello!" ”
Ge Zhenlin said: "It's rare to meet, I miss you!" This is how the two of them, after many years, finally found each other in an article in the newspaper. Their stories teach us that true friendship and trust do not disappear with the passage of time, but meet again in due course, even after years apart.
Ge Zhenlin and Yu Yaofu reunited again, and their hearts were full of parting. Yu Yaofu asked Ge Zhenlin about the healing of his injuries that year, only to see Ge Zhenlin uncover the hat on his head, revealing a half-finger-deep scar on his head that was still clearly visible.
Yu Yaofu was deeply admired and sighed at the hero's perseverance and tenacity. On this day, Ge Zhenlin and Yu Yaofu talked about parting, and on the occasion of parting, Ge Zhenlin put on reading glasses and wrote a few words in Yu Yaofu's diary one by one.
He said that on the evening of September 25, 45 years ago, on the peak of Langya Mountain, you rescued us, and we met again today, which is really a memorable moment. September 27, 1986.
After Yu Yaofu retired, he consciously assumed the responsibility of inheriting the spirit of the "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain". He firmly believes that both modern society and the younger generation need to strengthen the voice of the main theme of socialism, so as to lay a solid spiritual foundation in society.
In the process of self-publishing his book, he borrowed money from friends and family, saying that he would pay off his debts with his pension. While seeking medical treatment at the hospital, the doctor, Zhao Jingchun, generously supported his publication plan and did not allow him to make an IOU.
On February 20, 2004, Comrade Yu Yaofu died of illness at the age of 82. At the last moment of his life, he left a will expressing his wish that the funeral would be simple and that there would be no farewell ceremony, and he decided to donate his body to Hebei Medical University for scientific research.
Comrade Yu Yaofu's decision fully embodied his noble sentiments and spirit of selfless dedication as a veteran Communist Party member. His decision will forever be etched in our hearts.