In May 1952, the leaders of the People's Volunteers gathered in Zhongnanhai early to welcome the People's Volunteer Army's literary and artistic workers returning from Korea and the delegation visiting China, and awarded them honorary medals.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a battle for the founding of New China and had a far-reaching impact on China's development. In this fierce battle, many heroic warriors emerged from our army, who, with their fearless spirit, demonstrated the heroism of the Chinese.
Among the literary and artistic delegations returning to China on this day, in addition to ordinary literary and artistic workers, there was also a special woman.
Among the 154 volunteers who have been awarded first-class meritorious service, the name Xie Xiumei is particularly eye-catching. This woman has only killed one enemy on the battlefield in Korea, so why was she selected as a first-class meritorious hero?
Even *** is full of curiosity about this. When *** held the medal in his hand and was about to award honor to Xie Xiumei, an unexpected scene happened. Xie Xiumei suddenly hugged ***, which made the guards around her panic, and she was also a little overwhelmed.
And this scene was also captured by the photographer at the scene and became a classic **.
Xie Xiumei is a female volunteer who has made a first-class contribution, so what exciting stories have happened to her? What made her such an honor?
**How did Xie Xiumei be rewarded? Xie Xiumei, a girl born in Gaoyang County, Hebei Province in 1932, has shown a unique wisdom since she was a child.
However, her family conditions are not good, she is a poor peasant family, and it is difficult to maintain food and clothing, let alone go to school. However, the hardships of life did not defeat Xie Xiumei, but made her more determined to change her fate.
She sympathizes with the same hardships as herself, and is full of yearning for a better life, which gives her great revolutionary potential.
In 1941, during the Anti-Japanese War, Xie Xiumei was only nine years old, but she became a correspondent of the local Eighth Route Army. Despite her young age, she has shown remarkable wisdom and courage.
In the face of the strict blockade of the Japanese and the ** behavior of traitors, the communication of the Eighth Route Army became extremely difficult. However, Xie Xiumei relied on her wit and courage to use her identity as a cover to successfully complete the tasks assigned to her by the organization, and won the praise of her comrades for her many outstanding performances.
She proved with practical actions that age and gender do not limit a person's responsibility and courage, and that real heroes come from ordinary people.
In those turbulent times, it was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. Xie Xiumei was followed by a traitor during a mission. The traitor thought that this female doll was extraordinary, so he followed.
The quick-witted Xie Xiumei immediately noticed something unusual, and after discovering this lackey, she used her wits to take the traitor around the city and successfully get rid of him.
But this was not enough, Xie Xiumei found our soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and worked out a plan together. The next day, she came to the old place again and once again attracted the attention of the traitor.
During an anti-traitor operation, the Eighth Route Army successfully ensnared a traitor. Surrounded by warriors, he bowed his head and cried out for forgiveness. But his words did not get the slightest forgiveness, and the warriors decisively took him **.
The traitor was then given a special task and became our "eyeliner", responsible for monitoring the enemy's whereabouts. The young Xie Xiumei won the trust of the soldiers with her wit, and her outstanding performance during the Sino-Japanese War made her a member of the women's committee of the village, actively propagating the party's ideas and policies.
During the War of Liberation, Xie Xiumei not only actively participated in the fighting, but also organized women in the village to make shoe soles and deliver food for the People's Liberation Army. When her hometown was liberated, Xie Xiumei was extremely happy, her efforts were finally rewarded, and the people in her hometown could finally live a good life.
Xie Xiumei was not satisfied with the status quo, she joined a local amateur theater troupe, and realized her early dream of theater. If she had continued to work in the troupe, her life might not have been so legendary.
However, in 1950, Xie Xiumei's life took a turn for the worse. While working in the troupe, Xie Xiumei actively studied cultural knowledge, and she was deeply inspired by the heroic deeds of the martyr Liu Hulan.
She decided to become the second Liu Hulan to commemorate this great martyr, but also to realize her ideals and beliefs.
Liu Hulan, a girl under the age of 18, bravely joined the People's Liberation Army, and at this time, the Korean War was raging, and resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and defending the country became the common belief of the whole country.
So, Xie Xiumei followed the army to the northeast, and she showed her style on the Korean battlefield. At the age of 19, Xie Xiumei officially became a member of the People's Liberation Army and belonged to the 68th Army.
After a year of training, in early 1951, she entered the territory of North Korea. Xie Xiumei is not only a member of the art team, but also can visit and comfort the soldiers when there is no fighting, and at the same time, she is also a qualified medical personnel, and her biggest goal is to rescue as many wounded as possible.
Xie Xiumei, a female soldier from Northeast China, crossed the Yalu River and walked into North Korea with 30 kilograms of equipment and supplies. During the 18-day march, she left a deep mark on her shoulder, even worn out**.
But she never shouted that she was tired, and always walked in the front of the team. At one point, Wang Xibin's fighter was too weak to withstand a 4-kilogram satchel. Xie Xiumei took the backpack without hesitation and carried it for him.
Whether it is the work of the art team or the work of saving people, she has gone all out, braving the bombardment of the enemy to act on the position. Xie Xiumei's perseverance and selfless dedication are a model of that era, which is worth remembering and learning from forever.
When she first arrived in North Korea, Xie Xiumei, an art troupe, experienced a life-and-death bombing. She was preparing to perform for the fighters when the American plane suddenly appeared above the position. Hundreds of shells then rained down, and the positions were subjected to indiscriminate bombardment.
The members of Xie Xiumei's art troupe fled in all directions, and the performance instruments were almost blown to pieces. After the bombardment, they were not depressed by the loss of their instruments, but immediately picked up cooking utensils and performed for the fighters on the position.
The performances of the members of the art troupe relieved the tension of the soldiers and made them fight more heroically.
As a female soldier and a member of the art troupe, Xie Xiumei recognizes the importance of propaganda and work. She understood that the hard policy provisions would be difficult for the soldiers to understand, so she used her brains to translate the policy into a relaxed slip of the tongue that the soldiers could easily understand and remember.
In addition, she also created a humorous drama "Allegro" to make the soldiers understand the educational significance in laughter, and inspire them to move forward bravely and serve the country!
In addition to the condolence performance, Xie Xiumei also undertook the work of bandaging wounds, carrying stretchers and intravenous drips. Whenever the performance was over, she would immediately change out of her performance costume and go to the position hospital to give injections to the soldiers.
Xie Xiumei's carefulness and patience, as well as her high level of responsibility for her work, have won wide praise from the fighters. Not only that, Xie Xiumei also organized everyone to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, taking huge risks to find wild flowers, wild fruits and herbs.
Sometimes, she also helps everyone chop wood and do laundry, what a versatile female soldier!
On the battlefield in Korea in November 1951, heavy snow fell and the temperature plummeted. Many of the warriors' hands and feet were frostbitten, and their faces were frostbitten. The situation was even worse for the wounded, whose wounds were frozen, causing great difficulties for the paramedics.
In this case, Xie Xiumei decided to leave her socks and gloves to the fighters so that they could keep warm, while she herself endured the cold. The field hospital is made of six thatched huts, which can withstand it in the summer, but in the winter, it is very cold and leaky.
The wounded who live here are often frozen.
Xie Xiumei conveyed love with warmth and cared for the soldiers with both hands. During one war, a soldier fell into a coma due to the loss of an arm, and the cold accelerated his blood loss.
Xie Xiumei immediately took off her coat, hugged the wounded tightly in her arms, and warmed him with her body temperature. This scene touched everyone at the scene, and soon after, the fighter woke up from the cold and finally saved his life.
Xie Xiumei's selfless love is moving!
Xie Xiumei performed extremely prominently in the fierce bombardment. Regardless of the danger to her life, she successfully saved the platoon commander and was awarded a first-class meritorious service! At one o'clock in the afternoon of November 30, 1951, six American bombers flew straight into Xie Xiumei's village.
Hearing a roar in the sky, Xie Xiumei immediately shouted loudly, reminding her comrades to pay attention to cover, showing selfless courage and firm will.
Xie Xiumei was a valiant soldier who went out of her way to help the wounded and her comrades during the war. When she discovers that a wounded man is missing, she decides to venture into the field hospital in hopes of finding him.
At this moment, the U.S. military began to fly at low altitudes, and her actions attracted the attention of the U.S. military. Xie Xiumei did not give up, she insisted on looking for the wounded, and finally succeeded in finding him and evacuated safely with him.
Although she herself was injured in the process, her courage and determination were deeply touched.
The U.S. military mistakenly took the small thatched hut as the command post of our army and threw incendiary bombs, Xie Xiumei ventured into the house and successfully rescued the wounded platoon commander Li Yonghua. Despite the great danger she faced, she did not give up any possible life and showed a heroic and fearless spirit.