Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once depicted the chivalrous men in his mind thousands of years ago, who were righteous and did not seek fame and fortune. In modern China, countless such chivalrous people shed their blood to defend the country and national liberation, and finally history called them PLA soldiers.
Among them, Jiang Cheng, a Communist Party member from Yuhe Village, Longxing Town, Hechuan District, Chongqing Municipality, is an outstanding representative of the chivalrous spirit of PLA soldiers. He once went to the Korean battlefield, fought bravely, and made great contributions in the Battle of Shangganling.
After being discharged from the army, he chose to return to his hometown to work as a farmer, and even his fellow villagers did not know that he was a "first-class meritorious" recipient.
Forty years later, a belated "Good News of Revolutionary Soldiers' Meritorious Service" was finally delivered to Jiang Cheng, revealing a long-sealed history. It turned out that this rural silkworm farmer turned out to be a battlefield soldier who annihilated 400 American troops.
Let's get closer to Jiang Cheng, a revolutionary veteran who was awarded the title of "Good Man of China" by the Office of the Steering Committee for the Construction of Spiritual Civilization. Jiang Cheng, born in 1928, formerly known as Jiang Qigao, officially joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army at the age of 20 after the founding of New China, and changed his name to "Jiang Cheng" to show his loyalty to the party and the people.
He said: "Although I have the surname Jiang, it is inevitable that some people will joke, so I changed my name." Although my surname is Chiang, I am loyal to the Communist Party!In January 1951, Jiang Cheng entered the Korean War with the army and became a member of the 12th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
I took the oath to join the Communist Party while standing under fire in the North Korean city of Jinseong, and I think it was an extremely important experience. During this period, Jiang Cheng's 12th Army participated in a number of large and small battles, including the Fifth Battle and the defensive battle in the area south of Jincheng, and they successfully thwarted the Turkish brigade in the "United **".
Until October 1952, known as the most tragic "Shangganling Campaign" in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, broke out, Jiang Cheng's machine gun company was assigned to hold the 537th in the Shangganling area7 Heights.
This coordinate has now become a spiritual landmark for countless Chinese sons and daughters, because behind this coordinate is the "Shangganling Spirit" guarded by thousands of volunteer martyrs with their lives.
In 27 square kilometers of 5377. On the heights, the US military used more than 300 artillery pieces, more than 170 tanks, and more than 3,000 planes to pour more than 1.9 million shells and more than 5,000 bombs on the volunteer soldiers.
However, no matter how indiscriminately the US military bombed, the volunteer soldiers still stuck to the high ground and resisted the attack of the US army with their flesh and blood. Although the rate of squad leaders and deputy squad leaders reached 100%, and the 16 companies were rebuilt three times, the volunteer soldiers still went forward and held their positions one after another, blocking the attack of the US army.
On the battlefield of Shangganling, many heroes emerged, such as the superhero Huang Jiguang, the first-class hero platoon commander Sun Zhanyuan, and the combat hero Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng once recalled: "At that time, none of us cared about life and death, and our superiors asked us not to use our bodies to block the bullet holes, but what I want to say is that a volunteer army like ours who is willing to sacrifice for the country is invincible." ”
In the Battle of Shangganling, despite the smoke of gunpowder and the darkness, the soldiers of the Volunteer Army still insisted on fighting, and their heroic deeds were admirable.
The enemy cannot be allowed to break through the defensive line. However, in the Battle of Shangganling, the soldiers led by Jiang Cheng annihilated more than 400 American troops, destroyed one enemy heavy machine gun, and even shot down an American fighter plane with their bravery and determination.
Jiang Cheng himself was wounded by shrapnel in the abdomen during the battle, but despite the pain, he stuffed back the intestines that flowed out, insisted on directing the battle, and finally cooperated with the infantry to hold the position.
This is not his personal merit, but the credit of all his fallen comrades-in-arms, who lie on the merits of the martyrs, are heroes worthy of our memory.
Jiang Cheng, a soldier who won a first-class meritorious service, his heroic deeds are remembered by history. He fought valiantly on the Korean battlefield, and after returning to China, he performed well in the construction of barracks, and was once again awarded a third-class meritorious service.
However, when he officially retired from military service and returned to his hometown in 1955, he only had a set of civilian clothes, a pair of shoes and socks and a towel, and he did not mention his outstanding military exploits.
This puzzled the people in the village, because in 1953, the army had already mailed Jiang Cheng's meritorious service. However, the staff mistakenly wrote Jiang Cheng's "Longxing Township" as "Xinglong Township", resulting in the good news being returned to the county.
Later, for a number of reasons, the good news was shelved in the county archives. However, it was not until 1988 that Hechuan County accidentally found this "Good News of Revolutionary Soldiers' Meritorious Service" in the archives when revising the county chronicles, which made Jiang Cheng, a first-class meritorious hero who came out of the Shangganling Campaign, pay attention.
At this time, he was busy in the village to raise funds to repair the road for the village. Although Jiang Cheng's heroic deeds were ignored for a long time, his bravery and selflessness are still remembered.
His story teaches us that heroes don't have to have a great background and wealth, but above all their selfless dedication and love for their hometown.
The road to riches comes first. Although the village is short of funds, we can mobilize the villagers to raise their own funds to build the road. At that time, I was taking out a loan in the county, and before I could get the money, the comrades of the county party committee found me and handed me a good report of meritorious service. "
Jiang Cheng said that he had never heard of such a thing as good news for meritorious service. In the depths of his simple heart, he always firmly believes that as a veteran, he should serve the country and kill the enemy to defend the country; After being discharged from the army, you should work diligently in farming, do what you do, love what you do, and don't care about vanity.
However, when he learned that the first-class heroes of the Shangganling Battle had been working in obscurity for more than thirty years, the people in the village were full of respect for this battle hero.
In addition, in the past few decades, Jiang Cheng has always adhered to the principles of communism, never missed a single party due, actively participated in the activities of the party organization in the village, and set an example and shined.
Finally, Jiang Cheng's deeds were reported by many domestic leaders, and in September 2019, he was awarded by the Office of the Steering Committee for the Construction of Spiritual Civilization"Good Chinese people"The title.
Whether it is a hero who has made great achievements on the battlefield or a farmer who has returned to his hometown to farm, Jiang Cheng has always fulfilled his original promise with his actions - loyalty to the party and the people.