Introduction: Mr. Zhao Fenglu enlisted in the army in 1982 and served in the high-speed machine company of the 4143rd Regiment of the 138th Division of the Jinan Military Region. In the 1985 self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Mr. Zhao Fenglu served as the leader of the combat team, leading 8 comrades-in-arms to attack the high ground, eliminating more than 10 enemies, blowing up 2 cantonment holes, and transporting 5 wounded. In the end, all the members of the combat team returned to our side safely, and Mr. Zhao Fenglu was awarded the second-class meritorious service.
On the morning of January 17, four members of the "National Protection Red Spirit Practice Phalanx" of Shandong University, led by two staff members, came to Mr. Zhao Fenglu's home to listen to Mr. Zhao's story when he was young. In the face of the interview, Mr. Zhao was very enthusiastic and talked eloquently, bringing our thoughts to the scene of the intense war forty years ago.
The climate is unsuitable and the conditions are difficult
Vietnam is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, with high temperature and rain, tropical monsoon climate, divided into rainy season and dry season. When we asked Mr. Zhao "What are the conditions on the battlefield in Vietnam?", Mr. Zhao took a deep breath, "We had a slogan at that time, 'If you lose one of you, you will be happy for one billion people.'" You can imagine how difficult the conditions were at that time, and I will give you a few examples. ”
Talking about bathing, "How did we take a bath at that time, every time it rained, the water would run out of the old tree hole on the mountain, and we built a water pipe to insert it into the hole, and used a wooden frame to support the water pipe, and it was a shower." ”
When it comes to raincoats, "We didn't have raincoats, so we cut off the corners of the fertilizer bags at both ends and put them on our bodies, just like women's dresses. ”
Because the mountain peak is very steep, so the transportation of military supplies is even more dangerous, "the mountain is steep, the car can't go up, and the manpower must be resisted, such as a 70-pound steel frame, carried to the position, climbed 4 times a day, 2 times in the morning, 2 times in the afternoon." In the end, the border people of Yunnan built a bracket, just like a basket on the back of a horse, it takes more than 2 hours to carry it, from up to down, walk 10 steps, you have to rest for a while. ”
But under such difficult conditions, the Chinese people are still sticking to the front line of the war, which may be just like their slogan says, "If you lose one of me, a billion people will be happy", and the soldiers are guarding hundreds of millions of Chinese people and hundreds of millions of happy families. **What years are quiet, but someone is carrying the weight for you, the older generation of soldiers with a strong will to stick to the front line in the face of difficult conditions, profoundly practiced the "clear love, only for China" Zheng Zheng oath.
Train hard and prepare for battle
If you want to minimize the ** on the battlefield and win the battle, hard training must be the key. Mr. Zhao was only 19 years old when he participated in the war, and "he had never seen what war was like, and he didn't even know the trajectory of the shells."
However, in such a situation, we should not live in worry and fear all the time, and "we must change passive training into active self-training." Teacher Zhao told us that we must have self-confidence, and the strategies and tactics we usually train and learn must be brought into play; You must not be lazy when training, because it is a joke on the lives of yourself and your comrades. "When preparing for training in Yunnan, we carried 50 pounds of buckets, got up in the morning to train, and ran 20 miles", there are many, many such hard trainings, and it is this kind of training that gradually sharpens the strong will and excellent combat ability of the Chinese people.
Calm and calm, meritorious battle
After a long period of preparation and training, the fierce battle began, and Mr. Zhao's company dispatched eight people to form a combat team and handed it over to Mr. Zhao's command. "At 6:15 in the morning, the artillery fire began, and the entire Laoshan front line was a sea of fire. You young people have never seen a real combat scene, it is very shocking, people who have never seen this kind of scene, let's be honest, you will be scared to pee your pants. ”
The dangers of war are fraught with danger, and it is also a great test for commanders. Mr. Zhao led the combat team to pass through the enemy's blockade line and safely broke through the minefield arranged by the enemy.
Mr. Zhao also told us about a thrilling moment in the battle. "When I came to the entrance of one of the enemy's garrison caves with my submachine gun, I suddenly found a man inside. As soon as I thought about bad things, I don't know if this person is Vietnamese or Chinese, battles always happen instantaneously, I didn't dare to hesitate, I took a submachine gun and shouted at the mouth of the cave, and it turned out to be a platoon commander of our seventh company, and I breathed a sigh of relief. ”
During the battle, each soldier always wore a grenade around his neck, and when the enemy surrounded him, this last grenade was reserved for the warrior himself. So this grenade, it's called a glorious bullet.
After the battle, all members of Mr. Zhao's combat team returned safely, and 4 people were awarded second-class merit and 4 were awarded third-class merit. "I came for you, and I prepared my military medal. "This is the 923 Battle Victory Medal, this is the Self-Defense Counterattack Medal, this is the Order of Merit of the Second Class. "Mr. Zhao enthusiastically told us the history behind these military medals.
Affectionate message and full of expectations
At the end of the interview, Mr. Zhao looked at us with affection and hope and put forward a few messages.
Shandong University has a very good tradition, I think that when we were on the front line of Laoshan, there were 8 students of Shandong University who were full of love for soldiers to defend the frontier, and sent pennants embroidered with "soldiers in my heart" to the front line of battle; The soldiers at the front were also deeply moved, and responded with "the motherland is in my heart." I hope that you can also inherit this kind of patriotism and continue to write the chapter of 'military and civilian family'. ”
With regard to the resettlement of the families of the martyrs, we must not neglect it. The State has set up a Veterans Affairs Bureau to provide material assistance and spiritual comfort to the families of martyrs. I hope that you college students can also contribute to creating a good atmosphere of 'caring for the families of martyrs' in society, and you must not let the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country chill! ”
Now the conditions for serving in the army are much better than in the past, and it is also a beautiful experience for you college students to enlist in the army to serve the country, and I hope that you high-quality people can help China's national defense cause to become stronger.
Finally, Mr. Zhao said affectionately: "From birth to the present, this war experience is my most difficult experience, but it is also my most glorious experience and the most memorable experience!" ”
Figure Hou Yarong.
Text Pham Minh Khai.