After the founding of New China, in order to save land, the country vigorously promoted cremation. The central leaders set an example. Among the more than 1,000 founding generals, only General Xu Shiyou passed away. Deng Xiaoping instructed the "four specials" and allowed them to be buried. The mother was buried together, "full loyalty during her lifetime, and full filial piety after death".
However, for thousands of years, the Chinese people are most concerned about going to the land for security, and they don’t understand the cremation policy very well. When beaten and scolded by the family of the deceased, they turned into anger from shame and punched each other.
A female nurse in the 1970s
In the 1970s, on the street in front of the People's Hospital of Jiangjin County, Sichuan (now Chongqing Jiangjin), In the early morning hours, one can often see a thin face and gray hair , An old man in simple clothes, pulled the cart and walked into the morgue on the first floor of the hospital. The gloomy lights in the corridor hit the old man's face, but he didn't realize it, and skillfully arranged the corpse to be cremated, carried the deceased's body on the cart, and quietly left under the light of the early morning light.
One day in the summer of 1972, the old man took the corpse out of the morgue as usual and put it on the cart. This scene happened to be seen by two female nurses passing by. One of the tall female nurses deliberately raised their voices: ", Chief Tan, are you here again today? "
The old man nodded with a slight smile, and then slammed his hands and pulled the cart. Lifting up, slowly pulling the cart and disappearing to the corner.
The short female nurse has just arrived, and she is not familiar with the "Section Chief Tan" in the mouth of a female colleague. She only thinks that the old man is not good looking, dressed in shabby clothes, and looks like a poor man. Why is she still hanging? What is the name of the section chief?
The tall nurse saw her doubts and deliberately lowered her voice to explain: " , he is not only the section chief,It is still a super hero who was personally received by Chairman Mao! "
Section chief? Super hero? Received by Chairman Mao? The female nurse is even more puzzled: "He is so powerful, why did he come to pull the corpse?
So, a piece of the past is revealed.
Tan Bingyun
Go to the battlefield! Defending the family and defending the country
This old man who pulls the body step by step every day is named Tan Bingyun, a native of Jiangjin, Sichuan. Like most poor families, although the young Tan Bingyun was taken care of by his parents, his family always had to worry about food and clothing. When Tan Bingyun was a little older, he went to the landlord’s house to herd cattle for long-term work in order to supplement his family. The landlord’s exploitation. Tan Bingyun sat on the hillside, looking at the cows grazing at the foot of the mountain, and couldn’t help feeling: He was like these cows, after all the hardships, in the end, people were the swordsmen and I was the fish. Every time I think of these things. Tan Bingyun couldn't help sighing.
When the time came in November 1948, the 25-year-old Tan Bingyun suddenly heard the rumble of guns in the distance. He hurried home, and the villagers told him that the PLA had returned. When he was young, Tan Bingyun had heard the story of the Red Army fighting local tyrants and dividing fields. He suddenly had the idea that he wanted to join the People’s Liberation Army! So, Tan Bingyun bid farewell to his family, joined the People’s Liberation Army and became a soldier of the People’s Liberation Army.
In May 1945, Tan Bingyun participated in the Battle of Liberation of Shanghai. After the battle started, a river blocked the PLA’s way forward. In desperation, Tan Bingyun jumped into the turbulent river, connected the ships together, and erected a "boat bridge". ", let the assault troops step on the "boat bridge" to cross the river. After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, the People's Liberation Army successfully captured Shanghai and liberated the largest city in China. After the war, Tan Bingyun was awarded third-class merit.
drove away the Kuomintang reactionaries, Tan Bingyun had not had time to enjoy the happiness of turning over and being the master,Gunsmoke on the Korean Peninsula revived. At the call of Chairman Mao, Tan Bingyun put on his military uniform again and, as a squad leader of the 27th Corps of the Volunteer Army, crossed the Yalu River to fight in the DPRK. This is the first time Tan Bingyun has gone abroad, but it is for war, but behind him are hundreds of millions of Chinese people waiting for the soldiers to triumph. Tan Bingyun has not retreated at all.
The Chinese Volunteers crossed the Yalu River
Huachuan blockade, stationed at 390 Heights
From October 1950 to May 1951, they launched five times under the command of the volunteers under the command of Commander Peng Dehuai. The big battle drove the " United Nations" headed by the US military to the south of the 37th line and even occupied Seoul for a while. Although the Volunteers have a clear advantage in frontline operations, there is a fatal weakness-logistics.
Because the front line is too long, it is very difficult for the volunteers to supply supplies. Individual soldiers can only carry about seven days of rations, and under the attack of US bombers, the transportation lines of the volunteers are often cut off, and the volunteers often have to separate food for seven days. Eat for more than ten days or even longer. 's newly appointed "United Nations Army" commander-in-chief Li Qiwei keenly discovered the weakness of the volunteers and formulated the brutal "magnetic tactics" to attract the volunteers to fight in depth. When the volunteers run out, let the elite troops launch a fierce counterattack.
Commander Peng Dehuai had already seen through Li Qiwei's sinister plan. He acted decisively and ordered the volunteer troops near the 37th line to retreat and join forces with the rear. Li Qiwei fought against each other and dispatched the air force to bomb the only way for our army to retreat, and asked the "United Nations Army" to speed up in an attempt to divide and encircle the retreating volunteers. In order to cover the retreat of the main force, Commander Peng Dehuai ordered the troops to organize the Cheorwon blockade and the Hwacheon blockade to block the frantically advancing "United Nations Army". The war was about to start.
Under this situation, the 27th Army where Tan Bingyun was in came to a highland named 390 about 45 kilometers southeast of Jinhua City, and urgently constructed fortifications to block the enemy troops who were pursuing them. It was this battle that Tan Bingyun created a military miracle and became famous all over the world!
Volunteer soldiers
Crazy blocking for 8 hours, famous all over the world
On the evening of May 24th, Tan Bingyun took the soldiers from his class Mao He, digging several scattered along the road at the foot of 390 Highland Mountain Bingkeng hides. According to the information obtained, an armored unit of the US army will pass by here, which is located at the corner of the road and is the best place to ambush. As long as a tank can be destroyed, the enemy's large forces will be blocked. This is the best way to buy time for the retreating volunteers. Tan Bingyun and his comrades knew how important and dangerous this mission was, but they were fearless. In order to better destroy the enemy, Tan Bingyun prepared three grenades and a gun to make the enemy unable to eat.
Not long after the fortification was constructed, the sound of crawlers rubbing against the ground came from a distance. Tan Bingyun held his breath and secretly held the grenade in his arms. He gestured to his comrade Mao He, motioned to go first, and then quickly moved to another foxhole, waiting for the arrival of the enemy's armored forces.
Not long after, the enemy’s first tank appeared in Tan Bingyun’s sight. He fell on the ground, suddenly raised his chest, and threw the anti-tank grenade out.There was a loud bang, and the explosion echoed in the valley for a long time. However, after the explosion, the enemy's tank was not destroyed and moved on. Tan Bingyun screamed badly, and hurriedly crawled out of the foxhole and chased the tank straight. As he marched, he threw another grenade. The violent explosion knocked Tan Bingyun to the ground, his eyes went dark and he passed out.
The tunnel in the Korean War
When Tan Bingyun woke up, he was already lying in the arms of the soldier Mao He, dripping with blood. He ignored his injuries and asked eagerly: "Did the tank blow up?" Mao He replied: "Blew up! It's not moving anymore!" "Quick! Go and blow up the tank, I will cover you!" Tan Bingyun pushed Mao He away forcefully, took the gun straight, and rushed towards the enemy's second tank.
Tan Bingyun worked closely with Mao He. Tan Bingyun shot at the tank with a rifle to attract enemy fire. Mao He dropped a grenade onto the tank’s engine. With a bang, the second tank was motionless. . At this moment, an enemy soldier was struggling to crawl out of the tank. Tan Bingyun quietly touched it from the side, and then fired at the American soldier, beating the opponent into a hornet's nest. Tan Bingyun and Mao He blew up two enemy tanks in succession, and the battlefield was temporarily calm.
At dawn, with the sound of a faint car engine, a jeep of the US Army came to the side of the bombed tank. I saw an American soldier in the car poking out his head and looking inside the tank. Seeing that there was no movement inside, he decided to reverse the car and go back.
U.S. tanks
Come and want to run? Tan Bingyun yelled, quickly rushed out of the tunnel, and shot continuously at the jeep. The windshield of the jeep was shattered, and the American soldier died in the car with his neck crooked.
Then,Tan Bingyun and Mao He continued to fight in the tunnel, destroying another enemy tank and destroying 13 enemy troops. The U.S. armored forces have tried their best and dare not push forward. In this way, the two blocked the strength of one division of the Second Division of the US Cavalry Division at 390 Heights for eight hours. It was these precious eight hours that gave the volunteers plenty of time to retreat, and Tan Bingyun also created a miracle in military history!
After the end of the battle, Tan Bingyun was awarded the honorary title of first-class combat hero and special-class hero. His deeds appeared in the People's Daily and the People's Liberation Army Daily and became a well-known volunteer hero.
On October 1, 1951, Tan Bingyun returned to China as a representative of the volunteer army to participate in the National Day celebration. At the subsequent banquet, Tan Bingyun was cordially received by the leaders of the central government, including Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and Mr. Zhu. The five marshals lined up to shake hands with him, and he was greatly moved.
Tan Bingyun (right) and his comrades-in-arms
were incognito, and their work in his later years was mocked.
In 1953, the Korean armistice, Tan Bingyun triumphed with the volunteers. Soon the turning industry will return home. When he stepped into the house, he was catching up with two cadres from the housing management office coming to ask for rent. Because of the poverty of the family, the Tan family cannot afford to pay the rent and has been overdue for a long time. If Tan Bingyun reveals his identity at this time, the rent can definitely be deferred or even reduced. But Tan Bingyun didn't say a word, silently paid the rent with his transfer fee, and watched the two cadres leave.
Until one day, when Jiangjin County leaders happened to see that the anti-tank hero published in the People's Daily was Tan Bingyun from the county, they immediately checked with the 27th Army stationed in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and found that this was true. overnight,Tan Bingyun, who could not pay the rent, became a well-known hero. Under the arrangement of the county party committee, Tan Bingyun successively served as deputy chief of the Public Security Bureau, chief of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and deputy director.
After cremation began, the people couldn't accept this change for a while, and they were very angry. Tan Bingyun, who is in charge of related work, stepped forward and set up the county's first crematorium with the workers. Although the crematorium was built, under the influence of deep-rooted thoughts, everyone was reluctant to do the work of the crematorium.
Tan Bingyun deeply felt the heavy responsibility. He took the initiative to undertake the task of going to the hospital to pick up the body, then rushing for 4 kilometers, and then to the crematorium for incineration, which lasted for decades. The local people who don't know the details thought he had made a big mistake, and when they met him on the road, they hid and said some cool things. Due to the particularity of the job, over time, everyone hates him.
Tan Bingyun in his later years
Tan Bingyun not only has to face the incomprehension of the villagers, but also the anger of the relatives of the deceased. Someone died, he went to other people’s home to do work the first time, and when the work was done, he pulled the body onto the cart; if the work was not done, Tan Bingyun would be scolded bloody, and some of them died. The family members even fisted at him. However, Tan Bingyun has never called wronged, let alone tired. Although the work of moving corpses is not so high-end, it is also an indispensable part of the industry. As a veteran, he has long downplayed these honors and disgrace.
In 1983, 59-year-old Tan Bingyun retired. Although he no longer "pulling corpses" all day long, he did not take time off. Instead, he focused his energy on caring for the disabled and helping them make a living and employment, and continued to shine in new "posts."
In 1991, Tan Bingyun accepted the invitation of the North Korean government to visit North Korea with more than a dozen volunteer combat heroes and was received by the highest leader of North Korea. In the North Korean Military Museum, Tan Bingyun found a huge picture,He couldn't help tearing his eyes: In that photo, a North Korean lesbian presented flowers to a volunteer soldier. That volunteer soldier is Tan Bingyun, full of spirit!
However, this trip to North Korea also left a lifelong regret for Tan Bingyun. Since the Jinhua battlefield was already in Korean territory, he could only stand in Panmunjom and look far away. At a glance, he remembered the years of war and even the comrades who died in the battle. As the sun sets, the afterglow shines on the hero's face, "Fortunately, there is no harm in the mountains and rivers."
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