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In September 1984, a guard knocked on the door of Wen Tiehan 's office.
After the guard entered the door, he told Wen Tiehan: "There is someone outside the door, and it is said that it is the person you are looking for."
Wen Tiehan stood up from the chair and hurriedly ran out, but ran to the door but suddenly stood still. There was a farmer standing in front of him, looking over 50 years old, wearing a straw hat on his head, an ordinary gown and a pair of straw sandals under his feet.
Wen Tiehan walked up to him and looked at him carefully. The farmer in front of him was not in a hurry and slowly took out his "token".
Before this, Wen Tiehan received the orders from Deng Gong and Qin Jiwei . He has been looking for someone for several years, and even used the method of publicly publishing the newspaper, but he still has not received any response.
Who are the people that leaders such as Deng Gong attach great importance to?
What method will the farmers in front of Wen Tiehan prove their identity?
Keep your eyes open and let’s look down together.
Life and death blocking, and alone
In April 1951, Chinese People's Volunteer Army fell into a rare low pressure atmosphere.
Before this, no matter how difficult it was, the volunteer army maintained the revolutionary optimism spirit and always faced the challenges on the battlefield with the most positive attitude. And their emotional change this time was all due to the appearance of one person.
This person is the US general Li Qiwei . He has replaced MacArthur and became the commander-in-chief of the US military, and is also the actual top leader of UN military .
He has fought with the Volunteer Army many times and is known as the "Fox of the Battlefield", with cunning military use and flexible tactics.
Originally, he was just an ordinary American general, but the volunteer army had suffered many losses in his hands, so even President Peng was a little afraid this time.
The fifth battle between China and the United States began, and the other party seized the weakness of our insufficient reserve resources, desperately extended the front line, dragged down our footsteps, and destroyed our troops.
In this battle, the US military gained the advantage and the volunteers suffered unprecedented difficulties.
In order to preserve combat power, General Peng ordered the entire army to retreat north of 38th parallel , and not to confront the enemy head-on, but to do a temporary rest.
However, the transfer of the large army will inevitably be accompanied by the restraint of the small army. The 15th Army led by Qin Jiwei accepted this arduous task, defended the position, and delayed time for its comrades.
So on May 30, a life-and-death battle between Park Dafeng officially kicked off, and the heart-wrenching battle song was played here.
Qin Jiwei ordered the Third Battalion to be the main attack of the blocking battle, occupying favorable terrain from top to bottom, and repelling the enemy's attack. So on this day, the Third Battalion cleverly used its terrain to deal with the enemy, successfully found the weak link in the enemy's defense change gap, and seized this weakness and fought hard.
A day passed, and the volunteers wiped out more than 150 US troops, while our army only paid the price of two minor injuries. This was a very cost-effective "buy and deal". However, the battalion commander of the Third Battalion also told everyone that they should never be careless, and the US military will definitely make a comeback.
That night, the volunteers had already heard the roar on the US military's positions.
html In the early morning of May 31, while everyone was at the slack of their spirits, the US military sent bomber to conduct a large-scale strafing on our side, which was also accompanied by the attack of shells. As the United States officially revealed its fangs, this blocking war also entered a stage of life and death.
What can volunteer soldiers do when facing firepower that is several times stronger than us? Defend to the death and live and die with the position. This firm belief has always been the spiritual core of Communist soldiers. No matter how difficult it is, the soldiers' dictionary does not give up.
It was probably this fierce attack that made the US military taste the sweetness. In the next few days, they continued to increase their firepower offensives and sent more soldiers to charge. To Park Dafeng, they showed an attitude of being determined to win.
But our soldiers must not let them get what they want, because Park Dafeng is too important for the strategic arrangement of the large army. If the US troops cross the mountain, they will soon be able to catch up with the large forces retreating north, and they can raid exhausted soldiers of our army when they are most prepared. As for the final result, it is definitely unimaginable.
So the battalion commander of the third battalion issued a death order, attack when advancing, and death when retreating!
Although the resistance of the volunteers was already very tenacious, the manpower could not make up for the huge gap in firepower, so by June 4, the positions of the 7th and 9th companies had been lost one after another. If this situation continues, the volunteer army will be in danger.
At the most tense moment, the squad leader of the 7th squad of the Eighth Company Chai Yunzhen was ordered to launch a counterattack and defend the position. When he received the order, he assured the battalion commander: "People and positions live and die together."
He led the whole class of 13 soldiers to charge forward, relying on accurate judgment of the situation, he quickly occupied the first position while the enemy was relaxed. But this move also aroused the enemy's vigilance, so the next wave of action will be even more difficult.
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Chai Yunzhen gritted his teeth and went into battle alone, walking the path from the side and penetrated into the enemy's command center. He took out a dagger and wiped the commander's neck while the other party was unprepared. Blood sprayed on his face, adding a bit of murderous aura to him.
He threw out the grenade , threw out the shell, picked up the machine gun , and shot into the house, destroying most of the enemies in the command center. There were still people left, so he began to fight with the other party in close combat.
Chai Yunzhen's moves are all real kung fu, and they are all learned from the battlefield, but after all, two fists cannot beat four hands. If he didn't pay attention, many wounds would be added to his body. With a mistake in his move, his index finger was bitten by an American.
The pain quickly blurred his consciousness. Before he fell to the ground and fell into a coma, he thought that he might have to explain here.
whereabouts are unknown. Chai Yunzhen insisted on finding
, bravely challenged the enemy command, made great contributions to the blocking war, and was awarded the honors of a special meritorious official and a first-class combat hero. But when everyone cleaned the battlefield, they did not find any trace of him.
Some people say that he may have been recruited by other troops during the medical transfer process; others say that the situation was so dangerous at that time that the hero may have died on the battlefield. In short, everyone searched around, but there was no whereabouts of him, and no one came to claim the hero's military medal.
Although Chai Yunzhen has never been found, the Communist Party has insisted on searching for it as long as it has not seen his body. Since life or death is still unclear, then we must see people alive and corpses when we die.
After the victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in 1953, our country has stepped up its efforts to find it. After hearing about this, the leaders of the North Korean government sent a special person to participate in the search, but there was no news. Could it be that a living warrior disappeared from the world?
After hearing about this, Deng Gong also told Qin Jiwei that no matter what difficulties he encountered, he should not give up looking for heroes. Qin Jiwei replied:
"He is my soldier. I, the old commander, have no other skills, but I will definitely not forget my soldier. Don't worry, the leader, our 15th Army has never stopped looking for it over the years."
Until 1980, when the North Korean leader came to China to participate in an event, he raised this issue.
Deng Gong said regretfully: "It's almost 30 years old, but there are still no clues, but as long as the person is still there, our country will definitely find him. At that time, we will notify you as soon as possible."
For this important task, the central government has also set up a search team, with Wen Tiehan as the person in charge.
He shoulders the instructions of the leader, the people's yearning for heroes, and the expectations of a friendly country. Therefore, from the moment he received this task, he did not dare to relax for a moment.
Li Tianen, who was in charge of the propaganda of the 15th Army, thought of a person named Sun Hongfa , which may become a breakthrough in finding people.
Sun Hongfa was a comrade-in-arms who counterattacked with Chai Yunzhen back then. After finding him, the search team really got more clues. Sun Hongfa was the first person to discover Chai Yunzhen at the command center. At that time, Chai Yunzhen was seriously injured, unconscious, and had a broken finger.
Chai Yunzhen
Sun Hongfa quickly carried him down and sent him to a medical stretcher. Later, he was tripped by other things, and when he turned around, he saw that Chai Yunzhen had already lost his whereabouts. Although
did not get more information, the search team at least confirmed a little, and Chai Yunzhen did not sacrifice. As long as you can be sure that he is still alive, everyone will believe that he will be able to find him.
During the search process, Qin Jiwei had to ask about the progress every few days. He was more urgent than anyone else, and he wanted to find his soldiers and the man who carried the great spirit of the 15th Army. Over the years, the number of troops has not changed, and this spirit has never changed.
Once, he asked, "Where will the soldiers go after they retire?" is this sentence that gave Wen Tiehan new inspiration.
A wounded person has been treated. If he does not return to the army after healing, where will he go?
The biggest possibility is that he has returned to his country and returned to his hometown.
Chai Yunzhen is from from Sichuan , so Wen Tiehan rushed to the Sichuan Civil Affairs Department as soon as possible to check the registered population.
passed various conditions to filter, and in the end, only one person who could find the match was found, Chai Yunzheng .
The two names are different, but they sound very similar. Maybe Chai Yunzhen is Chai Yunzheng, but Sichuan people can't tell the difference between the front and back nasal sounds, so others misheard his name.
After such preliminary news, Wen Tiehan publicly issued a missing person notice in the newspaper, hoping to be seen by Chai Yunzheng or his family.
Although hope is slim, you must try your best.
Unexpectedly, more than a month after the missing person notice was issued, someone stood outside the door of Wen Tiehan's office.
confirms identity and receives the medal
984, the person standing outside Wen Tiehan Gate was the person mentioned at the beginning of our article. The "token" he took out was not something real, , but his own broken finger .
His index finger is missing, and the shape and position are consistent with Sun Hongfa's description. He also has a demobilization certificate in his bag, which can also prove his identity as a soldier.
Li Tianen, who received the message, rushed over and recognized Chai Yunzheng. Although I haven't seen each other for many years, the other person's face still overlaps with his youth.
Comrades meet, and both sides are excited. But the most urgent task is that Wen Tiehan still needs to find out the truth about Chai Yunzheng's disappearance.
Along with Chai Yunzheng's telling, everyone also knows the story of that year.
"I vaguely remember that I was carried down the mountain by my comrades, but when I woke up, I was already lying in the hospital. The doctor said that my injury was too serious and I could not return to the battlefield, so I sent me back to my country. After healing the injury, I returned to my hometown and found something to do by myself."
He returned to his old business, picked up a hoe to make a living, and planted a land that had been planted for 32 years. During this period, he never took the initiative to mention his identity to others, let alone his great contribution.
When asked why he didn't contact the army, his answer was exactly the same as other old revolutionaries: "I can't fight anymore, why do I contact the army? Can I add burden to the organization? I can take good care of my life myself, there is no need to cause trouble for everyone."
A few simple words made Wen Tiehan and Li Tianen red in their eyes.If it weren't for the Chai family's son who saw the news of missing someone in the newspaper a month ago, they wouldn't be able to truly meet this old hero and old comrade-in-arms who had made great achievements.
Actually, they didn't know that even if his son told Chai Yunzheng that his troops were looking for him, he was unwilling to go back.
The older generation has very simple ideas. He always feels that when he goes back, he is going to get the merits and enjoy it, but he doesn't think he has done such a great thing. Those who are truly amazing have been buried on North Korea's land. What impressed him was actually the simplest sentence of his son: " Don't you miss them? Don't you miss your team, don't you miss your comrades? They have been missing you."
That's it, the hero returned to his position, and the search for many years finally came to fruition. Deng Gong and Qin Jiwei both came to meet Chai Yunzheng, telling each other about their concerns and unforgettable glorious years.
htmlIn October, a celebration meeting that was more than 30 years late was officially held. It is worth mentioning that North Korea also sent representatives to see the hero who guarded their homeland with his own eyes. At the celebration meeting, the old hero finally put on his long-lost military uniform and put on his military medal that should have belonged to him. He stroked the medal on his chest with his trembling hands, tears in his eyes, and missed his comrades who had already died.
"I am ashamed to take this military medal. Today it is worn on me, just as I took it for my sacrificed old comrades."
Conclusion
Defend the motherland, not afraid of sacrifice, hiding his identity, and obscuring it. This is almost a common portrayal of the older generation of revolutionaries represented by Chai Yunzheng. They shed their youth and passion for the land of the motherland, and even their lives. When the task is completed, they waved their sleeves without nostalgia. They are the most solid cornerstone of China.
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