In 1983, Xia Liangbai, the leader of in Rizhao County, led cadres to Sunjia Village for inspection and investigation. During the rest, an old farmer who poured water for Xia Liangbai caught his attention.
This old farmer should be wearing Air Force zipper pants from many years ago. The Air Force uniform is not the same as the military uniforms of ordinary soldiers, so Xia Liangbai was separated at a glance, and ordinary people can't get the Air Force uniforms, which made Xia Liangbai feel confused.
Xia Liangbai continued to observe and found that the old farmer's every move was like a soldier, and he seemed to have been in the army.
Xia Liangbai thought carefully, thinking that he had been in Rizhao County for so many years, and he seemed to have never heard of any soldiers who had retired from the Air Force.
Xia Liangbai became curious. After careful inquiry, he learned that the old farmer's identity was amazing. He once attended the Air Force parade at the founding ceremony of and was one of the flight formations at that time.
Why is such an excellent pilot in this rural area unknown? What happened again in the middle?
This old farmer is named Wang Yanzhou. He was born in this Sunjia Village. His grandfather and grandfather were both scholars. He has been from a good family since childhood and went to a private school since childhood. Although his education is not very good, he can still read and write.
Wang Yanzhou originally thought that he would stay in this village all his life, get married and have children, and spend his whole life. Unexpectedly, during the Spring Festival in 1939, Wang Yanzhou's cousin Wang Yande returned to his hometown to visit relatives. It was this time that completely changed Wang Yanzhou's life.
Wang Yande at that time was already a company commander of the 29th Army of the National Army. Seeing that Wang Yanzhou had grown into Chinese characters in front of him, he persuaded him to join the army. Wang Yanzhou looked at his majestic cousin in front of him and was moved. He persuaded his family to join the army with his cousin.
Wang Yanzhou first arrived at the army and entered the military training regiment. It was full of new troops. The regiment commander was Tong Linge, the deputy commander of the 29th Division, who was good at training troops. What made him famous was a sentence he said: "The central government ordered the fight against Japan. If Linge does not lead by example, you can walk to the gate of Tianan, dig my eyes and cut my ears."
This vow of standing up to the sky and daring to act is Tong Linge's righteousness, and this is also the spirit that he admires after his sacrifice.
Speaking of Wang Yanzhou, his days in the military training team were not only harder to train, but everything else was fine. However, such days came to an abrupt end after the July 7 Incident .
At that time, Tong Lingge was the acting commander. In the face of the provocative invasion of the Japanese army, he vowed to share life and death with Lugou Bridge and would rather die than retreat. It was precisely this way that the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression officially began.
1937 On July 28, 1937, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on Beiping . Tong Linge unfortunately died in the battle. The 29th Army also suffered a great sacrifice. The soldiers were seriously insufficient, so they had to let the soldiers of the military training regiment go into battle.
These are all new recruits. The first time they are on the battlefield, you can imagine how great the sacrifice will be.
After the battle ended, Wang Yanzhou recalled that his former comrades had died, and the war was cruel and griefful. The military training group may be less than one-third of the original one, and the military training group was disbanded.
Wang Yanzhou experienced this war and saw the turmoil in the country, the uneasiness in society, and the suffering people could not return to their hometown to spend their entire lives in peace.
He hopes to continue to serve the motherland.
1938, he participated in the enrollment of Whampoa Military Academy 16, became an officer of the Xi'an Branch of Whampoa Military Academy, and received formal military education and training.
During his time at school, he performed well and after graduation, he could go directly to the army to work as a non-commissioned officer.
As graduation approached, Wang Yanzhou saw the admission information of the Air Force School and was moved and wanted to be an Air Force.
At that time, the country's air force was so scarce, and most people were unwilling to apply for the air force, because the national conditions were backward at that time. Although there were hundreds of aircraft, only more than 200 aircraft could fly, and the structure and performance of the aircraft were average. Every time the air force went out, it would be a lifetime of death, and it was extremely dangerous.
After Wang Yanzhou applied for the exam, he passed the exam smoothly and went to Kunming to study.
When Wang Yanzhou's cousin Wang Yande found out, he scolded him for not being alive and had to be an air force. He also regretted that he would come to join the army. How could he go back and explain to his cousin?
However, it has been like this, he can only hope that Wang Yanzhou can graduate smoothly.
1941, because Wang Yanzhou performed well, he was sent to the United States by the school for junior and senior flight training.
In 1943, Wang Yanzhou was about to graduate and either chose to stay in the United States to teach or return to his country to serve his country. Wang Yanzhou chose to return to China without hesitation. He could not forget that his compatriots in the country were suffering from war.
When a bombing mission was completed and the plane's engine suddenly ceased. At that time, Wang Yanzhou remained calm, keeping the plane gliding while checking for problems. Fortunately, he found that it was just that the fuel tank on the left was no oil. After adjustment, Wang Yanzhou continued to return.
At this moment, Wang Yanzhou discovered a Japanese transport plane coming from the opposite side. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Japanese plane wanted to escape. How could Wang Yanzhou give him this opportunity? He opened fire and shot down the Japanese transport plane.
Since then, Wang Yanzhou has participated in many battles several times, but fortunately he has returned safely every time.
Wang Yanzhou was therefore appreciated by the National Army and was promoted very quickly, but Wang Yanzhou was very disgusted with the chaos within the National Army, and even later pointed the gun at the Eighth Route Army. Wang Yanzhou was always confused and didn't know whether his choice was correct.
Until April 1946, he took a plane to Jinan. Unexpectedly, the clear sky suddenly became extremely gloomy, covered with dark clouds, and the plane also malfunctioned. There was no way, so Wang Yanzhou had to choose to make a forced landing.
When in the army, they often publicize that the Eighth Route Army is very bad for the National Army. Once discovered, the outcome will be very miserable. The place where Wang Yanzhou landed was the liberated area of the Eighth Route Army.
Wang Yanzhou was soon discovered by the locals and sent to the Eighth Route Army troops. Wang Yanzhou, who originally thought he would be tortured, was not only not hurt, but also treated as a VIP with kindness, which suddenly subverted Wang Yanzhou's thoughts.
The longer you stay in the Eighth Route Army, the less you don’t want to go back. Wang Yanzhou is willing, but his cousin is unwilling, and even negotiates with Premier Zhou. As a result, Premier Zhou clearly stated: Let’s go and see who stays welcome.
Wang Yanzhou was unwilling to leave, and since then he stayed in the liberated area, working in various units to cultivate the first generation of the Air Force of New China.
was also incorporated into the flight formation at the founding ceremony and was reviewed by the leaders of the Party, the state and the people.
Later, he participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and also achieved military achievements. Logically, Wang Yanzhou would not become an unknown old peasant with such contributions. However, after the war, Wang Yanzhou retired.
In 1957, he was arrested and imprisoned for some reason, and his wife left him.
Later, after being released from prison, Wang Yanzhou returned to his hometown in Sunjia Village, Rizhao to farm. Wang Yanzhou had never mentioned anything about the previous incident to others, and no one in the village knew about it.
If Xia Liangbai had not met Wang Yanzhou during the inspection and investigation, perhaps Wang Yanzhou's deeds would have become obscured by the public and were not known to others, and the grievances he suffered would not have been cleared.
Wang Yanzhou became a party member in 2005 and also participated in the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in September of that year.
There are many unknown soldiers like Wang Yanzhou, and the victory of the Anti-Japanese War is also inseparable from the efforts of these people.
After Wang Yanzhou applied for the exam, he passed the exam smoothly and went to Kunming to study.
When Wang Yanzhou's cousin Wang Yande found out, he scolded him for not being alive and had to be an air force. He also regretted that he would come to join the army. How could he go back and explain to his cousin?
However, it has been like this, he can only hope that Wang Yanzhou can graduate smoothly.
1941, because Wang Yanzhou performed well, he was sent to the United States by the school for junior and senior flight training.
In 1943, Wang Yanzhou was about to graduate and either chose to stay in the United States to teach or return to his country to serve his country. Wang Yanzhou chose to return to China without hesitation. He could not forget that his compatriots in the country were suffering from war.
When a bombing mission was completed and the plane's engine suddenly ceased. At that time, Wang Yanzhou remained calm, keeping the plane gliding while checking for problems. Fortunately, he found that it was just that the fuel tank on the left was no oil. After adjustment, Wang Yanzhou continued to return.
At this moment, Wang Yanzhou discovered a Japanese transport plane coming from the opposite side. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Japanese plane wanted to escape. How could Wang Yanzhou give him this opportunity? He opened fire and shot down the Japanese transport plane.
Since then, Wang Yanzhou has participated in many battles several times, but fortunately he has returned safely every time.
Wang Yanzhou was therefore appreciated by the National Army and was promoted very quickly, but Wang Yanzhou was very disgusted with the chaos within the National Army, and even later pointed the gun at the Eighth Route Army. Wang Yanzhou was always confused and didn't know whether his choice was correct.
Until April 1946, he took a plane to Jinan. Unexpectedly, the clear sky suddenly became extremely gloomy, covered with dark clouds, and the plane also malfunctioned. There was no way, so Wang Yanzhou had to choose to make a forced landing.
When in the army, they often publicize that the Eighth Route Army is very bad for the National Army. Once discovered, the outcome will be very miserable. The place where Wang Yanzhou landed was the liberated area of the Eighth Route Army.
Wang Yanzhou was soon discovered by the locals and sent to the Eighth Route Army troops. Wang Yanzhou, who originally thought he would be tortured, was not only not hurt, but also treated as a VIP with kindness, which suddenly subverted Wang Yanzhou's thoughts.
The longer you stay in the Eighth Route Army, the less you don’t want to go back. Wang Yanzhou is willing, but his cousin is unwilling, and even negotiates with Premier Zhou. As a result, Premier Zhou clearly stated: Let’s go and see who stays welcome.
Wang Yanzhou was unwilling to leave, and since then he stayed in the liberated area, working in various units to cultivate the first generation of the Air Force of New China.
was also incorporated into the flight formation at the founding ceremony and was reviewed by the leaders of the Party, the state and the people.
Later, he participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and also achieved military achievements. Logically, Wang Yanzhou would not become an unknown old peasant with such contributions. However, after the war, Wang Yanzhou retired.
In 1957, he was arrested and imprisoned for some reason, and his wife left him.
Later, after being released from prison, Wang Yanzhou returned to his hometown in Sunjia Village, Rizhao to farm. Wang Yanzhou had never mentioned anything about the previous incident to others, and no one in the village knew about it.
If Xia Liangbai had not met Wang Yanzhou during the inspection and investigation, perhaps Wang Yanzhou's deeds would have become obscured by the public and were not known to others, and the grievances he suffered would not have been cleared.
Wang Yanzhou became a party member in 2005 and also participated in the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in September of that year.
There are many unknown soldiers like Wang Yanzhou, and the victory of the Anti-Japanese War is also inseparable from the efforts of these people.
