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1 In March 1986, two military and cultural journalists accidentally learned during an interview in Wanxian County, Sichuan that there was a retired veteran of the local volunteer army who had participated in the Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
Legend has it that this person is also a special merit combat hero, named Chen Renhua.
But strangely, His achievements are completely unrecorded in the archives.
Out of professional sensitivity, two reporters decided to visit.
When the old man, who was nearly 60 years old, came to Chen Renhua's house, he immediately stepped forward enthusiastically and received them.
Entered the house, and two reporters looked around:
The furniture in the house is simple and old, and many tables and chairs are missing.
There is a large glass photo frame on the painted wall but it is very conspicuous.
(old photo frame)
are mounted at the same time. The photo in the middle is the "privileged group photo" they heard people mention.
In the photo, there is a soldier wearing a volunteer uniform and a shining military medal.
Look at the eyebrows and eyes, it should be Chen Renhua when he was young.
and the other two are also military attire.
From the perspective of military uniforms and ranks, they should be senior generals.
After a closer look, it turned out to be He Long and Peng Dehuai.
Seeing this scene, one of the reporters hurriedly turned to Chen Renhua and asked:
"Old Chen, how could you have such a group photo?"
Hearing this, Chen Renhua sighed and his eyes fixed on the photo.
His thoughts seemed to have returned to more than thirty years ago.
"This starts from the year I joined the army..."
showed off his strength and made frequent contributions
950, the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea broke out.
1-year-old Chen Renhua actively responded to the national call and joined Chinese People's Volunteer Army in March 1951.
Volunteer soldiers went to North Korea to fight
Three months after joining the army, Chen Renhua ushered in his first battle.
It can be sour that was not able to produce weapons shortly after the founding of New China .
The weapons used by the volunteer army to enter North Korea to fight are mostly old equipment from previous war periods.
At that time, Chen Renhua was given a Type 38 rifle .
This gun was named after it was designed in the 38th year of Meiji in Japan (1905), and is also commonly known as "8 Dagai ".
This is also one of the most seized rifles during the Anti-Japanese War.
I never thought that Chen Renhua fought against the enemy alone with this old gun.
Finally, he successfully killed an enemy soldier and seized the opponent's equipment.
This includes a more powerful and lighter carbine .
Carbine
One shot "old antique" not only won the battle, but also "earned" to get better equipment.
Chen Renhua won the first battle and was awarded the third-class merit .
This is rare for new recruits who are just on the battlefield.
Comrades are envious of this.
Veterans also praised him as a good source of military service.
Various behaviors undoubtedly made Chen Renhua, who had just made contributions, even more passionate and full of energy.
In the subsequent battles, he took advantage of the victory and rushed forward bravely.
Soon, he grew rapidly from a "new recruit" to an experienced soldier;
and could lead the team independently to fight.
In a battle in August 1952, Chen Renhua led three new recruits directly into the enemy's position.
They caught the enemy off guard.
When he reacted, Chen Renhua had already shot three enemy soldiers, captured one, and seized a machine gun.
This time, he obtained the second-class .
Volunteer Army Soldier
Just less than a year and a half, Chen Renhua has made two achievements.
This surprised him and was even more motivated.
At that time, he was young and energetic and simply determined to make a difference on the battlefield and strive to get another first-class merit .
But soon after, the deeds of a sacrificed warrior being posthumously awarded the special merits reached his ears.
In an instant, Chen Renhua's view on "making meritorious service" changed drastically...
Heroic deeds shocking
The sacrificed warrior is Huang Jiguang.
1 In October 21, Huang Jiguang, who was only 21 years old, stepped forward at a critical moment to cover the troops.
He blocked the machine gun that was firing with his chest and finally died heroically.
Half a year later, Huang Jiguang was posthumously considered a member of the Communist Party of China and was posthumously awarded the special merit.
Huang Jiguang Oil Painting
In fact, Chen Renhua and Huang Jiguang have many similarities.
They all come from Sichuan;
both joined the army in March 1951;
are all in their twenties.
Therefore, when Chen Renhua first heard about Huang Jiguang's heroic deeds, he was shocked.
At first, he would ask himself curiously:
"What kind of thought was Huang Jiguang's heart when he decided to sacrifice himself?
Did he think about making contributions?
Did he think about becoming a hero in the minds of the people?"
Gradually, Chen Renhua began to realize the gap between the two.
After he won many military achievements, he almost turned his meritorious service into his only combat goal.
Volunteer Army soldiers
and Huang Jiguang was fighting for victory and the people until the last moment of his life.
Thinking of this, Chen Renhua began to reexamine himself and the war.
This is a battle to defend the country;
instead of just fighting for honor.
This is the victory brought by countless volunteer soldiers with their blood;
instead of just the glory brought by personal heroism.
Just like that, Chen Renhua, with unprecedented determination, joined the battle again.
953, Korean War entered a critical moment.
After nearly three years of hard fighting, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army worked together to push the front from the Sino-North Korea border to the vicinity of " 38th Line " in the central part of the Korean Peninsula.
Then, in the summer counterattack campaign, Chen Renhua's central line troops launched an attack on the enemy's "model position" - Cross Mountain.
Volunteer Army
There are more than ten hills in this position.
Each of them is built with complete fortifications composed of bunkers and tunnels.
Then, ten hills are connected to form an extremely solid defense system.
can be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack.
, especially the mountain on the main peak, is the key to the entire defense system.
can be called a fortress among the fortress.
Just take it down and you can break through the entire Cross Mountain position.
At that time, Chen Renhua's assault company was ordered to take down the main peak by blasting.
and he is currently serving as the first explosion player of the commando in the assault company.
In this way, it can be called the pioneer among pioneers.
However, few people know that this is a glorious task he won for writing ten blood letters in a row.
Sure enough, Chen Renhua, who is full of fighting spirit, lives up to expectations.
After the attack started, he took the lead in attacking and killed four enemy firepower points in one go.
Volunteer Blaster
However, such an important position is obviously not easily captured by just a few charges.
When we approached the peak, an enemy fire point firmly hindered the troops' attack.
At that time, Chen Renhua and others were suppressed by fire and could not move forward.
Seeing that soldiers were constantly injured or even killed, platoon leader Ren Zhiming was anxious and annoyed.
He tried hard to find a route that could safely move to the near the fire point, and prepared to arrange for people to use blasting methods to remove the fire point in one fell swoop.
Suddenly, a soldier discovered something and pointed to the direction of the fire point and shouted:
"Look! Someone rushed up!"
Before Ren Zhiming could see who it was, he suddenly felt all the firepower began to concentrate on shooting at one point.
I saw that figure dodges quickly in the firepower network, and there was an explosive bag under my armpit.
Finally, he successfully rushed to the dead corner under the rock wall of the fire point, and raised his head and observed the shooting port carefully.
It was not until this time that Ren Zhiming saw clearly that the person was Chen Renhua.
His actions made everyone frightened.
Volunteer soldier
Although Ren Zhiming was a little angry and afraid of Chen Renhua's actions without permission, he still couldn't help but applaud him:
"This kid really has a trick!"
However, it's not time to cheer now.
The next operation is the key.
At this time, Chen Renhua held the explosive bag and leaned against the rock wall tightly.
And the distance above his head is the firepower point where the enemy is still shooting.
At this time, he took a deep breath and immediately turned over and climbed up the rock wall.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Renhua quickly pulled off the fuse of the explosive pack and stuffed it into the shooting port.
Then, he took out another grenade , pulled off the lead and threw it in.
The whole set of actions was completed in one go.
However, before he could jump off the rock wall, two loud bangs burst out from the fire point shooting port.
It can be imagined that the explosion of air waves shook Chen Renhua away.
He rolled down from the rock wall and was buried in the thick smoke.
"Chen Renhua!"
Ren Zhiming couldn't help but shout his name.
Ke just as everyone was about to rush forward to save him, Chen Renhua slowly staggered from the smoke.
Then, he picked up a flag that fell to the ground, waved it hard and shouted:
"Comrades! Go!"
Just like that, the last obstacle was cleared. Seeing this, the soldiers were greatly encouraged and followed Chen Renhua to the top.
Finally, everyone successfully reached the top of the mountain.
The moment before he was unconscious, Chen Renhua inserted the red flag in his hand firmly to the ground.
declares the victory of the volunteer soldiers!
After the battle ended, Chen Renhua recuperated in the hospital for a long time.
and then he received the award again.
This time is a special skill.
When I heard about this, some people admired his bravery;
Some people lamented that he was good at fighting;
Some people also cast envious eyes on her...
But only Chen Renhua himself understood that the so-called courage and courage were not innate.
When you are in such a critical moment, every second hesitation will lead to a sacrifice;
Every minute hesitation may make the whole team's efforts was wasted.
Only when you have such a sense of responsibility can you be so resolute.
Only then did he truly understand why Huang Jiguang made such a choice.
Retired from the army in a low-key manner and returned to his hometown
1 July 27, 1953, North Korea, China and the United States signed the " Korean Armistice Agreement" at Banmendian , five kilometers south of the "38th Parallel".
At this point, the war finally came to an end.
In October of the same year, Marshal He Long led a delegation of condolences to Pyongyang, North Korea, and met with Peng Dehuai, Commander-in-Chief of the Volunteer Army.
This time we met, Chen Renhua, He Long and Peng Dehuai left that precious photo.
At that time, He Long also said to Chen In-hua funnyly:
"We the People's Liberation Army, it is also very honorable to take photos with comrades from the Volunteer Army!"
In the autumn one year later, Chen In-hua was received by Kim Il-sung, the supreme leader of North Korea.
Then, Kim Il-sung personally awarded him the "Second Level Battle Hero" and the highest medal of North Korea " National Flag Medal ".
Silver Flag Medal issued by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
A year after the armistice, Chen Renhua met many soldiers who made contributions like him at various commendation ceremonies.
Fortunately, they are still alive than countless comrades who have been sleeping in North Korea like Huang Jiguang.
. Compared with those soldiers who were injured and disabled due to combat, Chen Renhua felt that he was lucky.
Although, he also lost the middle finger of his left hand and damaged the soles of his left foot.
Not long after, Chen Renhua received a notice of returning to China;
and learned that he would be the representative of the 67th Army of the Volunteer Army and be reviewed by Chairman Mao.
Can meet Chairman Mao!
When Chen Renhua heard about this news, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt dizzy and fainted on the ground.
This dizzy made him unconscious for more than 20 days.
When I woke up again, Chen Renhua was already in Nenjiang Shuangcheng Hospital in Heilongjiang Province.
Chairman Mao
It turned out that he accidentally caused the sequelae caused to the brain by the explosion.
As a result, Chen Renhua missed the opportunity to meet Chairman Mao. What made him even more collapsed was that he was mobilized to discharge the army due to his disability in his hands and feet and concussion;
and received a "Certificate of Disabled Class B" for "Certificate of Disabled".
From a special merit combat hero to a disabled veteran, Chen Renhua felt a little disappointed.
However, he quickly adjusted his mindset.
Since he no longer needs to use a gun to defend the country, he will pick up a hoe to build the country.
Finally, he followed the organization's arrangements and went back to his hometown after the discharge procedures.
Before leaving, Chen Renhua donated his third-level disabled certificate to the state and gave up the pension for disabled soldiers.
His reason is also very simple:
The country was in the early days of its founding and was not rich. If you can save some, try to save as much as possible for the country.
Revolutionary Disabled Military Personnel Preparation Certificate
Chen Renhua, who returned to his hometown, immediately devoted himself to the work of building his hometown and building socialism.
During this period, it still maintained the advanced nature of "charge" on the battlefield.
He has been the production team leader, the militia company commander, and also served as the leader of the mutual aid group and the president of the Dalian Association.
972, Chen Renhua was arranged to serve as a leader in the town coal mine factory, responsible for production and safety.
During his tenure, there were no accidents in the factory, and the production and operation were even more prosperous.
until 1985.
6-year-old Chen Renhua has not yet reached retirement age, but due to serious illness, he retired early and returned to his farmer's life.
After a lot of experience, I had a lot of identities
Chen Renhua told the two reporters about his experience, and finally felt a little embarrassed:
"There is nothing to talk about these things. I lived to this day because of my great life. But I am afraid that not many of my sacrificed comrades can remember them. It would be great if they were still alive. Such a good life, such a good country..."
As he said, Chen Renhua's eyes were wet.
Both reporters were also very moved when they heard these words.
Such a good comrade who is brave and good at fighting on the battlefield and is serious and responsible in daily work, is not rich in life now.
can even be called a little embarrassed.
Chen Renhua's family of seven lives in an old house of 30 square meters.
There are only a few simple pieces of furniture in the house.
It is said that it was bought when Chen Renhua got married thirty years ago.
Not only that, Chen Renhua's old couple also has no fixed income.
The pension of the coal mine factory is cleared in one lump sum, totaling 800 yuan.
There is nothing left left when you see a doctor, buy medicine, buy agricultural tools and fertilizers, and repair your home.
Volunteer Army Merit Certificate
Seeing Chen Renhua's current situation, one of the reporters couldn't help asking:
"Then over the years, have you not thought about finding an organization to restore your special merit treatment?"
Chen Renhua smiled bitterly and said:
"I came back from North Korea in a coma, and then I lost contact with the original troops and soon I retired.
After I came back, I was delayed because of something, and I did not go to the county to register for demobilization in time.
My experience has not been recorded."
"Then is your original army still there?
The army should still have some records, we can help you contact us."
Hearing this, Chen Renhua waved his hand and said:
"The army should still be there, but I don't know the current number is What, where is the station?
Originally, in 1975, the troops sent people to pick me up to the army, wanting to know the situation of the attack on Cross Mountain in North Korea.
As a result, I was in the mine at the time and couldn't get out of my body, so I didn't go."
After saying that, Chen Renhua paused for a while.
I don’t know how long it took, but he slowly smiled and said with emotion:
"After so many years, I won’t cause trouble for the organization. Let it go."
Hearing this, the two reporters couldn’t help looking at each other, and they were a little unwilling to accept it for Chen Renhua.
So, they continued to ask:
"Then do you have any comrades who can contact? They should be able to prove it for you."
When it comes to comrades, Chen Renhua was silent again.
He turned his head and looked out the window, a little dazed.
"Comrades? I guess there is no one else.
Many people died in that battle back then, and the injured comrades didn't know what happened later.
except..."
Volunteer
Suddenly, he As if he remembered something, he turned to two reporters:
"Two comrades, if possible, can you help me find someone?
His name is Ren Zhiming. The Cross Mountain battle we participated in together was my old platoon leader. I miss him so much..."
The two reporters were very moved when they saw this.
"Okay, don't worry! We will report your experience. If anyone who knows you see it, he will contact us. We will tell you if there is any news."
Just like that, the two reporters said goodbye to Chen Renhua.
They recorded the precious experiences of the old hero, and took the initiative to take on the work of restoring Chen Renhua's meritorious files and began to run around.
Later, the two visited the local archives, civil affairs departments, armed forces department , military sub-district , and checked various information.
Unfortunately, none of the text content related to Chen Renhua was found.
What is even more desperate is that a flood occurred in the local area in 1971.
The files of many demobilized soldiers, including Chen Renhua, were all lost and damaged in the flood.
For a moment, the investigation was in trouble.
However, they did not give up on continuing verification.
Hard work pays off.
Finally, the two saw a report about a model hero of the Volunteer Army in a " People's Daily " at the end of 1953.
Among them, on the list of a group of meritorious personnel, the three words Chen Renhua are listed!
Then, another good news came.
They found the current number and base of the troops based on the clue of "Volunteer Army 67th Army".
Then, he found Chen Renhua's old platoon leader Ren Zhiming through the army.
Things are like a puzzle, and we finally reached the final stage.
And the more you go, the easier it is to piece together the remaining puzzles.
The investigation and archive correction of Chen Renhua’s meritorious records are getting smoother.
Back of the veteran of the Volunteer Army
, and as an old comrade-in-arms, Ren Zhiming naturally knows a lot of inside story.
He and the troops organized and supplemented Chen Renhua's missing files, elaborating in detail the specific details of Chen Renhua's contributions to his previous battles. At the end of the story, this hero of War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea who had been silent in his hometown for many years was finally officially recognized.
He was not forgotten by people after all.
At the same time, this is also thanks to the efforts of the two reporters, making that history so vivid and will be remembered forever.
Reference
Chen Fuming, Chen Xuefeng. A special meritorious official who cannot be found on the list of heroes and models - Chen Renhua, a second-level combat hero of the Volunteer Army [J]. Military History, 1997(05): 46-48.
