In a community in Huaibei City, Anhui Province, Song Liangyou was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling dullly, his mouth opened and closed, making a faint sound.
The door of the room opened, and his eldest daughter Song Hua walked in with water, helped Song Liangyou up and fed him a mouthful of water. The water moistened Song Liangyou's throat, and he smashed his mouth and started to mutter again.
Song Hua approached his father Song Liangyou and listened carefully to what he said.
"27...81...241..."
Song Hua didn't know what these three sets of numbers meant, so she could make Song Liangyou read it every day. She tried to ask Song Liangyou, but Song Liangyou did not respond to her, but just continued to read these three sets of numbers.
Song Hua's doubts are getting bigger and bigger. She wants to figure out what this set of numbers means?
Information Collection Table
Song Hua recorded these three sets of numbers. She first searched on the computer, but unfortunately she found nothing. Song Hua pondered for a long time. Perhaps the numbers were related to Song Liangyou's experience?
In Song Hua's impression, Song Liangyou was just an ordinary coal miner. So would these three sets of numbers be the job numbers he worked at that time?
Song Hua secretly contacted Song Liangyou's coworkers, but everyone denied the relationship between these three sets of numbers and the coal mine. So what exactly do these three sets of numbers mean?
The Song family was puzzled. Song Liangyou was suffering from cerebral infarction . He woke up for a shorter and shorter time, but even in his sleep, he would still mutter these three sets of numbers.
When the Song family was confused, Huaibei City, Anhui City asked to collect information about retired soldiers.
Song Hua knew that Song Liangyou had served as a soldier and participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, so he took Song Liangyou's information and went to the Veterans Service Center. In addition to the identity and household registration information, there are also medals that have been won. Before coming, Song Hua came to find several military medals from her father's drawer. She wrote "I have entered the North Korea to make meritorious contributions" in the column of the medal, but Song Hua did not write about what it was.
She was not very clear about her father's experience in joining the army, only knowing that Song Liangyou had served as a soldier. The
information table was submitted. Director Ma of Huaibei Veterans Service Center noticed what Song Hua wrote during review, but was unfamiliar with the name Song Liangyou. It seemed that Song Liangyou had never come to the Veterans Service Center for help, which aroused the curiosity of the person in charge.
But Song Hua, who came to submit the test, did not know much about Song Liangyou's joining the army and could not provide much information. They only knew that Song Liangyou had received the first-class merit twice, and had run out of the artillery fire for a lifetime, with many scars on his body, and the rest of the details were unclear.
At this time, Song Hua remembered something and suddenly said to Director Ma, "My father often talks about three sets of numbers. I wonder if it has anything to do with his joining the army?"
Director Ma raised his spirits, and Song Hua said the numbers that Song Liangyou often talked about, "27, 81, 241". After Song Hua left, Director Ma immediately asked someone to retrieve Song Liangyou's files.
This look shocked the staff of Huaibei Veterans Service Center. Director Ma called Song Hua and asked when their family would come back when they had time. He also expressed his hope that Song Liangyou would be interviewed and promote his spirit of brave fighting.
The Song family was a little flattered and excited. Song Hua's heart was pounding and he turned his head to look at his father sitting in a wheelchair. He was still silently chanting the set of numbers. It was time to reveal the answer to the numbers.
Glorious years
1928, Song Liangyou was born in a poor farmer's family in Huaiyuan County, Anhui Province. Since childhood, Song Liangyou has been very yearning for soldiers and always wants to one day be able to carry a gun to defend the motherland and protect this vast land.
When he was 18 years old, Song Liangyou joined the army. In May 1949, he was incorporated into the 12th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 241st Regiment of the 81st Division of the 27th Army. Song Liangyou was strong and was selected as a machine gunner. At the same time, he was also the squad leader of the Sharp Knife Squad.
Every time you train, Song Liangyou will arrive in advance and prepare the required equipment for your comrades. Only after you have all the people will start the practice of this day.
Song Liangyou's training results are among the best, but he was not proud, but instead took time to help other comrades. After all, he only went to the battlefield once. If he was one step slower than the enemy, he would have a great possibility of sacrifice.
950, Korean War broke out. In order to safeguard its own interests, the United States sent troops to intervene. The Seventh Fleet sailed into the two ports of Keelung and Kaohsiung , deliberately preventing our army from crossing the sea to attack Taiwan. In October, the US military also crossed the 38° north latitude line, invaded my country's airspace many times, and even bombed the Dandong area, which was about to burn the war into my country.
The US military's evil deeds have been strongly condemned by our country, but the United States is still provoking.
On October 8, the North Korean government requested my country to send troops to support it. my country agreed to the request of the North Korean government and made the decision to "kill the U.S. to resist the United States and aid Korea , defend the country", and quickly formed the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to enter North Korea to participate in the war.
Song Liangyou is in Volunteer Army .
"Horse and proud, crossing Yalu River " melody sounded. Song Liangyou sat in the "big can" and his body swung with the car body. After distributing food to his comrades, he leaned on the wall of the car to take a nap.
The blood of blood became hotter and hotter as time went by, and the closer they got to the battlefield, Song Liangyou could still hear the sound of planes and artillery fire from time to time. He tightened the gun on his body. They must win this war and drive the invaders out.
Song Liangyou quickly adapted to the cruelty on the battlefield. On November 24, the United Nations Army led by the US military wanted to end the general offensive of the Korean War before Christmas, so E.M. Almond of the 10th Army of the US military strengthened his attack towards the Changjin Hujiang River Front, allowing the US 7th Division to enter the Xinxingli area.
html Early in the morning of the 129th, the US military dropped many bombs on Xinxingli, hoping to open up contact with the 31st Regiment of the US military. But how could our country's volunteer army allow them to reconnect?
The 242nd Regiment of the 81st Division of the Volunteer Army stubbornly blocked, but could not stop the powerful artillery fire, so he had to rush back first and readjust the combat deployment. After research and discussion, the 27th Army of the Volunteer Army decided to launch a general attack first and annihilate these US troops.
"This is a hard battle!" A head-on battle.
The 241st Regiment of the 81st Division where Song Liangyou is located launched an attack from the west and southwest towards Xinxingli.
1 November 30, after the 15-minute artillery sound, the volunteers rushed towards the US army holding the cannon.
Song Liangyou set up the machine gun and rushed towards the direction of the US military. For a moment, his ears were filled with the sound of artillery fire and the shouts of bloody killing the enemy by his comrades. The snow was splashed onto his clothes, and Song Liangyou approached.
"Be careful!"
Song Liangyou didn't have time to tell the source of this sound. He saw a shell from the US military falling not far from him. Oops! Song Liangyou wanted to cover up with the machine gun, but before he could touch the machine gun, he was blown up by the power of the shells.
Song Liangyou's mind was blank. He felt a strong light flashing in front of his eyes, and he fell into darkness the next second.
Architecture fire in the snow and ice sounded louder, and the gunshots dyed the snow red. The volunteers kept approaching. They had only one belief and they could never let this group of US troops pass.
Song Liangyou hung on a tree on the cliff. The bitter cold wind hangs on his face. The thick branches dripped dark red blood. Song Liangyou shook his heart suddenly and he woke up from his coma.
What caught my eye was a huge dark curtain. Song Liangyou felt the huge pain coming from his body. He grinned his teeth in pain. There was no sound of war in his ears. He didn't know how long he had been in a coma.
Song Liangyou only has one belief at this time: you must live!
Song Liangyou's hand trembled and touched the painful place. It was wet. He also touched a piece of slippery thing. Song Liangyou held his body and looked down. Haha, what a guy, even his intestines exploded.
Song Liangyou gritted his teeth, stuffed his intestines back into his abdomen, pulled out his belt, and tied it to the wound. This action exhausted Song Liangyou's entire energy, and he leaned against the branch and gasped.
doesn't work, he must return to the army to treat it immediately, otherwise he will definitely die.
Song Liangyou grabbed a handful of snow and put it in his mouth. He waited until it melted before drinking it. Song Liangyou wanted to hold on.
He saw the current situation through the moonlight. Fortunately, this branch is not far from the cliff, and there is also grass vine to use. Song Liangyou shook off the snow on the vines, endured the severe pain, and climbed back to the ground step by step.
Song Liangyou dragged step by step, covering the wound on his abdomen and walked towards the army.
Comrades ran up in surprise when they saw Song Liangyou. When they saw Song Liangyou being injured, they hurriedly carried him to treat him. It was not until this moment that Song Liangyou closed his eyes and fainted. After Song Liangyou woke up, the army awarded him a first-class medal of merit, which made Song Liangyou very happy.
1 In April 951, the Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army launched a large-scale counterattack in the north and south regions of " 38th parallel ". In a breakthrough battle, Song Liangyou's 241st Regiment was broken up, leaving only the regiment commanders Sui Kerong, Song Liangyou and other five.
After a desperate struggle, Song Liangyou and his two comrades successfully broke through. After returning to the main force, they were awarded the first-class merit again.
Two first-class merits made Song Liangyou's heart burn. On one side was joy and sad, his comrades fell one by one on the battlefield.
According to the information of the Veterans Service Center in Huaibei City, Anhui Province, during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Song Liangyou was awarded the title of "Combat Hero" twice in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea twice in the War to Resist U.S. A third-class merit twice in the , and a fourth-class merit 3 times in the 4th-class merit. He was awarded the title of "Combat Hero" by the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
Such great military achievements, but Song Liangyou has never mentioned it to his children.
When Song Hua and others found out, they all showed surprise expressions. Song Liangyou traveled through gunfire, but the military medal he received never revealed to others.
Ordinary life
In the impression of Song Hua and others, Song Liangyou is an ordinary miner.
1958, Song Liangyou retired and later went to Huaibei City to build the Lieshan Mine. As a front-line production miner, Song Liangyou has a lot to learn, such as the use of mining equipment such as comprehensive excavator , chain plate machine , belt machine , and various mining knowledge.
Song Liangyou's coworkers said that he is a very good person and will definitely understand any problems every time he has them. When going to the mine, some coworkers are lazy and don't want to wear hats. If Song Liangyou finds out, he will say a few words.
Song Liangyou used the highest standards to demand the people around him, especially in terms of safety and convenience, and he was not vague at all.
Song Liangyou's apprentice, Zu Guoying, mentioned something in an interview with the media. He is still a little scared now. If Song Liangyou had not been vigilant at the time, they might not have come back.
1 In April 11961, during a coal seam trial mining, Song Liangyou found that there was a hole at the top of a section of the tunnel, and coal leaked downwards. The situation of
made Song Liangyou very alert. He called on the forward coworkers, and instead took a few steps to confirm the situation. Everyone held their breath and dared not speak. After all, if an accident occurred under the mine, they had a high possibility of being buried here.
Song Liangyou observed for a while and he smelled the faint smell of gas . Song Liangyou immediately asked everyone to bend down and evacuate back to the ground from the working surface.
This is the first time that everyone has encountered this situation. They dare not breathe. They hugged and retreated one by one. After walking about 10 meters, the workers found that the support wood as thick as a bowl in front of them had been squeezed by the landslide coal seam.
"Boom..."
A loud bang made the young mother-in-law scare and shrink his neck. Song Liangyou calmly asked everyone to hurry up and get on the running chain plate machine. He definitely couldn't run through the human feet, so he could only rely on the chain plate machine to transport it out.
Song Liangyou stood next to the chain board machine, letting the workers lie down and protect their heads. After everyone else went up, Song Liangyou jumped on the chain board machine and sat down. The rotating machine sent them out of the dangerous landslide. Everyone was black when they came out.
Standed on the ground, Song Liangyou breathed a sigh of relief. The next second, the plate chain machine could not bear the heavy pressure of the landslide coal seam and broke.
The person who escaped swallowed the saliva in his mouth, and then looked at Song Liangyou and his eyes changed. If Song Liangyou had not been alert, they might have been buried in it.
In the face of the composer's praise, Song Liangyou said nothing and turned around and went home to rest alone.
Muguoying was thinking about whether to ask for a few days off for Song Liangyou. She saw that Song Liangyou had a bad expression when she left. As a result, early the next morning, Mo Guoying saw Song Liangyou appear in the mine.
He couldn't help but feel respect for Song Liangyou. You must know that when encountering such a thing yesterday, many of his colleagues asked for leave to rest. Even Mother Guoying himself didn't want to go to the mine, but he didn't expect that Song Liangyou came to the mine like nothing happened.
Song Liangyou has worked in the Lieshan Mine for decades. Many leaders know Song Liangyou and sometimes ask him about the mine.
Song Hua recalled that his father had been in the mine for many years and brought out many apprentices, but his heart was biased and he was unwilling to help his family.
It turns out that when Song Hua was young, she wanted to work in the "light room" of Lieshan Mine. She was usually responsible for lighting and inspecting lighting equipment for mine workers. If she entered Lieshan Mine, she had to undergo strict assessment.
Although Song Hua was not worried that he would not fail the exam, he thought that it would be better if Song Liangyou could say a few words to the leaders in the mine and take care of her.
Unexpectedly, when Song Liangyou heard Song Hua's words, he immediately shook his face. He said a simple word "Don't cause trouble for the country" and went to the mine.
This made Song Hua feel very uncomfortable. Although he knew that his father did the right thing, Song Hua was angry for a long time and thought that Song Liangyou didn’t feel sorry for his daughter.
In March 11984, Song Liangyou retired gloriously and returned home to live a life of enjoying his grandchildren.
However, in 2013, Song Liangyou suddenly suffered from cerebral infarction and soon collapsed in bed. He gradually couldn't take care of himself and forgot a lot of things.
Song Hua can’t remember it. It was from that day that Song Liangyou suddenly muttered the three sets of numbers “27, 81, 241”. After the people from the Veterans Service Center called out Song Liangyou's files, this unknown and glorious period was unraveled, and that string of numbers was the 12th Company of the 27th Army-81st Division-241st Regiment-3rd Battalion where Song Liangyou was located.
Extraordinary people
Song Hua sighed, if it weren't for Huaibei City to collect information about retired soldiers, they wouldn't know about Song Liangyou's story of being buried in the years.
In October 2022, a reporter from Jintai Information came to the Song family. At this time, Song Liangyou could no longer recognize his children and grandchildren and could not speak clearly.
When the reporter said the numbers 27, 81, and 241 in his ear, Song Liangyou blinked and couldn't help but pursed his lips. After a while, tears that could not hold on to him fell on his face.
The reporter took out the picture album printed by the unit and opened it to Song Liangyou page by page.
are photos of fighting, working and studying in the 241st Regiment of the 81st Division of the 27th Army. Song Liangyou stroked each photo with trembling hands, his eyes became redder, and he vaguely said "Okay... OK..."
Song Liangyou stroked the album, as if he was stroking a distant comrade.
Song Hua told reporters that Song Liangyou has never applied for special treatment after retirement, and his family is not allowed to say that he has been a soldier everywhere, so this past has been blocked.
Speaking of this, Song Hua smiled. When Song Liangyou's colleagues were interviewed a while ago, they all stared at the eyes of surprise. No one expected that Song Liangyou had won so many military medals, nor did he expect that he was a member of the Volunteer Army in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
The reporter turned his head and looked at Song Liangyou who was murmuring, and his eyes couldn't help but feel moist.
The battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea made many of Song Liangyou's comrades stay in a foreign land, and they could only look at their hometown from afar. Song Liangyou, who came back, always thought that he had not taken good care of his comrades and thought that he was not qualified to enjoy the special treatment given by the state. He taught his children since he was a child, "Don't cause trouble to the country."
The sun is gradually setting, and Song Liangyou is still sitting in the living room. His nostalgic gaze is stuck on the album, wanting to find familiar and unfamiliar faces through the photos above.
The reporter who came to interview came from Song Liangyou's old army. In the afterglow, the reporter saluted a standard military salute to Song Liangyou. Song Liangyou sat upright and responded with a military salute.
Reference:
[1] Guangming Daily "Song Liangyou: Never regards himself as a hero" 20201021
[2] China Military Video Network "Blood fight against the US military "Polar Bear Group" jumped off the cliff and escaped danger, fighting hero Song Liangyou hid his fame for 70 years"
[3] Xinhuanet "The old soldier of the Volunteer Army who buried his military achievements deep into the deep" 20201006
[4] Jintai Information "Three sets of numbers engraved in my heart" 20221025
[5] Anhui Provincial Department of Veterans Affairs "Put the intestines back into the belly to continue fighting - Song Liangyou" 20200731
[6] Anhui News Broadcast "Song Liangyou, a veteran soldier in the Volunteer Army: Silence is also a true hero" 20201015
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