Their commander MacArthur arrogantly believed that China would not dare to send troops to help North Korea, but the Chinese government quickly made the decision to send troops to North Korea. According to incomplete statistics, 97,000 young people joined the army in Gansu in June

Resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea The lone hero Dugende

1926, Dugende was born in a poor peasant family in Qiuguoping Village, Lianhua Town, Qin'an County, Gansu Province. His parents died of illness very early. In childhood, Dugand herded sheep for the landlords and survived as a long-term worker. In 1948, Dugande was arrested by the troops of Ma Hongkui . On August 15, 1949, when the Chinese People's Liberation Army liberated Ningxia, Dugende joined the People's Liberation Army with the troops to revolt. After joining the People's Liberation Army, Dugand realized through the comparison between the old and new armies that the People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China is the army that truly cares about the people, which made his thoughts progress very quickly. In 1950, during the Huanglongshan Massachusetts production movement in Shaanxi Province, Du Gende's troops reclaimed 36 acres of wasteland within more than ten days and were awarded the title of model worker by the Party Committee of the Army. In March of the same year, Dugand joined the Communist Party of China.

On October 8, 1950, at the request of the North Korean government, China made the decision to "resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, defend the country" and quickly formed the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to join the war. Dugande and his comrades signed up for the first batch of volunteers. On the evening of October 19, Dugende crossed the Yalu River with the volunteers to fight in North Korea. In the Volunteer Army, Du Gend served as deputy squad leader, squad leader, deputy platoon leader, platoon leader and other positions in the 8th Company of the 561st Regiment of the 187th Division of the 63rd Army. In less than a year, due to his outstanding military achievements, he remembered third-class merits once.

Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River

1951, the Volunteer Army rushed the "United Nations Army" to the near 38th parallel , and the two sides entered a stalemate stage. On April 22, the Chinese and Korean troops officially launched the fifth battle and carried out a comprehensive counterattack. Under the powerful offensive of the Volunteer Army, "United Nations Army" retreated backwards. But they laid heavy troops in the Sympathetic Heights to block the volunteers who were advancing forward. The British ace force "Royal Gloucester Battalion" . This army is not simple. It belongs to the 29th Brigade of the British Army and has a history of 150 years. There are many veterans of World War II in the battalion, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. Dugande took down the commanding heights of Kanyue Mountain on the south bank of the Linjin River overnight with the 61st Regiment, and divided the British 29th Brigade and the 3rd American Division. The other brothers quickly advanced and surrounded more than 1,000 enemy troops from the Royal Gloucester Battalion in the Semary Heights.

In order to rescue "Royal Gloucester Battalion", MacArthur's successor Li Qiwei hurriedly mobilized two battalions, one tank reinforcement battalion, one heavy tank company, one artillery battalion, one battalion of the 29th Brigade of the United Kingdom and one strengthening company, , the 12th Regiment of the 1st Division of the South Korean, and a 3 Philippine , to come to rescue. The volunteer army decided to surround the site and attack the aid. The location of Kanyue Mountain is extremely important. If you keep it, you can eliminate more enemies coming to rescue. The 8th company where Dugand is located is responsible for the blocking mission.

The British army's ace force "Royal Gloucester Battalion" soldiers surrendered to the volunteer army

On the morning of April 24, a battalion of the 29th Brigade of the British army and a reinforced company attacked Dugand's position from two directions. At the same time, the enemy also dispatched 10 fighters to take turns to strafing, and there were countless mortar shells pouring towards our position like rain. The battle was extremely fierce. Under the enemy's bombardment, Ganyue Mountain turned into a vast sea of ​​fire. The chief and deputy squad leader and platoon leader of the 8th Company died one after another. At the critical moment of unmanned combat, Dugand, as an ordinary soldier of Squad 6, decisively commanded the battle. However, the enemy's artillery fire was really fierce, and all his comrades were sacrificed, and in the end, Dugend was the only one left. Dugande did not give up. He continued to hold his position like a nail. " people are in the position. As long as there is one, you must hold on to the position. ." He repeatedly recited the usual teachings of the political commissar of the regiment.

In order to defend the position, Dugande disguised himself as a company. He constantly changed positions on the position, and took turns to attack the enemy with weapons such as submachine gun , light and heavy machine gun , grenade , flying thunder , blasting tube , etc., diverting the enemy's sight; while moving, roaring loudly in different tones in his mouth, command, rushing, and attacking kept coming from the position; he also hung the hat of his sacrificed comrades on the rifle, revealing it faintly on the edge of the trenches to confuse the enemy. In this way, Dugande stood firm in the rain of bullets for 6 hours, repelling four crazy attacks from the enemy. From beginning to end, the British army thought that more than 100 people were defending on Mount Ganyue. In the end, they gave up the attack, and Dugend miraculously defended the position!

Volunteer Army braved the artillery fire of the US military to hold its position

It was Dugand's persistence that won valuable time for the subsequent troops to encircle and annihilate the enemy. Shemali Battle finally annihilated more than 43,000 enemy troops including the British "Royal Gloucester Battalion", and Dugand personally killed an enemy commander. After the battle, the Party Committee of the 187th Division gave Du Gundo to first-class merit , and also won the military medal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and won the title of " Lonely Hero ", and was known as a "Wang Cheng"-style warrior.

In July 1953, China and the United States-led "United Nations Army" signed the " Korean Armistice Agreement" in Panmendian . The Chinese people made huge sacrifices and won the victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. On October 1 of the same year, Du Gend, as a representative of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, gloriously attended the National Day ceremony for the 4th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was cordially received by the leaders of the Party and state such as Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De.

In September 1955, Du Gende transferred to work at the Grain Bureau of Wuzhai County, Shanxi Province. In February 1957, he was transferred back to his hometown of Qin'an County, Gansu to work. He served as secretary of the Qin'an County Chemical Factory and the leader of the county Xinhua Bookstore (equivalent to manager). During his trip to the countryside in Xichuan Commune in 1976, he served as the head of the Jiaoshan Brigade's working group. He led the farmers to build many terraces in the Mashan production team and was praised by the superior departments. In 1980, Du Gende was appointed deputy director of the Qin'an County Civil Affairs Bureau. He often went to the countryside to understand the people's feelings. In April of the same year, Du Gende worked hard and selflessly during his poverty alleviation work at the Antai Brigade of Haodi Commune (now Antai Village, Haodi Township, Qin'an). He fought with his peasant brothers on the front line of production. He suffered from cerebral palsy due to overwork and failed rescue. He died on April 15, 1976 at the age of 50.

In the Korean Volunteer Army martyrs were welcomed home regretfully

In the Korean War , there are many heroes like the lone hero Du Gunde. Among those martyrs who died, some of them still do not know their hometowns and the situation at home, and many of them are sleeping in foreign lands. In recent years, through unremitting efforts, the country has welcomed the remains of the martyrs of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea back to China. On September 16, 2022, the remains of the ninth batch of 88 Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea returned to the motherland. These heroes and martyrs showed the Chinese momentum in the Korean War, consolidated China's new people's regime, broke the invincible myth of American imperialism, and withstanded the momentum of US aggression and expansion. This has greatly enhanced China's international prestige and greatly enhanced the national confidence and pride of the Chinese people. has won a stable and peaceful environment for many years for China's socialist economic construction. Dugande and all the soldiers of the volunteer army in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea are national heroes that future generations will always remember!