In 1964, the surface-to-air missile department led by Chen Huiting was awarded the title of "Hero Battalion" by the Chairman for its outstanding performance many times. The whole camp was flattered and vowed to guard the airspace security.
However, four years later, when 4 "US fighter jets " were "provoking" in my country's airspace, battalion commander Chen Huiting repeatedly "disobeyed" , treating superior instructions as "wind in the ears".
Seeing that the "enemy plane" is getting closer and closer to the camp, the territorial security is under threat. Chen Huiting repeatedly warned his colleagues not to shoot!
Why is battalion commander Chen Huiting not allowed to shoot? What is hidden in this?
People who have been dealing with American planes all their lives
1950, Chen Huiting, who had not graduated from junior high school, was determined to join the army. Shortly after arriving in , he was literate and clever, and was "poofed" by cadres from the "Ground Air Defense Surveillance Corps".
In the "Ground Supervision Group", the first lesson Chen Huiting learned is to identify all kinds of aircraft. He was young and very brain-loving, and soon he could distinguish between various military aircraft from the United States and the Soviet Union.
Because of his excellent ability, the North China Air Defense Command soon fell in love with this young man and wanted to motivate him to participate in the exam and go to the top leaders of the army.
According to the needs of the army, new recruits can choose to learn medical skills or politics. The command specially instructed him to consider politics and to be an instructor in the army in the future.
At that time, Chen Huiting didn't have much thought about this. His ideal was to become a doctor like his grandfather. It was a glory for him to save the lives of his compatriots.
However, fate has its own arrangements. Not long after, the Beijing Air Defense Command Post was just established, and it was time to need talents, so Chen Huiting was transferred to Beijing to engage in prevention and control operations and dealt with military affairs all day long.
In more than half a year, Chen Huiting has participated in dozens of battles of all sizes. The cruelty of the war made him gradually transform into a mature and steady combatant at the age of 19, and he personally experienced the taste of various bombers and .
If you ask him which model he had the most impressed, Chen Huiting would definitely answer, "F-51."
At this time, because was on the Korean battlefield, this type of bomber almost lost his life. Therefore, Chen Huiting "holds a grudge" on the F-51.
That day, Chen Huiting took a bus to the camp of the 62nd Division. However, a US bomber F-51 suddenly appeared on the way. On the open road around, the jeep Chen Huiting was riding in quickly became the "prey" in the eyes of the US military, chasing him all the way.
gunpowder hit the rear of the car several times, rubbing with the metal body to create dazzling sparks. Although Chen Huiting's heart was in his throat, he stabilized his emotions as soon as possible, restrained his fear and looked at the US military plane, and carefully observed its movements.
"Brake!"
The driver didn't dare to think too much, and immediately did as Chen Huiting said. Then I saw the shells hitting the jeep. The bullet hit the ground and raised a lot of dust.
In order to comfort the terrified driver, Chen Huiting forced himself to calm down, "Driving well and following my command."
Fortunately, the driver's driving skills were superb. He followed Chen Huiting's instructions and dodged left and right, and entangled with the F-51 for nearly half an hour before he threw it away.
With these experiences, Chen Huiting's understanding of prevention and control work has been further deepened - if we can identify and shoot down enemy fighter jets as soon as possible, the lives and safety of our soldiers will be guaranteed. If military work is compared to curing diseases and saving people, then prevention and control work is like "preventing diseases", and it is also the glory of the army.
Later, Chen Huiting also experienced bombing of US military aircraft such as B-29, RB-57D, and U-2. Looking at the arrogant and arrogant US plane, Chen Huiting was so angry that he wanted to knock down a few aircraft all day long to relieve his anger.
won the title of "Hero Camp"
, but at that time, our army's aircraft and missile had great technical defects, and neither had enough strength to compete with the US and the Kuomintang aircraft. The other party also knew this well, and was confident in our airspace, and was like entering a state of no one.
Under such circumstances, the central government had to purchase advanced surface-to-air missile systems from the Soviet Union and formed a surface-to-air missile force on December 26, 1958.
Chen Huiting was assigned to serve in the Second Battalion.
At that time, as a core unit of our army, all soldiers from the surface-to-air missile department were wearing casual clothes. If someone asks what this group of people is doing, they will definitely say that they are the country's scientific research team and survey the groundwater source nearby.
In order to establish our country's air defense force as soon as possible, the surface-to-air missile department mastered the use of Soviet missiles in just three months . In this regard, Soviet missile experts were shocked and repeatedly praised the Chinese for their strong learning ability.
Shortly after the National Day of the following year, the second battalion of successfully used Soviet missiles to shoot down a US military reconnaissance aircraft with a model RB-57D. This is the first time in the history of world wars that use surface-to-air missile to shoot down military flying , which shocked the whole world.
Since then, Chen Huiting has made fighting wits and courage with enemy military aircraft the highest pursuit. Since then, only three missiles have been used to shoot down enemy fighters many times.
As of the first half of 1964, the Second Battalion where Chen Huiting was located had made 12 collective military achievements and shot down several enemy planes one after another.
Therefore, the Second Battalion of Surface-to-Space Missiles was valued by Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong and others. Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, Marshal Zhu De and others personally met with all the officers and soldiers from the Second Battalion.
not only affirmed their outstanding achievements, but also awarded it the honorable title of "Hero Camp" to him on June 6 of this year .
Such honors have made Chen Tinghui and his comrades proud all their lives. After that, the Second Camp could only repay "if it benefits the country's life and death, how can it avoid it because of misfortune and good fortune."
"Hero Camp" that disobeyed military orders many times
1968, Chen Huiting led his army to station in Guangxi. On January 23 of that year, the soldiers of the Second Battalion suddenly received a military notice.
"Second Battalion, please note that 4 American fighter jets entered our airspace. Please eliminate the enemy planes as soon as possible!"
notice was sent by the Air Seventh Army Command. Chen Huiting and others became nervous in an instant and commanded the soldiers to quickly enter the combat state. Staring nervously at the situation in the air.
After a while, they indeed saw four vague shadows flying towards the second camp. Chen Huiting leaned closer and observed carefully. Some characteristics on the plane showed that this was indeed a fighter jet, but because the distance was too far, Chen Huiting could not tell the specific model for a while.
Therefore, Chen Huiting was somewhat skeptical of the Air Seventh Army's conclusion that this was a "American aircraft", but he still chose to believe it.
During this period, the Vietnam War fought fiercely, and the United States claimed to be the "world policeman", so it often sent troops into Vietnam like resisting U.S. aggressing and aiding Korea .
Because of the hardships in China, the United States dare not provoke easily anymore. It can only take advantage of the military opportunity to occasionally come to our border to harass us when patrolling over Asia, and often use 4 aircraft as a formation. Therefore, it is normal for the Air Seventh Army to think this is a US aircraft.
The Second Battalion is ready to fight, ready to wait until the "enemy plane" enters the most suitable shooting range and annihilates it in one fell swoop.
"Wait. Something is wrong with ."
After observing for a while, Chen Huiting suddenly pulled down his colleague's hand from the launch button. He then pointed out, "In recent years, the US military has generally only hovered on my country's air border. How could it suddenly penetrate into my country's airspace?"
"Maybe the military policy is different."
Although there are some doubts, everyone still dare not relax easily. Indeed, according to the usual arrogance of the United States, it is not impossible to suddenly become a "mad dog" and launch an attack.
"Then they are too bold!"
only saw 4 fighter jets gathered together densely, but also openly hovering within the missile range, as if they were "arrogant" in their own territory, and were not worried about any sudden danger.
US fighter jets are "death" in Chinese airspace. How is this possible? Will there be any misunderstandings in this that led to the misjudgment of the Air Seventh Army?
The Second Battalion was unsure of its mind for a while, so it could only obey the battalion commander's arrangements and remained unmoved for the time being.
After a while, radar showed that the target was less than 90 kilometers away from the Second Battalion. The air 7th Army ordered the missile to be launched again on the radio.
or not?
missile launcher sweats. If the best shooting distance is missed, causing an accident in the US military aircraft in our country, not to mention whether the title of "Hero Battalion" can be preserved, I am afraid that my service career will end.
Chen Huiting also had the same concerns, so he had to order to prepare for shooting and wait until the target approaches within 20 kilometers before starting the launch device, and at the same time, he also bought more time for himself to make decisions.
target is getting closer and closer. When it is 65 kilometers away from the Second Battalion, the superiors again urged to shoot as soon as possible.
This time Chen Huiting can see more clearly. With solid air defense knowledge, Chen Huiting held his breath and analyzed the origin of the "enemy aircraft", but after comparing it with various types of fighter jets of the US military one by one, it still couldn't match the number.
Chen Huiting said affirmatively, "This is not an American aircraft."
So where did these four fighter jets come from?
Suddenly, Chen Huiting remembered that when he went to the Air Force for a meeting in the morning, he had seen several fighter jets from our country at Ningming Airport. Judging from the flight altitude and external structure, the "enemy aircraft" of are more and more like our army's J-6. Will this be a misfortune? The conclusion of
made the second battalion very worried. If the J-6 is accidentally injured, it will be a huge loss to the entire army. So Chen Huiting picked up the phone and asked to contact the Air Seventh Army Command to ask whether our army had four fighter jets set sail today.
During the verification process of the other party, the superior command of once again ordered the annihilation of the "enemy planes" and ensured that all consequences were borne by them.
In theory, Chen Huiting can completely obey orders. With the guarantee from his superiors, even if something really happens to face the country's accountability, the "Hero Camp" has reason to excuse him.
But when Chen Huiting thought that the person sitting on the plane might be our comrades-in-arms, it was still difficult for Chen Huiting to make up.
finally waited for a letter from the Air Seventh Army. In the morning, there was indeed a J-6 that had just been repaired in nearby, but it had returned and was parked in Ningming Airport at this moment. In addition, the Seventh Air Force is very sure that there is no military exercise today, and the target is enemy aircraft, which can be annihilated. The J-6 , which escaped death, was aimed at the air. Four fighter jets were locked by missiles from the second battalion. As long as the button is pressed, the "enemy planes" within the three guns will undoubtedly die. But the clearer the appearance of the "enemy plane", the more shocked Chen Huiting felt. Now he was almost certain that these four aircraft were our army's J-6s. "Can't fight! This is my own person!" , Chen Huiting once again stopped his colleagues operating the missiles. Although I don’t know why several fighter jets appeared outside the monitoring range of our army, the situation is now very clear. There are no "enemy troops" and they are clearly "a family". Chen Huiting refused to obey the battle orders repeatedly initiated by his superiors. He also called the Air Seventh Army one after another to explain the true identities of the four "enemy planes". At this time, the sound of shelling suddenly came from outside the window , and the attacked fighter planes scattered everywhere, but fortunately no plane was hit. The Second Battalion clearly did not fire! Could it be that the command center saw that the Second Battalion refused to obey the order and arranged other troops to carry out the mission? Chen Huiting closely monitored the fighter's route and found that after being attacked, they were speeding up to fly towards Ningming Airport. The command center obviously also observed this abnormality. After a while, Chen Huiting received an order from the Air Seventh Army - to stop the mission! The four fighter jets are indeed my country's J-6
Second Camp breathed a sigh of relief and then figured out the whole story. It turned out that a J-6 was tested after maintenance in the morning, and was lost by radar shortly after departure. The signal wave was trapped in the valley, causing our army to think that the J-6 was hovering in the valley.
However, the uninformed pilot returned on the same route after completing the test flight mission. Unexpectedly, the radar mistakenly thought it was "enemy army", so the command center sounded the alarm from the second battalion.
As for why Chen Huiting saw four "enemy troops", it was because after determining that the "enemy troops" were invaded, the Air Seventh Army immediately sent four J-6s to fight.
At this time, the test-flying fighter had successfully returned, and the failed radar mistakenly regarded the four J-6s facing each other as enemy planes.
This is why four J-6s were locked by surface-to-air missiles many times within half an hour and were bombarded again. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after the fighter successfully landed. The head of the Air Seventh Army exclaimed that if it were not for Chen Huiting's seven disobedience, our army's outstanding pilots and precious fighter jets would have turned into cannon fodder.
In order to express your gratitude to the Second Battalion, the commander led four pilots to visit the Second Battalion in person. The pilot who escaped from death was even more grateful to Battalion Commander Chen.
In the face of the other party's praise, Chen Huiting said in a low-key manner that he had just done his duty and did not talk about his serious and rigorous personal qualities at all.
With this experience, the soldiers of the Second Battalion admired the battalion commander and realized that although modern warfare requires the blessing of advanced equipment, the soldiers should still be vigilant and handle the battlefield situation flexibly.
