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text/Fifth Brigade of the First Team (63rd Regiment of the 13th Division) Qiu Xiangfa
picture/First Team (9th Regiment of the Second Division) Yang Yexin
Coconut forest burns the south country, and the bells are waiting for the sword to sleep. In the war of aiding Vietnam to fight against the United States, our regiment was responsible for the construction of a zero-kilometer to 26-kilometer branch line of the Kefu Taiyuan Line, the emergency repair of the 46-kilometer trunk line from the Henei Youguan Line to the Anjun Station, and the new construction of the same-mode cave meter-rail locomotive section. During the three years and six months, it was successively bombed by US troops in 254 air strikes, 1,209 batches and 4,519 batches, 5,232 heavy bombs were dropped, measuring 1,100,000 tons, and countless various types of steel ball bullets and pineapple bombs; for more than 70 kilometers of station lines, more than 70 bombs and more than 150 tons of explosives fell in each kilometer; the railway comprehensive bombing strength averages 3.2 tons per month. One inch of sleeper and one inch of blood, one hundred miles of station line and one hundred miles of soul. The officers and soldiers of our regiment used their flesh and blood to bombard the US military in heavy industry dangerous sections such as the security officer, Kefu, and Beijiang, ensuring that the steel transportation line "cannot be defeated and exploded continuously" and unimpeded.
Hero team, heroes emerge in many ways. In air combat, our regiment shot down ten enemy aircraft and injured sixteen. Five companies won the second-class collective merit seven times, two companies won the third-class collective merit, and one company won the "Chairman Ho Chi Minh Medal" in Vietnam. During the emergency repair operations, our regiment successfully completed the emergency repair tasks of 36 seats in four bridges in the pipe section, 75 stations in six stations and 63,000 meters in the main line. One company won the second-class collective merit twice, and eight companies won the third-class collective merit thirteen times; twelve people won the second-class individual merit, and 2,537 people won the third-class individual merit; one company was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Company" by the Guangzhou Military Region. Wang Zhanchao, Huang Huogen and Zhang Minggen were successively selected by the Guangzhou Military Region and Wuhan Military Region. They attended the Beijing National Day celebration as representatives of heroes and models of the entire army and were cordially received by Chairman Mao’s central leaders.
Battlefield yellow flowers, watering blood. 836 people in our regiment were honorably injured, and fifty-four cadres and soldiers sacrificed their precious lives. On the morning of May 19, 1968, I came to Buxia (Tao Mei) Cemetery to pay homage to my sacrificial comrades and sacrifice to the heroic spirits and loyal souls.
Stepxia Cemetery is located on a flat hill, located between Taoguan Village and Meifu Village, and is located on the road from the Korean People's Army Women's Artillery Martyrs Cemetery . The walls around the cemetery are hollowed out on the upper part of the wall and painted brown and yellow inside and outside. In the center of the cemetery is the Memorial Tower , the tower body, foundation and wall are the same color. The tower base platform is surrounded by columns, and the columns are white; the bottom of the tower is rectangular, retracted upwards, and it is crowned on the top of the tower, with a red five-star red marking the military emblem of our army. The tower is eight meters high, which embodies the meaning of the "Beibu Gulf Incident" in Vietnam on August 5, 1964; the front of the tower body is written in Vietnam: "Remember the kindness of the martyrs for generations", and the base of the tombstone is engraved with the words "Revolutionary martyrs will live forever". The gate of the cemetery and the memorial tower all face the northeast, and Chinese soldiers are experiencing their motherland from afar and missing their relatives in their hometown. The martyrs' tombs are arranged around the memorial tower in three square formations, left, right and back, like a ceremonial guard. The cemetery is surrounded by a huge mountain forest. The ancient cypresses are towering in the forest, the maple nanmu and the flowers are blooming in the forest. It is so quiet and solemn.
I walked in the tomb of the stele, gently stroked every tombstone around me, with a hint of coolness and a clear and clear heart. I squatted down and stared at the words on the monument, the names of the martyrs, and the writing of Wei style, vigorous and powerful, and every word is vermilion red, as if the blood was burning. I walked into the tomb and walked slowly around. This was a tomb house as big as a longevity material. The three-story tomb platform was high and the white coffin house was firmly located on it.A few maple leaves gather on the tomb surface, green, frost and red, with fresh roots; the grass is lush and green, like vines, protecting the tomb corners and spreading; the red flowers are budding, beautiful and elegant, and the charm intentionally kisses the face of the monument again and again; the doves and birds are plain feathered and brocaded wings, either falling on the tomb head or erecting the shoulders of the monument, calling out the heroes to whisper;... Such love for the graceful and elves are not the beauty of nature, accompanying the martyrs to sleep peacefully!
I came to the tomb of the Martyr Zhang Shuiquan, the "bombing hero" of the fifth company, gently called the veteran of "quanshui" and knelt down on his knees to wipe the dust on the body of the monument....Reciting the inscription, tears fell: Zhang Shuiquan, Deputy Squad leader of the Fifth Brigade of the First Detachment of the Chinese Logistics Force... This hero I met in the literary performance "Song of Zhang Shuiquan", was born in Fanchang, Anhui. At the age of six, he moved to Fujian with his parents and Longhai , and was soldiered in 1965. He is good at singing and dancing, and the company commander said that he is "a person who can activate a company." In October 1967, he was transferred from the bomb discharging team to the reconnaissance team, responsible for the air-service reconnaissance mission of the Canghebei River Bridge and the five-kilometer main line. On December 23, the US military airstrikes the Beijiang Bridge. Zhang Shuiquan successfully completed the on-site investigation amid the explosion, strafing and storming smoke, providing the company with valuable "first-hand information". At the same time, he also witnessed the tragic situation of the Vietnamese people at the Canghe Ferry, just like the Japanese invaders who killed his grandfather and his fellow villagers. He was so sad and angry that he was angry. The tall image of the internationalist fighter Bethune flashed from time to time, following him like a shadow, making him feel unshirkable. He returned to the bridge post, put down his reconnaissance bag, took the bomb discharging tool, and headed straight to the Canghe Ferry as before. There were three unexploded time bombs at the ferry, two familiar time bombs of 750 pounds were eliminated, and one with 250 pounds had never seen before. He drew a sketch to ask the company commander. The company commander not only failed to answer him, but also sternly warned him: "If you dare to activate the bomb again, I will punish you!" "Protecting the masses has a big deal, and punishing the individual has a little bit of it." Zhang Shuiquan can tell which is more important. He walked towards the ferry again without hesitation, and this time, two comrades from the outpost followed and volunteered to "take action". This 250-pound bomb is actually a magnetic induction bomb. Although Zhang Shuiquan was careful and careful, he had to use vises to twist the rod. Even though the rubber shoelaces were wrapped around the pole that had been untied from the anti-character shoes, or the moment the vise approached the pole, a strong magnetic force vibrating the arm's tendon was broken, and he immediately understood what was going to happen. In order to save two comrades around him and the five Vietnamese people who were helping him in the near future, he turned the most dangerous situation into the most favorable position to save the masses and comrades. While shouting, "Do away!", he sacrificed himself to rush to the bomb, and made a bold statement and feat in one go! A hero like Huang Jiguang, extremely tall!
The fire and thunder roar, shocking the sky and weeping ghosts and gods. Comrade Zhang Shuiquan sacrificed his precious life at the age of 25 to protect his comrades and the Vietnamese people. Martyr Zhang Shuiquan is undoubtedly a selfless and fearless internationalist fighter!
I came to the tomb of Zou Zhenglun, the second-class meritorious official of the "Fourth Heroes Company", and Yu Zhengxue, the two tombs are arranged side by side with the tomb of Engineer Jia Shengyun, close to the gate of the cemetery. I put on tobacco, alcohol, and fruits to express my highest respect to the three martyrs!
On July 21, 1967, the US military dispatched five batches and thirty-six heavy bombers to "carpet-style" bomb the Kefu Station station stationed in the 14th Company. The company's reconnaissance squad quickly followed up to the scene for investigation, and Yu Zhengxue took Zou Zhenglun into the 24th thunder explosion point. The huge crater was filled with smoke. Zou Zhenglun wanted to rush over, but Yu Zhengxue grabbed him and said sternly: "Stay honestly for me, it's not your turn to die! If I'm glorious, my parents will ask you." Yu Zhengxue pressed Zou Zhenglun next to a small tree and left. Yu Zhengxue carefully observed and marked the marks in the crater, one side, two sides... and five marks were inserted. Just as he got up and moved, the iron cone of the ruler rod head inserted along the footprint in his hand touched a magnetic induction bullet next to the footprint, detonating it. Seven hundred and fifty pounds TNT, the earth shakes. Yu Zhengxue sacrificed heroically with the huge explosion and the smoke of gunpowder. Zou Zhenglun, who was waiting by the crater, was injured in his head and arm.
Bloody sacrifice prevents the hero company from advancing, and the emergency repairs are launched overnight. Zou Zhenglun, who arranged to rest at home, appeared at the scene again, and the company commander dissuasion was useless. He said: "We need to conduct another inspection of the places that Yu Zhengxue explained." It was already past two o'clock in the morning the next day, and the regiment chief of staff Rong Hongwei and engineer Jia Shengyun came to the junction of the 14th Company and the 5th Company. I saw a soldier with a bandage wrapped around his head, one hand hanging on his chest and the other hand holding a horse lantern, watching something. After realizing that he was the scout introduced by Company Commander Li Daiheng, he walked over to express his condolences. After Zou Zhenlun gave a brief report, the chief of staff extended his finger and praised him very much. He also said that the scouts were just construction companies! Being a good "thunderous person" requires not only courage, but also careful. He reminded him: "Be careful." The Chief of Staff said, helping Xiao Zou start the on-site evacuation work. The comrades went away one after another. Engineer Jia did not leave with the Chief of Staff, but walked closer to the overwhelming turnout with Zou Zhenlun. Zou Zhenglun threw himself down, put his head into the hole under the sleeper, and listened carefully with his ears; Jia Gong squatted aside and looked at the flashlight, and the initial moment was as calm as usual. Three or five minutes passed, and the comrades who were waiting for the suspension of work could not wait, so they asked loudly: "Are you okay?" Just as Master Jia responded, "It's almost done!" Zou Zhenglun shouted, "Run away!" Before Master Jia came to his senses, a fire flashed and a 750-pound time bomb exploded. Zou Zhenglun's head was blown away, and Engineer Jia Shengyun fell into a pool of blood. They use their precious lives to protect their comrades' peace.
I climbed the stairs to the memorial tower base and stared at the martyrs' camp. What a consistent benchmark, what a consistent barracks, what a consistent green military uniform, the "three armies" under the military are gathered together. There were 106 people in the Artillery Detachment, one company; the first detachment of the Railway Soldier was 77 people, and the number of "Xi Shou" (29 people in the Sixty-Third Regiment); the 37th Detachment of the Artillery was 30 people, and the whole line was rank; the 34th Detachment of the Artillery Detachment, and there were four people in the "Four Tiger Generals", and there were many. The mighty army gathered together a group of brave heroes.
I looked along the northeast where the martyrs missed me, as if I saw them walking out of the mountains, as if I saw their familiar home, as if I saw their parents whose temples were frosted, their faces were folded, and their backs were hunched, leaning on the wooden door, raising my hand to look forward to my son's return,... I was sad, full of sadness, full of grief and anger. Our martyrs, how young their lives, just left like this; what excellent soldiers, just left like this; how much the son who cares about their parents, just left like this;... They were walking on the road of life that they should not have left.
Back from the Martyrs Cemetery, I put the August 1st Army Flag Exhibition I kept on the table, staring at it for a long time, tears rolled down my eyes. The heroes who died in previous air combat and emergency repair operations splashed their youthful blood and lit up their lives in the deafening sound of gunfire, explosions and trumpets, and brave and tragic paintings appeared before their eyes.
Beijiang Bridge is under continuous bombing by the US military. The warriors from the 7th company and the third platoon of the Second Battalion climbed the bridge pier in the middle of the river more than 20 meters high. More than ten people were shot and fell into the water. Four people, Lin Xu'an, Geng Zhaolin, Xie Gengyuan, and , Dai Youhua and , died heroically, and blood stained the river. During an emergency repair at Kefu Station, the 14th Company of the Fourth Battalion did not get off the line of fire for two days and two nights. The enemy planes attacked again. The second platoon was removing obstacles in a bomb crater. A 750-pound timed bomb suddenly exploded. The bombs flew everywhere. The platoon leader Ye Fugui, squad leader Yang Jusheng, and the soldier Hong Shugan died on the spot. All the other 33 were injured. The US military bombed the Security Station, known as the "Hanoi Port", again. Bi Huaichun, the trainee battalion commander of the Third Battalion, who had just finished his marriage leave, rushed back to the army, appeared at the emergency repair site.Five timed bombs became a roadblock. He organized a "bomb evacuation commando" to fight hard for a day and a night, and rolled one by one; the east was just white, and the dump truck was loaded with a full load of dump trucks. He came forward to command the backfilling, and told the car platoon leader Song Xueqing: "There is just a regular bomb clearance here. It's dangerous, be careful!" The dump truck was unloaded and it was not too late to drive out. He suddenly heard a squeaking sound around him. No, there was a regular bomb explosion! He shouted loudly to stop his comrades who were rushing forward to work: "Run away!" He said in a slight manner, a 750-pound time bomb exploded, and more than 50 comrades who were working in front of him were rescued. But he and six people, Song Xueqing, Shen Yonghua, Chen Youfa, Wang Jinlai and Wen Daochuan, unfortunately died in the line of duty. ...
Blood splashes Xuanyuan, and the iron dragon rushes. They are heroic soldiers who use their lives to fulfill their mission and promote the war forward with sacrifice!
Our martyrs may not have seen this flag. They may not have planted it in the air combat positions and emergency repair sites, but this flag has always fluttered in the hearts of cadres and soldiers. It is the bloody sacrifice of the heroes and the bloody battles of their comrades that make the August 1st military flag redder and brighter!
The author was in Tao Mei Martyrs Cemetery
Editor: Female soldier, outsider, heart is wide and boundless 2020.5.27.
Source: Xinhua No. Xinhua Railway Soldier
