"You are afraid you are the big boss of the kitchen team, right?"
Wu Hongfu's home
A group of elderly people gathered at the entrance of the village to chat.
"Old Wu, I heard that you have been a soldier before. What battles have you fought? What achievements have you made?" an old man asked.
Old Wu is named Wu Hongfu. Everyone in the village knows that he has been a soldier, but Old Wu never mentions his experience in war. Some people ask about joining the army, and Old Wu finds a topic to spread.
Once, the old people gathered together to chat, and everyone teased Lao Wu, "I haven't fought a war, right? I'm embarrassed to say it."
Lao Wu opened his mouth, and swallowed it when he said it.
"I think you have never fought a war, Lao Wu! At most, he is the big soldier in the kitchen team. I'm afraid he hasn't even touched a gun!"
everyone laughed in a hurry.
Old Wu blushed and couldn't help but speak: "I...I...I have caught an American plane!"
"Have you caught an American plane?" The old people looked at each other, and after a moment, there was another burst of laughter.
"Old Wu, stop teasing, hitting American planes? You were shooting in a dream, hahaha!"
Old Wu wanted to continue refuting, but after thinking about it, he stood up and left silently.
first-class skill? !
An old man with gray hair came to the office hall of the Civil Affairs Bureau. "Uncle, what business are you here to do?"
The old man was Wu Hongfu. He took out a slightly worn small notebook, "I am a retired soldier, I will handle preferential treatment."
Retired Soldier Certificate
staff took the small notebook and looked carefully. The small notebook was a veteran soldier certificate, which records that Wu Hongfu joined the army in March 1960, served in the 543rd unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and was discharged in February 1965.
surprised the staff. The retirement certificate records the honor of the old man: first-class merit!
This inconspicuous old man in front of him is actually a first-class hero? The staff quickly called their leaders.
digs out a dusty recruitment retirement file from a pile of long-clogged materials. The staff were shocked!
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The old man retired from the 543 unit. You should know that the 543 unit is the surface-to-air missile unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and there is actually a hidden first-class hero in his hometown.
The Civil Affairs Bureau quickly obtained a veteran preferential treatment certificate for the elderly.
3 days later, several cars suddenly came to the entrance of the village. A group of cadres got out of the car, holding flowers and red silk, and under the leadership of the village cadres, they arrived at the door of Wu Hongfu's house. The leader of the Civil Affairs Bureau of
County stepped forward and said enthusiastically: "Uncle, you are the great hero of our county!" The leader of
said loudly to the people at the scene: "Friends, Mr. Wu Hongfu is a veteran and the only first-class hero in our county. He is your village, no, the pride of our Guangzong County!"
Until this moment, the villagers truly believed that they had lived in the same village as themselves for 37 years, with a thin face, and the poor family, Old Wu is really a soldier and a hero!
never mentions the past, and hides his merits and reputations
He joined the army at a young age. In order to protect state secrets, he worked as a farmer after retiring from the army, and has hidden his merits for 37 years. Now he has become a fighting hero respected by everyone.
was young and made great achievements in the army. In 1941, Wu Hongfu was born in a farmer's family in Huaiwo Village, Guangzong County, Hebei Province.
At that time, the land of China was trampled on by the iron hooves of the great powers, and Wu Hongfu spent his childhood in war and hunger.
1959, like many young people at that time, Wu Hongfu entered the Air Force with passion and was assigned to the Second Battalion of the 3733rd Unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, becoming a mapper specifically responsible for missile launch positioning.
Wu Hongfu's task is to practice hard, actively participate in the training of Soviet experts, and lead his comrades to study together to overcome technical problems. The new China, which was established only in
, is not particularly strong in the military field, and air defense has always been a shortcoming in my country's military, mainly relying on anti-aircraft guns, but anti-aircraft guns have a short range and low accuracy, so they cannot achieve reconnaissance at high altitudes.
The first shot down U-2
shot down enemy planes
Chiang Kai-shek captured this shortcoming and purchased high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft from the United States at a high price, forming the "Black Cat Squadron" frequently reconnaissance at our army.
A US U-2 reconnaissance aircraft hovered over 10,000 meters above Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. Our army issued many alarms but did not leave. They knew that our country's air defense was weak and they had no choice but to do anything to them, so they arrogantly reconnaissed our army's strategy.
is intolerable, and our party introduced surface-to-air missile technology from the Soviet Union. Surface-to-air missile technology is the highest military secret. Codenamed "543".
Wu Hongfu was assigned to the Second Missile Battalion, and the comrades in the battalion repeatedly simulated, and Wu Hongfu's main task was to be responsible for target positioning.
is equivalent to GPS system.
After two years of long waiting, on September 9, 1962, an American U-2 flew across the Taiwan Strait and swung wildly over Fujian into my country's airspace. After reconnaissance, it flew over Jiangxi.
In the eyes of the enemy, we think that our air defense is weak and cannot do anything to them at all. They are arrogant and do not take any precautions.
8:32 points, our army's radar locked the enemy plane and passed this information to the mapper Wu Hongfu. It was difficult for Wu Hongfu to shoot down the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft by
, but after receiving the instructions, he immediately adjusted his status, began to calculate the firepower range of the reconnaissance aircraft, and accurately estimated the position and trajectory of the aircraft, the distance of the missile launch and the range of killing. The command center of
received a message from Wu Hongfu. Battalion Commander Yue Zhenhua gave an order to "Start!" Three missiles of
rushed straight into the sky. With a loud "boom", the enemy planes shot down instantly.
created a historical moment when our army shot down the U-2 for the first time. Premier Zhou sent a congratulatory message after hearing the news, and Wu Hongfu and others claimed their merits and promoted them once.
once again severely damaged the enemy plane shot down by U-2
The enemy is not vegetarian. Who would still be fooled once? After the enemy plane was shot down, the enemy knew that our army had introduced surface-to-air missiles, so they specially developed the "electronic warning device" .
electronic early warning device: Once locked by our radar, it will automatically alarm and avoid the missile.
Wu Hongfu also understood that it is very difficult to successfully shoot down the enemy in the future, so he and his comrades practice day and night, overcoming technical difficulties again and again.
is not without a way to subdue such "electronic warning device". As long as the enemy planes are in the shortest time, they still cannot react. The shortest time in
means that the positioning time must be compressed from the original 18 seconds to 8 seconds.
After several months of training, Wu Hongfu is also very confident in his tactics. He will definitely hit the enemy plane with 3 shots, at least 1 shot.
In November 1963, a U-2 dragged an "electronic early warning device" and once again arrogantly broke into the sky over Jiangxi. The
radar map is displayed, but just when the enemy plane immediately entered the missile cover unit, our army lost its target on its radar. The "electronic early warning device" of the enemy plane has called the alarm!
Wu Hongfu was sure that the enemy plane had not flew away and must have continued. He showed the short moment of the enemy plane through the radar, calculated the speed and heading, and boldly speculated the U-2 distance and position. "Three shots will be hit by one!" Yue Zhenhua, the commander of
, decisively ordered "launch!" With a loud bang, Wu Hongfu and his comrades once again used precisely calculated data to successfully shoot down the enemy's second "U-2" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
"It's amazing! You 'Wu Dabang' are really the eyes on the missile!"
This time, Wu Hongfu was awarded the first-class personal merit.
Chairman Mao received the heroic representative of the People's Liberation Army
Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and other party and state leaders met with all the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion at the Great Hall of the People. Chairman Mao said humorously: "You have taken down two planes and hurt Chiang Kai-shek!"
Premier Zhou held Wu Hongfu's hand and praised Wu Hongfu: "I heard that you are a missile , we must protect this eye! "
Wu Hongfu said excitedly: "Please rest assured, we will continue to work hard and shoot down all the enemy planes!"
After 1963, the Second Missile Battalion shot down the enemy's high-altitude drone three times over Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangxi. Each time, a missile hits accurately, shocking the world again. The enemy planes of
have also become honest.
retired with "two cannots"
The fifth year after joining the army was honored to be discharged. When he was 24 years old, his battalion commander told him: "It is important not to make any comments because the local government has not arranged it; it is necessary not to disclose military secrets and state secrets."
Wu Hongfu respected a military salute "Ensure the completion of the task!" remembered the battalion commander's words in his heart, and this was 37 years.
Wu Hongfu went home to farm
Wu Hongfu returned to his hometown in Xingtai, continued to carry the hoe and become a farmer. When he left home to join the army at a young age, he once said boldly: "If you don't do anything, you will never come back!"
He returned to his hometown, and Wu Hongfu hid all his retired soldier certificates, meritorious certificates, medals, etc.
When asked about his military life, he always said lightly: "I am just a cook in the army."
When talking about Wu Hongfu's fellow villagers, he said, "I only know that he has been a soldier, but I don't know what soldier he has been or what war he has fought."
There was no "resettlement policy for retired soldiers" at that time, so Wu Hongfu returned to his hometown to become a farmer. Wu Hongfu has always kept the "two cannots" mentioned by the battalion commander of
. He kept his mouth shut about the secrets of the troops.
Life is difficult, but I am happy with it
Wu Hongfu and his wife
Wu Hongfu did not live a wealthy life after returning home. He tried to do business, but because he was generous and simple, he lost all his money.
The mother was paralyzed due to illness, her wife suffered from serious illness, and her son was disabled due to an accident. Wu Hongfu's child even had to drop out of school and go out to work because of poverty.
Wu Hongfu could have applied for subsidies to the local government based on the certificate of honor he received in the army, but he believed that he could not cause trouble to the party and the country, nor could he disclose state secrets because of this.
Guangzong County is a national poverty-stricken county, and Huaiwo Village is a key poverty-stricken village in the county. Wu Hongfu has not paid a penny after he retired from the army, and the villagers also see Wu Hongfu's family situation.
When local elections for a minimum living allowance household, everyone elected him, and Wu Hongfu decisively rejected everyone's kindness.
In his opinion, he has his own hands and feet and can support himself by relying on labor. The minimum living allowance quota should be left to those who need it more.
, a national hero, has lived a poor life since he was discharged from the army, but he enjoyed it.
Yu's family, Wu Hongfu felt guilty. Yu's country always warned himself not to violate military orders because of his own selfish desires.
The years of bullets
Wu Hongfu and his wife talked about their deeds
Silenced for more than 37 years, and then Wu Hongfu proudly told his deeds in the army to his family.
He took out the medal and certificate he received, and for the first time he was the protagonist, the former veteran.
It was not until this time that his family and local villagers learned about Wu Hongfu's heroic deeds.
After hearing about this, Wu Hongfu went from an unknown farmer to a local combat hero overnight.
Although the heroic deeds have been known, Wu Hongfu still has no veteran status to apply for any subsidies from the government to improve his family's life.
's heroic identity has not changed after it was discovered. The only difference from before is that he told more people the hero stories in the army, infected more people, and passed on the heroic spirit to many people.
The "secret" was lifted, but he cried like a child. When the "secret" was lifted, what Wu Hongfu thought most was to go back and see his old troops and the old leader.
He secretly ran back to the place where the troops were stationed in Beijing, but the barracks had been moved away. He searched for many years and inquired for many years, but he still found nothing.
In 2014, I finally got in touch with the old army, but the old battalion commander had just passed away for a year. When I heard the news, the man in his 70s cried like a child.
Wu Hongfu is in front of the hero tree
On November 21, 2019, Wu Hongfu was invited to his old force - the Second Battalion of the Chinese Air Force Surface and Air Missile Forces. The hero tree next to the Camp History Museum was planted to commemorate the older generation of surface-to-air missile soldiers such as the old battalion commander Yue Zhenhua. Below is half of Yue Zhenhua's ashes are buried.
Wu Hongfu came to the tree and saluted the hero tree. He squatted on the ground and refused to leave for a long time. He wiped the stone tablet of the hero tree and said: "Report to the old battalion commander!"
Wu Hongfu: I always think that I will not embarrass the "Hero Camp", I can only do it well, not make it bad, and do not put any dust on the "Hero Camp". Don't worry, please rest in peace underground.
Nation has never forgotten these heroes
(the second on the left) Wu Hongfu
On the morning of October 1, 2019, during the mass parade of the congress celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wu Hongfu was invited to take the No. 20 concierge car that "salutes" square.
A affectionate song "Ode to the Red Flag" was played, and 21 solemn and beautiful concierge cars slowly drove in with the flag formation composed of more than 300 young flag bearers.
accompanied the music, and the concierge team passed through the parade area. People paid tribute to the attention.
Wu Hongfu solemnly raised his right hand and saluted the motherland and the people!
A salute, a promise, a military uniform, and a heritage!
Removed his military uniform and stick to his side
Wu Hongfu inherits the spirit to the children
Wu Hongfu: Be a soldier for one day, be a soldier for life
He watches news and military programs every day. He often goes to the school to tell students about the heroic deeds of the officers and soldiers of the army who worked hard to practice their skills and killed the enemy for the country. Inherit the heroic spirit.
There is a saying that goes: the river goes east, and time is silent; take off your military uniform and stick to one side.
Whether he is wearing military uniform or not, he is shining and warming, adhering to the glorious tradition of the army to repay this great era.
"Greatness comes from the ordinary, and ordinary creates greatness."
Wu Hongfu wrote a swearing sentence on a piece of paper: "I swear, never forget my original aspiration, keep my mission in mind. Listen to the party, follow the party, give full play to the ideal of communism, and be a good retired veteran in the new era."
Wu Hongfu's most beautiful retired soldier
