code name 233, secret loyalty
- Top Secret 543 Enshi veteran Dong Xianli
He is a top Secret veteran with great military achievements.
He has participated in shooting down three U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that invaded our airspace.
He once accepted the first-class military merit certificate issued by General Xu Shiyou himself.
The children knew that he had joined the army, but they had never heard his father tell him that thrilling past.
Neighbors knew his name, but they never thought that the small prototype in the TV series "Top Secret 543" was next to them...
If it weren't for June 29
Enshi Prefecture Party Secretary Hu Chaowen visited retired soldiers
Talking with him at his home
Talking about that secret and glorious year Monthly
He will also "hide" himself
These stories, he is deeply in his heart for more than 50 years
He is Dong Xianli
China's first surface-to-air missile force
Second Battalion First Company Warrior
Generation Number 2 3 3
Construction
shot down the most advanced
U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in the world at that time. "Three parts are three rounds, six seconds apart, put, put, put!" On November 1, 1963, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, accompanied by decisive launch commands, three missiles roared past the second battalion tent, heading straight to a "small black dot" at an altitude of more than 20,000 meters - a U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that flew into our airspace.
A few seconds later, the "little black dot" was torn apart in the huge explosion, and the arrogant U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance plane was killed!
Dong Xianli was awarded the first-class merit in this battle. He is the radio communication soldier of the No. 1 combat duty squad, responsible for tracking the location of enemy aircraft and providing accurate coordinates for fire-controlled radar.
Dong Xianli awarded the first-class merit certificate
At that time, the nearest radar detected the enemy plane coming towards us, and the troops entered a first-level combat state. Dong Xianli quickly captured the coordinates of the enemy plane, providing accurate positioning for the missile.
The battle was very clear in Dong Xianli's memory, even though that day had been 58 years since then.
"After the missile was fired, I don't know if it hits for a short time. The tent was silent and everyone was waiting nervously." Speaking of this, Dong Xianli was silent for a few minutes, as if he had returned to that thrilling moment.
"Then the news came that it hit, we jumped and jumped, hugging each other and cried," said Dong Xianli.
The seemingly only a few seconds of battle is not simple. Before that day, the troops fought south and north, and were deployed for three months, but no enemy planes were found. Later, he received an order to go to Shangrao and caught the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance plane.
This is not the first time Dong Xianli has made a contribution. Previously, on September 9, 1962, in Nanchang, Jiangxi, Dong Xianli and his comrades seized the fighter jet, launched three missiles, and successfully shot down the first U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, setting a precedent for surface-to-air missiles to "beat" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, shocking the world.
Dong Xianli won the second-class merit certificate
This is not the last time Dong Xianli made a merit. Then on July 7, 1964, in Zhangzhou, Fujian, Dong Xianli and his comrades shot another U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. After the battle, the battalion commander praised Dong Xianli: " you played a key role."
is in service, and Li Nanping, the number one pilot of the Kuomintang Air Force, was shot dead.
"As long as the enemy dares to come, we will tell them to come and go." Dong Xianli's words were full of pride.
Second Battalion has received frequent good news and outstanding military achievements. In 1964, 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. This was the only time that Mao Zedong had received a unit in an entire system after the founding of New China. The Second Battalion was also awarded the honorary title of "Hero Battalion" by the Ministry of National Defense.
joining the army
step into the military camp along the footsteps of heroes
Why did the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft be shot so excited about China at that time? This originated from a history that Dong Xianli called "bullying people" -
U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, known as "alien-made", was the most advanced "secret weapon" in the world at that time. It not only had extremely strong high-altitude flight capabilities, but also was equipped with a fully automatic reconnaissance camera, equipped with synthetic aperture radar, and could detect military facilities below the ground. Countries that have been reconnaissed by U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft regard it as a big concern.
1958, the enemy repeatedly sent U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance planes into our airspace for secret reconnaissance. The enemy's U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft can fly to an altitude of more than 20,000 meters, while the MiG-19 fighter equipped by our army has a maximum flight altitude of 17,900 meters, and it is impossible to shoot it down at all. Due to backward equipment, our army was helpless against enemy aircraft entering the airspace for a period of time.
In order to reverse the passive situation, in October 1958, our army secretly formed the first surface-to-air missile force, code-named 543, and introduced Sam-II missile from the Soviet Union, vowing to defend the motherland's airspace.
960, Dong Xianli, who had just joined the army, took a picture in Beijing. In November 959, Dong Xianli was recruited and joined the Second Battalion of the 543rd Army. That year, he had just turned 17 years old. When I was a child, Dong Xianli and his friends, who live in Tianluoshui Village, Hongtu Township, Enshi City, often traveled dozens of miles back and forth to the neighboring village to "chase" movies. What I like most was fighting feature films. I was excited to see the soldiers bravely protecting their fellow villagers and beat the enemy away.
The seeds of the army germinated in Dong Xianli's young heart. At the age of 17, he was conscripted as he wished, but he didn't know that he had joined the top secret army, and he didn't know how he would serve his motherland.
After joining the army, Dong Xianli and his comrades were taken to a strange place. They didn't know where they were or what tasks they were carrying out. They only knew that the army code was 543, and Dong Xianli's name was also replaced by three numbers, namely code 233.
Hard practice
"Belly as a blackboard", learn during the day and practice
at night to raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for 3 seconds.
After the first defeat in the enemy, the enemy installed a radar warning system for the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which can warn our radar as soon as possible and avoid it in time. In order to deal with this new battle situation, the second battalion commander Yue Zhenhua created the "near-fast tactic", that is, when the enemy planes enter within 38 kilometers of our attack range, they will turn on the radar to ensure that even if the enemy receives the warning, they will not have time to escape.
But for Dong Xianli and his comrades, this is almost impossible to complete the combat mission: the entire battalion needs to cooperate in 8 seconds after the radar is turned on, and the time left for Dong Xianli is only 3 seconds.
the harder it is, the more forward it is. For these 3 seconds, Dong Xianli tried his best.
"When I first joined the army, I was small and weak, and I was very difficult to even go out for exercises. But no matter how difficult the training was, I would show the fighting spirit, ruthlessness and silly spirit of the mountain people, and survive and never fall behind." Dong Xianli recalled.
The biggest challenge faced by this young man from the mountainous area and only has the primary school education level is to learn Russian, English and radio knowledge, and even learn to repair equipment.
"I just think about entering the No. 1 combat duty class." Dong Xianli said that this is a unit with a high elimination rate. From being trained to entering the army, comrades in the army are constantly being eliminated. Only the best soldiers can enter the No. 1 combat duty class and directly participate in the battle.
Whenever the night is late and the people are asleep, Dong Xianli is still using her belly as a blackboard, and she uses her fingers to write the foreign language letters, combination passwords, and service symbols learned during the day over and over again...
Heavy and closed military headphones have to "intimately contact" Dong Xianli's ears for more than 4 hours every day. Each time, if you only need to take off the headphones, you can pour out a handful of sweat.
In addition to eating and sleeping, Dong Xianli is constantly practicing the skills of quickly finding the resonance point from the receiver under the conditions of strong interference every day...
Dong Xianli won the second-level technical expert award
"Our coordinate information must be 100% accurate, it is not possible at all. If the fire control radar is turned on but the signal has not been sent yet, we are sinners."
The harder it is, the stronger it is. For these 3 seconds, Dong Xianli went through hardships.
In the cold winter, the water pipes in the northern camp were frozen, and the water melted from the blowtorch was still biting cold.
The battle of Shangrao, the iron chain that fixed the radar antenna suddenly broke, and they were only one step away from death.
set up an ambush in Zhangzhou, the poisonous centipede crawled into the trousers, and the strong man rolled on the ground in pain...
No one knows what Dong Xianli and his comrades experienced behind these 3 seconds. This group of soldiers who carry the dignity of the motherland's airspace have overcome difficulties in the isolated camp with the spirit of fighting and fighting, wisdom and courage, and are always ready to confront the enemy in the air...
In these 3 seconds, Dong Xianli has mastered it.
He grew up from a furry child from the mountains to an excellent radio communications soldier of the surface-to-air missile force, successfully entered the No. 1 combat duty squad and became the squad leader.
Dong Xianli took a picture during his service in the army
fought all year round and camped in harsh environments. Dong Xianli's toes were infected due to long-term soaking, swollen and rottenness, leaving sequelae, and still dare not wear sandals. Wearing headphones all year round has caused Dong Xianli to suffer from ear disease, and his right ear has lost hearing after retiring.
"Compared with the peace of the motherland, it is a small matter." Dong Xianli didn't care about all the hard training. "I am a mountain child with primary school culture. It is the party and the country that have cultivated me."
Book color
Keep the good traditions of the army for a lifetime
Dong Xianli is a veteran and an old party member. In March 1965, Dong Xianli, who had been fighting in the south and north for many years, arrived at the moment of saying goodbye to the troops. At that time, he had many choices, a missile base in the northwest, a trade department in a major city...
But Dong Xianli chose to return to his hometown. He wanted to use what he learned in the army to do his part for his hometown.
When Dong Xianli was discharged from the army, he took a photo with his comrades and comrades
The habit of hard work developed in the army, Dong Xianli maintained the whole life. After retiring, he worked at the Enshi County People's Broadcasting Station, Radio Plant and Enshi Municipal Broadcasting Bureau. Every time he went, he could quickly adapt to his position through learning and was deeply trusted by the organization. During his work, he received a large stack of certificates and certificates.
For decades, he has gone up mountains, went to the countryside, built antennas, and repaired equipment...
For decades, he has never revealed his achievements to the organization, nor has he made any requests to the organization. When he was in the position of deputy director of the Municipal Broadcasting Bureau, his relatives wanted to find connections to the unit to get a "iron rice bowl", but he refused.
"Relatives had complaints at that time, but now they can understand. My sister and I rely on ourselves to work, and he has never helped. This habit has also extended to the younger generation. We all require our children to grow up through our own efforts." Dong Xianli's son Dong Zubin said.
"What level should I do in my work? Others can do it, but it is not as good as me, but it is not as good as me!" said Sun Rong, the daughter-in-law, who was the one who impressed her the most, was this sentence. She said that her father has always taught her children to study hard and work hard, which has a great impact on everyone in the family.
received a task and said that he would go to the countryside to install cable radio. Without saying a word, he carried the wires and rushed to Sancha Township, Enshi County. This time I left home for half a year.
The dormitory of the unit was not enough, so he silently set up a shop under the window without a single complaint.
unit needs to be dispatched to a village work team, and he is the first to sign up. In order to do a job of helping the people, he rushed to the mountain road overnight and only had a bite of hot rice at 10 o'clock in the evening.
In order to solve the problem that the people are unwilling to grow tobacco, he stayed at the tobacco station to supervise the acquisition, and forced the people's tobacco to sell at a good price.
In Dong Xianli's study, there is a thick notebook with dense notes but neat handwriting and very well preserved.
Dong Xianli said that it was the knowledge and skills taught by the army, and he benefited from the army throughout his life.
years old, but the true nature remains unchanged.
In Dong Xianli's study, there is a thick notebook with dense notes but neat handwriting and very well preserved.
Dong Xianli said that it was the knowledge and skills taught by the army, and he benefited from the army throughout his life.
years old, but the true nature remains unchanged.
Loyalty and honest with the secret of the army. He kept the first discipline of the army for more than 50 years, which is to keep it confidential.
959, 17-year-old Dong Xianli started a "can't say" day from the first day of joining the army: he cannot say the code name of his own army, his identity, and his tasks..."Before retiring, the battalion commander said that he could not reveal any secrets of the army. He did not say how long these secrets would be kept, so I will keep them." Dong Xianli strictly abides by the iron law of "confidentiality", and this guard has been more than half a century.
"I often recall my years in the army and miss my comrades. I even remember the frequency of sending reports at that time. When there was no one around, I quietly knocked on my legs." Dong Xianli said.
1960, Dong Xianli and his comrades took a picture in Beijing "He often has something to do and does not know what he is drawing on his belly, and he doesn't know what he is drawing!" Dong Xianli's wife said with a smile.
"But I have never told anyone." Old Dong said seriously.
The loyalty of the soldiers, time can be witnessed.
543 troops? It doesn't exist. They are wearing work clothes from the oil exploration team when they are performing tasks outside.
Dong Xianli? It does not exist. In the 543 unit, there is only one soldier codenamed 233.
served for 5 years, and Dong Xianli wrote to his parents with only 6 words: "I'm fine, please take care of you." After
retired, he hid the certificate of meritorious service at the bottom of the box and never told the world.
It was not until the Enshi Municipal Veterans Affairs Bureau was established in 2018 that the staff came to register and found out that this retired veteran cadre had made great achievements.
But even at that moment, Dong Xianli did not tell them the secret behind these meritorious certificates.
Dong Xianli rarely takes out his meritorious certificate
When the dusty meritorious certificate was opened, the children found that on the first-class military merit certificate, the father's name was written as "Dong Xianli", and on the second-level technical expert certificate, the father's name was written as "Dong Xianli". Faced with the questions from his children, Dong Xianli smiled indifferently and explained that it was a telephone call to report the meritorious service, and there were inevitably typos, and my comrades and I knew about it.
"He never told me that he was a hero, he only knew that he had been a soldier." Dong Xianli's wife said, "In the past, he often didn't say a word when riding a means of transportation, but now he finally understands why."
silence has become Dong Xianli's habit.
"A ordinary person." This is Dong Zubin's evaluation of his father. "My father never told us about his meritorious service. When we moved, we looked over his box and found that there was a certificate. Before we could take a closer look, my father locked it up immediately."
"When I first learned about my father's achievements, I was shocked for a moment, but more admiration. My father is an ordinary person who supports our simple and happy home. I know he never thought of doing anything earth-shaking. He just wanted to do his own job within his ability and contribute to the motherland."
Dong Xianli's daughter Dong Jing said this, her eyes were moist.
"If you weren't here for the interview, we wouldn't know that the old hero was by our side. We knew that he had been a soldier and asked about his military experience, but the old man didn't mention it at all." Zhu Yun, secretary of the Party Committee of the Airport Road Community of Xiaoduchuan Street Office of Enshi City, said that the old hero lives in our community. He doesn't talk much during his daily contact, but he is very kind.
" CCTV Military Channel is my favorite to watch.Also, I have to watch it repeatedly every time I parade. "After more than 50 years of retirement, Dong Xianli is still paying attention to national defense construction. When talking about advanced domestic weapons, various missiles such as "Red Flag" and "Dongfeng", he knows it.
" General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to strengthen the military with science and technology, and he said it very well! When we killed U-2, we relied on technology! "Dong Xianli said, "Now our country's scientific and technological strength and military strength are stronger, and foreign enemies dare not attack, I am very happy. ”
by the window, the sunset is like fire
Face the distance
Dong Xianli talks to himself
If I have the chance, I also want to meet my old comrades.
Reporter:
Xiang Lei Du Ruifang Mei Ke Zeng Wei Zhao Yingxue Liu Shenhong Du Lei
Picture:
Photo by Tan Wei and Du Lei /The interviewee authorized to release
Source: Original
Editor｜Mei Ke
review｜Liu Shenhong and Yue Qin
issuance｜Zhou Zhihong
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