participated in the construction of the 13th Border Regiment Police Corps and participated in the battle through
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author that year. The dark eyes stared at the bright future.
was ordered to participate in the construction of the 13th Border Defense Regiment Police Connection
1978, the Vietnam Li Duan Group region hegemony ambitions expanded, invaded Cambodia , invaded our territory and waters, and often fired guns into our border areas, killing and injuring our border soldiers and civilians, posing a serious threat to the peace and stability of our borders and the lives and property of the people. These ungrateful evil deeds in Vietnam aroused strong indignation from the vast number of commanders and fighters of our army. In early December, in accordance with the requirements of the superiors, the Zhaotong Military Sub-district of Yunnan Province organized all officers and fighters of the direct team of the military sub-district and the independent battalion of the independent battalion to deliver a report on the situation of the Sino-Vietnamese border and a mobilization speech. The main contents are to inform the situation on the Sino-Vietnam border; the second is to expose the evil deeds of the Vietnamese army; the third is to call on all commanders and fighters to actively participate in the battle to defend the motherland and the frontier if the motherland needs it. After the mobilization meeting of
, all the commanders and soldiers were enthusiastic and wrote letters of request for battle and determination, and some wrote blood letters, actively demanding to go to the front line. At this time, I was the deputy squad leader of the 3rd squad of the 2nd Company of the Independent Battalion of the Zhaotong Military Sub-district. I also wrote a letter of request to join the war and defend the border.
In early December 1978, under the order of the Kunming Military Region, a established company was transferred from the Zhaotong Military Sub-district to Pingbian County, Honghe Prefecture, and was incorporated into the newly formed 13th Border Defense Regiment of the Yunnan Provincial Military Region, and participated in the formation of the police company of the regiment.
Zhaotong Military Sub-district called out a established company to take a photo.
personnel were transferred out of the second company of the independent battalion of Zhaotong Military Sub-district to take a group photo.
group photo of the third squad of the second company of the independent battalion of Zhaotong Military Sub-district.
Zhaotong Military Sub-district, in accordance with the orders of the Kunming Military Region, draws 1 platoon from the four companies of the independent battalion, namely, 1 platoon in the first company, 2 platoons in the second company, 3 platoons in the third company, 4 platoons in the fourth company, and 4 platoons in the fourth company, forming a company and 3 platoons in 1 company, with a total of 76 cadres and soldiers.
cadres were selected by each company, the company commander (missing), instructor Li Desheng, deputy company commander Tan Chunxiang, deputy instructor Wang Jiasheng, department commander Zhang Rugong, 1st platoon commander Xiong Shizhang, 2nd platoon commander Ye Zhian, 3rd platoon commander Yang Hongxing, 3rd platoon commander Wu Aiping, correspondent Bai Mingfu, and sanitation platoon Mu Changguo.
On December 20, the company was formed. On the 21st, the commander of Zhaotong Military Sub-district Li Donghai and political commissar Liu He (at that time, there were many commanders and political commissars of Zhaotong Military Sub-district) led the officers on the 21st. Accompanied by the independent battalion commander Wang Yuting and instructor Ding Liying, the entire battalion personnel organized a grand farewell ceremony at the Independent Battalion Station of Zhaotong North Gate Independent Battalion. The entire company rushed to the Honghe Frontline with the sound of gongs and drums.
Under the leadership of instructor Li Desheng, deputy company commander Tan Chunxiang and deputy instructor Wang Jiasheng, five trucks arrived at their destination on the afternoon of December 24, Pingbian County , the resident of the 13th Border Defense Regiment, and were officially organized into the regiment police connection company. The company is stationed in the Pingbian County Party Committee Guesthouse. At that time, the main project of the guesthouse had just been built and had not been renovated yet. The
company immediately formed a guard platoon, a hiking communication platoon, and a line platoon; it also received top backbone of wireless and wired business drawn from other two military-level units, 4 division-level units, and more than 10 regiment-level units, and formed radio stations, single-sided step-by-step phone and wired communication, and received some new soldiers who had just joined the army in December 1978 to enrich each platoon. The shelf of the regiment police connection company has been built.
After the war, the author (left) was transferred to the Assistant of the League Barracks Stock Division. The picture shows a photo with the deputy leader Luo Yili, who is in charge of construction during the work.
According to the orders of the military sub-district and regiment, the original company cadres also made adjustments: instructor Li Desheng went to the Logistics Department to serve as political assistant , deputy company commander Tan Chunxiang was re-elected as deputy company commander, and deputy instructor Wang Jia was promoted to 100 mortar re-elected as deputy instructor.
The new company team was immediately in place: company commander Li Yuanchao, instructor Huang Guochao, deputy company commander Xu Yunsheng, and deputy instructor Lai Guilian; former 3rd platoon leader Yang Hongxing was appointed as the guard platoon leader, and former 1st platoon leader Xiong Shizhang was appointed as the platoon leader of the hiking communication platoon; 150W radio station director Xiong Rengen and cadre Wang Zhongwen; walkie-talkie and single-sided belts were responsible by Zhang Yongxue and Wang Yuehu. The company team and various business cadres have gradually been fully equipped, and the company has also been engaged in intense and orderly training. At this time, the clerk Wu Aiping was transferred to the management department of the delegation as a clerk, and I was transferred from the deputy squad leader to the company department as a clerk.
intense training before the war
Company cadres and soldiers are from different units and face many problems. Because the equipment of the police connection is complex, there are several different powers and models on the radio station alone. During training, various business training methods are different, and there is no understanding between cadres, soldiers, and between cadres and soldiers. The company held a party branch meeting to analyze the difficulties and problems currently facing. While strengthening political and ideological work, it clarified the next work tasks of cadres and branch committees, and required the vanguard and exemplary role of party members, to carry out company training, and ensure the completion of combat support tasks at any time.
Silishan garden-style position after the construction. The motherland is in the hearts of the soldiers and is brilliant on the faces of the soldiers. The cadres of the company made a division of labor. Company commander Li Yuanchao was in charge of training and focused on the training of radio stations; instructor Huang Guochao was in charge of political and ideological work, focusing on the training of switchboards and external lines; deputy company commander Xu Yunsheng assisted the company commander in charge of training and was also in charge of the logistics work of the company; deputy instructor Lai Guilian assisted the instructor in charge of political and ideological work, and focused on the work of the company's youth league branch. In addition to assisting the work of the company cadres, each platoon leader and cadres should do their own jobs. Through short-term efforts, the company has basically gotten on the right track.
In late January 1979, in accordance with the order of the regiment headquarters, the police and communication company followed the regiment command post to Dagou River in Hekou County for pre-war training, and did a good job in communication support for the regiment command post and its subordinate troops. After the company arrived at Dagou River, it ensured that the communication between the regiment command and its subordinate troops was smooth, and that the command of the leader could be issued in a timely manner and the situation of the troops could be reported in a timely manner; while conducting arduous training.
training conditions are very bad. Company commander Li Yuanchao and instructor Huang Guochao also have very strict requirements. Sometimes it rains heavily, and training on external installation and troubleshooting is required. All commanders and soldiers carry forward the revolutionary spirit of not being afraid of hardship and not being afraid of death, never complaining about hardship and fatigue, and study deeply and strive for excellence in training. During the training inspection, the company commander Li Yuanchao always required that he never missed any details. Everyone knows the principle of sweating more and bleeding less in wartime, and the enthusiasm for training is unprecedentedly high.
Old clerk and ordnant, he was particularly kind to see weapons and ammunition.
Dagou River has a subtropical rainforest climate, which is close to the Sino-Vietnam border and is relatively easy to hide and gather troops. The 1st and 3rd Battalions of our regiment and the Gejiu Independent Battalions all gathered in Dagou River for pre-war training, and a mobilization meeting for pre-war training was held here (the 2nd Battalion stationed in Xinjie , and the battalion and company cadres attended the mobilization meeting), which set off a climax of training.
While the police connection company is in good condition, it also needs to complete the tasks assigned by the head and the agency. One day, after the troops had breakfast, the company commander Li Yuanchao received a task assigned by his front line, and he wanted to hike a document to the junction of the 14th Border Defense Regiment and our regiment as soon as possible. Corps Li quickly led the communications squad leader Jiang Xiaobing, the correspondent Bai Mingfu and another soldier to climb mountains and wade for more than 5 hours using the map and compass . Finally, he sent the letter to the bottom of the saddle in Jinping County and completed the task successfully.
In the pre-war training, in addition to grasping the task training, the police and communication company also had to conduct armed swimming training according to the arrangements of the regiment. After discussion, the company commander and instructor organized a mobilization meeting for all the personnel of the company and asked cadres and soldiers who could swim to actively register. According to the registration situation, cadres and soldiers were drawn to form a river crossing commando. Under the leadership of company commander Li Yuanchao and deputy instructor Lai Guilian, several armed swimming trainings were carried out on the Honghe River upstream of the Wudaohe area.
Some soldiers are eager to serve the country and hide the fact that they can’t swim and sign up to participate in the commando of swimming across the Red River. For example, Zhao Mingxue, a soldier with a line platoon, knows how to swim, and he followed everyone down the river with a single phone while carrying a single phone during training. The comrades who went down the river together found that he could not swim and the situation was very dangerous, so they immediately reported to the company commander of Li Yuanchao. The company commander asked Zhao Mingxue to "get back". Zhao Mingxue still forced himself to swim forward. At this time, the company commander got angry and said loudly, "Zhao Mingxue, I order you to go back." Zhao Mingxue reluctantly climbed ashore. Afterwards, he said to everyone: "It was the company commander who saved my life. It was not the company commander who gave the order, and I would not return even if I drowned in the Red River."
took a photo after organizing the construction of the position.
The troops are trained and managed strictly here. Few company soldiers visit each other, but occasionally some people find fellow villagers. One night, the company commander Li Yuanchao carried a horse lantern to inspect the company's training at night, and a soldier came to find Company Commander Li. After they said something together for more than 10 minutes, the soldier went back to his company. The company commander told me that this is his fellow villager, named Li Chengwen. This is my first time meeting with Li Chengwen and the last time. On the first day of the battle on February 17, Li Chengwen sacrificed himself to bomb the enemy fort during the battle to conquer the new official stronghold of the Vietnamese army and died gloriously. He was awarded the honorary title of "Dong Cunrui-style combat hero" by the Central Military Commission, and was well-known throughout the country. The whole regiment also set off a climax of killing enemies and making meritorious contributions to the hero Li Chengwen and learning from the sacrificed comrades.
completed the command and support task
In early February 1979, after receiving an order from the superior, the police communication company was led by company commander Li Yuanchao and deputy instructor Lai Guilian to lead the radio station and some wired and hiking communication teams to support the regiment's front line command post (front pointer). Instructor Huang Guochao and deputy company commander Xu Yunsheng led some personnel and equipment to support the basic command post (base pointer).
I followed the instructor Huang Guochao and advanced to a small mountain village near the Honghe River in Yaoshan District, Hekou County, and also completed the task of excavating traffic trenches connected to tunnel No. 39. Because the Vietnamese army often fired at our border guards and civilians, everyone rested during the day and went to tunnel No. 39 in the evening to dig traffic trenches connected to the tunnel. After about 5 days of hard work, the traffic trench connecting the tunnel was finally completed.
The author is at the construction site where the construction is organized.
Before the Spring Festival in 1979, we completed the connection between the tunnel and the position (because the regiment communication support command post was set up in tunnel No. 39), and the comrades finally had some rest space. On the evening of New Year's Eve, the Party Secretary of Yaoshan District, Hekou County led the masses to deliver rice dumplings to us. These zongzi are colored zongzi dyed with plant pigments by local Yao ethnic group , and the taste is very good. In addition to the canned braised pork, lunch meat, cans, and some canned vegetables, we spent a sumptuous New Year in this small mountain village under the arrangement of instructor Huang Guochao, deputy company commander Xu Yunsheng and chief officer Zhang Rugong.
lives in the tunnel, and his comrades are waiting day by day...
Finally, at around 7 a.m. on February 17, 1979, everyone was still in a daze. The staff on duty heard the front point from the walkie-talkie and issued an order, and the artillery began to bombard. At this time, the first shell whistled and fell to the Vietnamese position, and then rows of shells flew towards the Vietnamese position. These shells brought the anger of all our commanders and soldiers to the Vietnamese position, causing heavy blows to the Vietnamese army.
The shelling has not stopped. Our attacking troops have crossed the Red River and launched a fierce attack on the Vietnamese positions. The police and communication company followed the supporters near the 371 highland in Vietnam. The troops attacking the 371 Highlands were strongly resisted by the Vietnamese army and were in a stalemate with the Vietnamese army.
At this time, the regiment front chief of staff Xue Guizheng ordered the guard platoon to quickly reinforce the 371 high ground. Company commander Li Yuanchao and deputy instructor Lai Gui connected to the order and quickly organized the personnel. They soon arrived at the designated position and fought side by side with the troops attacking the 371 Highlands to launch an attack.
After a period of fierce fighting, it finally seized the 371 high ground of the Vietnamese army and occupied the commanding heights. The troops searched the mountains and cleaned the battlefield.
Battle Report Report: The commanding heights of the Vietnamese army along the Red River line were controlled by our army.
smile stands among the mountains and rivers of southern Xinjiang.
During the operation, our company assigned business personnel to various combat troops according to the orders of the regiment command to strengthen communication support. They played a great role in the victory of the battle. For example, Li Chengming, a company reporter, was assigned to the 3rd Battalion Department's deputy squad leader, and was assigned to the 8th Company, which was the main attacker, to ensure the communications and communications of the troops. In the battle to attack Vietnam Zhuantian, he charged forward like a warrior from the combat squad. After being seriously injured, he continued to crawl towards the position with his phone on his back until he shed his last drop of blood, sacrificed heroically, and was awarded the first-class merit of , and wrote the heroic song of life with his life.
advances with the "base finger"
0 February 17, 1979 at around 9 a.m., we received an order to advance with the "base finger". We removed all kinds of equipment and helped move to the Wudao River squad at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the vehicles. At this time, the battle on the opposite side is still going on, and stray bullets and are often coming. Instructor Huang Guochao and Deputy Company Commander Xu Yunsheng led everyone to hide in the ravine on the left side of the road squad. At about 10 o'clock, the communication vehicle connected to the police and the truck transferred by the logistics department arrived at the location. With everyone's efforts, the equipment, equipment, etc. will be loaded in a short while and boarded the bus to the next destination.
Since Vietnam is controlled by our army along the Red River line, our actions on our side are also more secure. During the transfer, the radio and walkie-talkie were all turned on. Our three cars drove along the Honghe River highway for nearly an hour. Under the careful driving of driver Gong Guoping, co-pilot Li Qiang and four other drivers, they arrived at the three teams of Basha Farm, and quickly launched the communication of various communication equipment , forming a seamless connection with the front-line combat troops.
Basha has already stationed many troops. There are the 37th Division of the 13th Army, the 38th Division, the 114th Army Station, the 144th Hospital, etc. We sprinkled in the dam for about 10 days. While the troops advanced to Vietnam in depth, they transported a lot of spoils. Our regiment also transported a lot of them, including guns and ammunition, rice and corn wrapped in pockets of our country's COFCO , scattered star anise, Caoguo , as well as cars, bulldozers, jeeps, tractors, auto parts, wood, bicycles, electric fans, etc.
Author (right) took a photo with Li Weijin, deputy company commander of the Sixth Company, in front of the new barracks of the company team.
I am a police officer and have fewer things, so I am often called by the logistics department to help clean up the seized materials. These materials, especially mechanical equipment, played a role in the construction of our regiment's later border combat preparation barracks project. The jeep was called "captive chariot" throughout the regiment. It was always used by Deputy Leader Luo Yili and Deputy Political Commissar Yang Xuezhi until Deputy Political Commissar Yang Xuezhi was appointed as the political commissar of the regiment and Deputy Leader Luo Yili was transferred to the position.
htmlOn February 26, according to the order of the superior, the delegation "basis command" advanced to Sabah County in Vietnam. At that time, the regiment logistics department mobilized four trucks, plus the communication vehicle of the police connection, formed a convoy and advanced to Sabah County, Vietnam through the boat bridge on the dam Sahong River.It was already afternoon since the order was received, and there were many troops and cars on the road, and the road was congested. After arriving at the destination, a temporary command post was opened in the Yue Army Public Security Bureau of Sabah County. Our friendly army was the 37th Division of the 13th Army.
When the post was laid out, it started to rain, the temperature was low, and the soldiers carried very little luggage. Except for the on-duty staff and the post, only a few people hugged each other and took a simple rest. Scattered guns and cannons are often heard outside. The comrades were very alert, all holding guns, loading bullets, and closing the insurance to rest.
Author (left) took a photo with Wang Mingcheng, assistant to the Transportation Department of the Group Logistics Department, in front of the tunnel of the new radio station of the Group.
The next day, we received an order that the troops would start their meals as soon as possible, and the "Basic Symbol" would advance to Mengwei, Vietnam. In order to prevent the Vietnamese army from discharging poison gas, it is required to wear gas masks during the journey. Everyone loaded the equipment into the car in time and followed the "Basic Sword". There were many Vietnamese corpses (7 on the side of the road) along the way, and our country's support militia were preparing to bury them.While moving forward, although there were scattered Vietnamese troops shooting at us at a distance, the surrounding commanding heights were controlled by our regiments or friendly forces, and no longer pose a threat to the convoy and personnel. At 2 pm, we arrived at our destination Mengwei.
This place has a hilly landform, with a relatively gentle hill in the middle and the surrounding terrain is relatively high. The command center is located on the gentle hill in the middle. The basic command of the Mengzi Military Sub-district has been opened here. There are Guard Force and militia detachments, as well as a field medical aid center. We had just finished erecting the equipment and it was around 4 pm. At this time, we received an order. Except for the radio and switchboard duty personnel, the rest of the personnel occupied the favorable terrain around the command post. Under the leadership of instructor Huang Guochao, we formed a team of more than 20 people and quickly occupied the high ground on the right side of the command post according to the order. The instructor looked around, selected and occupied favorable terrain, divided all personnel into groups, alert and prepared for combat.
The author took a photo with his wife who came to visit his family in the regiment headquarters.
At this time, Huang Guochao instructor arranged a task to ask me to go down the mountain to carry some grenades , 2 submachine guns and bullets. I am a clerk and an ordnant from the Police Connection Company. I manage the guns and ammunition, so it is normal for the instructor to ask me to go.
After accepting the mission, I quickly went down the mountain, put 4 pieces in a grenade bag, carried 20 grenades on my back, and 2 submachine guns and 8 magazines on my back, and returned to the position. It rained the whole day before, and the path up the mountain was very slippery. It took me a lot of effort to get up the mountain.
It was already evening. In order to prevent the enemy from sneak attacking, the instructor pulled out the grenade fire ring one by one, carefully tied it to the path or grass about 100 meters away from the place we were defending, and marked it with white cloth strips.
At night, it started drizzling in the sky again. In order to shelter from the rain, we used branches to support the military green plastic cloth that every soldier had and used to make backpacks, and spent the night.
The next day, we continued to stay in the mountain and ate some dry food. Without water, dry food is difficult to swallow. At around 3 noon, the chief officer Zhang Rugong brought the kitchen team to deliver the meal. The comrades had no dishes and chopsticks. Some of them held them in their hands and ate them, while others picked up a larger leaf and wrapped them in them. No matter what method was used, they finally filled their stomachs. At around 5 pm, we received an order to withdraw from the mountain to the command center.
recent photos of the author. I took off my military uniform and changed into police uniforms, and I only wished to be on the battlefield for my whole life.
On March 5, 1979, he received an order that the "Jizhi" would withdraw from the motherland, and the personnel in the police connections also withdrew from the three teams of Basha Farm with the "Jizhi".
troops retreated to the country one after another. By March 16, we will withdraw to Pingbian County. Pingbian County organized nearly 10,000 people to hold a grand welcoming ceremony on the 10-kilometer road from zero to the county town. Many soldiers were so moved that they shed tears, saying, "The motherland has not forgotten us, and the people have not forgotten us." At this point, my company successfully completed the combat mission assigned by our superiors and won the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.
[Author’s statement: Due to the age of time, some time, place, name, etc. are not accurate. Please correct me if you are informed. 】
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