Preface
"No, you can't do this!"
"I can't care so much now. I don't care whether to be in confinement or being shot. As long as I succeed, we will escape from death."
With eight bullets shot out, an aircraft fell into the ravine with black smoke. His shooting achieved the first miracle of our army shooting down the plane using the light weapon , but he was not happy. What if he was really detained and expelled from the military?
This person who looks unhappy is called Guan Chonggui .
1. A miserable youth life
pic | People are displaced
1924, Guan Chonggui was born in Hailong County, Jilin (now Meihekou City ). Since he was the youngest son in his family, his parents were particularly caring for him, but his parents still could not provide him with a superior living environment. After all, in that war-torn era, it was already very good to have food.
Because Jilin mountains are many dense forests, and there is Jiguanzi Mountain in Hailong County, which relies on the mountain to eat the mountain. Guan Chonggui's father would go up the mountain to catch some small animals such as hares, pheasants, and , or sell them to subsidize their family income, or leave their own family to eat. In summer, there are countless wild fruits and herbs on the mountain that can be picked and sold by the family.
Originally, the family lived a peaceful and happy life, and did not need to worry about life or have headaches for their children's reading and learning, because in the northeast mountain villages at that time, new education was not popular.
Northeast region was a place of exile during the Qing Dynasty period. Many terms that often appear in TV dramas, such as " Shengjing General ", " Ningguta ", " Armored Man ", etc., are mentioned here. The weather here is cold, which is very suitable for imprisonment. The Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russian bordered a long distance. The soldiers and people who lived here all wanted to defend the safety of thousands of kilometers of borders.
Since the signing of the Treaty of Nebuchu, there has been almost no major wars between the Qing Dynasty and Russia. Therefore, the Northeast region was not valued at the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was not until the Qing emperor abdicated and the warlords began to fight, and Zhang Zuolin took the opportunity to occupy the three northeastern provinces of . At this time, the three northeastern provinces were truly valued and the economy developed.
Although the economy of the three northeastern provinces is developing, many Japanese businessmen have taken the opportunity to penetrate into all walks of life in the three northeastern provinces, including mining. Behind these businessmen, the Japanese government is supported by the Japanese government. Under such circumstances, even Zhang Zuolin, the highest ruler in the three northeastern provinces, cannot break up with them. In this way, those merchants openly plunder China's mineral resources on the land of Northeastern.
pic | Japanese devils enter the village
Jijiguanzishan, where Guan Chonggui's family relies on for survival, was also occupied by the Japanese. For a livelihood, Guan Chonggui's family had to move to Xiaoyang Township, Hailong County to live, which was the hometown of Guan Chonggui's uncle. With his help, the family lived in Xiaoyang Township.
The family ended their days of relying on the mountains and eating. Now they can only rent land with the only money they have and rely on farming to live. However, these lands are leased and a large amount of rent is paid every year. Apart from the food that pays taxes, the family can only barely make a living.
Therefore, the sensible Guan Chonggui worked as a long-term worker at other people's homes when he was ten years old. Although he was young and had less annuity, he could save his family money for food and even supplement his family's income. However, as the Japanese army occupied the three northeastern provinces, the peaceful life of Guan Chonggui's family was broken again. In order to support his family, his father took him to Beiman to work and make money, and all the work at home was handed over to his wife and eldest son. However, this trip to North Manchuria changed Guan Chonggui's life.
Just as Guan Chonggui and his son worked hard to walk towards North Manchuria, they met the powerful Japanese invaders. The Japanese soldiers had guns in their hands, which made the hungry and tired father and son very afraid. The Japanese soldiers burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil, and had already become notorious. This time, when they met Japanese soldiers, the father and son were afraid of the danger.
was originally pitifully robbed by the Japanese army. Fortunately, the Japanese army left their lives for the father and son, but they were escorted to a nearby mountain and forced them to build a power station.
The father and son worked together for three years. From 1942 to 1945, the Japanese surrendered, and their hellish life ended.
Here, they are not full, don’t wear warm clothes, and even resting has become a luxury. These three years of experience have made Guan Chonggui understand what “oppressed” means and what “shame” means.
In these three years, Guan Chonggui wanted to overthrow the rule of the Japanese soldiers here more than once, but his ability was insufficient to achieve it.
pic | Japanese army surrendered
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in the three northeastern provinces, all Kwantung Army surrendered. Guan Chonggui also saw their surrender the moment he escaped.
At that moment, a sense of national pride arose, which also made him think of joining the army.
As the Kwantung Army leaves the three northeastern provinces, the land reform work in the three provinces is also underway.
Originally, Guan Chonggui's family could only rely on renting land to live. Through land reform, Guan Chonggui's family finally had their own land. Guan Chonggui's elder brother also got married at this time. The family was in a happy mood, which made parents, who were nearly fifty years old, finally smiled.
1947, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were in a stalemate. In order to win the war, the Communist Party actively mobilized young people to join the army in the land reform area.
Since the Communist Party is actually doing good deeds for the people and letting them live a good life, Guan Chonggui's parents decided to send a soldier from their own family, so they decided to let Guan Chonggui's elder brother join the army.
Just after the parents told the decision to the family, Guan Chonggui stood up and said, " Dad and mom, I'd better go. My nephew is only two years old and I can't live without my father. What's more, I'd better go!"
This is the first time that Guan Chonggui disobeyed his parents' words.
The next day, Guan Chonggui went to the conscription office in the county to sign up for the army. Guan Chonggui grew up very fast in the army and also participated in several large-scale battles. He moved forward bravely in the battle without fear of sacrifice, and soon became a Communist Party member.
After the end of the Kuomintang-Communist War, the founding of New China. After dozens of battles of all sizes, Guan Chonggui was able to take a break, concentrate on training, and focus on guarding the thousands of miles of border line in the northeast of the motherland.
2. machine gun plane crash
In October 1950, the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, and Guan Chonggui's troops were also ordered to enter the Korean battlefield and come to the front line of the war.
Guan Chonggui, who came to the battlefield, was incorporated into the 125th Division of the 42nd Army. Because he was brave in fighting on the Korean battlefield, he was appointed as the squad leader of the 1st Company.
Picture | The Forward Volunteer Army
At that time, Guan Chonggui was already an old comrade who had been through the battlefield for a long time, so the leaders generally handed over important tasks to Guan Chonggui.
In February 1951, Guan Chonggui ushered in the most difficult task in his military career - sticking to the 614 highland.
In the first three battles on the Korean battlefield, the volunteer army soldiers won the war with their lives.
On February 23, 1951, North Korea was snowing thousands of miles away and the cold was biting. The United Nations Army led by the US military launched an attack on the Volunteer Army from three directions. The 42nd Army of the Volunteer Army was mainly responsible for blocking invading enemies in Longtouli and other places. The 614 high ground defended by Guan Chonggui was less than 600 meters away from the main position. Once the 614 position fell into the hands of the enemy, the main position would be in danger.
Company Commander and Guan Chonggui repeatedly emphasized the importance of the 614 Highland. Guan Chonggui also nodded to express his understanding and issued a military order to the leadership: "The people are in the position." So, Guan Chonggui quickly led his soldiers to the 614 Highland.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, Guan Chonggui and 15 others successfully entered the 614 Highland, but there was no infrastructure on this position, and there was not even a bunker.
In order to successfully complete the blocking mission, Guan Chonggui and others did not care about their fatigue. Under the cover of the darkness, 15 soldiers began to dig up the ground with great coldness. Unexpectedly, the soldiers could only dig out a hole the size of a fist with all their strength. In order to dig out the bunker as soon as possible and to get a short rest, the soldiers rolled up their sleeves and worked hard, and finally dug out a ten-meter traffic trench and three machine gun bunkers at dawn. The basic task of
has been completed, and it is time for soldiers who have been tired all night to have breakfast.
Under Guan Chonggui's distribution, each soldier had a small handful of fried noodles.
The soldiers held the fried noodles in one hand and grabbed a handful of snow in the other. They melted the snow with the temperature of their hands, and quickly merged the fried noodles in their hands with the snow water to make a ball.
This not only facilitates swallowing and replenishes hunger, but also can appropriately replenish water, killing three birds with one stone.
Picture | The combat volunteers
Just after breakfast, Guan Chonggui, who was in charge of observation, found that four enemy planes were circling around nearby, and they flew lower and lower, full of provocation.
The reason why the US military dared to provoke was also very simple, that is, the volunteers stationed in Zaolongkou did not attack the anti-aircraft guns of US aircraft. The US military aircraft did not threaten, so they dared to do so.
As the US military aircraft completed low-altitude reconnaissance, they began to launch bombing on the main position, and even the small 614 highland was affected. In order to ensure the safety of the soldiers' lives, Guan Chonggui hurriedly ordered all the soldiers to hide in the trenches and avoid damage to their weapons. After the half-hour bombing of the plane, the United Nations army also began to charge. Guan Chonggui and others who were guarding the 614 Highlands were quickly ready for combat. All three machine guns, , were in place, and the ammunition hands equipped with each machine gun were closely followed by the machine gunner.
After Guan Chonggui's order, three machine guns fired at the same time, and six or seven UN soldiers were hit.
The enemy saw the fierce firepower of the 614 high ground, so hesitated and dared not move forward.
, and Guan Chonggui and others in the trenches also understood that the enemy was scared by the firepower of the machine gun just now. When they realized that the battle was truly beginning.
Not long after, it may be that the firepower of the 614 Highland was too fierce, so four US aircraft hovered over the 614 position again. This time, the US aircraft's flight altitude was lower. Just as Guan Chonggui and others observed the plane's movement trajectory, the two fighter jets dived towards the position and fired incendiary bombs at the position, almost burning the position. In order to protect the machine gun, Guan Chonggui and others pressed the gun firmly under their bodies regardless of their lives.
At this time, Guan Chonggui, as the squad leader, discovered that the purpose of the fighter was to level the position, so that it would fire bombs and incendiary bombs. In order to protect the position and the lives of other soldiers, Guan Chonggui decided to give it a try.
Picture | Guan Chonggui shot down the US military aircraft
Guan Chonggui quickly stood up with a machine gun in his arms, asking for bullets from the ammunition hand beside him, and the ammunition hand also understood what he meant. He wanted to use himself as a target to attract the attention of the aircraft. The ammunition hand refused several times, but still could not stop it, so he could only provide him with bullets according to his order.
Guan Chonggui's approach of attracting enemy planes really worked. An enemy plane dived towards Guan Chonggui, and Guan Chonggui aimed with the situation and shot eight bullets directly. Unfortunately, he missed the shot. However, Guan Chonggui was not discouraged. When the second plane dived towards him again, Guan Chonggui aimed again. However, with the experience of the last time, he raised the muzzle and shot eight bullets in succession. The plane also crossed the position.
At this time, Guan Chonggui had exhausted all his strength, and he could no longer shoot the bullet for the third time. Just when he thought he had failed and exposed his position, he heard the comrades in the trench cheering: "Squad leader, I was shot! I was shot!"
Guan Chonggui looked up and looked closely. It turned out that the plane just now had already planted towards the ravine of the main position. Seeing this, the other three planes immediately took off and left quickly.
Although Guan Chonggui shot down the aircraft was a great achievement, the Volunteer Army had regulations: it is absolutely not allowed to shoot aircraft with light weapons.Once the shooting fails, not only will the location be exposed, but it will also be retaliated by the US Air Force, which is also the reason why ammunition hands prevent Guan Chonggui from shooting.
Unexpectedly, the 614 highland where Guan Chonggui is located was indeed retaliated against by the enemy's firepower.
Half an hour after the plane was shot down, the enemy gathered a battalion of troops at the foot of the mountain, about 500 people, and fought against 500 people with 15 people. The number of people was huge. When Guan Chonggui saw the enemy troops gathered at the foot of the mountain, he understood that this tough battle was coming.
In order to seize the initiative, Guan Chonggui ordered the three machine gunners to quickly return to their position and hand over the ammunition to the ammunition operators for distribution, and the rest of the soldiers have the advantage.
When Guan Chonggui assigned everything, he began to wait quietly for the arrival of the enemy. Soon, the enemy began to charge. Under the round of machine gun fire, nearly a hundred US troops had already fallen on the way to charge. Seeing that the 614 Highland was so difficult to attack, the US military could only retreat temporarily.
Picture |Shotdown US aircraft
As the US military temporarily retreated, the US aircraft began to bomb the 614 Highland. After this bombing, only three of the original 15 soldiers were left. In order to withstand the pressure and the US military's attack, Guan Chonggui called all the injured two ammunition soldiers to the machine gun position to distribute the mission.
As the third attack of the US military began, Guan Chonggui began to use machine guns to strafuse, and the other two soldiers also began to continue shooting at the enemy with cooperation. Sure enough, this time the US military's attack failed again, but after this counterattack, only Guan Chonggui was left in the 614 Highlands.
In order to stick to the 614 high ground, Guan Chonggui had to collect ammunition on the position. In order to pretend that there were many soldiers in the trenches, Guan Chonggui arranged his comrades' bodies in combat postures to confuse the enemy. Sure enough, under Guan Chonggui's arrangement, the enemy did not attack the following night.
Although the enemy did not attack, Guan Chonggui needed to be vigilant at all times. Now he was already full of plants and trees. The next morning, he was hungry and wanted to find something to eat. The only half bag of fried noodles was burned when the enemy plane dropped the incendiary bomb. In desperation, Guan Chonggui could only grab the snow beside him and eat it, and use the snow water to fill his hunger.
Guan Chonggui persisted until noon. The enemy launched another attack on the 614 Highland. Under Guan Chonggui's suspicion formation, the enemy failed to attack again. However, Guan Chonggui was already injured at this time, and his mental state had reached the critical point.
Fortunately, the Longtouli War won the victory, and the 614 Highland was always in the hands of Guan Chonggui. When the volunteers in the main position rushed to the 614 Highland, there was a sea of blood, and there were corpses of the United Nations and Volunteers everywhere. Just when they walked to the trenches, they were already powerless. Guan Chonggui immediately opened his eyes to prepare to shoot. Fortunately, he recognized these people as volunteer soldiers and his comrades, so he finally dared to fall asleep.
pic | Charging Volunteer
seriously injured Guan Chonggui was sent to a field hospital for treatment by his comrades. When he was in a coma and was still thinking about the consequences of his violation of discipline, the news that the plane was shot down had reached Peng Dehuai's ears.
Peng Dehuai was shocked after hearing this news. It turned out that using light weapons to masturbate the plane was really not an accident.
From the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan to the end of the Fourth Battle of Resistance and Aid Korea, in the past ten years, only three light weapons were shot into the plane, but with these three successes, it proved that using light weapons was completely possible.
Therefore, under the order of General Peng, not only did not punish Guan Chonggui, but was awarded the special merit and promoted two consecutive levels.
Guan Chonggui, who was recuperating in the rear hospital, was particularly shocked when facing this result. Moreover, under the order of the leader, Guan Chonggui wrote down the main process of shooting down enemy aircraft and formed a report to facilitate the volunteer army to put it into practice.
At this time, Guan Chonggui became a combat hero and was even received by Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu during the National Day celebration. This is his due honor.
After the victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Guan Chonggui was also sent to the school for further studies. After obtaining a high school degree, Guan Chonggui returned to the army again to be in charge of logistics.
3. Be honest and self-confident
1966, Guan Chonggui, who was already in the battalion level, responded to the national call for retirement. He returned to Jilin to serve as deputy director of the Hailong County Materials Bureau.
At that time, the head of the Material Bureau was a fat man. Guan Chonggui could allocate scarce resources by saying a word or signing a letter to his relatives at home.
However, during Guan Chonggui's tenure, none of his relatives received convenience, even his son's job.
Guan Chonggui has two sons and one daughter. Both the eldest daughter and the eldest son have jobs. At that time, the work was allocated by the state, so the work of the two children was also allocated by the state after the children graduated from high school. However, when it comes to the younger son, Guan Chonggui and his wife had differences.
Picture | Captured UN Army
Everyone says that the eldest grandson and young son are most loved by the elders, and the younger son has always been the flesh of Guan Chonggui's wife. Therefore, this child was spoiled so badly that he dropped out of school before he finished high school, but he even fought in society. In order to discipline his younger son, Guan Chonggui tried his best, but his wife was too spoiled, so Guan Chonggui decided to find a job for his younger son.
When Guan Chonggui's idea was learned by the mayor, the mayor directly found Guan Chonggui and said to him : "You don't have to worry about the child's affairs, leave it to me. You just need to tell me which unit you want him to go to, I'll arrange it for you."
Hearing the mayor's words, Guan Chonggui was unwilling to arrange work for the child because of himself, so he had to politely reject the mayor's proposal.
just happened to be that Guan Chonggui's wife's service company had a boiler position. No one was involved in it. So Guan Chonggui directly asked his youngest son to burn the boiler. It was not until the service club was cancelled that Guan Chonggui's youngest son changed his job.
1982, Guan Chonggui was already retired. He retired successfully. He originally wanted to spend a few years at home to enjoy his grandchildren. However, in June 1988, Guan Chonggui was diagnosed with liver cancer and died two months later at the age of 63.
Conclusion
Guan Chonggui suffered many hardships in his youth, and he was injured many times on the battlefield. Although he shot down the plane and obtained special merit, he never forgot his original intention, that is, to serve the people.
Therefore, after the demobilization, even if relatives and friends wanted to ask for his help, he would turn it off. Even if he arranged work for his own son, he would not be selfish. The style of the older generation of revolutionary soldiers is always worth learning from by future generations.
