969, a large-scale battle between the Sino-Soviet powers, which had always had good relations, broke out between the two major countries of China and the Soviet Union.
Even if this war did not cause most casualties, the subsequent significance is extraordinary because This means that the former friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union no longer exist, and Sino-Soviet relations have dropped to freezing point.
zhenbao Island
Even the Soviet Minister of Defense at that time believed that the nuclear strike against China should be implemented to remove China's threat to them south, but China gave a heroic fight back. In addition, the Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Zhenbao Island also defended the dignity of the motherland with their own practical actions. However, war is not a joke after all, and many young soldiers fell into this small-scale battle.
Sun Yuguo has also been tempered in the Battle of Zhenbao Island. Fortunately, God protected him and did not let him die for his country. After the war, he was also awarded the title of combat hero , and went to the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China to receive commendation from Chairman Mao. Even with honor, he did not forget his comrades who fought side by side with him.
Sun Yuguo
Every year, he would go to Zhenbao Island to sweep the graves. In 2002, he continued to come to the Zhenbao Island Battle Memorial Hall, and he also begged the local government to leave a cemetery for himself here : "I want to accompany my old comrades here."
What was the historical storm that happened to Sun Yuguo? Why did the Battle of Zhenbao Island break out?
Zhenbao Island Battle
Zhenbao Island Battle is a self-defense counterattack on the border of our country. The People's Liberation Army defeated the Soviet army invasion on Zhenbao Island in March 1969.
Zhenbao Island PLA
The so-called great powers have no eternal friends but eternal interests. Originally, Zhenbao Island was intended to give to us by the Soviet Union, so in response to this matter, China and the Soviet Union have been negotiating on the border of Ussuri River . However, during the negotiations, the Soviet Union was not trustworthy and had been in conflict with our army on Zhenbao Island and Qiliqin Island, and even often attacked the People's Liberation Army patrols. At first they just made small fuss, cursing Chinese soldiers in crappy Chinese, but later they turned into hand-to-hand combat, stick-to-arm fight, etc.
Although the scale of the conflict is not large, the country dares not ignore it. Sun Yuguo, who had just gotten married in Shenyang, also received a transfer order. He bid farewell to his newlywed wife Sun Guozhen and asked him to wait for him to come back, and then went to Zhenbao Island to serve. With his family's nostalgia and reluctance to leave him, Sun Yuguo participated in the Battle of Zhenbao Island.
People's Liberation Army negotiated with the Soviet army
In early March, two Soviet border troops, with a large number of trucks, invaded Zhenbao Island . At that time, Sun Yuguo was leading the People's Liberation Army soldiers to patrol there. In the midst of lightning, two trucks of Soviet soldiers jumped out of the car and surrounded the patrol personnel including Sun Yuguo.
Then Sun Yuguo and others shouted justice to him: "This is China's territory and China's border! On behalf of the People's Liberation Army, I ask you to withdraw!"
The Soviet army did not come just to intimidate the People's Liberation Army soldiers. They took out the sticks that had been prepared and fought with our army. Even many patrol members, including Sun Yuguo, were injured to varying degrees, so Sun Yuguo had to lead them to retreat first.
Sun Yuguo and his comrades
After seeing the PLA soldiers retreat, the Soviet Red Army notified them that a team of more than 70 people had already ambushed the PLA soldiers along the way. In this battle, six people were killed and injured by the PLA patrol team, and then border defense forces were forced to counterattack in self-defense. Seeing this, the Soviet army began to use aircraft, cannons, and armored vehicles. As the battle escalated further, our army used anti-tank guns , bazooka and other light weapons to counterattack.
In this process, Sun Yuguo, as the commander, ordered his comrades to fire and fight back. After more than an hour of fighting, the Soviet soldiers who beat them withdrew from Zhenbao Island. But in just one day, the two sides of Zhenbao Island fought each other about eight times, and they even made a comeback on March 15 to use a variety of long-range weapons to attack China's internal territory.
Zhenbao Island Battle
From the start of fire on March 2 to the ceasefire in mid-March, the Zhenbao Island Battle lasted for about half a month. Although the scale of the entire battle did not deteriorate and expand further, the result of the war was that my country actually controlled Zhenbao Island, and Sun Yuguo and his comrades made an indelible contribution.
It’s a pity that Sun Yuguo’s good comrades were all sacrificed in front of him. Even though he was awarded the title of combat hero in the company, he was always very sad every day because those were brothers and sisters who lived with him. In the rain of bullets, the friendship between comrades is always particularly touching. Sun Yuguo did not indulge in his own glory, but since that year, he would come here to sweep the graves for his comrades and see the scenery here.
Zhenbao Island Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery
Although the scale of this battle is very small, it has brought about a fundamental change in the world pattern. In the 1960s, the two Sino-Soviet ideology changed, and the relationship also became evil. It was at this time that the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union became warm. If the two countries joined forces, the world pattern would change due to their governance, which was not in line with China's core interests.
And at this critical moment, the Zhenbao Island Battle between China and the Soviet Union broke out. Although it was a small-scale battle, the Soviet Union was at a disadvantage due to the battle of Sun Yuguo and others. China finally obtained actual control of Zhenbao Island, which is of great significance to the world pattern.
The Soviet Union's original status as a military power suffered losses due to this battle, and the United States also saw that China was the target that it could win over. The subsequent changes in the world pattern also fully verified this point. Two years later, Sino-US relations have been very relaxed, and Nixon's visit to China made the Soviet authorities fall below glasses.
Nixon visited China and shook hands with Chairman Mao
7 days later, Shanghai's "China-US Joint Communiqué" made the Soviet Union so angry that it made the normalization of Sino-US relations make the Soviet Union fall into a disadvantage step by step in the battle for hegemony. After collapsed in 1991, the ownership of Zhenbao Island was recognized by Russia as belonging to China.
Therefore, although the scale of this battle is small, it has a great impact on the world pattern. The development of the bipolar pattern has changed into a triangle relationship. China began to participate in the game of big powers, and the global balance of power has also begun to undergo a fundamental change. Small-scale battles promoted the evolution of the big picture, and the battles of Sun Yuguo and others were indelible, so he also got an opportunity to go to Beijing to receive commendation.
Sun Yuguo (right)
Combat hero Sun Yuguo
In Great Hall of the People , Sun Yuguo, as a combat hero, reported to Chairman Mao word by word the entire process of the Zhenbao Island battle, and this case of winning with less and more caused a sensation across the country and even the whole world. You should know that the Soviet Union almost pressed the nuclear button at that time, which shows that the weapons they used were not too weak. , but border guards only use weapons normally, so the achievements of Sun Yuguo and others are very outstanding in everyone's opinion, and the significance of winning this battle is also far-reaching.
"Report to the Chairman, the soldiers are not afraid of hardship or death, and defend their country, no one dares to refuse to obey." This is what Sun Yuguo said in front of Chairman Mao. After saying this, he also saluted Chairman Mao a standard military salute. Then Chairman Mao smiled and took his hand down, shook his hand deeply, and commended his merits as a frontline commander.
Sun Yuguo and his comrades
After the end of the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Sun Yuguo was also awarded the title of National Combat Hero . His speech in the Great Hall of the People was also written into the Party Constitution . It can be said that his Battle of the War , which led the soldiers, has become an important page in Chinese history.
Then Sun Yuguo returned to his original troops to continue serving. Within two or three years, he was promoted to the commander of a certain independent regiment, , because of his glorious honor, and even reached the level of , deputy commander of the Heilongjiang Military Region, . In fact, such an promotion is not an exaggeration. The huge victory brought by the Battle of Zhenbao Island is incomparable, and the rewards from superiors to Sun Yuguo and others are also worthy of their reputation.
In 1974, the young Sun Yuguo was transferred to Shenyang Military Region as deputy commander . He became the youngest among most generals, and his family living environment was also improved with his promotion.
Sun Yuguo (left)
Just when everyone thought Sun Yuguo had a good political future, they did not expect that in 983, the 42-year-old proposed to transfer according to the normal process. Later he said that he didn't want to work on the political stage because he wanted to go down-to-earth and go deep into the people and be a small grassroots manager .
With his request, the organization arranged for him to go to a factory in Shenyang to be the director. Because in the hearts of Sun Yuguo and others, he never forgot that the duty of a soldier is to defend his country, and everything he did was to do was to do. What's more, his comrades who fought side by side with him were already asleep underground, and he would not step on his comrades' bodies to get some higher honors.
The workers in the factory in Shenyang were very happy to see the combat hero Sun Yuguo as their factory director. At that time, Sun Yuguo actually didn't know much about managing a factory. Therefore, he had to get up early every day to take the bus to the factory to learn from the old employees, and then go deep into every workshop to learn how workers operate.
Sun Yuguo
In daily study, Sun Yuguo has gone from a gun-touching warrior to an outstanding manager. It turned out that the efficiency of this factory was not very good, but with Sun Yuguo's learning and support, the factory turned losses into a win in the second year, and the taxes paid were more than the total accumulated a few years ago. This shows that Sun Yuguo's learning ability is also very strong.
"Leave me a cemetery"
Later, Sun Yuguo operated better and better in this factory, and the profits of this factory are also increasing year by year, which is very considerable. The workers are very willing to work with Sun Yuguo.
Because every time there are any signs of welfare payment and wage increase or increase, Sun Yuguo will tell his workers as soon as possible, and then choose the poor workers first. Such a good factory manager who is dedicated to the people and workers is rare, so everyone hopes that Sun Yuguo can stay and be their factory manager forever.
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Talents will shine everywhere. Sun Yuguo was transferred by his superiors to another factory that was about to go bankrupt due to his outstanding work. The operating conditions in that factory were very poor, but Sun Yuguo was full of confidence.
After he took over the factory, he did not follow the rules to manage it, but kept practicing in depth, checking the cashiers and business and production conditions in previous years, and then convening a group of experienced old employees to discuss the next strategy with them. At that time, Sun Yuguo's life was not easy. He had to get up early every day to rush to the factory to do a day's work, and at night he had to drag his tired body home. There were two hungry children and hard-working wife at home.
Back and forth between work and family, Sun Yuguo's body gradually fell into the root of his illness, but unfortunately, these difficulties did not defeat him. On the contrary, with his efforts, the second factory once again rejuvenated and energetic.
Old photos of the factory
With the help of Sun Yuguo, the factory gradually began to return to its previous smooth production.In addition, Sun Yuguo also went to various enterprises around the world to recruit talents to find technology and attract projects to attract investment. As a person who has received national meritorious service, he did not sit idly by and work hard, and led his comrades to make the factory bigger and bigger.
After years of operation and hard work, the second factory once again had the appearance of a factory. Sun Yuguo was also rated as an advanced worker by the Shenyang authorities, and the factory where he works was also rated as an advanced enterprise.
Even though life is so busy, Sun Yuguo has never forgotten to see his old comrade-in-arms . They all fought fiercely with him, but now they are enjoying a wonderful life, but they can only lie in the cold ground. Sun Yuguo seemed a little sad about these.
Sun Yuguo went to visit his comrades
So in March every year, he always came to Zhenbao Island Memorial Hall to see his friends. Usually, the old man sat for an afternoon and often muttered to himself and said something to his deceased comrades. He also donated most of his allowances and salary to the memorial hall. A watch he had used before was also placed in the museum to remember that history.
"One is not afraid of hardship, two is not afraid of death" , the spirit of Zhenbao Island represented by Sun Yuguo has now been passed down among the post-90s officers and soldiers guarding Zhenbao Island.
In 2002, when the old man Sun Yuguo visited the War Memorial Hall on Zhenbao Island again, he said this to the government staff: "I hope you can leave me a cemetery, I want to accompany them." said this sentence as soon as the people here were moved. The staff agreed to the old comrade's request with tears in their eyes, and then he continued to stagger up at every old object on the board.
Sun Yuguo took a photo with his comrades Leng Pengfei and Han Xiping at home
009 is the 39th anniversary of the Battle of Zhenbao Island . The old man Sun Yuguo came to the memorial hall again without any sign of shock. He always looked at the things his comrades used during his lifetime as before and read the deeds he had fought back then. Accompanied by the staff, he often sat in front of the portraits of several old comrades and talked to them, just like he did in the military camp.
"I am old and can't walk anymore, but as long as I can still come over, I will definitely come and see you." Before leaving, Sun Yuguo touched the exhibition board affectionately and said this sentence.
Sun Yuguo and Leng Pengfei
The old man Sun Yuguo is still alive today, but he is over 80 years old and has bad hearing and a little slow reaction. However, whenever someone talks to him about the Battle of Zhenbao Island, his eyes always shine and talk endlessly, because it is where he once fought, and it is also the starting point of his life honor, and because there is the comrades he has the most missed.
