From November 27 to 29, 1950, the small Gaoling on the southeast side of the 1071.1 Highland in Xiajieyuli, Changjin Lake, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, blocking battles on the highlands were fiercely carried out... In the early morning of the 28th, a company commander of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army accepted the task of highland defense. His name was admired by the whole Chinese people for a long time after 1950, and he is still the pride of the Chinese army. He is Yang Gensi (1922–1950), the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 58th Division of the 20th Army of the 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. He is also the first special combat hero of the in New China.
Yang Gensi
Under the difficult conditions, after a fierce battle in one day and one night, Yang Gensi commanded the soldiers to repel 8 attacks of the US military. At this time, only the injured heavy machine gun platoon leader and a soldier were left on the position. At 10 a.m. on the 29th, the US military began a new round of attack. Yang Gensi walked around the highlands and found a place to hide. The US artillery fire and aircraft bombing began again. The artillery and bombing took a long time. As the explosion weakened, a large number of US soldiers slowly crawled towards the highlands. Yang Gensi saw a blue flag in the US military. He didn't know that it was the US Marine Corps' flag.
The US military crawling onto the high ground was not blocked. They felt that there might be no living Chinese soldiers on the high ground. When they approached the top of the mountain, the US soldiers relaxed and straightened their waists. At this time, they saw a Chinese soldier suddenly crawling out from the ground, only a dozen meters in front of them. Standing up, he had a huge explosive pack with his arms, and the fuse was filled with yellow smoke. The ears of the hats on both sides of the Chinese military's cotton cap were shaking and rushed over quickly. When Yang Gensi rushed under the flag, the explosive pack in his arms exploded. The blue flag of the US Marine Corps flew into the snow-falling sky. What flew with the fragments of the flag were the remains of the human body... Yang Gensi's sacrifice made the US military's attack stand still again.
Since this moment, until all the US troops withdraw from this area, the Americans have never been able to take a step toward this high ground that can overlook the full view of Hajieyuli.
Korean Democratic People's Republic of Korea Certificate of Honor awarded Yang Gensi
Korean Democratic People's Republic of Korea Certificate of Honor awarded Yang Gensi
Korean Democratic People's Republic of Korea Certificate of Honor awarded Yang Gensi
Shortly after, a stone tablet was erected on this ordinary hill. The stone tablet was carved from a white stone transported by the Korean people in Changjin County from a faraway seaside. Decades have passed, and the stone tablet always stands in the north of the rolling Korean Peninsula, commemorating this Chinese soldier named Yang Gensi. It is worth mentioning that Yang Gensi is one of the prototypes of the hero Wang Cheng in the well-known old movie " Heroes Children ". (The pictures in the article are from the Internet) # Headline Creation Challenge#
