Qiu's comrades-in-arms tell the details that have been missed by history.
In all the articles about the protagonist Qiu, there is no mention of the vice squad leader of Class 3 and the platoon leader Zeng of/kloc-0 where Qiu is located, and he is precisely Qiu's closest person.
In the early spring, the consultant of the Martyrs Cemetery in Changgang Road, Nanning was interviewed by reporters and talked about the years of fighting side by side with Qiu. As a platoon leader of Qiu, his memory is somewhat different from that described by mass media.
Qiu before going abroad.
Qiu doesn't like talking.
I remember Qiu's hometown was in Jianyang.
Zeng Ji You, 78, is from Xing 'an, Guangxi.
1September, 946, the newly married man was arrested by the Kuomintang army. After that, he left his hometown and went north and south. 12 in April, 949, when fighting with the PLA, Zeng Ji, who was already the platoon leader of the Kuomintang army, led12 soldiers to surrender and became PLA soldiers from then on. With the victory of the People's Liberation Army, the former 10 Army went south and west out of Sichuan. After the liberation of Sichuan, the troops stationed in Jianyang County (now jianyang city) (29th Division, 87th Regiment, No.9 Company, No.3 Battalion) were changed to Jianyang County Brigade, which was responsible for fighting bandits in Jianyang. I used to be the vice monitor of Class 3 of 1 platoon in this unit.
"One day in March, 1950, I came back from the hospital," I once recalled to reporters. "A company cadre brought three young men to me, saying that the army had recruited a batch of new recruits, and these three were assigned to your class. One of them is Qiu. Qiu 18 years old at that time. He said that he was from Yangmaheshan Tea Village in Jianyang County. He is about 1.65 meters tall, with a pimple on his face. He is very strong, but he doesn't like to talk. Sometimes he called his name before saying a few words at the class meeting. "
All recruits have to take part in training when they join the army. Autumn Shao Yun, taciturn and not very active; I am a little selfish when I take part in labor. I didn't want to exchange a good shovel with anyone else. Once I fought with an old soldier for a shovel. Seeing this situation, Zeng Ji, as the vice monitor, listed him as his "helping object" and often talked to him "Xiaozao". Gradually, Qiu's discipline has greatly improved.
After a period of training, Qiu took part in the struggle against bandits and took him with him. One day in May, I led a working group to go out on a mission. Passing Shancha Village, he found a strange house next to the village. The roof is half tile and half grass. In front of the house, a middle-aged woman is holding a boy who is over 0 years old. Zeng Ji was suspicious and asked Qiu, "Why is this house so strange? Could it be a bandit's observation post? " Qiu replied shyly, "This is my home." Zeng Ji You was a little surprised and said, "Really, who is that woman?" Who is this boy? ""It's my mother and my brother. " "Where is your father?" "My father is dead." "Do you want to go home and have a look?" Once asked, Qiu answered "yes", but did Zeng Ji promise him, because it was not appropriate to expose his family's goals during the anti-bandit period. Once I saw Qiu's eyes filled with tears, he only sighed in his heart.
In June 5438,+10, after the Korean War broke out, the 10 Army was changed to the Volunteer Army 15 Army, and the number of people below the division remained unchanged, and they entered Korea from Jianyang. At this time, he was appointed as the platoon leader of 1 platoon.
Before interviewing Zeng Lao, the reporter collected many articles about Qiu's heroic deeds. The reporter noticed that Zeng Lao's memories were quite different from these articles. "Many articles say that Qiu is from Guansipo Township (now partly cloudy town) in Tongliang County, Chongqing. How did he come from Jianyang, Sichuan? Moreover, the Qiu Memorial Hall was also built in Tongliang County. " The reporter asked.
"I don't know this. I have searched for this mystery several times over the years. " Zeng Lao said.
Witness Qiu's heroic sacrifice.
The fire burned on Qiu for half an hour, but he didn't move.
At that time, he was the supreme commander of this position.
After entering North Korea, the troops strengthened training and ideological education. Qiu made rapid progress in the melting pot of revolution. He knows a lot about weapons. Soviet-style weapons, such as submachine guns, explosive barrels and Molotov grenades, which are equipped by the troops, are on the verge of becoming pacesetters.
1952, 10 In June, the volunteers decided to launch the Battle of Shangganling, which dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. To win the battle, we must blow up the Kangping Bridge, which the enemy reinforcements must pass through; To bomb Kangping Bridge, we must first take the 39 1 highland. 39 1 The enemy set up a reinforced battalion halfway up the mountain, which was not only powerful in firepower, but also built a solid underground bunker, making it impossible to storm. The headquarters decided to send a unit to sneak into the mountainside behind the enemy's back and ambush for 24 hours. Once the attack opportunity came, it quickly captured the 39 1 highland. Zeng's platoon undertook this important task.
10 year 10 at 6 pm on October 23, our army fired artillery shells at enemy positions. Taking advantage of the enemy's panic, 1 platoon of 52 officers and men (originally 48, the superior temporarily added 4 medical and telephone personnel) crawled forward with reeds. Three hours later, the troops quietly entered the scheduled location and our shells stopped.
"This action is particularly important, and the requirements of our superiors are also very strict. After entering the position, we can only bury our faces on the ground, put our hands on the ground and stand by and do nothing. Because we are only about 30 meters away from the enemy position, we may be found if we make a little noise and make some noise. Even if the enemy finds one of us, no one can make any action, let alone fight back. "
More than 50 years have passed, but Zeng Lao still remembers the battle vividly. "That day, just after a snow, everything was bleak and the earth was silent. Maybe it's too quiet. The enemy feels uneasy and suspects what our army is doing, but they dare not patrol, so they harass the surrounding area from time to time. First, a dozen smoke bombs and gas bombs were fired from the bunker. We put on masks, but the enemy didn't mess with us. Instead, he choked himself. We can clearly hear their coughs and curses. At about 2 pm, the enemy fired hundreds of shells around, many of which landed in our hidden area. Some people were injured and some people were killed, but we still didn't move. "
"Isn't Qiu the first soldier you sacrificed?" The reporter asked.
"No," Zeng Lao went on to say, "At about 4 pm, the enemy fired dozens of incendiary bombs, four of which landed in our ambush area, and suddenly the flames were soaring. One of them landed at Qiu's side, and the fire soon burned all the grass on him. I ambushed him five meters to his right and saw it clearly. My heart went up to my throat, because Qiu was a sharp-edged sword fighter who was responsible for cutting off the enemy's barbed wire after the battle began, so he lay in the front, in the third row, only about 5 meters away from the enemy's barbed wire. If he moves a little, he may be found, the whole platoon will be found, and the whole operation will fail. But the heroic Comrade Qiu did not move from beginning to end, letting his whole body burn. I saw his fingers dig deep into the soil and thought he was in pain. I couldn't help crying, thinking: Qiu, you are the strongest soldier! I can't tell you how anxious I was. I watched my beloved soldier die, but I couldn't save him. But the military orders are like a mountain, and none of us can move it. Now that I think about it, my heart is still shaking. Sacrifice in battle is inevitable. If it was a single shot, it would make people feel better, but Qiu was eaten alive by the fire The fire burned on Qiu for more than half an hour. I watched Qiu slowly change from a living person to a focal body, and my heart was like a knife. "
"Some articles say that there is a ditch around Qiu. If he rolls into the ditch, he will live. Is that so? "
"It's not the way it is. We are halfway up the mountain, where there is a ditch, where there is a ditch, and there is no water in that cold winter. "
"There is an article saying that a soldier asked the company commander Cheng Ziying to save Qiu ..."
"This is impossible. At that time, the highest commander in the position was me. Our task is to wait in ambush, and no one is allowed to move or say a word. "
The moment of battle has finally arrived. At 5: 40 pm, our army launched a fierce artillery attack on the enemy position. Five minutes after bombing 1 platoon's front position, the bombing moved, and 1 platoon quickly occupied the main peak of 39 1 highland within five minutes after the artillery fire was transferred. Because in five minutes, the artillery will bomb their hiding place and cut off the enemy's reinforcements. In the process of being "harassed" by the enemy several times, 1 platoon suffered serious casualties, but the soldiers were in high spirits and rushed forward in the face of bullets. After occupying the main peak, three flares were fired in the air to convey the message of victory. Suddenly a row of bullets came from the dark castle and fell down after being shot. ...
"Many articles said that at that time, you had a battalion of more than 500 people lurking in the enemy front. How come there are only 52 people? " The reporter asked.
"That's wrong, just 52, not lurking in front of the enemy, but behind the mountainside." Zeng Lao took out his pen and drew a topographic map for the reporter at that time. "This task is too secret, it is impossible to send so many people. I am the highest commander of this team. HQ can contact me directly on the single line. No one knows about this task except me and the head of the headquarters. At that time, the division also sent a cadre to help me, but unfortunately I was injured by the enemy's stray bullets before I entered the latent place. "
The story of autumn
Chinese people's Volunteer Army war hero; 193 1 was born in Tongliang, Sichuan (now Tongliang County, Chongqing). /Kloc-0 was arrested as a soldier by the Kuomintang army when he was 0/3 years old. 1949+02 joined the China People's Liberation Army.
On March 25th, as a member of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, Qiu crossed the Yalu River.
1952 10 Qiu's company accepted the glorious and arduous task of annihilating the enemy in the 39 1 highland between Pingkang and Jinhua. However, 39 1 highland has unique terrain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is also an open area more than 3000 meters wide between the enemy and our positions, which is the enemy's artillery blockade area. The impact under such long-distance artillery fire will inevitably lead to heavy casualties of our army and affect the smooth progress of the battle. The superior decided to take covert action. The night before the attack, the troops lurked in front of the enemy's position and caught the enemy off guard. Hundreds of people have to hide under the eyes of the enemy for more than 20 hours without exposing a target. Qiu and his comrades-in-arms are not afraid, and they are scrambling to fight well. Before leaving, Qiu made an iron oath: I am willing to give everything to win this battle.
In the middle of the night, more than 50 soldiers dressed in camouflage thatch lay in ambush in an open field covered with wormwood, which went like lightning.
1 1 in the early morning, the layers of barbed wire and clusters of enemies in the highlands of 39 1 did not expose our hidden secrets. The commander of the observation post made a decisive decision and ordered the enemy to be wiped out by artillery fire.
At noon the next day, the enemy's incendiary bombs ignited the surrounding grass. At this time, he can only turn over to avoid scalding himself. But in order to avoid exposing the target, he strictly abides by the latent discipline, endures the pain of the fire, and persists like a boulder. It was not until the heroic sacrifice that the victory of the whole campaign was guaranteed.
As dusk approaches, it's time to strike. Hatred comrades shouted the slogan of revenge for their comrades and rushed to the canal like an avalanche. Only after twenty minutes, all the enemies were wiped out, and the flag of victory was flying on the highland of 39 1.
After the battle, the comrades in Qiu's lurking position saw the deep pit he dug on the ground with his hands. ...
1952 10 June 12, Qiu is dead.
For more than 40 years, Qiu's heroic deeds have inspired generation after generation. However, people don't know that such an earth-shattering and tearful war hero has almost become an unsung hero.
At noon the next day, the enemy fired several incendiary bombs at the latent area. The fire burned Qiu's clothes, shoes and socks until he burned all over his body, but he remained motionless until he died.
He was only 26 when he died.
After the battle, the company gave Qiu a third-class merit, and it seemed that this matter passed silently.
According to Qiu's former comrade-in-arms, Lin later recalled that after half a month, the battle was summarized, and he and Qiu's instructor Wang went to the division to report. At that time, an officer of the organization department asked the instructor Wang to tell a specific person or thing.
Instructor Wang mentioned Qiu. He also said that in the pre-war mobilization before the mission, the soldiers were very excited and expressed their attitudes one after another, but Qiu was silent, so Lian Li was not at ease with him. So I had a heart-to-heart talk with Qiu and told him many revolutionary truths. He also expressed his attitude to me: even if he was hit by an enemy bullet, he would not expose his target, which was a revolutionary criminal.
The next day, he submitted an application for joining the Party to the Party branch, which said: I am willing to contribute everything to win this battle.
Unexpectedly, he died the next day. He really won the battle with his young life.
After listening to Wang's introduction, the officer was very moved and said, such a heroic act is so touching. If you can't get the third class merit, you should be awarded a special merit!
As a result, the Political Department of the 29th Division immediately reported Qiu's report on special contributions and submitted it to the Volunteer Command for approval.
This report attracted the attention of the leaders of the Volunteer Command.
At first, some leaders thought that Qiu was only a special death in wartime, not a hero, but a third-class merit. But more comrades think that his spirit of strict discipline and self-sacrifice for the whole is commendable.
Later, opinions were finally unified, and the minority was subordinate to the majority.
1952 165438+1October16, Qiu was posthumously awarded as a special hero by the leading organs of Chinese people's Volunteer Army.
At the end of the same year, an army reporter named Zheng Dafan raised two questions about the death of autumn:
First, where did the incendiary bomb land? Was it shot in the head or burned bit by bit? Second, is there a ditch around him? Who saw the whole process of Qiu's sacrifice?
Later, Qiu's comrades recalled: "The incendiary bomb hit Qiu about two meters in front, and the burning liquid splashed on him. Burned inch by inch from head to toe. I was about five meters behind him. I saw the fire and burned Qiu alive bit by bit. "
And other comrades also proved that there is a small ditch 3 meters to the right of Qiu. If Qiu wants to, he only needs to roll sideways to survive.
Facing these documents and witness's description, reporter Zheng Dafan was moved, and he wrote with tears in his eyes.
On May 8th, 1953, People's Daily published a full-page article of his famous long newsletter "Chivalrous Qiu". As soon as this article came out, it immediately aroused strong repercussions at home and abroad.
On June1June/953 10, Chinese people's Volunteer Army's leading organs awarded Qiu the title of "first-class fighting hero" again, ratified him as party member of China's * * * production party, and also awarded him the title of "model * * * Communist Youth League member".