Cao Yuhai, former battalion commander of the 38th Army of the China People's Liberation Army-the 342nd Regiment of the 1st 1 4th Division1Battalion, was walking on the sunny street in Wuhan this morning. After demobilization, he worked as a warden in a prison in Wuhan. The young farmer experienced War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, participated in countless cruel battles, made great contributions three times and won the Medal of Courage five times. The last time he was injured in his military career was when he led soldiers across the stormy Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei. The bullet weakened his already scarred body. While recuperating in the scenic Donghu sanatorium, he received the order of demobilization. Cao Yuhai doesn't want to leave the army. The love of female nurses in nursing homes comforted his sadness, and love was particularly warm in the calm life that had just arrived. On the day when the girl who loved Cao Yuhai proposed to him, he heard a news on the radio: there was a war in Korea bordering China.
On June 25th, when Cao Yuhai was running in the streets of Wuhan, he heard his old army, the 38th Army, passing by from south to north. Although he doesn't know what the wars in neighboring countries have to do with his own country, the army marching in the direction of war still gives him an impulse. What he can realize is that it may be necessary to guard the national border at present, so the army may need him as a brave veteran again.
Cao Yuhai is still carrying the letter written by the female nurse in his pocket at the moment: "Yuhai, dear: my heart is torn at the thought of you leaving me! Ever since I met you, I have known how one should live. However, I still pay too much attention to personal happiness after all, and your criticism is right.
You're right:' It's not that I don't need happiness. I was not born to fight, but I will fight for world peace and the happiness of working people.
Who knows when we can meet, but I'll wait for you to come back victorious. I embroidered a pair of pillows for you, please take them with you, just like I am by your side ... I think there will always be a time, dear, please write to me, even if it's just a word ... "
Those pillows are white and embroidered with four words: Never change your mind.
Cao Yuhai really found his old army in the vast sea of people in Wuhan. This army that is about to go to the battlefield has made Cao Yuhai a battalion commander again.
When the troops continued to go north, Cao Yuhai took out the photos of the female nurses and showed them to his comrade-in-arms Yao Yurong. Yao Yurong envies the beauty of this girl. He asked, why don't you get married? Cao Yuhai replied, I'm sorry to die. Yao Yurong slyly tempted: Don't you like her very much? Cao Yuhai's face became serious. He said, I love her even after I die!
Eight months after Cao Yuhai searched the sunny streets of Wuhan for the old troops, the first battalion was surrounded by American soldiers after an unprecedented brutal hand-to-hand combat in the snow. On the phone, Cao Yuhai only shouted "goodbye" to Sun Hongdao, the head of the regiment, and led the soldiers to break through. Several bullets from the American MI rifle penetrated his chest and abdomen. Cao Yuhai fell in a desolate highland with a map elevation of 250.3 meters on the south bank of the Han River in central Korea. He struggled for a while, and then he stopped moving. The spewing blood was quickly frozen by thick snow at a low temperature of MINUS 20℃. Cao Yuhai, 1923, was born in a poor peasant family in Dongdiantou Village, Laopo Township, Junan County, Shandong Province. In that dark old society, Cao Yuhai's family, like thousands of working people in Qian Qian, suffered from exploitation, oppression and bullying. At the age of 6, my father was beaten to death by the landlord because he couldn't pay the rent due to natural disasters. Cao Yuhai sent pigs to the landlord when he was 9 years old. My grandfather was stabbed to death by a Japanese bayonet in a Japanese puppet army sweep, and soon my grandmother and mother died of poverty and illness. After his parents died, he was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. Soon, my brother died of overwork and had no money to treat him. Life at home was even more difficult.
1943 65438+ 10, the second brigade of the eighth route army entered the junan area. Cao Yuhai resolutely joined the army and embarked on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War. Shortly after joining the army, he was seriously injured in an anti-mopping-up battle and was sent home by the army to recuperate. In the autumn of this year, the Northeast Army11Division established after the Eighth Route Army Uprising entered his hometown. Cao Yuhai insisted on going back to the front to fight the devils. With the approval of the local government and troops, he joined the new 1 1 division led by Comrade Wan Yi. 1February, 944 gloriously joined the China * * * production party. The hatred between the country and the family ignited his anger to kill the enemy. On the battlefield, he showed the dauntless spirit of daring to fight and fight. Because of his outstanding record, he has been praised and commended many times. He showed bravery in defending Gulong Mountain and Chongluo Mountain, and was awarded the title of combat hero by Binhai Military Region. 1In August, 945, Cao Yuhai's troops advanced into the northeast and devoted themselves to the liberation of the northeast battlefield in accordance with the instructions of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao.
From 1943 to join the army and join the revolutionary war, Comrade Cao Yuhai resolutely embarked on the road of killing the enemy and serving the country. When I left, I said goodbye to my hometown folks forever and never came back. Comrade Cao Yuhai's army is an army that can be used to fighting wars under the command of General Luo Ronghuan. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/945, he was ordered to cross the sea from Shandong base area to the northeast. This army, which has been trained on the battlefield in Shandong for a long time, has a strong fighting spirit and strong fighting capacity despite its rags and very difficult living conditions. Comrade Cao Yuhai fought bravely against the Japanese puppet troops incorporated by the Kuomintang in Dongshanzuizi, Qingyuan, Shancheng Town, Meihekou, Hailong, Dongfeng and Tonghua in Shenyang, and established a democratic regime and made great achievements. In the famous Siping bloody battle, he was brave and tenacious in the battle to destroy more than 5,000 people of the enemy and puppet armed forces "Iron Stone".
Just as Siping citizens celebrated the liberation, Chiang Kai-shek, with the support of American imperialists, wanted to recapture Siping, a strategic place. Cao Yuhai's 56th regiment defended Siping with his brothers. From April 14 to May 18, Cao Yuhai fought bravely and repelled the enemy's attacks countless times. Cao Yuhai was injured many times and returned to the front immediately after being sent off to change his medicine. He was rated as a fighting hero by the military department and one of the warriors who defended Siping. Liang Xingchu, commander of the army, and Liu Xiyuan, political commissar, issued a commendation order and a report on the meritorious military service.
In the northeast battlefield, he also participated in 1947' s three major offensives in summer, autumn and winter, participated in three fierce battles in Siping, and was finally captured in Siping, and participated in the Montenegro blocking war in the Liaoshen campaign and the Liaoxi campaign until the liberation of Shenyang. Later, he entered the customs, participated in the Tianjin Campaign, and went south to the Central Plains to participate in the Battle of Crossing the River. At this point, Cao Yuhai has served as the battalion commander.
From 1945 to 1948, he made seven meritorious deeds in the battle, including three meritorious deeds and five medals, and was repeatedly rated as a fighting hero or a fighting model. 1June, 949, the army returned to Jiangxi and was seriously injured again in the battle of Yichang. The army arranged for him to go to the rear hospital for treatment. After recovering from his illness, the organization decided to transfer him to Wuhan Prison as the warden. As a guard of the whole army, the Third Division went abroad on1October 25th, 1950, 10. Brave and fearless, it crossed the Yalu River and set foot on the front line to resist US aggression and aid Korea. At this time, our 40th Army 1 18 Division and 120 Division have launched a fierce battle with the enemy in Wenjing. After our army entered the DPRK, most of them camped in the mountains and lived at night. After crossing the river, the third division had its first meal in the snowstorm. 1 65438+1October1,passing through Xichuan City, which was already in ruins, arrived at Tan Fengjie on the 2nd and fought a beautiful encounter with the 19th United Front of the 6th Division of the enemy and puppet troops. In this battle, Cao Yuhai's battalion wiped out the first enemy battalion, and Cao Yuhai led the fourth company to wipe out the enemy machine gun company. The 342 nd regiment entered the first battle of the DPRK and won the first battle. Destroyed a wing of the enemy, captured hundreds of prisoners, seized a large number of guns and ammunition, and captured five US military advisers alive. This is the first time that our army captured an American officer, and also rescued five female soldiers of the Korean People's Army from the enemy.
On the Korean battlefield, our army fought five battles with the enemy. Cao Yuhai participated in the first four battles.
In the first battle, in the counterattack to the north, he commanded four companies to cooperate with a battalion and captured more than 400 enemy American advisers and pseudo-officers and soldiers. A few days before the end of the first battle, he led the Second Battalion to guard Yuefeng Mountain, continuously repelling the enemy's attacks, and effectively cooperating with the strategic shift of the large forces. Cao Yuhai's second battalion is stationed in Yuefeng Mountain. They adopted flexible tactics and guarded their positions during the day. In the evening, Cao Yuhai personally led the soldiers to take the initiative to attack. Taking advantage of the enemy's fear of melee and night fighting, he attacked enemy positions many times and killed many ghost soldiers who were singing and dancing. 1 14 years 10/4 days, the 2nd Battalion used the snowy day to go deep into the dragon and phoenix behind the enemy lines, annihilated more than 0/00 people of the Li Chengwan Puppet Army and captured more than 10 people.
In the second battle, Cao Yuhai was transferred to the battalion commander of the ninth regiment. After the third division occupied Jiariling, it continued to attack along the highway. At 22: 00 on the 28th, I entered Yangzhan Station near Motochechuan. Yang Station is an obstacle to the north of Jiachuan. A reinforced battalion and an engineering company of the Turkish brigade were stationed there in an attempt to stop our army from advancing in order to cover the retreat of American troops on the western front. Division chief decided to win Yang Station, with the ninth regiment as the main attack. Sun Hongdao, the head of the regiment, handed over the assault mission to a battalion. After accepting this glorious task, Cao Yuhai said, "Please rest assured!" Soon lead the troops into battle. The Turkish brigade is the most effective force among the US military and its accomplices. After the first battalion was launched, it was blocked by the enemy's powerful artillery fire, and I stormed. Therefore, this war is crucial. At this point, Jiang Yonghui, deputy commander and Zhai Zhongyu came to the front line to command, and Cao Yuhai adjusted the combat deployment in time, adopted flexible tactics and stormed. After several times of repeated fighting, he captured two enemy artillery positions, launched a fierce attack, occupied Yang Station in one fell swoop, and won the battle of Yang Station. This battle wiped out more than 600 people from a reinforced battalion of the Turkish brigade and seized a large number of weapons, ammunition and other materials, ensuring the victory of our army.
The third battle is to break through the 38th parallel. Cao Yuhai led a battalion on a surprise mission. With tenacious fighting spirit and flexible tactics, he broke through the enemy's painstakingly managed position called "steel defense line" and went deep into the enemy's hinterland for 40 kilometers. The campaign started on the eve of 195 1 New Year's Day. The soldiers expressed their determination to fight a beautiful battle, paying New Year greetings to the people of the motherland and presenting gifts to the motherland. Before the battle began, Cao Yuhai repeatedly put on his cotton-padded coat (white outside) and climbed to the enemy position in the snow to survey the terrain. On New Year's Eve, the temperature dropped to minus 20 degrees. During the snowstorm, the officers and men put on cotton-padded clothes and rushed to Hanxiong River. Due to the improper construction of the pontoon bridge, a battalion of commanders jumped into the river, swam across the river and stormed the enemy. In this campaign, more than 330 American troops were annihilated, and more than 40 guns, more than 20 light and heavy machine guns and 36 cars were seized.
The fourth battle, from 65438+1October 26th, lasted until the evening of February 4th. The 9th Regiment was ordered by the headquarters to cross the river from Yangping, and arrived at the designated position at 2 o'clock on the 5th to take over the defense of the 2nd Regiment on the front line of Jing 'anli, which is the position where the heroic battle of Song Gu Feng written by writer Wei Wei in his famous reportage "Who is the cutest person" just ended. Cao Yuhai led a battalion to guard the north of Jing 'anli, with the main position at 350.3 highland, and immediately went into battle.
This defensive war is of great significance. 350.3 The security of the highland is directly related to the stability of the defensive position of the 38th Army and the progress of the whole Korean war situation. Because the strategic deployment of the headquarters of the Volunteer Army is: let the 38th Army bite the enemy's main force on the western front, while the brothers of other armies sneak behind the enemy from the eastern front, surround the enemy, cut off the enemy's retreat and destroy the enemy on a large scale. If this position is broken by the enemy, then the enemy will flee forward like a flood, making our army lose its fighters to destroy the main enemy. Therefore, the result of this battle is of great significance. Jiang Yonghui, the deputy commander of the army, personally called Cao Yuhai to talk and explained the great significance of his determination to stick to the "3.5" highland. Cao Yuhai said firmly: "Our battalion has not lost the battle. Please rest assured that we guarantee to complete the task! "
This is an extremely cruel battle. In order to open the gate, the enemy jumped over the wall and tried their best to compete with our army. Cao Yuhai led a battalion of opponents with equipment ten times that of our elite American army. 350.3 The highland outshines others and is attacked on three sides. The situation is extremely dangerous. He and his instructor Fang stayed up all night, stubbornly resisted and defeated the enemy's crazy attacks many times. At the same time, he also organized small teams to carry out mobile attacks, bombed bridges and broken attacks, and beat the enemy in a panic. He also used the mountain to station troops, build field fortifications, and counterattack the enemy in time. He fought hard and dealt a heavy blow to the enemy, making it impossible to advance half a step. After several days of hard fighting, the troops suffered serious casualties and lacked ammunition. On February 1 1, the 1st 1 division of the American cavalry, known as the American champion army, launched a crazy attack. Tanks, artillery and planes bombed our position all day, and the mountain was blown to a scorched earth. Cao Yuhai realized that tomorrow would be a bloody battle. In the evening, he called party member to a meeting with the backbone of the front line and led party member to swear: "In order to defend the motherland and the Korean people, swear to die with the position!"
1951February 12 at dawn, a regiment of the first division of the American cavalry regiment, with the cooperation of 24 planes, 52 tanks and 50 cannons, launched a crazy attack on the 350: 03 highland, the main position of the first battalion. Cao Yuhai personally commanded Sanlian to hold his ground. At that time, the troops suffered serious casualties, leaving only 53 people in the company. Ammunition is scarce and cannot be sent to the rear. The enemy's attacks are getting fiercer every time. Cao Yuhai and his soldiers repelled the enemy's attack six times in a row. The enemy was knocked down one after another, and we were rapidly downsizing. When the enemy attacked for the seventh time, Cao Yuhai took the lead in rushing to the enemy. In the fierce battle, two enemy bullets hit the head and chest, and Cao Yuhai died heroically at the age of 28.
The rest of the commanders shouted "revenge for the battalion commander!" Slogan, jump on the enemy.
Shen Deen, the squad leader of Class 8, was injured in his left eye and fractured his right arm and left leg. He still couldn't stick to the line of fire until he died.
Jin Tu, the squad leader, was seriously injured in the head and his face was covered with blood. He continued to shoot at the enemy. Finally, he held the submachine gun to his chest with only one arm and fought until he died.
Sun San, a health worker, was injured and his right leg was blown off. He braved the bullets and crawled to dress the wounded, but refused to dress himself until he died.
Fu Guoliang, the gunner, fired more than 100 shots in a row, and the enemy hated him, so he concentrated his fire on his position. A heavy shell landed beside him, flying off 60 of his guns, and the gun plate was blown to pieces, and the smoke buried him. He struggled to get up, found the barrel and continued shooting with his hand. The gun bore turned red, blood bubbles burned out of his hands, and he kept shooting.
Fang Xin, the instructor, picked up a 60-year-old shell and set fire to the enemy. In the exclamation and wailing of the enemy, he died with the enemy at the age of 27.
Finally beat back the enemy's attack. There are only two people left in my phalanx. That night, the seventh regiment and the seventh company docked with the division guard company and got off the 350.3 highland.
1 Battalion, led by Cao Yuhai, fought hard for seven days and seven nights, repelled dozens of enemy attacks with life and blood, and held the 350.3 highland. This campaign wiped out more than 680 American troops and created a brilliant record. The number of American troops destroyed by the first battalion ranks first in our entire battalion-level organizational system. The heroic deeds of the First Battalion shocked the whole battlefield on the south bank of the Han River and inspired the fighting spirit of the whole army. After the war, 1 Battalion was awarded the honorary title of "Hero Battalion to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" by the headquarters of the Volunteers, awarded the first-class merit to the regiment, and awarded a certificate of "both offensive and defensive".
Sanlian was awarded the honorary title of Hero Company by the headquarters of the Volunteer Army, and won the second class in combat. It should be said that they are well deserved. When cleaning up the relics of the martyrs, I found a letter from Cao Yuhai's fiancee, which was treasured until his sacrifice, and a pillowcase embroidered with "My heart will never change". Soon, Chen Maoshuang, the Communist Youth League secretary, sent a letter to Cao Yuhai's fiancee on behalf of the army according to the address provided on the envelope, telling her: "Comrade Cao Yuhai is an outstanding son of the motherland, a first-class hero and a special hero in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Until he shed his last drop of blood for his motherland, he still cherished the letter and love memorial you gave him. "
The girl wrote back and said:
"... what an irreparable loss this is to me! However, I am proud to have such a lover, and I will always be worthy to be his lover. Tell you-his close comrade-in-arms, I insist on going to the front of North Korea ... "
Comrades who know this situation can't help crying.
The remains of Comrade Cao Yuhai were left on the land with a height of 3.53 on the south bank of the Han River in North Korea, and his name was spread all over the 38th Army. In his 28-year-old youth, Comrade Cao Yuhai wrote heroic movements to defend the motherland, maintain peace and oppose aggression. He participated in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, from the Eighth Route Army, the People's Liberation Army to the Volunteers. He devoted his youth, blood and life to the cause of national liberation and the struggle for human peace, and gave up his family and personal happiness. What a noble character this is, what a precious spirit this is, and what a lofty realm this is!
1953101On October 29th, Xinhua News Agency sent a special telegram from Pyongyang, announcing the list of Chinese people's Volunteer Army's hero models and special heroes to the world. At the top of the list are two special heroes, Huang Jiguang and Yang Gensi. Followed by super heroes, first-class heroes Qiu, Cao Yuhai, Wang Hai, and.
Cao Yuhai, a fighting hero and people's hero, was born in Yimeng Mountain area and grew up in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The 1 14 Division 9 Regiment 1 Battalion led by him was also named "Hero Camp to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" by the Volunteer Headquarters. His portrait hangs high in the hall of Dandong Memorial Hall to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In the 38th Army, his reputation was revered by everyone, and his deeds were praised by everyone. In the hall of the 38th Military History Museum, there is a special introduction by Cao Yuhai. In the memorial hall (room) of Cao Yuhai's divisions, regiments and battalions, there was also a special page for him. Cao Yuhai's glorious deeds and education inspired a group of revolutionary soldiers. Whenever recruits join the army, veterans are demobilized and study in peacetime, Cao Yuhai's deeds are indispensable teaching materials for political and ideological education in the 38 th Army.
The martyrs left, turned into a wisp of green wind and turned into white clouds, leaving people with a permanent memory.