During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, a number of heroes emerged. Such as Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun, Luo Shengjiao, Mao Anying, etc. Huang Jiguang joined the New Democratic Youth League of China in 1952. In October of the same year, he served in the battle to seize a certain highland in the battle of Shangganling, Jinhua County, Gangwon Province, North Korea.
After throwing the grenade, he resolutely blocked the machine gun holes in the enemy bunker with his chest, and died heroically to ensure that the troops attacked the high ground. He was posthumously awarded special merit and was awarded the title of "Super Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteers". Qiu Shaoyun , joined the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army in 1951. On October 1, 1952, he participated in the counterattack with his troops at the 391 Highlands west of Jinhua, North Korea. Lurking in front of the enemy's position; on this day, he was burned by the fire caused by the incendiary bombs fired by the enemy.
In order not to expose the target, he endured great pain and persisted in extinguishing water until he died heroically, ensuring the final victory of the battle. He was later recognized as a member of the Communist Party of China by the party committee of his army and was admitted to the Volunteer Army The leading authority posthumously awarded him the honorable title of "First-Class Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army" and the title of "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". There is also Luo Shengjiao. On January 2, 1952, he braved the freezing temperature of minus 20 degrees and jumped into an ice cave to rescue a North Korean boy who fell into the water in Ishida, Seongcheon County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea. He died gloriously. Mao Anying was an outstanding member of the Communist Party. In October 1950, she joined the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and served as Secretary of the Volunteer Army Headquarters. On November 25 of the same year, he was killed in a bombing by a US plane in North Pyongyang Province, North Korea.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Battle of Shangganling was the most famous battle. On October 8, 1952, U.S. imperialism interrupted the armistice negotiations and launched the "Kinhua Offensive" on the 14th in an attempt to seize the Chinese People's Volunteers' Shangganling position in the northeast of Jinhua, North Korea. Relying on the tunnels, the volunteers repelled hundreds of enemy attacks, held their position for forty-three days, and crushed the enemy's attack on November 25. In this battle, more than 25,500 enemy troops were wiped out. In the extremely difficult and cruel battles involving lack of water, oxygen, food, and ammunition, the Volunteer Army commanders and fighters carried forward the spirit of internationalism and revolutionary heroism, and countless heroes emerged. The victory in the Battle of Shangganling forced U.S. imperialism to resume its unreasonably interrupted armistice negotiations in April of the following year.
There are many heroes. The ones I admire include Huo Qubing, Li Guang, Guo Ziyi, Yue Fei, and Qi Jiguang. Today I want to tell you the story of Chen Tang.
Chen Tang, courtesy name Zigong, was a native of Shanyang Xiaqiu (now north of Yanzhou, Shandong) and a general in the Western Han Dynasty. When he was young, Chen Tang loved reading and had broad ideas in composition. However, due to his poor family, he sometimes relied on begging to survive. , so Chen Tang was not valued by the villagers. Later he wandered to Chang'an and met Zhang Bo, Marquis of Fuping, who thought he was very talented. In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (47 BC), Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty issued an edict asking the princes and ministers to recommend him. As a young talent, Zhang Bo recommended Chen Tang to the court. While waiting for the allocation, his father passed away. Chen Tang heard the news of the death and did not go home for funerals. At that time, funerals and filial piety were very important. Chen Tang was because of this It was reported that Zhang Bo lacked basic filial piety and did not abide by the rules, so the court condemned Zhang Bo and reduced his estate by 200 households because of his improper recommendation. At the same time, Chen Tang was arrested and imprisoned. Later, someone recommended him vigorously. Chen Tang was finally appointed as Lang Guan. Chen Tang took the initiative to request to be sent to foreign countries. A few years later, he was appointed as the deputy captain of the Western Regions Protectorate, and he and the captain (full post) Gan Yanshou were ordered to go to the Western Regions.
The situation in the Western Regions was relatively complicated at that time. During the reign of Emperor Xuan, the Huns were in civil strife, and five Chanyus competed for the throne. Among them, the Chanyu Zhizhi used force to annex the three kingdoms of Huji, Jiankun, and Dingling. They became increasingly powerful, and first trapped Jiang Nai, the envoy of the Han Dynasty. At the beginning, he also killed the envoy Gu Ji. Zhizhi Shanyu knew that he had failed the Han Dynasty and was afraid that the Han Dynasty would send troops to retaliate, so he ran west to Kangju (from the northern border of Xinjiang to Russia's central Asia). King Kangju He respected Zhizhi and gave him his daughter as his wife. Zhizhi borrowed troops to attack the neighboring country Wusun many times, and went deep into Chigu City (today's west of Xiaoyi County, Shanxi) to kill people and rob livestock and property. Wusun did not dare to fight back. Instead, he fled far away, so Zhizhi had a sphere of influence thousands of miles away. He thought he was the master of a great country. He disrespected King Kangju very much and even killed King Kangju's daughter, nobles and hundreds of others in a rage. , and dismembered some corpses and threw them into the Du Lai water. At the same time, he sent envoys to Hesu, Dawan and other countries to force them to pay him tribute every year. Those small countries did not dare not to pay. The Han Dynasty also sent envoys to him three times. Kangju asked for the bodies of the envoy Gu Ji and others, but Zhizhi not only refused to give them, but also insulted the Han envoys, saying in a mocking tone: "I am in dire straits, and I would like to return to the strong Han Dynasty and send my son to serve." ("Han Shu· "Fu Chang, Zheng Gan and Chen Duan Biography") The Han envoys heard the implication of his words and his ambition to replace the emperor, which was really arrogant.
After Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou learned about Zhizhi Shanyu's situation, , sent troops to the Western Regions in the third year of Jianzhao (36 BC) (see Chen Tang's battle to destroy Zhizhi Shanyu).
Chen Tang was a man of "Shen Yong, who had great worries, many plans, and was fond of extraordinary achievements." "("Han Shu Duan Biography of Fu Chang, Zheng Gan and Chen") Whenever he passed by towns or mountains and rivers, he would climb high and look far away, carefully observe and memorize. This time he went on a mission to the Western Regions with only a guard army. It was not a conquest of the army. When they left the country, Chen Tang said to Gan Yanshou: "The Zhizhi Chanyu is fierce and cruel and dominates the Western Regions. If he continues to develop, he will definitely be a disaster to the Western Regions. Now he lives far away and there is no way to There are no soldiers who are good at using crossbows in the fortified city. If we gather soldiers stationed in the fields and guard the border, and then mobilize soldiers from Wusun and other countries to directly attack Zhizhi, he will not be able to defend it, and there will be no hiding place for his escape. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to make great contributions!" Gan Yanshou thought that his analysis was reasonable, so he said that he would take action after asking the court for approval. Chen Tang said: "This is a bold plan. The ministers are all mediocre people. Once they discussed it, they must think it is not feasible." Gan Yanshou thought that he should go through the formalities of petitioning. At this time, he fell ill. Chen Tang waited day after day, and took decisive measures in his anxiety. In order to falsely convey the imperial edict, Gan Yanshou mobilized the soldiers of the Han Dynasty and the soldiers of the Cheshi Kingdom. Gan Yanshou was shocked when he heard the news on his sick bed and wanted to stop Chen Tang's illegal behavior immediately. Chen Tang angrily held the With the hilt of his sword, he scolded Yanshou in a threatening tone: "The army has gathered, do you still want to stop it? If you don't seize the opportunity to attack, what kind of general is he?" Gan Yanshou had no choice but to obey him, leading various groups, There were more than 40,000 ethnic soldiers. They issued a unified order, organized the branch team sequence, and marched north with great fanfare.
Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang divided the army into six schools, and the three schools took the southern route. Pass through Congling (west of the Karakoram Mountains) and pass through Dawan; the other three schools take the north road, enter Chigu, pass Wusun and Kangjujing, and pass along Chentang
They captured the relatives of Vice-King Kangju and some nobles on the road. After explanation, they were willing to be guides and introduced the situation of Zhizhi in detail. Then the army went straight to the Du Laishui River of Zhizhi City and camped three miles away from the city. The formation was set up. Colored flags were fluttering on top of the city, and hundreds of armored soldiers were on guard. Some waved to tease the Han army. After Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang observed, they ordered the sergeants to surround the city on all sides and kill the defenders with arrows. So a shootout started.
When Zhizhi Shanyu got the news of the Han army's attack, he first planned to escape because he suspected that the Kangju people had a grudge against him and that there were people who were inside the Han army. But when he heard that Wusun and other countries had also sent troops to join the war, he felt desperate. He took some people out and then came back, saying: "It is better to hold on. Han soldiers are coming from far away and cannot attack for a long time." ("Han Shu· "Fu Chang, Zheng Gan, Chen Duan")
When the Han soldiers violently attacked the city, Zhizhi Shanyu, wearing armor, led dozens of his wives and concubines to climb the tower together, and his wives and concubines also pulled him He shot arrows with his bow. The flying arrows from the siege killed several of his wives and concubines, and also hit him in the nose. Zhizhi became angry, went downstairs and ran back to his palace on horseback. The next day, Chen Tang ordered the soldiers to attack on all sides. Attacking with fire and cheering with drums, the Han braved fireworks to break through the outer wooden fence and took the opportunity to rush into Tucheng. Zhizhi Chanyu had only hundreds of men and women and some officials around him, and he was defenseless. The Han soldiers attacked bravely. He killed Zhi Zhi and stabbed him to death. Du Xun, the military commander, cut off the head of Zhi Zhi Shanyu, rescued two Han Dynasty envoys from prison, and searched the palace for the documents and letters brought by the late envoy Gu Ji. .The soldiers in Rencheng searched for the enemy troops, killed 1,518 people including Zhizhi Shanyu's wives, concubines, princes and princes, and captured 145 officials alive. In addition, they captured enemy soldiers. More than a thousand people were handed over to the armies of small countries that participated in the attack on Zhizhi.
This victory ended the Hundred Years' War between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu (see the War between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu), and brought peace to the victims and humiliated Han people. This revenge increased the prestige of the Han Dynasty in various countries in the Western Regions.
After the victory, Chen Tang took the Chanyu's head to see the emperor and said the following. Even thousands of years later, we read If your blood is still boiling after you wake up:
I heard that the great righteousness of the world should be unified. In the past, there were Tang and Yu, and today there are strong Han Dynasties. He did not accept his guilt. In the west of the Great Xia, it was thought that a strong man could not serve as a minister. Zhizhi Chanyu did cruelty to the people, and the great evil was brought to heaven. The minister extended his life and minister Tang, and sent the righteous soldiers to the heaven to punish him. It depends on your majesty’s spirit. , yin and yang should be combined, and the weather should be shrewd to defeat the enemy. Behead the head of the Zhi branch and the famous king below. The barbarians at the head of Yixian County are squatting in the streets and mansions to show that they are thousands of miles away. Anyone who clearly offends a strong Han will be killed no matter how far away!"
"Anyone who openly offends a strong Han will be punished no matter how far away!" --- This is the most exciting rhetoric of our Chinese nation