During the war, he took the initiative to join the army, only to protect the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and not be trampled by others.
On the battlefield, he excelled and was never afraid of guns and bullets. In the Battle of Shangganling, in the face of the fierce artillery fire of the enemy, he not only destroyed more than 400 enemy troops with one enemy and three enemy troops, but also shot down one of the enemy's aircraft with one enemy and three seriously wounded.
He was the hero of the War of Resistance
Jiang Cheng
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A veteran who returned from the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is also the most lovely person around us. After retiring from the army, he did not forget his original intention and still silently contributed to the people of his hometown.
After returning to his hometown, he did not hype his identity as a hero. In order to help his hometown build roads, he sold his house and scraped together enough money for construction. It is precisely because of this that people have discovered that Jiang Cheng was originally a hero who fought on the Korean battlefield.
First, he grew up in a difficult life and was determined to join the army to defend his homeland
Jiang Cheng was born in 1928, in that era, the country was in turmoil, there were wars everywhere, and the life of the people at the bottom was very difficult. In Jiang Cheng's home, there are a total of six children. In order to maintain food and clothing, parents can only work hard.
However, in that era of wars and chaos, peasants were often attacked by the army and bandits, so Jiang Cheng's family lived in poverty, and the children often ate and did not eat.
Living under the flames of war since childhood made Jiang Cheng very eager for peace, and he hoped that he could contribute to the peaceful development of the country.
After the founding of our country, for the development of military strength, our country has also established a systematic national defense force. Once, the PEOPLE's Liberation Army army passed by Jiang Cheng's hometown and looked at the soldiers of the same age as himself, dressed in military uniforms, heroic and cheerful. Thinking of his childhood wishes, Jiang Cheng was moved. After consulting with his parents, Jiang Cheng decided decisively to join the team and become a soldier.
Second, the Korean battlefield is extremely heroic, one man once destroyed 400 American troops
Not long after Jiang Cheng joined the army, the Korean War broke out.
For the sake of the security of our borders, our volunteers decided to enter the Korean Peninsula to fight.
Volunteer soldiers
As a member of the Volunteer Army, Jiang Cheng was incorporated into the 12th Army of the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In the 12th Army, Jiang Cheng was a very young man. Although he was young and did not participate in too many major wars, Jiang Cheng did not have any fear after entering the Korean battlefield. On the contrary, he also has a kind of "newborn calf is not afraid of tigers" motivation. Whether it was a head-on confrontation with the United Nations army or a guerrilla war on the flank, Jiang Cheng rushed to the forefront.
His outstanding performance was also quickly discovered, in order to cultivate talents and to strengthen the encouragement of Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng became the deputy squad leader of the machine gun company. The squad leader of the machine gun company was a veteran soldier who had experienced hundreds of battles and was also an old party member. On the battlefield, he not only often taught Jiang Cheng some combat methods, but also often told Jiang Cheng stories of past wars.
During this period, Jiang Cheng also learned the story of many Communist Party members who, for the sake of national development, did not care about personal gains and losses, and threw their heads and spilled their blood.
It is precisely because of this that Jiang Cheng germinated the idea of joining the party, which was also supported by the squad leader. After experiencing the tests of the party organization, finally in the third year of joining the army, Jiang Cheng became a communist. After that, he also demanded himself to a higher standard.
In November 1952, the 12th Volunteer Army arrived at Shangganling.
They need to complete the mission sent by the organization, suppress the firepower of the American army, and buy more time for the army behind.
Battle of Shangganling
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's military strength was very weak, without any heavyweight military weapons, only ordinary pistols and grenades. However, in this battle, the United States used a series of high-end weapons such as tanks and aircraft. That's why the battle became particularly difficult.
And for the soldiers of our volunteer army, no matter how difficult it is, the completion of the organizational task is the most important thing.
In order to be able to seize the advantageous territory, the soldiers of the Twelfth Army carried machine guns in the Shangganling area, looking for hidden spots. However, the US planes hovered over Shangganling, and in such an open place, as soon as our volunteers appeared, the enemy planes would immediately drop shells.
Seeing his comrades-in-arms being hit by enemy planes one by one, Jiang Cheng was very sad. However, his next move was even crazier. He jumped into a large pit, picked up the machine gun he was carrying, and fired wildly at the enemy aircraft. The bullet hit the plane without any reaction.
In the process of shooting, Jiang Cheng was also unfortunately hit by a bullet from the US army, but he did not fall, still dragging serious wounds and fighting with the enemy. He even jumped out of the pit and used himself as bait to attract enemy aircraft.
Jiang Cheng made a meritorious deed
Looking at the fallen comrades-in-arms around him, Jiang Cheng's eyes were red. He raised his machine gun and fired fiercely.
Perhaps the plane was too close to the ground, and with Jiang Cheng's efforts, he actually succeeded in shooting down a fighter.
Not only that, in a short war, Jiang Cheng alone destroyed nearly 400 enemies
。 However, this also made Jiang Cheng pay a painful price.
He was very badly injured, according to the recollections of the soldiers at that time, after that war, because of the fierce ammunition of the US army, Jiang Cheng's stomach was broken by the US army, and even the intestines flowed out. What was shocking was that Jiang Cheng himself stuffed his intestines back into his stomach and continued to throw himself into the battle. Despite four surgeries, Jiang Cheng recovered a life, but it caused physical disability. He was so badly hurt, but he didn't complain at all.
Third, after retiring from the army, he returned to his hometown and immersed himself in the study of sericulture technology
With the victory in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Jiang Cheng also returned to China with his army in 1954.
A year later, Jiang Cheng retired from the army and returned to his hometown. As a hero who returned to his hometown to resist US aggression and aid Korea, he deserved preferential treatment. However, Jiang Cheng, who is simple in nature, does not want to be given special care, he only wants to enjoy peaceful time.
After returning to his hometown, he did not mention anything about the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. At this time, his parents had also died long ago, leaving him with only an old house. Because of the lack of culture, Jiang Cheng did not find any jobs for a long time.
For the sake of his family's livelihood, Jiang Cheng began to raise silkworm reeling. Due to his lack of experience, Jiang Cheng's silkworm raising technique was very poor at the beginning, and the silkworms often died before forming cocoons.
In order to improve his sericulture technology, with the patience of the soldiers, Jiang Cheng purchased some information on sericulture and began to concentrate on research. It took him ten years to become a well-known sericulture expert in the neighborhood.
Jiang Cheng, who had the technology, passed on this technology to all the farmers in the vicinity. With his help, by raising silkworms and reeling silk, the nearby farmers gradually got rid of poverty. Because the Grand Duke was selfless, Jiang Cheng was also respected by the people nearby.
Fourth, for the hometown road construction loan of 2,000 yuan, in order to repay the mortgage of the only house
If this had not happened, Jiang Cheng would have continued to remain anonymous.
However, in 1983, Jiang Cheng's hometown carried out a road construction project. "If you want to be rich, first build a road", for this project, the nearby people are very happy. However, just after the start of the project, it suddenly stopped due to insufficient funds.
Because of the suspension of road construction, the people in the vicinity are talking about it. When Jiang Cheng learned of this, he found the construction party for the first time. Faced with the construction party's request for loan funds to build the road, Jiang Cheng resolutely agreed.
As a guarantor, Jiang Cheng followed the construction party to the bank and guaranteed more than 2,000 yuan for the project. With this money, the road was successfully constructed. Soon after, a new path appeared before people, which also benefited countless people.
However, when the people enjoyed the benefits of building roads, Jiang Cheng had to repay the debt because he was the guarantor of the project loan of more than 2,000 yuan.
In the 1980s, ordinary workers were paid just a few tens of yuan a month. Nowadays, it is undoubtedly very difficult for an old man in a rural area to repay nearly a thousand yuan of project funds. As communists, the elderly know the importance of integrity. In order to repay the loan, he sold the only house left by his parents and paid off the loan.
Later, this matter was known to a leader in the village at that time. As a tribute, he reflected the incident to his superiors.
After learning of this incident, the leaders at higher levels attached great importance to it, but after inspecting the matter, the leaders at higher levels found that since the old man had participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he was a combat hero.
After the news spread, Jiang Cheng's heroic deeds were also widely disseminated. But this old man did not change his former life, he still picked mulberry every day to feed silkworms, and went to the field to farm.
Perhaps, in the heart of this combat hero, his own interests are not important, the most important thing is the interests of the country. Because of the war, Jiang Cheng was seriously injured, but he did not regret it.
Today, our country is developing at a rapid pace and its economic and military strength is strong. And these are all bought with the blood of these soldiers, and we who were born in the prosperous world must cherish this hard-won time of peace.