The details of the movie "Chosin Lake" are deeply moving, so that the audience can not forget for a long time, and let the Chinese people once again understand that today's peace is not easy to come by. At the end of the movie "Chosin Lake", a great group of heroes appeared-
Snow ice sculpture even
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In order to give the American troops a fatal blow, this company hid for three days and three nights in the place called Huangcao Ridge on Chosin Lake, and in order not to expose the position, they lay motionless in the snow, and finally this company almost all froze in the snow, and they were martyred in a heroic way.
Zhou Quan brother old man
He was a witness to the "Snow Ice Sculpture Company", he lost his hands and legs forever because of that war, but he still had no regrets. The old man recalls the past events of more than 70 years ago, and there is always one thing that makes him grumpy, he is the old hero of Zhou Quandi, who witnessed the Battle of Chosin Lake.
Brother Zhou Quan
In 1934, Zhou Quandi was born in an ordinary peasant family in nanchong City, Sichuan Province, he is the youngest son of the family, but also the only hope of the whole family, as a farmer's parents can not even write the word "Fu", understand that illiterate will be bullied, so they cut down on food and clothing, even if they are tired and tired, they have to provide for their younger son Zhou Quandi to read private school. In this way, Zhou Quandi's brother studied in private school for a few years, just when the whole family thought that they were bitter and willing. In 1949, an incident broke the peaceful life of the Zhou family.
Here is a general background: With the complete defeat of the Kuomintang army in the three major battles and the almost exhaustion of veterans who can fight, the Kuomintang army in order to ensure the so-called "Yangtze River defense line" and ensure combat effectiveness. In the vast area south of the Yangtze River, we should seize Zhuangding to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops. When the local bao chang brought people to the Zhou family to arrest Zhuang Ding, the parents of the Zhou family pleaded bitterly with the bao chang:
Elder Bao, for the sake of the villagers living in the township, let our family go!
The captain revealed a mouthful of gold teeth and said:
"I let your family go, whoever lets me go, three to one, this is the above rule, either give money or give people."
Group photo of Zhou Quandi and his comrades-in-arms
This can be difficult for Zhou Quandi's parents, the family really can't come up with money, the two eldest sons have long been married, the sensible Zhou Quandi took a look at his parents and said to the chief bao:
I'm going with you, please don't come back to embarrass my parents.
Although the parents are reluctant to give up, they can only nod their heads helplessly in agreement. In this way, Zhou Quandi left his parents to become a soldier, and at the age of 15, he came to the Kuomintang 47 Army to become a soldier. This force was Deng Xihou's unit.
Zhou Quandi recalled afterwards:
I don't know what the soldiers were fighting for, or what effect years of war had on the turbulent situation in the country. Go to the soldiers, I'm bold anyway!
After Zhou Quandi became a Kuomintang soldier, he learned of the corruption of the Kuomintang, and the officers at the upper echelons of the Kuomintang were even greedy for military salaries, and even more connived at the local soldiers to oppress the common people.
What is the difference between such an army and bandits? Can it give hope to the country and the people? There is no combat effectiveness!
Later, under the influence of Deng Xihou, this unit revolted in Sichuan and accepted the reorganization of the People's Liberation Army. Later, Zhou Quandi was reorganized with the original unit into the 26th Army of the 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Zhou Quandi accompanied his troops to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
At the time of liberation, Zhou Quandi's hometown was reformed, and Zhou Quandi's name was also given a share of the land, and Zhou Quandi's parents began to mediate for him, preparing to live a small life after he was demobilized. Zhou Quandi also began to look forward to the small days in the future, and after the founding of New China, many soldiers were ready to be demobilized to live a small life.
Not only that, the Central Military Commission also mobilized some cadres and fighters to make preparations for demobilization and demobilization, and even some main troops put down their guns and picked up hoes and went deep into the border to carry out reclamation work.
Platon soldier
However, with the landing of the US troops at Inchon from September 15 to 28, 1950, cutting off the supply line of the Korean People's Army, and the peak of the US troops pointed directly at the Yalu River, which seriously threatened the security of China's territory, the US military also openly dispatched aircraft to bomb houses and personnel on our border. Once the US military occupies this North Korea, then the US military will impose a large army on the border between China and North Korea.
In order not to let the US military's conspiracy succeed, Chairman Mao put forward the correct proposition of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea to defend the homeland and defend the country. The soldiers gave up the opportunity to be demobilized and transferred to other occupations, and immediately put down their hoes and picked up their guns to resist the United States and aid Korea, so as to defend their families and defend the country.
Volunteer soldiers in training
At that time, the 9th Corps was originally the main offensive force for the liberation of Taiwan and a strategic mobile unit of the Central Military Commission, but the US army peaked directly into the Yalu River, and Chairman Mao pointed out that the 9th Corps of song Shilun was immediately transformed into the "9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army", and Zhou Quandi also entered the DPRK with the troops. On the night of departure, they were not prepared for anything, and the troops suddenly gave an order, and they immediately boarded the tin train, where they did not know in advance.
They came to Shandong for rectification training, carried out more than eight hours of weight-bearing climbing training every day, and conducted a week of continuous mountaineering training.
At the beginning, Zhou Quandi did not understand why high-intensity mountaineering training was necessary, and it was not until after the Korean war that the troops had to march for tens of miles every day in the mountains of Korea, and he understood the significance of mountaineering training.
The old man recalled the injury
In the Battle of Chosin Lake, Zhou Quandi became the only survivor of the "Ice Sculpture Company"
After completing the rectification training in Shandong, Zhou Quandi went to the Yalu River and secretly pulled out in the direction of North Korea, before the opening, Zhou Quandi only received thin cotton coats, large brimmed hats and rubber shoes, and received a small amount of fried noodles and potatoes.
The battle of Chosin Lake was a shocking moment
Zhou Quandi secretly lurked with the troops to the Chosin Lake area, the winter of Chosin Lake was already very cold, coupled with the frequent cold air activity in the Chosin Lake area in the winter of 1950, so the winter of Chosin Lake was exceptionally cold, minus 20, 30 degrees is a common thing. Brother Zhou quandi lurked for four days and three nights in such a harsh environment, waiting for two Ace Units of the US Army, the US First Marine Division and the US Cavalry 7th Division.
Korean
Why are the U.S. and volunteers so focused on the Chosin Lake area?
Because Chosin Lake is the largest lake in northern Korea, located between the Tosanyeong Mountains and the Wolf Mountain Range, it flows north from the Chosin River, which originates in the Huangcao Ridge, flows north between Yootan-ri and Hagaru-ri to form Chosin-ri, and eventually flows into the Yalu River. In addition, the Chosin Lake area is also one of the highest altitude areas in North Korea.
If the U.S. military easily breaks through the Chosin Lake area, it will easily drink the Yalu River and threaten the security of the Sino-DPRK border. At that time, the U.S. army regarded the Chosin Lake area as the eastern front, concentrating the main force of the 1st Marine Division of the elite U.S. Army and a reinforced regiment of the 7th Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army
Attempts were made to quickly pass through the Chosin Lake area, occupy all of Korea, and drink the Yalu River.
The U.S. military arrogantly believed that the volunteer army was unlikely to ambush the main force in the Chosin Lake area, and it did not have the courage to confront the U.S. army.
Battle of Chosin Lake
The commander of the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army had ordered the 20th Army and the 27th Army to secretly ambush the Chosin Lake area by night and day, and wait for the main force of the US First Marine Division and a reinforcement regiment of the Seventh Cavalry Division to enter the encirclement circle and then divide and encircle. In order not to be discovered by US reconnaissance planes and helicopters, more than 150,000 officers and men of the 20th Army, 26th Army, and 27th Army put their cotton clothes back and ambushed them in the snow for three days and three nights.
Zhou Quandi was ambushed in the Huangcao Ridge, a military artery, wearing a thin cotton coat, which he wore backwards and blended with the snow. At first, he still had frozen potatoes to eat, and some descendants had eaten frozen potatoes, and that thing was harder than a stone.
Warriors in the snow and ice
In order to let his comrades-in-arms eat hot potatoes, Zhou Quandi put potatoes into the chest of his clothes and baked them for his comrades-in-arms to eat. Later, the frozen potatoes were also eaten, and Zhou Quandi could only rely on snow water to fill their hunger.
At that time, there were US reconnaissance planes in the sky to conduct back-and-forth reconnaissance, and in order not to expose the position, they lay motionless in the snow, and many comrades-in-arms were frozen and unconscious, and their limbs were stiff. From time to time, the US army also fired cold guns and cold artillery, conducted fire reconnaissance, and hit the volunteer soldiers, who continued to lurk in the snow without moving even if they endured severe pain in order not to expose their positions.
The veterans reminded The Brothers of Zhou:
Never sleep in the snow, once you wake up, you may never be able to sleep!
In this way, Zhou Quandi and his company ambushed in the snow for three days and three nights, even the defecation was solved on the spot, the whole body was frozen, the limbs were all frozen numb and unconscious, and the severe frostbite caused the limbs not to listen to any call. According to the old man's recollection of Zhou Quandi
: It's hard to even turn over!
Warriors buried in the snow
The 9th Corps was ambushed in the snow for three days and three nights, on November 27, 1950, the US troops entered the encirclement of the People's Liberation Army, the commander of the corps Song Shilun gave an order, the 20th Army and the 27th Army immediately divided and surrounded the US Troops, at the most critical moment of the battle, the 26th Army as the reserve of the Corps threw itself into battle, breaking the balance of the battlefield, the US Troops were killed and fled everywhere, when the remnants of the US Army fled to the Huangcaoling Volunteer Army position, they found that the Volunteer Army had already built a position in Huangcaoling waiting for them, but they were surprised to find out The volunteers did not shoot at them, much less charge them.
When the US troops took a closer look, they were deeply shocked by this scene, and it turned out that a company in this position was frozen by the cold and ice and snow, and was frozen alive, and what shocked the US army even more was that this group of volunteer soldiers who had heroically sacrificed themselves still maintained the posture of holding a steel gun and looking resolutely forward before dying.
Snow ice sculptures even a shocking scene
The U.S. military saluted him and issued this exclamation:
Such an army, no army in the world is their opponent!
At that time, in the position of the "Ice Sculpture Company", only Zhou Quandi and a few others still had weak breathing, and the other fighters were all martyred! When Zhou Quandi heard the charge, he wanted to stand up and charge with his comrades, but his limbs were numb, unconscious, unable to move, and the cold of minus 40 degrees Celsius took away Zhou Quandi's limbs.
The old man recalled in his later years: The biggest regret in this life is that he did not stand up and charge at the American devils with his comrades-in-arms.
Frozen warriors
Afterwards, the comrades-in-arms found Zhou Quandi, who still had a hint of breathing, in the "Ice Sculpture Company" position, and considering that his injuries were very serious, they immediately took him back to China for treatment. In order to save his life, domestic doctors had to amputate him
: Amputation of hands and feet from the base of the thighs with both hands and feet from the forearms.
What happened to the old man Zhou Quandi?
Zhou Quandi was in a coma for 7 days after surgery, on the 7th day he was awakened by the bombers of the enemy in the battlefield of his dreams, just at the beginning he did not realize that he was amputated, a few days later a nurse told him the cruel truth while nursing him, he just couldn't accept this cruel reality at first, he felt that the sky was going to fall, and later found a trace of strength in the condolence letters all over the country, he understood that he was living for the sacrificed comrades-
In the Sichuan Provincial Revolutionary Disabled Soldiers Sanatorium, Zhou Quandi learned life skills such as writing with a brush between his arms, washing clothes with his arms and cooking with stir-frying, and met his current wife through letters, interpreting the legendary pen sentiment. His pen calligraphy and spirit of self-improvement have inspired generations of young people.
Zhou Quandi's old man held his arm to write
In 2020, during the 70th anniversary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the picture of him driving a three-wheeled moped with both arms to accept the motherland's inspection touched hundreds of millions of netizens, and the picture of him raising his forearm to salute the whole country was called the most beautiful military salute.
The elderly Brother Zhou saluted the audience
He used to say:
It was the party and the army that gave him a second life, and the blood on my body belonged to the medical staff, and without their meticulous care, I would not have lived today. To live, we must do what we can for the party and the people; to live, we must laugh at life and constantly temper ourselves; to live is to be happy, to have a family, to have children, and I am very satisfied compared with those comrades-in-arms who have sacrificed gloriously.
With this article, I would like to pay tribute to the heroes and living heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea! Thank you for carrying the weight forward, so that today's years are quiet and the people live and work in peace! Thank you, as the movie says: we've fought all the battles we should have fought, and our descendants won't have to fight!