About a hero

Qiu (193 1- 1952) was born in Tongliang, Sichuan. 1949 Joined the China People's Liberation Army. Chinese people's Volunteer Army 1952.

1952 10 101In the battle against the enemy-occupied 39 1 highland west of Jinhua, North Korea, he and his platoon were ordered to lurk at the foot of the mountain 60 meters away from the enemy at night and wait until the next evening to cooperate with the big army to launch an attack. 12 At noon, Qiu was burned by a fire caused by enemy incendiary bombs. In order not to expose the ambush site of the troops, he endured severe pain and insisted on heroic sacrifice, ensuring the victory of the whole battle and the safety of his comrades.

After Qiu's sacrifice, the Army Party Committee approved him as party member of the Chinese Production Party. Chinese people's Volunteer Army's leading organs awarded him the title of "Chinese people's Volunteer Army's first-class hero" and won the title of hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Gold Star Medal and the first-class national flag medal.

The sufferings of childhood

193 1 year, Qiu was born in the home of a poor farmer in Qiujiagou, Guanpu Township, Tongliang County, Sichuan Province.

Qiujiagou was originally just a barren mountain. One year, several people named Qiu fled here and turned the barren hills into fields. However, Li Bingyun, the landlord living in the city, colluded with the county magistrate and forged the title deed, insisting that the land in Qiujiagou belonged to his family.

The Qiu family of six has only half an acre of land. In order to make a living, they had to rent a few acres of land from the landlord. It was a dry year. After one year, there was not much food left after paying the rent. No way, half-yin's brother had to herd cattle for the landlord, and his father went to pull fibers for the owner. My father worked for the boatman for three months in a row. His shoulders are worn out, his legs are swollen, and his feet are cut by stones. He finally looked forward to the end of the year, hoping to earn some money to go home for the New Year. However, the boatman just refused to pay. Qiu's father couldn't swallow this tone, and led the poor brothers to argue with the ship owner; The shipowner must pay the fee for three months.

That night, my father sat alone by the boat, touching a few silver dollars in his pocket, hoping to go home early. Suddenly, there was a loud noise behind him. He was just about to turn around when several boat policemen swooped on him, jumped on him, grabbed his neck, tied his hands and gagged him with cotton. Too many cooks took away the money he had just got and then pushed him into the river. In this way, his father Qiu was killed by the ship owner, and his mother suffered such a big blow. She was very ill and died soon.

13-year-old Qiu shouldered the burden of life, picked up the bamboo basket used by his mother, and begged a little from the east and the west to support his two little brothers.

In order to make a living, Qiu entrusted two younger brothers to herd cattle for the landlord Ding. He thought that as long as he worked hard, he could earn more money and his two younger brothers would not go hungry again. He worked with all his strength, and in the morning, when others were still dreaming, he drove the cow out of the village. Along the way, he also mowed grass and firewood, and went back to feed pigs, sweep the yard, fetch water, grind firewood and cut firewood at night. However, by the end of the year, dog owners can't afford cold meals every day. He also runs errands in a noodle restaurant, picking 40 buckets of water every day. I have been picking from dawn until the dead of night. The river where Qiu went to fetch water is more than a mile away from the noodle restaurant. It's all slopes, slippery and steep. If you are not careful when it rains, you will fall down. The danger of falling into the river. One day in June, it was raining, the streets were covered with mud, the slopes were sticky and slippery, and it was inevitable to fall when walking empty-handed. Qiu Shao went to fetch water early in the morning. He felt dizzy, his forehead was hot, his whole body was cold, and there was a golden flower in front of him. One load, two loads, the third load, Qiu Shao is pale and panting. His friend advised him to have a rest, but the proprietress sat there supervising the work, and there was nothing she could do. He walked to the river with water in his hand. He struggled to carry water and was about to reach the slope step by step. Suddenly, the foot slipped and the body tilted, and even people and barrels rolled to the bottom of the slope. The proprietress was not only unsympathetic, but also cursed: "You lazy bastard, where are you going to steal time?" You are going to ruin my business for so long! " Qiu said, "I, I fell down on the road." "What? Had a fall? You idiot, will you look at my bucket? I hired you to work, not to break a bucket. " Qiu Shaoqu's lips trembled with anger, his eyes were black and he fell to the ground again. Too many cooks, a friend, help him clean up the mud and wash his face. He got a fright when an older brother touched his face. It's so hot that he said to the boss's wife, "He still works for you when he is so sick, and he also scolds him for breaking the bucket ..." "What's wrong with us? We can't raise a big living person for nothing. If you are sick and can't work, get out! "

At that time, Qiu was working in various places, not only unable to earn money, but also tired and sick. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/949, Qiu was captured by the Kuomintang and held in a big warehouse, waiting to be sent to the front.

Qiu suffered a lot in the old society and longed for liberation.

Discipline is the guarantee of victory.

Qiu regarded discipline as higher than life, and endured unimaginable pain until he died for the victory of the war. Here I want to talk about how he realized the importance of discipline for the first time after joining the army.

After Qiu Zhuangding was arrested, he was put in a big warehouse with more than 100 people.

1949 One day in February, I heard that the People's Liberation Army was coming. party member, a citizen of the village, ran away early in the morning. They have no time to send the newly arrested able-bodied men to the front. Towards noon, there was a quick knock at the door outside. The door was knocked open and several PLA soldiers came in. An older soldier shouted, "able-bodied men!" " We are the People's Liberation Army of China, and Chairman Mao sent us to liberate you. You're free! "The able-bodied men rushed to the door cheering and surrounded the comrades of the People's Liberation Army. Just now, the soldier said, "Anyone who wants to go home can go home. Those who want to join the army can apply. We welcome it! "

The next day, Qiu signed up for the army.

/kloc-in the midsummer of 0/950, the people of Sichuan ushered in the first bumper harvest after liberation, and Qiu's troops devoted themselves to the intense summer harvest. Qiu works very hard. He skillfully waved the sickle, sweating profusely, and soon left others behind. The fellow villagers praised him and said, "I am still a native boy who can work." Qiu was happy when he heard this.

Qiu was chopped a few times, and suddenly he felt top-heavy and weak, and his hands pressed against his temples. This move was seen by Li Shihu at the back. He put his hand on Qiu's head and said in surprise, "Oh, you have a fever. I'll call the medic! " Qiu said to him, "Why call a medic? I'm not sick! " "Why is it so hot if you are not sick!" Qiu said to him, "I'm sunburned! The sun is so poisonous, whose face is not hot? "

After dinner, the military doctor found Qiu and took his temperature, 39.2 degrees. The next morning, everyone will go to work. The company commander called Qiu aside and said, "You should have a good rest and get well soon." He added: "I'm really bored, so wipe your class's gun!" " "

Because of illness, Qiu couldn't help the people with the summer harvest, so he went back to his class and rubbed his gun in frustration. He carefully wiped all the guns of other soldiers in the class. Hardly had he taken the gun apart when thunder broke out on the horizon and it was going to rain. Lightning flashed across the sky and a storm was coming. He thought, this is not the time to clean the gun. He quickly grabbed the pole and ran to the ground. The gun parts are still on the table. It didn't go far before it began to rain cats and dogs. He remembered that he didn't bring his raincoat and didn't go back to get it. It's important to grab rice. Qiu was soaked in the heavy rain and began to stir rice balls with everyone. When he picked out the fifth bundle, a raincoat was put on him. Looking back, it was the company commander Zhu. The company commander Zhu said loudly, "What nonsense! What should I do if my condition gets worse in such a heavy rain? Don't hurry back? " In order to get the rice back early and let the villagers suffer less losses, Qiu continued to work.

After the work, the monitor returned to the dormitory and was surprised to see a table full of gun parts. After consulting with the company commander, he called Qiu and said, "I have something to criticize you. You took part in the harvest in spite of your illness. This spirit is very valuable and worth learning. However, your fever has just gone down, and you will catch cold after the rain. What should you do if your illness gets worse? The company commander let you rest for the benefit of the whole revolution. With good health, we can do more work and do a good job. You should obey orders and have a good rest. " The monitor also said, "You left in a hurry, and all the gun parts were thrown on the table. What if there is an enemy situation? Once the combat mission comes, don't you go to the battlefield empty-handed and punch the enemy twice? " From this incident, Qiu learned the importance of observing discipline and obeying orders. He made a serious review to the monitor. He said, "Monitor, I was wrong. Now I understand that as a revolutionary soldier, the most important thing is to obey orders and commands and resolutely abide by revolutionary discipline, so as to ensure the overall victory. "

Study hard on culture and practice skills.

Qiu suffered from childhood and could not afford to go to school. Once, he went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, carried a basket and passed by the school. When he heard the sound of Lang Lang reading, he stopped curiously. At this time, the landlord just walked here, saw Qiu, and said angrily, "What are you doing standing here? Stupid, still want to study? " How much Qiu wants to study!

In the army, Qiu had the opportunity to learn culture. After the troops arrived in Tuojiang, they launched a cultural movement.

Qiu studied culture very hard. During lunch break, his bed is always empty. Everyone is playing games after dinner, but he doesn't participate. Originally, he likes swimming best. However, on a hot day, he seldom goes swimming or even takes a bath. He always spends time studying.

One day after dinner, the company commander found that there was no Qiu among the soldiers bathing by the Tuojiang River, so he went to the cultural room to find him, and there was no one there. The company commander suddenly remembered that Qiu likes reading under a big tree behind the kitchen. Sure enough, Qiu Zheng is sitting under a big tree reading a book. I saw that his shirt was soaked with sweat, and the sweat on his face had become a stream. The company commander went over and asked softly, "Comrade Banyin, what are you doing hiding here?" Qiu was startled, so he put down his book and stood up. The company commander pretended to be angry and said, "hide here and think I can't find it?" How many times have I told you that it's very hot now, so you should take a bath and have a rest often. "Qiu said," company commander, I'm not tired. " The company commander wouldn't let him go, saying, "You see your eyes are red, and you still say you're not tired. Of course, we must pay close attention to learning culture, but we can't ignore our health! The body is the capital of the revolution, but we should also pay attention to rest. " As he spoke, the company commander wanted to help him pack his things. Qiu held the company commander's hand and pleaded, "Company commander! Just tell me to study more! I am stupid and have a poor foundation. What can I do if I don't hurry? " The company commander was very moved and asked Qiu, "Why do you study culture so hard? Qiu replied: "In order to better study Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought and better build a new life." . "The company commander was very happy and said," You speak very well and study hard! " "

At the company meeting, the company commander praised Qiu's hard work.

After Qiu joined the army, he couldn't wait to go to the battlefield immediately and destroy the enemy ruthlessly. However, he can't do it without skills, so he is determined to practice hard to kill the enemy and be a good soldier.

Qiu devoted himself to military training. In addition to participating in intensive class training, I am also very nervous in my spare time. I run to the playground whenever I have time. Practice aiming for dozens of minutes. His shooting, stabbing and blasting are all good, but his bombing performance is not good, and he has never exceeded the 50-meter mark.

One day, Qiu got off work and it was almost dawn. He thought that his bombing performance was always getting up and getting up early. Why not practice for a while? So I picked up a straw rope and three coaches' bombs and came to the training ground. He tied one end of the straw rope to a big tree, tied the coach's bomb to the other end, and threw off his arm hard to practice.

All this was seen by classmate Li Shihu. Li Shihu is practicing shooting. I don't know what Qiu is doing. He ran to Qiu and asked, "Banyin, what are you doing?" "Practice arm strength." "Is this a good idea?" "Can do it! Xiao Li, you try. " Xiao Li tried several times and found it quite good, so he ran back to find the rope. It turned out that his bombing performance was not very good, so he wanted to practice hard.

Qiu practiced two hundred times in one breath, and his military uniform was soaked with sweat. The straw rope is broken, then practice with the knots in your heart, then reconnect it when it is broken until all the knots are useless, and then find a new one. After practicing for a few days, Qiu felt that his arm strength was almost the same, so he invited the third squad leader to help him practice throwing.

The monitor stood by and carefully observed Qiu's every move, only to see him fly into the throwing line. According to the essentials of throwing, he held the handle in his right hand, stared at the bull's-eye, took a deep breath, suddenly sprinted forward a few steps, then lunged sideways and threw the Grenade out. However, it is still only 45 meters, and Qiu is a little discouraged. The monitor said to him, "You have a good grasp of the essentials of movements, but the timing of wrist buckle is not skilled.". Don't lose heart. " Said, the monitor personally gave him a demonstration, and Qiu practiced repeatedly according to the monitor's suggestion. Soon, there was a bomb test, and the soldiers threw them one by one. It was Qiu's turn to vote, and the monitor encouraged him in a low voice: "Don't be nervous, pay attention to buckle your wrist!" " Qiu then threw it three more times, and the bomb buster began to report Qiu's throwing results. The result is: the first one is 52.5 meters, the second one is 53 meters, and the third one is exactly 55 meters. Suddenly, the applause thundered on the bombing ground, and all the comrades gave thumbs up and said, "It's not simple, it's not simple!" Qiu blushed and thought, without the help of my comrades, I couldn't have achieved such success.

Lurking, for victory!

1On June 25th, 950, U.S. imperialism launched a war of aggression against Korea, blocked China's territorial waters, invaded Taiwan Province Province, the sacred territory of China, and bombarded the northeast of China. China and North Korea are linked by mountains and rivers, sharing safety and security. In order to defeat the aggression of American imperialism, Chairman Mao issued a great call to "resist US aggression and aid Korea and defend our country". On June 1950, 10, 19, Chinese people's Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and went to the Korean front.

In Qiu's army, the soldiers demanded to join the volunteers one after another, and they were extremely angry with Qiu. He wrote in the petition: "U.S. imperialism wants to push China and the Korean people into misery again, and we will never agree. If I am approved, I will resolutely respond to Chairman Mao's call, participate in Chinese people's Volunteer Army, go to North Korea to eliminate robbers, defend the fruits of revolutionary victory, and defend world peace. " In this way, I went to the Korean battlefield.

In North Korea, Qiu risked his life to protect and rescue the elderly, women and children in North Korea. He obeyed the distribution, went to the training regiment to study, risked his life and calmly dismantled the enemy's time bomb. On the way to transport ammunition, a box of bullets fell into the river, and he jumped into the biting river ... These heroic deeds are endless. Here is mainly about Qiu's attack on the "39 1" highland. He and 500 soldiers lay in ambush in a clearing 60 meters away from the enemy position. Unfortunately, he was hit by the enemy's incendiary bomb. For the victory of the whole battle and the safety of his comrades-in-arms, he endured great pain until he gave his precious life.

The "39 1" highland is more than kilometers northeast of the right-wing Tieyuan in Shangganling, between Pingkang and Jinhua, and it is the commanding height in 10 in Fiona Fang. Because the altitude is 39 1 m, it is called "39 1" highland militarily. Here, the mountains are dangerous, narrow and isolated, and the north and south peaks are opposite, shaped like a roof, with a total length of 1200m.

The unknown highland of Shangjiaoshan in the east of "39 1" highland and the "394.8" highland in the west have been occupied by our army. "39 1" highland wedged into our position like a poisonous nail, which directly threatened the security and consolidation of our position. It is not easy to pull out this poisonous nail. A reinforced company of the enemy, 170 people, has been stationed here for more than a year, with strong fortifications and tight firepower, 12 barbed wire, dense bunkers and a large number of mines. The biggest problem is that there is an open field with a width of more than 3000 meters between our military position and the "39 1" highland.

How to capture the "39 1" highland? After many reconnaissance and repeated research, the division headquarters decided to use the large area of wormwood in front of the "39 1" highland as a cover to hide the enemy's troops in front of the enemy the night before the attack. When the attack time comes, launching an attack by surprise can not only reduce casualties, but also improve the assurance of success. However, it is very difficult to do this, that is, hide hundreds of soldiers under the eyes of the enemy. Hundreds of people hid under the eyes of the enemy for more than 20 hours. No matter whether it is windy or rainy, the sun worm can't move or make any noise. This is very difficult. Once the target is exposed, it may be wiped out.

Qiu's troops accepted the main task and made all kinds of pre-war preparations nervously. They carried out reconnaissance many times, brought back some grass from the open space, tied it into various camouflage nets and put it on their bodies for experiments to see which grass is not easy to be found by the enemy and which grass is not easy to wither. They will also imagine all kinds of situations they encounter, such as what if they are sleepy? Take a bite of pepper to stimulate; What if I want to cough? Eating weeds or burying your head in a dug hole; What about insect bites? Fasten cuffs and trouser legs with small pieces of cloth. How do soldiers communicate with each other? Imitate birds, insects and frogs, representing various signals.

Preparations before the battle are going on nervously. That night, it was already deep, and the instructor tossed and turned in bed, wondering if he had any questions that he hadn't thought of. After thinking about it, he simply got up and wanted to go outside. As soon as I got out of the tunnel, I saw the lights still on in the tunnel of Class Three. Looking closer, I saw Qiu writing something intently on the table. Qiu looked up and saw the instructor coming. He quickly stood up and asked, "Instructor, are you still awake?" "Soldiers haven't slept. How can I sleep as an instructor? " Then the instructor asked, "Xiaoqiu, what are you still writing so late?" Qiu picked up what he had written and handed it to the instructor, saying, "Instructor, show me!" " As he spoke, he added some oil to the lamp and the tunnel suddenly lit up a lot. Instructor took a look, turned out to be a party application:

Dear Party Branch:

Only with Chairman Mao and the great China Producers' Party can the exploited and oppressed people be liberated. In order to achieve the party's ultimate goal of * * * production, I asked to join the China * * * production party, hoping that the party would give me the most difficult task and test me in the battle of 39 1 Highland. I promise to obey orders and commands. When lurking, don't move even if you are hit by the enemy. If I die, I hope the Party organization will recognize me as a producer of * * * in party member. I am willing to give everything to win this battle.

It is with such determination that Qiu went into battle.

1950, 10, 1 1, 500 soldiers assembled in front of the position. They are leaving soon. The teacher personally checked the camouflage of the soldiers and mobilized them before the war. He said: "Latency is the key to the success or failure of this campaign; Potential success, victory is in our hands. He asked every soldier to overcome difficulties with incomparable tenacity. He also stressed that discipline is particularly important to accomplish such a latent task. Discipline and life are linked to victory. "

At the commander's command, the latent troops, like arrows leaving the string, advanced rapidly to the enemy's frontier positions. After a 20-kilometer March, in the afternoon 10, the latent troops arrived at the scheduled area at 0: 00, and the secret lurking was ready. Qiu lurks beside a grassy ridge at the eastern end of the highland, only 60 meters away from the enemy fortifications.

In North Korea in late autumn, the night wind blows gently and it is freezing. From time to time, the boots of the enemy sentry "click". Qiu and his comrades quietly crouched on the grass. In order not to doze off, he stuffed some peppers into his mouth and stared at the dark highland.

Night has come. At dawn, the soldiers saw layers of barbed wire and clusters of bunkers on the high ground. A machine gun pierced the bull's-eye of the bunker and fired directly at the vacant lot where the soldiers were lurking below. In the traffic trench on the ridge, the enemy with guns is walking back and forth, picking up binoculars from time to time and looking down the hill. After lying on the wet grass all night, the soldiers felt cold and sour, so they remembered to stretch and exercise. However, don't move, move, and the enemy will find it soon.

The sun rises slowly and lying on the grass makes people feel stuffy and hot. Ants and earthworms are active again. They try to get out of their pants, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

At 6: 438 in the morning, a class of Li puppet troops emerged from the bunker and hurried to the direction where Qiu and them were lurking. The air suddenly became tense. Who exposed the target? Qiu looked around, but nothing happened. He knew that at dawn, about a few puppet troops came down the mountain to carry water and wash their faces. Suddenly, two soldiers were discovered by the enemy. The enemy turned pale with fear, took two steps back, fired a shuttle bullet at random, and turned and ran to the top of the mountain.

The situation is extremely critical. Once the enemy fled back to the fortifications, the crazy enemy immediately rushed down the mountain and swooped down on the open space, the lives of 500 soldiers would be threatened, and our army's operational plan would be wasted. At this critical moment, suddenly, boom! Boom, boom, a series of shells flew out of my phalanx and intercepted the enemy halfway up the mountain. Qiu and the soldiers smiled at each other. What a good fight! They feel that they have a strong backing behind them, and they will succeed if they lurk.

The enemy suspected that our small troops were hiding in the grass. Half an hour later, a reconnaissance plane flew from the south, followed by four fighters. The enemy on the mountain fired incendiary bombs into the grass to indicate the target. Immediately, several fires were lit in the lurking position, and the weeds crackled. The soldiers choked on the fire and shed tears. After a while, another row of incendiary bombs came. An evil incendiary bomb landed on the grass two meters away from Qiu. When braking, the splashing gasoline burning liquid splashed on his left leg, and the camouflage on his leg immediately ignited a raging fire. Behind Qiu is a ditch. Just step back and put out the fire in the ditch. However, he did not move. He knows very well that at the moment, dozens of telescopes are looking at the burning places on the mountain and below. As long as there is a little movement, the enemy's gunfire will suddenly blow the latent area to scorched earth.

"wow! Wow! " There is a rush of frogs on the left side of autumn.

"Ji! Hey! " On the right side of autumn, there is also the rapid singing of birds.

This is the call of comrades-in-arms to Qiu in the secret code; Come on, put out the fire! Qiu shook his head, very calm. He stuck his body to the ground and buried his head in the pit in front of him, trying to suppress his cough and pain. He gritted his teeth and endured, waiting for the moment of general attack.

However, the current time is noon 1 1, and there are still six and a half hours before the total attack time. The flame burned from Qiu's leg to his waist, and he made heartbreaking ridicule from time to time. His face was sweaty with pain, and he put his hand deep into the soil.

"wow! Wow! " Frogs croak faster!

"Ji! Hey! " Birds sing more urgently!

However, Qiu did not move for the overall victory and the safety of his comrades.

The flame climbed up Qiu's back, and the meat on his back smelled under the fire. The flame burned his eyebrows and hair-Qiu remained motionless in the flame. He endured great pain with amazing perseverance and didn't let himself make any noise. He is still thinking about the victory of the battle in the pain of being burned by fire. He whispered to Xiao Li around him intermittently: "It seems that I ... can't finish the blasting task ... you go and finish it!" After that, he tried his best to push the explosive barrel under him to Xiao Li.

In the firelight, Qiu closed his eyes slowly and silently!