Although life was hard, Jiang Cheng inherited the unique resilience of China people perfectly, and he was indomitable when dealing with difficulties. Of course, because foreign enemies invaded his hometown, he has been waiting for the opportunity to join the army to defend his country.
/kloc-at the end of 0/949, the main force of the Second Field Army of the People's Liberation Army fully liberated the whole territory of Sichuan. Hu Zongnan's beaten army could not resist the PLA's offensive and was instantly beaten to pieces. Under the powerful offensive of the People's Liberation Army, Sichuan was liberated in a short time, and all the land was distributed to the poor people.
At that time, all ordinary people knew that the PLA was the teacher of benevolence and righteousness of the country and the people. In order to protect the country and the land allocated to them, Jiang Cheng also chose to join the China People's Liberation Army with other young adults. At that time, Jiang Cheng, who was only 2 1 year old, was already a member of the army.
1949 New China was formally established. Everyone thought the war was over, and then the period of social development came. Unexpectedly, the Korean War broke out in neighboring countries the next year, which once threatened our borders, and American imperialism even publicly threatened our country.
At that time, the new China was devastated and exhausted after decades of war, but the national leaders knew that this was a war for the founding of the country. For the sake of the country and the people, they had to send troops to support North Korea.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is destined to be a baptism of blood and fire. At this moment, China's army is facing the United States with the strongest military and economic strength in the world, but the volunteers are still fearless and actively respond to the call of national leaders and the party.
Volunteer soldiers never take a step back on the battlefield. No matter in the face of the enemy's continuous artillery fire or his own enemy, we must try our best to hold our ground and let the enemy pay a heavy price. Jiang Cheng, the hero of this article, is no exception. As a volunteer soldier, he fought bravely for the country and the people like all soldiers.
Speaking of the most tragic and dangerous battle to resist US aggression and aid Korea, it is definitely the Battle of Shangganling. The scale of this battle can be said to be the largest that China soldiers have ever participated in, and the enemy's artillery fire has far exceeded any battle in World War II. Therefore, those who came back alive from the Battle of Shangganling climbed out of the dead and were all elites.
Jiang Cheng is a heavy machine gunner of the Volunteer Army 12 Army. When his army had not supported Shangganling, it was the 45th Division of the Volunteer Army 15 Army who fought against the enemy in the front line. In just half a month, more than 5,000 people were killed.
Our soldiers sacrificed so much in half a month. It's hard to imagine how tragic the Battle of Shangganling was. Jiang Cheng and other soldiers are also very aware of the danger of this battle, but their morale is still high, and they have not shown fear in the face of the strongest country in the world.
When they chose to enter the Korean battlefield as volunteers, they had already forgotten life and death. At that time, their beliefs were all about the country and the people. At this moment, what they are considering is not fear, but how to annihilate these powerful enemies and play the prestige of the new China.
Jiang Cheng's troops are the 92nd regiment. The superior ordered the troops to rest for three days and then rushed to the 537.7 highland for support. Shangganling 537.7 highland has been playing for a long time. Before Jiang Cheng firmly held the highland, the Fourth Company had been fighting for the enemy in the highland of 537.7 for dozens of days. At present, 24 soldiers have been left to fight the enemy tenaciously in the tunnel, and they still don't eat or drink for several days.
The support of Jiang Cheng and others was undoubtedly a timely help, which made the remaining 24 soldiers see the hope of victory. After Jiang Cheng's troops reached the 537.7 highland, they were immediately placed at the forefront.
At that time, the enemy sent fighter planes, tanks and artillery to bomb our positions repeatedly. Jiang Cheng's troops have been resisting the enemy's attack and are very tired. The US military sent several fighter planes to bomb Jiang Cheng's position. In such a dense artillery fire, Jiang Chengduan came out of the tunnel with a machine gun and fired at the bombers flying at low altitude.
Machine guns shot down the bombers. I think anyone will find it incredible to hear it. At that time, regardless of whether Jiang Cheng could hit it or not, the American bombers despised our army so much that the young and enthusiastic Jiang Jianma fired at it. Even Jiang Cheng didn't expect that this low-flying fighter plane was hit by him and fell in front of the position.
This achievement is already a good performance, but for Jiang Cheng, this is just the tip of the iceberg, and his miracle continues.
Jiang Chengjian was seriously injured when he was defending his position. His abdomen was hit by the enemy's shell, and a big hole was directly opened in the wound. At that time, it happened to be the most intense moment of fighting. Jiang Cheng, who killed his red eye, felt no pain at all, and his comrades around him were also struggling to kill the enemy. Although his comrades told him to go to the battlefield to recuperate first, he still felt that he should not leave the front line. Finally, he directly plugged the intestines that fell out, and after simple dressing, he continued to kill the enemy with his comrades.
At this point, Jiang Cheng was seriously injured, but he still insisted on bravely killing the enemy in the position. Only one man with a heavy machine gun wiped out more than 400 enemy troops, effectively suppressing the counterattack of the United Nations forces led by the United States.
After the battle, Jiang was so injured that he fainted in the position. After his comrades rushed him to the military hospital, he was rescued for several hours before he was out of danger.
Jiang Cheng's performance in the Battle of Shangganling was amazing, so he was awarded the honor of "First Class Merit" by the state in recognition of his heroic performance on the battlefield.
1953, the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea ended with the victory of the Volunteers, and China Volunteers began to withdraw their troops from North Korea and returned to China, and Jiang Cheng also returned to the motherland the following year. After Jiang Cheng returned to China, due to his great contribution to the Battle of Shangganling, the state awarded him the honor of "Third Class Merit" again. Later, because of the rank system, Jiang Cheng chose to go back to his hometown for construction.
1955, China began to implement the military rank system. At this time, China is more engaged in economic and industrial construction, and China in peacetime no longer needs so many troops. Moreover, many years of war ended in victory, and soldiers did not have to suffer from the war. The country also hopes that these soldiers who have worked hard for the country and the people will reunite with their families and live a happy and healthy life.
The scale of the country's disarmament this time is very large, so the superiors decided to demobilize in batches, with soldiers who have made meritorious deeds, positions and contributions taking the lead, followed by ordinary soldiers.
There are many soldiers and few positions, and the retired PLA is not very well treated. At that time, when Jiang Cheng was demobilized, he only got a suit, a pile of toiletries and a cloth ticket.
There are many meritorious ministers like Jiang Cheng. They didn't choose to join the army for money. Finally, they all went back to their hometown anonymously. After returning to their hometown, the government also arranged disabled veterans first. Jiang Cheng is in good health, so he put it on hold for the time being.
In the face of such a reply, Jiang Cheng did not complain. He was originally fighting for the country and the people. Even if the other party doesn't know his record and exploits, he has nothing to emphasize. If Jiang Cheng had told the town government about his exploits at that time, he would certainly get a very suitable position or treatment. He chose to go back to the fields to farm without causing any trouble to the organization.
After leaving the army, Jiang Cheng immediately became a farmer. From heavy machine guns to hoes, he didn't complain. He got his job in his post and was excellent at whatever he did.
Jiang Cheng has never been taken care of by the town government since he was demobilized. The town government probably forgot the arrangement for Jiang Cheng because of too many people, but Jiang Cheng never mentioned it. Of course, Jiang Cheng did not wait for the government's arrangement. He accepted a new job. He is the best sericulture in the local area and is also recognized as an expert in sericulture.
Jiang Cheng became a soldier for the country and the people. After his demobilization, he still thinks about the people. He told his neighbors about his experience and skills in sericulture by radio. If some people still can't do it, he will go to the scene to personally guide.
Jiang Cheng knew in his heart that everyone had no source of income except farming, so he decided to improve his neighbor's sericulture technology for rural construction and to help the country.
Although Jiang Cheng runs around day and night, he has not been properly arranged by the town government, and his salary is still not enough to support his family of seven. Jiang Cheng's income in sericulture industry is almost negligible. The whole family tightened their belts and had a full meal a few days a year.
Jiang Cheng has been engaged in sericulture for more than twenty years. No matter for himself or for everyone, he inherited his style in the army perfectly, and he has great enthusiasm in any industry.
At that time, the traffic was underdeveloped, so Jiang Cheng chose to walk to the neighbor's house where silkworms were raised. He saved money and left it to his children. Even if the town government didn't arrange a job for himself and didn't give himself corresponding treatment, he was still an enthusiastic soldier.
After 20 years of sericulture, Jiang Cheng learned that if you want to lead the people to get rich, you must first build roads. If the sericulture industry is promoted, it means that their village will benefit from it.
It looked easy, but it was too difficult at that time. It costs too much money to build roads. 1983, the country is in urgent need of development, and there is not much money to help Xinglong Town build roads, so the application for road construction has not been answered.
Jiang Cheng thought of a way. He suggested to the town government that people involved in road construction can exchange labor points for money, which can greatly shorten the progress of road construction.
The township government then agreed to Jiang Cheng's suggestion and asked him to take the lead in leading the villagers to build roads. The common people all know the importance of road construction, and they all know that when the road is repaired, they can make a fortune, and Jiang Cheng has taken the lead, so everyone actively participates in the work of road construction and is full of energy under the leadership of Jiang Cheng every day.
But things didn't go as smoothly as expected. Halfway through the road repair, the town government had no money to pay, the people involved in the road repair could not get wages, and the project was temporarily suspended.
Jiang Cheng is also very helpless in the face of such a situation. He knows that the villagers also have their own difficulties, but this road has no future without building a village, and he doesn't want to give up halfway. This is a shortcut to get rich in his hometown. Jiang Cheng is unwilling to give up easily anyway.
In order to make the road construction run normally, Jiang Cheng tried to raise funds, and finally all the people continued to work normally. Soon, the road from Longxing Town to Hechuan County was finally repaired, which means that the sericulture industry of ordinary people can be sold and the economy is more secure.
How did Jiang Cheng raise money at that time? In fact, the money for road construction was obtained by Jiang Cheng from a bank loan, with a total interest of 2,400 yuan, which was a huge sum at that time.
At that time, the salary of regular employees was one month in 50 yuan. This huge sum of money is the salary of a regular employee who doesn't eat or drink for four years, and Jiang Cheng is not a regular employee, so it takes a lot of effort to repay this huge sum of money.
For this matter, Jiang Cheng knows nothing but himself. He is the first to shoulder difficulties, and he is embarrassed to bother others and organizations.
Jiang Cheng later told his son that he owed the bank 2,400 yuan for road construction, and he hasn't moved yet, but people have to keep their word and the rest of the debts need to be paid by his son.
Jiang Minghui, Jiang Cheng's son, was shocked by his father's words, but there was nothing he could do. He knows that his father is a warm-hearted man and has been standing at the forefront of hometown construction. In order to pay off his debts, he added his savings 1000 yuan and the money from selling the house to pay off his debts. Jiang Minghui also became poorer and poorer because of debt. Finally, when she got married, she jumped into the door and married into her family.
Knowing that he didn't help his son, Jiang Cheng made his son feel more stressed, but he didn't regret it.
Jiang Cheng is a relatively introverted person. He won't talk about something, but he will prove it with practical actions. After all, anyone can "draw a pie". He didn't show off or take credit.
Even if Jiang Cheng didn't get the corresponding treatment after returning to his hometown at that time, he didn't have any complaints and dissatisfaction, nor did he cause any trouble to the organization.
At that time, all the good news had gone by with time, only the medal was left to prove Jiang Cheng's evidence, which was the glory he spelled out with his own life at that time.
Those medals representing his greatest glory were hidden by Jiang Cheng, so his family didn't know how legendary he was, only that he was a PLA soldier.
Everyone knows the friendship of war. Too many soldiers died in the Battle of Shangganling. Jiang Cheng has also experienced such an experience. Not only was he seriously injured, but even his comrades who lived together day and night died in other countries. These medals are glory for Jiang Cheng, and they are also memories he doesn't want to mention, so he hides them partly to avoid such memories and not to cause trouble to the organization.
Reward those who make meritorious deeds and punish those who make mistakes. The country will not mistreat any veteran who has made great contributions. Although this honor came more than 30 years late, the local government finally found a letter when sorting out historical materials, and this letter is the good news about Jiangcheng revolutionary soldiers.
Originally, the troops were sent to Jiangcheng, but in the end they were sent to Hechuan County. They never fell into Jiang Cheng's hands, and there was no such person on the back of the letter.
At that time, the comrade in charge of sending the letter filled in Jiang Chengjia's address incorrectly and wrote Longxing Town as Xinglong Town, so there was such an oolong incident.
Moreover, there really is a place called Xinglong Town in Hechuan County. The messenger did arrive at that time, but Jiang Cheng was not there. Such an oolong incident caused "revolutionary soldiers to make meritorious deeds" to be returned to the mailbox.
At that time, when the staff was sorting out this information, they felt that the hero could not be buried in the sea of people, so they decided to try to find it in similar areas nearby. As a result, Jiang Cheng was discovered by the staff and decided that this was the hero of this good news.
The "revolutionary soldier meritorious service form" buried in the mailbox for 33 years was finally delivered to Jiang Cheng, and his true identity was known to everyone. Even Jiang Cheng's wife and children were stunned. I didn't expect such a simple father to be a hero who made many contributions in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
At this time, Jiang Cheng's son also knew why his father was so active in building roads. Even if there is no formal job and no government funds, he will stick to it, even if the loan is to serve the people.
As a former PLA soldier, Jiang Cheng participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. For him, this is the mission of "serving the country and the people for one day and serving the country and the people for life". Even after demobilization, he always remembered the purpose of "serving the people". This is the true revolutionary spirit of selfless dedication.
Jiang Cheng was 60 years old when he revealed his identity. By the time he retired, he had helped the country build in obscurity for most of his life and never got a fixed position.
After the incident of "Revolutionary Soldiers' Meritorious Service" was exposed, the National Government made every effort to make up for the debt owed to the meritorious ministers in these years, and granted Jiang Cheng all the official treatment, and his pension was also paid as usual, so Jiang Cheng's later life can be said to be carefree.
Since his demobilization, he has lived in agriculture for nine years and engaged in sericulture for more than twenty years. No matter what position he is in, he is selfless and always struggles in the front line. If it weren't for "revolutionary soldiers' meritorious service", no one would know about Jiang Cheng's previous meritorious service until his death. This has always been a good character of China soldiers, and he didn't bother to organize and keep a low profile.
However, when the staff asked Jiang Cheng what else he needed, Jiang Cheng didn't ask for anything, and said that he already had a craft and had been relying on it to make a living. Although the salary of sericulture is not enough, it can barely make a living, and the work is not too tired. I am very satisfied with my life now, so I don't need to bother the country and organizations any more.
He didn't mention anything to the staff about the difficulty of building roads with loans before, and all the debts have been paid off. For him, helping the country solve problems is also a happy thing for him.
With Jiang's sincerity, he has been very lucky. After all, in the tragic War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, countless comrades died in foreign countries, and they are the real heroes. Now he lives with the faith and hope of his comrades.
Jiang Cheng has always been a revolutionary soldier. Before his identity was exposed, he was an ordinary old farmer, and it was difficult for him to help his hometown and people or even himself. However, Jiang Cheng did not complain or argue from beginning to end. But with their own practical actions to drive everyone.
Driven by Jiang Cheng, his family also inherited the revolutionary spirit well. No matter what they do, they are conscientious and will not cause trouble to anyone.
Jiang paid his own blood for the founding war, and also ran around for the construction of his hometown, borrowing money to build roads and make his neighbors rich. This is his dedication as a revolutionary soldier.
The real revolutionary heroes are those who have experienced glory but will not fall under vanity. They will choose not to bother the organization, remain anonymous, and silently contribute to the country.
It seems easy to hide one's merits and fame, but doing this is a great test of human nature, and Jiang Cheng is a person who can stand the interests and vanity. For Jiang Cheng, the peace and stability of the country and the happiness and well-being of the people are his greatest wishes.
Video link: Jiang Cheng: Shangganling 1 man wiped out more than 400 enemy troops, revealing his true identity due to huge arrears.