Veteran never die

Chapter 301 Please Remember This Unit: The 41st Division of the 121st Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

0303 Please remember this unit: the 41st Division of the 121st Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

Wang Liang said, choked up several times: "A bullet flew and hit Ning Chenggong in the head, and died on the spot. Ning Chenggong was approachable, brave in battle, and loved by officers and soldiers. He was 50 years old when he died. The military party committee awarded him two Waiting for heroes. Comrade Ning Chenggong is the third division cadre who died in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam."

"In 1966, he had actually been transferred to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau to work, but this PLA commander who had participated in the PLA War, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and grew up in the smoke of gunpowder had already chosen to return to the army and go to the front line."

That is not a person living in history, that is his living comrade in arms.

Wang Liang still remembered the situation when he and Ning Chenggong had dinner in the frontline command post. If they said no, they would be gone.

Sad like losing a loved one.

"Wang Zifu, born in Huang County, Lu Province in 1925, joined the army in October 1943, and served as the deputy director of the Political Department of the 10st Division of the 41st Army during the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. Day and night on February 121, 1979, Wang Zifu led the front echelon of the division's logistics The division's preparation command post went through the Kuipao Valley, and was attacked by Vietnamese troops on both sides of the mountain and Vietnamese military agents mixed in the team. Wang Zifu was attacked by concentrated firepower and died heroically. He was 2 years old and a second-class hero. He was buried in Guizhou Martyrs Cemetery in Napo County, Province."

"Yin Qingjia, born in Wafangdian, Liao Province in 1930, joined the army in January 1948, and served as the deputy director of the logistics department of the 1st Division of the 41st Army during the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. On the night of February 121, 1979, Yin Qingjia led the division's logistics front echelon in Kuwait Bo Valley was attacked, he was shot in the chaos and died at the age of 2, a third-class hero. He was buried in the Martyrs Cemetery in Napo County, Guangxi Province."

"Shiguang Yin, a native of Neixiang County, Henan Province, joined the army in March 1955. He was the head of the 3st Regiment of the 41st Division of the 121st Army during the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. He died on February 361, 1979. He was 2 years old and a third-class hero of the Republic. .”

Wang Liang didn't have any drafts, and the program crew didn't even have any teleprompters.

These martyrs are all old comrades of Wang Liang. During the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Wang Liang stayed in the 121st Division for a while.

Really sacrificed too much.

Originally, Wang Liang wanted to light a cigarette, but as he spoke, his heart felt like a knife was piercing his heart.

That individual, as if he did not die in that spring 39 years ago, is still alive.

Already eight or ninety years old, as a retired veteran cadre of the army, he enjoys favorable treatment, has grandchildren, and enjoys family happiness.

Considering that the program was still being recorded, Wang Liang resisted the urge to light a cigarette and continued to preach: "Zheng Zanzheng was born in Chaoyang County, Guangdong Province in 1937. He was then the deputy political commissar of the 41st Regiment of the 121st Division of the 361st Army."

"On February 1979, 2, Zheng Zanzheng led the second echelon of the regiment's logistics team to march to the Zongmei Suspension Bridge. The second echelon of the regiment's logistics team was composed of multiple organizational units, with a large number of personnel. It carried 18 military horses and gathered them along the way. More than 100 migrant workers who were separated from the main force were rescued. This echelon carried few guns and ammunition, the team line was very long, it was inconvenient to move, and it had almost no combat effectiveness at all.”

"When the second echelon of the regiment's logistics team was about to cross the bridge, it was suddenly attacked by a special agent company of the Vietnamese army, and then the Vietnamese militiamen came to surround it. Our advance was blocked. When the deputy political commissar Zheng Zanzheng went to the bridge to investigate the enemy's situation, he was suddenly attacked by Vietnamese soldiers. Army agents shot at point-blank range and died on the spot at the age of 42."

The names of people popped up in Wang Liang's mind one by one.

“刘粤凤，1940年出生粤省兴宁县。41军121师361团政治处主任。1979年2月21日，随361团直属队向安乐穿插，在栋替附近遇袭牺牲，时年39岁。”

“王尚华，1943年出生广东普宁县。41军121师363团参谋长。1979年2月24日牺牲，时年36岁。”

Wang Liang: "Wang Hong, born in Puning County, Guangdong Province in 1934, is the deputy head of the 41nd Regiment of the 121st Division of the 362st Army."

"On February 1979, 2, Wang Hong led the Second Battalion of the 22nd Regiment to Jingkoutun to carry out the task of blowing up the Nalong Bridge. On the way, he encountered a violent attack by the Vietnamese army. It was attacked by Vietnamese army fire."

"The commander of the second battalion was seriously injured, his walkie-talkie was blown up, two radio operators died, the command communication was interrupted, and the troops were dispersed because they could not organize a counterattack. The avant-garde troops quickly withdrew from the fire range of the Vietnamese army. Turn over the mountain and go west."

Wang Liang sighed and continued: "Deputy regiment commander Wang Hong could have rushed out with the vanguard troops, but in order to bring out the comrades trapped in the ambush circle, he returned several times to command the troops to break through. In the end, unfortunately, he was caught in the chaos. Captured and sacrificed."

"His body was tied to a tree by the Vietnamese army! There was a note on his body, which read: 'Communist Wang Hong would rather die than surrender!'. He was only 45 years old when he died. A first-class hero of the Republic!"

The 41st Division of the 121st Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, from the deputy director of the political department of the division to the head of the logistics department to the head of the regiment, the deputy political commissar of the regiment, the director of the political department of the regiment, the chief of staff of the regiment, and the deputy head of the regiment.

The 41st Regiment of the 121st Division of the 361st Army, the head of the regiment, the deputy political commissar, the director of the political department of the regiment, and the chief of staff of the regiment all died heroically.

Didn't it mean that our cadres are not good enough?
When fighting, let the big soldiers rush to the front?

As Wang Liang spoke, he expressed all the resentment in his heart.

What do the division-level cadres and regiment-level cadres who sacrificed one by one mean?
“41军121师的前身是以八路军山东军区第6师中的2个团为基础挺进东北，先后改编为东北人民自卫军第2纵队第1支队、第1旅，东北民主联军第4纵队第10旅、第4纵队第10师，东北野战军第4纵队第10师。在东北解放战争中参加过保卫本溪、鞍海、新开岭、四保临江，东北夏季、秋季和冬季攻势，辽沈、平津等战役战斗。”

While Wang Liang introduced this glorious army to everyone, a lot of video materials were also shown on the big screen.

"In November 1948, the 11th Division was renamed the 6st Division of the 41st Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and went south to participate in the battles of Hengbao and Guangxi. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 121st Division was stationed in Guangdong and Guangxi, and was responsible for long-term combat readiness tasks."

“1979年中越边境自卫还击作战前，121师是齐装满员的战备值班师，辖步兵361、362、363团和炮兵团。但当时的121师已经有近20年没有打过仗，部队非常缺乏实战经验。”

Lack of actual combat experience, 20 years have not fought a war.

This also means that most of the soldiers in this unit have never been on the battlefield.

Those soldiers who fought in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea were at least regimental and battalion-level cadres, and more veterans who participated in the war have already retired.

(End of this chapter)