Chapter 61 60. Yang Gensi——Super hero who sacrifices his life and forgets death

Yang Gensi (1922-1950), male, Han nationality, native of Taixing City, Jiangsu Province, member of the Communist Party of China. He joined the army in 1944 and was the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 172nd Regiment of the 58th Division of the 20th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers during his lifetime. Yang Gensi is the first special meritorious official and super battle hero of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and the first "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" of the Chinese People's Volunteers. The title of "Super Hero" - so far only Yang Gensi and Huang Jiguang have won this level of honor in our army.

In November 1950, during the Second Battle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea to divide and annihilate South Hamgyong-do U.S. troops, Yang Gensi, then the company commander of a certain unit of the Volunteer Army, was ordered to lead a platoon to guard the small Gaoling southeast of Height 1071.1 outside Hagaru-ri, and was responsible for Cut off the retreat of the US military to the south. 28-year-old Yang Gensi is a veteran of the New Fourth Army. He has participated in dozens of battles including the Huaihai Campaign. He was interviewed by Mao Zedong and other central leaders.

On the 29th, the 1st U.S. Marine Division, known as the "Ace" Army, began to attack Xiaokaolin. Fierce artillery fire destroyed most of the fortifications. Yang Gensi led the whole platoon to quickly repair the fortifications and prepare for battle. When the U.S. troops approached to only 30 meters At that time, he led the whole platoon to shoot suddenly, and quickly repelled the first attack of the US military.Then, the U.S. military organized two companies to attack again under the cover of eight tanks. Yang Gensi commanded the soldiers to bravely rush into the enemy group and fight with bayonets, gun stocks, and shovels.During the fierce battle, another group of U.S. troops rushed to the top of the mountain. He personally led the 7th and 9th squadrons to fight head-on, and commanded the 8th squadron to penetrate from the mountainside to the enemy's rear, repelling the U.S. troops again.The U.S. military bombarded Kokaolin indiscriminately with air and ground artillery fire, and then launched a group charge.He led the platoon to fight tenaciously, and with the heroic spirit of "people are on the ground", they repelled 8 attacks by the US military one after another.

At 10 a.m., after eight assaults by the First Division of the U.S. Marine War, there were only two wounded left in the platoon, and all ammunition was exhausted.The reinforcements were still on the way, and the American devils were about to charge up again.The wounded Communist Party member Yang Gensi calmly put the last explosive package in front of him, and calmly said to the two wounded: "Go down, take the heavy machine gun down, you can't leave it to the American devils. ""Company commander, you..." The wounded did not want to abandon their company commander. "This is an order!" Yang Gensi said firmly. "Yes!" The wounded gave Yang Gensi a solemn military salute, choked with sobs, and dragged the heavy machine gun down the battlefield.When the grenade was thrown and the last bullet was fired, more than 40 American devils from the First Marine Division rushed up.Yang Gensi stood up and pulled the fuse. The fuse was smoking, and Yang Gensi strode towards the American devils.The American soldiers never thought that this man was here to fight for his life, and he didn't shoot. What can he do by himself.When he came to the front, he found the fuse that was smoking, and turned his head to run away with a wow.

There was a loud bang.The enemy rots into mud, and the warrior turns into a golden star! After the war, the leading organ of the Chinese People's Volunteers honored Yang Gensi with special merit, and posthumously awarded the title of "Super Hero", and named the company he was in during his lifetime as "Yang Gensilian".The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea posthumously awarded him the title of "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea", the Gold Star Medal, and the First Class National Flag Medal.Peng Dehuai, commander of the Chinese People's Volunteers, praised him in an inscription as "an excellent son of the Chinese people, a great fighter of internationalism, and a model commander of the Volunteer Army."

One month before Yang Gensi’s death, the mountains in northeastern North Korea were covered with several feet of snow, and the crazy enemy planes kept circling at low altitudes. In order to prevent the enemy planes from being noticed, Yang Gensi’s troops had to be in Camp in the ravine.The soldiers collected some dead branches and spread them on the snow, propped up the oilcloth with tree poles, and slept inside.The strong wind outside made the tarpaulin whirr, large pieces of snow shook off the quilt, and the soldiers gritted their teeth from the cold. The company commander Yang Gensi came to each squad to check and found that Wu Fu, a young southern soldier, was "inexperienced", his feet were swollen from the cold, and his ears were cracked.Yang Gensi hurriedly studied with the instructor how to prevent freezing.In the afternoon, he led the soldiers of the whole company to run. After that, he mobilized everyone to "wipe their faces" and "wipe their hands" with snow until their faces glowed red and steamed.Next, Yang Gensi mobilized the soldiers to conduct mountain offensive training, which not only exercised the combat capability of the team, but also enhanced the soldiers' physical strength against wind and cold.

Lin Dayuan, a soldier of the Seventh Squad, used to work as a long-term laborer for the landlord, and his feet were so cold that his feet were open in the twelfth winter. As warm as cotton shoes.Lin Dayuan brought this method to the army, and after Yang Gensi discovered it, he quickly extended it to the entire company.Thus, the pain of the soldiers is greatly reduced. Hero, you will always live in our hearts.