The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 495 The aftermath!!!

So where is Liu Zhiye, who is always worried about and concerned about by his family, relatives and friends?
To be honest, even though the smoke of the counterattack has dissipated, Liu Zhiye is still unable to relax.

He still shoulders heavy responsibilities and faces new challenges and tests.

The end of this battle does not mean that Liu Zhiye’s burden will be relieved.

His participation is needed in all matters, including post-war summary, aftermath, redeployment, evaluation and awards, etc.

Two months ago, all of Xia’s troops withdrew to their own territory, and the self-defense counterattack against the “ungrateful wolves” was declared over.

Looking back at this self-defense counterattack, the most tragic one was the Battle of L Mountain.

After the battle ended, the hillsides and roadsides were filled with casualties... It was unbearable to watch.

For these martyrs who sacrificed their lives in a foreign country to defend their country.

Xia Jun always adhered to one principle, that is, their bodies must be properly handled.

Try to bring the martyrs' ashes back to their hometowns, otherwise we cannot comfort their souls in heaven, nor can we explain to their families.

Afterwards, according to the recollections of the staff who were responsible for the aftermath of the incident on the battlefield at that time.

When they were cleaning the battlefield, in order not to damage the remains of the martyrs, they usually went into battle with their bare hands without using any tools.

After the body is cleaned, it will be cremated.

The question of how to cremate the dead was a puzzle for many inexperienced young soldiers.

After repeated research, they decided to mix firewood and reeds in two layers, pile firewood on the lower layer as a base, lay the... flat and arrange them, and then ignite them with branches and reeds.

But the results of this method were not as expected.

After the flames died down, ... they were burnt but did not turn into ashes.

Finally, the soldiers came up with another solution.

They pumped some gasoline from the military vehicle's tank, and used the oil as fuel, finally burning... into ashes.

However, due to unprofessional techniques, the ashes were still mixed with a lot of large bones that were difficult to burn.

After these ashes were brought back, some were taken directly by the martyrs' families and returned to their hometowns;

Some were buried on the spot in the Martyrs' Cemetery.

At least 14 new martyrs' cemeteries have been built along the more than -kilometer border to bury the martyrs who died in the counterattack.

They are sleeping forever on the borders of the motherland, guarding the motherland's territory just as they did when they were alive.

In May, under the guidance of the headquarters, Liu Zhiye issued a guiding document on post-war handling work to the troops participating in the counterattack.

According to the spirit of the document, each martyr's family can receive a one-time pension of 450 yuan.

If it is a company or platoon cadre, the amount is 550 yuan, for battalion or regiment cadres it is 650 yuan, and for division-level cadres it is 800 yuan.

If the martyr's family has children who need to be raised or elderly people who need to be supported, the employer should pay support and maintenance to the children and elderly people every month. The amount paid shall not exceed the martyr's total monthly salary.

In addition to the pensions paid by the army, the civil affairs department of the martyr's hometown can also provide certain subsidies to his family.

In order to properly handle these aftermaths, Liu Zhiye instructed the participating armies, divisions, and regiments to set up a special leadership group for post-war handling.

Each group is divided by region and connects with the families of martyrs in a specific area.

As required, post-disaster relief personnel must contact the government departments where the martyrs are located.

They also need to personally interview the martyrs' families and inform them of their combat experiences and sacrifices.

Then he personally handed over the merit certificates, personal belongings and pensions to the family members.

If the martyrs' subordinates have any opinions or encounter any difficulties in life, the staff responsible for the aftermath must listen carefully and record them.

Then report it step by step, and arrange for local civil affairs departments to solve these problems.

Taking the 26th Regiment of the Xth Division of the Xia Army as an example, the regiment officially launched the post-disaster relief work in mid-May.

The 26th Regiment is a heroic unit that was responsible for the main attack in the Koulinshan battle during the self-defense counterattack.

According to post-war statistics, a total of 26 martyrs from the 80th Regiment died.

The post-war relief staff of the 26th Regiment went to the hometowns of these martyrs.

As a result, they received strong support and cooperation from the local government and family members in their post-event handling work.

Normally, when the relatives of martyrs see the troops coming, they often have a bad premonition in their hearts.

And when they heard with their own ears that their family members had sacrificed their lives, they could not help but cry loudly.

But almost all the families of the martyrs understand the country and the army very well and never have any complaints.

Parents are heartbroken over their children's sacrifice for their country, but at the same time, they are proud of their loved ones.

Many of the martyrs who died came from poor rural areas and their family conditions were very difficult.

However, no relative has ever made any demands on the army beyond the policy.

They would rather live independently and lead a hard life than trouble the army and the government in the slightest.

Once, an instructor and a deputy company commander from the 26th Regiment were ordered to go to the hometown of martyr Hong Fei in Yuanlin Prefecture to handle the aftermath.

They carried with them a box containing relics. The box was sealed with four eye-catching characters on it - Martyr Hong Fei.

On the way to Yuanlinzhou, passers-by were all in awe when they saw the wooden box.

There were also many passengers on the train who took the initiative to give up their seats for the two soldiers carrying boxes, or rushed to give them drinks and snacks.

This is the highest respect people can pay to martyrs.

In late May, several staff members of the 5th Regiment traveled to a very remote ethnic minority village in Lincang area of ​​Yunnan Province to look for the family of a martyr.

Because the journey was long, it was already dark when they arrived at the commune.

The mountain road was difficult to travel, so they decided to rest in the commune for one night, communicate with local leaders, and then enter the village the next day.

Who knew that around ten o'clock in the evening, a large group of people came to the commune, holding torches and lighting up the yard as bright as day.

It turned out that after the villagers in the Martyrs' Village learned that comrades from the army were coming to their house, they had been waiting in the village for a whole day. As a result, when it got dark, no one came, so everyone in the village rushed to the commune with torches.

Several comrades from the 26th Regiment were deeply moved when they saw this scene.

When the martyr's mother saw her son's troops, she came up to him and asked, "How did he die? Was he shot by the army for being a deserter?"

The comrades repeatedly explained that he died heroically on the battlefield. Only then did the old mother burst into tears and shouted to the villagers, "He died for the country!"

When comrades from the 26th Regiment offered 450 yuan in compensation, the martyr's family refused to accept it no matter what.

Just say that the child died fighting for the country and cannot take the money.

Several comrades from the 26th Regiment had no choice but to hand over the pension to the staff of the Civil Affairs Bureau for safekeeping.

After completing the task, the simple villagers insisted on letting their comrades in the army stay in the village for a few more days.

The people of the 26th Regiment were very touched, but they had a mission to complete and could not delay, so they found many excuses to decline this kindness.

So many martyrs sacrificed their lives, some were found on the battlefield, and some of their remains...it is inevitable that there will be loopholes in the follow-up work.

After the counterattack ended, Pu Hai, an old man far away in Langzhong, Sichuan Province, received a letter from the Yunnan Provincial Military Region.

The letter said that his son Ping had died on the battlefield, and a certificate of revolutionary martyr was sent along with the letter.

The bad news came like a bolt from the blue. Looking at the certificate of revolutionary martyr in his hand, Old Man Pu could not accept this cruel reality.

After finally stopping his tears, he carefully read the certificate of revolutionary martyr again.

Suddenly, he felt happy because the name written on it was "Bian Ping".

Could it be that the army made a mistake and sent him the revolutionary martyr certificate of someone else's son?

Old Man Pu didn't believe that his son had died, so he went to the local civil affairs department to inquire about the situation, but when that was fruitless, he traveled thousands of miles to the Martyrs' Cemetery.

But when he arrived at the Martyrs' Cemetery, he fell to the ground crying in front of the tomb of martyr "Bian Ping". What happened?
Old Man Pu had a very rough life as he was born in the evil old society.

Because his parents had been exploited by the landlords for many years, they became ill from overwork and passed away one after another shortly after he was born.

In that difficult era, Old Man Pu barely made a living by working for the landlord.

It was not until the founding of the New Xia that Old Man Pu, who had turned the tables and became the master of his own land, finally began to live a good life with his head held high.

What made him even happier was that his daughter-in-law gave birth to two sturdy sons for him, the younger one of whom was Pu Ping.

Pu Ping was a well-behaved and sensible child since he was young, so Old Man Qu loved him very much.

Seeing that he was about to grow up, Old Man Pu started to arrange for him to find a wife.

As a result, Pu Ping was determined to serve his country and wanted to join the army.

In those days, joining the army was indeed a good way out for rural youths. However, in those days, there were not many quotas for joining the army in the village.

There is also strict political review, so there is a saying that "one person serves in the army, the whole family is honored."

Having experienced the war years, Old Man Pu knows that guns are blind and being a soldier is dangerous.

So he urged Pu Ping to concentrate on farming and start a family, but Qu Ping was unmoved.

In desperation, Old Man Pu had to agree to let him join the army.

Wearing a green military uniform, Pu Ping waved goodbye to Old Man Pu amid the sound of gongs and drums.

He followed the new recruits to the army, leaving Old Man Pu at home with a disappointed look on his face and worrying about them.

When Pu Ping first joined the army, everything seemed extremely new to him, which made him more determined to make a difference in the army.

Not afraid of hard training, not afraid of fatigue in learning, strive to be the first in everything, and be willing to help others.

With excellent grades and good work style, Pu Ping quickly stood out and was selected to study in a military academy.

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After graduating from the military academy, Pu Ping was promoted to commander of the reconnaissance company.

Although he was very busy in the army, in order not to worry his father, Pu Ping often wrote letters to Old Man Pu, telling him about his situation in the army and asking him to take good care of himself and not to worry about him.

After the counterattack began, Pu Ping, the company commander of the reconnaissance company, was transferred to the border of Yunnan Province with the troops and participated in this great and arduous war.

Before setting off, the troops took precious photos of Pu Ping and the soldiers.

Pu Ping knew very well that this journey was dangerous and there was a good chance that he would not come back alive.

But when he thought of the hateful way in which the "ungrateful wolves" hurt our border residents, he immediately became furious.

We vowed to teach the "ungrateful" army a lesson so that they would never dare to cause trouble on our border again.

Arriving at the battlefield where artillery fire was raging, in order to obtain intelligence on the enemy, Qu Ping volunteered to go to the front to scout the enemy situation.

They successfully completed their tasks many times and provided a lot of important intelligence to the front-line troops attacking the enemy.

Old Man Pu knew that his son had gone to the battlefield.

Because of this, Old Man Pu was worried all day long and often woke up from nightmares at night.

There was no way out. Not long after Pu Ping was born, Pu Lao’s wife died of illness.

From then on, Old Man Pu never remarried. He played the role of both father and mother, and managed to raise his two sons.

Now that his son has gone to the battlefield, how can he not worry?
After waiting day and night, the self-defense counterattack war finally ended, but Old Man Pu never expected that he would actually receive a martyr certificate.

According to the letter, Pu Ping led several scouts on a reconnaissance operation and obtained intelligence amidst great danger. However, during the retreat, they encountered a small group of enemy forces.

In order to cover the retreat of his comrades, he took the initiative to expose his position and successfully led away the enemy.

But unfortunately, he was hit by several bullets while running and died on the spot.

What’s even more hateful is that in order to humiliate the Xia army, the cruel enemy army set fire to the corpses.

In order to retrieve Pu Ping's body, his comrades quickly called for support troops, fought a desperate battle with the enemy, and finally defeated the enemy.

However, Pu Ping's body was badly damaged and they could only bring back the few remaining remains.

When Old Man Pu held the martyr certificate, tears welled up in his eyes again.

This is what my son paid for with his life.

Now Mr. Pu’s wish is to see where his son is buried.

However, whether I asked Pu Ping's comrades or the troops, there was no specific explanation.

It turned out that when Pu Ping died, the self-defense counterattack war had just begun.

Therefore, although all the martyrs who died were registered at that time, due to the large number of casualties, there were still errors in the details of the post-disaster work.

Moreover, it was not certain whether "Bian Ping" was Pu Ping, so Old Man Pu did not receive a response for a long time.

Old Man Pu, who loved his son dearly, had no choice but to embark on a long journey to find his son.

He not only found the troops, but also the relevant departments, and visited the comrades who had fought on the battlefield with Pu Ping and survived.

As a result, everyone knew that his son died gloriously on the battlefield, but no one knew where he was buried.

Later, Liu Zhiye, who was in charge of the aftermath of the incident, heard about Pu Laohan's story and took it very seriously. He finally helped Pu Laohan find Pu Ping's whereabouts.

It turned out that his remains were buried in the Ping County Martyrs Cemetery, 300 kilometers away from Baiyanlang.

Under the arrangement of relevant departments, the staggering old man Pu traveled for two days and over 2 kilometers before finally arriving at Ping County Martyrs Cemetery and finding the tombstone of martyr "Bian Ping".

Although the surname was wrong, the photo on the tombstone made Pu Laohan recognize it at a glance. It was his youngest son Pu Ping whom he missed day and night.

At that moment, turbid tears could not stop falling from Pu's eyes. He collapsed in front of the tombstone, stroking his son's photo with trembling hands.

Later, after checking the archives, it was confirmed that the person buried here was Pu Ping, the son of Pu Laohan.

It turned out that when the archives were recorded, the country was promoting simplified Chinese characters.

The staff wrote "Pu" as "Bian", and it was this mistake that caused Old Man Pu to search for a long time before he was able to meet his son.

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Liu Zhiye is very busy now. Not only does he have to deal with the aftermath, but he also has to continue commanding the troops to fight.

Although the counterattack ended in victory, the battle did not end there. After the Xia side retreated, the enemy continued to harass the border area and crossed the border to occupy the border crossing points of both sides.

During this period, the most intense fighting was the two-mountain rotation battle. Many of the soldiers who participated in the rotation battle had previously participated in the counterattack battle, such as Zhao Guozhong.

During the battle, he rushed to the front as the deputy company commander, leading the commandos to kill more than 40 enemies. He was seriously injured three times but refused to leave the front line, and finally died heroically.

Chief of Staff Liu Zhiye, who was commanding the front line, was moved to tears after hearing about his heroic deeds, and personally wrote nine large characters, "Martyr Zhao Guozhong will be remembered forever!" to commemorate his spirit of sacrificing his own family for the sake of the public.

Just when Zhao Guozhong died in battle, his child had just been born.

But he never saw it again, which was the hero's greatest regret.

After Zhao Guozhong died, his body was surrounded by tree branches because there were no flowers.

His comrades knew that he loved smoking, so they put a few cigarettes on his chest as a final farewell to the hero.

Zhao Guozhong was born in Ezhou, Beihu Province, and joined the army four years ago.

This year, the counterattack broke out, and Zhao Guozhong went to the front line with his troops to participate in the fight against the enemy.

Zhao Guozhong is relatively short, has very fair skin and a baby face.

At first everyone thought that Zhao Guozhong was not a good fighter. After he went to the front line, they took special care of him, fearing that this "little brother" might get into trouble.

But who could have thought that Zhao Guozhong, who looked weak, was actually so brave in battle and won a third-class merit in his first battle.

Soon, Zhao Guozhong was noticed by the leaders, who saw him as a good candidate for fighting and promoted him as an exception.

After the counterattack, Zhao Guozhong, who was already a squad leader, became a platoon leader of the guard platoon of the special forces company.

He was originally about to go to military school for further studies, but he insisted on participating in this mission.

It just so happened that at this time, it was Zhao Guozhong's team's turn to fight in the two mountains.

In fact, Zhao Guozhong had already participated in the counterattack, and this time it was more about training, so he didn't have to go.

At that time, Zhao Guozhong's father was bedridden with cancer, and his wife was pregnant.

Zhao Guozhong's leader found him and repeatedly persuaded him to stay behind and not participate this time.

But Zhao Guozhong was unwilling to do so. He ignored the advice of his leaders and repeatedly requested to go to the front line to kill the enemy.

Everyone knows that bullets are blind and war is a life-and-death situation. Zhao Guozhong's child is not yet born. If he were to die unfortunately, it would be such a pity that he would not even be able to see his child.

In the end, Zhao Guozhong went to the front line.

On May 5, Zhao Guozhong served as the leader of the main assault team and was ordered to eliminate an enemy stronghold. The battle was extremely brutal and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

As the captain of the assault team, Zhao Guozhong led by example and rushed to the front despite the advice of his comrades. He was seriously injured three times but still refused to leave the front line.

Just as he was leading the team for the last charge, an enemy artillery shell exploded next to Zhao Guozhong. The huge impact force threw him up and heavily to the ground. Both of his arms were blown off, and he fell in a pool of blood.

Zhao Guozhong, lying in a pool of blood, had not yet completely lost consciousness. Because he had no arms, he lay on the ground and used his legs to kick and try to crawl forward.

But no matter how hard he tried, he could not crawl more than one meter. Finally, Zhao Guozhong was exhausted and could no longer move, and died heroically.

In this battle, Zhao Guozhong led the commando team to annihilate more than 100 enemies and was awarded the honorary titles of "First Class Meritorious Service" and "Combat Hero". Liu Zhiye was also deeply saddened after hearing about Zhao Guozhong's deeds.

It was not just Zhao Guozhong. In fact, there were many other soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the counterattack and did not live to see their children born. They gave up their families for the sake of everyone. This spirit is worth remembering forever.

(End of this chapter)