A first-class hero of the Volunteer Army, he wiped out 165 enemies but was falsely accused of being expelled from the party. He was only approved to join the party before his death.

Jin Zhenbiao was a famous fighting hero in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The machine gun he used is also collected in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.

Kim Zhenbiao, who had already joined the party in 1954, was expelled from the party due to false accusations. It was not until more than two months before Kim Zhenbiao's death that he was able to rejoin the party.

For Jin Zhenbiao, his lifelong wish finally came true.

The ups and downs of this old hero’s life experience in resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea make people sigh with emotion and full of admiration.

Jin Zhenbiao, a Tujia nationality, is from Qinglongya Village, Zhonghu Township, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. Her parents are local poor farmers.

No one thought that an encounter that Kim Jin-biao had when he was 17 years old would completely change his entire life.

As we all know, Zhangjiajie is located in the mountainous area of ??western Hunan. Since the Song Dynasty, bandits in western Hunan have been suppressed continuously, and they were especially rampant on the eve of liberation.

One day in 1948, 17-year-old Jin Zhenbiao was working in the mountains, but unexpectedly encountered a group of bandits.

Jin Zhenbiao is simple and upright, and he hates the bandits who robbed his house from the bottom of his heart. However, he was unable to resist because of the large number of people and guns. In desperation, he had to pretend to be obedient and temporarily joined the bandits. During this period, he did odd jobs for them and did not do anything harmful to nature.

After three days, the bandits relaxed a little about him, and Jin Zhenbiao found an opportunity to escape from the bandits' den and return home.

In January 1950, the 47th Army of the People's Liberation Army stationed in western Hunan and established the Xiangxi Military Region to carry out the task of suppressing bandits.

While suppressing bandits, local grassroots organizations are also actively working to reform those who were captured, surrendered, and those with banditry experience.

Because Jin Zhenbiao was forced to be a bandit for three days, he also became a target of transformation.

The transformation was not over yet, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea began, and the 47th Army was ordered to fight in Korea.

Before leaving Hunan, the 47th Army replenished its troops. A PLA platoon leader asked the reforming Jin Zhenbiao if he would like to join the army and go to the Korean battlefield to defend his family and country. Jin Zhenbiao expressed his willingness without any hesitation.

He didn't understand the truth. Jin Zhenbiao only felt that becoming a soldier would help him no longer be regarded as a bandit. The identity of the target of transformation made him feel aggrieved. He would rather go to the battlefield to prove himself.

In this way, Jin Zhenbiao, who was destined to farm in mountain villages all his life, resolutely enlisted in the army, walked out of the mountains, and became a soldier of the 432nd Regiment of the 141st Division of the 47th Army.

The 47th Army was restructured from the 10th Column of the Northeast People's Liberation Army. It has experienced fierce battles such as the Heishan and Dahu Mountain blockades, and is a brave and tenacious force.

When Jin Zhenbiao joined the army, he felt a power he had never felt before. This power infected him all the time, allowing him to gradually transform from a farmer into a real warrior.

In 1951, Kim Zhenbiao entered North Korea with the army. At this time, on the Korean battlefield, the volunteers and the "United Nations Army" led by the United States were fighting inextricably.

In early August, the 47th Army was ordered to fight in the Yeyue Mountain area. This area is located on the communication line from Cheorwon, North Korea to Yeoncheon. It is related to the stability of the entire front and is the focus of competition between the enemy and ourselves.

During the battle, although the volunteers suffered heavy casualties, they also severely damaged the United Nations army, led by the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army.

On the battlefield, Jin Zhenbiao deeply felt that party members are the backbone of the army. It is the party members who rush to the front, and it is the party members who take the lead in paving the way for the troops with their lives. The appearance of party members can always inspire the high fighting spirit of the soldiers.

Zhao Yuzhong, deputy squad leader of Class 6, who was wounded twice and had one of his legs blown off during the battle, rolled off the stretcher when he was being carried off the battlefield by Jin Zhenbiao and his comrades, shouting that party members would not quit the battle. , struggling to return to the position.

Such a scene deeply inspired Jin Zhenbiao.

In his heart, party membership has become an undefeatable symbol and a life goal that can be pursued throughout his life.

After training in the army and baptism of fire, Jin Zhenbiao grew from a recruit to a machine gunner.

In 1953, Kim Jin-pyo used his machine gun to write the most glorious chapter in his life on Laotu Mountain in North Korea.

Laotu Mountain is located in the center of North Korea and was originally named "Shangpo Fangdong Mountain". As early as June 1952, the enemy and we had already launched a bloody battle on this highland. The positions changed hands repeatedly and remained in a stalemate.

Artillery fire and bombs continued to pour on this highland. The entire mountain was left bare of grass and scorched earth. Over time, it was called "Old Bald Mountain".

In the late period of the Korean War, the competition for this highland became more intense between the enemy and ourselves in order to finally delineate the armistice.

After taking over the position, the 47th Army decided to conquer the United Nations position on Lao Tu Mountain and fully occupy Lao Tu Mountain. After careful deployment, the battle started on the night of March 23, 1953.

At that time, the 47th Army designated the 1st Battalion, 2nd Company, and 3rd Company as the first echelon. And Jin Zhenbiao is the machine gunner of the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion.

At 19:35 on the 23rd (time source from CCTV), our army’s scheduled charge time has arrived. Hao Zhongyun, commander of the 1st Battalion, immediately led the 2nd and 3rd companies under his battalion to launch a charge. Our army's artillery fire also launched a fierce bombardment towards the enemy's front line.

The volunteer soldiers quickly broke through the enemy's forward defense line and rushed to the enemy's barbed wire fence. However, at this time, the soldiers of the 11th Squadron of the 3rd Company who were responsible for opening the road had not yet blasted away the barbed wire fence, and the attack was blocked.

At this critical moment, Teng Mingguo, the deputy squad leader of Class 11, and four other soldiers immediately lay down on the barbed wire fence and used their bodies to build a channel for the attack. After the company rushed over, Teng Mingguo and three other soldiers The soldier died on the spot, and another soldier regained consciousness and joined the battle.

Jin Zhenbiao rushed into the enemy position from this passage with a machine gun. He knew that his comrades were sacrificing their lives to pave the way for victory. His machine gun kept firing at the enemy position to eliminate the sacrificed comrades. More enemies.

The volunteers rushed and fought fiercely, breaking through the United Nations defenders' defense line in a few minutes.

During this period, the enemy's artillery fire became more and more crazy. However, our volunteer soldiers were brave and fearless, repelling several enemy counterattacks and continued to attack the main peak of Laotu Mountain. Jin Zhenbiao used a machine gun to suppress the enemy troops and cover his comrades in charging forward.

The volunteers’ battle to seize Lao Tu Mountain progressed rapidly. Within a few dozen minutes from the start of the attack, the red flag was planted on the main peak of Lao Tu Mountain.

But in just a few dozen minutes, Jin Zhenbiao's 3rd main attack company had already suffered a lot of casualties, and many comrades died in front of Jin Zhenbiao.

Moreover, the battle really entered a brutal stage at this time, and the enemy soon used flares to illuminate the sky like daylight. Subsequently, the enemy's support troops launched a frantic counterattack, and the remaining enemies in the bunker also launched an attack on our army.

Jin Zhenbiao's machine gun was the main firepower to block the enemy's charge. He fired fiercely at the enemy troops who were charging up. The enemy troops fell one by one under his gun, and his firepower point also became the enemy's target. The focus of the munitions attack.

Jin Zhenbiao was hit three times in his hands and feet by the hail of bullets fired at him intensively. But he did not stop fighting. After many battles, the brave and fearless spirit of the veteran warrior had already taken root in his heart.

Jin Zhenbiao climbed tenaciously to a small hill and fired at the enemy with a machine gun.

Jin Zhenbiao’s actions attracted more enemy troops to attack him, but Jin Zhenbiao was not afraid. He used a machine gun in his hand to shoot wildly with the enemy troops, and beat the enemy troops to pieces. .

The enemy, who had been unable to attack for a long time, used incendiary bombs, and the position suddenly turned into a sea of ??fire. Jin Zhenbiao’s clothes were burned, but he still did not drop his weapon, but held the weapon in his arms. His machine gun tumbled into a trench and he passed out.

Soon, our army repelled the enemy's counterattack and occupied all positions in Lao Tushan. While cleaning up the battlefield, comrades found Jin Zhenbiao who was still unconscious and sent him to the rear hospital.

In this battle, Jin Zhenbiao eliminated 165 enemies. His bravery was commended by the army and North Korea. Jin Zhenbiao was awarded the title of first-class hero and second-class combat hero by the 47th Army and the Volunteer Army Headquarters. Kim Il Sung personally awarded him the Soldier's Medal of Honor Level 2.

"People's Daily" published his deeds, and "Red Flag Fluttering" edited and published by the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army also reported on him. Kim Zhenbiao's name spread throughout the country.

Since then, Jin Zhenbiao has transformed from a "bandit" to a respected volunteer hero. His machine gun was later collected by the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.

When Commander He Long went to North Korea to offer condolences, he listened to the report of the "Battle of Lao Tushan" and was deeply moved. He met with Kim Zhenbiao and other heroes in the "Battle of Lao Tushan".

In 1954, Jin Zhenbiao returned to China with the army. Xiao Hua, then deputy director of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, put big red flowers on Jin Zhenbiao and other volunteers' heroes to pay high respect to the heroes.

At this time, Jin Zhenbiao felt sincerely proud and glorious. He found the value of his life in a foreign land far away from his hometown, and his contribution to the country and the nation made his thoughts gain. Sublimated.

Jin Zhenbiao felt that his thoughts were getting closer and closer to the party member he longed for.

In November 1954, after completing his tour report, Jin Zhenbiao returned to the company and was promoted to deputy squad leader.

In addition to job promotion, what made Kim Zhenbiao even more happy was that after submitting applications for joining the party many times, he finally got approval from the organization and joined the party honorably.

By the time Jin Zhenbiao returned to his hometown to visit relatives in 1957, with his outstanding military exploits and excellent military skills, he had been promoted to a company-level cadre (with the military rank of second lieutenant) and became a member of the Guilin Infantry School. Instructor.

After being away from home for many years, some changes occurred in the family. Jin Zhenbiao's mother has passed away, and his former lover also married another woman. So, under the arrangement of her family, Jin Zhenbiao married a rural girl.

While at home, because of his status as a fighting hero, Jin Zhenbiao was trusted by the villagers. When the public grain was distributed, he was asked by the villagers to do a notarization.

Jin Zhenbiao never imagined that these two seemingly ordinary things would bring him a near-destructive disaster.

As soon as Jin Zhenbiao returned home after visiting relatives in his hometown, the Guilin Infantry School received a letter of accusation from his hometown.

The letter said that even though he had been a bandit, he still refused to change his banditry. During his return to his hometown, he molested young women in remote mountains and remote areas, and even gathered people to attack and rob the commune granary.

In this way, the organization expelled him from the party, dismissed from public office, canceled his urban household registration, and sent Jin Zhenbiao and his wife to the farm to supervise labor.

Jin Zhenbiao suffered such an unjust injustice, so of course he had to appeal. He didn't understand why the blood he spilled on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea could not wash away his experience of being forced to become a bandit for three days.

Since he is already a party member, it means that he has been inspected and recognized by the organization. How can he believe those false accusations based on the stereotype that he has been a bandit for three days?

In Jin Zhenbiao's view, expelling him from the party means that he has betrayed his oath and belief in joining the party. However, Jin Zhenbiao's belief has not wavered, and he cannot accept this ruling at all.

After receiving Jin Zhenbiao’s complaint, the organization also sent people to his hometown to conduct an investigation. However, there was someone behind the person who wrote the report letter. Someone who was secretly jealous of him made arrangements in advance and deceived the organization sent to investigate. Investigating people.

The organization’s final conclusion is that the evidence is conclusive and the report is true. Based on this conclusion, Jin Zhenbiao was downsized and returned to his hometown in 1962, where he became a farmer.

Jin Zhen was originally a farmer, and he had endured the harsh years of the war. Returning to the life of a farmer was nothing to him.

But the sense of value that Jin Zhenbiao found with his blood was destroyed, and his character was no longer recognized. In the eyes of people, he became a man who behaved wildly and was hard to change. These changes made him He was in pain.

No matter how painful she is mentally, Kim Jin-biao cannot give up her responsibilities to her family. After getting married, his children were born one after another, and his father was aging at home. He had to support the family.

In order to supplement the family income, Jin Zhenbiao picked up the original craft and used his spare time to make wooden bowls and wooden ladles to sell some money to supplement the family income.

But even so, he could not support this family of 10. In the end, he adopted the youngest son among his six children to others.

But such a life could not last long.

In 1966, Jin Zhenbiao’s story was unavoidably revealed again. This time, his experience of being forced to be a bandit for three days was also regarded as a felony, and the Revolutionary Committee punished him for several crimes. , sentenced him to death.

What Jin Zhenbiao didn't expect was that the person who had reported him was also sentenced to death with him, and the torrent of mud and sand was about to drag him into the abyss.

Fortunately, before the execution, a leader did not forget that he had been a fighting hero, and brought him back from the brink of death with one sentence.

Jin Zhenbiao survived the catastrophe, but he was still afraid and became more cautious in his words and actions.

He is not afraid of bullets and bullets on the battlefield, but he cannot face this life of being pointed at.

Jin Zhenbiao didn’t want to be criticized by the villagers anymore, nor did he want his wife and children to be looked down upon by others, so he fled into the mountains to build a shack and live in a cave, living alone.

When Jin Zhenbiao was living in the mountains, in order to exchange for daily necessities, he would sometimes dig up melons and secretly take them down the mountain to sell them. As a result, he was discovered and reported several times, and he was arrested again.

The endless disasters that could not be avoided made Jin Zhenbiao exhausted both physically and mentally.

When Jin Zhenbiao was in the mountains, there were often militiamen watching over him. He was also stabbed in the back by a militiaman with an axe, and he lay in the hospital for eight months before barely recovering.

Injuries on the battlefield are glorious, but injuries like this can only be sad.

On the battlefield, Jin Zhenbiao can fight, but in this environment, he can only endure.

He hid in the mountains for eight years. It was not until the reform and opening up that Jin Zhenbiao's bad luck finally came to an end.

In 1979, with the care of the local government, although Jin Zhenbiao’s party membership and public office were still not restored, his second-level disabled soldier certificate was re-recognized, and he received corresponding living allowances and medical expenses. It can also be fully reimbursed.

At this time, someone encouraged Jin Zhenbiao to demand compensation, but he was satisfied with the material treatment he had received again.

When Kim Jin-pyo thinks of his comrades who died in the Korean battlefield, he feels that he is already very lucky. Although he had gone through many years of suffering, he still had a chance to live a happy life again, but those comrades sacrificed their lives for the happiness of future generations.

Among the comrades who died were his fellow villagers. On Laotu Mountain, Song Deqing, who held a blasting tube and rushed into the enemy army, died together with the enemy army, was his fellow Zhangjiajie. This incident made Jin Zhenbiao not want to fight for more material benefits.

Moreover, what Jin Zhenbiao has always wanted is to restore his party membership, which represents the organization's re-recognition of him and his qualifications to continue pursuing his beliefs. But for various reasons, his wish could not be realized for the time being.

Although he could not regain his party membership, Jin Zhenbiao still held himself to the standards of a party member and made contributions to the collective.

On one occasion, the commune's reservoir gate was blocked by debris. If the gate could not be closed and rapids poured in, large areas of farmland in the commune would soon be destroyed, with disastrous consequences.

The commune used a reward of 300 yuan to recruit people to go into the water and close the gate. This was a lot of money at the time, and the commune could be said to have spent a lot of money.

But in the face of the ferocious water, those young people with good water skills did not dare to risk their lives to earn this big money.

Only Jin Zhenbiao dared to do it without money. He jumped into the water and dived into the rapids many times before finally cleaning up the debris and closing the floodgate. After completing the task, Jin Zhenbiao refused the 300 yuan reward, saying that he did not need money to do something for the villagers.

Back in the collective, it is this sense of value that Jin Zhenbiao pursues.

Another time, when the commune was constructing water conservancy projects and conducting blasting, they encountered dumb guns. It was Jin Zhenbiao who blocked the others and stepped forward to eliminate them regardless of the danger. Failure to restore party membership will not erase Kim Zhenbiao’s public spirit.

In addition to helping the commune without expecting anything in return, Jin Zhenbiao is also very active in public welfare in society.

As long as Kim Zhenbiao was invited to tell the story of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, he would never refuse. He felt that it was his duty to use the experiences of himself and his comrades, especially those who had sacrificed their lives, to educate on patriotism.

Jin Zhenbiao’s public welfare actions won everyone’s recognition, and he was later elected as a member of the CPPCC Wulingyuan District in Zhangjiajie.

After becoming a member of the CPPCC, Jin Zhenbiao became more active in solving problems for the masses. He also dared to stand up for the masses when encountering unhealthy tendencies that harmed the masses.

Some people went to the post office to remit money, but a sum of money was deducted and they were forced to buy newspapers and magazines. After Jin Zhenbiao learned about this matter, he immediately contacted several other CPPCC members to investigate together.

After the investigation turned out to be true, they proposed a proposal to request the post office to make rectifications, so that people who had been forced to sell the goods received refunds, and the relevant responsible persons were also dealt with.

It can be said that Kim Zhenbiao’s desire to restore his party membership has nothing to do with anything else and is purely a spiritual pursuit.

Party membership is his strength on the battlefield, and Party membership is the glory he has gained through bloody battles and defending his family and country. He feels that this is the greatest value he has gained in his life.

It was always his lingering regret that he could no longer become a party member.

He once went to the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution to see his machine gun. When he saw the machine gun that accompanied him during his iron-blooded years, the heartache of losing his party membership made Jin Zhenbiao have mixed emotions. Feeling.

As time went by, Kim Zhenbiao also figured out that since he could not restore his party membership, he would try to join the party again.

He is already a gray-haired old man. He feels that he has only a short time left in his life, and his desire to become a party member again is even more urgent. However, after submitting several applications for joining the party, his wish has not been fulfilled.

By 2019, Kim Jin-pyo was 89 years old. A scholar came to Kim Jin-pyo to learn about his story because he was writing an article. After interviewing Kim Jin-pyo who was bedridden for half a year, he wrote a biography for him.

On Army Day this year, the local media made a special trip to interview Jin Zhenbiao, wrote down his wish as an internal report and submitted it to the city leaders, which attracted the attention of the leaders.

After verifying the situation and listening to opinions from all parties, the organization believed that Jin Zhenbiao met the conditions for party membership and could join the party. Therefore, this old party member in 1954 became a probationary party member after the application was unanimously approved by the village party branch.

On September 7, Kim Zhenbiao, who had been unable to eat for a month in the hospital bed, once again ushered in his party joining ceremony. Jin Zhenbiao, who could only rely on infusion to maintain his life, read the oath of joining the party loudly and powerfully.

Kim Jin-pyo has been looking forward to finally returning to the party organization for 61 years. The remaining energy in his life is boiling at this moment.

Since regaining his status as a Class II disabled soldier, Kim Jin-pyo has been grateful for the government’s care for him.

The government paid for Jin Zhenbiao’s house to be built for him. The annual subsidy of more than 10,000 yuan now allows him to take care of himself in old age. He can have all his medical expenses reimbursed, so that he does not have to worry about medical treatment. All these made Jin Zhenbiao feel very satisfied.

Now that his lifelong spiritual pursuit has been realized when he is about to reach the end of his life, how can he not be excited in his heart.

The blood and fire, glory and injustice he experienced in his life all had a perfect ending at this moment.

The life of the old man Jin Zhenbiao is full of legends. From being regarded as a hated bandit, to becoming a hero that attracted national attention, he fell into the dust of discrimination, and finally returned to the life of ordinary people.

This kind of experience gave him an open-minded attitude towards life. He could no longer hate the people who reported him, and just regarded it as an unavoidable bumpy road in his life.

Kim Jin-pyo always said that he would be blessed if he survived the catastrophe. On the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, he did not die in the hail of bullets and indiscriminate bombings, which made him a great hero.

After going through hardships and setbacks, I finally have a guaranteed second half of my life. These "later blessings" have allowed Jin Zhenbiao, who has witnessed countless deaths, to maintain a contented mind.

Before Jin Zhenbiao passed away, he could always be seen leisurely fishing by the Peach Blossom Stream in his hometown.

Heroes will eventually become ordinary. Jin Zhenbiao does not want to pursue being noticed. What he cannot give up is his spiritual destiny.

When people identify a spiritual destination, once they lose it, they will feel like they have lost the support of life. It can be said that Kim Jin-pyo spent 61 years trying to find the support of his life. Only by finding this support could he pass away peacefully.

I would like to pay my highest respect to the veteran hero Kim Jin-pyo!

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