Visiting the "Korean Army" legacy from Shanxi

The 97-year-old Yang Zengfang stiffened his body bent by the years, stood up, trembled and raised his hand, and offered a long-lost salute to the volunteers who came to visit. Most of the time since the founding of New China so far, he did not want to mention to the people around him the "those things" that he used to fight, including his wife and children.

In Shanxi Province, as Yang Zengfang experienced the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, there were many "military forces" left behind on the mainland. Most people have passed away, and living people have curled up in the corners of history and are reluctant to mention the past. On the 14th, the reporter accompanied the "caring veterans" volunteers in Shanxi to visit these "living memories" buried deep in history.

Yang Zengfang blind eyes blindly "forward" in front, wrinkled lips deep, stiffly sitting on the sofa, rarely talking to people. The old son, Yang Wuxin, who had already suffered from high hearing loss due to his old age, communicated with his father in a shouting manner.

Yang Wuxin said that in the past year, volunteers often came to accompany their fathers to chat, and slowly solved their father's knots and began talking about past events with their neighbors.

Yang Zengfang was born in Yuanping, Shanxi Province in 1915. At the age of 21, junior high school graduated with a cap of sunflowers on his head. After studying for two years as a student officer school in Yanxishan, he officially joined the army. At that time, the Anti-Japanese War had already begun. He participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan, the Battle of Shukou, and other large-scale Japanese soldiers who had been recorded in the history of China’s modern history. Afterwards, the command of the Second Battle District of Yan Xishan was transferred to Jixian, Shanxi Province, where “hardships slope". "At that time, every morning, the Chief Executive would stand on the rostrum to give us lectures."

In 1945, the liberation war began. In 1948, when he was captured, Yang Zengfang was a major staff officer. After a few months of training, he chose to go home and reunite his wife. In the same year, the eldest son was born and named Yang Wuxin. "The word 'new' represents freshmen and new weather."

After the founding of New China, Yang Zengfang relied on meager education to find a job as an accountant. Everything was far from stopping. After the "Cultural Revolution" began, his special identity was once again mentioned. He had to return to farming in rural areas. His body and mind left scars that were difficult to heal.

“Special identity has caused a shadow to the family and also changed the character of the father.” Yang Wuxin introduced that his father was suffering from cataract, optic nerve atrophy, and his eyes hurt and hit the wall, resulting in complete blindness. For more than 40 years since then, he has been living in the darkness and is unwilling to communicate with others.

Yang Wuxin said: “The only thing that communicates with the world is changing radios after another. When we were sad, after my mother’s death, my father thought of depression. She stayed alone in her rural home for more than a year without leaving her eyes. , food is moldy and hard to notice."

In 1992, when his son received a life in Taiyuan, Yang Zengfang’s life difficulties gradually improved.

When asked if he had thought about the old comrades in the past, Yang Zengfang said firmly: "No, never thought about it again." Then he whispered in a soothing tone: "When we were together, we were as close as brothers, after separation. Take care of each other."

Volunteer Wang Huijing recalled that the elderly cried when Yang Lao gave medals and national netizens' blessings last year.

Wang Huijing, currently looking for 9 veterans, has a deep feeling: “They do not want to, they can’t think about it. The old man longs for the society’s “recognition” of their past, so that their special identity is no longer a kind of burden. After all, some In terms of species, in the anti-Japanese era, they were the heroes of the country."

"I don't want anything, I want to live to be a hundred years old." Yang Zengfang experienced painful struggle for several decades. He returned to Taiyuan to live with his children before he felt that he was really happy to live. (Finish)

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