In 2008 and 2009, " assembly number " won the best actor award, best supporting actor award, best feature film award, best director award and other awards in major film award ceremonies. Once it was released, it caused countless discussions. The protagonist
in the film Guzidi made countless people cry. Although there are elements of artistic processing, in fact, millet land has a historical prototype, and the prototype is not as lucky as that of millet land. The name of this veteran is Chang Menglan.
received the post-breaking mission
In 1944, in Beizhuli Village, Zhanglen Township, Zanhuang County, Shijiazhuang, a young man named Chang Menglan joined the army and became a glorious soldier of Jinchaji Military Region . Although young, Chang Menglan fought bravely, and was later promoted to the platoon leader of the third battalion, eight company, and second platoon of the four verticals, ten brigades, thirty regiments.
Time came on November 19, 1948. When Chang Menglan's regiment was marching, under the ancient Great Wall in Sangyuan Town, Yanqing County, Beijing, it accidentally ran into the main force of the Kuomintang's "temporary three armies".
Because the strength gap between our army and the Kuomintang army was quite large at that time, in accordance with Chairman Mao's "enemy advances, we retreat" theory of protracted warfare, the army is prepared to ensure that it has vigor, and plans to immediately transfer in the dark.
In order to prevent the enemy from catching up and causing huge losses, the task after interruption at this time is very heavy. Only the eighth company is the most suitable for this difficult task.
After receiving the order, He Youhai, the company commander, immediately assigned the task to prepare layer by layer to defend against the enemy, and hand over the most important forefront positions to Chang Menglan, asking him to do his best to block the enemy's offensive. On the other hand, he led other fighters to defend against Chang Menglan's army, which not only kept Chang Menglan's retreat, but also helped the army delay some time. The command
, for Chang Menglan, is undoubtedly the dead end of a lifetime. However, as an excellent soldier, he had already put his life and death aside, he took over the task without hesitation, and selected seven leading soldiers in his fifth squad. The company commander
asked Chang Menglan to lead the soldiers to defend against the enemy's path. As long as it is dragged to dark, the large forces can basically be transferred safely. The company commander had no good luck until they had gone, so he cheered up with the soldiers: "You can't complete the mission, you are not allowed to take a half step! Can you complete the mission?!" He replied resolutely, "Yes!" Hearing the answer, the company commander was pleased and reluctant to leave. Due to time constraints, he prepared to take the other soldiers to leave.
At this moment, Chang Menglan asked the company commander a question: "Company commander, when shall we retreat?" The company commander paused a little bit: "Wait for me to sound a trombone over the mountain, you guys Once the task is completed, you can withdraw from the battle."
Chang Menglan and the others understand that in the next tough battle, living is naturally a luxury, but the only trace of hope left is that trombone.
, the late assembly number
, the enemy is about to approach, time brooks no delay, Chang Menglan hurriedly led seven soldiers to the mountain road to garrison. At the same time, he picked a little soldier with better ears and ran to the high ground 100 meters away from the position, took off his hat and concealed him, and was responsible for listening to whether the bugle sounded. If blows the trumpet over there, it will immediately scatter and retreat.
A little bit of time passed, these hot-blooded men were very nervous. In addition to being nervous about the next battle, they also had the courage to put them to death. It was too late to say that it was fast, and the sound of fast marching was heard from a distance, and the enemy army was killed from the mountain road. When the enemy entered the firing range, Chang Menglan gave an order, and the soldiers tilted countless bullets toward the enemy.
Although the enemy began to be disrupted, he quickly found shelter and hid because of his survival instinct. EnemyUpon seeing this, I was afraid that there would be other troops in ambush in the mountains, so I first sent wave after wave to explore the reality.
and this tactic, for Chang Menglan and the others, is undoubtedly a godsend opportunity. It can not only delay the time further, but also shorten the gap between ourselves and the enemy a little bit. Chang Menglan and the soldiers did not spare the ammunition and grenades in their hands in the face of the enemy. They not only repelled the enemy, but also wiped out many enemies.
However, the situation has deteriorated further, and these enemy forces are just the vanguard. Chang Menglan heard the roar of cars and tanks coming from the mountain, and the real despair was coming. But at this time, the little soldier still did not hear the trumpet.
There is no way. If you can't wait for the horn to sound, you will live until the horn sounds. Chang Menglan led the soldiers to continue to resist the enemy's frenzied offensive. Although the fighting time between the two sides was only 30 minutes, it was this short period of time that was compressing the odds of survival of Chang Menglan and others.
The sky is gradually dimming, and the number of enemy troops is increasing. Although the enemy's three attacks were repelled, and fortunately no soldiers were killed in battle, but the ammunition and grenades had already been consumed, and the supplies were stretched. What was even more desperate at this time was that they still did not hear the trumpet.
The little soldier in charge of listening to the trumpets lost their breath, and hurried to find Chang Menglan: "Platoon commander, this battle cannot be fought. Isn't this an obvious death? It is estimated that our troops will also go out for a while. Besides, it’s getting dark soon, and the enemy won’t necessarily chase us. Let’s just leave quietly.”
Chang Menglan, why don’t Chang Menglan feel sorry for the outstanding soldiers that she has brought out so hard, but the soldiers’ A sense of responsibility kept him from disobeying orders. I saw him yelling at the soldiers: "Keep on playing! If the trumpet is not sounded, we can't withdraw, and the offender shall enforce discipline on the spot!" The fire, and the enemies that fell one after another, time passed silently. An hour and a half passed, and everyone still did not hear the trumpet. At this moment, the sky has already turned dark, and according to the plan, the large forces should be safely transferred. So the soldiers urged Chang Menglan again, saying that the mission must be completed.
However, Chang Menglan also has his own concerns. Although he can't wait to retreat, he is more worried about the safety of the large army. Something went wrong, he was afraid that the company commander would also run into an enemy, and he would not have time to blow the trumpet. or actually the trumpet has been blown, everyone moved safely, but they did not hear when they concentrated on fighting.
But in any case, Chang Menglan believed that as long as they didn't hear the trumpet, their task would not really be completed. Preparing to lead the soldiers and continue to block the enemy forces will definitely allow the large forces to evacuate more safely.
However, unexpectedly, the enemy is not really mindless. In the fourth round of the battle, the enemy suddenly used an incendiary bomb, and the mountain was suddenly bright as day. The figures of Chang Menglan and others were quickly discovered by the enemy. With the whimper of artillery fire, Chang Menglan and others suffered a wave of fierce shelling. More unfortunately, two fighters were unable to hide and were killed on the spot. After the
gunfire swept through, the enemy also rushed into the position again. Chang Menglan knew that the enemy would intensify the offensive if the traces were exposed, and even if they resisted, they couldn't buy more time, so he immediately led the soldiers to break through. However, the speed of the enemy army is also very fast, after all, they did not expect that only 8 people would drag them for an hour and a half, and become even more anxious.
soon the two sides fought into a ball, and the remaining soldiers ignored each other and were involved in a wave of enemy forces. Chang Menglan was holding a light machine gun, looking for a way out while clearing the blocked enemy forces. Fortunately, the mountains are very suitable for concealment at night, Chang Menglan ran dozens of miles of mountain roads in one breath, and finally succeeded in getting rid of the enemy's chase and escaped from the enemy's clutches.
can wait for him to recover, only to find himself alone.The seven comrades who fought bloody battles with them were more violent at this time. Self-blame and loneliness struck him instantly. So, he shouldered the will of the seven heroes, step by step on the way to find the troops, ready to return to the team.
The long and hopeless road to return to the team
In the war years, it is not easy to find the transferred troops. According to his own judgment, he visited many places and avoided the Kuomintang troops on the road. Despite struggling to pursue it, he has never been able to find information about his troops. In desperation, he had to return to his hometown of Beizhuli, where he waited for the end of the war.
October 1, 1949, is the founding ceremony recorded in history. That day, Chang Menglan went to Beijing not only to witness the founding of New China with his own eyes, but also to take advantage of this opportunity to find a team again.
There is a department in the Beijing Military Region that is responsible for accommodating separated veterans. After he got there, he found the head of the department. After confirming his identity, the chief wrote him a letter of introduction and paid him a travel expense. Because there are too many veterans like him, we can only ask him to go home and wait for the notice.
is such a class, unexpectedly it was more than forty years. Over the years, Chang Menglan waited for letters while searching for the team in her own way. The places he ran were not only Shijiazhuang and Baoding in Hebei, but also Shanxi and the northeast. According to his understanding of the troops, comrades, etc., he did not let go of any clues.
He even visited the hometowns of old comrades-in-arms, and every time he hoped that the old comrades-in-arms could show up from a certain house or street corner to let him know that he hadn't wasted his efforts. However, the reality is cruel. Except for the two martyrs who have witnessed the sacrifice, no one has heard from him. As for the family members of the two martyrs, he has not dared to see him, because he was afraid that the other side would take care of his important people and he could not explain.
In 1984, Chang Menglan, who was nearly sixty years old, encountered a ray of sunshine in the haze. Shijiazhuang Army Academy set up a training ground in the north of their Beizhuli Village. Seeing those fighters, Chang Menglan saw herself and her comrades in them, and she couldn't help feeling much closer.
So he found the officer in charge, explained his identity, and asked to stay and help the troops do some work within their power. After reporting to his superiors, the officer allowed Chang Menglan to go to the barracks to do some chores.
After a long time, the soldiers there will help him as much as they can after they almost all know his deeds. For example, in winter, when Chang Menglan is burning a boiler, the soldiers will run over to add a handle, even if it rains and winds, they can’t move.
The college wanted to pay him, but he refused altogether, so he had to send some rice noodles to show his affection, and he would usually stay in the dining room for dinner. The soldiers saw that he was still wearing thin clothes in the severe cold, so they gave him his old clothes to wear. With the care of the academy and the soldiers, Chang Menglan's food and clothing problem was basically solved.
Usually when he is not traveling far, Chang Menglan will pick up waste, and collect some waste products and sell them every day to save travel expenses. Then every time he went out, Chang Menglan looked lonely after returning. When the soldiers saw Chang Menglan like this, they felt distressed and sympathized. Even Wang Dingqing, the vice-president of the college, was moved by his persistence after learning about it and prepared to take time to visit him.
One day, Wang Dingqing came to Chang Menglan's residence. Chang Menglan couldn't help asking him, hoping that he could help him find the lost team. Wang Dingqing did not dare to neglect the request of this veteran, and immediately used his relationship to inquire about the news.
After the establishment of New China, many serial numbers have been changed or cancelled. So in this case, it undoubtedly brought greater resistance to finding the old team. Fortunately, Huang Tian paid off. In 1996, Wang Dingqing really found the fourth column of the Jinchaji Military Region that Chang Menglan was thinking of.
48Years later, the veteran finally returned to the team smoothly
. It turned out that the reason why Chang Menglan couldn't find the fourth column of the Jinchaji Military Region after the founding of the People's Republic of China was because the troop designation became the 64th Army. This "North China Great Division" has achieved outstanding results in the battle to resist US aggression and aid Korea: wiped out 23,900 enemy aircraft, damaged and shot down 422 enemy planes, and stunned the enemy's spirit. The
troops are still alive and they performed well. This is the icing on the cake for Chang Menglan. He hurriedly thanked Wang Dingqing, and then set off quickly to Benxi in the northeast.
is approaching the Spring Festival, and there is a heavy snowfall of goose feathers in the northeast. felt the hard work of Chang Menglan of Benxi , but was told that the troops had just changed defense to a nearby town. Chang Menglan, who is unfamiliar with her place, is going to make do with one night at the station and wait until dawn.
Since everyone is in a hurry to go home for the New Year, there are few pedestrians on the road and fewer vehicles than usual. After waiting for a long time, I finally got a car, but it was already night in that small town. After asking people nearby, I learned that the troops were stationed a few kilometers away. So the elderly Chang Menglan marched towards the barracks in the snowy night, as fearless as he was when he was young.
It's a pity that people are all flesh and blood. The physical condition of Chang Menglan at this time is comparable to that of when he was young. When finally seeing the lights of the barracks, Chang Menglan was a little bit unable to support it. Fortunately, it didn't take long for a car that came to feed the troops to find him and took him to the barracks.
After he became sober, the head of the king came over to talk to him. He looked at Chang Menglan's old face, always feeling familiar and kind. So I asked Chang Menglan patiently, and asked him why he came here.
Chang Menglan slowly told Head Wang about her nine-death life and ups and downs over the years. The more she talked, the more excited she became, and her eyes wetted her eyes unconsciously.
The more he listened, the more moved Mr. Wang was. He finally knew why he was familiar with Chang Menglan at the beginning. Because of the photo hanging in the honor room of the regiment, there was Chang Menglan when he was young.
As Chang Menglan finished speaking of the experience, the old man also slowly recovered some spirits. I saw him slowly sitting up, crying, and standing up to salute, to the commander Wang full of energy to complete the 48-year report:
"comrade commander, the former Jinchaji Military Region 4th Axis 10th Brigade and 30th Regiment 3rd Battalion" Chang Menglan, the second platoon leader of the Eighth Company, was ordered to lead five squads of seven fighters on November 19, 1948, to perform a blocking mission in Sangyuan Town, Yanqing County to cover the entire regiment’s retreat. According to the order of the superior, he persisted until the end, in the battle. I was separated from the army, two soldiers died, and the whereabouts of the rest are unknown...Please give instructions from the chief!"
"Comrade Chang Menglan, the party committee of my delegation showed how you and your comrades in the blocking battle many years ago. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for your great sacrifice, and I would like to pay high tribute to your fearless spirit in the battle and your responsibility for the tasks assigned to you by the organization! Your combat missions have been completed very well!"
The head of the regiment was a man of iron. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but choke. As a soldier, he knew very well how lonely and lonely Meng Lan was in these years. But there is something, he has to tell the old man in front of him.
Regrettably, although the troops were not disbanded, the company commander He Youhai who was in charge of Chang Menglan had already died for his country on the Korean battlefield.
Chang Menglan had always been preparing to find the company commander and asked him whether he played the trumpet in person. But after hearing the news of the company commander's death, he didn't blow his trumpet, and instead became less important. What if blows? What if you haven't blown it? All the comrades-in-arms have already left. This is a fact that cannot be undone anyway.
The riddle of the assembly number finally solved
Commander Wang of plans to arrange for Chang Menglan to go to the Les Invalides for retirement, but like many veterans, Chang Menglan does not want to cause trouble to the country. He declined the kindness of Commander Wang, and seriously said to him: "I'm here for the army to deal with, not for treatment."
However, when Chang Menglan returned to his hometown, soon after Chang Menglan returned to the county. Relevant departments gave him a monthly subsidy of several tens of yuan in accordance with the treatment of the veteran. At first, Chang Menglan still declined, but after the organization's insistence, she finally accepted.
Chang Menglan, who was willing but wished, learned through the organization where the old leader Song Xuan was buried. Unexpectedly, the old head was buried in the North China Martyrs Cemetery in Shijiazhuang. It only takes a few hours to get there by car from Chang Menglan's house.
Accompanied by reporters, Chang Menglai went to the Martyrs’ Cemetery to meet the former head of the former head. The weather was a little strange that day, as if it moved the heavens, the rain kept falling.
came to the head of the head, Chang Menglai was cold and excited, shivering uncontrollably, and did not speak for a long time. After a while, he slowly calmed down and wanted to talk a lot, but he didn't know what to say. So he tried hard to stand up, and solemnly saluted the head of the head:
"Head, our mission is complete. We are fighting hard, there are no bullets. I come to sweep your tomb once a year. The weather is bad, I can't say it, let's not say it. I'm going back, head, goodbye."
Now, the big rock in Chang Menglan's heart was finally put down completely. In 48 years, he was not afraid of hardships and tiredness, and he insisted on a glimmer of hope in his heart in the wind and rain, finally found the army he wanted in his lifetime.
In 2005, Chang Menglan died of illness at the age of 80. He was buried in the cemetery of the martyrs where his comrades lay. Until the moment of his death, he did not know whether the company commander had blown the rallying call. Three years after his death, as "Assembly Number" was released nationwide, an old man appeared in the sight of everyone.
He claimed that his surname was "He", called Heyouhai. There is an obvious scar on his face, which is consistent with the characteristics mentioned by Chang Menglan. He told reporters that he has also been looking for Chang Menglan, but for some reason has not been in contact.
When the reporter asked him if he played the trumpet, he paused and recalled thoughtfully: "I want the commander to blow the trumpet, but I didn’t order that I can’t do that. As soon as the trumpet sounded, the troops were exposed. Now, Chang Menglan and their efforts are in vain."
mentioned Chang Menglan, and the old company commander became even more excited: "My eyes cannot see clearly, but I have heard the movie "Assembly Number". , I can think of how miserable it was. Chang Menglan was a good soldier and brave..."
Chang Menglan’s children learned that the old company commander was still alive, and finally solved what had troubled Chang Menglan for almost his entire life. After the mystery, I immediately went to Chang Menglan's tomb and burned the paper, and excitedly said to Chang Menglan's tombstone: "The company commander has found it, and your mission is complete!"
