500 meters, 1000 meters, 3000 meters ... When the plane rose to the height of 4999 meters, these 15 heroes jumped and started a meaningful life-and-death action.
These are 15 warriors in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. They risked their lives to bring warmth and safety to thousands of people. What were these 15 heroes doing? What happened afterwards?
On May 12, 2008, the mountain shook, the building collapsed and the tree was broken. In the roar of heaven and earth and the tragic sound of human beings, an earthquake of magnitude 8 centered on Wenchuan, Sichuan Province swept thousands of miles.
At this time, Hubei province, which is adjacent to Chongqing, is also shaking, and the earthquake is clear and full. The atmosphere of airborne troops 15 in Xiaogan immediately became tense, and commander Wang Weishan was deeply shocked and worried.
This is not an ordinary natural disaster, it is likely to be a big problem! After foreseeing the seriousness of the earthquake, out of the sensitivity of the soldiers, he gave the order, and the 15 Army immediately fell into the state of preparing for the whole army.
15 troops have a long and glorious history. Before being reorganized into airborne troops, it was an invincible "Chitose Army" on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and trained many fighting heroes such as Qiu and Huang Jiguang. Even before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a good record in the Central Plains of the Liberation War.
Until April of 196 1, this Diwang unit ended its land career and became the Depth Charge supporting the construction of airborne troops in the motherland.
From running to flying is not achieved overnight, and it is indispensable to stumble. From capital to talents, from technology to experience, these are the wealth that must be accumulated on the road of exploration.
During the continuous training, the 15 troops summed up their own slogan: through "hard training on the ground" and "fine jumping in the air", the legs need to experience "three swelling and three elimination" before they can finally "rush to the sky".
It is under this kind of hard training that China's airborne troops gradually changed from less to more, and embarked on the road of regularization. The emergence of this unit has given China more confidence in war preparedness and disaster relief. The frontline support of airborne troops can be seen in the floods in Henan last year and the dam failure in Huangmei County, Hubei Province the year before last. ......
/kloc-Wenchuan earthquake 0/4 years ago, when traffic and communication were completely blocked, we distributed materials, communicated with various places, set up stations and rescued the masses. ......
Naturally, there are "gods" falling from the sky in these jobs. So at the first time of the earthquake, all the officers and men were ready to go to the battlefield. What's more, they put life and death aside and wrote a suicide note in advance, ready to risk their lives to rescue thousands of affected people!
In the early morning of the second day after the earthquake, Li Zhenbo, director of the Airborne Forces Research Institute, was ordered to immediately organize and command international commandos to rush to Maoxian County, the epicenter, to perform special tasks that other arms could not reach.
At this time, due to the influence of the strong earthquake, the roads and communications in Maoxian and Beichuan, which suffered the most, have been completely interrupted, and even aftershocks from time to time threaten the life safety of rescue teams trying to advance into dangerous areas. Airborne troops become the fastest and only team that can participate in the rescue.
In the face of catastrophe, time is life. After clarifying the form and its importance, Li Zhenbo immediately screened and assembled 100 elite airborne troops, each of whom folded up his parachute, shouted the slogan "People's life and property safety first" and flew to the front with 40 tons of urgently raised materials.
At this time, Maoxian has lost contact with the outside world for nearly a day, and people all over the country are worried about it. On the premise that time is the life of the affected people, this commando team wants to jump to the disaster area immediately and start rescue and communication reconstruction.
Maoxian has a very special geographical position, surrounded by mountains with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, so the lowest plane can only be maintained at a height of about 5,000 meters, and the airborne troops have to parachute from this height to carry out rescue, which undoubtedly geometrically increases the landing difficulty of the airborne troops!
This is the first time in nearly 60 years that airborne troops have participated in non-combat missions in the form of airborne troops. What makes this 100 people more nervous is that their usual training is basically skydiving at a height of 100 meters. Now the altitude has increased by nearly 10 times. Whether they can land safely or not is uncertain for them and the troops.
What's more, at present, almost all the building installations in Maoxian county are damaged, and there are no signs and guidelines on the ground, and even the specific meteorological conditions are unknown. Hastily carrying out the airborne mission is likely to directly hit a nearby cliff, or directly fall into a dangerous place, with a high probability of death and injury!
But in any case, people's safety comes first. With lofty aspirations that will never return, these airborne troops are ready to jump down and perform their tasks at once.
Just when they had finished their psychological construction, the task was suspended. That morning, the weather in Maoxian was bad, and the storm, lightning and thunder greatly increased the difficulty of plane flight. The plane descended from an altitude of more than 8,000 meters. After breaking through the dark clouds and reaching 6,200 meters, the fuselage was covered with frost. Not only was the outer window blurred, but the external situation could not be seen clearly, and even the hatch could not be opened.
At this rate, it is probably the fate of the machine. Not only can the victims not be rescued, but hundreds of lives on board will also be ruined in vain. After eight failed landing attempts, Li Zhenbo had to order a return flight and suspend the rescue mission.
As early as on the way to Maoxian, Li Zhenbo began to think about the airborne plan. In the face of the complex terrain, extreme weather and the challenge of cold and lack of oxygen at an altitude of 5000 meters, he had to be cautious. Although he came with the determination to die, he didn't want to make even a little meaningless sacrifice.
"The terrain in Maoxian County is too complicated to adjust the direction, which means you can choose a good landing site." After repeated thinking and observing the specific situation, Li Zhenbo decided to use a directional parafoil for airborne mission.
After the direction was determined, Li Zhenbo immediately deployed 25 paragliders. Everything is ready, and then the selection of personnel.
In the face of life-threatening tasks, although everyone is afraid, the sense of responsibility and team friendship make them more active at the same time, and they all sign up enthusiastically, hoping to be the first person who dares to die.
Li Zhenbo was well aware of the difficulty and danger of this task, and he was the first to join this team full of crises. After screening, he selected 22 warriors who are proficient in paragliding operation to form the Warriors. Among them, 14 people took part in the first airborne operation with him, and the remaining 7 people were incorporated into the reserve team for parachute guidance.
Everything is ready, just waiting for a good opportunity. On the morning of May 14, the rainy weather that lasted for many days finally ended and the sky cleared up, which was an excellent opportunity to carry out the task.
Opportunity knocks but once. At this time, it is more than half of the 72 hours from the gold rescue time, and it is urgent. In the morning 1 1: 37, as the plane took off, all the warriors on board 15 looked serious and were ready to airborne.
Among them, the oldest is the 48-year-old leader Li Zhenbo, who has exceeded the airborne age limit of 45. But he didn't want to just watch his soldiers take the lead and risk their lives. He wants to be their leader and bear the dangers and difficulties they will face together.
So when selecting players, he included himself for the first time. The reasons he gave are also very military: first, I am more experienced than you, second, I am a leader, and third, this is an order!
At his insistence, he successfully joined this "death squad". Moreover, during the mission, he became the first soldier to jump off the plane!
The names of other 14 people are Yu Yabin, Xiang Haibo, Lei Zhisheng, Zhao Sifang, Liu Zhibao, Guo, Liu, Wang Leyan, Wang Junwei and Yin Yuan.
Facing the danger of the coming challenge, they are all extremely nervous, but each has its own insistence. For example, Xiang Haibo, the youngest, was only 23 years old at that time, which was the best result of enjoying life after graduating from college in society. But he doesn't want to do nothing all his life. He wants to do something for the motherland and the people and leave his mark. In the face of his repeated insistence, Li Zhenbo, who had refused him to take part in the mission, agreed to join him at the last minute.
Some of them made a "final farewell" to their parents, wives and children before the war, and repeatedly told their families the bank card number. Some people also gave a vaccination to their loving girlfriends: "There is a certain danger in emergency rescue and disaster relief. Don't cry if I can't come back. When it is built there, go to Sichuan to see me. "
Ren Tao is the person who has the deepest feelings and the most intense emotions in this task. Because his home was in the Sichuan earthquake zone, he had already received the bad news from his wife before going out to war: his home was destroyed in the earthquake, his mother was seriously injured and was treated in the hospital, but grandma failed to survive this and left this world forever!
In short, this 15 warrior, with all kinds of visions and ambitions, is working together to save the people and rescue the disaster. After Li Zhenbo, the captain, jumped off the plane, the other players jumped in turn with emotion.
"How many high-voltage lines!" Obviously, Li Zhenbo, the first captain to jump out of the engine room, vaguely saw the situation on the ground. He didn't expect the situation in Maoxian county to be so complicated.
With a nervous mood, he endured the falling process of1500m under the condition of lack of oxygen and dizziness, and prepared to open the parafoil at an altitude of 3,500m, but at this time he found that there was something wrong with the main landing umbrella he was carrying, and he could not open it at all. Fortunately, with more than 30 years of experience, he didn't panic. At 700 meters above the ground, he calmly pulled open the spare umbrella on the other side.
The situation in Wang Junwei is the same as that in Li Zhenbo. Fortunately, they all opened their spare umbrellas and fell to the ground in a near miss. Although the branch pierced Li Zhenbo's leg after the fall, Lei Zhisheng's right leg also hit a stone. But the basic problem is not big, and they still have enough energy to do the next task.
"The people's liberation army is coming! We are saved! " These 15 warriors did not complete the task, which played an encouraging role in the first time. No matter who is injured or hungry, they immediately have the backbone and courage to fight death.
At this time, the injured Li Zhenbo did not stop to recuperate. As the captain, he went to Maoxian non-stop and contacted the local government directly. After learning the specific situation of Maoxian County, he immediately spread the news to the headquarters outside.
Not only that, in the face of extremely complicated airborne environment, in order to avoid excessive losses, they suggested canceling the rest of the airborne plan, and 15 of them will complete this important task of guiding air assistance!
This is not an easy task. These 15 heroes walked for seven days and seven nights, traveled 220 kilometers, climbed four peaks with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, visited 7 towns and 55 villages before and after, provided important disaster information for the headquarters at the first time, and guided airdrops and set up temporary airports, which directly and indirectly saved more than 654.38 million victims.
It is worth mentioning that only on the second day of the mission, they eliminated two hydropower stations in danger of bursting their dams and rescued 106 Chinese and foreign tourists and 47 teachers and students of the Academy of Fine Arts who were trapped nearby. ......
It was not until May of 19 that this 15 warrior got rid of his busyness, left Maoxian and returned to the team. At this time, they were in rags and exhausted. After a sudden relaxation, almost everyone failed to hold on and fell ill in the hospital bed. After illness, they returned to the army and started a new task and life.
After a lapse of 12 years, until September 17, 2020, the 15 warriors got together again at the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Airborne Forces. Looking back, everyone smiled knowingly.
Most of them have been demobilized and scattered all over the country, such as businessmen, policemen and so on. , doing different jobs. 15, only Li Zhenbo, Yu Yabin, Yuan Yin, Xiang Haibo and Li Yushan are still in the army. Among them, Li Zhenbo, who is still working in the former unit, retired home on 20021.
Among 15 people, Li Yajun is the most enviable, because he was favored by a female college student who participated in the disaster relief at that time. After the disaster, the girls took the initiative to pursue it and even went to their hometown in Li Yajun to visit their parents. They finally came together and entered the marriage hall.
After demobilization, Lei Zhisheng returned to work in his hometown neighborhood office and lived an ordinary and busy life. He is very satisfied with this and enjoys it.
Six months after Zhao Haidong returned to the army, he retired and went home to become a highway administrator in Yulin, Shaanxi.
Guo retired and transferred to the Transportation Bureau; Chloe Wang is a teacher in Liaoning Veterans Training Base. Wang Junwei went to Leshan police station in Sichuan as a policeman. Ren Tao became a truck driver and started long-distance transportation. ......
Yu Yabin, who stayed in the army, is the captain of a leading group of an airborne unit; Yuan Yin is the second squad leader of a battalion of airborne troops; Li Yushan served as the director of umbrella training in the army; Xiang Haibo, the youngest, also works as a team leader in a certain airborne unit.
Although they are not in the same army now, they are scattered in different areas. But I believe that they will never forget the unforgettable rescue experience in 2008. I also hope that they will not change their original intention and continue to shine in their respective posts!
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