During the Spring Festival this year, the movie "The Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake" was released. The plot of the volunteer soldiers bombing the Watergate Bridge three times touched countless netizens.

At that time, the WeChat public account of "CCTV Military" once released "The Prototype of the Movie is him!

The hero who first bombed the Watergate Bridge is still alive at the age of 98!

" reported the deeds of Guo Rongxi, a veteran of Zhuji, Zhejiang, who pulled the explosive pack when he first bombed the Watergate Bridge.

Guo Rongxi's experience of participating in the task of blowing up the Watergate Bridge also rushed to the hot search on Weibo at that time, which became a hot topic among netizens.

　　On August 3, the reporter learned from Guo Rongxi's relatives and friends that Comrade Guo Rongxi, a retired cadre of the Zhuji Civil Affairs System, died of illness at the Zhuji People's Hospital on the afternoon of August 2, 2022, at the age of 98.

　　Guo Rongxi was born in 1924 and enlisted in the army in 1945. He participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Second-time merit awards include 1 first-class merit, 3 third-class merits, and 1 fourth-class merit.

　　So, in the battle of Changjin Lake, how did he lead the team to blast the Watergate Bridge?

How did you find the hero prototype of "Watergate Bridge"?

Let's find out the answer in Guo Rongxi's narration during his lifetime.

　　"The first time I blew the Watergate Bridge"

　　According to the introduction of the New Fourth Army Research Association of Zhejiang Province, in October 1950, Guo Rongxi rushed to the Korean battlefield to resist the United States and aid Korea.

On November 6 of that year, the second battle started, and the Volunteers fought fiercely with the US military for several days.

On November 29, the U.S. military attempted to flee south, and the Watergate Bridge was the only way to escape. In order to prevent the U.S. military from escaping, Guo Rongxi, then the staff officer of the 60th Division of the 60th Division of the Volunteer Army, received an arduous task: to be ordered. Lead a platoon to blow up the Huangcaoling No. 1 Power Station Bridge (Water Gate Bridge).

　　The reason why he was asked to blow up the bridge was carefully considered by his superiors.

Because in the war of liberation, Guo Rongxi was the squad leader of blasting. With his superb blasting skills, he led the whole class to win the second-class collective merit and the first-class individual merit, and was a blasting expert.

　　The Huangcaoling No. 1 Power Station Bridge (Shuimen Bridge) has a very complex terrain. It is a highway bridge built on a dam. There is a flood discharge pipe under the bridge. One side of the bridge is a water pump house, and the other side is a cliff.

This is the only land passage from Hagaru-ri to Xingnan Port. If it is destroyed, thousands of enemy tanks, cars and armored vehicles will not be able to pass through.

　　After receiving the task, Guo Rongxi set off in the heavy snow with a platoon.

In order to catch up with time, they changed the practice of concealing air defense during the day and marching at night, and they were also advancing at full speed during the day.

Said to be moving at full speed, but in fact the speed was very slow, because firstly, there was no food to eat, and secondly, there was no cold clothing.

During the two days that Guo Rongxi led the team to the Water Gate Bridge, they did not eat a single bite of hot food. In the severe cold of minus 40 degrees Celsius, they put all the clothes they could put on their bodies, and then tied them with belts, so that everyone They are too bloated to see their original appearance.

Everyone trudged through the knee-deep snow, and U.S. planes flew over their heads several times without finding them.

　　On the night of November 29, Guo Rongxi led a team to the Watergate Bridge. On the way, two people were unfortunately frozen to death during covert air defense. Guo Rongxi's hands were also black with ice, and his fingers could hardly be bent.

But he didn't care about this at all, and immediately found a commanding height and began to observe the terrain.

The enemy had machine gun fortifications at the north and south ends of the bridge, and there was a tank at the north end of the bridge, but because the weather was too cold, there were no sentries on the bridge, which created opportunities for Guo Rongxi and the others.

　　After careful observation, Guo Rongxi found that the south bridge head of the highway bridge and the junction of the highway were the best blasting points, so he divided a row into two groups, one group was covering the north of the bridge, and the other group followed him through four thick flood discharge pipes. After passing by, he quietly circled to the south end of the bridge, and climbed onto the bridge while the enemy searchlights swept around.

This time, Guo Rongxi brought 3 explosive packs, each 30 pounds. He put one explosive pack near the bridge and quickly set off the fuse.

However, an accident occurred. Guo Rongxi, who was supposed to evacuate quickly, became very slow because he was cold and hungry.

A flying stone splashed by the explosion hit Guo Rongxi's calf, shattering the fibula, and one foot turned 180 degrees to face directly behind.

Guo Rongxi fell to the ground.

He endured the pain and pulled his foot back. The other soldiers also exchanged fire with the enemy, and took the opportunity to grab Guo Rongxi back.

　　In an interview, the old man Guo Rongxi said loudly and forcefully: "It is necessary to resist U.S. aggression and aid the DPRK, it is to protect the family and the country, and it is very honorable. We all stand up and are not afraid of all sacrifices! The Watergate Bridge was bombed three times, and the first time was me. Fried."

　　Heroes never show off their achievements to their families

　　Guo Rongxi's hometown is Yangchun Village, Fengqiao Town, Zhuji City.

According to local people, Yangchun Village is famous for "Yangchun Rice Cake" in Zhuji City, and Guo's surname is a common surname.

　　A relative of Guo Rongxi once said in an interview that Guo Rongxi was his little grandfather.

Guo Rongxi has three brothers, he is the youngest, and both brothers are no longer alive.

Guo Rongxi went to the army very early. After returning from the army, he worked outside again. When he got older, he lived at his son's house in the urban area of ​​Zhuji.

The descendants of Guo Rongxi's two older brothers would go to the city to visit the old man during the New Year and festivals and wish him New Year's greetings.

　　Guo Rongxi's son said in an interview that after his father returned from the army, he was the Minister of Human and Military Affairs in Fengqiao Town. After a period of time, the state called for support for the construction of the Great Northwest. He signed up to support Ningxia without hesitation. 14 years.

Guo Rongxi was 28 years old when he returned to China to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and he was over 40 years old when he returned from Ningxia.

At this time, Guo Rongxi began to fall in love and get married.

　　Mr. Guo once said that he knew very little about his father before. Although Guo Rongxi is usually very talkative, he rarely mentions his previous wars in front of his son and granddaughter.

Mr. Guo only knew that his father had been a soldier before.

In 2017, CCTV's interview with Guo Rongxi let Mr. Guo know for the first time that his father had such a brilliant military career and honor.

He began to look for and read relevant materials, and roughly sorted out the relevant situation of his father: Guo Rongxi, who joined the army at the age of 20 to join the Jinxiao Detachment of the New Fourth Army guerrilla column in eastern Zhejiang, joined the party in December of the same year, and participated in dozens of battles and battles.

The old wounds of the war also made Guo Rongxi a disabled soldier.

　　After being injured in the first bombing of the Watergate Bridge, Guo Rongxi returned to China. What he could not let go of were those comrades who were still fighting in North Korea.

Taking into account his injury, the army leaders did not let him go to North Korea again.

Guo Rongxi said at the time: "I am going, and I will die in that place." In May 1951, Guo Rongxi returned to North Korea and fought side by side with his comrades again until June 1952 when he returned with the army.

Guo Rongxi was 28 years old when he left North Korea.

Many warriors as young as him have been buried forever in foreign countries.

　　In October 1955, Guo Rongxi was awarded the rank of captain.

In April 1956, the Ministry of Defense awarded him the Liberation Medal.

In the same year, he returned to his hometown from the army and served as the director and party branch secretary of Zhuji Power Plant.

In 1959, he went to Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to support construction and worked in Ningxia for nearly 14 years.

He returned to Zhuji in 1972, and successively served as secretary of the Party branch of the Catering Service Company, deputy director of the County Civil Air Defense Office, and deputy director of the County Civil Affairs Bureau.

Retired in 1984.

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