The "Red Classroom" of the 92-year-old veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in Inner Mongolia: Tell the story hidden in the "password"

　　Chinanews.com, Hulunbeier, December 7th, title: The "red classroom" of the 92-year-old Inner Mongolia veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea: Tell the story hidden in the "password"

　　Chinanews reporter Zhang Wei

　　In Hulunbeier, Inner Mongolia, it is snowing thousands of miles in winter, and 92-year-old Liu Shiting is sitting in front of the window facing the sun, earnestly "preparing for lessons".

"When the weather gets warmer, I have to go to the community and go to school to give lectures."

　　In 1950, Liu Shiting, a 19-year-old student at Hailar No. 2 Middle School, joined the Communist Party of China and was elected to the Inner Mongolia Military Region Confidential Cadre Training Team. The Korean battlefield participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

The picture shows Liu Shiting telling the "password" story on the Korean battlefield more than 70 years ago.

Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Hailar District Committee

　　Today, the octogenarian Liu Shiting is still energetic and articulate. Before winter, he often goes out of his house to set up "red classrooms", telling community residents and school students stories hidden in "passwords" more than 70 years ago.

　　Looking back on more than 70 years ago, the memory is as clear as yesterday.

Liu Shiting said: "I was one of the first confidential translators to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Leather bags, code books, and pencils are our 'combat tools'."

　　On the battlefield, major decisions, operational command, logistics support and other tasks all need to be communicated by radio coded communication.

　　At that time, the combat conditions were difficult, and most of the work of confidential translators was done in caves, tunnels, air-raid shelters and dense forests. "The thighs were used as a table to quickly translate and transmit confidential information. No mistakes are allowed, otherwise the fighter plane will be delayed."

　　In Liu Shiting's own words, although the confidential translators are not in the ranks of the charge, they have the "password" of combat that is more important than their own lives.

　　Liu Shiting still remembers that when he first arrived on the Korean battlefield, the flames of war were raging, bomb craters were everywhere, and enemy planes flew overhead from time to time. "I was still very scared at that time."

　　What impressed him the most was that during a night march, he was suddenly bombed by an enemy plane, and he didn’t even have time to evacuate or escape. body of water and ice."

　　"Later, to commemorate this unforgettable experience, I wrote a little poem." Liu Shiting told reporters.

　　Climbing one high mountain after another, wading out one path on the cliff after another... In order to prevent the enemy from discovering the target, the large troops set off when it was dark, and walked all night.

　　Liu Shiting said that at that time, "white + black" and "5 + 2" were very normal. Sometimes they dragged their ponytails during the march and fell asleep while walking.

"Once on a high mountain road, I was so sleepy that I almost fell down the mountain."

　　"Marching at night and sending and receiving telegrams in dug-out tunnels during the day is extremely difficult." Liu Shiting said, "It's dark and humid all the year round without sunlight, and the narrow space can only maintain a rigid posture, with both feet stepping on the cold mud. inside……"

　　The reporter learned that Liu Shiting participated in four battles during the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, the "Turtle City" blocking battle, the "Taichuan" attack battle, the "38th Line" attack battle, and the "Wuyinshan" defense battle.

The picture shows Liu Shiting preparing lessons for his "Red Classroom".

Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Hailar District Committee

　　In July 1951, Liu Shiting returned to China after completing the first phase of the mission to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, until he was discharged from the army in 1958.

During his service, he was awarded 2 third-class merits.

　　In 1991, after Liu Shiting retired, he was still involved in the work of caring for the next generation. He served in the Working Committee for Caring for the Next Generation in Hailar District, Hulunbeier City. He often went to schools to tell young people about his experience of participating in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and build up their patriotism.

　　And "patriotism, bravery, gratitude, and responsibility" have long been Liu Shiting's family motto, rooted in the hearts of younger generations.

　　Today, Liu Shiting, who has been in the party for 72 years, often says: "My children and grandchildren already have 8 party members. I am very proud!" (End)