He is the prototype of the movie! The hero who first bombed the Watergate Bridge is still alive, he is 98 years old!

The movie "Watergate Bridge at the Changjin Lake" is now showing

Volunteer soldiers bombed the Watergate Bridge three times

"We will bomb it every time we repair it"

"As long as the bridge is there, our mission will remain"

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Did you know?

The prototype of the movie

The first bombing of the Watergate Bridge

Volunteer Army Hero Guo Rongxi

This year, he is 98 years old

First bridge bombing

He was the one who detonated the explosive pack...

Today, listen to Guo Rongxi

Take you back to the real "Watergate Bridge Battlefield"

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Blow up the bridge!

Blocking the U.S. troops’ escape route to the south

November 6, 1950

The Second Battle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea Begins

The Volunteer Army fought hard with the enemy for several days

November 29

The 10th Army of the US Army began to retreat as far as possible

Escape attempt to the south

The Watergate Bridge was built by the U.S. military

The only way to retreat from Changjin Lake to Xingnan Port in the rear

Once the Watergate Bridge is destroyed

More than 1,000 U.S. military equipment vehicles

Will be blocked here

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army

Guo Rongxi, Operations Staff Officer of the 60th Division of the 20th Army

Accepted this difficult task

Blow up the Watergate Bridge

We must not let the US troops escape!

Guo Rongxi is a master of blasting

During the Liberation War

He has led the blasting squad to victory many times.

An individual was awarded the first-class merit once

Second-class merit once

Awarded the Second Class People's Hero Medal of the East China Field Army

Guo Rongxi said

“No matter how hard it is, even if it means sacrifice, I am not afraid

Guaranteed to complete the task!"

The Watergate Bridge was bombed three times

A platoon of soldiers died.

This time the bridge was blown up

Guo Rongxi led a platoon of soldiers

Bundle up three large bags of 20-30 kg of explosives

Under the cover of night

Head towards Watergate Bridge

The soldiers passed along the road

You may encounter enemies at any time along the way.

The temperature was around -40℃

The soldiers' hands were frozen black.

Arriving at the Watergate Bridge

Guo Rongxi observes the terrain

Relying on your own blasting experience

Choose to install explosives at the junction of the bridge head and the road

According to his recollection

After installing the explosives, he ordered the soldiers to retreat.

He pulled the ignition pipe himself

There are 30 seconds left before the explosion.

At this time, an accident happened

Because of hunger and cold

Guo Rongxi was a few steps late in retreating

With a loud bang, the bridge was blown up

He was also hit by a flying object

Left leg fibula fracture

The foot was twisted 180 degrees

After the Watergate Bridge was blown up

It was quickly repaired by American engineers equipped with modern equipment.

Repair, blow up

Repair it, blow it up again...

In the second and third bridge bombing missions

Some platoons were on duty

The entire platoon of soldiers died.

It was freezing cold.

When some soldiers died

Still holding the gun position

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In a few days

Volunteer Army at all costs

Continuous organization of bridge bombing

The US military's retreat was delayed to the greatest extent possible.

Second Korean War

Guo Rongxi said: I would rather die here!

After being injured, Guo Rongxi returned to China

What he can't let go of the most

They are the comrades who are still fighting in Korea.

Considering his injury

The military leaders did not allow him to go to North Korea again.

Guo Rongxi said at the time

"I'm going to go, and I'll die there"

May 1951

Guo Rongxi returns to North Korea

Fighting side by side with comrades again

Until June 1952, he returned to China with the army

The year I left North Korea

Guo Rongxi, 28 years old

Many young warriors like him

But he sleeps forever in a foreign country

Tombstone of the Volunteer Army Martyrs on the Changjin Lake

Movie "Watergate Bridge at the Changjin Lake"

First day of release

Jiangsu Xuzhou Military Sub-district

Organize veterans of the Volunteer Army to watch

The movie aroused their memories of the war years

They say

"As long as there is still one person on the position, we cannot retreat!"

Today, war is shown through movies

Today, we can sit in the cinema and look back on history

Most grateful and respectful

These are the cutest people.

Because of their dedication

This hard-earned peace

Only then can we have our happy life now

Always pay tribute to them

Source: CCTV Military (ID:CCTV-7_Junshi)

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