The newcomer is in his thirties, but he seems to have experienced many vicissitudes. He said to Wei Jie, "Old commander, I have been wronged and can only look for you." . The word "old army commander" made Wei Jie suddenly understand that the bearer must be their 60th Army, and it must be180th Division, or those sad memories of defeat in the Korean battlefield.
The defeat of 180 division is a permanent pain in Wei Jie's heart, because he was the commander of the 60 th Army at that time, and 180 division was under his command. The defeat of 180 division affected Wei Jie's later promotion to a certain extent. As a founding lieutenant general, he actually worked as the deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region for 25 years, and he never became a full member. All his old subordinates have become his immediate superiors.
What Wei Jie didn't expect was that the failure of 180 division caused more serious consequences to more people than he did. For example, Zhang Da, a native of Meishan, Sichuan, came to see him. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he joined the army in Chengdu and worked as an intern in the 180 division staff office, which was equivalent to a small staff officer.
It was Wei Jie who brought Zhang Da to the Korean battlefield. It is glorious to join the volunteer army, but fate has brought deep suffering to Zhang Da. At the end of the fifth battle, the 180 division was surrounded, and Zhang Da was seriously injured in the bloody battle and was unfortunately captured.
It is disgraceful to be a prisoner at any time and in any country. Zhang Da was detained in a US military concentration camp for two years and suffered humiliation and persecution. But he never wavered, never gave in, never gave up his faith in life and insisted on returning to China.
The US military listed him on the list of "diehards of the * * * production party" and forcibly tattooed four words on his arm, "Anti-Russian". I have to say that the US military is really doing everything it can, and it is really naive. Can tattooing a few words on people's arms change their beliefs?
Zhang Da actually scraped off these four words with a razor, and there are still scars on his arm. 1953, Zhang Da was successfully repatriated to China. Hard-working people are rewarded by heaven, and he finally got through it. I didn't expect the experience after returning to China to be very bad.
At that time, Zhang Da was only 20 years old and his life had just begun. Because of the experience of being captured, he was expelled from the group and demobilized on the charge of "traitor". Zhang Da once took part in the college entrance examination twice, and scored enough, but he was not admitted.
Why? You can't pass the political exam. Many units have given Zhang a red light. Zhang Da had to be a private school teacher and even worked as a tracker by the Minjiang River. Later, Zhang Da was wanted on the charge of "defecting to the enemy and treason", and wanted notices were posted everywhere to arrest him.
In desperation, Zhang Da had to come to the old army commander. Wei Jie was very sad and sad when he heard what happened to Zhang Da. He said that if there is war, there will be sacrifices and there will be prisoners of war. You can't put the blame on you. I, the commander of the army, have a responsibility. You suffered a lot in the prison camp, and all the comrades who came back were good comrades.
Zhang Da asked the old army commander to testify for him and give him a certificate. Wei Jie said, I refuse to make this proof. Who else will do it? I took you out of Sichuan at that time, but I didn't bring you back. I'm sorry for your parents. It is wrong to say that you are traitors and defectors. You didn't go to Taiwan Province province or abroad, but you came back. If someone wants you again, you can sue him in court, and I will be your defense lawyer.
Wei Jie and Zhang Da talked for more than two or three hours, got a detailed understanding of Zhang Da's capture and return to China, and invited him to dinner. After dinner, Wei Jie asked the secretary to issue him a certificate and personally instructed him:
Comrade Zhang Da was wounded and captured in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and was sent back to China after the armistice. The organization decided to deal with it as a demobilized soldier. He is not a traitor.
After the documents were issued, Wei Jie specially told Zhang Da that if he had any problems after coming back, he could come to him. Later, Zhang Da really came to Weijie again and asked the old army commander for help again. Before his problem was solved, he was expelled from public office by the Highway Bureau of Sichuan Provincial Communications Department.
Without work and income, family life is very difficult. Wei Jie personally wrote to the director of the Communications Department, asking him to make proper arrangements for Zhang Da from the perspective of party spirit. Wei Jie once again reiterated that Zhang Da is innocent. He is a volunteer and his right to work should be restored.
Wei Jie's letter is still very useful. The director arranged for Zhang Da to work as a road maintenance worker at Erlang God on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. Although very bitter and tired, I finally returned to work. It was not until 1984 that the volunteers were rehabilitated that Zhang Dacai completely recovered his reputation and left Erlang Mountain, which had been struggling for 10.
Zhang Da came to Beijing and opened a Dongpo restaurant. He is Su Dongpo's hometown Meishan. Dongpo restaurant has a good business and many celebrities come to visit it. On the one hand, they want to eat Dongpo meat, on the other hand, they also come to listen to Zhang Da's special and tortuous life experience.
Zhang Dazhao was grateful to the old army commander Wei Jie all his life. That is a good man with a conscience and a responsible general.