The most toxic method is to use bacterial weapons in negotiations! 12 letters from volunteer soldiers documenting the brutal enemies of the enemy | Korea | Volunteer Army
July 1951 to January 1953
Volunteer soldier Xu Yucheng
Sent back 12 letters of home from the Korean battlefield
He recorded the truth in writing
The cruelty of the battlefield and the brutality of the enemy
Write more about endless longing for family
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Letters from the families of volunteer soldiers
Recording the cruelty of the battlefield
Xu Yucheng
Born in 1933
In March 1951, he entered North Korea for combat
He comes from a big family in Xi'an
Xu Yucheng has two older sisters and two younger sisters
He is the only son in the family
Where Xu Yucheng is located
On the occasion of the entry of the 179th Division of the 60th Army into Korea
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Towards the end of the fourth campaign
He reported to his family in the letter
What I have seen and heard
I arrived in North Korea on March 18, 1951
All work is done entirely at night
On the highways of North Korea
It is very rare that the bridge has not been blown off
Most of them were blown up during the day
Fix it at night
Since we joined the Korean battlefield
The peaceful residents of North Korea who witnessed it firsthand
I don't know how many have died
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April 22, 1951
The fifth battle is fully launched
The unit where Xu Yucheng is stationed
Engage in fierce battles
There are even many times in combat
Unable to even supply food and ammunition
Cooking without smoking
The majority of the troops eat fried noodles
Rinse with cold water
The Fifth Battle of Resisting US Aggression and Aid Korea
Unprecedented scale in the history of our military
The battle lasted for 50 days
The concentration of 700000 Chinese and North Korean troops
More than 82000 enemy soldiers were annihilated in total
Stabilize the front line in the "38th parallel" region
After the fifth battle
The front line is stabilizing
In intermittent negotiations
Both sides are still facing each other
In early 1952
US military drops bacterial weapons on the Korean Peninsula
In the letters of this period
"Bacterial weapons" are also
Content repeatedly mentioned by Xu Yucheng
June 21, 1952
He wrote in his letter to his second brother-in-law
Brother Xiudun:
The most toxic method is in negotiations
Using bacterial weapons to save its death
What we have seen with our own eyes
There are over a dozen types of insects with fungi
After our defense forces put out the fire
Most of them will be eliminated and completely crushed
And there is also good news during this period
By the first half of 1952
The rear supply is becoming increasingly sufficient
Xu Yucheng wrote in his family letter
I wrote a lot of details about supplies
Let family members rest assured
The situation in North Korea has greatly changed now
Most of the food is mainly rice and white noodles
The food is not only supplied to canned and pickled vegetables
In addition to various side foods such as dried tofu and egg yolk powder
I have grown persimmons, potatoes, cabbage, and radishes myself
Various vegetables such as scallions, garlic, chili peppers, pumpkins, etc
And they also feed pigs
Family photo of volunteer soldiers
Always missing him
Between battles
Xu Yucheng wrote letters to everyone in his family
Xu Yucheng's sister Xu Juai's memories
1951
Brother wrote a letter saying he wants a family portrait
Xu Yucheng's father called the whole family
Take this photo
And sent it to the Korean battlefield
September 18, 1952
Xu Yucheng wrote in his reply to his family
Dear parents
I received a letter from my second sister in September
And there's also a photo of the whole family
I feel very happy after reading it
I didn't expect my family to take such a picture
The whole family can reunite so well
... "
On the Korean battlefield
With the arrival of victories one by one
The hope of returning home is getting closer and closer
At the beginning of 1953
Xu Yucheng wrote in his letter at home
Yu'ai Second Sister:
Have you had a good New Year's Day in Xi'an
We are all doing well in our positions
Living under shells every day and every night
I hear the sound of machine guns and cannons flying every day
We are now preparing to welcome the enemy's attack on us
Prepare to attack the enemy
To completely eliminate on the battlefield
Don't tell them to run away
Strive to the end for the cause of peace! "
But this letter
Becoming the last letter written by Xu Yucheng to his family
March 1953
Xu Yucheng is rescuing wounded soldiers under the artillery blockade line
Suddenly, a cold cannon from the enemy hit
Shrapnel hit his lower left femoral artery
Suddenly, blood gushed like a spring
Xu Yucheng sacrificed himself on the Korean front
After sacrificing for a month
The 60th Army was ordered to return to China
More than three months later
Signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement
From 2014 to 2022
There are a total of 9 batches of remains of Korean volunteers returning to China
And Xu Yucheng's family
Always searching for news about him
His sister Xu Juai said:
I am already 87 years old
I hope before I close my eyes
I can see my brother's ashes coming back... "
Salute to the hero!
