We often say that "the dream is in the heart, and the road is under the feet".

But when a person loses his feet, can the road to his dream continue?

Remember this photo?

In April 2016, a disabled soldier was photographed by passers-by and posted online when he climbed the main peak of the border battle that year and took off his prosthetic leg to relax his stump leg.

Many netizens have seen this photo, but few people know that the disabled soldier's name is Wang Shuguang, and even fewer know how he lost his feet.

Today, let's get closer to Wang Shuguang and listen to his story.

Three letters of petition

He sent himself to the front

Wang Shuguang in his youth (photo provided by me)

In 1987, Wang Shuguang, who had just graduated from the Shijiazhuang Army Academy, gave up the opportunity to go to the National Defense University for further study, and on the day he received his undergraduate diploma, he successively submitted three letters of application to the organization to go to the front line.

In August of that year, he stepped on the train to the front line and became a trainee platoon commander of a highland main attack regiment.

When the front-line troops were about to change guards at the end of their probation, Wang Shuguang, who had suffered a few months in the mountains and forests, did not plan to go back, but turned his head and handed over three more letters of request.

"If you want to grow up in the army, how can you do it without military achievements!" Full of desire for honor, only a few anti-harassment, anti-assault, and anti-infiltration operations obviously failed to satisfy the "appetite" of this young soldier, and when he heard that the next batch of troops had a quota for front-line commandos, Wang Shuguang insisted on staying.

His persistence also impressed the then regimental commander, and he was finally approved to serve as a commando fire cover mission.

Wang Shuguang was extremely excited in his heart, he didn't know that his six letters of invitation to war had changed his fate since then......

He left a new pair of galoshes for himself back home

But I can't put it on again

The combat environment was humid and muggy, and before going to the mission, Wang Shuguang deliberately changed into his only pair of high-waisted liberation shoes that did not get moldy, which he prepared for his triumphant return to China.

However, it was during this mission that the accident arrived earlier than the enemy.

That day, Wang Shuguang was heading towards the designated deployment site in the jungle, and he suddenly felt a softness in his feet - "stepped on thunder!" ”

He secretly screamed badly, and before he could shout, he heard a loud "boom", and Wang Shuguang was blown up. What was even more frightening was that after he landed, he found that he had another mine pressed on his chest.

Wang Shuguang's body tensed, his mind was dazed, and he didn't dare to move.

He saw that the position of his feet was already a blur of bones and flesh, and blood was spurting out.

He subconsciously wanted to support his body, but with a little force, he found that the middle finger of his right hand was already soft, he endured the pain, and quickly held the finger with his right hand, afraid that it would fall.

When the comrades-in-arms around him pulled Wang Shuguang out of the mine, they found that there were actually four or five sleeping mines under him, and once they exploded, the consequences would be unimaginable......

There are 396 steps to walk from the battlefield to the front-line hospital, and there is a long and rugged mountain road, and behind the high ground and the back of the mountain, the enemy's outpost is nearby.

The 12 comrades-in-arms raced against time, and in order to maintain the balance during the transportation, the comrades behind even "ran on their knees" and ran wildly all the way on the path.

Lee Yong-dog

A little soldier named Li Yonggu looked at Wang Shuguang on the stretcher and cried out: "Platoon commander, as long as you open your eyes, we will definitely carry you back alive!" ”

Wang Shuguang was in unbearable pain, his consciousness gradually blurred, and in order to keep himself awake, he forced himself to sing.

A song "A Man in the Barracks", a song "A Book from Two Places, Mother and Son Love".

Many years later, Wang Shuguang said that at that time, the first of these two songs was to cheer himself up, and the second was for his mother.

At that moment, we don't know what kind of state of mind he thinks he is going to die, only that he squeezes out the last bravery in his bones to himself; left the last reluctance and tenderness to his mother.

At that time, the "People's Liberation Army Daily" published a front-page headline for Wang Shuguang, which wrote: "The college student platoon commander made meritorious contributions at the front line, and when he lost his feet and was carried down, he still sang all the way. "He was awarded a first-class meritorious service.

After Wang Shuguang was wounded

The medal of honor was hung at the head of Wang Shuguang's hospital bed, but Wang Shuguang had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"Can you still hold a gun without a finger? Can I fight without my feet? I can't stand up, am I still a qualified soldier? ”

Although he picked up a life, Wang Shuguang was a little depressed.

Before he was wounded, he was defeating the enemy

After the injury, he had to overcome himself

After Wang Shuguang was wounded

"Before I was wounded, I was defeating the enemy; After being injured, it is overcoming yourself. Wang Shuguang said that this is his true portrayal.

What really pulled Wang Shuguang back from depression and made him make up his mind to stand up is actually a painful thing.

After Wang Shuguang was hospitalized, on the fifth day after his injury and surgery, his comrade-in-arms Li Yongdog, the little soldier who had woken him up crying and screaming in front of the stretcher, was directly hit by a direct-aim artillery, and his life remained on the front line forever, freezing his youth at the age of 17.

The person who had spoken to him at the moment of his dying life left like this, and Wang Shuguang's heart hurt more than his feet.

It was also from then on that Wang Shuguang made up his mind that he must stand up again. Because in his heart, he believes that his life was bought by the sacrifice of his front-line comrades-in-arms, and he still has the unfinished mission of his comrades-in-arms on his shoulders, and the relatives of his fallen comrades-in-arms still need to be taken care of.

In the past 30 years, Wang Shuguang has experienced many difficulties in order to stand and walk like an ordinary soldier.

From the border to the rear, from the hospital to the prosthetic factory, more than a dozen large and small surgeries, several worn stumps. It wasn't until he could wear a prosthetic leg that a man of several decades learned to walk again......

During the walking exercises, the prosthesis wore through layers of flesh, and hundreds of Band-Aids were used. A man of more than 100 pounds walks in secret, and often falls when he is squeezed.

However, life's trials don't just come from the body.

At that time, China was experiencing a tide of social reform, and people were busy going to the sea to do business, and Wang Shuguang was unwilling and reluctant to leave the army, but he had nothing to do with the redundancy, and became an "alternative" in everyone's eyes.

During that time, the difficulties of life, people's incomprehension, and the state of long-term recuperation without a specific job made Wang Shuguang fall into extreme depression.

At that time, he often woke up from his dreams, and the strong sense of pressure forced him to put on a prosthetic leg and walk outside a few times to feel a little more at ease.

"Either leave without regrets, or stay with peace of mind, and never mix idle!"

Wang Shuguang made up his mind that even if there was a day when he left the army, he would have to leave with his skills and skills, and he couldn't worry all day long and bow to life.

"If there is a war, I will be the first to go"

In 1996, after more than half a year of frantic tutoring, Wang Shuguang was admitted to the China University of Political Science and Law for a master's degree in law, and obtained a lawyer's qualification certificate the following year.

"You must know that the students of our Law University who work as lawyers after graduation do not have an annual income of less than 100,000 yuan." Wang Shuguang's teacher told him.

There were many people who persuaded him to leave the army, but as soon as he thought of taking off his military uniform, Wang Shuguang's heart was empty.

Should I go or stay?

In order to find an answer for himself, he bought a ticket and returned to the Malipo Martyrs' Cemetery in the border county where he had fought for the first time after being injured.

Standing in front of the tombstone of the martyrs, he remembered his high-spirited self when he handed over three letters of invitation to war, remembered the little soldier Li Yonggou who died at the age of 17, and remembered the comrades-in-arms who are now separated from him by a handful of soil and a monument......

"My life not only belongs to myself, but also lives for my departed comrades. I can't live up to my choice. ”

He finally gave up his plan to retire from the army to earn money, and also regained the momentum of his youth. In order to remain in the army, he went to Southwest University of Political Science and Law to complete his Juris Doctor degree.

Today, Wang Shuguang is in charge of receiving letters and visits and dealing with the aftermath of the Beijing Military Region's Aftermath Office, and he uses the legal knowledge he has learned to help his comrades-in-arms and continue to burn himself and dedicate himself to the army.

Many people asked Wang Shuguang if he regretted it, and he always said: "I have never regretted being a soldier!" If there is another war, I will be the first to go! ”

Wang Shuguang and Li Yongdog's mother took a group photo

In order to fulfill the promise made to his comrades-in-arms, Wang Shuguang asked around for the news of the martyr Li Yongdog's mother for many years, and finally found the old man. Now whenever he has free time, he visits the old man and chats with her.

Li Yongdog's mother

At the 90th birthday banquet of the martyr Li Yongnu's mother, he held the old man's hand: "Mom, Yonggu saved my life, I will be your son for the rest of my life!" ”

It's never too late to go.

- Wang Shuguang

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