Three days later, all mainstream media outlets across the country published a front-page headline.
The content is just one: Chen Xia, a combat hero of the new era.
The news reported on Chen Xia's family. His father was a soldier and became a doctor after retirement. He died gloriously while fighting a fire. So Chen Xia was of good family background. He was both red and professional, and extremely popular.
In order to shoulder the burden of the family, Chen Xia voluntarily dropped out of high school, allowing his elder sister to go to college with peace of mind, while he returned home to farm and take care of his two younger siblings. This shows that Chen Xia has had a spirit of dedication since he was a child.
The news also reported that after Chen Xia started working in the hospital, he gained the trust and respect of the hospital leaders and employees through his personal efforts, and became the head of the hospital's general affairs department at the age of 20.
At the same time, he continued to enrich himself, continued to learn, actively signed up for correspondence college education, worked hard to improve his theoretical level, and also worked in two major clinical departments, the infectious disease department and the emergency department, serving patients diligently.
He is also actively engaged in scientific research, publishing many papers in the top international medical journal "The Lancet" and the top domestic medical journal "Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine". He is one of the discoverers of Helicobacter pylori and one of the inventors of quadruple therapy.
In addition, he has also won honors such as National Model Worker, May 1st Labor Medal Recipient, National Advanced Worker in the Health System, and National Outstanding Party Member.
While doing his job well, he did not forget the economic development of his hometown. He actively promoted overseas relatives to return home to invest and established one of the largest foreign-funded enterprises in the province in Yuezhou, creating a large number of jobs for his hometown.
In the Battle of Laoshan, as an ordinary doctor, Chen Xia did not have to go to the battlefield, but after hearing about it, he took the initiative to sign up for the medical corps, and in the critical moment, he took the initiative to sign up for the death-defying medical team.
When faced with an encirclement of more than 2,000 enemies, he remained calm and collected. After transferring 38 wounded soldiers and the remains of 33 fallen soldiers, he ordered the command center to fire at him, using himself as bait and completely wiping out the enemy.
Comrade Chen Xia's fearless heroic spirit inspired the entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country...
After seeing the content in the newspaper, Chen Xia felt embarrassed and blushed.
Is the Chen Xia in this newspaper still the same Chen Xia? Why does it feel like it's talking about someone else?
How could he, a man who was frivolous and thoughtless in the eyes of his mother-in-law, suddenly become such a heroic figure?
Dear journalists, have you forgotten my speculation? This Spring and Autumn style of writing, ahem, shame on me~~~~
As soon as the heroic news came out, the whole country was shocked. Letters and telegrams of condolences from all over the country poured into Yuezhou People's Hospital and Niuershan Front Command.
What was Chen Xia doing at this time? He was lying on the hospital bed in pain. The former rescuer has now become the one being rescued.
Yes, he regretted pretending to be a hero, because all the elders in the medical team stared at him like a chicken, not letting him get out of bed or move at all. Someone fed him when he ate, and even a soldier handed him a urinal when he peed.
But Chen Xia couldn't lie down. It was stuffy and hot in the tent. There was no TV, no computer, no mobile phone, no wifi, and not even a pretty nurse. They could have chatted about life.
He is so boring.
But he had to pretend to be sick because there were no bedside X-ray machines or other examination equipment in the field hospital, and no one could be sure whether his internal organs and brain were damaged by such fierce artillery bombardment.
Everyone knows that he had water in his brain back then, and now that some shrapnel has entered his brain, he will be even more stupid in the future.
For fear of delayed bleeding and for his health and safety, he had to lie in bed every day without moving.
Not only could he not move, but countless soldiers came from countless directions every day to visit this hero.
Everyone is looking at the hero with admiration, so how can he, a hero, eat sunflower seeds in his hospital bed? That would ruin his character, so he has to lie down.
Anyway, Chen Xia felt like a national treasure, the giant panda. If he were to stop and charge a fee at this time, he should be able to collect a lot of entrance fees, right?
Whenever he was bored, he would take out his Shanghai watch and think of Zhang Guoqing, the doctor from Xi City whom he had met a few times.
Compared with Chen Xialai, Zhang Guoqing and the other 11 young doctors who sacrificed their lives are the real heroes.
Among the 12 doctors who died, 5 were colleagues from Yuezhou People's Hospital. These young people were selected into the medical team precisely because of their advanced ideological awareness and solid technical level.
Chen Xia was familiar with every one of them. Some of them were even the reserve candidates for his own troops that he wanted to slowly train. This time they all died on the battlefield, which made him feel very heavy-hearted.
Chen Xia didn't want this honor at all, he didn't deserve it.
But many things are beyond the control of one's own will. He is not only a doctor, but also a reservist, a member of the system.
At a time when the whole country was preparing for war, such a heroic figure suddenly appeared. In order to inspire people, the relevant departments must publicize it widely. Could Chen Xia refuse?
So after a week of treatment and rehabilitation, and after it was confirmed that the hero Chen Xia was able to exercise and would not have any sequelae, he was quickly taken to a mysterious place by a special plane.
There, the leader awarded him a commendation and first-class individual merit.
It is so difficult to get the first-class merit medal. What kind of contribution can be awarded the first-class merit medal of the army?
In simple terms, "Third-class merit is awarded while standing, second-class merit is awarded while lying down, and first-class merit is awarded to family members."
Simply put, you may be awarded first-class merit only if you do something that risks your life for the people and the country.
Because it was a life-or-death struggle, most people could only be awarded posthumously after their sacrifice.
It is very rare to receive first-class merit while alive.
Being alive and having won first-class merit is enough to go down in history.
Then, as usual, nationwide speeches on heroic deeds were to begin. To a certain extent, Chen Xia was pushed to the "altar". This was no longer a matter of whether he was willing or not, but a political task.
When the Yuezhou region beat drums and gongs and sent a plaque with the words "First Class Meritorious Contributor" to Xiyuan, Gu's mother, grandmother, and Gu Lin, who knew the truth, all sat down on the ground, frightened for a long time.
In any case, in the subsequent call, Dean Gu was scolded by the mother and daughter on the phone, who accused him of not protecting Chen Xia well and almost making their daughter a widow.
I guess all the heroes’ families have the same idea as Gu’s mother Gu Lin.
I don't want you to be a hero, I just want you to return safely.
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