From Vasily to Zhang Taofang

Dax 2022-03-19 09:01:03

The defense of Stalingrad, the French director, the British actor, had nothing to do with the Russians.

The sniper Vasily and the political commissar Danilov were like actors and agents. The latter created a hero for the former, mainly because the Russian people needed such a hero to inspire them at that time. Vasily played the role successfully. (Jude Law in 2001 was quite interesting.)

A woman's intervention gave the two of them a break, because he liked her and she liked the other him. The German army transferred a colonel sniper to target Vasily. In several confrontations, Vasily lost confidence in himself (mainly because the uncle with bright silver teeth was killed by the opponent), he did not want to be a hero, but Danny doesn't allow it, you're a hero and you're not your own. In short, you can only move forward, never backward. To get the brotherhood back together, let the woman get shot and make them think she's dead. Without the external cause, the two could work together again. Danilov sacrificed himself, exposed the German snipers, and was killed by Vasily.

The sniper Vasily was real. From November 10 to December 17, 1942, Vasily Zaitsev shot and killed a total of 225 German officers and soldiers (an average of 6 people per day!) He was 27 years old at the time.

On the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, Zhang Taofang, a sniper from the 8th Company of the 214th Regiment of the Volunteer Army, was only 22 years old. In the sniper battle in Shangganling, Jinhua County, he used 442 rounds of bullets to kill 214 enemies, creating the highest record for our army to kill the enemy with cold shots on the front line of North Korea. . Zhang Taofang worked as a sniper from January 29, 1953 to May 25, lasting 3 months and 26 days. Except for training camps, meetings and other activities, the actual shooting time was 32 days, and an average of more than 6 people were killed every day!

Zhang Taofang used more than 400 rounds of bullets. I don’t know how many bullets Vasily used. They were all misled by novels. Just like in the movie, Zhang Taofang also has a wonderful scene of competing with the opponent's sniper, but there will be no passion in our war, and there will never be romanticism in the movie.

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    Title Card: Several times decorated with the Order of Lenin, Vassilli Zaitsev was lated elevated to the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union. His rifle can still be seen today at the Stalingrad History Museum, among the great symbols of the victory over Nazi Germany.

  • Reporters: Vassily!

    Nikita Khrushchev: [Smiling] Come to my hand!

    [Hugging Vassily]

    Reporters: Did you come to volunteer?

    Nikita Khrushchev: [to Vassily] Put you cap back on you! You'll look more heroic!

    Reporters: Comrade Zaytsev!

    Nikita Khrushchev: I love this little fella!

    Reporters: Vassily! Was it true that you volunteered for the front?

    Reporters: Vassily! How old are you, Vassily?

    Reporters: You know what this true mean for our country?

    Reporters: Is it true that you killed the first wolf when you were 5?

    Reporters: Tell us how many fascists have you killed today!

    Nikita Khrushchev: It's a sign that the Germans are starting to shit their pants!

    Reporters: Tell us how are you going to deal with it!

    Vasilli: Eh, I...

    Nikita Khrushchev: Oh, enough! No...

    Reporters: One more question...

    Nikita Khrushchev: Take him to the Boss! He likes good hunting stories!

    [Starring at portrait of Stalin]

    Nikita Khrushchev: Look at him with pride! 'Cause Stalin's looking at you. The whole country is looking at you!