Here, the Volunteer Army and the United ** launched a tug-of-war that lasted for two years, and the two sides paid a heavy price for the battle for this mountain. In this battle, the Volunteer Army used a unique tactic that made the U.S. military fall into one trap after another, and finally forced the U.S. Army to abandon Pork Chop Mountain, creating favorable conditions for peace negotiations in the Korean War.
Of course, Mt. Pork Chop is not the official name, on the map, it is called Seohyeon-dong North Mountain, which is located 16 kilometers west of Cheorwon, North Korea, with an area of about 0It is 8 square kilometers and is shaped like a piece of pork chop, so it is called Pork Chop Mountain by the US military. The geographical location of this mountain is very important, it is a battle line bulge near the 38th parallel, as long as you can control a few surrounding high grounds, it will affect the entire battle situation.
Once controlled by the volunteers, they can directly cut off the lines of communication of the US military and break the US army in two. If the U.S. military controls it, it will directly drive a nail into the front of the volunteers, and Pork Chop Mountain has become a battleground for both sides.
But the unique terrain here makes both sides jealous, dare not easily occupy, it is attacked by the front of the three mountains of the US army, and the height of the hill is lower than our army's battle line, no matter which side occupies the pork chop mountain, it will be violently bombed and ** by the other side, it is difficult to stabilize the position.
During the war, this piece of fat that everyone coveted turned out to be a rare buffer zone, and neither side touched it, maintaining a delicate balance.
However, this balance was upset in June 1952. At that time, China and the United States had been engaged in armistice negotiations in Panmunjom for more than a year, but progress was slow, and both sides wanted to occupy more advantages at the negotiating table, so a new round of competition was launched on the battlefield.
In order to put pressure on the Volunteers, the U.S. Army decided to occupy Pork Chop Hill as a breakthrough and launch an attack on the positions of the Volunteers. On June 6, 1952, the U.S. Army dispatched a reinforced battalion to easily occupy Pork Chop Hill and then began building fortifications in preparation for consolidating positions. The U.S. military thought that in this way, they could firmly control Pork Chop Mountain and deal a psychological blow to the volunteers, but they did not expect that they had fallen into the trap of the volunteers.
The volunteers are very clear about the strategic significance of Pork Chop Mountain, they have long observed the terrain of Pork Chop Mountain and the deployment of the US army, and formulated a set of exquisite combat plans, which is to turn Pork Chop Mountain into a nightmare for the US army, so that the US army will continue to bleed here.
The core idea of this set of combat plans is: Fighting without occupying, attacking without defending, and winning quickly and leaving quicklyIn other words, the Volunteer Army did not intend to occupy Pork Chop Mountain for a long time, but to use its mobility and firepower superiority to constantly launch surprise attacks on the US Army's Pork Chop Mountain position, eliminate the strength of the American Army, and then quickly retreat to avoid being besieged by American artillery fire.
This is the essence of movement warfare and guerrilla warfare, in this way, it will force the US army to fight in Pork Chop Mountain to add fuel to the tactics, and have to send manpower to strengthen the defense, and every replenishment will become the prey of the volunteers, making the US army pay a heavy price on Pork Chop Mountain.
The effect of this tactic was very significant, and from June 1952 to July 1953, the Volunteer Army launched 8 attacks on Pork Chop Mountain, each time inflicting heavy losses on the American Army, while the Volunteer Army was relatively small.
The first attack: On the evening of June 9, 1952, the Volunteer Army concentrated the firepower of 12 artillery companies and carried out a 10-minute intensive bombardment of Pork Chop Mountain, and then dispatched a tank platoon and an infantry company to rush to the position of the American army, and launched a fierce melee battle with the American army, 58 minutes later, completely annihilated a reinforced company of the American army, more than 220 people, and then immediately retreated. It wasn't until the next morning that the U.S. troops, who were preparing to take back their positions in one go, found that the Pork Chop Hill was empty, and they hurriedly retook the positions and began to rebuild the fortifications.
Second attack: On the evening of the second day, the Volunteer Army sent a reinforced platoon, quietly approached the position of the American army, and then concentrated the fire of 4 artillery companies, and suddenly launched a fierce bombardment of Pork Chop Mountain, followed by an infantry charge, and an hour later, completely annihilated a company of the American army, more than 100 people, and then immediately retreated.
Third attack: On the night of June 20, 1952, the Volunteer Army began a large-scale bombardment of the US position, successfully attracting the attention of the US army, and while the US army was in chaos, it launched a precision attack on Pork Chop Hill with the fire of 13 artillery batteries.
Then a tank company and an infantry battalion were dispatched to break through the defense line of the American army, blitzed Pork Chop Mountain, and completely annihilated more than 200 American troops, and immediately withdrew from the position after the battle.
Fourth Attack: At this time, the Volunteer Army faced the stubborn defense of the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army, and had launched three attacks on Pork Chop Mountain, and the American Army had lost hundreds of living forces. Every time the Volunteers captured the top of the mountain, the American Army would launch a counterattack from three sides, forcing the Volunteers to withdraw.
In order to cope with the strategic deployment of the US army, the volunteers carried out 15 days of intense training, familiarized themselves with the terrain and enemy situation of Pork Chop Mountain, formulated a detailed battle plan, adjusted the configuration of firepower and equipment, prepared sufficient ammunition and materials, selected the most elite soldiers and commanders, organized an infantry regiment and 16 tanks to attack the force, paid close attention to the enemy's movements, and waited for the best fighters.
At 6 a.m. on September 18, the sky was still dark, and the 67th Division of the Volunteer Army launched the fourth attack on Pork Chop Mountain. This time, with the strength of one regiment, it attacked simultaneously in three directions, striving to break through the defense line of the US army in one fell swoop.
With the fire support of artillery and tanks, the infantry of the Volunteer Army quickly rushed up the hillside and engaged in fierce melee combat with the American troops.
In this battle, there was a volunteer tank, numbered 215, which performed exceptionally well, it bravely rushed into the positions of the American troops, aimed its muzzle at the M 46 heavy tanks and bunkers of the American army, destroyed them one by one, opened the way for the infantry of the volunteer army, and also shocked the morale of the American army. This tank was later known as the "People's Hero Tank" No. 215 tank, and its story was also adapted into the movie "Hero Tanker", which was widely popular.
After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the 67th Division of the Volunteer Army successfully occupied Pork Chop Mountain, eliminated 289 American troops, captured one person, captured a large number of ** and equipment, and then quickly withdrew according to the plan, avoiding the counterattack of the American army.
Fifth attack: On March 6, 1953, the volunteers set up an ambush circle on the edge of Pork Chop Mountain, and when the American patrol passed by, they suddenly launched an attack on them, killing 53 American soldiers and capturing 3 alive in 15 minutes, and then immediately retreated.
Sixth attack: On March 23, 1953, the Volunteer Army annihilated a company of the U.S. Army, more than 100 people, captured 7 people alive, and then immediately retreated.
The seventh attack: at 10 o'clock in the evening of April 16, 1953, the Volunteers launched the seventh attack on Pork Chop Mountain, which was a tragic battle that lasted for two days and two nights, the two sides carried out many attacks and defenses in order to compete for Pork Chop Mountain, the US military used the firepower of 9 artillery battalions, sending more than 110,000 shells, creating a historical record of artillery combat, but the volunteers still persevered, with their own flesh and blood, resisted the artillery fire of the US army. In this battle, there is a volunteer soldier, named Jiang Qingquan, he is the prototype of Wang Cheng in the movie "Heroes' Children", when he commanded the artillery fire, in order to protect his comrades-in-arms, shouted "fire at me", exchanged his life for the safety of his comrades-in-arms, and became an immortal hero.
After the battle, there were thousands of US troops and 238 volunteers.
Eighth attack: At this time, only 21 days before the signing of the Korean armistice agreement, the Volunteer Army launched the last attack on Pork Chop Mountain, which was an unprecedented general attack, the Volunteer Army dispatched a large number of troops and firepower, and even used 16 tanks, ruthlessly destroyed the position of the American Army, completely annihilated a battalion of the American Army, more than 350 people, and then stabilized the position, ready to meet the counterattack of the American Army.
In a panic, the U.S. military sent 5 battalions of troops in a row to try to recapture Pork Chop Mountain, but they were all repelled by the firepower and courage of the volunteers. This was the final act of the Battle of Pork Chop Mountain, and they used their victory to draw a successful end to the peace negotiations of the Korean War.