During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, there were still three hours before the Yunshan offensive battle, and the division commander Wang Yang used a telescope to observe the enemy's situation.
Wang Yang was born in Hengshan, Shaanxi Province in 1920, participated in the revolution in Yan'an in 1937, participated in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and served as the commander of the 116th Division of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army.
In Yunshan, due to the overcast weather, it was not until the afternoon that the morning fog faded, and the enemy in front of him began to gradually become clear. Wang Yang used a telescope to observe the enemy's situation, and suddenly, he found that the enemy tanks, cars, and infantry in the northeast of Yunshan began to move backwards, and when he looked again, the enemy near Yunshan City also began to come and go frequently.
While he was wondering, the observation post on the front of the right flank also reported that "we found that the enemy in front of him had taken up his backpack and began to move backwards in a car. ”
Wang Yang looked at his watch, it was only 16 o'clock, which was still three hours away from the original attack time, if he did not attack immediately, as soon as the enemy withdrew, the fighter plane would be lost!
Wang Yang immediately picked up the ** and reported to the army commander Wu Xinquan: "The enemy in Yunshan has noticed that it is surrounded on three sides and is about to flee. ”
Wu Xinquan ordered the time of the attack to be advanced to 17 o'clock.
In fact, the enemy troops in front of the 39th Army were not retreating, but the South Korean Division was changing guards with the 8th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army, and under this illusion, at 16:40, the 39th Army began to prepare for artillery fire, and the sound of various firearms was ** Unsan Valley.
At this time, the 8th Regiment of the 1st Division of the US Cavalry had completed the change of defense, which immediately put them at the forefront of the attack of the 39th Army.
Immediately following the artillery fire, three divisions of the 39th Army launched an assault on Yunshan. In the small heights on the outskirts of Unsan, the outer defensive line of the South Korean Army was quickly broken through, and the 116th Division of Wang Yang approached in front of the American troops.
At dusk, gunfire and trumpets sounded everywhere on the heights and in the river valleys. The U.S. troops were so confused that they couldn't figure out which main force was or how many troops the other side had, but the U.S. machine guns shot out walls of fire in front of the position, and the frontal attack of the 116th Division was blocked.
Under the cover of night, Wang Yang ordered the roundabout detachment to rush up from the flank and back, and then, throwing out a volley of grenades, followed by a burst of submachine gun fire, and the American positions were thrown into chaos. The combat group of a squad was so violent that it didn't even have time to throw grenades, so it rushed to the US machine-gun bunker, and the two fighters worked together to simply lift the US machine gun and the shooter off the cliff.
The 2nd Battalion of the 348th Regiment attacked along the east bank of the Santan River in the direction of Yunshan, and on a highway bridge, they met the American troops, saw red with bayonets, engaged in white-knuckle battles, and killed dozens of American **. In the light of the shell**, Li Lianhua, the deputy squad leader of the 1st squad, suddenly found that there were four house-sized objects not far in front of him. Before the war, he had come here to scout and this was originally an open field, how did he have a "house"?He cautiously touched forward, only to see clearly: "Ah, there are actually four planes here!."”
Li Lianhua and his comrades-in-arms immediately engaged with the soldiers guarding the airport. In the battle, the 1st squad was serious, only Li Lianhua and another sergeant remained, but they stubbornly approached the plane, as a result, both people were wounded, but never fell, and in the end, they dragged the only remaining resisting American soldier from the cockpit of the plane and occupied this temporary airfield. After catching their breath, the two covered them with a large amount of corn stalks.
This is an artillery school firing aircraft and three light aircraft, sent by the headquarters of the US Army in the Far East. They were reporters who took off from the airport in Tokyo, Japan, in the afternoon to bring them to the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army. However, before the reporters had time to cover the news, they encountered a battle, and the planes took off unsuccessfully, and the defenders, together with the soldiers of the 1st squad of reporters, captured four American planes with rifles and bayonets in their hands, creating a miracle.
By about 10 o'clock in the evening, two green flares were flying from the US position. After a fierce battle with the remnants of the U.S. Army, the soldiers of the 39th Army were surprised to find that their opponent was not a South Korean soldier, but an American soldier with yellow hair and a big nose.
After interrogating the prisoners of war, they learned that they had encountered the 1st Cavalry Division, the ace army of the United States, and Wang Yang said: "I wanted to eat meat, but I gnawed on the bones first." No wonder the firepower is so strong. My opinion, go on the offensive and eat this group of enemies!”
Wang Yang reported to the military department. Hearing that they fought against the American ace division, the fighting spirit of the 39 officers and men was even stronger, and a heroic spirit suddenly emerged. A squad leader said: "It is the trump card, Lao Tzu is the king of kings, and he specializes in the ace army!."So, the battle to chase and annihilate the fleeing American soldiers began again.
After a night of fierce fighting, the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army was completely annihilated, and the battalion commander, battalion staff officer, and company commander were either killed or captured. As a formed unit, the 3rd Battalion no longer exists.
In two days and three nights of fighting, the 39th Army inflicted heavy losses on the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army, killing, wounding, and capturing more than 2,000 US troops and South Korean troops, including more than 1,800 US troops.
In the second battle, Wang Yang led the 116th Division to shout through the battlefield, causing a black artificial company of the US army to surrender en masse, and the US army did not dare to form according to skin color again.
In 1955, Wang Yang was awarded the rank of colonel and in 1964 he was promoted to the rank of major general. He died on April 17, 2001, at the age of 81. Salute to General Wang Yang!