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Can you imagine? On the battlefield filled with gunpowder, a soldier escaped with wisdom and courage in the encirclement of 3,000 enemy troops, such a scene may not even be filmed in a pompous American hero movie.
But in fact this is one that happened inKorean battlefieldon the true story.
InNovember 1950KickedBattle of Changjin LakeIn the middle of a volunteer soldier was 3000U.S. militaryBlocked in the air-raid shelter, just when his comrades-in-arms thought that he could not escape the fate of sacrifice, he miraculously survived and achieved a battlefield legend.
Who is this warrior? Why was he blocked in a bomb shelter by 3,000 US troops? How did he escape? It all started in October 1950.
September 15, 1950The 10th Army of the US Army landed at Inchon on the west coast of the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and by virtue of its superiority in numbers and equipment, the US-led "United **" defeated the Korean People's Army, which was already in an advantageous position, until it reached the Sino-Korean border.
In the face of China's repeated warnings, the US military turned a deaf ear and openly burned the flames of war to the Yalu River, the US Air Force repeatedly invaded China's airspace, and Dandong and other border cities were even bombed by the US military.
And the then commander-in-chief of the "joint **".MacArthurAlso blatantly claimed:"Historically, the Yalu River has not been an insurmountable obstacle that divides China and North Korea. ”
As the saying goes, "one punch is opened, lest a hundred blows come", and the arrogance of "uniting **" has seriously threatened China's territorial sovereignty.
In order to consolidate the nascent red regime and create a stable construction environment for the countryOctober 19, 1950, the volunteer army crossed the Yalu River, and the heroic spirit lasted foreverResist US Aggression and Aid KoreaSlowly kicked off.
October 25-November 5, 1950The Volunteer Army launched the first campaign, annihilating more than 15,000 enemies, successfully thwarting the plan of the "United **" attempt to flatten the peninsula before Thanksgiving, and initially stabilized the Korean battlefield.
After the first battle, the "United **" miscalculated the purpose and determination of the volunteers to enter the Korean War, thinking that the squadron only launched this campaign "in order to get by in terms of face", and once it succeeded, it would withdraw to the country.
Among them, on the Eastern Front, the U.S. Army invested in the famous 1st Marine Division, which has repeatedly performed miraculous feats in World War II and won the first award three times, which shows its combat effectiveness.
It can be said to be the trump card of the trump card, in addition to the 3rd and 7th Infantry Divisions of the US Army, as well as the 1st Army Corps of South Korea, with a total of more than 100,000 people.
Seeing that the "United **" put up such a battle, our side naturally prepared for the battle, and urgently transferred the Ninth Corps, the ace unit of the People's Liberation Army, which was stationed on the southeast coast at that time and was intended to be used to liberate Taiwan, to enter the DPRK and undertake the combat mission on the eastern front, and the corps was composed of the 20th Army, the 26th Army, and the 27th Army, and nearly 150,000 people were put into the eastern front battlefield.
That's right, this is the Ninth Corps that created the miracle of Changjin Lake, their legend and heroism, glory and sacrifice are about to be staged in the ice and snow of the northern country.
And the Lord of our story todayZhang JinlongAt this time, he was only a small soldier of the 59th Division of the 20th Army of the Ninth Corps, as the first batch of volunteer soldiers who crossed the Yalu River, Zhang Jinlong only knew that they had no way to retreat, because behind him was the motherland, but he did not know that the highlight moment of his life was coming.
At the beginning of the dynasty, the Ninth Corps was established"Roundabout cut-off, encirclement and annihilation".In the extremely harsh cold weather, more than 100,000 volunteers marched day and night, crossed mountains and mountains, and unknowingly arrived at the pre-designed ambush site to separate the advancing American troops.
Then, enduring the invasion of the wind and snow and the endless hunger, all the soldiers of the Ninth Corps were like a pine and a stone, standing still, just waiting for the time to come.
It is not easy to cut and encircle, but in order to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy army in a formation, it is also necessary for the volunteers to block the enemy's retreat.
In order to win that glimmer of life, how to burst out of powerful combat effectiveness, which also makes blocking the enemy's reinforcements and blocking the enemy's retreat become the top priority of this campaign.
On the eve of the battle, they were ordered to cut off the communication arteries between Liutanli and Xiajieyu to prevent the enemy from breaking through, while the 2nd Battalion and 5th Company of the 177th Regiment to which Zhang Jinlong belonged were carrying out tasks in the Xixingli area, and the battle was about to break out.
On the night of November 27, 1950, on the eve of the Great War.
The position of the Fifth Company was set up in a col in Xixingli, where the biting cold wind swept back and forth, like a pendulum clock that never tired, hitting the soldiers' thin clothes again and again, and large snowflakes in the shape of flocculent fell on Zhang Jinlong's numb face from the cold, and then slipped into the silent darkness.
Wait, wait, wait.
No one made a sound on the position of the fifth company for a long time, and everyone seemed to be asleep tacitly, but under the reflection of the moonlight, Zhang Jinlong clearly saw the shining eyes of his comrades beside him, like a bright moon, which made Zhang Jinlong can't help but think of the appearance of the hunter in his hometown before he struck a fatal blow to the prey.
Suddenly, the white phosphorus bomb burning in the distance rose, and the night sky was instantly illuminated by countless suns, and then the deafening shouts of killing, horns, and artillery fire tore apart the silent night, and the Battle of Changjin Lake officially began.
On the 28thThe "United **", which was divided into five parts by the Volunteer Army, was scurrying around on their respective battlefields, trying to open up the passage with other positions, and the fully mechanized armed US troops could only move at a speed of 500 meters per hour on this battlefield, and the fierce offensive of the Volunteer Army made it difficult for them to move an inch.
In Xixingli, the young soldier Zhang Jinlong is experiencing the most brutal battle of his life, and what he does not know is that he is facing the famous 1st Cavalry Division in the U.S. Army.
At the beginning of the battle, the US troops made full use of their superiority in firepower and ravaged the positions of the Fifth Company over and over again, so that Zhang Jinlong and others could only shrink into a temporarily dug air-raid shelter and dare to show their heads to counterattack only when the sound of artillery fire was extinguished.
The enemy is like a tireless machine, continuing to attack the position, and Zhang Jinlong and others can only endure hunger and cold to fight back against the enemy, the comrades around them fell one after another, and the blood spilled quickly condensed into dark red ice flowers in the air, eulogizing the heroic soul of the soldiers.
In the fierce battle for position, the positions held by the 5th Company changed hands repeatedly, and the soldiers of the 5th Company, with their tenacious will to fight, recaptured their positions from the enemy 11 times, trampling the invincible American GIs under their feet.
The throat gradually hoarseled in the low temperature, the ammunition in the bullet bag gradually emptied, and even the hand pulling the bolt gradually stiffened, Zhang Jinlong didn't know how long he had to hold on, only that he couldn't let the enemy take a step from here.
At this time, there were only three fighters left in the entire second squad except for him, and the big brother who had always taken good care of himZhu LiangyuHe had already fallen under the bayonets of the US army one step ahead of him, and watching these familiar faces fall in a pool of blood one after another, Zhang Jinlong only had helplessness and amazement in his heart.
Just when Zhang Jinlong and the four of them were about to hold on, the company commander sent an order, telling them that the blocking mission had been completed, and that they should quickly evacuate the position, at least to leave a seed for the second squad.
However, the enemy's firepower was too fierce, which made it difficult for the four people in the position to move, let alone evacuate the position, and even the transfer of cover had to be cautious.
Seeing that the enemy was approaching the position again with the help of fire suppression, Zhang Jinlong knew that if he did not make a decision at this time, he was afraid that all four of them would have to be planted in the position, so Zhang Jinlong decided to quietly go to the other end of the position to bluff, attract the enemy's attention, and let the three comrades wait for the opportunity to retreat.
But in this way, the three comrades-in-arms withdrew to the main position of the Seventh Company, but Zhang Jinlong faced the desperate situation on all sides alone.
When Zhang Jinlong fired at the other end of the position, seven American soldiers quickly turned around and pounced on Zhang Jinlong.
Zhang Jinlong knew that the head-on confrontation was not the opponent, so he fought and retreated, and the enemy maneuvered, and happened to swim to the entrance of an air-raid shelter.
But at this time, Zhang Jinlong had no way to retreat, and he also knew that he was afraid that he would be dead this time, so he simply jumped directly into the air-raid shelter, and fought to the death with the help of the narrow and closed terrain.
Entering the cave, Zhang Jinlong groped and found that there were still dozens of bullets and a grenade left in his body, as long as he grasped the advantages of the terrain, even in the face of well-equipped and physically excellent American soldiers, he was not without the strength to fight.
Zhang Jinlong held the gun in both hands, one finger was always pressed on the trigger, and his eyes were fixed on the hole, waiting for the last moment to comeWhy is that?
In fact, there were two reasons why the American GIs surrounding the cave were indecisive.
On the one hand, they were not sure how many volunteers were defending here, but they only knew that as a glorious soldier of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division, with more advanced equipment, they had never been able to completely take the position here in the past few days, but had been thwarted again and again.
At this time, although they successfully entered the position again, they were not sure how many volunteer soldiers were ambushed in the cave, so they waited for them to jump into the fire pit.
On the other hand, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has been going on for more than a month, and the two sides have fought more than ten times on the Korean Peninsula, but the "United **" side has never been able to capture any prisoners of the volunteers, which is extremely unfavorable to the "United **" to have an in-depth understanding of the Chinese troops.
Therefore, capturing the prisoners of the volunteers has become an excellent opportunity for American soldiers to win military merits, and the volunteers who are stubbornly guarding the cave at this time are likely to make them get their wish.
Perhaps because the opportunity for meritorious service was just around the corner, some of the seven American GIs who surrounded the entrance of the cave finally could not contain the excitement in their hearts, and before they could find out the specific situation in the cave, they recklessly broke into the cave.
The death of their companions made the remaining three American soldiers dare not act rashly, and they set their guns at three different angles at the entrance of the cave, waiting for the large force to come forward.
After a while, a large force of 3,000 American troops fully occupied the position here and set up camp here, while the entrance of the cave was handed over to the American soldiers to guard in turn.
At that time, Zhang Jinlong in the cave did not know that the fortress he last held on to had become a cage that trapped him under the heavy siege of the US army, and perhaps it was because Zhang Jinlong had nothing about it that he could create the next miracle.
After defeating four enemies in a row, Zhang Jinlong had little ammunition left, although the enemy did not continue to attack, he did not want to fight the trapped beast again, and only thought about using the only grenade left on his body to expand the results of the battle, exchanging his life for his life.
Recovering his strength slightly, Zhang Jinlong grabbed a grenade and rushed towards the entrance of the cave.
At that time, the American GIs guarding the entrance of the cave saw that there was no movement in the cave for a long time, so they had a slack mentality, and several people even sat on their backs and began to chat, so when Zhang Jinlong rushed out, they were all stunned, and even forgot to shoot back at the first time.
Zhang Jinlong rushed out of the hole and wanted to throw a grenade at a place where there were many enemies, so he was stunned to walk around the position with a grenade, and the American soldiers in the position had already experienced a tragic battle and were in a trance.
At this time, an enemy holding a grenade suddenly appeared in his own position, and the soldiers subconsciously fled into the distance as if they had seen a ghost.
On the contrary, Zhang Jinlong was the first to react, and when he saw that the American GIs were avoiding him like a plague, he gritted his teeth and threw the grenade directly into the US position, and then ran to his own position.
At this time, the American GIs, who realized that something was wrong, immediately scolded and raised their guns to shoot at Zhang Jinlong, and the riot in the US military position attracted the attention of the volunteer position.
The soldiers of the fifth company raised their eyes and found that Zhang Jinlong, who they thought had been sacrificed, actually rushed out of the US military position alive and vigorous.
At that time, the position of the Volunteer Army was only a few hundred meters away from the position of the American army, Zhang Jinlong rushed forward with the fastest speed in his life, and his strong desire to survive even made him ignore the ** received by his legs, and let him successfully run back to the position.
After returning to the position, Zhang Jinlong, who was wounded by a gunshot and hungry and sleepy, immediately fell into a coma, and when he woke up again, he was already in the field hospital in the rearHubei No. 2 Automobile Manufacturing PlantJob.
In the daily work and life of the factory, Zhang Jinlong often talked with his workers about his heroic deeds on the Korean battlefield, especially the battle in Xixingli.
It's a pity that because this incident sounds too bizarre, the workers didn't take it seriously, and only thought that Zhang Jinlong was bragging.
It is precisely because of this that whenever the factory promotes cadres, Zhang Jinlong repeatedly fails in the democratic evaluation process.
It wasn't until later that Zhang Jinlong deliberately went to Zhejiang to find the camp instructor of the yearZhou WenjiangWith his help, he confirmed the miracle he created back then, and the military region specially reissued him with a first-class meritorious service medal.
When the heavy snow melts and the roar of artillery fire dissipates, the flames of the past are long gone, but the blood and generosity that bloomed on this land have not been forgotten, and their stories and spirits are still praised by the world and endured.
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2]: "Bloody Battle of Changjin Lake" j Zheng Xuefu Hongyan Spring and Autumn. 2021(10)