In the autumn of 1952, the mountains of Shangganling were loosely spread there with white snow, black soil and gravel. Cai Xinghai, squad leader of the 4th squad of the 8th Company of the 91st Regiment of the 31st Division of the Chinese People's Volunteers, led 9 comrades-in-arms to hold on to 597Position No. 9 on the 9th heights. This location is a difficult location, and it can be the difference between victory and defeat. Cai Xinghai and others didn't expect that they had a flash of inspiration and actually created a Chinese "new-style" American who cried for his father and mother.
Shangganling and Wusheng Mountain are two small highlands not far from Jinhua. An altitude of four or five hundred meters is nothing if it is placed in the mountains of North Korea. However, their location is very important, whether it is the Chinese and North Korean troops or the US and South Korean troops, as long as they occupy this place, they can overlook the surrounding position for dozens of kilometers.
The distance of tens of kilometers, if it is placed in a large corps operation, may not be much greater. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has retreated from Yan'an in great strides, and the U.S. Army has abandoned Seoul in the Third Campaign, and that's nothing. However, now the two sides are already at the negotiation table, and dozens of kilometers of land means that they can crush others at the negotiation table. For the US military, which has already lost face, this is already their last chance to struggle. Therefore, in the autumn of 1952, the Americans, with absolutely strong firepower, began to attack Shangganling and Wusheng Mountain. A fierce fight began.
At this time, the volunteer army had already built a complete tunnel system, and its ability to "resist attacks" was much stronger than before. In the face of the bombardment of hundreds of thousands of shells by the US army, the losses of the volunteers were not too great. However, it was difficult to organize an effective defense in the tunnels, and the offensive and defensive positions continued. During the day, the Volunteer Army would abandon part of its position in order to preserve its strength; But at night, our army will definitely recapture the position again with excellent field skills. This kind of offensive and defensive battle lasted for almost a month.
Hard-nosed positional warfare was originally avoided by our army as much as possible. However, the battle has become the way it is now, and it no longer matters what tactics it is, and the word "fighting" has become the only belief of the soldiers. However, the wisdom of the fighters is endless, and they can also come up with some new tricks when fighting in positional battles. Some**, just changed the usage, and it has become the "new style" in the mouth of the enemy
Early one morning, Cai Xinghai, squad leader of the 8th Company of the 91st Regiment of the 31st Division, slowly woke up from his sleep with a submachine gun in his arms. He patted the dust off his body, then stood up and went to inspect the bunkers and trenches in the position. He turned around several times and made sure that the defenses were intact. At this time, the dawn was dawning, and the enemy's bomber group had already appeared in the sky.
Comrades, hide quickly! "Cai Xinghai shouted loudly! The bomb fell, sending billowing flames and smoke. Those improvised bunkers on the position, swaying precariously. Cai Xinghai hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, cursing these "mourning gods" of the enemy.
After a round of bombardment, the front of the position calmed down. Cai Xinghai knew that the enemy's infantry was coming up. He greeted the fighters, prepared ** ammunition and waited for the battle.
Squad leader, the enemy is coming! "One of the fighters shouted. Cai Xinghai stuck his head out of the rock mass, looked at the enemy's movements, and quietly made arrangements. At this time, it may not be advantageous to continue to shrink and play defense, and it may be better to take the initiative to fight. He told his comrades to be ready to charge at any time.
At this time, the enemy tanks and artillery on the ground had already spewed out flames. Cai Xinghai clenched the submachine gun in his hand and beckoned his comrades to go around through a small gap next to a position. At this time, the enemy's infantry had already begun to attack, and there were hundreds of people in the black.
As soon as the enemy's artillery fire stopped, 9 fighters roared out and launched a counterattack on the enemy's flank and rear, taking advantage of the terrain. The enemy responded immediately, and a dense stream of bullets whizzed out, but not a single shot could hurt these young volunteer soldiers. Cai Xinghai was like a cunning rabbit, shuttling and moving here, and with every shot, an enemy fell. Soon, the enemy retreated downward. At this time, the ammunition brought out by the fighters was about to run out, and this move was indeed very dangerous.
Remove! Back to position"Cai Xinghai ordered. The comrades-in-arms quickly returned along the path. However, a shrapnel grazed the leg of Shen Jinsheng, the deputy squad leader. He insisted on crawling back, but the blood had stained the ground red.
On the front, the situation is also not optimistic. The bunker had completely collapsed, which meant that they could no longer defend themselves against enemy fire. Cai Xinghai was very anxious in his heart, but he did not have the slightest intention of retreating. He thought about what method he could use to deter the enemy's attack. With a twist in his mind, he remembered a tactic he had used in the War of Liberation - after pulling a grenade, he stopped in his hand for a while, and then threw it at the enemy. In this way, the grenade will be more powerful in the air**.
Comrades, listen to my orders, let's change our tactics! "He shouted. At this time, the enemy infantry under the mountain had already begun to attack again. Cai Xinghai took out a grenade, pulled it, then stayed in his hand for three seconds, and then threw it. I only heard a loud "boom", the grenade was in the air**, and the "iron rain" formed by shrapnel instantly knocked down a large number of enemies.
Grenades are just thrown! Keep throwing and don't stop! Cai Xinghai said in a loud voice.
The nine warriors did the same, raised the grenade in their hands, pulled it, paused for three seconds, and threw it at the enemy. Although not every grenade has the effect of air explosion, those that succeed in the air are multiplied by power. The enemy has never seen such a way of playing, and he doesn't know what kind of new ** this is, so he was immediately frightened. This attack of theirs was inexplicably defused by our army.
Seeing that the enemy's formation was out of order, the volunteer soldiers took advantage of the victory to pursue and killed and wounded many of the enemy's living forces. At dusk, Cai Xinghai stood alone on a messy position, looking at the stumps and broken arms of the enemies around him, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. In this battle, they won, although the victory was not easy to come by, but they fought bloodily until the last moment.
As night fell, with a little starlight, the support troops in the rear sent supplies. At this time, it was also a good time for the volunteers to attack at night. Nine fighters re-armed, rushed out of their positions in the moonlight, and inflicted another wave of casualties on the enemy's vanguard. On this day, they reaped a lot of gains, 9 fighters killed more than 400 American soldiers, and themselves, only three were wounded.
In this battle, the squadron won more with less and succeeded in eliminating the living force of a battalion of the US army. With his outstanding command skills and extraordinary courage, Cai Xinghai made an important contribution to this victory. He led his comrades to create"Air-burst grenades"This new tactic dealt a powerful blow to the enemy.
The campaign lasted until the spring of the following year. At the time of the all-out counterattack of the Volunteers, the position of the 4th squad was still firmly in their own hands. And here, too, has become a place that the enemy can never conquer.
After the gunfire in Shangganling subsided, Cai Xinghai became famous, and the domestic leaders rushed to report on his heroic deeds. Later, ** and *** personally received him and gave him the highest honor as a soldier.
No matter what the era, man is still the most important factor in determining the outcome of a war. At the beginning, we were backward, but with wisdom, we can use a limited number of people to play a different effect, and only the hero's middle ** person will have this kind of amazing performance. We admire every hero who has given his life for peace. It is because of you that our home is at peace today. Your spirit will forever be etched in the memory of the nation and inspire future generations to move forward.