"Scout Hero" is one of the few film and television works that introduces the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea from the tactical level, unlike the previous film and television works that always describe the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea from the macro strategic level, this drama portrays the details of the battle of the Volunteer Army very well, the squad platoon tactics, the reconnaissance troops are interspersed, the equipment of both sides, the characters are very vivid, and even the sound of the cannon ejection and the trajectory of the shell are displayed, which makes people have a refreshing feeling and subverts the same narrative mode.
This drama is based on the battle between Liang Chen, the chief of the reconnaissance section of a division of the Volunteer Army, who led the reconnaissance troops to fight with the South Korean Black Panther Division.
Of course, this drama also has a fictional component, because there is no Black Panther Division in the South Korean Army, and it is not stated which unit Liang Chen belongs to the Volunteer Army, it is likely that Liang Chen is also a fictional character, but the battles in the play are all in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, so the prototype of the South Korean Black Panther Division and Liang Chen's unit can also be deduced from these battles.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the South Korean troops were often ignored by people, believing that their combat effectiveness was low and that they belonged to the role of soy sauce, but in fact, the South Korean army was not all war scum and still fought some tough battles, especially in the later period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In the early days of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the South Korean army had a total of about 100,000 people, organized into nine divisions, each with more than 10,000 people and as few as 6,000 people.
Judging from the battle process between the Panther Division and the Volunteer Army, the Panther Division in the play is this South Korean capital division!
Why? Just look at the composition of this force and its combat experience in the Korean War.
The South Korean Army was established in January 1946, of which the Capital Division was established in June 1949, which was originally a subordinate unit of the Capital Garrison Command, and was officially named the "Capital Division" in January 1950, with three infantry regiments, of which the 1st Regiment was established in 1946, which is one of the first eight regiment-level units established by the South Korean Army, and is also one of the three regiments that the South Korean authorities focus on building.
After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, under the large-scale offensive of the North Korean People's Army, the South Korean army suffered heavy losses, and although the Capital Division performed tenaciously, it was no exception, with only more than 3,000 of the more than 10,000 people left, and after the US Army entered the war, the composition of the Capital Division was changed again, and the 17th Regiment that originally belonged to the Capital Division was transferred away and added to the mecha regiment directly under the Army Headquarters.
From October 1950 to June 1951, in the 1-5 battles to resist US aggression and aid Korea, the capital division mainly fought on the eastern front, and the battlefield performance was okay.
After the third battle, when the entire front was scattered, the Capital Division successfully held Xiangyang north of the 38th Parallel, becoming the only piece of territory that the United ** held north of the 38th Parallel.
In the fourth and fifth battles, the Capital Division successfully held the Daegwallyeong position, which saved the South Korean First Army from being encircled by the Chinese and North Korean armies, and also greatly improved the status of the South Korean Army in the joint army.
As a result, the Capital Division became famous, won various honorary titles, and became the number one main force of the Southern Korean Army.
In November 1951, the two warring sides began to negotiate, the capital division was transferred from the front line to clear the rear of the North Korean guerrillas, in March 1952, the capital division was transferred to the central front of the Jincheng area, and the volunteer army in front of the army launched a fierce battle for four months, both sides suffered heavy losses, the capital division had to withdraw to the rear to rest, the heroic performance of the capital division was praised by the United ** high-level, Van Vleet praised it as "the first honorary division of Korea".
In June 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was about to be signed, but Syngman Rhee, an old man, refused to admit defeat, feeling that his wings were stiff, and he could go north alone without the assistance of the US military, unify the whole of Korea, and insist on continuing to advance north without stopping the war.
Therefore, in order to teach the South Korean army a stern lesson, the Chinese Volunteers decided to launch the Battle of Geumseong with the army south of Geumseong as the main target of attack, and dealt a severe blow to the South Korean army to ensure the smooth implementation of the armistice agreement and the implementation of the armistice agreement.
The Jinseong counterattack lasted 15 days, and the 20th Corps and the 24th Corps of the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army severely damaged four divisions, including the capital division of the South Korean Army, and killed, wounded and captured 5 enemies30,000 people, and also captured the deputy commander of the capital division, which effectively promoted the realization of the Korean armistice.
In the Jincheng counterattack, a famous battle also broke out, which was the battle of the famous "surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment", deputy platoon commander Yang Yucai led a 12-person reconnaissance squad disguised as South Korean soldiers escorting US military advisers, interspersed behind enemy lines, attacked the regimental headquarters of the White Tiger Regiment of the Capital Division, killed the commander of the White Tiger Regiment, captured the regimental flag of the White Tiger Regiment, and also cooperated with the follow-up interspersed troops to eliminate the nearby US howitzer battalion.
In "Reconnaissance Heroes", Liang Chen also led an 11-person reconnaissance team to go deep behind enemy lines, raided the headquarters of the Black Panther Regiment, captured the regimental commander, captured a regimental flag, eliminated the nearby US howitzer battalion, and finally captured the deputy commander of the Black Panther Division.
In addition, the military flag of the Black Panther Division is very similar to the regimental flag of the White Tiger Regiment, both of which have a black tiger head and a black leopard head in a circle, so it is obvious that the prototype of the Black Panther Division is the South Korean Capital Division.
The deputy commander of the captured capital division was the highest-ranking officer of the South Korean Army captured on the Korean battlefield.
In the entire three-year Korean War, the South Korean Capital Division fought continuously for 33 months, basically fighting the entire Korean War, constantly losing and replenishing, and finally ** as high as 48,000 people, after the war, as the absolute main force, it was deployed at the front of the military demarcation line, always maintaining combat readiness.
Later, in the Vietnam War in 1965, South Korea also sent the capital division to Vietnam to participate in the war, which was known for its vicious methods.
Compared with the battle of the surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment, it is obvious which unit Liang Chen belongs to the Volunteer Army, and the surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment is the 20th Division of the 68th Army of the 20th Corps of the Volunteer Army.
The 68th Army originally belonged to the North China Military Region, and only entered the DPRK in June 1951 to participate in the war, which is also consistent with the description of "Reconnaissance Heroes", because the beginning began in the spring of 1951, not from 1950, when the Volunteers entered the DPRK, the commander of the 203rd Division was Yang Dongliang, who was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955.
Yang Yucai, deputy platoon commander who led the unit in a surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment, was awarded the title of "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" and the Gold Star Medal and the Order of the National Flag of the First Class by the DPRK side.
It is estimated that if the filming continues, Liang Chen will also receive this honor.
In addition, there is a scene in "Reconnaissance Hero" that goes deep behind the enemy line and blows up the Yujiang Bridge, which should be a reference to the history of the 38th Army's surprise attack on the Wuling Bridge, and it is also the reconnaissance company interspersed with the bombing of the bridge behind the enemy, but that was the second battle in November 1950, and the bombing of the Yujiang Bridge in the play occurred in 1951, at which time the five battles had long ended.