On November 5, 1950, Wang Liangtai, commander of the 115th Division of the 39th Army, received a **, and it was Xu Peng, the commander of the 344th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Volunteer Army.
* After connecting, Xu Peng suddenly asked a question: "Commander, do you think Peng is always unconscious?"This made Wang Liangtai confused, and he asked suspiciously: "Head Xu, what do you mean by this?"”
The reason why Xu Peng said this was because his subordinate, Jia Tingyu, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, was inexplicably dismissed. In the Battle of Yunshan and the Battle of Longyuandong, the 2nd Battalion of the 343rd Regiment of the 115th Division of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army won a great victory.
They lost only 41 casualties and 18 wounded, but killed 346 and captured 112. And their defeated general was the famous 1st Cavalry Division of the United States.
This fact made Xu Peng puzzled by Mr. Peng's approach, and he hoped that through the help of Master Wang Liangtai, he would find out the cause and solve the problem.
Mr. Peng was very satisfied with the first head-to-head confrontation between the volunteers and the U.S. army, and rewarded the participating troops. Among them, the 2nd Battalion was awarded the "Hero Battalion" by the Zhi Division, and the 4th Company was awarded the title of "Longyuandong Hero Company".
What is puzzling is that Jia Tingyu, the battalion commander in this battle, was demoted to the reconnaissance squad leader of the 2nd Battalion, although he was meritorious. The regiment commander Xu Peng was dissatisfied with this, so he called the division commander to express his dissatisfaction.
However, after the division commander Wang Liangtai learned of this, not only did he not comfort Xu Peng, but said: "You should thank Mr. Peng, the dismissal is already very light, if you don't shoot him, it will be cheap!."”
To understand this question, it is necessary to understand Jia Tingyu's background. Originally from Hubei, Jia Tingyu joined the Red Army at the age of 15 and joined the Red 25th Army, the "Doll Army" led by Xu Haidong (most of the soldiers were around 17 years old).
In that hero's unit, Jia Tingyu quickly rose to prominence and became a famous lone hero.
In mid-October, the 39th Army met the Korean ** team in the Yunshan area. Wu Xinquan immediately asked the headquarters of the Volunteer Army for instructions, hoping to annihilate this South Korean army, which was approved by General Peng.
By late October, the 39th Army had succeeded in encircling the 1st Division of the South Korean Army in the Unsan area. After the start of the battle, the enemy could not resist and tried to retreat. At this time, the 39th Division of the 115th Army was ordered to attack from the southwest and come to the Zhuren Bridge in the south of Yunshan to cut off the enemy's retreat.
At the same time, block the reinforcements from Bochuan. The 344th Company of the 2nd Battalion and the 4th Regiment played an important role in holding the nameless heights in Longyuandong, south of Yunshan.
In order to complete the task, Jia Tingyu, the commander of the volunteer battalion, decided to personally go to find out the deployment of the enemy on the opposite side. He understands that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the key to battle, so he decides to lead two scouts to capture the enemy's intelligence**, that is, to catch the "tongue".
They infiltrated a nameless hamlet, near a defensive position consisting of a dozen tanks. Suddenly, a crisp gunshot rang out, and Jia Tingyu thought that the enemy had discovered them, and immediately ordered them to lie down.
However, after the gunfire stopped, they did not see the enemy coming out. Jia Tingyu judged that this was the enemy shooting indiscriminately in the dark night sky, and they were hiding their inner fear.
He decided to swagger into the position, as a result of which he succeeded in confusing the enemy and even being mistaken for their people. They continued on their way to a tent and heard an ambiguous sound coming from inside.
When I went inside, it turned out to be a US military officer making out with a North Korean girl. Jia Tingyu didn't have time to look at this, he quickly made a move and blocked the girl's mouth to prevent her from making a sound.
Jia Tingyu successfully obtained important information and contributed to the victory of the Volunteer Army.
Jia Tingyu thundered a US military officer. The two fighters hid the Korean girl** under the bed and left the position with the captives.
They managed to return to the ranks with the captives at midnight. However, in the face of this"Baby", but Jia Tingyu couldn't take advantage of it. There was no interpreter in the camp, he could not understand the words of the captives, and even after a long interrogation, he did not gain anything.
This made him very anxious and stomped his feet repeatedly. In desperation, he ordered the prisoners to be escorted to the regimental headquarters. There were interpreters at the regimental headquarters, and the prisoners were immediately interrogated. When the officer was taken away by our troops, he was so frightened that he lost his soul.
When he arrived at the regimental headquarters, his crotch was dripping with water. The interpreter told him"Be lenient in confession and strict in resisting"The officer immediately confessed the deployment of the US troops like a bamboo tube pouring beans.
It turned out that our army was not opposite the South Korean army, but the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army. The captive was a lieutenant colonel quartermaster of the 24th Regiment of the U.S. Army, and the Korean girl he captured was bold.
Through this capture, our army accurately understood the number, strength, firepower, and disposition of the enemy's troops.
1.The volunteer army of Division Commander Hobart Gay immediately adjusted its deployment, and this time the target was no longer the South Korean army, but the American army. This was due to the fact that the ROK army was immediately encircled and asked for help, and the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army, stationed near Pyongyang, arrived at Unsan at the end of October.
2.The 1st Cavalry Division is a strong force with a 30-year undefeated reputation, which has experienced the baptism of World War II, and needs to be used to deal with such an enemy"Cattle knives"。In order to deal with the 24th Regiment of the US Army, the friendly 38th Army sent two more regiments to assist the 344th Regiment in annihilating the enemy army.
3.General Wu Xinquan mentioned in his memoirs that if he had not known about the appearance of American troops, he would not have deployed the 344th Regiment in the area north of Taichuan. At dawn, the US reconnaissance plane discovered the abnormal movement of our army and warned the 24 th Regiment.
The enemy immediately fled to the south of Longyuan Cave.
After careful consideration, Wu Xinquan, the commander of the 39th Army, chose to flee to Longyuan Cave. The cave is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only one side is passable, and the length is about 1 kilometer.
The clever Jia Tingyu had already expected that the American army would use this exit to break through, so he sent 4 companies to occupy the nearby high ground, so that the pass was within the range of our fire.
If the U.S. military wants to pass, it will have to pay the price, because the 4th company will hold on desperately. Jia Tingyu personally led people to guard here to ensure the safety of the defense line. At the same time, the 5th Company was pinned down behind the American artillery positions, and the 6th Company served as a battalion reserve, ready to enter the battle at any time.
Since the U.S. troops were not accustomed to night fighting, they spent the night north of Longyuan Cave and spent an uneasy night. After daybreak, the American troops attacked with all their strength and rushed towards the pass.
Jia Tingyu led his 4th company of warriors to fight bloodily, resisting the enemy's fierce charge 8 times in a row, which made the US commander so angry that he had to transfer planes to bombard Longyuan Cave indiscriminately, which instantly became a sea of fire.
However, they still could not break through the lines of defense of our troops. Seeing that the situation was not good, the US troops hurriedly transferred tanks and rushed forward with a bang. However, our anti-tank ** is insufficient, and we can only watch this steel monster approach us.
At this critical moment, Liu Liansheng, a soldier of the 4th Company and 5th squad, stepped forward, he picked up a bag of explosives weighing dozens of kilograms, shouted an impassioned battle cry, and rushed to the enemy's tank.
Hearing a loud bang, the tank instantly lay on its stomach and turned into a pile of scrap metal. This scene was witnessed by the commander of the American army, and he was stunned. It's not a question of one tank, it's that the American tanks behind can't pass, because only infantry can pass.
As a result, the company commander Sun Changsheng immediately organized a demolition team and rushed up to blow up the four tanks behind, completely blocking the enemy's road. At this time, the 5th Company also fought very fiercely, and they successfully attacked the enemy's artillery positions and scrapped more than 20 American artillery pieces.
This means that the U.S. military has lost artillery support and has become even more frightened. They had to abandon their plan to break through from the pass and chose to erect a pontoon bridge over the Ningjiang River southwest of Yunshan.
Since we did not have long-range artillery, it was not possible to deliver an effective blow to the fleeing enemy, and we had to closely pursue behind the enemy's wheels with two legs. The troops of the 344th Army, which cooperated with the 38th Regiment, did not arrive at the battlefield in time because of an accident, and missed a good opportunity to annihilate the enemy, so that the 24th Regiment of the US Army escaped death and the cooked duck flew.
Despite this, the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army also suffered a major blow, being wiped out by the 39th Army and 2064 people, breaking the myth of the "invincible" of the US army. In this battle, the 2nd Battalion of the 344th Regiment performed well, they successfully annihilated 346 enemies, captured 112 people, and destroyed 5 enemy tanks, 26 vehicles, and 24 artillery pieces.
Although our army also had 154 people, of whom 45 were killed and 109 were wounded, the 2nd battalion was the largest, with a total of 59 people, of whom 41 were killed and 18 were wounded.
After the war, the 2nd Battalion was awarded by Shiji"Hero Battalion"titles, while 4 companies were awarded"Longyuan Cave Heroes Company"Title. This was a great honor for the fighters of the 2 battalion.
However, there was an incredible news: Jia Tingyu, the commander of the Longyuan Cave battle, was dismissed. The regiment commander Xu Peng was very angry, he called the division commander and asked his superiors why they did this.
The division commander told him: "It is true that Jia Tingyu won the battle, but as the battalion commander, he actually took the risk to reconnoiter in the enemy camp and left his post without permission. ”
Hearing this, Xu Peng had nothing to say. The soldiers in the battalion were all indignant at Jia Tingyu's treatment, but he himself didn't care, and said open-mindedly: "It's okay this way, I can continue my old job (scout) and have a good time." ”
A month later, in the battle to liberate Pyongyang, Jia Tingyu was appointed commander of the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion. In the fourth campaign, he was reinstated as battalion commander. This is Jia Tingyu, a warrior who dares to fight, dare to rush, brave and resourceful, and has a personality! "