In February, the military-themed movie "Changjin Lake", which was released on the National Day in 2021, won high praise from the audience for its excellent performance and ups and downs of the storyline.
The theme of the film revolves around the largest lake in northern North Korea, Changjin Lake, and tells the story of the fact that during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, it became a strategic point between the Chinese volunteers and the "United **".
The Commander-in-Chief is reporting to the Chairman on the state of the war. From October 25 to November 5, 1950, the Chinese Volunteers, who had just crossed the Yalu River, launched the first campaign under the command of the commander-in-chief, successfully smashing MacArthur's strategic attempt to occupy the whole of Korea before November 23, driving the "United **" from the Yalu River back to the south of the Cheongchon River, and annihilating the enemy army1More than 50,000 people initially stabilized the situation on the battlefield.
However, even in the face of such a victory, the US high command still chose to ignore the large-scale movement of the Chinese volunteers.
Admiral MacArthur was receiving good news from the Korean battlefield, and his troops had achieved a surprisingly victorious record in the **. However, he may not have known that the Chinese Volunteers, when they released the captured United ** soldiers, sent them an important message: "Go back and persuade your Admiral MacArthur not to bombard us with napalm."
We only entered North Korea to protect a few hydroelectric power stations on the Yalu River, and if they were bombed, factories in the northeast would not have power to operate. It's a contest of strength and intelligence.
Despite the strength of the U.S. military, the Chinese Volunteers used strategy and wisdom to successfully thwart the enemy's offensive and deliver an important message to the enemy.
In this war, strength is not the only key, wisdom and strategy are equally important.
MacArthur confidently said to Lieutenant General Walker, "On Thanksgiving, make sure the lads have a delicious turkey and make a final offensive on November 24." ”
"By Christmas," he added, "we can send all our soldiers home, because by then the war here should be over." ”
What about my map? His voice echoed through the room.
Revolutionary friendship with Hong Xuezhi: Once, there were no guards in the room, but Hong Xuezhi came to hang his military map in the air-raid shelter, and told Mr. Peng that everyone was waiting for him to study the next battle plan.
**Know the importance of his map to Hong Xuezhi, but even more so to protect his life. Previously, the US reconnaissance plane had been hovering above Dayu Cave, and Hong Xuezhi intuitively felt that there must be danger here, so he decided to start evacuating the air defense.
He knew that *** ate soft or hard, so while Mr. Peng was asleep, he took the map and put it in the air-raid shelter, and Mr. Peng had no choice but to follow the guards to the air-raid shelter on the mountain.
This story shows the deep friendship and concern for each other's lives between the two revolutionaries, while also highlighting their determination and courage in the face of danger.
At that time, several of Mr. Peng's guards burned a warm kang for him under Mr. Peng's house, and there were two combat staff officers in the house, Gao Ruixin and Cheng Pu, who did not hide in the air-raid shelter.
Mao Anying was evacuated into the air-raid shelter as ordered, but in order to get important documents, she returned to Mr. Peng's house. **Soon after entering the air-raid shelter, I heard a low "buzzing" sound in the air, and saw several US bombers flying from the south and dropping several napalm directly into the house where Mr. Peng lived before.
Tens of seconds later, the house caught fire, and the house was quickly burned to ashes.
Picture: Mao Anying's tomb is in the air-raid shelter on the mountain, **Looking at Hong Xuezhi beside him, looking at the house that was burned by the fire, he felt a trace of foreboding in his heart, and he had a premonition that there might be danger in the house.
Not long after, Cheng Pu, a combat staff officer with a half-black face, rushed up the hillside, shouting as he ran: "Oh no, Mao Anying is in the house!" Hearing the news, ** was stunned instantly, blood seemed to be surging in his mind, and his eyes were bloodshot.
He roared: "Anying, come out quickly!" "I'm going to rush out of the house. Several guards cried to stop him, and even when shot, they did not let go.
Pictured: **Precious photo at the Volunteer Army Headquarters Just after the air raid, ** stood in front of two charred corpses with a heavy heart. Mao Anying is the child who promised *** that he would protect his safety, but now he has sacrificed like this; Gao Ruixin, this young man, is also a young staff officer who he specially transferred from the northwest before, what an outstanding young man they are, if it takes time, they will definitely become the mainstay of New China, but now they are ......Thinking of this, a mist couldn't help but appear in his eyes, and he couldn't help muttering to himself what *** said to himself before insisting on sending Mao Anying to the front line:
Pictured: **Middle) and Deng Hua (right), deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the Volunteer Army, and Chen Geng, deputy commander of the Volunteer Army (2)**, whispered a word to everyone: "The bodies of Mao Anying and Gao Ruixin are buried together." ”
He then spent the whole day alone in the bomb shelter silent, without saying a word. In the evening, Hong Xuezhi invited him to dinner, ** put down what he was doing, held Hong Xuezhi's hand and said, "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have to give up today." ”
Hong Xuezhi took the opportunity to persuade: "In the future, we will dig a bomb shelter for you, so you don't have to complain anymore." * pondered for a moment, and then said to Hong Xuezhi: "Why do you say Mao Anying died in this war?" ”
** Sighing heavily, he continued: "On November 25, 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army started the second campaign, and on the Western Front, the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army took the lead, and several other armies followed, and within a few days MacArthur's Western Front offensive force was defeated. ”
Pictured: In the second battle of the Volunteer Army, the Ninth Corps faced great challenges. The force, led by two commanders, Song Shilun and Tao Yong, was strong but their confidence was challenged by the local climate and logistical supplies.
Originally, the Ninth Corps was used as a pioneer in attacking Taiwan to study Taiwan's leading islands, but now it has to face severe cold areas and the elite US 1st Marine Division and US 7th Division.
However, the determination and courage of the Ninth Corps prepared them for any challenge.
Pictured: General Song Shilun delivering a speech. Hundreds of thousands of troops failed to prepare for winter clothing due to the urgency of the order to enter the DPRK, and 700 people suffered frostbite on the first day of entering the DPRK. A more serious problem is that logistical support is seriously lagging behind.
**Communicate with the generals about the battle situation, and it was originally planned that the western front and the eastern front should be at the same time**, but the Ninth Corps was deep in the snow and it was difficult to launch an attack on time. **After careful consideration, it was agreed to postpone the time of the Eastern Front by two days.
Finally, at 10 p.m. on November 27, the 1st and 7th Marine Divisions were walking in the mountains of the Wolf Forest Mountains, when they were suddenly shocked by the shouts of killing that erupted around them.
In film and television works, the soldiers of the Eastern Front Volunteer Army attack the enemy in the snow. In the face of the rapid response of the US military, they immediately organized more than 200 tanks to build defensive positions at three points.
However, there were only a few old-fashioned bazookas in each regimental formation of the Ninth Corps, and there was not even a single artillery for attacking fortifications, and only small and medium-caliber mortars tried to cover the infantry to break through the defensive positions of the American troops.
Despite the difficult conditions, the volunteer soldiers still persisted in fighting, and only one day later, the US 1st Marine Division and the US 7th Army had fallen into a clear disadvantage. At this time, they received a telegram from MacArthur asking them to retreat south.
However, in order to boost the morale of the American troops, Division Commander Smith resolutely decided not to retreat, but said to his subordinates: "Retreat? Now we're just going on the offensive in a different direction! ”
In the bitter cold weather, the soldiers of the Volunteer Army overcame the difficulties of the disparity in material conditions, concentrated all the fortifications of the whole corps with four times the strength, and stormed the circular position of the 32nd Regiment of the US Army, and achieved a brilliant victory.
During the battle, the soldiers of the 27th Army, carrying grenades supported by other units, broke through the tank positions of the American troops and rushed into the regimental command post inside the American ring fortifications.
The commander of the U.S. Army, Colonel McLean, was shot and killed while fleeing, and the U.S. positions fell into disarray. Division Commander Smith dispatched troops to the rescue, but was blocked back by the 27th Army's blocking troops, and could only watch his 32nd Regiment be completely annihilated.
In the end, the U.S. forces on the Eastern Front retreated in a hurry, and Smith counted his own troops.
Pictured: ** Talking with Kim Il Sung about this battle. Although the three armies of the Eastern Front also achieved a brilliant victory, afterwards, the commander-in-chief saw the situation of the Ninth Corps, but he could not be optimistic at all.
In this battle, the number of the Ninth Corps on the Eastern Front reached more than 40,000, of which 30,000 were frostbitten because of the severe cold weather, and the frostbite rate of some troops was even as high as more than 20%, and in World War II, when Hitler attacked Moscow, the number of troops was reduced by more than 3%, and it was considered that the weather was ......In order to win this battle, it is really too difficult for the soldiers of the Eastern Front Corps.
When the news of the victory of the Second Battle of the Chinese Volunteers came back to China, hundreds of millions of people in New China cheered and shed tears of excitement. Only then did ordinary people realize that the "Chinese people have stood up" announced on the tower of Tiananmen Gate a year ago was not an empty phrase.
These heroic volunteer soldiers, who did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to protect their homeland and people, will always be worthy of our admiration and learning.
After learning the news of the victory, Liu Yazi was overjoyed, and immediately splashed ink on Liu Yazi, a democrat he respected very much, and wrote a poem "Huanxi Sha and Mr. Liu Yazi": Before the king of Yan Qiqi died, there were many years of contradictions, and now he has swept away the new era.
The favorite poet sang high, and was connecting with the front-line Jieyin, and the battle flag on Miaoxiang Mountain.