The hit of "Changjin Lake" made the audience deeply impressed by the 1st Marine Division. In the first encounter with the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army, this division was completely defeated, like an undead escaping from reality, unable to break free from deep fears and nightmares for a long time.
In the bitter cold of minus 30 degrees, the troops of the Ninth Corps swore an oath to the national flag before the battle of Changjin Lake was launched. Despite wearing only a single coat, the eyes of each officer and soldier were full of determination and determination, and their oath resounded throughout the battlefield.
Their bravery and tenacity deserve to be remembered and respected forever.
The "Victorious Escape" in the Battle of Changjin Lake, once known as a trump card unit of the U.S. Army, the 1st Marine Division, was embarrassed by the siege of the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army in this cold winter, and lost the face of the U.S. Army.
However, the White House had to award the 1st Marine Division, which escaped from the hands of the 9th Corps, a pennant of "Victory Escape" to appease the souls of those who escaped by chance.
Although they had slaughtered all sides in the Pacific theater, they suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Changjin Lake. In the end, relying on strong firepower and logistical support, they narrowly escaped from the encirclement of the 9 Corps.
This incident greatly damaged the reputation of the US ** team in the international community, and also made people re-realize the heroism and tenacity of the volunteers.
The news that the 1st Marine Division of the United States was defeated by the squadron on the way to the south and fled in a hurry shocked the entire United States. In order to boost the morale of the coalition forces on the Korean battlefield, the White House packaged the hasty escape of the 1st Marine Division"Epic feat"。
Although they were praised as heroes, the officers and men of the 1st Marine Division who escaped by luck knew in their hearts that the fear brought to them by the stubborn resistance and desperate charge of the volunteers could not be erased, and it became an unforgettable memory for their lives.
On the Korean battlefield, the 1st Marine Division, as the ace unit of the U.S. army, could not directly go into battle and charged, and was often regarded as a strategic reserve, and this embarrassing position did not change until March 1953.
At that time, the Korean armistice negotiations were at an impasse, and the U.S. military wanted to gain more bargaining chips on the battlefield, but the volunteers saw through their intentions and decided to strike first. When attacking the direction of the US army's assault, the volunteers chose the West Mountain of Matali and the East Mountain of Meiliangli, which were defended by the 5th Regiment of the 1st Marine Division.
The 358th Regiment of the 120th Division of the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army was responsible for the assault mission, and they were excellent units in battles such as Wenjing and Stadium. Under the cover of strong artillery fire, the assault team of the 358th Regiment quickly occupied two heights and withstood the counterattack of the 1st Marine Division, and finally successfully completed the task.
The U.S. military is ignorant of our tactical changes, and our army's fire support has been completely replaced by Soviet weapons, which allows us to adopt new tactics, that is, defending at the front point to lure the enemy, and covering and destroying the enemy with rear firepower.
However, the U.S. troops were still clinging to their old experience, believing that only when their infantry advanced to a distance of two or three hundred meters from the positions of the Volunteers, they would encounter light resistance; When you advance to about thirty or forty meters, you will be hit by a fierce attack from grenades.
They believed that as long as they could survive this wave, they would have a chance to storm the trenches and then rely on the superiority of their forces to crush everything. During the fire suppression, four infantry battalions of the US army also boldly rushed over in what they considered to be safe, preparing to seize the positions we held in one fell swoop after the fire suppression stopped.
However, what they do not know is that the tactics of our army have changed radically.
They thought they could easily break through our positions, however, they were wrong. When they rushed defenselessly to a distance of only a few hundred meters from our position, our army's large-caliber artillery and heavy mortars immediately launched a fierce artillery attack on them, blowing them up badly and falling in pieces.
This wave of shelling made them no longer dare to take the lead in the charge. The infantry's courage was blown away by artillery fire, so they decided to let the tanks go up. In the face of the firepower of the volunteers, the US army, which was unwilling to lose, immediately adjusted its tactics.
They brought in another battalion of tanks, and let two battalions of tanks charge upwards under the fire of the volunteers, while four battalions of infantry followed them. This battle was to gain more bargaining chips, and the 1st Marine Division, which was burdened with heavy responsibilities, had to be released.
At this time, the commander of the American army no longer cared about the life and death of his soldiers, and hysterically supervised the battle in the back. The battle lasted more than ten hours, and by the evening, the American counterattack achieved a pitiful result - occupying a corner of our army's position on the west hill.
But they also knew that this pitiful result could not be saved. Because when night falls, it will be the world of volunteers again. (3) The 1st Marine Division of the United States suffered another crushing defeat and lost its "mission".
That night, under the cover of night, our troops recaptured the corner of their position that they had lost. This time, the U.S. military was also very knowledgeable, and knew that they couldn't hold it, so they stopped holding it.
Because of the night battle of the Changjin Lake Volunteer Army, they all suffered from night battle phobia.
On the Korean battlefield, after the 3rd day of counterattack, the 1st Marine Division was severely attacked by our troops and escaped for its life. Although they launched a counterattack again, they were still unable to defeat our positions, but were covered by our artillery fire and blown up to the ground, and the army was crushed.
After a 4-day counterattack, they finally stopped the operation. According to post-war statistics, the 1st Marine Division of the United States had more than 1,700 people in this battle, while our army only had more than 200 people.
This battle once again proved the defeat of the 1st Marine Division on the Korean battlefield and also humiliated the "mission" they carried. It was a terrible battle, and it also made us cherish peace even more.