If you want to ask which battle on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea is the most memorable, then the answer must be Shangganling. Although the scale of the Battle of Shangganling was smaller than the previous five battles or the subsequent Battle of Jincheng, it was the most well-known.
Because in this battle, the enemy's artillery fire was intensive, with an average of six shells per second hitting the positions of the volunteers, and the intensity of its fire even exceeded the highest level of the Second World War.
However, under such extreme conditions, the volunteers still insisted on resisting, and although the hill was cut by two meters, they still held their ground. In this battle, countless brave soldiers emerged, including one soldier who was furious and chased down more than 60 American soldiers, which is rare on the Korean battlefield.
Before the first negotiations between China and the United States, the US-led "United **" had tried to drag the war into a state of anxiety through equipment and technological superiority in order to demonstrate its hegemony.
However, the two sides faced off in the central part of North Korea, creating a stalemate on the lines of Kaesong, Kimhwa and Goseong. At this time, Van Vliet, commander of the US Eighth Army, and the commander of the Third Corps of the Volunteer Army jointly commanded their respective armies.
Wang Jinshan's fighting spirit and frank personality deeply influenced his subordinates. He is known as the "King Maniac" because he always gives his all on the battlefield and is fearless.
The location of this battle is located south of the 38th parallel, which is of great strategic importance to our army, and if the enemy directly attacks here, it will directly disrupt the negotiation process. In addition, there has also been turmoil in the United States, and the former has also attracted much attention because of this matter.
Eisenhower's three fires after taking office gave Clark a fighting spirit, and he hoped to achieve something in this war to add to his military career. On October 8, 1952, the U.S.-led coalition suspended the Panmunjom negotiations and declared that it would solve the problem with airplanes and artillery.
At this time, the war was about to break out, and in order to occupy Jinhua, the US army must first capture Wusheng Mountain. In order to capture the Five Sacred Mountains, they had to first capture the two high ground in front of them.
After weighing, the U.S. Army decided to send the 7th Division to attack 5979 Heights. At the same time, the volunteer unit in charge of defense was the 15th Army, which only entered Korea in March 1951, and the commander was Qin Jiwei.
In the year of Qin Jiwei, his father came home and said to his brothers: "There is a war on the front line, and someone in our family must also go to the battlefield." Lin Bingyuan still remembers.
Lin Bingyuan responded to his father's call, and he and his second brother signed up for the army together. On that day, more than 70 people came to the town, and after two rounds of physical examinations, Lin Bingyuan, who had just turned 18, was selected.
Although he had never experienced the cruelty of war, he was eager to contribute to his country. After enlisting in the army, Lin Bingyuan was quickly sent to the northeast for training, and four months later, they arrived at the Yalu River.
Half a month later, they reached the rear of Shangganling, which was still seventy or eighty kilometers away from the main peak, and the roadside was full of devastation, and there were large craters everywhere after the bombing of the planes. Even during the day, US reconnaissance planes and bombers flew overhead, and for safety, everyone could only rest on the ground, and they did not even dare to untie their backpacks.
In the end, Lin Bingyuan was assigned to the Ninth Artillery Regiment as a communicator, but because of his small stature, the company commander suggested that he return to China to rest.
Lin Bingyuan was deeply touched by this sentence, and he vowed to prove himself through his own efforts. Soon after, he was sent to dig a tunnel, which was only twenty or thirty kilometers away from Shangganling.
Lin Bingyuan saw this opportunity and went all out. At that time, the senior generals of the command were very anxious, and Qin Jiwei looked at the map and found that if Wusheng Mountain was lost, a large flat area behind it would allow the US army to advance mechanized"Two heights, with enough aircraft and artillery support, the infantry will not have difficulties in advancing, and the position can be taken in five days at most. "
In 5979 Highlands, 5377In the depression between the Beishan Highlands and the main peak, there is a small village with only a dozen households, and that is Shangganling. The Battle of Shangganling became world-famous after this battle.
On October 14, 1952, the battle began, and the enemy began to fight in large arrays, carrying out high-intensity artillery bombardment of positions for two days in a row, and had absolute air superiority.
The situation was extremely critical, Qin Jiwei ordered Master Cui Jiangong: "It is a matter of the overall situation, every inch of land must be fought for, no matter what, we must hold Shangganling!" ”
In the Battle of Shangganling, after the enemy's first attack was repulsed, the enemy quickly adjusted and launched another attack. In order to reduce the losses of our troops, we adopted the method of resistance with small units.
Despite the remarkable effect of the high concentration of fire of the American troops, the enemy occupied 537 after 12 o'clock on the same day7 The northeastern corner of the North Hill Heights, but the main position remained in the hands of our troops.
The total number of shelling on the first day exceeded 320,000, and on the second day there were still more than 200,000, and the volunteers often lost their surface positions during the day and then recaptured them under the cover of the night.
In the process, the "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" Sun Zhanyuan regained 597Heroic death in the battle on the 7 heights, although he was very familiar with the terrain of the position, the artillery fire had completely changed the original terrain, which was deplorable.
Sun Zhanyuan and Lin Bingyuan recaptured 597Participated in the whole battle in the 9 heights. At this stage, China and the United States have maintained a tug-of-war on the surface. After heavy shelling, the battle of Shangganling entered the second phase.
The enemy again occupied surface positions and blocked the mouth of the tunnel with gas bombs, barbed wire, explosives packs, etc. The Volunteer Army adopted the strategy of tunnel warfare. In the face of great pressure, Lin Bingyuan and others stuck to the tunnel and endured the difficult environment.
Originally, each pit was prepared with enough water for more than 20 days, and each company would reserve a certain amount, and the water tank was usually placed at the mouth of the pit in order to facilitate the water connection. However, due to enemy bomb throwing, many water tanks were damaged, causing water leakage losses.
In this case, foods such as compressed biscuits are also difficult to swallow, and the pit is filled with the smell of gunsmoke, sulfur and blood. However, with their iron will, the fighters succeeded in completing the task of holding on.
But this task is not over, and they are facing an even more difficult task - a big counterattack.
On October 30, the Battle of Shangganling of the Volunteer Army entered the stage of a strong counterattack, and the 15th Army decided to use 25 companies to form three echelons for counterattack, of which the 45th Division and the 29th Division served as the main ones.
The first and second echelons, responsible for restoring positions.
In this battle, two days before the counterattack of Lin Bingyuan's unit, our artillery carried out a fierce artillery bombardment of its position. At the beginning of the counterattack, the volunteers used howitzers, mountain artillery, etc. to carry out heavy artillery shelling of the enemy's positions.
On the evening of the 31st, Lin Bingyuan's unit was ordered to recapture 597Position No. 2 on the 9th heights, their tasks were subdivided, and Lin Bingyuan's own task was to blast the barbed wire fence and clear the obstacles for the rear troops.
Under the cover of our artillery fire, Lin Bingyuan and his comrades successfully opened a passage for the soldiers behind them to move forward. They bravely charged, annihilated the enemy's living forces, and successfully completed the mission.
However, the frenzied U.S. troops did not rest on their laurels, and their intensive attacks and firepower strikes cost our troops dearly. By early November, there were only a dozen warriors left in the tunnel.
However, we must hold on to the positions that have been recaptured, which have been bought with the blood of countless fighters. In this defense, many more soldiers were killed, and the enemy continued to attack.
After a shelling, Lin Bingyuan fell unconscious. When he woke up, the first thing he did was to look for his squad leader.
Lin Bingyuan found that the position was empty, and he decided to hold the position even if he died. It was at this moment that he spotted a small group of U.S. troops approaching. Together with the machine gun squad leader, he attacked fiercely, and the enemy was repulsed three times, leaving behind a pile of corpses before fleeing again.
However, the enemy did not give up, but shelled the positions with artillery. In the process, the machine gun squad leader died heroically and handed over the task of holding the position to Lin Bingyuan.
When Lin Bingyuan searched for available ** in the tunnel, he accidentally found three slightly injured people. After a short rest, they held their ground together. However, the enemy soon touched up, and they raised their guns to fight the enemy.
However, the shells suddenly hit the crowd **, and the three lightly wounded died heroically. There were two other comrades on the mountainside on the other side of the tunnel, and when they saw this, they immediately came to support.
However, the first fighter who rushed over was hit by a bullet and died on the spot. Under the cover of another comrade-in-arms, Lin Bingyuan decided to fight to the death with the enemy.
He strapped explosives to his body, and with the help of grenades, he attacked the enemy. The enemy fell into confusion, and did not know that the enemy was outnumbered, so they had to retreat from the mountain one after another. Lin Bingyuan became more and more courageous, pursuing more than 60 American troops all the way, until the volunteer reinforcements arrived and strengthened artillery support, and Lin Bingyuan gloriously held his position.
In the Battle of Shangganling, Lin Bingyuan bravely killed the enemy, killing a total of 140 enemy soldiers, and his heroic deeds were received many times by *** and other leaders, and was awarded by the leading organ of the Volunteer Army"Special merit"、"Level 2 Battle Hero"with"Youth Model League Member"and other honorary titles.
Despite the pain of a seventh-degree disability caused by the war, he lived strongly. Today, although he is nearly 90 years old, the old man Lin Bingyuan is still in good spirits, and there is a piece hanging in his home"Shangganling is famous and far away, and the lonely hero Rong Ma Yifang"that is a symbol of his past glory and valor.
In an interview with reporters, Lin Bingyuan changed into his familiar military uniform and looked very stylish. When it comes to the past, he is still enthusiastic, and he shows reporters the ** of his youth, the black and white ** that records his past as a hero.
Lin Bingyuan: Hold your ground and fight alone. He showed great courage and determination to win honor for our country and people. Why is the Battle of Shangganling so famous?
Because Lin Bingyuan and his comrades-in-arms exchanged their lives and blood for victory. Let's pay tribute to the loveliest person - Lin Bingyuan.