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The first time the Volunteer Army entered the Korean War, it encountered the Ace Army of the US Army, which claimed to have been undefeated in 160 years.
In the face of this situation, the armies of other countries may choose to temporarily avoid the front, but After learning the news, Mr. Peng said domineeringly: "Lao Tzu is fighting the elite!" ”
So, why did Mr. Peng choose to face the difficulties in the face of the Ace of the US Army? What was the final outcome of this battle?
On October 19, 1950, the Chinese volunteers who were ordered to defend their homeland and defend the country against the ambitions of US imperialism took advantage of the moonlight to cross the Yalu River and then reached the Wulao-ri area.
Originally, the plan of the volunteers was to build fortifications here, and on this basis, they would launch an attack on the American army and drive the American army back to the south of the 38th Line.
But the day did not go against everyone's wishes, and in just one day, the volunteers saw the so-called "United Nations Army" in the hidden place, they marched without discipline, and even a gap of nearly 80 kilometers appeared as they walked, and the performance of the "United Nations Army" surprised the Volunteers.
This is understandable why, after the UN forces entered the DPRK, they did not have the upper hand in the head-on confrontation with the Korean People's Army. If MacArthur had not planned the Inchon Landing, the 17-nation "United Nations Army" would have been driven out of the Korean Peninsula by the poorly equipped Korean People's Army.
As it should be, the army found no trace of the volunteers and continued to advance northwards with a swagger. Because the Korean People's Army was seriously injured, this chaotic "United Nations Army" did not realize that their limit was approaching.
After knowing that the "United Nations Army" was such a cargo, General Manager Peng immediately sent a telegram to Chairman Mao, requesting a change in the established strategy, hoping to train his hands with the miscellaneous army in front of him and make a good start on the Korean battlefield.
On October 21, after reading the telegram in Beijing, Chairman Mao immediately agreed to General Peng's suggestion, abandoned the original deployment plan, and used the interspersed tactics of our army to teach a good lesson to the UN troops who were not there.
General Manager Peng, who received the order, immediately began to line up his troops and at the same time scattered scouts to the battlefield, and the results of the reconnaissance showed that the closest to our army was the 1st Division of the South Korean army. Mr. Peng immediately decided to take the South Korean First Army sent to the door to open the knife.
At this time, everything was in order, and the first battle of the volunteer soldiers on the Korean battlefield was about to begin, and the arrogant United Nations army was not aware of the danger approaching at this time.
At 7:00 a.m. on October 25, the volunteer soldiers who had been lurking for a long time finally waited for the order to attack. As the charge horn sounded, the soldiers of the 360th Regiment of the 120th Division of the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army launched a charge against the vanguard of the South Korean army.
If the South Korean army had seen such a position, if it were to be brought out alone, the North Korean People's Army would be able to teach them a good lesson.
After being integrated into the United Nations army, the South Korean army was accustomed to being a fox on the Korean battlefield, and the volunteer raids caught them off guard, and the so-called elite South Korean army began to scatter without even making any resistance.
At the same time, the soldiers of the 118th Division of the 40th Army also encountered a well-equipped South Korean army in the Liangshuidong area, which they thought would launch a decent resistance, but they were like embroidered pillows that shattered when touched. The combat effectiveness of the South Korean army has made Mr. Peng question, is the United Nations army such a ragtag group?
After winning the opening, Peng Lao commanded the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army to pursue the victory and plan to surround the South Korean army in the Unsan area and annihilate the enemy army in one fell swoop.
Wu Xinquan, commander of the 39th Army, set the time of the attack at 19:30 on November 1, and in order to complete this combat mission, Wu Xinquan gathered 8 infantry regiments and two artillery regiments, in addition to a rare anti-aircraft artillery regiment. Under such a military allocation, he believed that it would not be difficult to capture YunShan.
But Wu Xinquan did not know that at this time, there was an undercurrent within the United Nations army, and the successive defeats of the South Korean army made MacArthur very angry, and he decided to remove the group of wine bags and rice bags and replace them with a meritorious unit that the AMERICAN army was proud of to resist the attack of the Chinese volunteers.
On 1 November, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to replace the South Korean 1st Division stationed at Unsan.
The U.S. First Cavalry Division is the U.S. Army's proud "Constant Victory Division" because it has not been defeated since its inception.
Since the establishment of the U.S. First Cavalry Division in 1833, it has experienced several wars, each of which has ended in victory, and this army is best at attacking tough battles, so in the eyes of MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the United Nations Army, this U.S. First Cavalry Division should be invincible on the Korean battlefield.
At three o'clock in the afternoon of November 1, the reconnaissance personnel on the front line suddenly noticed an unusual phenomenon, and the South Korean troops who had been stationed in the positions began to withdraw one after another. Immediately reported this news to Wu Xinquan, who had many years of battlefield experience, immediately decided to let the volunteer army launch an attack.
At 4 p.m., the retreating South Korean troops suddenly heard the sound of a charge trumpet, a sound they could not have known better. A few days ago, the South Korean army was beaten to the ground and fled after hearing this voice.
The South Korean army, which had been retreating in an orderly manner, suddenly fled like crazy to the rear of the position, and the US First Cavalry Division, which was on the task of changing defenses, was also affected by this behavior of the South Korean army.
The volunteer soldiers could not think of so much, and under the guidance of the Stormtrooper, they launched a charge towards Yunshan Mountain. However, after fighting with the enemy, the warriors found that the enemy in front of them did not look like the Koreans at all, and the weapons and equipment were better than the previous enemies.
The soldiers then discovered that the unit in front of them was the U.S. First Cavalry Division, which claimed to have been undefeated in 160 years.
The soldiers informed Wu Xinquan of this news while fighting bravely to kill the enemy, and the sudden change of the enemy made Wu Xinquan confused, and he immediately asked For instructions from Boss Peng.
After Learning that the defending enemy of Yunshan had changed from the Rok army to the ace army of the US army, Mr. Peng was not afraid at all, and said bluntly: "Lao Tzu fights the elite." And tell the soldiers on the front line that this army, which the US army is proud of, will "come and go".
The volunteer soldiers who received the order were full of momentum, and they did not lose the wind in the face of the elite American troops armed to the teeth, and beat the elite American troops to the head in Yunshan City.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Guy, commander of the US First Cavalry Division, ordered the evacuation, but how could the volunteers easily let go of the battle achievements in hand and pursue and fight the US and South Korean troops.
Eventually, the Americans fled south under the cover of aircraft and tank fire.
This battle gave the invincible US military the first time to see the strong combat effectiveness of the Chinese volunteer army.
But everyone does not know that this is not only the first head-on duel between The Chinese and American armies on the Korean battlefield, but also the first victory won by Our country in the history of Sino-US wars.
The first was the invasion of the Eight-Power Alliance, which was remembered by the Chinese people.
On May 28, 1900, the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China on a large scale under shameless pretexts, killing our people, destroying our famous places of interest and monuments, and robbing our country of rare treasures.
At that time, our military strength was weak, and we were powerless in the face of aggression by the great powers.
But 50 years later, on the Korean battlefield, volunteer soldiers let the self-esteemed American army taste the bitter fruit of defeat for the first time in Unsan, and the FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION of the United States, which regarded them as the "founding father division", was beaten to the ground, which made the American army that flaunted its might in China fifty years ago shudder when it heard the name of the volunteer army.
The battle has made the world aware that the well-armed U.S. army is not invincible, and the only one who can defeat them is the Chinese army.
The victory at the Battle of Yunshan boosted the morale of the Chinese volunteers and laid a solid foundation for the next victory.
At this time, however, the UN forces did not realize that the arrival of volunteers in Korea would change the situation on the Korean battlefield.
After the Battle of Unsan, the defeated U.S. First Cavalry Division and the South Korean First Army did not recognize the reason for their defeat.
South Korean fighters who had squabbled on the battlefield to retrieve a life even said that the volunteer army's fighting style was too backward:
"Blowing trumpets and drumming in battle, adopting the methods of warfare of the last century."
However, it turned out that the heroic and fearless volunteer army used this kind of combat method and backward weapons and equipment that they did not look up to, to cut down the FIRST CAVALRY Regiment of the US Army, which had not been defeated for 160 years, and turned the South Korean army, which could only speak quickly, into a battlefield coward who fled when it heard the charge.
In addition, the volunteers also captured 4 "big guys" in Yunshan: 3 light aircraft and 1 artillery correction aircraft. The four planes caused heartache to the U.S. military, and it was the only time the Volunteers captured a U.S. aircraft on the Korean battlefield.
When the news of the victory at the Battle of Yunshan reached Chairman Mao's ears, the chairman was very happy and commended The fearless performance of Mr. Peng and the volunteer soldiers on the battlefield:
"Comrade Peng Dehuai is very capable of fighting vicious battles and fighting hard battles, and he defeated the main US army in the first contest with the US army."
After the end of the First Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, General Manager Peng praised the 39th Army led by Wu Xinquan at the summary meeting:
"The 39th Army fought very well in the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army at Yunshan, we have no aircraft, we lack artillery, tanks, we can fight and win!" There is nothing remarkable about the U.S. military. ”
Later, the Battle of Yunshan became the target of many countries competing for research, and they only wanted to figure out one thing. That is, how the poor Chinese soldiers defeated the FIRST CAVALRY Regiment of the US Army, which could not be defeated by other countries.
Ridgway wrote a book, The Korean War, after returning home from the Korean War, in which he wrote:
"Chinese attack on the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Cavalry Regiment west of The Cloud Mountain, perhaps with the most shocking suddenness."
Yes, we can't imagine how the volunteer soldiers defeated the American army as an elite army with heroic spirit in the face of extremely inferior weapons and equipment.
But we should know that the current peace and prosperity of the motherland are inseparable from the efforts of the martyrs, and what we can do is to let the deeds of the martyrs be passed on by word of mouth in people's ears and let their spirits be passed on forever.