In the US military's Korean War reminiscence article, it is mentioned that in the operation of introducing the Huachuan operation, it will be intentionally or unintentionally fought on a small hill called Vulture Peak, hurriedly brushed over, unwilling to mention a word. However, in the history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, this small Vulture Peak battle has created an unprecedented horror record in the history of human warfare! A 31-man volunteer platoon, facing the siege of nearly a regiment of the Ace Marine Division of the US Army, finally created a strong victory of killing 300 Us troops with only 4 casualties! The face of the American Army has been completely lost in this battle!
On the evening of June 22, 1951, the commander of the third platoon of the eighth company of the 179th Regiment of the 60th Division of the 20th Army of the Volunteer Army received a very difficult task, and his superiors ordered him to lead the three platoons, immediately seize a commanding height called Vulture Peak, and in the absence of any reinforcements, hold on for 24 hours, after the order was issued, the regimental commander called him to his side, once again explaining the importance of this commanding height, this commanding height is related to the overall situation of the 20th Army's operations, if it cannot be taken, the flanks of our army will be exposed, so it must be taken. And hold on for at least a day!
The commander of this battle, Shen Shugen, was a native of Zhejiang, who had been enlisted in the army for four or four years, had experienced hundreds of battles, and made countless meritorious contributions! After receiving the task, he thought for a long time, determined to divide the whole platoon into three combat groups, launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night, in order to prevent the night battle from being accidentally injured, Shen platoon commander ordered the whole squad of soldiers to prepare enough ammunition, tie a white towel on their right arm, and the leader of the combat team must wear a liaison whistle and horn!
That night, the sky was beautiful, heavy rain fell in the Huachuan Theater in the middle of the night, and the volunteer attack troops crawled forward in the slippery mountainous terrain, and sure enough, those young American soldiers did not even set up a guard post, and the soldiers of our army smoothly approached the front of the Vulture Peak 992.4 Heights. The attack went so smoothly that the warriors were happy. However, many years of battlefield experience made Shen Platoon Commander unhappy, and he warned everyone that if the US army found that the high ground was occupied during the day, it would definitely desperately take it, so he ordered the combat squads to take their places and keep a close vigilance. However, the troops waited for a day and did not see a single shadow of the American army.
In fact, when the real situation was real, the US army already knew that the volunteer army had climbed the main position of Vulture Peak, and this time the US army changed the way of daytime combat, and just entered the evening, it dispatched nearly three battalions of about 800 troops, and actually carried out a night raid battle, but unfortunately, the US army was a us army that was a dong shi gong, a toddler in Handan, and was not good at night combat, and really suffered a lot in this battle! It was like touching an egg to a stone.
Shen platoon commander first ordered the combat squads to block the frontal attack, but he took three fighters, along the back of the mountain secretly around to attack the US side, due to the narrow mountain road in the highlands, the US attack formation is too dense, just when the US army and the frontal volunteer army are fighting, Shen platoon leader's machine gun began to speak, condescending terrain, coupled with the concentration of US personnel, almost a bullet can penetrate two people, in an instant, the US military screamed incessantly, the entire attack formation in the darkness was completely chaotic, and many US troops even crawled to escape. Many American troops were trampled, and according to the records of the war, the Commander of the American Army actually judged the strength of the defending volunteer army to be a battalion!
This is not to mention, the volunteer army took advantage of the night cover, taking advantage of the familiarity with the terrain of Vulture Peak, Shen Platoon Commander actually reduced to pieces, the Sparrow Battle in the War of Resistance Against Japan moved to the Korean battlefield, the soldiers in accordance with the three-three system of combat groups, shooting a shot for another place, first to confuse the attacking US army, and when the US army dispersed the attack, all the fighters immediately gathered in one place, concentrated firepower to launch a counterattack, this is the volunteer army's famous "single soldiers to meet the enemy, concentrated firepower" excellent tactics!
Originally planned to stick to the one-day Vulture Peak battle, Shen Platoon Commander led the whole platoon of fighters to hold out for two days and two nights, the US army approached the strength of a regiment to fight against a platoon of volunteers, and actually killed three hundred people, and how many people the volunteers lost, you absolutely can't imagine, two wounded, sacrificed two! This is an absolute miracle of war that has never been done before! The combat strength of this platoon of the volunteer army is outrageous!
After the battle, the platoon was awarded the collective special merit, and there is an interesting episode here, Shen Platoon Commander was awarded the Special Meritorious Service after the war, was received by the top leaders of China and North Korea, and later the Korean Domestic Memorial Hall was a statue of 50 first-class combat heroes of the Volunteer Army, mistakenly believing that Shen Platoon Leader was a martyr, and also carved a statue. It was not until a few decades later, when a group of friends from Shen Paichang's hometown visited North Korea and found the statue of Shen Paichang in the memorial hall, that the truth came out. It turned out that our special meritorious hero, the first-class combat hero Shen Platoon Commander, had already hidden his merits and fame, and silently served the people in his hometown of Shangyu, Zhejiang, and this old hero who swept through the Ace Army of the US Army suddenly shocked the whole Shangyu, and the volunteer army was really a real hero and a good man! Hats off to the old heroes! Salute to the martyrs of the volunteers!