This first-class combat hero introduced today was once hailed as the "most cattle warrior" on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and was also named by Mr. Peng and instructed: "Use this soldier for three consecutive promotions!" ”
Who is this "most cattle warrior"? His name is Guan Chonggui.
Guan Chonggui was a native of Meihekou, Jilin Province, and entered the Korean War with his troops in October 1950. At the end of the Fourth Campaign, the western front troops of the Volunteer Army were in urgent need of supplies and withdrew to the north bank of the Han River to rest. At that time, the United States detected the news that our army was retreating and waiting for supplies, decided not to give our army a chance to breathe, and launched the "butcher operation" plan to launch a full-line attack on our army.
The volunteer units held their positions to block the enemy's advance to the north. One day, an explosive news spread throughout the army: a soldier actually shot down a US plane with a machine gun!
This warrior is Guan Chonggui.
Do not think that this is an honorable thing, on the contrary, it was a serious violation of discipline at the time. Because the volunteer army had no air defense force at that time, shooting at the air not only could not hit the enemy aircraft, but it was easy to expose our targets, so at that time, it was strictly forbidden for the troops to shoot at the enemy aircraft.
So, how did Guan Chonggui shoot at the US military planes?
It turned out that guan Chonggui and his comrades had just dug up the fortifications that day, and the British 29th Brigade launched an attack on them, and after being repelled many times by our army, the British army invited American aircraft to support. The more than 20 US planes were very rampant, and knowing that our army was not allowed to shoot at them, they actually flew their fuselages against the heads of our fighters, which was very arrogant.
Guan Chonggui could not bear to look at it, and raised his machine gun to prepare to shoot at the enemy aircraft, but was pulled down by his comrades-in-arms and advised him that it was a violation of discipline. But at this moment, the enemy plane once again strafed at their heads, and the comrades around them were hit in an instant and fell down.
Guan Chonggui took off his hat and said loudly, "It's a big deal to shoot me!" "After saying that, he picked up the machine gun and strafed at the enemy aircraft. The first shuttle bullet did not hit, he changed into another magazine, aimed at a rushing enemy plane and fired again, did not expect to hit this time, the enemy plane suddenly smoked, fell sharply into the ravine.
The news that Guan Chonggui had shot down the plane with a machine gun soon reached the Volunteer Army headquarters, and at the same time, the handling opinions reported by the regiment also reached the Volunteer Army Headquarters. After reading this, Mr. Peng smiled and said, "We must be resolute in enforcing discipline, and we cannot be rigid, this time the machine gun strikes the planes to give us a long experience, and the enemy planes can be shot down. Not only is it not handled, it is recommended that the Political Department also commend! ”
In this regard, the volunteer army abolished the order not to shoot at the air, and extensively studied the technique of shooting at the air, and Guan Chonggui was also awarded the honorary title of "Hero of the First Class" for meritorious service.
A few days later, Guan Chonggui ushered in another vicious battle, which made his name famous all over the world.
At that time, he was ordered to lead a squad of 7 people to hold their positions and cover the retreat of the troops, while they were facing a company of American troops and one company each of the British army. During the battle, Guan Chonggui cleverly deployed his firepower, and in one day and one night, he repelled 5 enemy charges, but he was the only one left in the class.
The large troops thought that this position had been lost, but on the morning of the third day, the scouts came to report that the enemy planes were still taking turns bombing the position. Is there anyone else on it? The leader immediately sent two battalions back to the position to see what was going on. The two battalions rushed 80 kilometers, detouring from the flank of the position, and when they saw Guan Chonggui, they were all stunned.
At that time, Guan Chonggui was sitting alone on several corpses of the enemy, next to dozens of rifles, submachine guns, and machine guns captured from the enemy, at this time, his whole body was seriously injured, the blood stained his clothes and pants black, he could not stand, could not speak, when he saw the reinforcement comrades, he instantly passed out.
Comrades quickly rescued him and took him to the hospital.
For two days and three nights, Guan Chonggui insisted on sticking to his position alone, killing more than 100 enemy troops, repelling many enemy attacks, and it is impossible to remember how many times he was bombed by enemy planes. After Guan Chonggui was admitted to the hospital, it took two days to regain consciousness, and even the foreign doctor who rescued him exclaimed: "This is completely survived by willpower!" ”
After Hearing His Heroic Deeds Again, Mr. Peng was moved to tears, and immediately gave instructions on the telegram of Guan Chonggui's deeds: "Use this soldier for three consecutive promotions!" ”
History Inn Author: Desert Sand