During the Fifth Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Li Hongquan, deputy platoon commander of the second platoon of the third battalion, seven companies, and 175th Regiment of the 59th Division of the 20th Army of the Volunteer Army, led two squads to hold the main position during the Thousand Buddha Mountain Blockade Battle, which is famous for its military history. He killed and wounded more than 150 enemies, creating a model battle example of winning more with less, and he was also awarded the first class merit.
In the position of the Fifth Squad led by Li Hongquan, there was a mountain ridge that stretched out like a claw to the road to the south. This position is a prominent part of the Thousand Buddha Mountain and the main position of the Thousand Buddha Mountain. And the Thousand Buddha Mountain is the main position of the Jinhua front.
If the enemy wants to capture Jinhua, he must first seize the Thousand Buddha Mountain; to seize the Thousand Buddha Mountain, he must first take the position of the fifth class. Li Hongquan and his soldiers fought fiercely against the enemy at this strategic point.
After 6 days of fierce fighting. The front of the position of the fifth squad was full of enemy corpses. This is the result of more than 10 onslaughts launched by the enemy.
At this time, the fifth squad also suffered a lot of casualties, and there were only 6 people left on the position.
Although the number of people has decreased, this has not shaken the fighting confidence of Li Hongquan and others in the slightest. Li Hongquan assured company commander Xu Wenbin: "Please rest assured that the company commander cannot lose his position, and we will certainly be able to hold it!" ”
The fiercest day of the fighting began. This morning, the mountains were foggy, and Li Hongquan walked through the thick morning fog and personally inspected the two explosive sticks buried in the dead corners of the front. It was this thing that had high hopes from the volunteers, who were desperately short of ammunition.
Before breakfast had arrived, the company commander had already received an urgent order, which said: "The enemy has moved, everything is ready!" ”
At this time, the fog gradually thinned out, and finally dissipated, and you could see the movement under the mountain.
The enemy's artillery in the mountains and suns and sand valleys began to bombard the Thousand Buddha Mountain. A battalion of enemy crossed the Sand River again and was approaching the volunteer positions.
Three enemy heavy machine guns on the opposite hill were concentrating their fire to block the second row of positions, and one platoon of enemies was crawling toward the dead end where the explosive sticks were buried.
They thought that this would avoid the fire of the volunteers, but they did not expect that with a loud "bang", the enemy of a squad crawling in front of them was all killed and injured. The enemies in the back were shocked to see it, and they did not dare to take advantage of this dead end anymore, and they climbed up the hill around the dead corner.
When Li Hongquan and the others saw the enemy who had come to send them to their deaths, their hearts were not happy, and they only took a burst of grenades to beat the enemy down the mountain one by one.
However, not long after, Li Hongquan saw another enemy creeping up from the left ravine. He didn't think well, there were only two new warriors over there now, and he had to go over there himself!
Li Hongquan handed over the task of this side to Gao Wenyi, a hygienist, and rushed over. The two new fighters, who were calmly dealing with an enemy of many squads, saw the deputy platoon leader coming, their emotions were higher, they fought harder, and the enemy was crushed.
The enemy who had been defeated one after another was now swooping down in shifts and shouting indistinguishablely, and the battle was more intense than before.
Li Hongquan ordered a soldier next to him to go to Gao Wenyi's side to convey his determination: We must resolutely hold on!
However, by this time, 5 soldiers had been wounded, two of whom were seriously injured, the machine guns were broken, and the ammunition was exhausted. Just at this moment, the enemy rushed to the position, and the situation was extremely critical!
Li Hongquan knew that the position of the fifth squad could not be lost, and it must be taken back!
At this moment, the company commander himself and the artillery squad came to Li Hongquan after crushing the enemy's onslaught. Li Hongquan immediately organized artillery squads and lightly wounded fighters and seized five squads of positions. After the position was retaken, he chased the fleeing enemy with firepower.
When three platoons and eight squads rushed to reinforcements, Li Hongquan led them again, and the enemy under the artillery squad was also defeated, and the main position was successfully consolidated.
But the enemy did not die, but still rushed upwards again and again, and occupied the small peaks of the artillery squad.
Li Hongquan was furious and personally picked up the explosive stick and rushed up. The explosive stick flew toward the enemy like a large cannonball, blowing the enemy away, and Xiao Gaofeng recaptured it, and the main position of the Thousand Buddha Mountain was thus consolidated under the hard work of Li Hongquan and others, and the heroes always stood on the main position.
After the war, in recognition of Li Hongquan's heroic deeds, the leading organs of the Volunteer Army honored him with first-class merits and conferred the honorary title of "Second-Class Combat Hero."