Founding Major General, former deputy commander of the 38th Army, and acting general Jiang Yonghui recalled in the book "The Thirty-eighth Army in Korea", as soon as we stepped into the Korean land, the rumbling cannons echoed in the mountains, the enemy planes flew low against the mountains and highways, like a thief eagle spinning in the air for food, and the squirming of a small black spot could attract a burst of machine guns.
General Jiang Yonghui
Thus during the day, the road is very calm, and everything seems to be asleep; after dusk, the road returns to its vitality, the flow of people, the crowd of vehicles, as if you are in a lively city street, noisy, rarely quiet.
Among the fleeing masses were a small group of three or five people, a small group of more than a dozen people, who were full of joy when they saw us, and the first thing they asked us was:
"Higashiki (comrade), sideplane shuttle (is there a plane)?" Their primary concern is whether we have aircraft in the war, and it seems that infantry weapons alone cannot win the battle.
It seems that the arrogance of the US Air Force is destroying North Korean transportation, towns, and destroying the defense line in people's hearts.
Our first experience of this kind of three-dimensional warfare is very strange, especially the arrogance of the enemy aircraft, causing us many difficulties, some people are overly cautious in air defense, when the enemy aircraft flies overhead, if someone makes a noise, he warns you: "Be careful of exposing the target!" ”
In fact, when gongs and drums were beaten on the ground, the enemy planes would not hear it, and the noise of his own machinery was many times louder than that of his speech, which showed that people were not yet adapted to the new war environment at that time.
After the volunteer army entered korea, it was originally prepared to occupy positions north of Tokugawa, make use of favorable terrain to organize defenses, stop the enemy's attack, stabilize the war situation, and buy time to cover the northward withdrawal and rectification of the Korean People's Army, so as to create conditions for subsequent operations.
To this end, the military commander Liang Xingchu and the political commissar Liu Xiyuan led the relevant personnel to enter the DPRK on October 19, after the 42nd Army, to understand the situation.
They crossed the Yalu River from Ji'an (Ji'an) in Jilin Province and settled in Manpu, which is close to the south bank of the Yalu River and adjacent to the town of Ji'an in China. Ji'an is upstream of Andong (Dandong), and this section of the Yalu River is not very wide, like a narrow ribbon around the town.
On the opposite bank is the lofty mountains, separating the two towns of Manpu and Ji'an from each other, manpu town is not large, and the house buildings have not yet been destroyed by enemy aircraft. The KPA Eastern Front Headquarters moved here.
Comrades Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan met here with a general of the People's Army, and after the meeting, the military commander and political commissar briefed me and other comrades on the situation of the meeting.
As soon as the generals and comrades met, they said that they had been moved down in an organized manner, and that the troops in front were still fighting the enemy.
Then he sighed and said with regret:
We have encountered setbacks, but I firmly believe that we will win, that the people of Chinese and our people have been brutally oppressed by imperialism and have a deep hatred for the aggressors, and that we are friendly neighbours, and I believe that you will come. ”
Comrade Liang Xingchu said: "Lips are dead and teeth are cold! The invaders are insatiable, they can't come, but we don't necessarily fight well. It is no secret that we have not yet directly contested the behemoth of the United States, and we have heard that their planes, artillery, and tanks are very powerful..."
Comrade General said boldly: "You are a victorious division, and you are quite brave in fighting a war; the American devils are now in a fierce momentum, and they cannot frighten us, nor can they frighten you, as long as they dare to fight with it, it will soon be rampant." ”
Comrades Liang Xingchu and Liu Xiyuan said in unison: "That is natural. However, we have no experience in fighting the U.S. military, and we have to fight and learn at the same time. In particular, how to deal with its air superiority and artillery and tanks, we must also explore experience in actual combat. But do we dare to fight with it, or are we brave and tactical? ”
The general said: "In your Red Army era, there were planes, artillery, and tanks, and it was not by relying on millet plus rifles that you shot out of the country!" ”
Our comrades say that the times are different, that now is a modern war, and that our opponents are joint operations by land, sea, and air. We have neither an air force nor a navy, and the weapons in the hands of infantry are an age behind those of the enemy, and we must face this reality.
Comrade General said: "There is nothing remarkable about the US army! MacArthur caught us off guard by surprise, and Chinese the People's Volunteers had more ways of doing so when they arrived. ”
Comrade Liang Xingchu said: "The sky cannot fall!" We not only understand the transfer of the People's Army, but also learn from you the experience of fighting against the US army, and you will hit the Luodong River with a single blow! Without the participation of the US military in the war, the Rhee clique would have been doomed long ago. ”
The general's face turned indignant, and he turned to excitement and said: "You are fighting in our country, the people of Korea love the children and soldiers as much as the ordinary people of China, and wherever the people's army goes, the people will not hesitate to support the army and take care of the army's living conditions, and the only requirement is that we can defeat the US invading army." ”
We asked him to brief him on the current situation of the war, and he pondered for a moment and briefed us in detail on combat experience and the current situation of the enemy.
Then he pondered for a moment and said, "There is something I would like to ask you to help, there are 3 divisions of full equipment on the first line of Dog Da Ling, and there are large armament factories and munitions depots in Wenming Cave, if possible, I hope you will assist the local people's army to grab it." ”
The Dog Ridge Ridge and the Civilization Cave are in the north of the Xichuan River, but it is only one day's mileage, and our army has not yet gone abroad, and there are five days of mileage from the Dog Ridge, so whether we can rush ahead of the enemy to rescue weapons and equipment is very worrying. The military commander and political commissar said that they would do it if possible.
After liang xingchu's military commander and liu Xiyuan's political commissar said goodbye to the general, they immediately returned to Ji'an and commanded the troops to enter the dynasty.
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