What should I do if I suddenly encounter the main force of the enemy army, and I only have one battalion, or do I go deep alone, far away from the large troops? In the history of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, when encountering such a situation, they usually choose to temporarily retreat.
However, there is a unit that is unusual, not only did not avoid the enemy's attack, but killed the enemy group, and even deliberately let the enemy army surround itself.
In January 1951, the volunteer units pursued the U.S. and South Korean troops on the verge of collapse. The Rokish First Division, which was in the presence of the Thirty-ninth Army and the Fifty Army, had fled without a trace. The British and Americans on the second line of defense were organizing a retreat.
However, because the British and American troops fled by car, the volunteers chased on two legs. The first volunteer unit to catch up was only 1 battalion of the 446th Regiment of the 148th Division of the Fiftieth Army, and there was only one battalion. Moreover, the units of the Fifty Army were the former Kuomintang rebel units, and there was a gap in combat effectiveness with other volunteer troops, and the previous battles had not been fought well, so it can be said that they were the worst of the volunteer troops.
At the end of the first campaign, Liang Xingchu of the Thirty-eighth Army was severely criticized by Peng Dehuai for missing the fighter. Just when Zeng Zesheng, the commander of the Fifty Army, was uneasy, to his surprise, Peng Dehuai did not mention the Fifty Army at all, neither praising nor criticizing.
You must know that the Fifty Army can fight much worse than the Thirty-eighth Army, and Peng Dehuai actually does not mention a word, which is much more serious than fierce criticism, which is ignored. Therefore, after Zeng Zesheng returned, the cadres of the Fifty Army fried the pan, especially the cadres transferred from other units, and their opinions were particularly strong, and they complained in front of Zeng Zesheng.
Some people say, "What kind of troops are we?" I can't get scolded! ”
Some people said: "Mr. Peng does not criticize, this is simply not looking at us." ”
Some people said, "I have already said that if you don't come to the Fifty Army, you will not transfer me." ”
Some people said, "I am not staying in this army, and I have asked to be transferred back to the original unit, and I can go to other units." ”
Some people even said directly: "Count this unit to others." ”
Zeng Zesheng was also angry: "I will not do this commander, I ask to go to the Thirty-eighth Army as a cook." ”
In the end, Xu Wenlie, the military political commissar, said evil things and stopped this "complaining" meeting.
However, the so-called shame and courage may be talking about the Fifty Army.
In the third battle, after the volunteer army crossed the Linjin River, the pursuit speed of the Fifty Army even exceeded that of the Thirty-ninth Army. As mentioned earlier, the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment first captured the enemy, not the South Korean troops, but the American troops.
On the night of January 3, the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment encountered the 2nd Battalion of the 35th Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division of the US Army, and the enemy situation was unknown, but the volunteer soldiers did not care so much, and they screamed and pounced. Seeing that the volunteers were so fierce, the US troops immediately lost their courage, dropped a few corpses, and directly ran away, and 28 people were captured before they escaped.
At this time, it is logical that the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment should rest and wait for the main force in the rear to catch up. However, this battalion learned from the local people that there was still a big nose in front of them, as if they were British, so the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment of the Volunteer Army took the initiative to seek battle and continued to search for advances, despite fatigue.
What they had just driven away was the British and American vigilant forces, which, according to the conventional rules, must be the main force. At this time, the enemy army had retreated in all directions, and if the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment did not continue to advance, it would inevitably lose its fighters. However, if the battalion continues to advance, it will inevitably encounter the main enemy force. A lonely and deep battalion encountered the main enemy force, and naturally more fierce and less auspicious.
Logically, this was a difficult problem, but the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment did not consider it at all and went straight ahead. They only know one thing: if this battle is not fought well, then there will be no face at all. Only by boldly rushing in and catching the enemy can we wash away the shame of the past.
Sure enough, ahead was an elite unit of the U.S. Eighth Army, the British 29th Brigade. The brigade has more than 5,000 people, many of whom were veterans of World War II, and is equipped with the strongest tank in the Korean War, the "Captain Hundred" tank. The Fifty Corps was originally the worst-equipped and least-soldiered of the volunteers. The strength of the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment and the British 29th Brigade was not at all in the same magnitude.
But the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment of the Volunteer Army rushed in. At 5:00 a.m. on January 3, the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment defeated a unit of the Royal Ulest Rifle Regiment of the British 29th Brigade at The 195.3 Heights in Xianyouli, killing more than 10 enemy soldiers and taking 37 prisoners, without casualties themselves, and occupied the 195.3 heights.
This high ground was in a key position for the British army, in the center of the formation of the British 29th Brigade, and it was the only way for the British 29th Brigade to escape to Seoul. Throw yourself into the encirclement of the British army, the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment, this volunteer army unit, really has a kind!
At this time, the British were in a hurry, and suddenly the volunteer troops fell like gods, cutting off their own retreat, and the British had to fight desperately.
At dawn on 3 January, the British began to attack Hill 195.3, from a platoon to a company to a battalion, and the British offensive grew larger and larger. Artillery fire, tank fire, and aviation fire fell like hail on the 195.3 high ground.
However, after a morning of fighting, the British army found that the volunteers on the high ground could not retreat even if they fought until one soldier and one soldier fought. The British were even more anxious, knowing that there was only one reason why the volunteers on the high ground would not retreat, and that was the desperate blockade, waiting for the large troops to encircle. In fact, the British did not know that the main force of the Fifty Army was actually far away. But the British couldn't manage so much, they just wanted to rush out and escape.
As the British offensive intensified, the cadres and fighters of the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment of the Volunteer Army fell one by one, but the battalion had only one thought at this time, and desperately wanted to stop the British army.
After learning the news that the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment had intercepted the British 29th Brigade, the commander of the Fifty Army, Zeng Zesheng, ordered the whole army to attack the 195.3 heights of Xianyouli as quickly as possible. But the distance is far away, and it takes time.
By 8:00 p.m. on January 3, the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment had been fighting alone for 15 hours, with more than half of the casualties and ammunition running out, and it seemed that it was impossible to stop the British breakthrough. The British saw that the gunfire of the volunteers had gradually subsided, so they began to flee with confidence and boldness, and even turned on the headlights of the vehicle and galloped.
Seeing that the British 29th Brigade was about to rush out, the 1st Battalion of the 445th Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 446th Regiment of the Volunteer Army finally arrived at the battlefield and stopped the British troops who were breaking through. The remaining officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 446th Regiment saw that the reinforcements had finally arrived, and rushed onto the road with the reinforcements, holding explosive packages and fighting the British tanks with their flesh and blood. The British rearguard, which had no time to escape, was devastated.
In this battle, the fiftyth army, the weakest of the volunteer army, fought a classic example, which is the famous Battle of Gaoyang.
After learning the news, General Manager Peng was overjoyed and issued a general order to praise the 446th Regiment of the 149th Division: "During the New Year Offensive, the 446th Regiment of the 149th Division of our Fifty Army, due to the rapid and active action of all the commanders and fighters, seized the British 29th Brigade and the first unit of the US Army near Gaoyang, dealt a heavy blow, killing and wounding more than 500 enemy personnel, capturing 227 people below the british major battalion commander, blowing up 27 tanks, capturing 18 cars, 3 armored vehicles, and two howitzers. This kind of courageous combat action deserves the study of the whole army and is praised by special orders. ”