Battle of Shangganling: Why can't 60,000 people capture a small mountain bag? The U.S. military has not figured it out in 60 years
In November 1952, after our negotiations with the Americans broke down again, the fifth battle began. The Americans, who had already had an absolute advantage in Korea, had suffered a crushing defeat since entering Korea, but had been beaten by the Chinese Volunteers. For the first time, the Americans were out of the ordinary in front of the world, and they wanted to win back a game no matter what. As a result, the U.S. Cavalry Seventh Division, together with the rest of the U.S. Army, gathered more than 60,000 troops and began to attack Shangganling.
The focus of this enemy attack is the Five Holy Mountains, the main peak of Shangganling. The Five Holy Mountains were not very high, or even a small mountain bag, but this was the last position held by the volunteers. General Peng Dehuai pointed out to the point that more than two hundred kilometers behind the Five Holy Mountains were plains, and once the Five Holy Mountains were lost, it was difficult for anyone to predict the direction of the war. Therefore, the volunteer army received the death order of Mr. Peng, and we must hold firmly, otherwise we will abandon our previous achievements.
General Song Shilun personally took command, and he took two divisions of about 40,000 people to directly face the enemy. The Americans were menacing, they had been planning for a long time, and a large number of American planes roared overhead, dropping dozens of tons of explosives in an instant. On the US position, more than three hundred heavy artillery pieces fired at the same time, fiercely bombarding the Five Holy Mountains, the main peak of Shangganling. Ridgway, commander-in-chief of the United Army, said that the US military has obvious advantages in strength and weapons and equipment. They will surely win. However, the US military could not seize the Five Holy Mountains within twenty-four days, and they were also very strange.
On the other hand, more than 40,000 of our volunteer soldiers have been hiding in the trenches, and when the enemy launched a charge, they jumped out of the trenches and fought back at the enemy. The US military has launched 389 charge, all of which were blocked by us to the death. In the end, the Five Holy Mountains were firmly grasped by us, and the US military had to sign an armistice agreement with us. In 2013, the Americans officially declassified documents related to the Korean War that year. In a secret order, U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower angrily rebuked Ridgway, accusing him of why 60,000 troops could not take a small mountain bag. Ridgway was speechless and could only say that it was a miracle. In the following sixty years, scholars and experts from all walks of life in the United States have carried out research, but it is difficult to find the reason. In fact, as long as they understand Chinese firm determination to defend their homeland, they will not be surprised.
Conclusion: In the eyes of the Americans, when they launch an offensive, they often assess the strength and armament of the two warring sides. As a result, they are arrogant and arrogant, feeling that they have the best weapons in the world, and their troops can be continuously transferred from the mainland. However, they will not know that the soldier's will to fight and determination are the key to really playing a role on the battlefield. We, the Chinese volunteers, have defeated them with tenacious perseverance.