On November 3, 1950, a U.S. army unit originally stationed on the north bank of the Cheongcheon River suddenly began to retreat completely. Who are they? Why retreat?
This unit was actually subordinate to the famous US Eighth Army, and in the first campaign launched by the volunteer army, they had no choice but to rush into a surprise attack, only to be beaten by the late-attacking volunteer army, so they had to retreat south in a gray way, targeting the south bank of the Cheongcheon River.
At this time, the morale of the volunteer army was high, of course, the enemy would not be allowed to slip away easily, and the western front troops were ordered by the chief of the Zhi Division, and then the whole line was transferred to the pursuit and annihilation operation. Among them, the task of the Fortieth Army of the Volunteer Army was to intersperse towards the Yongbyon area, with the goal of intercepting the enemy's retreat and seeking an opportunity to surround and annihilate the fleeing enemy.
No one could have imagined how tired and hungry the commanders and fighters of the Forty Army, who had been fighting for ten consecutive days and nights and whose logistical support could not keep up, were so tired and hungry that many of the soldiers were so sleepy that they dozed off while walking.
As for eating, it is even more problematic. The fried noodles prepared by the commanders and fighters of the whole army when they set out from the country have not even a little detritus left, and they are raising grain on the spot along the road. It's easy to talk about! The local people have long been plundered by the enemy, and it is a luxury to occasionally raise a little corn kernel.
What else can be done in such a situation? In order to win the victory, the soldiers could only summon up their fighting spirit, overcome all difficulties and hardships, and persist in marching and fighting with amazing perseverance.
The 2nd Battalion of the 358th Regiment of the 120th Division rushed all the way as the vanguard battalion of the whole regiment. November is already a very cold time in the country. The soldiers of the second battalion, dressed in extremely thin clothes, braved the wind and snow, and pursued them with difficulty.
In front of a mountain in the northeast of Pyeongdong, the scouts of the Second Battalion finally discovered the enemy situation. It was later learned that this enemy was a unit of the U.S. Twenty-fourth Division. They arrived in the area early and temporarily rested on a hilltop.
Just when the second battalion of the volunteer army decided to launch a surprise attack, the enemy also found them, and the raid had to be turned into a tough battle, and the commander of the second battalion ordered that the fifth company serve as a sharp knife company and launch an attack on the nameless heights where the enemy was stationed!
After Xu Maocai, commander of the Fifth Company, passed the battalion commander's order to the platoon cadres, Chechen, a platoon commander from Bin County, Heilongjiang, requested to fight for the first time. The battalion commander and the instructor knew that Chechnya was the most courageous platoon-level cadre in the whole regiment, and he had a very distinctive characteristic in fighting -- he always charged ahead, never refused to fall behind, and now he took the initiative to ask for help, and he could not agree to it.
When the battle began, Chechnya raised his gun and rushed to the front, followed by the ninth squad, although they attacked from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain, they were like tigers out of the cage, and their movements were extremely fast. The enemy was so confused by this sudden onslaught that Chechen led his warriors to take down two small hills in front of the nameless heights in one fell swoop.
After the enemy returned to his senses, he immediately strengthened his strength and firepower and launched a fierce counterattack on the hill where the ninth squad was located.
At this time, the huge inferiority of the volunteer army in terms of weapons was exposed, and the ninth squad was frantically strafed by the enemy's heavy machine guns, paying a great price of casualties.
One soldier after another was shot and fell, leaving only Chechen Cai and The Ninth Squad Leader Lin Xiuzhou on the two hills, and one was Pu Jinshun, the leader of the Second Combat Group.
Even more unfavorable, Chechen Cai's leg was also hit by enemy bullets, and the blood was directed. Chechen Cai qiang endured the pain and encouraged Lin Xiuzhou and Pu Jinshun: "As a sharp knife squad, we must play our momentum, and we must not let the fallen comrades sacrifice in vain, we must avenge them and take the enemy's position!" ”
After saying this, Chechen led two comrades-in-arms to continue to charge the enemy in the rain of bullets and bullets. Anger erupted from their eyes, and there was only one thought in their minds: Attack it no matter what!
The three warriors kept moving forward, fifty meters, thirty meters, ten meters... Getting closer and closer to the enemy's position, they used grenades and carbines to attack the enemy, killing and wounding many enemies in a row.
Unfortunately, Lin Xiuzhou was also injured by enemy grenades during the raid and could not continue fighting. Chechen roared angrily and rushed to kill, killing several American troops, but he was also shot again and wounded.
At this time, Pu Jinshun had taken the lead in rushing to the enemy's position and began a brutal white-knife battle with the US army. With a loud roar, he stabbed the bayonet on his gun into the chest and abdomen of a tall American soldier, but the bayonet was too deep and before he could pull it out, he was stabbed to the ground by two enemies next to him.
Chechnya was alone, and he rushed to the enemy position after Pujinshun. When he saw Pujin Shun fall to the ground, his heart was extremely sad and indignant, and he raised his gun to kill the two enemies.
But at this time, more enemies surrounded Chechnya with screams, and one of the enemy shot him in the right leg, and the blood flowed. At the same time as Chechen fell to the ground, he pulled out the last grenade on his body, opened the lid, and threw it at the enemy group with the last bit of strength in his body.
With a loud noise, three or four enemies were blown up and howled. Surprisingly, the explosion woke up Lin Xiuzhou and Pu Jinshun, who had fainted on the ground at the same time. Enduring their wounds, they unleashed continuous grenades behind the enemy's flank and blew up another piece of the enemy.
Just as more enemies poured in, the soldiers of the first and second platoons of the volunteer army rushed to reinforcements. Lin Xiuzhou and Pu Jinshun were very fortunate to be saved by their comrades, but their platoon leader Chechen Cai lost too much blood after multiple injuries, and the 26-year-old warrior has closed his eyes forever.
After the battle, the division, regiment, and battalion commanders at all levels were heartbroken by the heroic sacrifice of Chechen cai—the warrior, who was hailed as the "bravest platoon leader," had gone too far.
In order to commend the heroic deeds of the Chechen martyrs, the leading organs of the Volunteer Army posthumously awarded him the first class merit and posthumously awarded him the honorary title of "Second Class Combat Hero". At the same time, the five companies and three platoons where the martyrs lived were also named "Chechen Talent Platoon".