In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, a total of five battles were fought, and the Battle of Shangganling alone lasted 43 days, when the US military used the strength of four infantry battalions to take Shangganling in five days.
However, the enemy's wishes could only be disappointed, they had no idea of the strength of the Chinese nation, and in the end our army won the Battle of Shangganling.
It also became the record of the most intensive firepower in the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and many years after the end of the Shangganling Campaign, the local people grabbed the positions of the Shangganling Battlefield and could still catch the shell casings left behind that year.
As we all know, there were three front-line commanders in the Shangganling Campaign, but in the eyes of the Chinese people, who in the Shangganling Campaign had the greatest credit? This matter has always been controversial.
In the Battle of Shangganling, there were three commanders in the front line, and today we will talk about who has the greatest ability of these three people.
1. Wang Jinshan
On March 15, 1951, Wang Jinshan led the Third Corps of the Volunteer Army into Korea, and the Volunteer Army subsequently established a defensive line in the area of the korean central line.
In the Battle of Shangganling, Wang Jinshan, with his combat talent, analyzed the enemy's intentions.
In the early morning of October 4, the U.S. army began a large-scale offensive, fighting for the 597.9 heights, which only opened the prelude to the Battle of Shangganling.
At the most difficult moment of the battle, Wang Jinshan asked the reserve army to go up to the top and replace Qin Jiwei, but Qin Jiwei directly shouted to Wang Jinshan; Forbidden never retreated, preferring to be alone in The Yu Brother on the Shanggan Ridge.
Finally, in November 1952, with the cooperation of the 12th Army and the 15th Army, the Volunteer Army finally resisted the fierce attack of the enemy, and thus won the Battle of Shangganling.
2. Qin Jiwei
When the Korean War first broke out, Qin Jiwei was leading the 15th Army to carry out bandits in the southwest region, and when he heard the news that he was going to fight in Korea, he took the initiative to ask the Southwest Bureau for help, and was eventually incorporated into the Third Corps of the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
After Qin Jiwei's 15th Army took over the positions of the 26th Army, Qin Jiwei organized the battle while asking the soldiers to build fortifications.
It took five months to build a trench with a total length of 130 kilometers, which could not only fight wars, but also provide troop life, thus laying a good foundation for the later Battle of Shangganling from position to tunnel warfare.
Then in the second stage of the Shangganling Campaign, Qin Jiwei led his troops into tunnel warfare, when the conditions were extremely harsh, Qin Jiwei was faced with two choices of continuing to insist and retreat, remembering those innocent eyes behind him, Qin Jiwei chose to lead the soldiers to guard them.
After the second phase of the Battle of Shangganling, the tunnel defense battle, finally on October 30, our army was ready for a major counteroffensive.
After 26 days of war, the 12th Army and the 15th Army resisted more than 100 U.S. counterattacks, and finally won the Battle of Shangganling.
Three. Lee Tak Sang
At the Battle of Shangganling, Wang Jinshan said to his political commissar Du Yide that as long as Li Desheng was present, I could sleep peacefully, and this sentence fully demonstrated Wang Jinshan's trust in Li Desheng.
In October 1952, Li Desheng was preparing to go to Gushan with the 35th Division to repair, but he received orders from his superiors: Li Desheng commanded the army fighting in the position, and led the 31st Division to Shangganling.
On November 2, the enemy began to launch a fierce attack on our positions, firing nearly 20,000 shells in total, and launching more than 40 fierce attacks on our positions with the strength of five battalions.
Three days later, the provisional combat command post of the Five Holy Mountains of our army was finally formally established, and Li Desheng commanded his troops to cooperate with Qin Jiwei's troops in combat.
In the following 20 days, Li Desheng commanded his troops to retake The 573.7 Heights, and on November 25, 1952, the Battle of Shangganling ended.
Subsequently, the 12th Army was ordered to transfer the position to the 15th Army, so that the Battle Command Post of the Five Holy Mountains was dismantled, and Li Desheng led the troops to return triumphantly.
Our heroes and martyrs never cared about personal gains and losses, but later generations are discussing which of these three generals contributed the most during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and in the Battle of Shangganling?
It is known from the above that the 15th Army has always been the main force in this campaign, and in the first and second phases of the Shangganling Campaign, it was commanded by Qin Jiwei, which shows that in the Shangganling Campaign, Qin Jiwei had great merit.
The second was Li Desheng, who was the commander of the Five Holy Mountains Battle Post, and finally under the leadership of Li Desheng, our army successfully defended two high grounds.
Although the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is over, is there any need for the existence of the Five Holy Mountains Command Post? This issue has always been controversial.
It can be said that among the three people Li Desheng, Qin Jiwei and Wang Jinshan, Wang Jinshan's credit is the smallest.
However, Wang Jinshan had been strategizing in the rear and taking charge of the overall situation, especially at a critical moment, Wang Jinshan sent the 12th Army, otherwise Qin Jiwei really could not support until the end of the battle.
Each of them was an indispensable commander in the Battle of Shangganling and a great soldier of our new China.