On October 14, 1952, the sky of history was shrouded in dark clouds that had not been seen for a long time, and distant echoes were heard from the distant land, and on this day, it was called the most tragic battle in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the Battle of Shangganling officially began.
Shangganling is actually just a small mountainous area, with an area of only 3.7 square kilometers, although the geographical location is very important, related to the situation and direction of the war, but because of the small area, the United States does not attach great importance to it, and it is estimated that the number of losses in this battle will not exceed 200 people, which is also a sure victory. However, the truth is completely different from what was imagined, and in this war that lasted for 43 days, the Chinese and American armies fought a fierce battle, and the two sides repeatedly occupied the favorable situation, but finally ended in the defeat of the US army.
The total number of casualties on the Us side reached 19,000, and the Chinese side also suffered 11,500 casualties, and its tragic situation does not need too much depiction, which can be intuitively felt from these data, and it is no wonder that this battle is called a meat grinder-like battle. Crushing countless bloody lives in a ruthless battle has become a catastrophe and disaster in the process of human development.
However, so far, more than 60 years after this campaign, the United States still can't figure out why it dispatched more than 60,000 troops to send countless aircraft, tanks and other heavy weapons, but it could not defeat a group of ordinary Chinese soldiers who only had artillery, could not capture such a small mountain bag, and even finally had to stop attacking, and later wars also left a deep psychological shadow.
Some people may say that this is a miracle of war, just an accident, but in fact, the real answer is not complicated, all these victories are derived from the Sense of mission of the Chinese nation rooted in the hearts of every compatriot, all from the strength of the rising of the entire nation, and from the firm belief in the protection of the motherland in the hearts of every soldier, which cannot be replaced by strong ships and cannons.
Because of the calmness and calmness of giving up his life at any time, because of the heroic spirit of never giving up at all times and never giving up until the last moment, the Battle of Shangganling has been interpreted into such a magnificent heroic epic battle, but it has also become the burial place of countless heroic souls, which is still worth our remembrance and remembrance, and has become an unforgettable memory in national history.