"Majestic and exuberant, across the Yalu River. To safeguard peace, for the motherland, is to protect the homeland..."
To this day, many volunteer veterans still can't help but hum this song when they recall that period of history
"Battle Song of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army"
。 In their view, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is a memory that cannot be forgotten. For China,
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea enabled China to completely gain a firm foothold in the world
It is of great significance to the construction and development of New China.
It has been learned that in order to ensure that the volunteer troops could always maintain a certain superiority in strength on the battlefield, China chose to send the volunteers to Korea in batches to aid the war.
Nor is it all about it
"Always maintain a certain superiority in the strength of the volunteer army"
Before the official launch of the operation, Our country knew that there was a clear gap between its own army and the US army, and if the volunteer army was put into the battlefield at one time, then the operation of the Chinese volunteer army would be very difficult. Because
First, China cannot provide sufficient weapons and equipment, and second, under the concentrated attack of the US military, the casualties of the volunteer army may be more serious.
However, although the equipment level of the Chinese volunteer army in the early period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was very poor, with the passage of time, China also formed a fully used one
Soviet volunteer army unit - 16th Army.
At that time, after this army entered the DPRK, it annihilated the three-nation company in three battles, causing obvious losses to the United Nations army, and the commander of the 16th Army after the war was even more emotional:
The U.S. military is no different.
So do you know what the 16th Army did in these battles?
The 16th Army, which was late in coming
The predecessor of the 16th Army of the Volunteer Army was the 16th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which was formed in 1949, and was headed by a famous Chinese general
Yin Xianbing
As. This unit had excellent combat capabilities and participated in the famous one during the Liberation War
Battle of the River Crossing
It caused a huge impact on the Nationalist army and made outstanding contributions to the victory of this battle.
Not long after that,
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out
。 After learning this news, Yin Xianbing hoped to lead the 16th Army into the Korean War as soon as possible, but because the 16th Army still had the task of suppressing bandits at that time, it did not enter Korea in the first time.
After the end of the domestic combat mission, the 16th Army did not rush into the Korean War. At that time, at the behest of the Central Military Commission, the 16th Army was conducting intensive training at home, and at the same time, it was also trying to find a way to familiarize itself with Soviet weapons in the shortest possible time.
In order to form this all-Soviet ordnance unit, Chairman Mao would hold a conversation with the leaders of the 16th Army every once in a while to understand the overall training results of the 16th Army.
After the 16th Army was fully prepared, the commander of the 16th Army gave an order and the soldiers began to march to Korea.
Three battles and three victories
At that time, although the United States intended to cease war, because the war was fought too stubbornly, the militants in the United States were very dissatisfied, and Rhee also made small moves, which led to negotiations between the two sides not going well. In order to end the war as soon as possible, the soldiers of the 16th Army were ready to test their might on the Korean battlefield.
July 17, 1953,
On the eve of the signing of the armistice, the 16th Army received orders from their superiors to engage the company of the 38th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the U.S. Infantry, which was holding hill 527.7, until the height was taken.
Yin Xianbing inspected the situation in Highland 527.7 and decided to use it first
83 artillery of various types focused on the U.S. position
With his order, the shells roared towards the American troops, and in just 5 minutes, the American positions were flattened by volunteer artillery fire.
Then our army spent more than 50 minutes,
Surrounded and annihilated all the American troops on The 527.7 Heights.
After the battle, the 16th Army received a new combat mission. At the request of their superiors, they are
Then we came to the position where the Dutch army was stationed.
By this time the prestige of the 16th Army had spread, so the Dutch army was heavily defended to ensure that its positions would not be quickly lost under the artillery fire of the 16th Army.
However, this time, Yin Xianbing did not let the 16th Army bombard the enemy with artillery fire, because he felt that the strength of the Dutch army itself was not as good as that of the American army, plus it had caused a shock to the enemy by rapidly attacking the American army, and there was no need to consume ammunition unnecessarily.
So he asked the infantry soldiers of the 16th Army to cooperate well with the armored soldiers and end the battle as soon as possible.
After only half an hour, the positions held by the Dutch army were also lost.
After this second battle, Yin Xianbing once again led the troops,
Prepare for the next battle against Hill 248.8.
At that time, South Korean troops were stationed on the high ground.
The strength of this army was almost the weakest of the United Nations troops, and Yin Xianbing was in line
"Kill chickens with a cattle knife"
The idea was that only one of the most basic squadrons in the army was dispatched,
Also in half an hour, 248.8 highlands were successfully captured.
Since the 16th Army entered Korea, all three battles have been easily won, and this has also made the U.S. army realize that it is as before
Battle of Shangganling
Fighting the volunteers like that would no longer work.
afterward
Later, after Commander Yin Xianbing reported the results of these three battles, he couldn't help but sigh:
"The strength of the US military is just like this, except for strong firepower, strong positions, good response and coordination, and nothing else is worth mentioning."
Previously, the U.S. military did not sign the Hi Armistice Agreement, and did not delay as much as possible, thus allowing the Volunteer Army to consume a little more material, but in the 16th Army
Three battles and three victories
After that, the U.S. military decisively signed the armistice agreement. In this regard, Commander Yin Xianbing was still very angry and scolded the US military for always being unable to get along with himself.
After all, he had already formulated several sets of battle plans against the US army at that time, and as a result, he did not think that none of them were used...