If you want to use a battle to interpret the national spirit of Chinese, then Shangganling is the most appropriate!
This battle not only makes every Chinese's blood boil when they mention it, but also includes the teaching materials of the US military academies, which can be recognized by the opponent, which is an honor!
Before the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Western world looked down on China, and since the Opium War, the great powers (or even not the strong) regarded China as an object of humiliation, and until the Republic of China period, they signed many unequal treaties with the United States.
Therefore, even if Chairman Mao stood at the head of Tiananmen Square and shouted the phrase "Chinese stand up from now on," they still did not believe it, which was the impression given to them by the old Chinese society and was deeply rooted.
But their impressions were quickly subverted!
A war between China and the Sixteen Nations broke out, and no one in the international community looked favorably on us, even the Soviet Union, but the volunteer army defeated a powerful opponent with indomitable will.
To what extent? Just look at Shangganling!
Shangganling was actually very small, and under normal circumstances, only two companies of troops could be deployed, but the battle that took place in such a small place was extremely fierce.
First, looking at the comparison of the two sets of data, in the Battle of Shangganling, the US army fired more than 1.9 million shells at the positions of the volunteer army of about 3.7 square kilometers, up to more than 300,000 rounds a day; more than 3,000 aircraft sorties were dispatched and more than 5,000 bombs were dropped.
The comparison of the situation in our army is very sad, during the entire Battle of Shangganling, there was not a single aircraft in the sky, and there were only more than 400,000 shells, and basically all of them were replenished later.
The density of U.S. artillery fire has exceeded the highest level in World War II, averaging six rounds per second, and 76 shells per square meter of land have exploded, and the mountain has been cut down by two meters.
But even under such circumstances, the volunteer army still fought to the death, each position was repeatedly fought for more than ten times, and once the ground position was lost, the volunteer army would turn to the tunnel to fight and choose the opportunity to retake it again.
Of the 27 companies in which the 15th Army of the Volunteer Army participated in the battle, 16 companies were repeatedly depleted and rebuilt, and the most tenacious hero, the 8th Company, had only 200 people at the beginning of the formation, had been fighting in Shangganling, had been crippled many times and never went down the line of fire, and the 15th Army had also been replenished many times, accumulating 800 additional troops.
In the end, only 6 people from the 8th Company came down from Shangganling, killing nearly a thousand people, but also destroyed more than 1,800 enemies!
How did the Volunteers, with such unequal weapons and equipment, make such a ratio of losses?
The answer to this question is not difficult, and it will be clear after seeing the heroic deeds of the two warriors.
A battalion of the 32nd Regiment of the 2nd Division of the South Korean Army attacked the 537.7 heights in three ways, and the defense here was the 1st Company of the 133rd Regiment of the Volunteer Army.
After the attack was frustrated, it called for US air fire support, and the US army dispatched more than 20 B-26 bombers to drop napalm bombs, and the South Korean army took this opportunity to attack.
There were only three wounded left in position 8 at the forefront of the volunteer army, and they had to prepare to retreat into the tunnel first, but they did not expect that the South Korean army had rushed to the position and suppressed the three wounded with a machine gun.
Near this machine gun, there was a volunteer soldier named Sun Sun Ming, who had fallen into a coma for the fifth time due to his injuries, and at this time he was awakened by the sound of gunfire, and when he saw this scene, he roared and pounced on it, and the South Korean army machine gunner was suddenly frightened and turned around and ran.
Sun Ziming wanted to turn the machine gun to shoot the enemy, and seeing that there were more than a dozen enemy troops nearby, he knew that there was no way to fire, so he grabbed the three grenades around him and rushed towards the enemy with his last strength.
Sun Ziming was the first warrior in Shangganling to die with the enemy, and there were 38 like him in this battle! These 38 were witnessed and recorded, and there must be more to those who desperately made such a feat!
Like the story of another soldier, he did not leave his name, and the deed was also described by an American.
In 2008, a man named Mai. Callaghan's American veteran spoke to a Chinese business delegation about his experiences in Shangganling.
He was only 23 years old that year, and together with the troops attacked Hill 597.9, under the cover of aircraft and artillery fire, they finally took the position, Mai. Callahan rushed to the front.
He was very surprised by the sight in front of him, because in addition to the more than thirty corpses on the position, only one soldier who did not look very small was still alive.
The soldier did not raise his weapon, his eyes filled with hatred, and his mouth was chanting words that the Americans could not understand. wheat. Callahan, who had been at the forefront, had blocked the idea of his comrades shooting, believing that it would make more sense to capture them alive.
Just as they stepped forward to make their move, an American soldier shouted in horror: He was carrying a walkie-talkie. At this point, the U.S. military realized what the volunteer was saying, but it was too late.
A dense barrage of shells hit the position, killing many American troops on the spot, and the volunteer soldier paid for his life.
wheat. Callahan also lost his left leg, and he had always blamed himself in his heart, thinking that he had killed his comrades-in-arms, and for so many years he had not understood what the volunteer was saying before he died.
The Chinese present could not cry after listening to it, and a person stood up to Mai. Callahan said: Mc. Mr. Callahan, I came to tell him what he was saying, and he was saying, 'I am 851, I am Wang Cheng!' The enemy has surrounded me! Dear chiefs and comrades! Please shoot at me! For victory, shoot at me! ’
This hero's name may not be Wang Cheng, but thousands of brave volunteers are like Wang Cheng in "Heroes and Children", willing to fight for the country! Willing to give your life for victory! Because they know that behind them is the motherland, the wife and children, the hometown, and the nation that has been humiliated and wants to stand up!
According to post-war statistics, the volunteer army suffered 11,529 casualties in the Battle of Shangganling, and the casualty rate was more than 20%. The "United Nations Army" suffered 25,498 casualties, and the casualty rate reached more than 40%.
It is because of this spirit that this proportion is even higher than that of Iwo Jima during World War II, so after this war, the whole world changed its mind about China, especially the Americans.
Americans always like to make movies about the wars and battles they have experienced, such as "Saving Private Ryan", "Hacksaw Ridge", etc., the scene is grand, and it can promote the so-called American spirit. Even the failed "Black Hawk Down" bravely moved to the screen, at least in the play, the US military supported each other and fought bravely.
But there are American movies about Shangganling, which are really pitiful, why? In the case of personnel, logistics, firepower and other factors are far superior, the US army is still defeated, it is really not very embarrassing to shoot ah.
General Jin Yinan once mentioned an incident in a speech, when he visited west point, The AMERICAN officers were very enthusiastic about him, and this was the respect played by the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. You don't have the strength, how can others look up to you?
Later, when the two sides talked about Shangganling, the American officer asked Jin Yinan doubtfully: "We once learned this example, at that time you only had two companies of army guards, and our seven battalions could not attack in turn. ”
In my opinion, this problem is very complicated to say that it is complex, and it is actually simple to say that it is simple, and it can be summed up in one sentence: the volunteer soldiers on the Shanggan Ridge are heroes!
The thirty-eight who died with the enemy were only a microcosm, in fact, everyone was willing to do this! The Americans could not understand it because they did not understand the national spirit of the Chinese, and when our fighters received orders, they only thought of implementation and never negotiated conditions with the motherland.
Even if there is no air support, no supplies, and not enough firepower, as long as there is a breath, it will hold its position, Chinese can sacrifice any personal interests for the sake of the national interests, and even be willing to pay for personal lives.
Such a national spirit and patriotism are unknown to the United States, which has only been founded for more than two hundred years.
Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover once said: The United Nations was defeated by Communist China in North Korea, and now no army in the world is enough to repel Chinese.
Indeed, New China is no longer the sick man of East Asia, he is destined to return to the top of the world, but no matter how far China goes in the future, Shangganling will always be a monument and a voice announcing China's re-emergence!
Hail to every heroic volunteer!