In late August 1952, the 38th Army received orders from its superiors to capture Mount White Horse. At that time, Liang Xingchu had been transferred to the deputy commander of the West Coast Command, and the post of commander of the 38th Army was taken over by Deputy Jiang Yonghui. Hakuba Mountain is only about ten kilometers from Tieyuan, and in order to defend this strategic position, the South Korean pseudo-9th Division has built a scattered bunker and fortification, and a large number of mines have been planted on the front of the position. In view of this situation, Jiang Yonghui decided to focus on surprise attacks.
To this end, he let the 114th Division, which was the main attacker, start training 6 weeks in advance, and specifically find a place where there was a frog call to practice lurking. As the procession passes, the frog call suddenly stops as unqualified, and the frog barks as usual as qualified. The reason why the 114th Division made such great efforts to practice lurking was to surprise the enemy when the battle was launched and catch the enemy by surprise. However, just 4 days before the Launch of the Battle of White Horse Mountain, an unexpected situation occurred, and a cultural instructor named Tanaka Jiao of the 7th Company of the 340th Regiment of the 114th Division defected to the enemy.
Yanaka Jiao's rank is only equivalent to a platoon-level cadre, which is a small role, but the 340th Regiment is the assault regiment of this campaign, and the 7th Company is the sharp knife company selected by the regiment, so Tanaka Jiao has mastered the specific time and offensive route of our army to launch the Battle of Baima Mountain. The rebellion of Tanaka Jiao made the attack plan of the 38th Army completely transparent, and the 114th Division's lurking for more than a month was all in vain. Faced with the unexpected situation, Jiang Yonghui immediately took remedial measures and was determined not to fight as originally planned.
Soon Jiang Yonghui redrew two battle plans. Option one is to launch an attack immediately and in advance. The reason was that Tanaka had just defected, and due to his low rank, the enemy did not necessarily believe the information he provided, and it would definitely take time to verify it. After the enemy has verified it, it will take a certain amount of time to readjust the deployment or request the dispatch of troops. At this time, the 38th Army suddenly launched an early attack, and it could still catch the enemy by surprise.
Plan two and plan one are the complete opposite, that is, to postpone the Battle of White Horse Mountain for ten days and a half months. After The mutiny, Tanaka Jiao will definitely tell the enemy all he knows, and the pseudo-9th Division will also make corresponding arrangements after verification. At this time, if our army suddenly stopped fighting, the enemy was bound to suspect that Tanichu Jiao was providing false information, and then let down his vigilance. At that time, the 38th Army will attack the White Horse Mountain again, and the odds of victory will be greatly improved.
Regardless of the remedy, the outcome of the Battle of White Horse Mountain could be rewritten. However, Wang Jinshan, the acting commander of the 3rd Corps, rejected both plans and insisted on launching the Battle of White Horse Mountain as originally planned. Wang Jinshan joined the Red Army at the age of 15, and was known for his bravery in battle, and was a famous fierce general in Erye. After the Third Corps entered the DPRK, Wang Jinshan did not pay any attention to the US troops at all, and at the Fifth Campaign Preparatory Meeting, he said in public that it would not be a problem to drive the US troops into the sea.
Wang Jinshan, who does not even pay attention to the US military, naturally does not put the South Korean puppet army in his eyes, in his opinion, the puppet army has no combat effectiveness at all, and as soon as the 38th Army's trump card strikes, the enemy will not obediently capture it? Therefore, when Jiang Yonghui requested to change the battle plan, Wang Jinshan vetoed it on the spot and said to Jiang Yonghui: You take such a big cattle knife to kill chickens, are you still excited? Speaking of this, Jiang Yonghui could only launch the Battle of Baima Mountain on time.
The strong attack was not easy to fight, and the puppet army had long been prepared, and it was supported by 9 artillery battalions and 44 tanks of the US army, and the defensive firepower was greatly enhanced. Although the officers and men of the 38th Army fought bravely, they made little progress, and finally after 9 days and nights of fierce fighting, the 38th Army failed to capture the White Horse Mountain, and paid the price of more than 6,000 casualties. The reason for the defeat at the Battle of Baima Mountain was certainly a factor in the rebellion of Yanzhong Jiao, but if Wang Jinshan did not take the enemy lightly and agreed to Jiang Yonghui's change of battle plan, the outcome of the campaign might have been much better.
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