In late February 1951, the "United Nations Army" led by the US military launched another round of frenzied attacks against the Chinese and North Korean forces. The Forty-second Army of the Volunteer Army, on the orders of its superiors, set up a number of positions on the front line of Longtou-ri, south of hongcheon, North Korea, to prevent the enemy from attacking the north.
On the night of February 23, the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 375th Regiment of the 125th Division were ordered to rush to the 614 heights in Longtouli, but they could not take care of rest at all, and they rushed to repair the fortifications overnight, and they were busy all night.
Unexpectedly, the enemy appeared at dawn, and they were two enemies that should not be underestimated--the British Twenty-seventh Brigade and the First Cavalry Division of the American Army. A company of commanders and fighters ushered in the most arduous battle they had ever fought since they entered Korea.
Under the cover of artillery, aircraft, and tanks, the Anglo-American forces launched an onslaught on the positions of a company of volunteers.
Their means of attack remained the same, first using artillery and aircraft to carry out indiscriminate bombardment, and then the infantry launched a charge.
Although Hill 614 was only a humble land of projectiles, the U.S. military dispatched more than a dozen aircraft to bomb and strafe. Tons of bombs and raindrops of machine gun bullets poured down from the air, and Height 614 was soon unrecognizable.
Due to the lack of anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns and other anti-aircraft weapons in the volunteer army, even if some troops are equipped with such weapons, it is often difficult to pose a real threat to enemy aircraft because they are relatively simple.
Therefore, when the US aircraft bombed, they always flew low and unbridled, almost flying around against the heads of the volunteer soldiers. At its most exaggerated, when the U.S. aircraft swooped down, the air currents raised by their wings could even sweep away the military hats of the volunteer soldiers.
Seeing his comrades-in-arms falling one after another under the bombs and machine gun bullets of the enemy planes, Guan Chonggui, deputy squad leader and head of the machine gun group of a certain company, was furious and furious, and violently raised the machine gun in front of him, aiming at the enemy plane in the air and about to open fire.
Marco, the ammunition hand who was lying on the side, saw this situation and immediately climbed over to stop Guan Chonggui: "Deputy Squad Leader, you are going to make a mistake in doing this!" ”
Marco's new statement makes sense. It should be known that at that time, the volunteer army had a discipline, that is, when the enemy plane appeared, no one was allowed to shoot at the enemy plane without asking for instructions.
The fundamental reason for this is that if the volunteer soldiers shoot at the air with light weapons, because the threat of firepower is too small, it will not only be difficult to injure and shoot down the enemy aircraft, but also may expose the ground targets of our army, so that the enemy aircraft can bomb the ground more accurately.
Soon after the volunteer army entered the DPRK and joined the war, there were fighters who rushed to shoot at the air, causing a senseless disaster to the entire unit, and this lesson was very painful. Therefore, the volunteer troops had to make a mandatory rule to avoid more casualties caused by rash moves.
Once a fighter violates this discipline, it will be punished severely.
However, at this time, Guan Chonggui witnessed the respectable and lovely comrades-in-arms of the past being blown up one by one, mutilated, blurred with flesh and blood, and even sacrificed heroically on the spot, and the degree of grief and anger in his heart far exceeded his scruples about personal honor and disgrace, and he even shouted with his neck: "If you make a mistake, you will make a mistake, and it is a big deal to shoot me!" ”
As soon as the words fell, Guan Chonggui had already raised his gun again and pulled the trigger at the enemy plane that was skimming low.
Since this was the first time to shoot at the air, he did not grasp the fire, and the first bullet he fired did not hit the target.
However, the blow did not make Guan Chonggui stop, and he continued to lie in place, maintaining a posture of aiming at the air.
At this time, a US P-51 fighter swooped down head-on, and Guan Chonggui, who did not dodge at all, fired a shuttle of bullets at the enemy plane again.
Unexpectedly, this shot had a completely different effect from the first shot - only to see the wings of the US aircraft tilted sharply to the side, followed by a thick black smoke coming out of the tail of the aircraft, screaming in a ravine not far away, followed by a deafening explosion and a large ball of soaring flames!
A company of commanders and fighters witnessed this incredible scene and couldn't help but cheer: "Hit! Hit! The U.S. military plane is finished! ”
Because this enemy plane was destroyed, the other US military planes were greatly shocked, and they did not know what new weapons the volunteers used to shoot down the plane, and they were all frightened and frightened, and they all flew away from the 614 high ground.
The infantry units of the American and British armies had never experienced such a thing and withdrew in a terrible way.
It can be said that Guan Chonggui's two air-to-air shots, although only 14 bullets were used in total, miraculously disintegrated the enemy's offensive.
The news of a company shooting down American planes and repelling the enemy's attack soon reached the regimental headquarters of the 375th Regiment, and the regimental commander was surprised and delighted, and immediately ordered to find out who was the one who fired the shot.
After receiving this order, the battalion headquarters sent people to the positions of the first company to investigate the situation, but the cadres and soldiers of the first company said as if they had passed the gas in advance that they did not know who fired the gun.
The reason why they did this was that on the one hand, some people did not know who did it, and on the other hand, they were afraid to say it and let Guan Chonggui be punished, after all, he shot down the enemy plane to avenge his comrades-in-arms, and everyone was grateful to him in their hearts!
But Guan Chonggui, a brave soldier, took the initiative to stand up and admit that he had fired the gun himself. He was not in a hurry to receive this merit, but felt that "one person does things and one person should do it", and he cannot involve his comrades-in-arms.
Although Guan Chonggui's shooting down of the enemy plane was indeed very relieving, after all, this was a violation of discipline, and the regimental and battalion commanders were very embarrassed about this, and did not know whether to reward or punish Guan Chonggui, so they had to report it layer by layer and ask their superiors how to deal with it.
Unexpectedly, after Mr. Peng learned of this, he was so happy that he applauded one after another. Because the volunteer army had been in a state of weak firepower and lack of limited air defense means before, Which made Mr. Peng feel very nervous, now Guan Chonggui shot down the US military plane, which made him instantly open his mind.
He said excitedly: "Although this soldier did violate discipline by shooting at the air without asking his superiors, this violation of discipline gave us a revelation -- we can still shoot down enemy planes with light weapons, which has greatly encouraged our army's confidence in air combat." Therefore, I believe that Guan Chonggui should not only not be punished, but also given a heavy reward! ”
In accordance with this instruction, the leading organs of the Volunteer Army awarded Guan Chonggui a special meritorious service and awarded him the title of "First Class Combat Hero", and his position was also promoted from the original deputy squad leader to deputy company commander.