When it comes to the volunteer army to resist US aggression and aid Korea, no one is unaware of the "Long Live Army" 38Th Army.
In the second campaign, Liang Xingchu commanded the 42nd Army to boldly impersonate the retreating troops of Li's puppet army, marched more than 70 kilometers in 14 hours, interspersed into Sansoli and Longyuanli, successfully blocked all mechanized US troops, and launched the world-famous "Songbone Peak Blockade Battle".
Peng Dehuai, commander and political commissar of the Volunteer Army, personally wrote "Long live the 38th Army" at the end of the commendation telegram, and "Long live the 38th Army" and "Long Live the Army" are famous all over the world.
After returning from the Korean battlefield, the 38th Army was stationed in the northeast. In February 1966, Acting Chief of the General Staff, General Yang Chengwu, proposed that the 38th Army be transferred to the Baoding area. Since then, the task of the 38th Army's arch guard beijing division has never changed.
However, in a battle, Liang Xingchu of the 38th Army was scolded by Peng Dehuai for a dog blood sprinkler:
I Peng Dehuai have no other skills, but I still have the ability to cut horses. You Liang Xingchu missed the fighter plane again and sent you to court-martial.
The reason is that the 38th Army is slow to move and miss the fighter, mainly one:
The 112th Division encountered the "Black Regiment" of the American Army, and was momentarily timid, and the attack on Hee-cheon was delayed.
Liang Xingchu was scolded and had words of suffering. After the meeting, Liang Xingchu scolded Yang Dayi, commander of the 112th Division: Attacking Xichuan was delayed, and you are all to blame Yang Dayi.
After the start of a campaign, Yang Dayi was ordered to command the 112th Division to advance towards Xichuan.
On the way, he encountered a retreating KPA officer. This man was a veteran of the 112th Division and spoke Chinese:"
Hee-cheon let the Black American League take over.
”
Black soldiers in the U.S. Army
Yang Dayi was taken aback: "American or black? Doesn't it mean that Xichuan is all a puppet army? ”
The KPA officer said with great certainty: "A black regiment of the American army." ”
The Negroes were nothing more than a race in the United States, and the "Negro Regiment" was nothing more than a soldier made up of Negroes, who, like the White Americans, were still afraid of bullets. At that time, the volunteers had never heard of or seen black people, and when they mentioned black people, they all thought they were "ghosts", let alone a regiment.
"Black Regiment", this is a major military situation! Yang Dayi hurriedly telegraphed Liang Xingchu.
Liang Xingchu did not dare to be sloppy, and reported to Zhisi in an urgent telegram. At the same time, the 113rd Division was ordered to meet the 112th Division on the side of the Xichuan area and protect a large warehouse of the People's Army to the north.
By the time Liang Xingchu understood the real situation, it was too late and all the fighters were lost.
Liang Xingchu scolded Yang Dayi bitterly on the phone: You lied about military information, so bold, you find a black group for Lao Tzu to come out, Lao Tzu wants this black group!
Yang Dayi's heart was also a grievance: I reported to your military commander for the first time, didn't you also report to Zhisi, and your superiors did not say fight at the first time!
Here, without dwelling on these, let's take a look at the 42nd Army on the Eastern Front, which also encountered black soldiers in the Us army.
Map of the Yellow Grass Ridge Blockade Battle
In one campaign, the 124th Division of the 42nd Army at Huangcaoling also met black soldiers of the American Army - and it was also the most effective Marine Division in the United States.
But the intelligence needless to say reported to the 124th Division and the 42nd Army, even the head of the regimental battalion did not ask for instructions, the first-line command deputy battalion commander shouted on the spot: It is a ghost to fight me!
On December 2, 1950, on the night of the 8th day of the Huangcaoling Blockade, the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Regiment of the 1st Marine Division attacked Yantai Peak, one of the main positions.
At that time, the 1st Platoon of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of the 7th Marine Regiment, which had only 6 people left in the daytime offensive, withdrew and replaced it with a completely black platoon defense.
That night, Guo Baoheng, deputy chief of staff of the 124th Division, was in a bridge hole under Yantai Peak, and Yu Qinghua, commander of the 371st Regiment, commanded a full-line counterattack.
(For details, click
The volunteers sneaked up on the U.S. army, and when they returned from nine deaths, the regimental chief of staff fell to his knees in front of the commander with a loud thud
》）
Suddenly, there was a dense gunfire on the left back hill, and then 2 shells exploded nearby, shaking the lime in the bridge hole.
Guo Baohuan was on fire and asked Yu Qinghua, "Isn't there 2 battalions and 5 companies in the mountain bag on the left side?" How did you get the enemy to turn to the back of the command post? ”
Yu Qinghua, a big man, immediately called out to Zhao Jisen, deputy battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion outside the bridge hole, and asked sharply: "What happened to the 5th Company?" ”
It turned out that the deputy commander of the engineering battalion of the 124th Division saw that the 5th Company had been defending its position for several days and nights, so he asked the 5th Company to temporarily withdraw to the back of the mountain to rest, and the engineering battalion was on guard while doing fortifications, saying that there was a big counterattack tonight and the enemy would not come to attack.
Zhao Jisen replied: "The 5th Company did not withdraw, and now the gunshot is that the 5th Company is engaged with the enemy!"
Yu Qinghua scolded: "Zhao Jisen, some people call you 'confused', I see that you are fucking confused." Immediately hit the enemy back to me, can't fight back, I want your head! ”
Yu Qinghua and Zhao Jisen are both old people of the 371 regiment, although they are superior-subordinate relations, but they have deep feelings on weekdays, and they often tell a joke to make a smiley face between them, and they know each other's temperament and personality very well.
Zhao Jisen saw that Qinghua had really moved this time, and there was also the deputy chief of staff of the division present, so he stood up: "Yes!" Fight the enemy back immediately! ”
However, Zhao Jisen, who drilled out of the bridge hole, through the thick air defense curtain, still did not forget to make a few jokes: "This Yu big man, it is Meng Liang who fell on the gourd and fired again, all day long to take a branch to break 20 rings to scare people, at every turn he will shoot me, I don't know how many times he was killed in a year, fortunately Lao Tzu's head grew strong..."
Unexpectedly, Yu Qinghua inside heard it and shouted, "Zhao Jisen, what is your boy Hu grinning?" ”
"I said I couldn't fight back the enemy, so I'll see you!" Zhao Jisen faced the curtain, spit out his tongue and made a grimace, and ran in the direction of the 5th Company with a cigarette.
Heavy machine gun position of the 124th Division at Huangcaoling
At this time, Yantai Peak is full of fog, and you can only see the distance within 10 meters.
The E Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment, which had just launched a small-scale attack on the volunteer position on one side, returned to the main position of Yantai Peak under the counterattack of the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 371st Regiment of the Volunteer Army.
For a moment, both the enemy and us knew where they were, but neither of us made a sound, as if we were quietly waiting for something.
On the flank of Yantai Peak, there is a 216.4 highland, and it is the black platoon that guards here.
The black platoon climbed up to The 216.4 Heights in the middle of the night, and saw that the main position was calm for a while, and he was on the flank, so he did not even put a guard post, and all of them went into the sleeping bag and fell asleep.
At this time, Zhao Jisen quickly ran to the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 371st Regiment, observed the Yantai Peak where the fire flickered for a while, and then chose the direction of attack at the 216.4 heights.
Zhao Jisen ordered Liang Junpeng, commander of the 5th Company: "Prepare for a sneak attack." ”
After some planning, Zhao Jisen and Liang Junpeng led 5 companies like sneaking tanuki cats along a narrow mountain path to the 216.4 heights.
Waiting for the hidden place near the mountainside, looking at the position where no one could see the shadows, Zhao Jisen explained to the sharp knife squad leader: "The sharp soldier squad will go up first, occupy the commanding heights, and do not shoot until the first time." ”
After creeping into the front of Highland 216.4, the sharp soldier squad found that there was not even a single sentry, and there were purring sounds from time to time in the sleeping bags on the side of the fortification.
Faced with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the sharp knife squad leader waved his hand, and the warriors pulled out their bayonets and quickly touched them, just when they were about to move, but they were all stunned.
It turned out that the sharp knife squad had climbed to the camp of the black platoon.
Looking at the black and breathless "grimaces" exposed outside the sleeping bag, the warriors who did not know whether they were ghosts did not dare to rush into action. The sharp knife squad leader was also stunned, so he waved his hand and quietly retreated.
Zhao Jisen, who followed up later, saw that the sharp knife class hurriedly retreated, and immediately blocked it with a shell gun:"
Say, why did you run down? ”
"Ghosts, there are ghosts in the mountains!"
The sharp knife class said in unison.
Liang Junpeng grabbed the sharp knife squad leader: "What is the situation?" ”
“‘
The ghosts are all dead, still steaming, there are really ghosts!
Liang Junpeng looked at the sharp knife squad leader, and for a moment the second monk was confused.
Zhao Jisen narrowed his eyes: "
What ghosts are not ghosts, give me back, and if there are 'ghosts', they will also fight me!
Zhao Jisen left a platoon as a reserve team, and after agreeing with Liang Junpeng to give a hand signal for the pheasant's cry, he took 1 platoon and quietly touched the 216.4 heights.
Seeing the deputy battalion commander and company commander personally leading the team, the soldiers were no longer afraid. When he reached the near front, he raised his knife and stabbed most of the black soldiers to death in their sleeping bags. Most of those who fled were also hit by bullets, and the black soldiers of the 1st Marine Division were beaten into real "ghosts".
After taking the 216.4 heights, Liang Junpeng pointed to the black soldiers who had been killed and said to Zhao Jisen: "Deputy Battalion Commander, this time we really see the 'ghost'!" ”
"What ghost is not a ghost, a bunch of Yankees, that ghost can still come to defend the position?!"
Liang Junpeng hurriedly said, "Yes, as long as it is a Yankee, a living ghost will also make him a dead ghost." ”
Zhao Jisen touched the bald head: "This thing, it seems that Yu Qinghua (Yu Qinghua) is not leaving!" ”
Soldiers of the 124th Division on Yellow Grass Ridge
Anticipating that after dawn, the 1st Marine Division affirmed the retaliation of the aircraft artillery, Zhao Jisen did not stick to the position, and after building the battlefield, led the 5 companies to withdraw the 216.4 heights.
After seeing Yu Qinghua, Zhao Jisen joked again: "Commander, you can't take my head away." ”
Yu Qinghua also knowingly asked, "Won the battle, right?" ”
Zhao Jisen smiled, "I removed the head of the American army ghost." ”
The battlefield, especially the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, is changing rapidly, and the front-line commanders must immediately make a decision, seize the fighter, resolutely attack, and after a little hesitation, the victory will be ceded to the enemy.
According to the convention, Zhao Jisen could go back to report to the regimental commander Yu Qinghua, yu Qinghua to report to the deputy chief of staff Guo Baoheng, and Guo Baoheng should also report to the head of the division... However, the deputy battalion commander Zhao Jisen did not hesitate for a moment, personally leading the soldiers to see the red of the bayonet.
In one battle, the 42nd Army blocked the Eastern Front alone, not only defeated the Rokkaku Capital Division, but even the 1st Marine Division stopped in front of the preset defensive line, the 796 Heights, and it was very difficult.
In three battles, the 42nd Army was the 124th Division, the first to fight through the 38th Line.
In five battles, the volunteers suffered heavy losses. When retreating to the defense, not only were the attacking troops surrounded by the US troops, but Peng Dehuai's Zhiji organ was also very dangerous.
At the end of April 1951, after receiving the 4A telegram from Shiji's highest level, the 42nd Army rushed from the first line of Wonsan and Yangde to the Tieyuan and Pingkang areas in two days to participate in front-line defensive operations.
At this time, the 42nd Army was still 3 divisions, the 125th Division was defending in situ, and the other two divisions were rushing to the rescue, of which the main force was also the 124th Division.
“
When you and the 42nd Army arrive, I'll be relieved!"
This was Peng Dehuai's first words after meeting Wu Ruilin, commander of the 42nd Army.
When the 42nd Army arrived, Peng Dehuai was relieved. This half is no less than "Long live the 38th Army"!
(About the 42nd Army Korean battlefield first ended, after the bloody battle of Chosin Lake text continued)
┃
The text is derived from my own non-fiction manuscript
"Snow White Blood Red"
, without permission, will not be reproduced by any media.
Author Ge Weiyang: Scholar of the exile history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, writer of literature and history, descendant of the martyrs of the 80th Division of the 27th Army of the Volunteer Army.