Soldiers are not tired of deception, soldiers stand by deception, and move with profit...
For marching and fighting, the ancients thousands of years ago have long understood the truth of this. In the rapidly changing and unpredictable battlefield, we must know how to adapt measures to local conditions, change because of the enemy, move because of the enemy, live if you change, and die if you do not change.
Among them, "deceit" is still the basis for victory, especially in the face of opponents who are stronger than themselves, it is not advisable to face the enemy head-on, at this time, it is the way to win. 71 years ago
Battle of Unsan
In the middle, there has been a very dramatic classic scene, and it perfectly explains what is called "soldiers are not tired of cheating" and "surprising victory".
First meeting
As the first confrontation between China and the United States on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Battle of Yunshan can also be regarded as a rather topical battle.
Unsan, as the entrance to the mountains of northern Korea, is located in the transportation hub of northern Korea, where many roads crisscross it
, so its military strategic position is self-evident.
Look at the surrounding environment of Yunshan Mountain, surrounded by mountains and lush forests.
On November 1, 1950, the Battle of Unsan was officially launched
。 At this time, the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army had long been hidden in the dense forests of the High Mountains of Yunshan Mountain, and planned to form a siege of the Us army.
But at 15:30 p.m., the observer of the 116th Division sent a report saying:
"Enemy tanks, cars, and infantry outside Yunshan were found moving south."
After receiving this news, Wang Yang, the commander of the division at the time, thought that the 1st Division of the Korean Army was retreating southwards, but he did not know that the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Regiment of the 1st Division of the South Korean Army at this time was actually already carrying out a change of defense operations, and replaced it
U.S. 1st Cavalry Division
But the 39th Volunteer Army still thought it was the South Korean Lee Puppet Army.
Unsan is not only mountainous and wooded, but also has a number of rivers running across the valley, such as the Wentian River, The Santan River, the Longxing River, the Jiulong River and other rivers flow here. At this time, it was originally an inconspicuous one located on the Kowloon River
Zhuren Bridge
It became the focus of this battle.
The 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to garrison the area north of Zhuren Bridge, and deployed two squads here, because it was an open place for them to camp and have a road passing through it, while south of Zhuren Bridge was a relatively steep mountainous area, where the Americans deployed only 1 squad post. But sandwiched between them, the Zhuren Bridge became a vital choke point.
The main force of the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division was deployed not far north of the Zhuren Bridge, and further north was the main camp of the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment.
At this time, the battle outside Yunshan was in full swing, and the artillery fire of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army was roaring towards Yunshan City and several highlands around it, like a rain of fire, and in a flash, the valley was constantly burning with fire, and the battlefield smoke rose above Yunshan, until the two regiments of the 116th Division of the Volunteer Army had a fierce exchange of fire with Nanshan and the enemy in Longpu Cave
It turned out that they were not fighting the Lee puppet army in South Korea, but the US army
。
U.S. artillery
When they found that their opponent was a well-equipped and powerful American army, the volunteers, instead of being afraid of it, launched a more violent offensive against it, killing a large number of American troops. So the 1st Battalion of the 347th Regiment of the Volunteer Army and the 9th Company of the 3rd Battalion successfully attacked Yunshan Street and annihilated a howitzer company of the American Army.
The volunteers had all entered Yunshan City, and the main American troops at this time did not seem to realize that the danger was slowly approaching them. Perhaps it was also because of a contempt for the volunteers, which also led to the fact that some of the American troops who were ordered to defend zhuren bridge at that time were more lax from top to bottom and did not become vigilant.
At this time, the company commander and instructor of the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 346th Regiment of the Volunteer Army were carefully observing the relevant fortifications of the US troops at both ends of the Zhuren Bridge not far away, and making a rough estimate of the strength and firepower of both sides.
It was clear that the superiority of the U.S. military in terms of weapons and firepower was significantly greater than that of the Volunteers, if
The strength of an entire company of volunteers directly attacked the American army, although it would delay the american combat time to some extent
But the volunteers would also pay a heavy casualty price, and this way of killing a thousand enemies and inflicting eight hundred self-inflicted losses was definitely not advisable.
Powerful U.S. troops
Outsmart the Bridge of Ren
So what is the best way to attack? Just when the company commander and the instructor were at a loss, the company commander fixed his eyes on the uniforms worn by the volunteers, and suddenly realized, as if he had just woken up from a dream, he suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Because they were the first volunteer soldiers to enter the Korean War, although the uniforms they wore were sewn according to the style of the people's army uniforms, there was no rank mark on the uniforms that could represent their identity.
It is worth mentioning that the color of this military uniform is a slightly lighter earthy yellow, which is very similar to the color of the uniform worn by The Lee Weijun of South Korea, and it is difficult for the US military to distinguish it at a glance if it is not a detailed understanding of the two armies, or if it is not carefully examined.
Coupled with the fact that the South Korean Lee Puppet Army and the Volunteer Army originally belonged to the Asians, they were all yellow-skinned, black hair, dark brown pupils, and the oriental appearance with a flat face, so that the US military did not want to be blind.
As long as you don't say Chinese, you may really be able to fool the US military in this way.
The Volunteers were captured with the South Korean Army
And you can also choose to carry out military operations at night, the night is dark, the line of sight is blurred, it is even more difficult for the US military to recognize, silly and indistinguishable. At that time, if the US military mistakes our army for a Li puppet army that has come to take over the defense, our army can easily approach the enemy's nest of the US army, directly attack the Yellow Dragon, and hit it unprepared.
thereupon
4th Company, 2nd Battalion, 346th Regiment, 116th Division
The volunteer soldiers, using the night as cover, lined up into 3 neat columns and began to march majestically towards Yunshan City.
Volunteers attacked
The American soldiers who were on duty at the bridge at that time looked at the vast marching line of the volunteers, fixed their eyes on it, did not think much about it anywhere else, and regarded it as a Li puppet army unit that had come to take over the defense.
Not only that, the U.S. military sentries also gave a thumbs up to praise this spirited marching team. Some American soldiers even smiled and held out their hands to the leader of the volunteer company with a very warm and friendly hand.
Want to shake his hand as a courtesy
Captured "Un Army"
Since it is acting, it will carry out this scene to the end, so a dramatic scene occurred, in the face of the US military's initiative to "hand", the company commander at this time was not nervous at all, calm and relaxed, and naturally reached out his hand to shake the US army.
Polite greetings were also asked, and hands were shook, so the volunteer soldiers of the 4th Company swung their heads one by one and walked through the bridge deck of the Zhuren Bridge with their chests straight. It was not until the bridge deck was successfully crossed and arrived at the command post of the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Cavalry Regiment of the US Army that the whistle of the volunteer army suddenly sounded, instantly breaking the silence that had just been on the night.
All the volunteers of the 4th Company quickly dispersed, forming one battle formation after another, and launched a surprise attack on the tent battalions of the US army, and a sudden "transformation" of the volunteers undoubtedly caught all the AMERICAN troops present off guard, panicked, and began to flee privately.
The entire Zhuren Bridge was in chaos for a while, and the US military could not care less about the work of handing over the defense to the real "Li Puppet Army", so they turned around and took their own military vehicles and fled south. And the volunteers of the 4th Company, therefore
Without losing a single soldier, the road and bridge were easily captured
epilogue
Borrowing from the past to the present, taking Shi Mingjian and the Battle of Yunshan to win by surprise is a clever combination of tactics and strategy. In contrast, in today's more modern battlefield, people are always committed to the study of more powerful and advanced large-fire weapons, and we do not know when we began to forget the importance of military strategy.
Battle of Zhuren Bridge
The progress of science and technology has undoubtedly brought modern weapons into a brand-new era of informationization. But at the same time, we should not only emphasize the importance of weapons, but also take into account the study of tactics and strategy. Whether on the battlefield, whether facing the strong or the weak, we should first consider whether it is okay
"Outsmarting"
, instead of
"Appropriation"
not
"Plunder"
Rewarded volunteer soldiers