In October 1950, the United Nations army threatened the landing of the AMERICAN Army in Inchon, swept all the way to the north, as an advance force, the first to arrive at the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the Rok Army on the Yalu River, at the moment when Xingchong scooped up the water of the Yalu River as a memorial, I would never have dreamed that in a few days I would face the fate of being annihilated by the regiment. What is the truth of the matter? The result?
At a time when the country was in danger, the volunteer army stepped forward
In 1950, war broke out on the Korean Peninsula, and the Korean People's Army soon took the initiative and defeated the South Korean army. The United States, which had previously vowed not to meddle in the affairs of North and South Korea, rebelled and led the so-called United Nations army to land at Inchon, and the situation on the Korean battlefield was reversed in an instant, and the United Nations army, relying on advanced weapons and equipment and absolute superiority in troops, soon fought the third and eighth lines, occupied Pyongyang, and advanced all the way north. Once the UN forces occupy all of the Korean Peninsula and arrive at the Yalu River, the important towns in the northeast of New China will be fully exposed to their firepower coverage, and the northeast is dangerous! New China Danger!
Through India, the leaders of new China conveyed to the United States the determination of the Chinese people to resolutely defend peace and warned the United States not to break China's bottom line. However, the United Nations army led by the United States turned a deaf ear to this, and still went its own way, vigorously attacking the Yalu River on the border between China and North Korea.
Of course, the Chinese government will not disregard the lives and property of the people, and on October 19, 1950, the Chinese Volunteer Army, under the leadership of Commander Peng Dehuai, crossed the Yalu River and began the process of defending the country.
On October 26, the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the Han Dynasty, which had arrived at the Yalu River in advance, scooped up the waters of the Yalu River, and Major Ferremin, an adviser to the US Army, was even more excited to stomp on the thick ice on the Yalu River with his feet, dreaming of "drinking the Yalu River and going home for Christmas". Some soldiers, in disregard of the prohibition issued by their superiors on shooting at Chinese territory on the other side of the Yalu River, took guns and strafed at Chinese villages on the other side of the yalu River, although they did not cause casualties, but once the ROK army occupied all of Korea, what kind of situation the future Chinese border would face has been clearly revealed at this moment.
While the soldiers of the 7th Regiment were still dreaming of victory, a reinforced infantry battalion and an artillery squadron of the 2nd Regiment of their brother regiment had been wiped out by the 118th Division of the 40th Army of our Volunteer Army in the areas of Seosui-dong and Pungh ha-dong. In the near future, what awaits them is also the fate of being overthrown.
Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai responded to changes on an improvised basis and skillfully made arrangements for defense
At this time, the United Nations army did not know the news of the entry of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army into the DPRK, although in the previous battles, they learned from the captured volunteer soldiers that a large number of Chinese troops had entered the DPRK, but they did not want to believe that this was the truth, because at that time, a large number of soldiers in the Korean People's Army who had fought in China were proficient in Chinese, and the eastern faces looked the same in their eyes, and they thought that the confessions of the captives of the volunteers were just smoke screens released by the Korean People's Army, even if there were Chinese troops participating in the war. It will not exceed 5,000 people at most.
The real situation at this moment is that 250,000 people of the Chinese Volunteer Army have crossed the Yalu River into the Korean battlefield, the 38th, 39th, and 40th armies of the Volunteer Army are rapidly rushing towards the direction of Xichuan Yunshan in accordance with the battle plan formulated by Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai, and the main forces of the 6th and 1st Divisions of the ROK Army are also moving closer to the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the 6th Division in accordance with the deployment of the commander of the United Nations Army, ready to support the reception. The two armies met unexpectedly in the Onjeong area and formed a confrontation.
At this time, Peng Dehuai, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Volunteer Army, received a telegram: The 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the ROK Army had reached Chushan County on the Yalu River and fired strafing at the mainland territory. Annihilate the enemy in the Wenjing, Xichuan, and Unsan areas in one fell swoop. The 353rd Regiment of the 118th Division of the 40th Division was dispatched, and quickly returned to the north of the division to advance towards the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the ROK Army, and must completely annihilate the enemy who invaded our border.
The 7th Regiment of the ROK 6th Division was encircled by volunteers
The arrogant 7th Regiment of the ROK Army, led by the American adviser Major Fleming, tossed and turned on the Yalu River and returned to the valley where it was stationed, with the plan of resting in the valley field that night and rushing to Chushan County the next day. Unexpectedly, soon after returning to the grain field, the 7th Regiment received an urgent telegram from the division headquarters, ordering them to immediately retreat and join the other units of the 6th Division. At this time, the 7th Regiment, because it was too fast and too fast, was far away from the other units of the division headquarters, and there was a serious shortage of gasoline, food and ammunition supplies. When the American adviser, Major Fleming, who was accustomed to veteran soldiers, arrogantly called back and said that if not enough supplies were available, the 7th Regiment had no way to quickly retreat to meet the rest of the division headquarters according to the orders of the 6th Division headquarters.
The United Nations army had to urgently dispatch U.S. Air Force transport aircraft to airdrop food, gasoline, and ammunition to the grain yard area where the 7th Regiment was located.
While the 7th Regiment of the ROK Army was still haggling with its superiors for supplies, the 353rd Regiment, the advance team of the 118th Division of the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army, was already racing with its feet against the mechanized units of the United Nations Army, and rushing towards the valley. Carrying weapons and ammunition on their shoulders and swallowing coarse dried fried noodles with snow, they walked 300 kilometers of rugged and difficult mountain roads covered in snow, and arrived at the estimated ambush site on October 28, the Keel Cave area.
This is the only place for the Roks to go north and south, and the 353rd Regiment chose the ambush site on a high ground south of the Dragon Bone Cave, where the terrain is narrow, and the winding road is just like a long snake, and the volunteer army occupying the high ground is condescending to choke its throat.
At the time of the construction of the 353rd Regiment, the North Korean masses quickly arrived, brought water and food to the volunteers, and enthusiastically joined the ranks of the volunteers in the construction of the fortifications.
A nearby artillery company of the Korean People's Army, which had been scattered by the Roks, also quickly dragged the few cannons into the position and joined the ambush of the volunteers.
At 11:00 a.m. on October 28, the 7th Regiment of the ROK 6th Division finally received supplies airdropped by four U.S. transport planes, 45 barrels of gasoline, more than 200 shells, and other military supplies. The ROK 7th Regiment, which had received the supplies, opened its stomach and finished eating lunch, before slowly filling the car with fuel and began to retreat southward, and the first destination of their retreat was the Keel Cave area where the advance regiment of the 118th Division of the Volunteer Army had reached.
It's been wasted
For two days, the ROK 7th Regiment, which missed the best time to retreat, did not expect that they had fallen into the heavy siege set up by the volunteer army.
The 353rd Regiment of the Volunteer Army bravely killed the enemy and completely annihilated the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the ROK Army
On October 29, as soon as it turned white, UN aircraft could not wait to start fire reconnaissance around Keel Cave, and after repeated confirmations, the UN army had to admit that the Chinese Volunteer Army had indeed appeared on the Korean battlefield. The ROK 6th Division immediately sent an urgent telegram to the 7th Regiment: Your unit is already surrounded by enemy troops, the situation is extremely dangerous, and you hope to do your best to break through.
Shortly after receiving the telegram, at about 9 a.m., the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Regiment of the ROK Army retreated in a hurry and entered the ambush circle of the 353rd Regiment of the Volunteer Army. Although there were 4 US F51 fighters in the sky to escort the ROK troops, constantly pouring shells into the volunteer positions to cover the ROK army, the soldiers of the ROK 2nd Battalion, who were violently strafed by the volunteers, were already like dogs that lost their families, were beaten to the point of dizziness, and completely lost the ability to resist counterattack.
At about 12:00 p.m., the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the ROK Army, which had been defeated by the volunteer army, received a telegram from the division commander Kim Jong-mai personally: In addition to carrying the necessary combat equipment, the rest of the equipment must be destroyed or destroyed on the spot, and then assemble and meet on its own in the area of Mixed Wood Cave. The moral of this telegram is very obvious, that is, to tell the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division that there is no one to save you, you have to save yourself, you can escape one by one, but when you escape, you must not leave our advanced weapons and equipment to the enemy. In order to cooperate with the scattered soldiers of the 7th Regiment running away, American aircraft intensified the bombing of the Volunteer positions, and shells rained down on the positions of the 353rd Regiment, and the casualties of the soldiers increased.
Around one o'clock in the afternoon, the volunteer position suddenly fell into a dead silence, there was no sound of shell explosions, no machine gun fire, no angry cries of the soldiers, and only smoke swirled in the quiet position, as if the position had been abandoned by the volunteers.
Although the confused 7th Regiment of the Rok army was a little suspicious, but they had been completely beaten by the volunteer army and completely lost their fighting spirit, they had already had no doubt at this time, and at the moment when the volunteer army stopped shooting, the tide frantically fled south along the road.
The narrow and muddy roads, the chaotic and crowded deserters, and the mixture of various cars made the Rok army's escape speed very slow, from one o'clock until it was completely dark and did not completely withdraw.
The night was the best cover for the Chinese army, and the American planes could not effectively bomb the volunteers at night. After a few hours of silence in the volunteer position, the loud charge horn of the volunteer army suddenly sounded, and the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the ROK Army, which was retreating, immediately fell into a panic and began to flee in all directions.
After pre-war mobilization, knowing that this group of ROK troops was an enemy army strafing into China' territory, the volunteer soldiers fought with the enemy and quickly annihilated this once invincible ROK army, avenging their vengeance for violating the mainland border.
After the war, some Korean troops wrote a book saying that the volunteer army used the tactics of the sea of people in this battle, which should not be extremely facetious. The strength of the Chinese army in this battle is the 353rd Regiment of the 118th Division of the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army, the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the ROK Army, and the ROK Army also has the support of the US aircraft fire, and it is clear who has the advantage. To excuse one's own failure in this way is really disgraceful.
To this day, there are still some so-called public knowledge with ulterior motives, and they are quite critical of the volunteers' behavior in resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, saying that international affairs should be handed over to international organizations to settle, that In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, China should not take the initiative to attack, and pay too many unnecessary casualties and heavy economic costs for this. Those who say these words should relive the history of China's War of Resistance Against Japan. If Chiang Kai-shek had not been waiting for the mediation of the United Nations, had not pinned his hopes on the mediation of the so-called friendly forces of the allies, and issued a death order prohibiting the Northeast Army from resisting, China would not have lost the initial initiative in the War of Resistance Against Japan, resulting in Japan breaking through the defense line of nearly 300,000 Northeast China army with a mere number of 20,000 people, driving straight in, and in less than half a year, it occupied 1 million square kilometers of China's great rivers and mountains in the three eastern provinces, and 11 years of arduous and long years of the War of Resistance should make more Chinese people sober and gentlemen not stand under the dangerous wall. However, it does not mean that in the face of the dangerous wall, we will only retreat and escape, and self-reliance and self-improvement are the foundation of a country. The tenacious and courageous patriotism of the volunteers is still the spiritual food we urgently need at present.