On this day, a news made Peng Dehuai excited. A soldier named Guan Chonggui shot down an American fighter with a machine gun. But the chief of operations said that according to the regulations, he would be punished. In North Korea

On this day, a news made Peng Dehuai excited. A soldier named Guan Chonggui shot down an American fighter with a machine gun. But the chief of operations said that according to the regulations, he would be punished.

In the early and middle period of the Korean War, because our army did not have anti-aircraft guns and air force, the US military occupied absolute air supremacy in the air, often flying at ultra-low altitudes, bombing our army's materials, personnel, and so on.

That's really an arrogance.

On this day, a soldier of the Forty-second Army, called Guan Chonggui, was bombed by enemy aircraft and could not stand it. He raised his machine gun and fired at a P-51 fighter jet that was strafing at a very low altitude in the air.

After firing 14 rounds, the plane wobbled and began to fall.

When the US pilot saw that the plane was about to have an accident, he jumped in a hurry to escape, and in the process of descending, he fell onto the stump he had just blown up, and was stabbed to death on the spot.

This news reached Peng Dehuai's ears, and he was greatly excited. I want to reward this warrior. But the chief of operations reminded Mr. Peng with embarrassment: "What to do?" According to the regulations, this soldier is subject to military discipline. ”

It turned out that the Volunteer Army had long had an iron discipline: it was forbidden to shoot aircraft with light weapons.

The reason for this is because we have been taught blood before. Earlier, fighters used light weapons to shoot aircraft into the air, and found it difficult to fight down, not only did the aircraft not impressed, but also the enemy found the position, which attracted large-scale retaliatory bombing by the US Air Force.

But Mr. Peng said: "The system is dead, people are alive, this soldier's practice proves that small arms can hit airplanes, this fighter has made great achievements, and the troops can hit airplanes in the future, but we must pay attention to tactics!" ”

The order came down, and everyone was excited.

Especially Guan Chonggui. Because he did not comply with the regulations to hit the plane, at this moment, he was panicking and preparing to squat and confinement, and he did not expect to suddenly become a "first-class combat hero".

Now he was more energetic. In the ensuing blockade battle, he led a squad to cover the retreat of the large army, and in the end he was left alone.

He did not give up, but used the enemy guns he had picked up, struggled to support, fought for two days and two nights, and annihilated hundreds of British troops. American planes bombed him hundreds of times, bombing for three days and three nights, without harming his life.

When the large troops arrived, they were extremely shocked to see him, who was already too hungry to stand up, and more than 30 enemy guns he had picked up around him.

Peng Dehuai was also excited when he heard the news, and sighed: "True hero, promote the third level of use!" The North Korean government also awarded him the "Order of Fighters of the First Class."

As soon as the story of Guan Chonggui's meritorious service spread, many volunteers were inspired, and the frontline soldiers immediately set off a boom in fighting airplanes.

A sharpshooter emerged, and the record of hitting the plane was continuously refreshed.

For example, heavy machine gunner Yang Degui shot down a medium bomber with ten bullets!

The least ammunition consumed was Qu Xiushan, an anti-aircraft machine gunner, who used three rounds of bullets to shoot down an enemy plane and smash it into powder. The pilot didn't even jump on the parachute.

The Fifteenth Army of the Third Corps, when the squad returned to China, actually shot down and wounded 882 enemy planes, becoming a world-famous iron army.

The infantry fighting aircraft movement with Chinese characteristics is a Jedi counterattack of our soldiers under the condition that the US military occupies absolute air supremacy. This to some extent thwarted the arrogance of the US military and forced the US Air Force to raise its flight altitude.

The achievements are dazzling, but the lives and blood paid by the soldiers of our army are also obvious to all.

Heroes like Guan Chonggui, as well as volunteer soldiers who died silently, deserve to be remembered. The people's heroes are immortal.