"Mr. Peng, this battle was fought so hard!" We used the method of cutting off their heads, blocking their tails, and cutting off their waists, and we caught them off guard! Before the enemy's artillery could be unloaded, we captured them. We also caught an American adviser, and I've sent someone to send this guy to headquarters. An hour to solve the battle, the enemy is completely annihilated! ”
November 25, 1950, is a day that will forever go down in history. On this day, the first gunshots of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea rang out in the area of Wenjing and Liangshuidong, and the 118th Division of the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army annihilated the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division of the ROK Army, and won the first victory abroad!
"Good! Play well, the headquarters will pass the order to reward you! Commander Peng Dehuai said with excitement.
"Mr. Peng, please give us a new task!" Deng Yue, commander of the 118th Division, said.
"Okay, you'll join the 120th Division tonight and capture Wenjing." Immediately after that, go north and intercept the 7th Regiment of the enemy 6th Division..."
Before the words could be heard, a combat staff officer suddenly reported that the 120th Division of the 40th Army had exchanged fire with the 1st Division of the South Korean Army on the road from Unsan to Onjeong.
"At dawn, the vanguard of the 1st Division of the South Korean Army, with 14 tanks, a self-propelled artillery unit, followed by motorcycle infantry, along the Unsan to Onjeong Road north. At 7 o'clock, it had entered the 360th Regiment of the 120th Division of the 40th Army! ”
Obviously, a grand campaign has been fought in full swing. From now on, the war will no longer be a matter for other countries, but will truly come to the front of the volunteer army. If you want to win, you have to go all out.
In the volunteer headquarters in Dayudong, the communicators turned on all the communication equipment. The staff officers shouted the code names of each army and division, and the other side also answered one by one. Peng Dehuai, Deng Hua, Han Xianchu and other volunteer leaders stood in front of a large-scale map and enthusiastically discussed the next battle plan. A large and complex chain of command, this is finally established.
Just a few hours ago, MacArthur, who was in Tokyo, was dreaming of a quick victory. According to his vision, after landing at Wonsan, the U.S. 10th Army in the east should be able to meet the U.S. 24th Division crossing the Daning River on the western front in the predetermined area. The two armies then continued to advance and rendezvous with the airborne troops. Later, several South Korean armies and the Eighth Army joined forces to completely annihilate the KPA near Pyongyang and capture North Korean Prime Minister Kim Il Sung alive. After that, the battle line was pushed to the vicinity of the Yalu River to control power in northeast China. If all goes well, the war will be over in a few days and American soldiers will be able to go home before Thanksgiving.
In order to achieve his strategic objectives, MacArthur ordered Lieutenant General Walker, commander of the Eighth Army, to organize the various combat units and prepare for the rendezvous. Walker ordered Major General Liu Zaixing, commander of the 2nd Army of the South Korean Army, to advance quickly, level the position with the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division of the South Korean Army, which had reached Chushan, and organize the uneven front.
Liu Zaixing listened and couldn't help but fight a cold war. He knew that the surrounding American 24th Division and the British 27th Brigade had stopped, and some were advancing, but at a slow pace. If he led his troops forward, if there were "pockets" laid out by the People's Army in front of him, he would crash into them.
Liu Zaixing knew very well how the combat effectiveness of his own army was. The 2nd Army was filled with recruits who had just been forcibly recruited, and although they were equipped with American guns, the number of artillery fire was far from keeping up. Such a force, if it encounters a hard battle, is likely to collapse immediately.
More importantly, Kim Jong-go, commander of the South Korean 6th Division, was a loyal follower of MacArthur. He firmly believes that the famous "Mai Shuai" cannot go wrong. The Chinese troops did not dare to enter the DPRK to fight. As long as Chinese does not come, no matter what kind of opponents are encountered in front of you, they will be eliminated.
Liu Zaixing knew what was wrong with his subordinates, and once sent a telegram to remind him that many Chinese troops had appeared in the front, and they should pay attention to their usual "pocket" tactics. But Jin Zhongwu couldn't listen to it and called back: "It's also dark, and I don't think the Chinese army will risk being attacked by air raids." If they did, we would have easily eliminated them. ”
But is this really the case? The 6th Division of the South Korean Army was facing a high mountain area, with the DiYueling Mountains and the Myohyang Mountains stretching in front of them, stretching to Chusan County, Biyojun, and Unsan County in Pyongan Province, forming many dense peaks at altitudes of more than 1,000 meters. In some areas, it is composed of cliff canyons and primary forests. Once the large troops enter, it is difficult to contact the friendly and neighboring troops and the follow-up troops. Moreover, the weather is now very changeable, the wind and snow are mixed, the vision is blurred, and the aviation support and fire support will be greatly limited. The air support imagined by Admiralty V is actually difficult to perform.
After reading the call back, although Liu Zaixing was helpless, he could not but carry out the strict orders of the US military. So he ordered the 6th Division to send two battalions of the 2nd Regiment first, advancing first to Wenjing. In addition, he ordered Bai Shanye, commander of the 1st Division, to advance from the direction of Yunshan to Wenjing. I hope that if there are special circumstances, Bai Shanye can help Jin Zhong Wuyi.
After that, the vanguard of the 6th Division of Admiralty V plunged headlong into the volunteer pocket array between Wenjing and Liangshuidong, and was completely annihilated. This is the battle that begins with this article.
The 1st Division's Bai Shanye Division was also blocked by the 360th Regiment of the 120th Division almost at the same time.
Xu Rui, the leader of the 360 regiment, is also a fierce general. In the Liaoshen Campaign, he led a battalion and destroyed the liao yaoxiang corps headquarters. Today, he still shows unusual excitement in the face of the South Korean army. He led 360, taking advantage of the night to rush forward, seized a high ground north of Yunshan City, and quickly built fortifications. They were just about to stop when the South Korean 1st Division arrived.
The battle began with two violent explosions. The mines planted by the soldiers of the 360th Regiment on the road were crushed by the personnel carriers of the South Korean Army! The two cars instantly turned into fireballs. However, Baek Sun-yeol was relatively capable in the South Korean Army, and indeed more composed. At first, he did not panic, but believed that the mines had been planted by the KPA, and that there was no need to panic and that he could just move on. But suddenly, gunfire was loud, mortar shells were raining down, and the South Korean army soon fell a large piece.
Bai Shanye immediately understood what had happened, and he must have encountered the legendary Chinese army. He briefly withdrew his troops, then gathered strength to launch an attack. However, the defense line of the 360th Regiment was not so easy to fight, and no matter how hard the South Korean army tried, it was insurmountable! Over the next 3 days, they launched numerous attacks, all to no avail.
The 1st Division could not catch up, and the South Korean 6th Division became the focus of the attack. According to the orders of the Volunteer Army Command, the 118th Division and the 120th Division are about to launch a joint siege and annihilation!
After the defeat of Wenjing, Jin Zhongwu was a little anxious, and while ordering a counterattack with artillery, he reported the situation to Liu Zaixing. Liu Zaixing was shocked and said, "You have slipped into Chinese pocket!" Hurry up and disengage! It's dangerous if it's completely surrounded! ”
However, Admiralty Five was not reconciled. While shelling, he also organized the retreating troops into attack columns and continued to advance. The 24th Division of the US Army also came to help at this moment. Dozens of tanks and dozens of trucks, once again forming a forward commando, rushed towards Wenjing.
In addition, Admiralty V also summoned a large number of fighters and bombers to carry out air raids on designated locations. But as Liu Zaixing predicted, the air raids did not play a big role because of weather problems. Instead, the volunteer army, by means of the enemy's offensive, rolled back and ate most of the five admiralty units. Jin Zhongwu saw that the momentum was not good, and quickly ordered a retreat. Under the cover of tanks, they fought and retreated, but they did not want a few tanks to fall into the anti-tank trench dug by the volunteers, and when they were struggling, they were attacked by mortars and could not move at all. At this moment, the retreat of the Admiralty Five was blocked by its own tanks.
At this time, the most anxious person was Liu Zaixing. He shouted on the radio: "Admiralty five, you stupid, can't stop, hurry up." If you can't rush out during the day, it's all over at night! "But it's not easy to escape from the pockets. The encirclement of the Volunteer Army has been formed and is constantly being compressed. Just wait until the evening, and launch a general attack.
Inside the headquarters of the Volunteer Army, Commander Peng Dehuai was also in a good mood. He calmly deployed the various units and laid out ambushes at various strategic nodes. Commanders of various armies and divisions also sent telegrams one after another, predicting their next battle and achievements. From the overall situation, everyone's mood is very high, and the mood is very optimistic.
At this time, Mr. Peng began to "pour cold water" on them. He said on the phone: "You have a big appetite, my appetite is bigger." However, now we still need to be calm, we must fight one battle after another, and we cannot rush to achieve results. The original plan was to annihilate 3 enemy divisions, but now it is limited by the situation after entering the DPRK, and it may not be easy to achieve it. We set the goal of annihilating 2 enemy divisions, but this goal must be completed..."
While talking, the cooker suddenly brought over 4 large white-faced steamed buns and said, "Mr. Peng, I'm not afraid that you have a big appetite and don't have enough to eat." You haven't eaten for a day or a night, eat a little first, take a breath, don't tire yourself out. ”
When Mr. Peng looked at it, he couldn't help but laugh. When the battle was fought, he also felt really hungry, so he quickly picked up the steamed bun and took a bite, saying, "Be well." Don't eat alone, comrades, eat! ”
In the days that followed, news of victory came one after another. The 42nd Army also fired its first shot at Huangcaoling, firmly blocking the enemy on the eastern front; the 39th Army also began to attack on the Unsan front and defeated the American army for the first time; the 38th Army had also seized the Position of Flying Tiger Mountain after all kinds of troubles after entering the DPRK; the 40th Army completely solved the 7th Regiment of the 6th Division and captured 2700 people. The victory of the first battle is a foregone conclusion!