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He was a soldier of the People's Liberation Army, from an ordinary villager to an excellent machine gunner, but he was furious on the battlefield and blatantly violated military discipline, but unexpectedly, the commander did not punish him, and then he held the position alone for three days and two nights, what kind of achievements did he achieve? Why is it said that he has saved the lives of countless soldiers as a result?
Every stroke is a spine
Guan Chonggui is a native of Hekou City, Jilin Province, born in 1924, and is an authentic northeastern grandfather. The year of Guan Chonggui's birth coincided with the communist party and the Kuomintang joining forces with Russia to jointly resist Japan, which opened the prelude to the people of the whole country uniting against the arbitrary invasion of Japanese imperialism and protecting the people of the motherland from the encroachment of capitalism.
At that time, Shandong was in a turbulent situation, and since guan Chonggui was born, he had witnessed the armies of various forces playing for the tiger in this land and wantonly humiliating the compatriots in and outside the countryside, and the idea of revolution had long been born in his heart. Unfortunately, however, after the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen the following year, Chiang Kai-shek led the Kuomintang into a civil war, which led to an even more chaotic situation.
At the age of 23, Guan Chonggui did not hesitate to join the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The predecessor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was called the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, which was an anti-Japanese coalition army composed of northeasterners, including workers, students, intellectuals and other talents from all walks of life, and was one of the best troops.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army provided support to and from all parts of the country, fought tenaciously against the Japanese aggressors for 14 years, assisted the Communist Party in laying a solid foundation for laying a solid foundation for the cause of communism, and was a well-deserved people's hero. Guan Chonggui heard in the village that the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army was strict in discipline, did not take a needle and a thread from the common people, and also helped the people educate the gentry and used the collected money to relieve the poor families, so that they were full of admiration for them. Therefore, in 1947, it was officially incorporated by the Northeast United Army, which had been officially renamed the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Guan Chonggui was also incorporated into it and became a member of the Communist Party.
Although he was a new soldier, Guan Chonggui did not show timidity when marching and fighting, and there was a style that the people of the northeast dared to love and hate. The War of Resistance Against Japan was victorious, but the revolution was not over, and Guan Chonggui should have returned to his hometown in Shandong with the army to contribute to the construction of his hometown, but the neighboring countries in the southwest of the mainland were still trapped in the water and fire of the separation of the north and the south.
A three-eighth line split the proportion of a country north of the three and the south eight into two parts, and the southern part became a puppet of the United States, and now the northern territory is also in danger. China cannot sit idly by in the crisis of such a country, which shares a border of more than a thousand kilometers.
So in 1950, Guan Chonggui's unit was renamed the 42nd Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army, and Guan Chonggui was appointed deputy squad leader of the 375th Regiment of the 124th Division of the 42nd Army, becoming a veritable machine gunner. He did not return to his hometown in the northeast, but followed the troops to North Korea, a barren and cold country. History has called this mobilization the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Guan Chonggui's going here is undoubtedly difficult, why? Judging from the situation at that time, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in which Guan Chonggui participated was undoubtedly a very arduous "hard battle" for the Chinese army. Why is it so, because the environment in North Korea is harsh, China at that time has just experienced a major war, the interior and its emptiness, whether it is logistical supplies, or the degree of advanced weapons are slightly backward, facing the combination of the US military and the United Nations army, obviously at a disadvantage.
And why is North Korea a country of harsh conditions? North Korea's harsh winter climate is harsh and bitter, which is a torture for soldiers who march in it for a long time, and even Americans who fought in the Korean War have called it "the most unbearable local war of the 20th century."
He was a member of the Chinese Volunteer Army, and he went to Korea as a machine gunner to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and two shuttles shot down an American plane and made a non-negligible contribution to victory.
If there is no torch, I am the only light
Guan Chonggui came to Korea with his army, and here he could not sit idle for a moment. Daily training, a variety of preparations, and offensive and defensive battles that may be launched at any time make him unable to relax for a moment. Opinions at the diplomatic negotiating table were still not agreeable, the war had been fought back and forth four times, the wounded soldiers were increasing, the weather was freezing cold, many soldiers were not enough to eat, they were not warm, the cotton clothes had been worn out, and the flesh was frozen outside, but there was no spare time to take care of these.
After several rounds of attrition, the volunteer army was already in a state of extreme depletion, in urgent need of truce cultivation, and under the command of Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai, it fought and retreated, but Ridgway seemed to expect that the volunteer army had no strength to fight back for the time being, and did not intend to give the volunteer army a chance to breathe. The U.S. military seized the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack and sent a large number of aircraft to bomb the volunteers repeatedly, intending to deal a complete blow to the volunteer forces. At this time, Guan Chonggui's 125th Division of the 42nd Army was sent to the Longtouli area south of the Hongchuan River, with the task of setting up guns to delay the strong enemy and buy enough time to cover the retreat of the large troops.
On February 23, 1951, Guan Chonggui was appointed to lead a five-man machine gun group to the main position of Highland 614, stationed on a small hill 600 meters from the heights, and assisting the 125th Division in blocking the attacking enemy troops from the flank. Shouldering a major mission, Guan Chonggui did not dare to relax at all, rushed to the position overnight, and prepared for the station as quickly as possible, and it was also here that he created a jaw-dropping "miracle."
On the 24th, the firepower of a battalion was concentrated on the main position of The 614 Heights, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle, one after another of artillery, accompanied by the crazy charge of the British infantry, at the moment when the position that was about to be rushed, Guan Chonggui gave an order, the bullets of the machine gun group fell like a rapid drum, and the attacking soldiers instantly became like an overwhelming wheat field, the corpses fell everywhere, and the blood stained the black ground. The volunteers took advantage of the steep mountain terrain to hide their bodies and gain a temporary advantage.
Before the crowd could rejoice, in just a few minutes a dull humming sound came from far and near, from the direction of the British army. The soldiers who fought with the United Nations army several times and were very familiar with their routines at this time screamed in their hearts that it was not good, because the American planes were coming, and there was more than one, watching from a distance at the black pressure on a large piece, the Straight People's scalps were numb, and they thought that the uneven mountains were enough to limit the tanks in Europe to offset the shortage of weapons, but now the other side had more advanced air weapons, which directly turned the tide of battle.
Several planes have the momentum of "God blocking and killing God, Buddha blocking and killing Buddha", bombing and strafing back and forth on the ground, under such circumstances, everyone can only dodge, as long as they appear, they will become the "bulleted souls" of the US military's sharpshooters, but if they hide back in the tunnel, sooner or later they will be killed by fighters in the tunnel. Two of Guan Chonggui's comrades were knocked down by the bullets of the US fighters because they were too late to retreat. The medical soldiers who arrived ventured to rescue them, only to be killed at the mouth of the tunnel.
The power of the fighter is too terrible, but no one in the whole army dares to shoot back, and some people have tried to use small arms to strike at the sky, but without the blessing of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, the probability of shooting down fighters is almost zero. On the contrary, because of the hasty shooting, many soldiers were exposed to their positions, and were found and annihilated by the sharpshooters on the fighters, paying a very painful price! Therefore, there is a military rule: "No one shall use light weapons to shoot at US fighters, and those who violate the military orders will be dealt with." ”
But Guan Chonggui was crazy, he couldn't watch his former comrades die and he did nothing! We can't tolerate the enemy hovering over our heads without any fear! So he raised his machine gun fiercely and fired a strafing shot at a P-51 in mid-air, and the remaining two teammates were stunned.
However, this was a dangerous signal for Guan Chonggui, and the pilot of the P-51 who was attacked immediately noticed him, and the fighter came with a very confident dive, intending to annihilate the remaining three machine gunners! Notice that the location of the five-man group has been exposed, and when everyone thought they were about to die, Guan Chonggui knew that he could not hide, but instead opened fire more calmly and calmly, and an unexpected situation occurred, this invincible US fighter actually came out of smoke and fell in front of everyone's eyes, everyone was shocked, because Guan Chonggui was the first to shoot down the fighter with light weapons.
He was the first fighter to shoot down a fighter with a light machine gun, and he held his position for three days and two nights.
Dignity is above the blade of the brave
When Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai was struggling with how to deal with the firepower of American fighter jets, a volunteer commander brought him a good news. It turned out that Guan Chonggui had violated military regulations and fired at the fighter plane in mid-air, but because of the misfortune, he had laid off the plane and made a very great battle achievement, and the commander did not know for a moment whether to reward or punish, so he came to ask for instructions from his superiors.
I don't want Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai to hear this news, but I can't help but smile, well, the problem I have been bothering for many days has finally been solved, award! Therefore, he ordered the abolition of the military rule that he could not shoot at the plane, signaled the various armies to formulate reasonable tactics, and publicized and informed the whole army of Guan Chonggui's heroic deeds.
The war ceased, and soon after Guan Chonggui was notified of the task again, leading members of a machine gun team to guard position 614. All the soldiers strictly defended and even built a defense at the cost of their lives, so that the British "slaughter plan" did not go as smoothly as expected, so this attack, the British army adopted the plan of attacking the peripheral positions from the flank, first using a small part of the British army as bait, and then let the sharpshooters kill one by one after the volunteers appeared, so as to make full use of the long-range advantage.
Guan Chonggui may be the most memorable of his life is this difficult battle, in just one day, the machine gun team lost an excellent comrade, the bullets intertwined into a huge net hanging overhead, and a glimpse of smoke and blood, on the second day of the attack, Guan Chonggui led the remaining three comrades, risking their lives to pick up the machine guns and submachine guns scattered on the battlefield, and placed them in various positions.
Whenever the British attacked, they would go to the set point and shoot wildly, and when they were finished, they would run. Because he was constantly running, it was difficult for enemy bullets to pursue him. In this way, several people fought alone, but there were still teammates who could not hold on and fell one after another, one, two, three; One day, two days, three days...
In the end, only Guan Chonggui himself was left.
The warrior finally could not hold on, he fell alone in a pool of blood, behind him was a large piece of British corpse, but there was still a part of the remnants of the army that had not been destroyed, I don't know what the young hero thought a second before losing his consciousness, maybe he would think that he would stay in this land forever...
Soon after, Guan Chonggui woke up in the army, and it turned out that after he fainted, the support of the two battalions finally arrived, took over the position of the machine gun group, and found Guan Chonggui, who was still breathing, and rescued him from the battlefield.
After that, Guan Chonggui's bravery spread throughout the army, and he was directly promoted to three levels in a row, from deputy squad leader to deputy company commander, and was even received by Chairman Mao, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and North Korean leader Kim Il Sung during his recuperation. On the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it was the honorable soldiers who created the possibility of victory in the war because of their fearlessness!