#History Talk##History Has Knowledge##Historical Truth Officer##Historical Memory##Sharing 5,000 Years of History#In November 1952, Chiang Kai-shek received a very special war report, and after reading it, he instantly collapsed in his chair and gave fifteen times of high praise. What kind of war report is this, and what kind of evaluation did Chiang Kai-shek give? Fast forward to November 1952, and Chiang Kai-shek, who had fled Taiwan for many years, was nervously pacing back and forth in his office. Suddenly, there was a knock outside the door, and Chiang Kai-shek quickly sat back in his chair and responded loudly to let him in. I saw a person hurriedly walking in with a telegram.
Chiang Kai-shek took it, and after reading it carefully, he instantly unloaded all his strength, and generally sat on the chair, his expression was particularly excited. What he was holding in his hand was the Shangganling war report from the front. In 1950, the Korean War broke out, and the Korean army wiped out almost the entire South Korea in less than half a year. At this time of life and death, South Korea brought in the rescue, that is, the United States, which had long been on the sidelines. The addition of the US military quickly turned the whole war around, and the United Nations forces led by the United States quickly crushed North Korea with strong military strength.
Seeing that the mainland border was crumbling, in order to protect the country and the people, the mainland volunteers crossed the Yalu River all the way to Korea to fight the enemy army. The United States was very disdainful at first about the participation of volunteers in the war, thinking that it could defeat us in minutes. And Chiang Kai-shek on the other side of the mainland was even more shocked. In his opinion, the volunteers' participation in the war was simply crazy, after all, he often dealt with the United States, and knew how powerful the American army was and how powerful its equipment was. Although the war had not yet officially begun, in Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, the outcome of this war was already doomed, and the mainland would definitely end in a crushing defeat.
In order to witness the defeat of the volunteers, Chiang Kai-shek always paid close attention to the dynamics of this war and was ready to reap the benefits of the fishermen. However, the truth was completely different from what he imagined, and from 1950 to June 1951, the mainland engaged the enemy forces five times. From the beginning of the domineering and active attack, to the final defeat and retreat, it can only be forced to turn into a very passive defensive state. Among them, the most shocking is undoubtedly the Battle of Shangganling in 1952. At that time, the US military was already afraid and had to sit down to negotiate an armistice.
However, the US military was very fond of the law, and while unilaterally declaring armistice negotiations, it resumed its offensive against the mainland. American commander Mark Wayne Clark urgently needed a beautiful battle to gain the support of the army and the people, so he made a plan early on and prepared to concentrate firepower to take the Wusheng Mountain, which was defended by our army, and if you want to take this mountain, you must first cross the Ganling pass. Chiang Kai-shek, who fled to Taiwan, read the Shangganling War Report and was shocked, and gave him fifteen high praises. The Shangganling area is actually very small, about three kilometers long and less than one kilometer wide. However, it was in such a small place that an unprecedented and fierce battle broke out.
In October 1952, the Battle of Shangganling officially began. In order to take this position in one fell swoop, the US army invested a total of more than 60,000 troops, more than 3,000 fighters, more than 170 tanks, and more than 300 artillery pieces. To this end, more than a dozen artillery battalions were also transferred, and as soon as they came up, they bombed almost the entire Shangganling by means of fire coverage. More than 300,000 shells were fired at the position like money, and there were still US planes dropping bombs in the sky. Under such heavy artillery fire, the entire top of Shangganling was leveled for several meters. In the eyes of the US military, the elimination of the volunteers is simply a matter of minutes, but they still underestimate the volunteers.
In this battle, our army successively invested more than 40,000 soldiers, who used their flesh and blood and strong will to hold their positions to the death. The two sides fought back and forth more than 60 times, and the US military was always unable to move an inch. Every time they took Shangganling with the help of artillery fire, the volunteers would return and rush out of the empty island. Then, under cover of night, the position was retaken. Among them, the volunteer soldiers also paid a terrible price. Among them, Sun Zhen soldiers, who were 135 patterned, were still fighting in pain despite their legs being bombed by enemy artillery, and finally rushed towards the enemy with a grenade and died with the US army. The decision of the US military to take Shangganling within five days was exhausted in this tug-of-war, and the US military top brass was very annoyed by this and ordered to increase the intensity of artillery attacks.
In this extremely tragic battle, I have emerged one hero and martyr after another, the most well-known of which is Huang Jiguang. In the Battle of Shangganling, Huang Jiguang's company fought from more than 90 people to the end, and only a dozen remained. In order to break through the enemy's machine-gun fortress, Huang Jiguang led two communicators and crept forward with explosive packs. In the rain of bullets, Huang Jiguang and his comrades gritted their teeth and persisted, and finally threw the explosive bag into the fortress, but they did not succeed in destroying the fortress. In order to buy time for his comrades, Huang Jiguang resolutely stood up and blocked the enemy's muzzle with his flesh and blood. A bloody path was opened for his comrades. And heroes and martyrs like Huang Jiguang who died heroically were countless in the ranks of volunteers, but most of them failed to leave their own lives.
In 1952, after Chiang Kai-shek received the report of the Shangganling War, he immediately slumped in his chair and commented fifteen times, and the words were accurate. The entire Battle of Shangganling lasted nearly forty-three days, and in the end the volunteers were victorious. According to statistics, during the entire campaign, volunteer soldiers took the initiative to attack one hundred and fifty-eight times, annihilating more than two thousand enemies. Under the huge difference in the strength and firepower and equipment of the two sides, the volunteers, relying on their own bravery and command, successfully held the Battle of Uesugiling with several times the strength of the enemy, creating a huge miracle that is rare. Even a very tall US military has to admit that the perseverance and spirit shown by the Chinese army, as well as its strong combat ability, make them have to bow down. Chiang Kai-shek, who was located on the other side of the strait, was deeply shocked by the bravery and courage of the volunteers after receiving the battle report on the Battle of Shangganling, and said from the bottom of his heart that no one in this world is an opponent of the PLA.
In addition to shock, this evaluation is mixed with strong unwillingness, pain and gratification. After Chiang Kai-shek's defeat and flight to Taiwan, he always harbored illusions, hoping that one day he could counterattack the mainland and make a comeback. The battle of Shangganling now in front of him made him truly appreciate the horror of the volunteer army and also saw the distance between the two sides of the strait. Whether it is military or political ideology, Chiang Kai-shek has been completely defeated. He looked in the direction of his hometown from a distance, knowing very well that he was afraid that he would never go back in this life.
While feeling unwilling, Chiang Kai-shek's heart also had a trace of pain, and the US army, which he regarded as a flood beast in the past, was now beaten and retreated. At the beginning, the US military always said that Chiang Kai-shek could not do it, and he was driven out of the mainland three years ago, and now they themselves face China, and they have ended up in the same fate as him. In this way, Chiang Kai-shek's defeat at the hands of his old opponent is not a shameful thing. So what do you think about this? Welcome to the comment area to leave a message, see you in the next issue.