Since the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in 1950, the Chinese Volunteer Army has fought many vicious battles in Korea, and the battles such as Shangganling and Chosin Lake, which were made into movies and put on the silver screen, are very well known. But there are still many fierce battles that are little known, such as the Yulongpu Offensive Battle.
In this battle, a soldier alone annihilated more than 30 enemy troops on the Cheongcheon River, and was also personally commended by Mr. Peng and Chairman Kim Il Sung of North Korea, who also personally awarded Zhou Deok the International Silver Medal.
He is the "second-class combat hero" of the Volunteer Army and the special meritorious zhou degao.
Zhou Degao
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Zhou Degao was a native of Changshou County, Sichuan (present-day Changshou District, Chongqing).
When he was young, when the warlords were fighting, the local forces were divided, and it was the greatest wish of the people to eat enough, wear warm clothes, and live a peaceful life. In such an environment, Zhou Degao grew up, but the Japanese launched a war of aggression against China. In order to defend his family and defend the country, he joined the Nationalist Army to fight against the Japanese in Sichuan and began his military career.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhou Degao followed the Nationalist army in fighting against Japan, and successively blocked the Japanese attack in Yichang, Hubei and Guizhou. On the battlefield, he fought bravely to kill the enemy and made many military achievements.
Shortly after the victory of the War of Resistance, Chiang Kai-shek tore up the treaty and openly provoked a civil war, and Zhou Degao's team was transferred to the northeast region. During the Liaoshen Campaign, Zhou Degao's Nationalist army unit rebelled and surrendered and joined the People's Liberation Army. In this way, Zhou Degao became a part of liberating all of China and seeking happiness for the people. The general trend of the times was invincible to the PLA with the support of the masses of the people, and the war of liberation soon ended in victory.
After the founding of New China, national construction was in full swing. But the good times did not last long, and in 1950, the "United Nations Army" led by the US military launched an attack on North Korea. The flames of war soon reached the Yalu River, seriously threatening the safety of the lives and property of the people of the three northeastern provinces of our country. To this end, the Party Central Committee decided to send the Chinese Volunteer Army into the DPRK to fight and defend national security.
In October 1950, Zhou Degao was ordered to go out with the 118th Division of the 40th Army.
In the autumn and winter of North Korea, the weather is devilishly cold. The volunteer soldiers were thinly clothed, and their supplies could not keep up, and almost three meals a day were fried noodles with snowballs. On October 25, the 118th Division of the 40th Army, to which Zhou Degao belonged, encountered a unit of the South Korean 6th Division near Unsan and Wenjing, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle, the volunteer army completely annihilated the enemy army, and the prelude to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was unveiled.
The first battle was successful, and the 118th Division took advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Wenjing. With the cooperation of the 120th Division, the two divisions defeated the enemy and could not defeat the army, except for some enemy troops who escaped, completely annihilated the main enemy force of Wenjing, and occupied Wenjing in the early morning of the 26th.
Chairman Mao praised the victory in the first battle of entering the DPRK.
On the 26th, the superiors decided to form a sharp knife squad to raid the enemy headquarters, and Zhou Degao, with his brave performance on the battlefield, was elected to enter the sharp knife squad and served as the deputy squad leader. The sharp knife squad was ready to cross the Cheongcheon River to the south and pound the heart of the US army.
The "Art of War of Sun Tzu" says that in a war, it is necessary to "surprise the unexpected, attack it without preparation, and make a quick decision in battle."
At this time, the AMERICAN troops on the other side were sleeping soundly, because they thought that the Cheongcheon River Bridge had been bombed, and the volunteers would certainly not be able to pass, which was a good time to "surprise them and attack them unprepared."
Taking advantage of the night, Zhou Degao led several soldiers of the sharp knife squad to set off first, and the Cheongcheon River Bridge was blown up to the point where only a few steel rail fragments remained, and they were ready to climb along the rails.
In the weather of more than 20 degrees below zero, the rail hand will be stained if you touch it, and if you are not careful, you will fall to your death on the river. Faced with all kinds of difficulties and dangers, Zhou Degao decided to let the soldiers wear gloves and climb over. When climbing the rails, the warriors are not afraid at all, and they grasp the rails and climb hard.
A few minutes later, Zhou Degao and several fighters climbed to the south bank of the Cheongcheon River.
After reaching the shore, they first killed the American sentries, signaled to the opposite shore, and the entire company crossed the river by boat, and then went straight to The 320 Heights. This was the headquarters of the U.S. Second Division, surrounded by a man-deep trench and bunkers, where American soldiers were snoring. Zhou Degao and the squad leader observed for a while and decided to act separately, in groups of four, to raid the headquarters of 320 Heights from several directions.
However, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and during the operation, the soldiers of the sharp knife squad accidentally step on the sleeping American soldiers. After being discovered, the American soldiers immediately opened fire, waking up the other sleeping American troops. Suddenly, the whole position was in chaos.
The American troops in the trenches were quickly wiped out by the sharp knife squad, but there were still many American troops in the tents and houses. At this time, Zhou Degao yelled at the tent, "Thunder polish is, Sol Pea." It was amazing that the shadows in the tent didn't move after the roar.
It turned out that before leaving, the company commander taught the soldiers the English pronunciation of "surrender their guns and do not kill, and give preferential treatment to prisoners".
After taking control of several tents and several bungalows, Zhou Degao and three fighters ran to the headquarters of the highlands, but unexpectedly, American soldiers opened fire on the top of the hill, three volunteer soldiers were killed one after another, and only Zhou Degao was left in the foursome. An angry Zhou Degao picked up his machine gun and fired a strafing, knocked down a row of American soldiers, and went directly into the command, but the headquarters tent was empty, and the American troops fled to the low-lying villages behind.
Zhou Degao killed the red eye, in order to avenge his comrades-in-arms, he picked up his machine gun and chased after it, chasing down the mountain. From top to bottom, Zhou Degao had an advantage, and the machine gun fired violently, and the fleeing American troops fell down a large piece.
The US troops who received it from a distance also strafed At Zhou Degao with machine guns, and Zhou Degao was not afraid of danger and shot back. The sharp knife squad soldiers in the rear also chased after them, and Zhou Degao launched a charge with them, but the American fire was very fierce, and the comrades around them fell one by one, and after taking the first position, Zhou Degao was alone.
Then Zhou Degao jumped into a ravine, and several American troops in the distance shot at him, moving back and forth in the dark to constantly change the firing point. The machine guns suddenly rang out, but the US troops never found out where Zhou Degao was, and in this way, the US troops also fell under his guns. The squad leader arrived at this time, and there were only 8 people left in the sharp knife squad, and the squad leader ordered that they continue to pursue several American troops who had escaped into the village.
Zhou Degao rushed to the front and shouted "Hand Apu" (the English pronunciation of the raised hand).
On the way to the pursuit, the squad leader shouted, and Zhou Degao looked back, and the squad leader fell to the ground and died gloriously. After the remaining few people arrived at the village, a group of American troops surrounded them, and several people quickly unfolded to play hide-and-seek with the American troops. It didn't take long for Zhou Degao to be left in the full-tip knife class.
At this time, the US troops were approaching step by step, and lying on their stomachs was not a thing, so Zhou De raised a high-end machine gun and strafed the US troops who surrounded them, and this shuttle killed several American soldiers, and the remaining three American soldiers thought that there was an ambush, and the beggars ran. Zhou Degao didn't even think about it and directly chased after it.
The three American soldiers entered a private house and leaked the gun along the hole in the wall, but the resourceful Zhou Degao had already touched the flank of the house, and he stuck the gun through the window, and with a shuttle, all three American soldiers in the house fell.
At this time, Zhou Degao's hands were running out of bullets, so he went into the house to change the weapons of the American soldiers. At this time, a group of American soldiers came outside, followed by several grenades flying in, and Zhou Degao jumped out of the rear window to avoid danger. Zhou Degao, who had picked up a life, quickly found a bunker, thinking that he could kill several, kill one enough, kill two to earn one.
Zhou Degao was very comfortable with the American weapon, directly knocked down several American soldiers, and then retreated while fighting, and finally ran to a commanding height, and shot down several American soldiers in one shot.
But the bullets will always run out, Zhou Degao has no bullets, seeing that the US army will be pressed over, he took out the last weapon - grenades, even if he dies, he will pull a few cushions.
Just when Zhou Degao was preparing to pull the fuse and rush out, the large troops of the volunteer army arrived, and the US troops fled in panic. Zhou Degao quickly followed the large troops and continued to pursue the fleeing American troops, and the battle ended at 5 a.m. the next day, completely annihilating the American troops.
The raid was a great success, with Zhou Degao alone occupying three American houses and two tents, and zhou Degao killed and wounded a total of 33 people (not the exact number) in those rounds of fighting. When the battle report was uploaded to the military headquarters, Zhou Degao, who killed more than 30 people by one person, looked very outstanding, and Wen Yucheng, commander of the 40th Army, exclaimed: "This is the hero, this is the style of a veteran!" ”
The news soon reached Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai and Chairman Kim Il Sung of North Korea, who personally awarded Zhou Deok-ko the medal. The Headquarters of the Volunteer Army awarded him the title of "Lone Hero", "Hero of the Second Class", and recorded special merit. Kim Il Sung awarded him an "International Silver Medal".
Peng Dehuai
In this battle, Zhou Degao became famous in one fell swoop, and in many subsequent battles, he was still as brave as ever. He always rushed in front of the attack, and when blocking the attack, his gun was aimed most accurately, setting a leading example for the warriors and becoming a hero in the hearts of the warriors.
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After the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in July 1953, Zhou Degao returned to the motherland and was received by Chairman Mao.
In 1955 he chose to restore. Because of Zhou Degao's outstanding contribution, the organization was ready to arrange for him to work as a cadre at the Anshan Iron and Steel Factory, but Zhou Degaosi was eager to go back to take care of his wife, who was not in good health, and the organization arranged for him to return to longevity work.
After returning to his hometown, Zhou Degao worked earnestly and steadily, and he did not mention anything about his glorious deeds on the Korean battlefield, and the people around him did not know that he was a great hero. For decades, Zhou Degao and his family lived a modest little life.
Later, because of the family's children's expenses, the family's life was very poor, and his wife advised Zhou Degao to go to the government for help, but he did not want to cause trouble to the organization and the government, so he resolutely did not go. In order to live, Zhou Degao picked up garbage and waste, exchanged some money to subsidize the family, but he was skinny.
After retiring, Zhou Degao has always hoped to return to the place where he fought. Coincidentally, in 1991, the state organized a visiting group of veterans of the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and Zhou Degao came to the DPRK as he wished.
Zhou Degao also cried bitterly, he missed those comrades-in-arms.
After participating in the visiting mission, his identity was also made public, and his son also took out his medals and certificates, and with the help of the government, Zhou Degao spent his old age happily. In August 1998, the old hero passed away.
Here, to pay tribute to the old heroes of the Chinese Volunteer Army, today's China, prosperity, happiness and tranquility are bought with your blood, history will not forget you, we will not forget you!