In 1950, as the only mobile unit in the northeast, our 42nd Army was incorporated into the first echelon to fight in Korea.
In the second campaign, Commander Wu Ruilin asked the 124th Division to advance southward and detour to block the Han 8th Division. After receiving the order, the division commander Su Kezhi immediately led the whole division to attack the two places of Chengqili and Qilun, and destroyed 2 companies of the Roon army. However, in the following battle, a battalion of the Rok army stubbornly defended Zhongli South Mountain and did not retreat. The 376th Regiment, which was the main attacker, attacked for 2 hours in a row, making little progress. If they continue to be crucified here by the ROK army, it will inevitably be detrimental to the total annihilation of the enemy's 8th Division and to the entire war situation. Impatient, Wu Ruilin grabbed the phone and gave Su Ke a death order:
"You can't take Zhongli Nanshan in an hour, and you can dispose of it by military law!"
In the face of the strict orders of his superiors, The commander of the Su Division immediately ordered Deputy Chief of Staff Guo Baoheng to rush to the front line to command. The 376th Regiment also formed a "assault company" led by the commander and deputy commander, and after half an hour of desperate fighting, it finally crushed the ROK army and opened the way for the whole division.
(Wu Ruilin (1915-1996), Sichuan Bazhong, founding lieutenant general)
At midnight, the 124th Division captured Shimuli, and after annihilating a machine gun company of the Korean army, the regiments alternately took cover and advanced southwest of Ningyuan. On the march, the 2nd Battalion of the 376th Regiment was the farthest. By dawn, the battalion had arrived at Dehuali.
Seeing that the attack time was still early, the battalion commander asked the officers and men to rest on the spot and wait for the large troops to follow.
Everyone was eating breakfast when suddenly a reinforced company of The Rok Army came from the nearby highway, with 200 people. They saw the sentries of the 2nd Battalion, mistaking them for "their own people", and ran over with cheers. Even more, they held up a lunch box and came to pack rice to eat. I didn't think it was a self-casting net, and I became a prisoner.
(Schematic diagram of the Second Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea)
Strange to say. The first thing the Han soldiers did when they became prisoners was to throw their guns aside and devour their meals. Looking at these "hungry" enemy troops, the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion could not laugh and cry.
At the same time, the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 372nd Regiment interspersed southwest of Ningyuan and came to a place called "Head Hole". Troops were digging up fortifications when suddenly an American jeep came. Seeing that some troops were intercepting, two Rok military officers jumped out of the car and shouted: "Chinese soldiers, where are they?" ”
(Korean soldier captured by volunteers)
As a result, before the two unlucky eggs could finish speaking, they were tied up by the soldiers of the 4th Company who rushed up and sent to the company headquarters.
After interrogation, the commander of the 4th Company learned that a group of Rok troops who had escaped from Ningyuan was about to arrive. The platoons then occupied the commanding heights on both sides of the road and prepared for an ambush. In the afternoon, the road was crowded with people and shouts. As soon as they saw that the Rok army had arrived, the fighters first brought the enemy closer, and then attacked the vehicles at the end and end of the vehicle, cutting off the enemy's waist. Many enemy troops were just about to jump out of the car to escape, but they were surrounded by 4 companies of fighters who rushed up and took prisoners.
Late at night, this enemy army was finally completely annihilated. After the battle, the officers and men of the 4th Company, while counting the spoils, unexpectedly found that the car was full of food. Cookies, cans and even unopened cigarettes. Being able to improve the food of the troops, Kong Zhusan, as the commander of the 2nd Battalion, was naturally happy. He then ordered that each company should send several soldiers to fetch supplies, as much as they could bring.
(American-style vehicles captured by volunteer soldiers, which were subsequently used to transport supplies)
When the correspondent relayed the order to the companies, the soldiers laughed. While eating and loading, he did not forget to joke: "Some of the devil's things are not as delicious as our 'fried noodles'!" ”
Unfortunately, two things did not end up being taken away by the 4 companies. One is a car and the other is an artillery. Looking around, no one drives a car. The artillery was also unable to be pushed by people, and eventually it could only be loaded with explosives.
After dawn, the US aircraft killed, and after circling the air for several times, they confirmed that the ROK troops below no longer existed, and began to bomb and strafe everything on the road. Suddenly, the whole road was in flames, like purgatory.
(Heavy bombers of the U.S. Army bombed, posing a serious threat to the supply lines of the Volunteers.
Looking at the artillery and cars that had turned into wreckage, the soldiers of the 124th Division said bitterly: "What a good thing, the devil's heart is too fierce!" ”
After the enemy planes were gone, the fighters jumped out of the hidden area again and continued to advance.
【Text/Hack, Source: Luo Yuan Blog】