In the early days of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the "arrogance" of the US military left a deep impression on the volunteer army. The commander-in-chief of the United Nations, MacArthur, had arrogantly shouted long before the first battle that north Korea could be occupied before Thanksgiving, so that the boys could have a good Thanksgiving. Marshal Peng Dehuai used his excellent military skills to teach MacArthur a good lesson, and the Entire United Nations Army collapsed to the south of Maekawa Kiyo. However, the South Korean army, which had been in the south, issued a "jianghu hunting order", ordering all the troops to annihilate if they encountered this army.
This South Korean army is the 7th Regiment of the South Korean 6th Division, and the South Korean 6th Division is a good war division in the minds of the South Korean people. It is said that this unit was directly trained by the commander of the US army, and the whole division was equipped with American equipment, and made great military achievements in the Chuncheon and Yincheng Wars. In the counter-attack of the North Korean army, it was also used as a forward, and it was the 7 regiments that opened the way to the front.
Because the volunteer army entered Korea secretly, although the intelligence department of the US military also reported to MacArthur the information on the entry of a large number of Chinese troops into Korea, MacArthur was arrogant and must not believe that China would enter the war. As a result, the various unannounced forces continued to advance north in accordance with their original deployment.
At that time, Peng Dehuai had already made strict arrangements, and the volunteer army was divided into the central, western, and eastern fronts to block the enemy army. The eastern front moved from the 42nd Army to the area around Chosin Lake, the 40th Army and the 39th Army on the central front attacked Onjeong and Unsan respectively, the 38th Army moved in the direction of Heecheon, trying to cut off the enemy's retreat line, and the western front was blocked by the 66th Army, and the enemy troops moving north of Xin'anzhou were attacked. Due to the enemy's adventurous advance, the 40th Army first encountered the enemy near Wenjing, and the 40th Army was one of the ace armies of the Four Fields and won the first battle.
When the war on the Wenjing side had already begun, the 7th Regiment of the South Korean 6th Division was a big surprise. They are still trying their best to advance northward, and they are dreaming of hitting the Yalu River and occupying all of Korea. Speaking of this army, it is also quite "lucky"; at the beginning, when Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai entered Korea before the troops, this unit passed by Peng Dehuai, and now, they were able to find a gap in the gap between the various armies of the volunteer army.
But what they didn't know was that the farther they went, the more tragic their deaths became, and after their race-like wild running, they finally reached Mount Chu on the yalu River as they wished.
Fleming, the U.S. major who was serving as his adviser at the time, was so excited that he arrogantly walked to the surface of the Yalu River, which was completely frozen, and stomped a few feet fiercely, and laughed in the sky, "I am the first American to reach the Yalu River, and I am famous!" The South Korean troops of the 7th Regiment next to him were also infected by him and became crazy, and they hugged each other, singing and dancing. Then he made an even more crazy move, and even set up machine guns and cannons on the ground and fired wild strafing at the Chinese territory on the other side of the Yalu River. Bullets and shells are constantly falling into Chinese territory. As the saying goes, if Heaven wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy. Peng Dehuai, who received the news, was furious, "No matter which unit encounters this gang of bastards, it must be completely annihilated." ”
After the 7th Regiment of the South Korean 6th Division went crazy, they slowly realized that something was wrong, and they went deep alone, and there was no reinforcement. They did not dare to stay long and decided to retreat. Seeing that this group of mad dogs was about to run, Peng Dehuai immediately ordered the 118th Division near Wenjing to cut off their retreat and completely annihilate them.
The predecessor of 118 was the essence of the Shandong Column, which was strong in combat, both offensive and defensive, and also good at attacking and blasting, and was the first-class main division of Siye. 118 also created a number of firsts in the history of the People's Liberation Army, such as "the first law of blasting and attacking strong points", "the first lesson of education on grievances", "the first division of Beiping into the city", "the first ship of landing in Hainan", etc., which are known as "storm troops". By the way, the first victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was also fought by the 118th Division, which destroyed the 2nd Regiment of the 6th Division of South Korea.
The 118th Division had just annihilated the 2nd Regiment of the South Korean 6th Division, and the soldiers were exhausted to the extreme. But when they learned that it was the 7th Regiment of the South Korean 6th Division that was going to annihilate, they did not say a word, pulled out their legs and left. Because they have hated this mad dog that acts arbitrarily and arbitrarily Chinese people. Because he had just arrived in Korea and was not familiar with the terrain, nor did he have a guide or map, Deng Yue led the whole division to wade through the water and overturn the mountain in an attempt to cut off the enemy's retreat in the shortest possible time.
It was already snowing in North Korea in October, and temperatures were minus one or twenty degrees. The 118th Division was originally participating in the war to liberate Hainan, and as soon as they issued a paper order, they rushed to northeast China. When I arrived in the northeast, I learned that I was going to North Korea, and they were still wearing single clothes. Although the commanders and soldiers of the Northeast Border Defense Zone took off their cotton clothes for them, many people did not get cotton clothes because of the limited number.
They were acute all the way and did not dare to stop at all, because sweat would immediately freeze. The hardest thing is that heavy weapons cannot be transported, and they cannot be called "roads" at all. The warriors disassembled heavy weapons such as artillery and each took part of the march. They have no time to eat, and when they are hungry, they grab the fried noodles and swallow them in the snow. With amazing perseverance, they traveled more than 300 kilometers in the woods at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above sea level, relying on their legs alone. Finally, at the moment before the enemy went south, he blocked the enemy's retreat.
The 353rd Regiment of the vanguard force jammed the ancient cave field and attacked the enemy condescendingly. The 7th Regiment of the South Korean 6th Division resisted stubbornly with their own all-American armaments, knowing that if they did not stand out, there would only be a dead end. Despite their strong firepower, the 353rd Regiment held it firmly in place based on favorable terrain. The 7th Regiment had no choice but to retreat north to await reinforcements. But where did they know that there could be no reinforcements at all, and the reinforcements in their eyes were now frantically retreating south of the Cheongcheon River.
When the time came to the evening, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the night was full of volunteers from beginning to end, and the 353rd Regiment was especially good at night battles. The first battalion launched a surprise attack on the enemy under the cover of night, the second battalion detoured on the flank, and the third battalion destroyed the enemy's means of transportation. For a moment, the flames soared into the sky, and the killing sounded everywhere. The South Korean 7th Regiment was already in a state of panic, and at this moment they scattered and fled, and the 353rd Regiment occupied its headquarters without much effort, and the 7th Regiment of the South Korean 6th Division had more than 3,000 people, only a few hundred people fled, and the remaining 2700 people were all annihilated.
In order to beautify themselves, South Korean fighters claimed that "the 7th Regiment was in the most dangerous situation where the Chinese Communist Army used the tactics of man-sea warfare to fight, in order to destroy the enemy, preferring to die unyieldingly and heroically sacrificing their lives." And according to the Americans, "according to a hand-drawn map later captured, only one battalion of Chinese troops carried out this ambush mission, and they destroyed the Seventh Regiment of South Korea", and they paid the blood price for their arrogance!