The blood of the volunteer army spilled on Deoksan, and the children and soldiers suffered the "death of Korea"
In the early morning of May 30, 1951, a rush of footsteps broke the silence around him, and the solemn atmosphere in Shiji made Hong Xuezhi, who had not yet entered the door, can't help but fight a cold war, thinking: This battle is probably hanging!
Before he could speak, Peng Dehuai pointed to the location of the 180th Division of the 60th Army of the Third Corps of the Volunteer Army on the map: This Wang Crazy, this 180th Division is really a big problem!
One. Critical:
Back on May 23, 1951, the fifth battle between the Volunteer Army and the "United Nations Army" on the Korean battlefield had been carried out to a late stage, and the battle tended to be white-hot, at this time the two armies had been engaged in high-intensity combat for several days without interruption, and the spirit and body of the officers and men of the Volunteer Army had been extremely tired and the ammunition had been exhausted.
Faced with this situation, Peng Dehuai had no choice but to order the troops to stop the attack and begin to move and rest. Less than 48 hours before our side withdrew to the north, Ridgway and Van Vliet, two cunning foxes, sniffed the fighters, and the US military changed the way of playing in the past with indiscriminate bombing, and instead adopted the volunteer army's skill of "roundabout encirclement", resulting in the two sides showing a situation of staggered teeth and teeth, and the battle became more intense.
Two. "Silent" Wang Near the Mountain
On the evening of May 23, the 180th Division headquarters, "Drip-Drip DiDi..." Radio buttons echoed around, different from the past, no matter how you call, you can't get in touch with the Corps, Divisional Commander Xiao Zhao thought: "Oops, what if the Corps Command Post is hit by enemy artillery fire?" Must be reported to the division commander immediately!
At this time, at the division headquarters, some people were looking at the map, and some people were issuing combat tasks, "Report chief, it's not good!" We can't get in touch with the Corps anymore! ”
"What?" Everyone stopped moving their hands and looked at Xiao Zhao one after another. Everyone understands that when a unit cannot receive instructions from its superiors, and its superiors cannot accurately understand the battlefield environment and formulate combat tasks, this will lead to unpredictable and heavy losses for any unit.
"Continue to maintain contact with the Corps, report as soon as there is news, and go quickly!" Deputy Division Commander Duan Longzhang decisively issued an order.
Everyone's worries are not unreasonable, it turns out that just before, 6 US fighters discovered the forward dynamics of the organ detachments above the division level suspected of our army through reconnaissance, and this was discovered by the 3 Corps organ detachment in the northern retreat, at this time the US fighters began to dive downwards, "Hum..." The sound of the aircraft engines was getting closer and closer, the convoy drivers obviously had considerable combat experience in the face of enemy air raids, and all the cars stopped advancing.
The vehicle personnel got out of the car on the spot and dispersed with the security forces, quickly found the bunker and began to return fire. But the three radio communication vehicles behind the convoy, the driver stopped but did not see the people behind him come out, ran to the back of the car to see, it turned out that everyone was cleaning up the transmitter. The driver shouted: "Get out of the car and hide!" The vehicle was hit and caught fire before the words fell. The fighting didn't last long. Everyone quickly assembled the team and began to count the battle losses, when they suddenly found that the transmitters were broken...
When Wang Jinshan learned of this, he chuckled in his heart: "Broken! ”
3. The 180th Division, which was under siege
Because of Wang Jinshan's strategic deployment, the 180th Division was facing a desperate situation of being under siege, isolated, running out of ammunition and food, and unable to contact its superiors, while the U.S. Army at this time was organizing a powerful attack force composed of tank groups and motorized infantry to gradually encroach on the defense depth built by the 180th Division, and at this time the 180th Division also received orders from the 60th Army to hold on to the defense.
The US military is well aware that due to the large equipment gap and insufficient logistical supply, the two legs of the volunteer army not only cannot run the four wheels of the car, but more importantly, the ammunition of the volunteer army is almost empty, and once the encirclement is formed, it can carry out a devastating blow to the troops in front of it. The U.S. military thought that this would be a battle without suspense, and eating the volunteers in front of it was just a simple matter.
Four. The 180th Division fought in blood at Deshan Mountain
At this time, Shiji had not been able to contact the 3rd Corps for 68 hours, and it was originally possible to contact the 180th Division indirectly through the Headquarters of the 60th Army, but at this time, the 180th Division cut off all contact with the rear command post.
It turned out that when the enemy was gradually forming an encirclement, Zheng Qigui, commander of the 180th Division, and Wu Chengde, acting political commissar, quickly summoned commanders and fighters at all levels to convene a party committee to formulate a determination to fight.
At the meeting, the members of the party committee passed the resolution of "dispersing the breakout, fighting a mobile war, and fighting to the last man." Subsequently, the 180th Division smashed the radio, abandoned the division headquarters, and was led by the division commander and political commissar to launch a breakthrough battle.
In fact, the officers and men of the 180th Division fulfilled their promises, during the breakthrough they encountered fierce attacks from the enemy, and the volunteers in the area of Chadeshan fought with the enemy to the death, the whole division sacrificed more than 7,000 people, only a small part of the team successfully broke through, and the political commissar led the remnants of the troops up the mountain to carry out guerrilla warfare with the enemy for a year and was captured.....
Although it now appears that a series of problems such as strategic decision-making and command coordination have arisen throughout the battle, the 180th Division fought back heroically in a desperate situation, winning valuable time for the 63rd Army to organize defensive positions in Tieyuan.
Five. Wang Jinshan's summary meeting of "sitting on the ground and standing in peace"
Shortly after the end of the battle, a summary meeting for the defeat of the battle was being held in Zhiji, and Wang Jinshan knew that it was not so much a summary meeting as a criticism meeting. "The 180th Division has fought such a battle, and I feel ashamed for you!" Mr. Peng excitedly said that the division commander Wei Jie should be sent to the military court, because his wrong leadership almost wiped out the entire army.
Looking back at that time, the failure of the entire campaign can be seen from the combat tasks and action plans transmitted by the Shiji Command Post. Because of the previous victories, the whole army has bred a proud and light enemy mentality, resulting in a situation where there is a mistake in judgment in the battlefield environment and the judgment of the enemy's situation, which eventually leads to the defeat of the campaign.
After Shiji's summary meeting, the news quickly reached Beijing, and chairman Mao, after learning of this, sent an urgent telegram in the early morning to inquire about the war situation. He also asked Shiji to make a deep reflection and correct his mistakes. At this time, Wang Jinshan, Wei Jie, and others were also sent to Beijing for questioning.
After learning of the detailed battle, Liu, Deng, Xu, Chen, and other leaders personally reported their views to the chairman, saying that they would not deal with Wang Jinshan for the time being, let him return to the Korean battlefield, and make meritorious deeds to see the consequences. After fully adopting the opinions of all sides, the chairman decided to continue to command the three corps to fight against Wang Jinshan and others.
In the course of reporting on the battle, some said that Wang Jinshan did not dare to fight, and some said that Wang Jinshan's command was wrong. Wang Jinshan did not explain too much, because he held a bad breath in his heart, a vicious breath that vowed to avenge the comrades of the 180th Division.
Six. Wang Jinshan vowed to avenge the 180th Division
On 4 June, the 180th Division attacked Hill 949.2 and won a complete victory, advancing its position 25 kilometers.
Xu Shiyou, who was the commander of the 3rd Corps at the time, said: "In the 180th Division, you fought a turnaround battle and avenged the sacrifice of your comrades-in-arms! When they heard Commander Xu's words, many commanders and fighters of the 180th Division hugged each other and cried, but they also knew that this was only the first step to revenge.
In the ensuing battle, all the commanders and fighters of the 180th Division fought bravely, leaving an indelible contribution to China in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.