The Battle of Chosin Lake, some things you don't know 010203

Recently, after the release of the movie "Chosin Lake", it recreates the tragic battle in the Korean War. However, we do not know much about the troops involved in the Battle of Chosin Lake and some of the things that preceded the battle.

Today we talk about some things before the Battle of Chosin Lake. It is also convenient for us to understand that period of history. In the Battle of Chosin Lake, our unit participated in the battle was the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army, which had jurisdiction over the 20th Army, the 26th Army, and the 27th Army, and was the main force of the East China Field Army. This unit is good at fighting blocking and attacking tough battles.

In May 1949, after the Ninth Corps attacked Shanghai, it withdrew from Shanghai and stationed in Suzhou and Wuxi. After being stationed in the water towns of Jiangnan, the Ninth Corps practiced the water and prepared to prepare for the liberation of Taiwan.

The commander of the corps was Song Shilun, a native of Hunan, who was admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy in 1925 and joined the Red Army in 1929, serving as chief of staff of the Red Thirty-fifth Army and commander of the Red Twenty-eighth Army. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he successively served as the commander of the Yanbei Detachment and the commander of the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army. During the Liberation War, Song Shilun served as chief of staff of the Shandong Field Army and commander of the Tenth Column of the East China Field Army. He is a battle-hardened general who has fought thousands of battles, has made outstanding military achievements, and has rich experience in commanding operations, and is a tiger general under Marshal Chen Yi.

After the outbreak of the Korean War, Song Shilun was only 42 years old, which was the age of youth and strength. Originally, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea did not involve the Song Dynasty troops. However, on October 23, 1950, Song Shilun, who was training troops, suddenly received a call from the Beijing Military Commission, asking him to rush into Beijing, and the head of the central government wanted to receive him.

Song Shilun knew that there must be an important task coming, because during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, China sent 6 armies into the DPRK to aid the war. Song Shilun believed that there were insufficient troops, and that after the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the task of liberating Taiwan might be postponed. He guessed that the head of the central government was talking to him and must have sent him to lead an army into the Korean War.

That night, Song Shilun quickly arrived in Beijing, and the next day he went to Zhongnanhai and came to Chairman Mao's study. Premier Zhou was also there at the time. When Chairman Mao saw that the Song Dynasty wheel was coming, he hurriedly asked him to sit down and said to the Song Wheel straight away: Are you mentally prepared to go to Korea to fight a war?

Sure enough, Chairman Mao wanted to send him to Fight in Korea, and Song Shilun immediately said to Chairman Mao: "Yes! If we don't fight out, we'll be called in! ”

Chairman Mao was very happy with Song Shilun's answer, believing that he could win the battle with mental preparation. The chairman told Song Shilun to lead the Ninth Corps into the Korean War. It is believed that HuaYe Ten Columns are good at fighting obstruction battles, and they are also good at fighting tough battles. Marshal Chen Yi once said: During the Liberation War, when the Kuomintang army heard that it had encountered the ten columns of the Song Dynasty Wheel, it would take a detour, so there was a saying at that time: "If the front cannot be attacked, it must be ten columns."

Chairman Mao said to Song Shilun: "The Ninth Corps has made great contributions to the capture of Shanghai and has the style of bravely fighting the enemy, so it is necessary to transfer your corps to fight in the DPRK, and macArthur will have a meeting, and the 5 armies that first entered the DPRK to fight are on the western front, and only the 42nd army on the eastern front is weak." MacArthur could not move on the Western Front, and would detour from the Eastern Front north to attack the Volunteers. ”

Chairman Mao continued to analyze the war situation for Song Shilun, and ordered Song Shilun to go mainly to the Eastern Front after entering the DPRK, mainly to attack the invincible Marine Corps First Division of the US Army, which was called the "Ace Army", and as long as the "Ace Army" of the US Army was destroyed, MacArthur would be honest.

The eastern and western fronts are separated by wolf forest mountains, and the east and west cannot echo each other. Chairman Mao sent the Ninth Corps to fight independently. As for the specific battle plan, the chairman was formulated and implemented by Song Shilun himself.

Song Shilun expressed to Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou that he would resolutely complete the task, and after receiving the task, he immediately returned to the garrison to prepare for the war in Korea.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Song Shilun fought in Yanbei, and he experienced the cold winter in the north. But North Korea's climate should be colder. However, the Ninth Corps has been stationed in suzhou and Wuxi for a long time, and belongs to the southeast climate, without thick cotton clothes in winter. At that time, the uniforms issued by our army were divided into the Yangtze River, and the troops north of the Yangtze River could wear thick cotton clothes and felted hats in winter. But the troops south of the Yangtze River wore thin cotton coats and cotton hats. No coats and cotton shoes. Even the cotton coats are only issued in November.

Song Shilun was worried about how to solve the winter clothes of the troops, and if there was no cotton coat, frostbite would inevitably occur after entering the DYNASTY. When the Ninth Corps passed through Shandong, Song Shilun was familiar with the leaders of Shandong Province, and he went to ask for help, but the 150,000 people of the Ninth Corps could not solve so many winter clothes in a few days.

The situation on the Korean battlefield was too urgent, and the Song Shilun stayed in Shandong for half a month and did not solve the cotton clothing problem. At this time, the Central Military Commission called and asked the Song Shilun troops to enter the DPRK in advance. The Ninth Corps then continued to set off north in a stuffy tank truck and arrived in Shenyang three days later.

After the train stopped, Song Shilun went to see Gao Gang and asked him to solve the problem of cotton clothes. At that time, the weather in Shenyang was already very cold, and Song Shilun also took Gao Gang to the troops to understand the current situation.

After the Ninth Corps arrived in Shenyang, many soldiers were cold due to the cold weather. Due to the lack of ventilation in the stuffy tank truck, many people crowded there, and Gao Gang saw that the officers and men were still wearing single clothes, and their lips were frozen purple. Gao Gang was in a hurry, and he assured Song Shilun that he would solve the cotton clothing problem for the Ninth Corps.

However, when Song Shi sent gao gang and Gao Gang to the quartermaster depot to collect cotton clothes, the clothes in the warehouse were ordered several times, and there were only more than 50,000 pieces. At this time, the military situation was urgent, the situation in the Korean War was changing rapidly, and the Ninth Corps must immediately enter the DPRK to participate in the war. Song Shilun had to lead more than 50,000 cotton coats to the Korean battlefield, in fact, it could only guarantee the use of one-third of the strength of the Ninth Corps.

General Peng had already sent an urgent telegram to Song Shilun: The United Nations army had crossed the 38th Line and advanced its forces to the area of Heecheon and Anju, demanding that Song Shilun immediately enter the DPRK and participate in the war, and directly go to the eastern front to annihilate the US First And Seventh Division and the two South Korean divisions of the US Army.

It is said that the commanders of the Ninth Corps can drink alcohol, and all of them are half a pound and eight or two, so some people call the Ninth Corps "Wine Corps". Song Shilun told Deputy Commander Tao Yong and Chief of Staff Jin Ye: "The Ninth Corps can not only drink, but also fight, and let the name of fighting exceed the reputation of drinking!" ”

Therefore, the Ninth Corps held their breath when they entered the war, and they swore that the first battle into the DPRK must be fought well, not only for the brother troops to see, but also to present gifts to the Korean people, and more importantly, to let the US military taste the strength of the Ninth Corps.

The next thing was the fierce battle that took place at Chosin Lake, and the US army had already tasted the strength of the volunteer army in the early stage, but it did not surprise them even more.

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