In addition, everyone also analyzed two unhealthy emotions in the army. One is fear, fear of enemy artillery fire and aircraft, and the other is the emotion of underestimating the enemy. The domestic war ended quickly and the country was established, which made the soldiers enthusiastic
The situation was unprecedentedly high. In the face of the invading U.S. imperialism, although the soldiers showed bravery and fearlessness, they still underestimated the enemy emotionally.
It is almost impossible to defeat US imperialism within a few months.
For example, in the early days of entering the DPRK, everyone was still engaged in production and construction in the country, and life gradually stabilized. Some returned to their hometowns, and some went on blind dates.
So much so that when they entered the DPRK, many people had the mood to wait until the war was over before doing such and such things.
For another example, some cadres had long beards and were advised to shave. He said easily: "Let's shave together when the Korean War is over!"
It can be seen from this that many soldiers have a contemptuous attitude toward their enemies.
This is extremely undesirable. If you want to defeat the fierce and powerful enemy, you must overcome these two emotions and fight the U.S. imperialist invading forces unequivocally.
In terms of combat thinking, everyone knows that the enemy infantry relies on air force, tanks and artillery fire to embolden them. Their level of coordinated operations is very high, but they are afraid of the volunteer army's close combat, night combat and roundabout insertion. Therefore, we should attack the enemy's shortcomings and promote our own strengths.
It is mainly based on mobile warfare, supplemented by positional warfare and guerrilla warfare, concentrating superior forces to destroy the enemy along the way.
In terms of tactics, a small number of troops are used to attack the front and contain the enemy, while the main force is to encircle the enemy from the sides, focusing on close combat and night combat, boldly interspersing and making roundabout moves...
Comrade Deputy Director General also conveyed to the cadres the combat policy formulated by the rear for the volunteers to lure the enemy deeper and seek opportunities to treacherous enemies. According to the requirements of the rear, Comrade He Zhisi made combat arrangements to reverse the situation in the Korean War and push the front to Pyongyang and south of Wonsan...
....This is the plan for the second battle.
Hearing this, the venue suddenly became lively, everyone's eyebrows stretched, smiles on their faces, and they discussed the battle in whispers.
The far-sightedness of the rear removed the knot that had accumulated in everyone's mind for a while. Since entering the DPRK, all the commanders and fighters of the army have been looking forward to giving the U.S. Army and Li Puppet Army a good beating, to avenge the Korean people, avenge the people of the motherland, and avenge the people of the motherland.
Glory to the peace-loving people of the world!
However, due to the changes in the situation on the Korean battlefield, there has been no opportunity.
Now, the moment has finally arrived.
The second battle is imminent!
Political Commissar Liu read out the decision of the Military Department at the meeting and called on all military officers and soldiers: "Respond to the call of the Volunteer Military Party Committee and work hard to create a large number of heroic regiments, battalions, and companies."
The military department said in the resolution: "A new battle is about to begin. In this battle, we must annihilate a larger number of enemies in order to stop the enemy's attack and fundamentally change the situation of the war. Therefore, in this battle, we must
Use our utmost efforts to overcome the shortcomings in past battles, endure and overcome all hardships and difficulties with the greatest determination, and strive for a complete victory in the battle!"
"The D Committee of the Volunteer Army calls on the entire army to highly carry forward the spirit of revolutionary heroism in future battles and create a large number of combat hero regiments, hero battalions, hero companies and heroic individuals. The D Committee decided to respond to Zhi Si's call and hopes that the entire army
Each regiment, battalion, and company will work a hundred times harder in the future battles and strive for the glorious title!"
Political Commissar Liu is a political worker with rich experience. The content of his speech was quite inspiring, which made the division cadres at the meeting excited, excited, and eager to try. They all wanted to create new honors for their troops.
This meeting went very well. Shiji's criticism made all the commanders and soldiers in the army strengthen their overall concept, overcome their blind pride, and worked hard from top to bottom to create the prestige of the 38th Army.
The call of the Volunteer Military Committee also gave everyone a specific goal to strive for, and they all wanted to compete on the battlefield.
The army's divisional, political, and rear commanders all organized and implemented the work of each functional department in accordance with the requirements of the campaign. Commanders and fighters of each division conducted in-depth political and ideological mobilization and formulated a plan to annihilate the enemy.
For a time, in the snowy ravines, among the dense bushes of silver trees and pear blossoms, and on the battlefield where shrapnel splashed, everyone made plans, everyone showed their awakening, and expressed their willingness to risk everything to fundamentally change the situation of the Korean War.
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On high ground 834, the third company is stationed.
The meeting held by the military headquarters has not yet been distributed to each company.
After two night attacks, the ammunition of the third company was replenished, and the remaining ammunition after the supply was stored in a hole in the ravine behind.
"We have strong troops now. It will be great when our superiors can assign us combat missions."
At the temporary company headquarters of the Third Company, instructor Hu stared at the outline of the distant mountains with a heroic mood.
When did the third company become so tough and become the sharp knife of the entire regiment? The weapons and equipment have been upgraded. Not to mention how many bazookas they have, but each platoon has one bazooka and three shells. This is the regiment's
What the Ministry left for them, if they were replaced by other companies, would be at most two bazookas per company.
Captain Sun didn't know what to think. With Xia Yuan's arrival, the Third Company had undergone earth-shaking changes.
In his heart, he hoped that his superiors could arrange new combat tasks for them and give full play to the combat effectiveness of the third company to achieve a great victory.
Four rows of positions.
Xiao Heping and Zhou Mao were packing their things. The Ninth Company was currently restraining the enemy. They didn't have much to do now. They were going to the rear hospital to see Big Liu, and by the way, they gave him some of the trophies and gadgets they had seized.
Lao Liu.
"In the past, the old squad leader always said that we can't do it here and that we can't do it there. Now we have killed a lot of foreign devils. Hehe, we make the old squad leader envious."
"I guess after hearing this, the old squad leader wanted to carry his own gun and go to the battlefield."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The two of them were cleaning up and chatting.
Xia Yuan came over and handed them a piece of chocolate wrapped in candy wrapper: "You two go and give this to Old Liu."
"Platoon leader, don't worry, I will definitely bring this thing to the squad leader."
Xia Yuan is now the platoon leader and cannot leave the position casually. The task of visiting the elder Liu falls on Xiao Heping and Zhou Mao.
Old Liu's leg was broken to the bone, and it took a hundred days for him to move his muscles and bones. Within three or four months, he couldn't recover well.
Field hospital at the rear.
We have retreated to a forest near the Qingchuan River. The field hospital is camouflaged with vegetation. There are swaying figures, medical staff carrying stretchers coming and going, and wounded people walking around recovering. From time to time, there will be a roar overhead, and the enemy's
Fighter planes roared across the sky and did not find the field hospital hidden in the forest.
Old Liu's legs were fixed with several pieces of wooden sticks, and he was leaning on a crutch made of tree branches.
"How are you recovering today? Don't worry, you'll be fine soon."
"Come on, come on, let me help you."
"This leg is not in the way. I think it will heal soon and we will be a good man again."
He made many new friends here and got to know many wounded people and medical staff. He would often help some wounded people, chatting with them and easing their sadness.
Next to the area where he was resting, a new wounded man arrived. His legs were blown off by artillery shells and he was sent to the rear field hospital. Although his life was saved, his legs were gone. This was still a huge blow to him.
The nurse who changed the dressing would often comfort him and sing to him to ease his mood.
Old Liu comes to chat with him whenever he has something to do.
The little warrior could see that the people around him cared about him, but his mood just couldn't rise.
Especially when I see other injured soldiers being discharged from the hospital and continuing to go to the battlefield, I feel so uncomfortable.
The loss of his two legs means that he cannot go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious service to the country.
When the dressing was changed that day, the little soldier looked at the nurse and asked, "Can my two legs still grow back?"
The nurse didn't know what to say to the little soldier and looked very embarrassed.
The elder Liu was leaning on a cane and was standing nearby. He said with a smile: "Brother, what are you afraid of? He is still a good man even if he has no legs."
The little soldier's eyes were full of hope, but then dimmed: "If I am like this, I will only become a burden to the country."
The elder Liu comforted him: "There is no such thing as a burden or not. Why are we here? Resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, defending our homeland and defending our country are the most glorious things. Your injuries are for the people and country of the motherland. This is
What a glorious thing it is. With our legs gone, we can still go home and engage in production, and we may be able to contribute to the construction of the motherland."
The little warrior looked at him, "Is it true?"
"Of course it's true. You should take good care of your injuries now. Although we can't make meritorious service to our country on the battlefield, we can make meritorious service to our country in other places in the future."
The elder Liu said with a smile, "It is your mission to rest peacefully and recover from your injuries!"
"yes!"
The little warrior nodded vigorously.
"Old monitor!"
The elder Liu Zheng was happily chatting with the little warrior. When he heard a familiar voice coming from behind him, he looked back and said with a smile on his face, "Why are you two here? Where is Mr. Xia?"
Xiao Heping said happily: "Old squad leader, you must not know that Xia Yuan is now the platoon leader, with more than thirty people, watching the position, he can't get through, and he wants me to give this to you
.”
As he said this, he took out a piece of chocolate wrapped in candy wrapper from his pocket and handed it to Old Liu.
"Boy Xia is already a platoon leader!"
Old Liu stared and said: "When I fell behind, I could tell that this guy was very powerful. I didn't expect that just how long had passed and he was already the platoon leader. I'm afraid he didn't make a great contribution."
During the war, troops were promoted very quickly. As long as they performed a great service and did not sacrifice in subsequent battles, they could basically be promoted.
During the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, some people were already regimental commanders, division commanders, or even army commanders in their early twenties.
Platoon leaders who are in the 16th, 78th or 8th grades are very common in the volunteer army.
Zhou Mao said: "That's not true. Xia Yuan has made great contributions. Even the regiment leader praised him for his greatness. In my opinion, Xia Yuan can continue to rise!"
"I will definitely continue to be promoted. The platoon leader has made great achievements in the past two days. He led his people to capture many prisoners. I estimate there are two platoons, and also seized a lot of ammunition." Xiao Heping said excitedly, he also had
Participated in this incident and also eliminated Li Puppet Army soldiers.
He happily said to the elder Liu: "Old squad leader, I have also eliminated the enemy. Didn't you say that as long as one enemy is killed, he is considered a fighting hero? I have eliminated many."
"Yes, yes, you two are both fighting heroes!"
The elder Liu was happy for the two of them. He could clearly feel that the childishness of the two of them had faded a lot, and there was a thick layer of gunpowder on their bodies. This was because they had grown up.
The two of them stayed with the elder Liu all morning and told him in detail what Xia Yuan had done. After hearing this, the elder Liu said, "This kid is really awesome. Thank you for not treating this kid before."
Send it back."
After listening to the two people's accounts, the elder Liu was shocked. He had been in the army for a long time and had experienced many wars, large and small.
It can be said that the domestic war was fought beautifully. The soldiers were brave and fearless and swept away the reactionary forces in the country. During this period, many fighting heroes were born. Some of them went out to become heroes just by eating his food.
Several.
However, being a hero is not easy. Every hero has to pay almost the price of his life to become a hero.
And everything Xia Yuan did was like dancing under the enemy's gun, completely putting his life on the enemy's gun, but the enemy just couldn't hit him.
Everything he does is enough to make him a fighting hero.
Xiao Heping and Zhou Mao did not stay in the field hospital for too long. They asked the old squad leader about his injuries, gave him some trophies and a small amount of cans, and left in a hurry.
Old Liu looked at the trophy in his arms with a happy smile on his face.
There is nothing more gratifying than watching the soldiers under you grow up.
"Here, try some American chocolate, you must have never tasted it before."
After putting the things where he slept, the elder Liu came to the little warrior with the chocolate, broke it open and fed it to him.
"So sweet."
The little soldier tasted it, and a small piece of chocolate split open in his mouth, and it was very sweet.
Returning to the battlefield, the two found Xia Yuan.
"How is Old Liu's injury?" Xia Yuan asked them.
"The injury is recovering well. He said he is in the recovery period and needs to rest, but he wants to go to the battlefield, but the hospital won't let him." Zhou Mao was thirsty, so he unscrewed the marching kettle and drank, and said while drinking.
"His leg injury has not healed yet. Even if he returns to the team, the company commander will not let him go to the front line." Xia Yuan said with a smile.
"The field hospital should look after the old squad leader and wait until his leg injury heals before coming to the front line." Xiao Heping nodded seriously.
"Did you give him all the things?"
"Yes, we also told the old squad leader what you did. The old squad leader was shocked and said that you are getting better and better now." Zhou Mao said.
"It's not that it's getting better and better, it's always been good!"
Xia Yuan was not modest and had a smile on his face.
Since there was nothing going on in the fourth row of positions on Highland 834, Xia Yuan asked the soldiers to dig tunnels behind the mountain. It is estimated that by the end of the second battle, the volunteer army's logistical problems will be exposed. He believes that in the future, they will switch to a tunnel-based system.
positional defense.
Tunnels are very practical, especially when facing US military aircraft and artillery.