All agencies and companies resounded with the slogan "Strike while the iron is hot" and actively prepared for another battle. Everyone strived for new achievements in the battle.
The director of the political office of the 340th Regiment suffered from appendicitis and was sent to the military field hospital for surgery. He should have stayed in the rear to rest, but he thought that this minor illness was nothing and could not delay the battle because of it. He was determined not to stay in the hospital, and finally
After getting approval from the leader, I rode on a stretcher and moved forward with the troops.
The cadres' war-seeking actions had a great impact on the soldiers.
Before Xia Yuan left, he went to visit Zhou Mao. He was recuperating well in the hospital. The supplies in the hospital were quite sufficient, and the wounded were not short of much-needed nutrition.
"Platoon leader, are you ready to leave?" Looking at Xia Yuan's posture, Zhou Mao vaguely guessed something.
"Well, if you take a good rest in the hospital and recover from your injuries, you will have made a meritorious service." Xia Yuan calmed his emotions, warned him, and left with the others.
Zhou Mao looked at Xia Yuan's back, his eyes filled with tears.
The mountains are steep and covered with ice and snow.
The wild roads in the mountains are even sparsely populated.
Most of the third company were soldiers who had just rushed to the front line from China. Due to the heavy casualties of the front-line combat troops, the army urgently supplemented some troops that were transferred to the rear. As for those teams with more than half of the casualties, they continued to march to the 38th line.
Leap forward.
Many of the soldiers were from the south. Seeing such a snowy scene for the first time, they were shocked and speechless.
The North Korean fellow who was responsible for leading the way pointed in a direction and talked. Zhao translated: "Go straight in this direction, which is the 38th Parallel. However, there are many forks in this road, so you still have to follow him."
When each unit first entered Korea to fight, they were accompanied by translators. Later, when the troops came into contact with the enemy, the translators on the front line were gradually transferred back to the division or the army.
As a result, Translator Zhao was transferred back to the division, and then to the army. He thought that with the end of the second battle, they, the translators, would take a break, but they did not expect that the third battle would come immediately after the second battle.
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Not long after they arrived at the military headquarters, they received news that they were leaving with the supplementary company.
Zhao Translator met Xia Yuan at the previous commendation meeting and learned that the Third Company was almost completely destroyed. He was sad for a long time. After receiving the news of the attack with the troops, he planned to continue setting off with the Third Company.
Xia Yuan agreed and set off with a North Korean guide.
He came all the way from the Yalu River to attend a commendation ceremony at the military headquarters and then replenished the supply of troops. During this period, it only took three days. The entire North Korea had entered the depths of winter, the climate was extremely cold, and heavy snow fell in the sky.
A thin layer of snow fell on the muzzles of the guns carried by the soldiers, and some soldiers from the south were shivering from the cold.
The climate in the south is humid and cold, so it should be colder, but due to water and soil problems, it will feel cold when going from the south to the north, and it will also feel cold when going from the north to the south.
It is normal for people to be afraid of the cold.
The snow on the ground made a crunching sound, and from time to time there was the roar of fighter planes in the distant sky, and the buzzing sound floated in the valley.
"American fighter jets. When I was in the army some time ago, I kept hearing American fighter planes flying over. It seems that when I first entered the DPRK, the American fighter jets were not so rampant." Translator Zhao is considered an old acquaintance of Xia Yuan.
, they can be regarded as having experienced life and death together.
"The air control is in the hands of the enemy. There is nothing we can do." Xia Yuan shook his head and motioned for everyone to continue moving forward.
In order not to give the enemy a chance to breathe, they must speed up their pace and reach the front line.
At this moment, the 38th Army was taking a brief rest in the Jiichuan and Sansuoli areas, and planned to set off from here on December 12, braving the severe cold and snow, and marching long distance to the 38th Parallel.
In order to find out the enemy's situation, the army formed a reconnaissance detachment from the military reconnaissance company and the reconnaissance companies of each division to take the first step.
The army also called the 114th Division and asked the artillery company of the 342nd Regiment Division to form an advance regiment, with deputy division chief Song Hongwen as the regiment leader and Chai Chuanruo of the Army's Political Propaganda Department as the temporary d committee member.
Sitting in a jeep, Chaikawa rushed to the 114th Division and further conveyed the instructions of the army chief: when encountering a small number of enemies, act according to the opportunity, annihilate one part of the enemy, find out the situation, and annihilate all the enemies when encountering my sister-in-law...
After the advance regiment was ready, it set off for the 38th parallel three days ahead of the main force.
At the end of the year, the Korean Wave swept across the Korean Peninsula, and the weather suddenly became extremely cold.
Heavy snow covers the three thousand miles of North Korea.
The 38th Line is covered with snow, and the mountains, trees, grass, fields, roads, huts, and ruins are all wrapped in ice and snow.
Under the sun, the earth is shining with silver, making it hard to open your eyes. Only the gurgling rivers and streams are lined with transparent ice, shining with green light, making them appear clearer and brighter.
In this innocent day, the land north of the 38th Parallel returned to the hands of the Korean people. The North Korean people and the Chinese People's Volunteers happily stepped on the snow and drove towards the 38th Parallel.
After the second battle, the 112th Division seized a lot of coffee. The soldiers said that the coffee was bitter and unpalatable. When Yang Dayi saw the dazzling snow, he was worried that he had nothing to use as a road sign, and said:
"If it doesn't taste good, just use it as a road sign."
The silver road is printed with brown color, which is really clear at a glance.
Maybe the Americans might think they are country bumpkins when they see it, and using coffee for a road sign is too extravagant. But for putting it to use, I really have to thank the Americans.
The road after the snow was very difficult to walk on. Even with the third company that had just been replenished from the rear, the shoes were soaked all the way and felt cold against the feet.
In order to prevent the soldiers' feet from freezing, Xia Yuan called on the newly formed D branch to use blankets to make socks and make more pairs of socks for everyone to wear.
He also asked the soldiers to use some mud and apply it on the bags under the eyes and on the tip of the nose. In this way, looking at the vast white field, it is less likely to suffer from snow blindness. Some soldiers from the south have never seen snow.
, it is easy to get snow blindness.
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They walked and hid, and finally came to the vicinity of Tokugawa. After the First World War, Tokugawa was already riddled with holes. There was only one military logistics company left in Tokugawa. It was also a place where supplies were stored. Previously, from the front line,
The seized materials were stored in the mountains and fields around Tokugawa.
"Hello, comrade."
Passing through Tokugawa, Xia Yuan took the third company in for simple supplies.
Comrades from the Logistics Department came to visit the Third Company. Nowadays, all the troops are going to the front line to fight. Few troops pass by Tokugawa. If they do, enemy planes fly over and bombard Tokugawa.
After experiencing the bombing by the American devils and the previous war, Tokugawa was basically in ruins, and the captured materials were placed in the mountains and fields around Tokugawa and transported to the rear bit by bit.
I exchanged pleasantries with the logistics comrades for a while. Before leaving, I replenished some food, rested for a while, and then continued to set off.
at this time.
The troops on the front line were all marching towards the 38th parallel. Due to the poor living conditions of the company and the continuous fighting, they were unable to eat oil and vegetables for a long time. Many soldiers were suffering from night blindness. They had to fall down many times during the march in one night.
Gao Dezheng, known as the "Old Model", can be said to be the oldest soldier. He is a cook in the 2nd Battalion of the 335th Regiment. He is ten years older than Liu, 57 years old, and he is already in his 60s in a blink of an eye.
On weekdays, he works very responsibly, never wastes a grain of food, and always regards the revolution as a living. Therefore, comrades affectionately call him "Old Model". If the United States had not launched a war of aggression against Korea, after the founding of New China, he would have
I have already gone home and enjoyed my happiness.
When he heard that the war was raging near the Yalu River, he insisted on continuing to serve and went to the Korean battlefield with the army to win glory for the country.
Gao Dezheng never obeyed his elders, shouldered the burden of luggage, and never fell behind.
Now he is marching at night, but he is very strenuous. His old eyes are dim and he suffers from night blindness, so he can't see clearly. So he holds on to other people's clothes and carries the burden and continues to move forward with the team.
When we arrived at the camp, we put down our burdens and began to look for firewood and make a fire to cook, as if we had never known fatigue or fatigue.
Under his leadership, the young soldiers became more energetic.
There were constant laughter and singing along the march, and some even set up propaganda and agitation teams. They used cans as musical instruments, made their own huqin, and even used the enemy's steel helmets as musical instruments to beat. They wrote and performed various drumming verbs, and some American devils appeared.
He made a fool of himself and made the soldiers laugh.
Enemy reconnaissance planes are flying more frequently than usual, bombing and strafing north of the 38th Parallel all day long in an attempt to create a no-man's land north of the 38th Parallel to consolidate their lifeline.
The towns that the volunteers passed through were almost turned into scorched earth, and their names can only be found on maps.
Xia Yuan led the Third Company, and as the fellows advanced all the way south, they clearly felt that enemy planes were detecting more and more frequently. The guide pointed to the direction in the distance and spoke to Translator Zhao.
Translator Zhao said: "In that direction, it is the 38th Parallel."
"Thank you fellow man for me."
"good."
After thanking him, the fellow villager excitedly held Xia Yuan's hand, while Translator Zhao translated at the side: "You don't need to thank me, this is what I should do. If you want to thank me, it's me who thanks you. You came to our country and helped us fight the war.
So many people have been sacrificed, and I just led a way for you."
The words of the fellow countryman also aroused the fighting spirit of a group of soldiers who had just arrived in Korea. They wished they could kill more American soldiers on the battlefield.
"We are all one family!" Xia Yuan told him.
After seeing off the fellow villagers, they camped in a ravine. Xia Yuan sent a combat team to the nearby people to find out the situation. However, after they entered the village, they searched for a long time but could not find it. It turned out that there was still a Li Puppet Army stationed in the village during the day.
Company, when they escaped in the evening, they arrested and massacred the Korean people here.
The village was littered with the corpses of North Korean people.
The old people, children, young women, and the soldiers were furious when they saw it. This scene reminded them of China in the past, which was also devastated by war.
Less than two hours after the bandits escaped, enemy planes came to bomb the village again. Up to now, some houses were still burning. Finally, they found an independent house on the edge of the village.
Xia Yuan stepped forward and knocked on the door, but the door was closed tightly, and the inside of the door was still pressed. He knocked lightly a few more times, but there was still no movement inside.
Everyone was puzzled, and some people said to themselves: "No one is there? Why is it stuck inside?"
Xia Yuan said: "Maybe they thought we were puppet troops. They were afraid and did not dare to speak out. This village was massacred by the puppet troops."
Some soldiers clenched their fists: "Damn puppet troops, when we get to the battlefield, I will kill more enemies and avenge the people of this village."
Translator Zhao stepped forward and said in Korean: "Fellow fellow, we are the People's Volunteer Army. Don't be afraid. We came to North Korea to drive away the enemy."
There was silence in the room for a long time. A white-haired old lady opened the door and let the soldiers go in to sleep. In addition to the old lady, there was also a five or six-year-old girl in the room. There was nothing in the room and the walls were bare.
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Xia Yuan sighed, took out the previously captured American candy from his pocket, squatted down, "This is candy, it's very sweet, eat it."
The little girl was a little afraid of Xia Yuan and stood timidly behind the old lady.
The old lady sighed and told the volunteers, with Translator Zhao responsible for the translation: "The enemy was still there yesterday and killed many people in the village. The girl's parents were killed by the enemy. They were hiding in the cellar behind the house. Fortunately they were not killed.
The enemy found out."
"They are all poor people." Xia Yuan put the candy into the old lady's hand, stopped disturbing them, spread straw on the floor of the outer room, and fell asleep.
Suddenly, the air defense whistle outside fired a shot, followed by enemy planes swooping down and shooting, and the buzzing sound echoed throughout the valley.
Several soldiers quickly helped the old woman pack her things and took the children to hide on the hillside. After everyone was hidden, the enemy plane dropped bombs wildly in the village, then reversed course, flew into the towering sky, and disappeared.
Everyone turned around and saw that the independent house was on fire, and the enemy did not spare even the last room.
The old lady shed tears as she looked at the destroyed house.
The soldiers hated the ferocious beasts of U.S. imperialism even more.
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In a ravine near the 38th Parallel, it was a different scene.
This is a small red base established behind enemy lines by the Second Corps of the People's Army. This outstanding armed force of the Korean people once attacked the Nakdong River at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, an island country, and liberated a large area of North Korea's territory.
After the US troops landed in Incheon, when they withdrew to the area near the 38th Parallel, the enemy had already crossed the 38th Parallel, invaded Pyongyang, and advanced towards the Chongchon River and Yalu River.
Together with the people here, they persisted in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in the central region.
During the Second Battle, they destroyed roads and bridges behind enemy lines and cooperated with the main frontal operations. When the American and Li puppet troops retreated from the Qingchuan River, they blocked the enemy again and taught the enemy a lesson.
Now that they heard that the troops were coming, as well as the Chinese People's Volunteers, they were really happy and they were all very happy.
They put up slogans, ‘Warmly welcome the Chinese People’s Volunteers!’.
They also mobilized ordinary people to clear their houses, boil water and cook food to welcome the Chinese People's Volunteers.
Later, the Volunteer Army troops came here to join forces with the People's Army. They were two countries, but they were like one family.