"Not only must we be prepared militarily and materially, but we must also fully mobilize our minds. Not only must the troops deeply understand the great significance of this battle, but we must also be mentally prepared to overcome all difficulties. When a breakthrough is made,
We must not fall behind our brother armies."
At the meeting, it was determined that the 114th Division would break through from Yongpyeong. Its right wing was the 113th Division, which planned to open the breakthrough point at Junjadong. The right side of the 38th Army was the breakthrough point for the brother army, the Imjin River section, and the Hantan River.
It is the direct current of the Yecheng River, located on the east side of the Imjin River, merges with the Imjin River, and runs across the north side of the 38th Parallel. It is a shallow, flowing water with twists and turns.
The 112th Division serves as a reserve force.
The first person to lead the advance team to the 38th line was Song Hongwen, deputy division of the 114th Division. Comrade Chai Chuanruo and Comrade Liang reported to Comrade Liang all aspects of the situation learned after the advance team arrived, and also brought the leaders of the three regiments of the 114th Division.
Checked the current terrain one after another.
Sun Hongdao was very happy because his regiment received the assault mission. In order to choose a breakthrough point, he led the battalion commanders to survey the terrain three times and made all the cadres above the first-echelon squad leader familiar with the terrain.
He was determined to divide his troops into the enemy's front line and use sneak attacks to break through the enemy's steel defense line.
He went against the usual practice and did not choose the enemy's junction or the easier way to break through. Instead, he chose a section of cliffs and rocky mountains on the north bank of the Hantan River as his breakthrough point.
Some people think that the mountains here are steep. Sun Hongdao said: "Because of this, if we try to do the opposite, the enemy must not be well prepared!"
During the Three Kingdoms period, Deng Ai attacked Shu because he climbed over natural dangers and sent his cavalry out from behind enemy lines, finally destroying Shu.
Therefore, when looking at things, we should not only look at one side, but should consider all aspects. If the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, we will have an advantage over the enemy.
He decided on the breakthrough point for the 342nd Regiment after discussing it with Comrade Deng, the political commissar.
Sun Hongdao led a squad to cover them and observe the enemy's position. Because the camouflage was not very good, the enemy planes hovering overhead discovered that a machine gun fell on their position. The second battalion commander was shot in the leg and left the position injured. Sun Hongdao
Considering that the first battalion has strong combat effectiveness, we decided to hand over the assault mission to the commander of the first battalion.
The 112th Division, as a reserve force, was currently behind the two divisions. Xia Yuan led the 3rd Company to capture some of the tongues and provided a lot of intelligence. However, he also learned that they had no mission for the time being, and he was immediately discouraged.
During the second battle, the 335th Regiment was responsible for luring the enemy in. They only attacked the beginning of the Tokugawa Campaign and the tail end of the Second Battle. They destroyed all three companies in one battle. Unexpectedly, the Third Battle came
, is actually a reserve team.
That night.
The battlefield was stormy and snowy, raging in the mountains and forests, and the temperature dropped to about minus 20 degrees Celsius. The weather was extremely cold.
Fan Tianen stood in front of the headquarters, staring into the wilderness: "The sky has changed."
The headquarters of the 335th Regiment has gathered the company commanders of each battalion. Although they are waiting in the rear as a reserve team, they must be ready at any time.
After hearing what the group leader said, everyone raised their heads and stared into the wilderness.
Snowflakes are falling.
The cold wind howls across the Black Mountains.
"Where's the time?"
"It's almost seventeen o'clock."
"etc."
"The Third Company has reached the front of the position now, right?"
"Pretty much. As our division, they are the only ones going on a mission. I hope they can win this battle."
Time passed bit by bit, and everyone was waiting quietly.
The Third Company originally served as a reserve force and stayed in the rear. However, due to the outstanding performance of the Third Company in the second battle, especially Xia Yuan's outstanding military exploits, his superiors gave him the privilege to participate in the assault mission.
After receiving the order, under the eager eyes of the division commander, regiment commander, and battalion commander, Xia Yuan led his team towards the 38th Line assault position.
Just then, someone said: "Here we go, it's seventeen o'clock!"
They raised their heads one after another and vaguely heard howls coming from the dark sky. In an instant, the rumbling artillery fire lit up the horizon in the distance. Strings of fiery red bolts and bright bullets appeared in the sky.
Twinkles in the dark sky.
For just a moment, the distant sky seemed like daylight.
17:00 sharp.
On a 250-kilometer-long section, the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteers fought side by side and launched an attack on the enemy's 38th Line defensive positions. What was more difficult was that the 39th Army on the right was responsible for breaking through the Imjin River breakthrough.
The river is relatively wide, and the enemy has set up defenses along the river, making it a dangerous area. Fortunately, the Imjin River has already been heavily entrenched, providing convenient conditions for the assault force.
In Geumok-ri in front of the Hantan River, Yongpyeong, Dongducheon, Pocheon, Uijeongbu and other places, the Puppet 6th Division, the Puppetry 2nd Division, the US 24th Division, and the 1st Cavalry Division may wish to go. The 38th Army Plan
The 113th Division and the 114th Division were responsible for breaking through side by side.
The 113th Division, with the 337th Regiment and the 339th Regiment as the first echelon, broke through the enemy's defense in the area south of Cangyupyeong in Junjadong, captured Cheondeok Mountain, and then moved towards Pocheon and Uijeongbu, and joined friendly forces on the right
Joint attack on the Pseudo Sixth Division.
The 114th Division, with the 340th Regiment and the 342nd Regiment as the first echelon, crossed the Yongping River at Jinshui Pavilion, broke through the enemy south of Xindai, and then launched an attack in the direction of Chudongli and Geyueli.
The 112th Division serves as a reserve force.
The assault troops moved quietly in front of the Hantan River and approached the enemy's steel defense line. The soldiers either wore cotton-padded clothes or white sheets and hid quietly in the wind and snow, waiting for the moment of attack.
The enemy is more alert than anyone else this night.
They didn't dare to go out for activities after dusk, but they were afraid of a sudden attack by the Chinese and North Korean troops, so more flares were lit on the 38th Parallel than usual.
In order to destroy the enemy's forward obstacles, remove mines, suppress enemy artillery, and clear the way for the infantry, for the first time since entering the DPRK, artillery fire from the Volunteer Army was intensively used.
In addition to the artillery of each division, there are also the 46th Artillery Regiment and the 25th Artillery Regiment participating in the battle. Due to the short range of the artillery, they need to push the artillery position as far forward as possible to increase the distance of firing deep into the enemy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In order to prevent the enemy from retaliating, the method of dispersing gun positions and concentrating firepower was adopted.
17:00 on the 31st.
Our army's artillery fire roared.
The fire from the exploding shells on both sides of the Hantang River splashed and crackled for a while, just like thousands of lights in the city welcoming the arrival of New Year's Day.
The soldiers in charge of the assault stared at this scene and became happy:
"Look, this is our cannon, this is our cannon!"
"Our cannon finally went off!"
"Hahahaha! Now, let the enemy have a taste of our artillery shells."
The strange cold on the 38th Parallel had already invaded the US and puppet troops, and they were all shivering with cold.
As night fell, the sky became so dim and the air was frozen and solidified by the cold. They had a premonition that New Year's Day in 1951 would be another unlucky day.
But now, the sudden burst of artillery fire from the Volunteer Army made them feel chilled to the bone. Thinking of the attack by the Volunteer Army on the banks of the Qingchuan River and Changjin Lake, they shuddered, feeling that a disaster was imminent, and hurriedly packed their backpacks and prepared to escape.
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The front of the attack of the 113th Division was Tiande Mountain, which is a very high and steep mountain. Commander Jiang led the cadres to 555 Heights to observe the terrain, and found that Tiande Mountain was much higher than 555 Highlands, and the slope reached about 80 degrees.
The trail is a zigzag path, and the ice is frozen after the snow, making it slippery when walking.
He once suggested that Comrade Liang should not attack from the front, but could attack from the left side of the mountain.
Comrade Liang considered that this was the enemy's commanding heights, and it would be difficult for the enemy to counterattack without occupying it. He said seriously on the phone:
"If you don't defeat Xiantian Deshan, you won't have completed your mission!"
From the perspective of breaking the enemy's position at the "38th Parallel", the Army Commander's determination was right.
The command post of the 113th Division was a trench dug in front of the Hantan River. Commander Jiang stayed here for a day. In the evening, he ordered the 1st Battalion of the 337th Regiment to attack Cheondeok Mountain, the 1st Battalion to attack from the front, and the 2nd Battalion to attack from the side.
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I fought all night and couldn't get it down.
It was the 339th Regiment that penetrated the enemy's position from the flank. At dawn the next day, the 337th Regiment captured 6 enemy hills in a row. The entire regiment braved the enemy's fierce artillery fire, walked on the snow, climbed the icy slopes, and captured 6 consecutive hills.
There were 14 large and small hills, and the Second Brigade of the 19th Regiment of the Puppet 6th Division was defeated.
The 339th Regiment successfully broke through the three lines of defense at Highland 135 east of Gunjadong. At 8:00 on New Year's Day, it occupied Highland 554 in Shejeong-ri and continued to attack Pocheon and Yeongzhi-dong.
The 113th Division Command Post detected that the 339th Regiment's attack axis was to the left. Commander Jiang asked Deputy Division Liu Haiqing to take command and ordered the 338th Regiment to enter the battle from Tiande Mountain.
The 340th Regiment of the 114th Division was responsible for breaking through the Yongpingli section. Since Commander Guan had sent reconnaissance teams four times to survey the terrain and roads, and was familiar with the assault roads, the commando team set up a short bridge under the cover of artillery fire.
It only took ten minutes to break through the enemy's front line.
At 19:00, we occupied the position north of Chudong-ri.
The Third Company cooperated with the 342nd Regiment, but because the 342nd Regiment failed to set up a pontoon bridge under the enemy's intensive artillery fire, the troops were evacuated and lay on the white snow.
Fu Changshan, the commander of the assault company, looked at his watch anxiously. The attack time had come, the artillery fire was extended, and not a minute could be lost.
"Captain Xia, time waits for no one, let's cross the river directly!"
Xia Yuan realized this, and ordered the soldiers to wade across the river. They didn't even bother to take off their clothes, jumped into the water, and waved their hands violently.
Fu Changshan's voice also came from the other side: "Heroes and heroes, we are about to cross the river, don't waste time!"
None of the soldiers who were responsible for the assault were unwilling to be left behind. They jumped into the water one by one, kicking water splashing everywhere.
The river flowed over their thighs, and everyone's cotton pants were wet. The biting cold was like nails, piercing deeply into their thighs. Their legs were numb with cold, and the soldiers' hearts were burning. They only thought about Break through the 38th parallel and use the victory in battle as a New Year's gift to relatives in the motherland.
The troops crossed the Hantan River, climbed the cliff, and launched a strong attack on the enemy's position.
Xia Yuan ordered the platoon to attack the first hilltop with him. Zhang Zhen, the squad leader of the platoon, followed Xia Yuan and rushed up second. The enemy flew over like raindrops of bullets, but he was hit by a bullet unexpectedly and was wounded. fell to the ground.
He still endured the pain and rushed towards the enemy, but due to excessive bleeding, he fell on the offensive road. He encouraged the soldiers in the class, "Victory is ours, comrades, keep rushing forward!"
In the light of the flares, Xia Yuan saw the injured squad leader knocking out the enemy's machine gun firepower and letting the platoon leader take down the squad leader under the explosion of the enemy's grenade.
"Go down, we will resolutely capture the enemy's position!"
Without waiting for the squad leader to answer, he led the two soldiers of the assault group, and under the cover of the company commander, they rushed up the hill with a fierce attack, defeated the defenders, and seized the first hilltop.
Xia Yuan didn't stop and didn't even have time to clean the battlefield.
"Keep moving forward and work hard!"
He led a platoon of soldiers to continue to expand the victory. A dozen people, like a dozen tigers descending the mountain, occupied three hilltops in a row, and it didn't take even 10 minutes to occupy each hilltop.
A soldier used the light of the flare to discover that the enemy's corpses were all tall, and he shouted excitedly: "Hahahaha, we are beating Americans, it's fun, beat them hard!"
But soon, the platoon was suppressed by the enemy's firepower. Artillery shells exploded one after another in the surroundings. The enemy's machine guns fired fiercely, and the platoon's attack was blocked.
Xia Yuan clearly felt that the enemy's firepower was intensifying, and quickly ordered the top of the third platoon as the reserve platoon. He led two soldiers to start a detour from the enemy's right wing.
He was soon discovered by the enemy, and the figures of seven or eight enemies were shaking on the mountain.
A machine gun fired at them.
Xia Yuan remained calm in the face of danger and lay down behind a cold stone. With the help of Ye Shi, he could clearly see the enemy's movements on the top of the mountain.
After shooting several enemy soldiers, the enemy seemed to be aware of the danger and hid.
The second platoon was behind them, pressing up the mountain. Xia Yuan immediately led two soldiers to attack the top of the mountain. The two soldiers jumped forward alternately, and he was responsible for covering behind them.
The enemy's firepower suppressed the first row, which brought great convenience to the three of them. They quickly reached the enemy's front line. Xia Yuan fixed his bayonet and rushed into the trench. The second row of soldiers behind him followed closely and rushed forward. Five
The squadron occupied the enemy camp command post, and the sixth squadron occupied the hilltop on the right wing.
The enemy's heavy machine gun was still screaming wildly in the fortification. The third squad leader climbed up from the side, eliminated the enemy's heavy machine gun shooter, seized the heavy machine gun, and fired fiercely at the fleeing enemy.
As soon as the enemy battalion command post was defeated, the enemy on the position became chaotic.
Xia Yuan decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy and advance deeper into the enemy. He said to the soldiers: "Strike while the iron is hot. The enemy is now defeated. Let's continue the attack and try to capture more hills."
Replenish ammunition from enemy corpses and continue the attack.
They suffered a lot of casualties, but they were still full of confidence and endless fighting spirit. Taking advantage of the enemy's panic, the platoon bravely interspersed and cooperated with Fu Changshan's company to pursue 17 hills and seize the first big mountain. They were tired.
panting.
The second platoon leader suggested taking a rest. They were too tired. They had been chasing so far and the enemy was still fleeing.
Xia Yuan stared at the mountains and saw the shadows of the enemy shaking at the foot of the mountain. He said decisively: "We can't rest. The enemies are gathering on the road. Third platoon leader, quickly take your people to that high point and block the enemy. Don't let the enemy pass."