Chapter 55 Five battles to shake the glory

On April 6, 1951, Yang Dezhi and I went to the headquarters of the Volunteer Army in Kongsidong, surrounded by mountains on the west bank of the Linjin River, to attend the Fifth Enlarged Party Committee Meeting to study and accept the combat tasks for the Fifth Campaign. Mr. Peng’s campaign deployment is: our 19th Corps commands its affiliated armies and the First Corps of the Korean People’s Army, and is assigned to the 31st Regiment of the Eighth Artillery Division as the right-wing assault group; the Third Corps commands its affiliated armies and is attached to two artillery regiments and An anti-tank destroyer artillery regiment is the central assault group; the Ninth Corps commands all the armies, the thirty-ninth army, the fortieth army, and the six attached artillery battalions and an anti-tank destroyer artillery regiment are the left-wing assault group.After the battle began, "Use part of the force (Forty Army) to split the battle gap from the Jinhua to the Gaphen line, split the enemy from east to west, and cut off the enemy's reinforcements from east to west; The Nineteenth Corps attacked from both sides and carried out a roundabout battle, forming a pair of giant tongs with an open mouth. First, it concentrated its forces to annihilate the 1st South Korean Division, the 29th British Brigade, the 3rd US Division, the Turkish Brigade, and the 6th South Korean Brigade. After that, we will concentrate our forces to wipe out the 24th and 25th Divisions of the U.S. Army. In addition, the 42nd Army is located in Wonsan and Yangdeok, the 38th Army is located in Suchuan, and the 47th Army is located in Pyongyang. The Second Army Corps is located in the Huaiyang and Huachuan areas, and the main force of the Sixth Army Corps is located in the Shaliyuan and Zaining areas, ready to destroy the enemy after it lands."

After the deployment, President Peng especially emphasized: "This campaign must combine the battle division and the battle division. The enemy's campaign depth is very small, only the tactical depth. The enemy's reinforcements are mainly horizontal, and the possibility of vertical reinforcement is very small. We must open a gap and divide the enemy from east to west. If we cannot carry out this division, we will fail." "Battle division is done in small pieces, and the large encirclement and small circuitous encirclement must be closely combined." On April 9, our Corps held a meeting of cadres above the division level in Duzhuangdong to convey the spirit of the Volunteer Army Headquarters meeting.When the cadres heard that the Corps was serving as the main assault mission on the western front, they all expressed that they would repay the trust of their superiors with practical actions to fight the first battle abroad.However, I was not satisfied with the high enthusiasm of the troops for war. After the meeting, I led the cadres of the Political Department to go deep into the company together with the director of the Political Department, Chen Xianrui, to understand the ideological situation, and to study and in-depth pre-war mobilization with political cadres at all levels to solve ideological problems and practical issues. Difficult practical measures.On the basis of understanding the situation, the "Combat Mobilization Order to Fight the First Battle Abroad" issued to the entire Corps in the names of Commander Yang Dezhi, Political Commissar Li Zhimin, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Zheng Weishan, and Political Department Director Chen Xianrui was drafted: "Comrades! Get ready and wait for the order to attack! The opportunity for you to show your talents has come. As long as you give an order, you will advance wherever your superiors point you to. Everyone is brave and quick-witted. If you want to attack, you can race like a tiger." If you want to defend, you must be as firm as Mount Tai, and you will never lose a position easily; if you want to chase, you will chase desperately, and you will never let an enemy go. You must boldly intersperse and divide the enemy, divide and encircle and annihilate the enemy. Take any difficult task, do not hesitate to wander, encounter No matter what difficulty, it is neither suffering nor tiring. We are not afraid of enemy planes, tanks, and artillery. We must shoot down enemy planes, blow up enemy tanks, and seize enemy artillery. No matter whether the enemy in front of us is American soldiers, British soldiers, or Lee The puppet army must be beaten hard and painfully, as hard as it is hit, as hard as it is beaten, and as it can completely wipe out the enemy."

"This is our first battle going abroad. We must win the battle and fight this battle with all our strength. We must stand the test in the first battle and make contributions in the first battle." This mobilization order is popular, vivid, impassioned, and every word is sonorous and resounding, with strong agitation and appeal.At the end of the mobilization order, the slogan "Fight the first battle abroad" was even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and became the slogan of action for the entire Corps. According to the deployment of the Volunteer Army Headquarters, the party committee of our Corps determined its own combat plan after repeated research and brainstorming: the 63rd Army was responsible for the left-wing assault, the 64th Army was responsible for the central assault, and the affiliated People's Army First Corps was responsible for the right-wing assault; The 15th Army is the second echelon, and the 31st Regiment of the Sixth Artillery Division is responsible for fire support and cover.The task is: after sweeping away the enemy west of the Imjin River, break through the enemy's consolidated line of defense on the Imjin River in Deokhyeon-dong and Mudung-ri, first annihilate the 19th Brigade of the British Army in the Ganak Mountain area; Assault in the direction of Pocheon, and cooperate with the Third and Ninth Corps to wipe out the 24th and 25th Divisions of the United States.At the same time, after breaking through the Linjin River, an army inserted out from the junction of the British 29th Brigade and the U.S. 3rd Division, cut off its connection, and made a detour to Uijung (place name) to cut off the enemy's retreat and prevent the enemy's reinforcements; After succeeding, use one to advance to Seoul and occupy it with cameras.The First Army Corps of the People's Army first wiped out the enemies in the Kaesong and Wenshang areas, and then continued to carry out assaults in the direction of Goyang and Seoul. After occupying Seoul, it served as the city's garrison.

At dawn on the 22nd, all the units of our Corps arrived at the scheduled assembly points on the north bank of the Linjin River after a night of rapid march. The Imjin River is a large river in central Korea.The river is about 100 meters wide and 1 meter deep, and some areas can be waded. When the tide is high, seawater pours in, and the water surface widens to 300 meters, and the water depth reaches 3 meters.On the north and north banks of the Linjin River, the mountain shapes are mostly north-south, with mountains, rivers and ravines crisscrossing them.Ganyue Mountain, which is about five kilometers away from the river bank, Moyi Mountain, which is six kilometers away, and Daole Mountain, which is twenty kilometers away, are the main commanding heights in the south of the Yangtze River. Relying on the favorable terrain, the enemy built semi-covered bunkers and intermittent trenches, and set up barbed wire and minefields. Use the main force to defend the first-line highlands and key points in depth in the south of the Yangtze River, and use a force to control the points in Matianli, Dou Richang, and Jinku Mountain in the north of the Yangtze River.In the north of Mapu Mountain, there is a tank pontoon bridge, which connects the north and south of the Linjin River, and there are barbed wires in the river.Its artillery firepower can control the main points and roads on the river and north of the river, and it is quite difficult to break through the Linjin River.

The 187th Division of the 63rd Army, which was responsible for the left-wing assault mission of the first echelon, carried out in-depth political mobilization, extensively promoted military democracy, gathered the wisdom of the masses, and took advantage of the enemy's self-reliance on strong fortifications and aircraft reconnaissance. Weaknesses, at 16:00 on the 22nd before the start of the battle, we strictly camouflaged, adopted multiple columns, opened a distance, and followed the mountain trails to reach the river bank.After the 21 o'clock battle started, the four regiments of the division immediately attacked the enemy's defensive positions with covert and sudden actions.The enemy hastily responded.The 2nd Battalion of our 559th Regiment first crossed the Linjin River in Xindai with swift and violent movements, captured the beachhead position, and quickly captured Jiayueli and 144.7 Highlands; The right wing plunged in and quickly captured Jicheng. After defeating the enemy's counterattack, they captured the 129 Highland and Zhimali Dongshan.At the same time, the 2nd Battalion of the 561st Regiment broke through the enemy's Jiang defense at Shihu at 21:20. Its 5th company defeated two firepower points of the enemy, defeated a platoon of the enemy, and captured the 152nd highland.At this time, the enemy's artillery fire on both sides of the strait gradually intensified, and enemy planes also flew over the river to straf and drop bombs.But the follow-up troops of the division were not afraid. Braving the enemy's intensive artillery fire, they crossed several barbed wire fences of the enemy, waded through the waist-deep river, and successfully broke through the enemy's Linjin River defense line in just over an hour.Yang Dezhi and I commanded the forced crossing at the front-line command post shelter close to the first echelon. After learning the good news, we immediately studied it, rewarded the 187th Division through the telephone, and encouraged them to take advantage of the victory to seize the commanding heights and develop in depth.

At 21:30, the 564th Regiment of the right wing of the 188th Division of the 63rd Army, with the support of accompanying artillery, crossed the Linjin River in secret and swift movements in Shiyinmao. It took only 20 minutes That is to break through the enemy's Jiangnan defense, wedge into the enemy's Jiangnan position, and then continuously seize the key points of the enemy's beachhead, crush the enemy's five counterattacks, and consolidate the first-line position in the south of the Yangtze River.At the same time, a squadron of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the Forward of the 562nd Regiment of the left wing waded into the Linjin River in vain, climbed the cliff on the south cliff, captured the bridgehead north of Mapuri, and took control of the enemy pontoon bridge. The regiment then waded and crossed the pontoon bridge. Advance at the same time and occupy the front line positions.The 257th highland occupied by the first battalion and the second company of the regiment was condescending and directly controlled the enemy's Mapuri pontoon and ferry. It repelled more than 20 enemy tanks to support the four counterattacks of the next company to the first battalion, and always stood firm. Ensure that follow-up troops cross the river smoothly.

At dawn on the 23rd, all the 63rd Army forcibly crossed the Linjin River.The divisions took advantage of the victories and interspersed to advance, crossed 15 kilometers of rugged mountain roads, broke through more than ten enemy attacks, captured Ganyue Mountain, and controlled the first commanding height in the south of the Linjin River, separating the 29th British Brigade from the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade. The connection of the three divisions.The main force continued to advance southward, captured the main peak of the 235th Highland at 18:00 on the 25th, wiped out a battalion of the British army defending the enemy in Xuemali, broke through the main defensive zone of the Puppet 1st Division and the 29th British Brigade, and then pursued the fleeing enemy in separate routes , Annihilated one part of the Puppet First Division and most of the British 29th Brigade, totaling more than 4,000 people, captured Daole Mountain on the 26th, and occupied the Yizheng on the 27th.

However, after the Sixty-Fourth Army crossed the river and captured the Changpoli and Gaoshidong lines, they encountered the land blockade of the US First Army tank group and the crazy blockade of large-scale bombing by aircraft, and the progress was slow.In particular, the two divisions tasked with interspersing and dividing were tightly entangled by the enemy and difficult to break through.In view of the urgency of the situation, the Corps Command ordered the 65th Army of the second echelon to go for reinforcements, and asked the 64th Army to use most of its troops to contain the enemy, and a part of its troops to quickly break through and develop in depth. It must complete the division assigned by the Volunteer Army Headquarters detour task.

The vast number of commanders and fighters of the Sixty-Fourth Army were caught in the depths of the enemy's tactics, attacked from all sides by the enemy, and suffered heavy casualties, but they still fought hard with fearless spirit.The 3rd Battalion of the 569th Regiment of the 190th Division and the reconnaissance detachment of the Corps, which was responsible for interspersed missions, bravely rushed to the enemy's rear while attacking frontally.These two troops defeated the enemy's seven attacks in 20 hours, advanced 60 kilometers, occupied the commanding height near Uijeongbu, the main traffic road leading to Seoul-Dobong Mountain, blew up the iron bridge of the mountain road, and cut off the enemy's retreat.In order to rescue the enemy whose retreat was cut off by me, the enemy frantically shelled Daofeng Mountain. On the first day alone, thousands of shells fell on Daofeng Mountain. The requirement of “losing a position” is like a sharp knife piercing the enemy’s heart, holding the position for three days and four nights, monitoring the enemy at the foot of the mountain, and sending small teams to attack the enemy at night, disrupting the enemy’s in-depth defense system, and contributing to the victory of the battle. made a great contribution.

While these two troops occupied Daofeng Mountain, the 189th Division of the 63rd Army also surrounded more than 2,000 enemies in Tuqiaochang. After an hour of fierce fighting, after annihilating part of the enemy, we only had one battalion to destroy the enemy. On the retreat, the enemy quickly adjusted their formation, with more than 80 tanks as the front and periphery, and sent more than 20 aircraft to cover the air, sandwiching the infantry in the middle, highlighting the encirclement, fleeing south, but failed to wipe out them all. When the attack of the 64th Army was blocked, the two divisions of the 65th Army were ordered to cross the river quickly to Changpoli.However, due to the setback of the Sixty-Fourth Army's attack on Dongwenli, and the lack of experience in breaking through, the enemy occupied a favorable terrain, with strong positions and fierce firepower. The narrow area of ​​20 square kilometers on the south bank was attacked by enemy artillery and aviation, causing heavy casualties.In this serious situation, fortunately, the fighting spirit of the commanders and fighters of the five divisions did not fade, and they encouraged each other. After three days of bloody fighting, they finally broke through the enemy's position and continued to advance in depth. They successively captured Guosi Peak, Wuqinli, and Baiyuntai The First Corps of the People's Army also wiped out most of a battalion of the First Division of the Li Puppet Army in Wuqin. However, after all, it had lost three days, which delayed the opportunity and caused the enemy to escape.

On April 29th, the first phase of the five battles ended. Our Volunteer Army and the People’s Army wiped out more than 23,000 enemies in seven days. The interspersed tasks affected the detour of the battle and the ability to wipe out the enemy, so that this stage was only fought to defeat the enemy, and failed to deal an annihilating blow to the enemy.As soon as the battle ended, the headquarters of the Volunteer Army called to investigate responsibility.Commander Yang Dezhi and Director Chen Xianrui of the Political Department hurried to the Sixty-Fourth Army to learn about the situation, and returned to report to the Party Committee of the Corps.I presided over the research and lessons learned by the party committee.Everyone believed that the two divisions of the Sixty-Fourth Army failed to complete the division and roundabout task on time. Objectively, the enemy occupied favorable terrain with strong firepower and it was difficult to break through.Subjectively, the two divisions responsible for the penetration task failed to master the penetration and division tactics well. When the enemy's deployment had no gaps to penetrate, they did not resolutely break through, hesitated, and lost their fighters.In fact, the 3rd Battalion of the 568th Regiment and the reconnaissance detachment of the Corps made a resolute and decisive assault, quickly inserted into Daofeng Mountain, and succeeded. If the main force of the division can continue to follow up, it is expected to break through.However, when these two divisions encountered the enemy's tenacious blocking or surprise attack, they lacked flexible and flexible command, and still adopted the method of flat push during the civil war. There were even cases where the command organization was out of touch with the troops, and the artillery units fighting in coordination were stranded in Jiangbei, etc. Serious problems, and thus slow progress, causing congestion.Although the troops fought bravely, they failed to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy, and instead suffered heavy casualties. The lesson is very painful. The first stage of the battle was the first battle of our corps going abroad. Under the circumstances of unfamiliar terrain and insufficient experience, each army was able to quickly break through the enemy's strong line of defense on the Linjin River, advance to the front line of Uijeongbu on the north bank of the Han River, and wipe out thousands of enemies , It was a victory; due to the above-mentioned subjective and objective reasons, it could have been forgiven for failing to achieve a greater victory.However, the party committee believes that because this is the first battle abroad, it should be strictly required, with clear rewards and punishments, to boost morale and educate cadres. The Third Battalion of the 568th Regiment of the Zero Division awarded the honorary title of "Daofeng Mountain Battalion" and "Daofeng Mountain Detachment" of the Corps' reconnaissance detachment to Zhang Baofuji, a soldier of the "Daofeng Mountain Battalion" who stood firm on the dangerous land of Daofeng Mountain; The Ninth Company of the 583rd Regiment of the 195th Division of the 65th Army, which wiped out more than 400 enemies in seven days and nights, was awarded the honorary title of "Foguoshan Great Gong Company". Thirteen soldiers from the Second Company of the 561st Regiment of the 187th Division of the 63rd Army were awarded first-class merit by Liu Guangzi.In addition, some meritorious units and individuals are also given credit or awards.At the same time, according to the opinions of the Party Committee of the 64th Army, the Party Committee of the Corps decided to give the division commanders and political commissars of the two vanguard divisions a punishment of demotion or warning.Since then, whenever I recall this incident, I have infinite emotion. At that time, the party committee really "swept the horses with tears." If it were not so strict, it would be difficult to maintain the seriousness of military discipline, and it would be difficult to guarantee victory in subsequent battles. On May 16, the second phase of the fifth battle began. Our Corps was responsible for clamping down on the main force of the US Army on the western front from Goyang to Gapyeong, so that the Third and Ninth Corps could wipe out a large number of enemies on the Eastern Front.After the battle was launched, each army attacked Goyang, Dobong-ri, Toegyewon-ri, Jingok-ri, Moshiyu-ri, Cheongpyeongcheon, and Sangcheon-ri with the posture of "seriously and actively implementing feints". On the 17th, the above-mentioned places were captured, and part of the enemy was wiped out, firmly clamping down on the U.S. troops on the western front.At 4 o'clock on the 18th, the 187th and 188th Divisions of the 63rd Army crossed the North Han River southward by surprise, continuously broke through the enemy's North Han River and Hongchuan River defense lines, penetrated into the enemy's deep Meigu Mountain and Fengwei Mountain line, and wiped out the U.S. troops. One battalion and most of the three companies of Li's puppet army, in the case of fighting with their backs, effectively restrained the enemy and prevented them from coming east.On the 20th, the enemy forces on the western front launched a comprehensive counterattack against me in response to their operations on the eastern front.After continuous combat, our corps was about to run out of food and ammunition, and the supply from the rear could not be supplied for a while, so it was very difficult to continue the offensive, so we decided to stop the offensive and turn to defense. After the second phase of the battle ended on the 21st, the Corps was ordered to move to the area north of Weicheon-ri and Yeoncheon to rest and reorganize, leaving the 65th Army to deploy from the Uijeongbu and Cheongpyeongcheon lines, using Docheon-ri, Pocheon, and Jisan-ri to the north and south Favorable terrain, adopting in-depth equipment to block the enemy, ensuring the safety of the Yeoncheon and Cheorwon frontlines and the action of the brother troops moving northward to rest and reorganize. The Sixty-fifth Army served as the rear guard and fought fiercely with the enemy in Nanfengxian, Lianchuan Dongshan 233·2 Highland, Yunvfeng 205 Highland and Shangsanchuanli.Taking the heroes of the "Daofeng Mountain Battalion" of the 64th Army as an example, the majority of commanders and fighters repelled the attacks of enemy planes, artillery, and tanks under the cover of enemy planes, artillery, and tanks time and time again, and repeatedly competed with the enemy for positions.The Eighth Company of the 577th Regiment, which guarded the 233.2 Highland in Dongshan, Lianchuan, fought repeatedly with the enemy with the cooperation of brother troops. Starting at 5:00 on May 29, they held their positions for three days and nights and wiped out more than 300 enemies. . In the early morning of June 1, after the third company defended the eighth company, the enemy continued to attack the 233. It lasted two hours, and then took turns to attack, but they were all repelled by the three consecutive warriors.At twelve o'clock at noon, there were only four lightly and seriously wounded and the new soldier Xu Shen left in the three-company line.Xu Shen vowed to avenge the martyrs who died, and made an oath to the party: "As long as I, Xu Shen, am here, the position will never be lost!" Weapons such as blasting tubes fought alone on the ground and killed the enemy heroically. With the support of our artillery fire, they repelled the enemy four times. Until 17:00, five comrades in the eighth squad came to reinforce and smashed the enemy with sudden firepower and front impact. In the final attack, more than 100 enemies were wiped out throughout the day.After the war, Xu Shenrong made first-class meritorious service, and the Volunteer Army Headquarters awarded him the honorable title of "Second-Class Alone Hero".The 577th regiment held on to the 233.2 highland and its nearby key points for four days and nights, wiped out more than 690 enemies, and successfully completed the blocking task. After dusk, the position was handed over to the 63rd Army to take over. Although the commanders and fighters of the Sixty-fifth Army fought bloody battles, the enemy took advantage of our army's weakness in the fact that our army had run out of ammunition and food seven days after the second stage of the offensive, it was difficult to supply, and it was urgent to retreat to rest and replenish. The strength of the three divisions "sucked" my rear guards firmly, and planned to counterattack me in multiple ways. The Sixty-five Army suffered heavy casualties and could not stick to it for ten to twenty days as originally planned.In view of this serious situation, Yang Dezhi and I, in addition to ordering the 65th Army to overcome difficulties and strictly follow the requirements to stop the enemy, immediately dispatched the 63rd Army to rush to support, because the 63rd Army has been fighting continuously for more than a month since it broke through the Linjin River. In addition to the shortage of weapons, equipment and military supplies, the reduction of personnel is also very serious.On the defensive front there are 47,000 enemy troops, while the 63rd Army has only 24,900 troops, and some companies have only 20 to 30 troops. Excluding the service detachments and necessary reserves, the entire army ranks first. There are only two divisions in the line, with only more than 8,400 people.The enemy has more than 1,300 artillery pieces of various types, more than 180 tanks, and air force support, while the 63rd Army has only 240 pieces including the 60th artillery, and has neither tanks nor aircraft. .Although Fu Chongbi, the commander of the 63rd Army, Long Daoquan, the political commissar, and the commanders and fighters of the entire army are determined to complete the blocking mission, it is conceivable that it will be difficult to block the enemy who clearly has superior weapons and equipment and has nearly double the number of troops.But at this time, the Corps had no other mobile forces in its hands. In order to express the care and support of the Party Committee and leaders of the Corps for the commanders and fighters of the 63rd Army, Yang Dezhi and I decided to draw 500 people from the directly subordinate team of the Corps to support the 63rd Army. Although few, but after this news spread to the company, it is still a great encouragement to the spirit of comrades in the whole army. I myself realized that the victory or defeat of this blocking battle is related to the next strategic deployment of the entire volunteer army, and I have a heavy responsibility. Therefore, I repeatedly told Long Daoquan on the phone that we must quickly organize the organization, improve the party branch, and give full play to it. The role of the party branch as a battle fortress and the vanguard and exemplary role of party members; it is necessary to strengthen the work of agitation on the battlefield, and everyone speaks out and encourages each other; it is necessary to carry out competitions for killing the enemy and to publicize heroic and exemplary deeds in a timely manner. Approved FireWire to join the party and join the league. The party's strong leadership and extensive and in-depth political work inspired the fighting spirit of the troops. Many heroic companies and heroes emerged in the battle: On June 4, the 563rd Regiment of the 188th Division of the 63rd Army was ordered to take over The 567th Regiment of the 189th Division was tasked with defending the Fahuadong and Gaotai Mountain areas. The eighth regiment defended the 255.1 Highland south of Gaotai Mountain for the brother company. The main direction of attack.After continuous operations, the eighth company had a large reduction in personnel, including only 58 people in the strengthened 60 artillery and heavy machine gun units, but the morale was still high. After entering the position, it rushed to repair the fortifications day and night in the rain.Beginning on the fifth day, the enemy used one or two battalions to attack the Eighth Company's position in turn with the cooperation of artillery fire and tanks.The Eighth Company fought continuously for two days and nights, defeated the superior enemy's attacks one after another, and killed and wounded the enemy in large numbers.On the afternoon of the 6th, the enemy surrounded the Eighth Company by roundabout from both sides. Under the command of the company commander and instructor, the warriors of the Eighth Company fought against the enemy tenaciously. When they ran out of bullets, they smashed them with stones. They fought fiercely for two hours and defeated the enemy again. .However, the situation of being surrounded has not changed, and the enemy is still increasing troops, the encirclement is gradually shrinking, and the connection with the superior is cut off.At this critical moment, the commander and instructor of the eighth company held an enlarged meeting of the branch committee, analyzed the situation, studied the situation, and made a decision to break through. Then, they quickly collected ammunition and concentrated the only thirteen rounds of bullets in the entire company, one anti-tank Grenade, then, bury the martyrs and make preparations to transfer the wounded. After dark, the company commander will command, the three platoon leaders will make a breakthrough, and the instructor will cover the rear guard to catch the enemy by surprise. After a brave charge, jump from the enemy's weaker southwest The cliff broke through and moved to the 400 Heights, the main position of the battalion.On the 7th, the Eighth Company went into battle to defend the 400 Heights.The third platoon of the company extended to the west side of the unnamed highland north of the 255.1 highland to block the enemy, and repelled the two attacks of the enemy's two companies again, killing more than 100 enemies.In this battle, fifty-eight cadres and soldiers of the eighth company fought bloody for four days and nights, defeated fifteen attacks by the superior enemy, and killed and wounded more than 800 enemies at the cost of sixteen casualties.After the war, the Eighth Company won the honorable title of "The Eighth Company of Special Merit", and the company commander Guo Enzhi won the special class and was awarded the "First-Class Combat Hero". The 2nd Company of the 62nd Regiment attacked the position. Cao Junfu's combat team guarding the forward position smashed them with stones when they ran out of bullets. Rush into the enemy's formation and die with the enemy.In this defensive battle, the tenacious fighting spirit of the first and second platoons of the 563rd Regiment who stood firm on the North Mountain of Fahuadong was also very touching. On June 5, after the second platoon repelled two frontal attacks by about one battalion of the enemy during the day, at night, the enemy turned around and attacked the second platoon with a battalion of troops.After midnight, the eight men in the platoon had only fifteen rounds, and the enemy charged again.Carrying forward the glorious tradition and indomitable spirit of the "Steel Battalion" and "Special Service Platoon" during the Revolutionary War, they fought desperately with the enemy with bayonets, gun stocks, wooden sticks, and stones, and fought back the enemy again.On this day, the second platoon killed and wounded more than one hundred enemies, but at this time all the bullets were gone, only a few grenades were left. Seeing that the enemy was about to charge up again, Li Bingqun, the deputy platoon leader, said to the soldiers: "Now our Surrounded by the enemy on three sides, and there is a cliff behind us, it is impossible for the eight of us to break through. We have to fight, and there are no bullets; we have to fight face to face with the enemy. There are too many of them, and we may be captured. We are special workers of the Iron Battalion Soldiers in the platoon should not discredit the heroic troops or shame the great motherland, and let the enemy know that the Chinese are hard bones, and the volunteer soldiers are steel heroes. I propose that we jump off the cliff and die as prisoners." The soldiers agreed with one voice Li Bingqun's opinion.In the end, they left a party leader and two soldiers to cover, and Li Bingqun led four soldiers to jump off the cliff more than five feet deep; the remaining three comrades also jumped off the cliff after completing the cover task.Among the eight warriors, Li Bingqun and other five died heroically. A wounded squad leader crawled towards our position with two wounded soldiers, and was later retrieved by the troops. Since the beginning of the blocking war, I have been concerned about the bloody battles of the 65th Army and the 63rd Army, and I am always concerned about their safety. I was so excited that tears filled my eyes; when I learned that only three warriors were found after jumping off the cliff in the second platoon of the 563rd Regiment, I immediately asked the 63rd Army to continue searching for the missing comrades.Soon, after repeated searches, the 63rd Army reported the exact news and names of five martyrs who died and three soldiers who returned after being injured. They are: Li Bingqun, Zhai Guoling, Luo Juncheng, Hou Tianyou, He Chengyu, Cui Xuecai, Zhang Qiu Chang and Meng Qingxiu.After watching it, I took off my military cap with tears in my eyes, paid tribute to the North Mountain of Fahuadong, and instructed the Political Department of the 63rd Army to compile and report the deeds of the second platoon and the eight warriors as soon as possible, and credit them for their merits. It is well publicized to express the admiration of the comrades in the whole army for the martyrs and the warriors. The 63rd Army and the 65th Army fought bloody for 13 days and nights in an extremely difficult and difficult environment, successfully completed the blocking mission, and won precious time for the overall adjustment and deployment. In the fifth battle, the 19th Corps and the Brother Corps fought side by side for more than 50 days, annihilating more than 82,000 enemies, and achieved a major victory. The arrogant plan on the front lines of Pyongyang and Wonsan forced the enemy to switch to defensive positions, and accepted the Soviet Union's proposal for armistice negotiations on June 30.Since then, the war has entered a stalemate. The enemy and the enemy have confronted each other along the 38th parallel for two years. They fought and talked while fighting, and launched sharp and complicated military and political struggles.