Chapter 44 Two Telegrams for the Liberation of Pyongyang[1]

(December 4 and 6, 1950) one [News from Xinhua News Agency on the 4th] A reporter from our agency sent news from the Korean battlefield: In the case of a large-scale counterattack by the Korean People's Army and our People's Volunteers, the Second and Twenty-fifth Divisions of the U.S. Invading Army, the Turkish Brigade, and Li Cheng In the evening [2] the Sixth Division, Seventh Division, and Eighth Division of the bandit army received devastating blows, and the remnants of the enemy in each division rushed south for their lives.The 1st Cavalry Division, the 24th Infantry Division of the U.S. Invading Army, the 27th British and Australian Brigade, and the 1st Division of Syngman Rhee's Bandit Army, which suffered less damage in this battle, took over cover and kept pace. Jienan fled.The heroic Korean People's Army and our People's Volunteers pursued it across the board and occupied Anju, Sin'anju, Gecheon, Sucheon, Suncheon, Sungcheon, Gangdong and other cities.On the Eastern Front, the main forces of the 1st Marine Division and the 7th Infantry Division of the U.S. Invading Army, which were cut off and surrounded by the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteers in the Changjin Lake area north of Hamhung, have been wiped out for a large part. Partly, the remnants of the enemy continued to be annihilated.The enemy troops that Xianxing sent reinforcements to the north have been routed several times and received devastating blows.A regiment of the 7th Infantry Division of the U.S. Invading Army occupying Seongjin, Chongjin, and Hyesan Town on the Yalu River, as well as the Capital Division and the 3rd Division of Rhee Seungman's bandit army, are rushing towards Hamhung and Wonsan. flee.The enemy troops on the east and west lines were in panic and eager to flee for their lives.Enemies in Pyongyang are slaughtering people, burning supplies and power generation equipment in the city, and the fire is spreading across Pyongyang.The Korean People's Army and our People's Volunteers are advancing towards Pyongyang.

According to the publication of "People's Daily" on December 5, 1950. two [Xinhua News Agency on the 6th] Our reporter reported from the North Korean front: The Korean People's Army and our People's Volunteers liberated Pyongyang today.The invading forces of the United States and other countries, as well as the remnants of Syngman Rhee's bandit army, retreated south of Pyongyang.Regular units of the Korean People's Army and our People's Volunteers entered the city of Pyongyang at 2:00 p.m. on December 6. According to the publication of "People's Daily" on December 7, 1950.

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] These two telegrams were drafted by Mao Zedong. [2] Syngman Rhee was the president of South Korea at that time.