Chapter 349 8. The blood of heroes and soldiers stained Yingpanling red

Yingpanling is located in the center of Gaolan Mountain, the main peak of Nanshan Mountain. It is connected with the enemy's Shenjialing in the west and Majiashan in the east.If you capture this mountain, it is like a steel knife piercing the enemy's heart.The 50th Regiment of the 17th Division of the 6th Corps of the 2nd Corps, which was responsible for the main offensive task, came out of the abyss like a dragon, and went straight to the enemy's forward positions, and a bloody battle began. The sound of gunshots, artillery, and the explosion of grenades and explosives rang together, and the killing sound shook the sky.Run out of bullets, use grenades, use bayonets, and even fight with the enemy with bare hands.The commanders and fighters of our army fought one after another, seeing death as home.

In the end, there were only 12 people left in the 50th regiment and 7th company of the main attacking company, but they insisted on defeating eight counterattacks on the scale of the enemy's company and battalion.When the troops charged to the main camp of Yingpanling, due to the high and steep cliffs and the hard soil, the breakthrough was not blasted. The enemy desperately resisted with the reinforced concrete bunker, and the comrades who went forward to blast three times in a row were all sacrificed.The four companies that moved to the front could not get up or down for a while, and were exposed to enemy fire, and they were about to suffer heavy casualties.

At this critical juncture, Cao Derong, the instructor of the 7th company, picked up three explosive packs at once and shouted "Follow me!" He rushed up first, and the two soldiers followed in response. When he was approaching the cliff, the enemy fired intensive firepower , a soldier died.Cao Derong threw two grenades, took advantage of the moment when the smoke rose, picked up the heavy explosive package, endured the pain all over his body, rolled left and right, and finally approached the cliff with another soldier. The cliff was shaved like a wall, and there was no support, so the power of the explosives could not be exerted. Cao Derong explained to the soldier behind him, held the explosive bag with both hands and pressed it on the cliff, and turned his head and shouted to the soldier: "Hurry up! The soldier hesitated, and Comrade Cao Derong shouted: "I order you to pull the fire..." The soldier pulled the fire with tears in his eyes, turned over and rolled down the hillside.With a loud noise, the cliff broke open.Dong Cunrui's hero Cao Derong gave his life for the liberation of the people.

The soldiers shouted Cao Derong's name and rushed into the enemy's position.The battle was going on fiercely, and at 1 pm, the battle to capture the last and strongest group fortification on the main position at the commanding height of Yingpanling began. Under the cover of powerful artillery fire, our 46th regiment of the 16th division and the 51st regiment of the 17th division launched attacks from the east and west.All the troops launched an attack at the same time, and at 14:00, three red flags were erected on the enemy's positions one after another!But as soon as it was erected, the flagpole was interrupted by enemy machine guns. The red flag fell down, erected again, fell again, and erected again...

In this way, the red flag was repeatedly raised and lowered 7 times. Every time it was raised and lowered, many soldiers died heroically. By the 8th time, more than a dozen red flags had been erected on the enemy's main position in Yingpanling.Yingpanling is completely occupied by me!The great heroic fighters of our army opened the way to victory with their blood and lives. The comrades who buried the martyrs after the war found that the fingers of the martyr Cao Derong were covered with grenade fire rings and fire ring wires.Comrade Peng Dehuai said: "In order to complete the blasting task, some comrades strapped explosives on their bodies and smashed themselves and the bunker at the same time. This kind of heroic feat was not once but countless times. It was not ordered by anyone, but completely voluntary. These heroes are for the cause of the people. This kind of heroic and glorious self-sacrifice is really a teacher through all ages!"

In the fortified battle of Yingpanling, the 6th Army, under the command of Luo Yuanfa, launched an attack from dawn and fought fiercely until 5:00 p.m., completely annihilating 1,725 ​​people defending the main position of the Sanyingzi, and the troops suffered about 1,500 casualties. The 17th Division alone suffered casualties The huge cost of 1,235 people, of which the 50th Regiment who served as the main attack sacrificed 668 people, and almost no survivors from the 7th Company of the Commando. On the battlefield, corpses were piled up everywhere, blood stained the top of the mountain red, the blood water mixed with the loess, and there was a layer of deep red mud all over the mountain and plain.The corpses were burning, and the air was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke and burnt stench.A brutal war left behind horrific scenes.

The bloody setting sun reflects the red flag and the blood of the martyrs.On Gaolan Mountain, the ground is covered with bright red blood, and the eyes are full of burning flames. The blood and fire are intertwined, making it look more cruel and tragic. On the morning of August 26, Luo Yuanfa's 6th Army entered Lanzhou City and successfully joined forces with the 3rd Army, 4th Army and the 19th Corps of the brothers.Lanzhou is liberated!