Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve

U.S. imperialism burned the flames of war to the Yalu River, and troops from the North China Military Region were ordered to enter North Korea to participate in the war.As soon as I arrived in North Korea, the enemy almost took over the "old nest" of the 19th Corps without firing a single shot!Misfortunes never come singly, Commander Yang Dezhi avoids the bombing of enemy planes, but almost dies under the wheel of the little soldier!Li Zhimin said with a smile: "Sanyang Kaitai, this is Premier Zhou's auspicious words!"At night, Army Commander Fu Chongbi took Division Commander Xu Xin to the riverside to scout the enemy.These 63 prisoners turned out to be from the Gloucester Battalion of the 29th British Brigade, which was hailed as the "Royal Army" by the Queen of England.In the first battle of entering the DPRK, the Nineteenth Corps won the battle but was criticized.The commander and political commissar of the leading division of the 64th Army were demoted.

Be bold and high-spirited, cross the Yalu River, keep peace, defend the motherland, is to protect the hometown. Good sons and daughters of China, unite as one,... Resist US aggression and aid Korea, defeat the US imperialist ambition wolf. In February 1951, the icy and snowy Yalu River showed people a spectacular scene: on the bridge, the military column full of soldiers and luggage was speeding eastward like lightning; On the surface of the river filled with a strong and choking smell of gunpowder, volunteer soldiers are rushing to the other side of the river on a long temporary pontoon bridge, accompanied by howling songs.At this time, this majestic and loud song, together with the roar of enemy planes and explosions in the river from the sky from time to time, played a vigorous and passionate symphony... This is the beginning of the 19th Corps leaving the motherland and heading for the Korean battlefield. scene.

On the military column, carrying Yang Dezhi, Li Zhimin and their corps commanding organs, marching on both sides of the railway is the 64th Army, and walking swiftly on the pontoon bridge in the middle of the river are the 64th Army and the 65th Army. When the 19th Corps rushed from Shandong to the west bank of the Yalu River, the third battle between the Chinese People's Volunteers and the Korean People's Army had just ended successfully.This battle was fought neatly and beautifully. The East and West groups composed of more than 300,000 Chinese and North Korean troops secretly approached the "March 8th" line, captured Seoul, flew across the Han River, occupied Incheon again, and finally expelled the US-Lee gang. "38" line.And Douglas, commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Army".MacArthur spent a gray "Thanksgiving" in a sigh.

When the 19th Corps arrived at Dandong, which was close to the west bank of the Yalu River, the soldiers saw with their own eyes that Dandong was completely ready for battle during the day.The army and the people are busy preparing for various wars, and the whole city implements extremely strict lighting control as soon as the sun goes down.Day and night, enemy plane bombing and long-range artillery attacks are ready at any time.The hospital is home to batch after batch of wounded from the front line, and at the same time, it has to take care of batch after batch of women who were injured by enemy planes that suddenly flew over in schools, offices, fields, and on the way to and from factories. , children, the elderly.Witnessing all this, the soldiers excitedly said to their commanders: "What do you mean the flames of war have reached our door? By the Yalu River, we all understand! Instructor, hurry up and cross the river!..."

The torrential Yalu River, with its 700-kilometer-long main stream, closely connects China and North Korea, two brotherly countries and peoples who have a long-standing friendship with each other.The bridge across the river is like a pair of giant arms protruding from the land of the two countries, embracing each other in the river.To the west is China, and to the east is North Korea. The rushing clear river is just like the pure and profound friendship between China and North Korea and the two peoples... On February 17, Dingzhou. Amidst rumbling explosions, the military column drove all night covered in gunpowder smoke.At this time, the Nineteenth Corps had already entered North Korea.It was nearly dawn, and in order to avoid being attacked by enemy planes, the head of the Corps decided to temporarily stop the advance. First, the four carriages of the Corps in front of the general column were sent to the cave south of Dingzhou, and then the flatbed trucks loaded with luggage were sent to the rear. Send it to the cave on the opposite side, wait until you have escaped the day and night falls before leaving.

Not long after the carriage entered the cave, the roar of the enemy plane gradually became clear from far to near.The huge fleet roared and swooped down, pouring down a large number of bombs, followed by the sound of explosions shaking the ground.A huge air wave rushed into the dark cave, almost overturning the train in the cave. After the enemy plane passed by, the commander Yang Dezhi sitting at the back stood up, patted the dust off his shoulders, and walked along the carriages to check on the comrades in each carriage.Seeing the commander coming, the comrades hurriedly asked: "Commander, are we still leaving?"

Others complained, "Commander, I never expected that we would be squatted in caves when we arrived in North Korea. It's so useless!" Yang Dezhi turned around and said angrily, "Hmph! Brat, the time is coming soon for you to be useless!" Night finally fell slowly.At this time, there was the rumble of the locomotive approaching from a distance.The rumbling sound of the locomotive seemed to inject a shot of stimulant into everyone in the car, and the whole car immediately became active. Several soldiers poked me and I poked you, dancing and dancing, just like commandos about to attack.

With the sound of "clang", the carriage began to move slowly, gradually driving out of the cave.Not far away, the speed of the car suddenly increased, the carriage began to tilt forward, and the tea mugs and military kettles on the small table collided with each other, clanging loudly.The sound of "crashing, clattering" in the carriage immediately washed away the laughter and laughter just now, and people were confused by the sudden tremor. At this time, Yu Zhen, the deputy chief of the combat department of the Corps, hurried to Yang Dezhi and reported: "Oops, our carriage has no front!"

Yang Dezhi was startled, he hurriedly supported the backrest, and looked forward through the car window, ah!Sure enough, the carriage is headless! At this time, the four carriages were sliding along the steep mountain, from high to low, like lightning. "Emergency brake!" Yang Dezhi shouted.Several people rushed towards the brake at the end of the car, no matter how hard they tried, it was still useless.The carriage is out of control! The carriage slid along the steep track at high speed.The hills, cliffs, and trees outside the car receded like lightning from the window. In the carriage, all the personnel and horses of the 19th Corps were carried.Here is the nerve center of the 19th Corps!If an accident occurs in this high-speed out-of-control carriage, the consequences will be disastrous.Corps commander Yang Dezhi, political commissar Li Zhimin, and deputy commander Zheng Weishan all had beads of sweat on their foreheads.

Political commissar Li Zhimin looked at Yang Dezhi and Zheng Weishan, and said anxiously, "What should we do?" "Jump the car, organize the car jump!" Zheng Weishan said eagerly. "No, the speed is too fast, it's dangerous!" Commander Yang Dezhi looked extraordinarily calm. Ten minutes later, the carriage drove into Dingzhou Station.However, right in front of the carriage, there was a truck parked on the rails!Seeing this dangerous situation, almost everyone in the carriage opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths wide in fright.When the carriage was moving just now, the two little soldiers who were so excited and dancing were now dumbfounded and shouted: "Ouch, my mother!" and hugged their heads.

The carriage is still approaching the truck at a fast speed.At this moment, the hearts of the three corps leaders suddenly rose to the throat: Once they collide with the truck, the car must be destroyed!Everyone in the car watched helplessly as the carriage quickly approached the truck, and then approached again... At this critical moment, suddenly, a boy ran from the platform like an arrow, and with his extremely skilled movements, quickly Turned the switch.The boy's coherent movement was completed in an instant. Almost at the same time, the carriage passed by the boy with a "whoosh", drove a long way along the other rail track opened by the boy, and finally stopped slowly. Facing everything that happened in front of them, people couldn't believe it was reality, and even doubted their own eyes. For a moment, when people woke up from the chaos, the people in the carriage shouted and jumped out of the car, and ran to the boy frantically. The boy was only thirteen or fourteen years old, with an American submachine gun not much shorter than him slung across his chest, ragged clothes, and his little face and hands were red from the cold.Because he couldn't understand Chinese, the child seemed a little overwhelmed by the crowd.Several government officials were so excited that they hugged the little boy and held it up high.Looking at the little boy being lifted up in the air, several corps leaders couldn't help but shed tears.Political commissar Li Zhimin asked the guards to fetch some food, stuffed it into the boy's hand, and said with a choked voice, "Good boy, thank you, thank you..." An hour later, the front of the car drove over, and the people in the car suddenly realized.It turned out that at the moment when the front of the car was attached to the carriage with a "clang sound", the front of the car did not hang the carriage, but hit the carriage. In this way, after the carriage was stressed, it slid along the mountain in the opposite direction to the front of the car. My heart finally landed up.However, when everyone thought of the embarrassment just now, they couldn't help but find it funny. Yang Dezhi let out a long breath, and then said seriously: "If it wasn't for the child who rescued me just now, the comrades in our entire organization would have already reported to Marx officially by now! This is tantamount to letting the enemy take us away without firing a single shot. The 'old nest' of the Corps! Thank God! Thank God!" Everyone laughed. Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Li Zhimin, the political commissar who usually likes to recite poems and compose fu, opened his mouth and said: "Thinking of this incident, I feel dazed. Zheng Weishan put the big white enamel tea mug on the coffee table with a "boom", and said heartily: "Let me add a few words!" Then he read: "The switchman is very alert, and instructed the train to stop in Dingzhou." Li Zhimin blurted out praise: "Good!" Zheng Weishan said "hehe" twice, and said with a smile: "Whoever he is, it's the truth anyway!" Li Zhimin said, "It's really good!" Then he turned to Yang Dezhi and said, "Old Yang, you too Just a few sentences, and this poem will be completed." Zheng Weishan also persuaded: "Don't worry about dry or wet (poetry), just write a few sentences quickly." Yang Dezhi was also very excited at this time, and he wiped it slowly. With cold sweat on his forehead, he read a few words thoughtfully: "Adversity is not danger, but disaster is turned into good luck. We work together on the battlefield to make great achievements." With bursts of applause, talking and laughing, Yang Dezhi couldn't help but return to the unforgettable scene in Zhongnanhai 10 days ago... February 5, Zhongnanhai.Full of ardent hopes for the troops to enter North Korea for the second time, Premier Zhou met Yang Dezhi, commander of the 19th Corps, and Li Zhimin, political commissar, in his office. Premier Zhou said: "Commander Zhu has reported the situation of your 19th Corps to Chairman Mao after he came back from Chongzhou. We are satisfied with your work." Premier Zhou smiled sweetly, which made the two corps commanders feel very cordial. The Prime Minister went on to say: "I invite you to come, I just want to meet you. You are about to leave your homeland in order to defend your home and country. I am here to see you off." The three of them drank the red wine in their glasses in one gulp.Then, Premier Zhou said to Yang Dezhi: "Your 19th Corps, as well as the two regiments commanded by Comrades Yang Yong and Yang Chengwu, are troops with glorious traditions and strong combat effectiveness. 'Take it out, it's called 'Three Yang Kaitai'!" "Sanyang Kaitai" is a homonym of the allusion "Sanyang Kaitai", which means auspiciousness and blessing. Quoting this allusion expresses Premier Zhou's earnest expectations for the victory of the 19th Corps. The Prime Minister's words made the two corps commanders very excited.Even for many years to come, Premier Zhou's talk about "Three Yangs" has always been vividly remembered by the two commanders... The Nineteenth Corps marched hard towards the predetermined area. North Korea is a country surrounded by the sea on three sides, with beautiful natural scenery, rich products and mineral deposits, a long history and splendid cultural traditions.However, under the ravages of the iron hooves of the American aggressors, there are ruins and ruins everywhere; on the fertile fields, there are many bomb craters and overgrown weeds. Even when driving through Pyongyang, what you see is ruins. The building, a standing tree, if it wasn't for the guidance of the guide, I wouldn't know that it was the prosperous capital of the past.The scene in front of me is in sharp contrast to the booming production and the prosperity of the people living and working in peace and contentment seen along the way in North China and Northeast China a few days ago. The troops went through hardships during the march. During the march, each soldier had at least 40 kilograms of load. In addition to his own guns, bullets, backpacks, and four grenades, he also had to carry a week's worth of dry food and two mortar shells.Because the mortars and the shells they bring are far from enough for a battle.It was severe winter, and North Korea was very snowy. In some areas, the snow was as thick as one or two feet, and it took several comrades to help you pull out your legs when you stepped on it.In some areas, the snow and ice are connected as hard as iron, and one step is three slippery. The soldiers call it "glass road". Many comrades kept falling while leaning on tree sticks.After walking 30 to 50 steps, the flat soles of Litu shoes were covered with thick ice cubes, like the boots worn by actors in traditional operas. Enemy planes harassed and shuttled in groups, so that the troops had to travel at night and stay at dawn.However, there is absolutely no shelter from the wind and cold for rest during the day.Big ravines and big woods are often the best camping areas for troops, and the so-called camping can only be synonymous with lying on ice and snow.Therefore, many soldiers would rather march hard than camp.At night, dozens or even hundreds of flares from enemy planes were thrown, to such an extent that day and night were not distinguished.Fortunately, North Korea's alpine forests can be used as a natural barrier.The troops avoided the lights, drilled ravines, passed through the woods, and rushed forward against the clock. The cold climate has never been encountered by the troops in China, and even the soldiers from the northwest of the motherland have never seen such heavy snow.The wind is like a knife and the snow is like a sword. Sometimes it even makes people feel that the air is frozen.As the saying goes: "There is no light burden on a long road", not to mention that soldiers carry heavy loads, travel at night and the road is very bumpy!Their legs were swollen from running, and blood blisters appeared on their feet one after another. Every step they took had to pay the price of blood.Some comrades were so tired that they vomited blood.Some comrades leaned against the stone wall while walking, and the comrades behind them fell to the ground with a light tap, unable to get up no matter how much they shouted.They sacrificed like this, sacrificed on the way forward... Some old comrades who participated in the Red Army's Long March said that, except that the air is not lack of oxygen, the soldiers have sufficient food, and everything else is almost the same as when the Red Army climbed the snow-capped mountains. conditions are quite different.And batches of enemy planes constantly harassing us were never encountered during the Long March over the snow-capped mountains.Faced with this harsh environment, our young volunteer soldiers inherited and carried forward the revolutionary spirit and perseverance of the Red Army climbing snow-capped mountains and crossing grasslands. They gritted their teeth and supported each other to move forward... On February 20, the troops finally arrived at the temporary assembly place in the southwest of Yinshan. On February 23, Peng Dehuai, commander of the Volunteer Army, suddenly came to the assembly point of the 19th Corps to visit the troops.Peng Dehuai first smiled, then waved his hands to Yang Dezhi and Li Zhimin, and said, "I didn't come to see you specially... I wanted to come, but the situation didn't allow it. This time it was Chairman Mao who wanted me to report back to China, so I turned a corner. , come to see you and welcome you on behalf of the Party Committee of the Volunteer Army.” Yang Dezhi briefly reported the situation of the troops to Peng Dehuai, and then asked about the mission of the 19th Corps. Peng Dehuai said: "The most important task for you now is to familiarize yourself with the situation as soon as possible. You are not going to be used in the fourth battle that is currently going on. Hurry up and prepare. You are going to fight in the fifth battle." After a brief meeting, Peng Dehuai was about to embark on his way back home.Accompanied by Yang Dezhi and Li Zhimin, Peng Dehuai walked to the jeep outside the cave. Peng Dehuai held Yang Dezhi's hand affectionately and said, "I haven't been able to meet the comrades below this time. Please greet everyone on my behalf. When I come back, we will fight together." Fifth battle!" April 9, Duzhuang Cave. According to the deployment of the Volunteer Army Command, the headquarters of the 19th Corps has been moved from Yinshan Southwest to here.In North Korea, Dong and Li both mean villages, Dong means Xiaozhuang, Li means Dazhuang or town; Jun means our county; Dao means province.Duzhuang Cave is surrounded by mountains, with a higher mountain on the back, and a small river three miles to the southeast.The trees by the river, on the mountains, and around the village were incompletely bombed by enemy planes, and large areas were burned into charred wood or dead piles. In a large cave behind Duzhuangdong Village, a meeting of cadres above the 19th Corps was going on intensely.On the stone wall in front of the cave, a huge military topographic map almost covers the entire cave wall.Around the conference table temporarily set up with ammunition boxes, there are various generals of the Corps sitting around: Fu Chongbi, commander of the 63rd Army, and Long Daoquan, political commissar; Zeng Siyu, commander of the 64th Army, and Wang Zhao, political commissar; Xiao Yingtang, commander of the 65th Army, and Wang Daobang, political commissar.The long-awaited and long-prepared first battle abroad is about to start. The commanders can't hold back their excitement, and the atmosphere is very high. Zheng Weishan, deputy commander and chief of staff of the Corps, first walked to the battle map and introduced the situation on the battlefield: "Comrades, after several months of defense and resistance by our volunteers, the enemy is currently stranded in Kaesong, Gonangpo-ri, and Yeoncheon. , Yepo-ri, Huachuan, Yangkou, Inje, Ganseong... The U.S. 1st Corps headquarters is in Uigungbu; Between Matianli and the north and south of the Imjin River; the Third Division of the United States is located in the north and northwest of Yeoncheon; The area to the south; the Turkish Brigade is located in the northeast of Yeoncheon; the US 24th Division is located in the Yipo-ri area; the British 27th Brigade is withdrawn from Changam-ri to Gapyeong; the Puppet Sixth Division is located in the north of Jining-ri. There are 15 divisions, 3 brigades and 2 regiments, about 240,000 people. According to Zhisi’s analysis, the enemy discovered that our 3rd and 19th corps have been adjusted and transferred to the defensive, so the enemy is trying to hold on to the offensive layout. Wenshan, Lianchuan, Yipuli, Huachuan, Yangkou, Yuantongli, and Gancheng areas. The main forces and firepower are deployed in Lianchuan, Dongduchuanli, Huachuan, and Mangcunli areas. The enemy's attempt is to fight our The army counterattacked and bought time to cover its preparations for landing behind our side. In addition, the enemy also set up a second defense zone and a third defense zone in order to strengthen the defense in depth." After Zheng Weishan finished talking about the enemy's deployment and plans in one breath, he signaled to Commander Yang Dezhi, and then sat down on the ammunition box in front of the table. Yang Dezhi stood up, looked around at the generals sitting, and then a loud voice came out: "Comrades, we are about to fight a big battle! Now, Zhisi's campaign deployment has been clarified, and this battle is ours. The long-awaited fifth battle! We will concentrate the strength of three corps plus several ping regiments of the People's Army, and with the absolute superiority in strength, we will resolutely annihilate the three divisions of the U.S. Army west of the North Han River, and the three brigades of Britain and Turkey. Li's first and sixth divisions!" Then, Yang Dezhi introduced the campaign deployment of Zhisi: the 19th Corps commanded its various armies and the 1st Corps of the Korean People’s Army, and was assigned the 31st Regiment of the Eighth Artillery Division as the left-wing assault group; the 3rd Corps was the Central Assault Group; the 9th Corps And the 39th and 40th armies are used as right-wing assault groups.After the battle began, part of the force was used to split the battle gap from Jinhua to Gaping Line, split the enemy from east to west, and cut off the enemy's reinforcements from east to west; Assault from the side and implement a roundabout battle, forming a pair of giant pincers with an open mouth. First, concentrate forces to annihilate the 1st South Korean Division, the 29th British Brigade, the 3rd US Division, the Turkish Brigade, and the 6th South Korean Division, and then concentrate their forces. It will wipe out the 24th and 25th Divisions of the US Army.In addition, the 42nd Army is located in Wonsan and Yangdeok, the 38th Army is located in Suchuan, the 47th Army is located in Pyongyang, the Second Army of the People's Army is located in Huaiyang and Huachuan, and the main force of the Sixth Army is located in Sariwon, In the Zaining area, prepare to destroy the enemy after it lands... Next, Yang Dezhi talked about Zhisi's combat deployment.Pointing to the map, he said with a solemn expression: "Comrades, our task is to quickly destroy the Puppet Division on the west bank of the Linjin River with one army, and then forcefully cross the Linjin River from the vicinity of Gaolangpuli. The government made a detour in the campaign, cut off the enemy's retreat, blocked and aided the enemy, and after they succeeded, they pushed towards Seoul and occupied it. The main force of the Corps crossed the river from Gaolangpuli, Matianli, Wudengli and other sections, and first annihilated Ying 29 The brigade, after winning, will attack Dongducheon, Ganaksan Mountain, Geumdongri, Wangbangsan Mountain, and Pocheon from southwest to north, and will wipe out the 24th and 25th Divisions of the United States... Well, the above is the battle of Zhisi Deployment, look, is there any unclear content?" After making sure that everyone had clarified the above deployment, Yang Dezhi glanced at political commissar Li Zhimin and deputy commander Zheng Weishan, then cleared his throat, turned his gaze to the commanders of the various armies, and said brightly, "Okay, I will now announce the regiment's combat plan. " Yang Dezhi immediately shouted: "Fu Chongbi, Long Daoquan!" Yang Dezhi looked at the two commanders of the 63rd Army, and arranged: "The 63rd Army, as the first echelon, forcibly crosses from the east of Shihu to Wudengli. Along the Jinjiang River, go straight to Konak Mountain, cutting off the connection between the British 29th Brigade and the U.S. Third Division. In addition to blocking the U.S. Third Division's western aid in the direction of Dongduchuan, the main force goes straight to the southwest and cooperates with the Sixty-fifth Army to annihilate the British 20th Brigade. The Ninth Brigade... your task is not light, how is it, is there any difficulty?" "Don't worry, Commander, our 63rd Army has been waiting for this day!" Fu Chongbi, who spoke quickly, spoke first. "Zeng Siyu, Wang Zhao!" Yang Dezhi turned to the two commanders of the Sixty-fourth Army: "Your task is to forcibly cross the Linjin River from the Gaolangpuli line, capture the Changpoli and Gaoshidong lines, and use brave and courageous actions to penetrate directly into the river. Discuss the government, implement a detour in the campaign, cut off the enemy's retreat, and block the enemy's reinforcements. After succeeding, use one to advance to Seoul and wait to capture it..." "Guaranteed to complete the task!" The two commanders of the Sixty-Fourth Army declared on the spot. "Xiao Yingtang, Wang Daobang!" Yang Dezhi's stern gaze turned to the commander and political commissar of the Sixty-fifth Army. "In this battle, you are the second echelon of the Corps, and the 31st Regiment of the Sixth Artillery Division is responsible for fire support and cover. After the battle starts, you will cross the river from Xindai Shutanpu and attack from the enemy's left flank to the east. The three armies wiped out the enemies in the south of the Yangtze River..." "Yes!" Xiao Yingtang and Wang Daobang happily accepted the combat mission. All combat missions are arranged.At this time, Li Zhimin, the political commissar of the Corps, began to speak: "Comrades, this is the first battle of our 19th Corps going abroad. We must win the battle and fight this battle with all our strength! After you go back, you must step up preparations. Think deeply about the work, think carefully, and never fight the battle of absolute control... We must stand the test in this first battle and make contributions in the first battle!" Li Zhimin's brief mobilization was impassioned and powerful. Yang Dezhi shook hands with the commanders and said with a smile: "Everyone should perform their duties after returning home. If anyone fails to complete the task, I will ask you to settle the score! Well, when the battle is over, we will Let's celebrate together!" As night fell, the cottages in Duzhuangdong gradually disappeared in the darkness. In the headquarters of the Corps, Commander Yang Dezhi, Political Commissar Li Zhimin, and Deputy Commander Zheng Weishan were sitting around the desk made of ammunition boxes.A great battle was about to begin. At this moment, the three commanders were extremely restless.Especially for the 19th Corps, this battle was the first battle in the DPRK, so it was even more extraordinary. Outside the cave, the sound of rumbling guns and the occasional sound of enemy planes flying in the air can be heard from time to time. The evening wind blowing from outside the cave has a strong sulfur smell, which is pungent and unpleasant. Right now, the army is in a tense state of preparation for battle. After a busy day, Yang Dezhi is already feeling exhausted, and his newly injured left leg is also sore.So, Yang Dezhi subconsciously rubbed the injured part of his left leg with his hands. "Old Yang, is it all right?" Li Zhimin asked with concern. "It's a miracle! All the cars were crashed, but the people were all right. You really survived a catastrophe, and you must have good luck! Commander Yang, just based on this, I'm right to follow you! Haha!" Deputy Commander Zheng Weishan said Said jokingly. Yang Dezhi shook his head with a wry smile. On the night of April 6, just after the meeting of the Volunteer Army Headquarters on the fifth campaign, Yang Dezhi and Li Zhimin took two cars and hurried back from Junzili to the Duzhuangdong garrison.Since the "dangerous situation" on the first day of entering the DPRK in mid-February this year, in order to avoid being bombed by the enemy, the heads of the corps "glorious" together. Yang Dezhi and Li Zhimin formulated an unwritten rule: when the leaders of the corps drive in , Yang Dezhi and other leading comrades of the Corps did not take the same car. April in North Korea is still chilly.Yang Dezhi's car was in front, and Li Zhimin's car was behind.Yang Dezhi and Li Zhimin were very excited by the deployment of the five campaigns just conveyed by Zhisi.They can't wait to rush to the camp in one step and convey it immediately.Although the road is difficult, the speed is still above 50 mph. At that time, when driving at night, we would often be attacked by enemy planes.In order to prevent being attacked by air, the canopy of the jeep they were riding in has been removed, and a special person is arranged to observe the enemy plane in the car.This time, too, the guards Guo Changrong and Duan Yourong took on this task.About halfway through the journey, suddenly two guards shouted almost simultaneously: "There is an enemy plane!" After a while, the roar of the plane was heard. The driver, Li Genzhong, listened attentively and said, "It's a night plane with a 'lantern'." He stepped on the accelerator and accelerated the speed of the car.At this time, the enemy plane dropped a few flares. However, at the moment when the flares came on, Commander Yang Dezhi in the car suddenly yelled: "Not good..." Before the words fell, there was a loud "boom", and the jeep collided with a large truck that was speeding forward... It turned out that the driver and the guards only looked at the enemy plane in the sky, but did not pay attention to the front.However, at this juncture, a large truck drove head-on. Yang Dezhi was thrown more than 10 meters away and was unconscious. Guard Guo Changrong hurriedly ran to Yang Dezhi's side and shouted in panic, "Commander..." Seeing the scene in front of him, Li Zhimin had a terrible thought: "This time it's over..." So he jumped out of the car in panic and exclaimed: "Old Yang..." After a long time, Yang Dezhi opened his eyes with great difficulty.He grabbed Li Zhimin's hand, and after a lot of effort, he finally stood up. Li Zhimin asked: "How is it?" Yang Dezhi moved his hands and feet, and said, "It's okay if the leg is not broken." Then, Yang Dezhi looked at Guo Changrong, and asked, "Are you injured? How are you two?" Xiao Guo didn't answer, he seemed to be sobbing, and Yang Dezhi knew that he was worried about himself.He hurriedly said: "It's okay, I'm living a good life!" Li Zhimin said: "It's too dangerous! You, Xiao Guo, and Xiao Duan were thrown more than 10 meters away, and Li Genzhong's chest was hit by the steering wheel. Look, the bumper of the car is bent!" At this time, Duan Yourong limped over with a carbine in one hand and a soldier in the other. The fighter Xiaoduan is holding is a truck driver.He yelled and criticized the driver, even yelling, "I'll shoot you!" Yang Dezhi hurried forward and asked with concern, "Are you hurt?" The driver lowered his head and said nothing. Li Zhimin asked him: "Did you doze off while driving?" The driver nodded, but still didn't speak. Yang Dezhi said: "I crashed into a car, and now I'm awake. Check your car quickly and go, but be careful in the future!" The driver raised his head and said with a sob: "Which unit is the chief? I crashed your car. Take my car. I'll send you back." Xiao Duan asked angrily, "Which unit are you in?" The driver said, "From the 19th Corps." Yang Dezhi said: "Well, we are in the same army, so let's go." The driver saluted Yang Dezhi and said, "I'm sorry, chief. I'll go back to the company to check." Then he left. Xiao Duan looked at the driver who was leaving, and asked anxiously, "Just let him go?" Yang Dezhi smiled and said, "What? You really want to shoot people!" Li Zhimin jokingly said in the car: "The devil's plane didn't blow you up, but it was almost buried under the wheels of his subordinates. You survived a catastrophe, and you must have good luck!" Yang Dezhi smiled and replied: "I don't want future blessings, but I hope it won't happen again." Recalling the terrible scene a few days ago, Yang Dezhi smiled and said to Li Zhimin: "If the war has not yet been fought, and it is 'glorious' in an accident, then I will really die with regret!" "Lao Yang, don't worry, the Prime Minister's auspicious words are blessing us!" Li Zhimin said half-jokingly. Yang Dezhi looked at the two comrades-in-arms in front of him, and said emotionally: "Yes, I finally look forward to this day. This first battle, we must fight well no matter what, and we must not disappoint the expectations of the Prime Minister and the people of the motherland! I think today At night, the Corps Command will move forward." Li Zhimin said with great agreement: "Come on, let's study it together." The Imjin River is a large river in central Korea.The river is about 100 meters wide. Due to the influence of the sea tide, the river water is sometimes deep and sometimes shallow. When the tide is high, the water is as deep as the shore, and when the tide is low, it is more than one meter.There are continuous mountains on the south bank of the river, and Zongyue Mountain, Moyi Mountain and Daole Mountain are the main commanding heights.Relying on the favorable terrain, the enemy has built a solid defense system, with trenches, traffic trenches, bunkers, barbed wire, and mines all over the hills, and the main force is to defend the first-line highlands and key points in depth in the south of the Yangtze River.There is a tank pontoon bridge on the surface of the river, connecting the north and the north of the Linjin River, and there are barbed caltrops in the river.Its artillery firepower can control the main points and passages on the river surface and in the north of the river. It is quite difficult to break through the Linjin River. On April 20, on the north bank of the Linjin River.Under the cover of night, there was a sound of hurried footsteps on the rugged mountain road on the bank—Fu Chongbi, commander of the 63rd Army, led a group of troops to the riverside for field reconnaissance under the cover of night.Walking in front of Fu Chongbi was Xu Xin, the commander of the 187th Division, followed by several regimental leaders and staff members of the 187th Division. In the first battle that was about to start, Fu Chongbi assigned the most difficult assault mission of the 63rd Army to Xu Xin's division.Whether they can successfully cross the Linjin River is a key step in completing this assault mission.For this reason, Xu Xin, as the commander of the division, of course must not be sloppy, and Fu Chongbi, the commander of the 63rd Army, can't sleep at night and eat nothing.In the first battle of entering the DPRK, the head of the corps entrusted the most important assault mission to the 63rd Army. Needless to say, this was the greatest trust in the 63rd Army.Obviously, taking on the assault mission of the first echelon means taking the lead. This kind of honor is not only flattering to Fu Chongbi himself, but even the soldiers below are very excited when they hear it. However, winning the assault mission is not only a kind of glory, but behind the glory is arduousness and more bloodshed and sweat.What's more, the Korean battlefield is facing the "United Nations Army" with land, sea and air initiative and superior equipment.Moreover, going abroad to fight, living in a strange place, and having a language barrier, all of these have added unprecedented difficulty to completing the assault mission. Therefore, Fu Chongbi, who is impatient, and Xu Xin, who is full of blood, decided to rush to the riverside overnight to find out the situation.For this reason, they also specially invited an old Korean man from the riverside who is very familiar with the situation of the Linjin River as a guide. Under the leadership of the old man, they came to the riverside.Under the vast sky, the river water flutters like silver-gray silk and satin under the breeze, and the cool night wind blows from the river, and the sound of the river's torrential water adds to the chill.On the other side, the enemy's searchlights shone from time to time. Fu Chongbi and Xu Xin pushed aside the dense reeds and carefully observed everything on the other side.The old North Korean man pointed to the river in front of him and whispered to Fu Chongbi: "The deepest part of this section of the river is less than 1 meter deep. We used to cross the river before, and we used to go here." Xu Xin's eyes lit up, and he happily said to Fu Chongbi: "Commander, I'll go down and give it a try!" After speaking, Xu Xin, his regiment commander and several staff officers walked forward in secret... After dozens of minutes, Xu Xin and a few people appeared beside Fu Chongbi as if they had been drowned. "How?" Fu Chongbi asked impatiently. "No problem, the old man is right. The hundreds of meters of river in this area can be waded across the river!" Xu Xin wiped the water on his face with his hands, and replied panting. "Okay! Xu Xin, the head of the corps entrusted our army with this assault mission, and I entrusted the mission to you. What to do this time is up to you!" Fu Chongbi heard what Xu Xin reported. , finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry! Commander, I promise to break through the Linjin River in 10 minutes!" Xu Xin was full of confidence. On the evening of April 22, an exciting moment came. At 18:00, near the "March 8th" line, within a few hundred miles from Kaesong in the west to Linchi in the east, our volunteers fired thousands of artillery shells, and the dense artillery shells roared towards the enemy's positions.The fifth battle has begun. The left-wing assault group and the 40th Army plunged into the enemy's depth with brave and courageous actions. In less than two days, they penetrated into the enemy's depth of more than 30 kilometers and cut off the enemy's east-west connection.第二十六、二十七和二十军到23日凌晨也已突入敌纵深达20多公里。 中路突击集团从敌正面实施突击，由于队形密集，影响了部队动作，因而未能迅速突破敌人阵地；尔后，虽然在栗隅地区遭遇了美三师的一个团，但由于在实施分割迂回断敌退路时不够大胆迅速，失掉战机，导致敌人大部逃窜。 右路突击集团的战斗尤为激烈。22日夜，临津江两岸的炮火织成了密集的火网。片刻，成群的敌机涌入江面上空，黑压压的炮弹乌云般压下来。江岸是飞扬的泥土、石块和烟雾；江中是林立般的水柱，海浪般的水涛。对岸，敌人轻重机枪疯狂地封锁着桥梁、渡口、徒涉点。然而，他们却难以封锁住众多的突击点，战士们冒着敌人的炮火，跳到齐腰深的水中，向对岸冲去…… 不久，一线突击部队的战报传到了兵团指挥所：六十三军第一梯队一八七师4个团已经胜利过江，并已接近敌警戒部队。 杨得志看了看表，从发起攻击到现在仅一个多小时。杨得志一拍桌子，高兴地对李志民说：“这速度不但敌人感到惊奇，连我们自己也感到意外，实在是太快了！” 说完，他接过傅崇碧打来的电话，大声讲道：“请你告诉徐信，要继续发展胜利，扫除敌警戒，抢占制高点，向纵深发展！” 一八七师所以能迅速过江，主要是他们大胆采用了白天从集结地进入江岸突击点埋伏起来的办法。临津江守敌凭借坚固的防御工事，天上又不断飞机侦察，绝未想到我白天敢接近江岸。一八七师恰恰利用了这一点，严格伪装，采取多路纵队，拉开距离，沿山间小路，抵近江岸。并且作了突击不成便强攻的打算，结果突袭成功。这不仅大大缩短了渡江时间，而且给其他部队以极大的鼓舞。 我左右翼突击部队展开渡江时，敌人的炮火更加密集，敌机也在疯狂地轰炸，照明弹、探照灯照得江面白昼一般，加之水底的铁丝网和地雷，我军伤亡比较严重。但是，战士们早已置个人的生死于度外。我炮兵加强火力压制敌人的炮火，高射机枪集中火力对付敌人的飞机。江水中的指战员前仆后继，踊跃渡江。 午夜，由于海水涨潮，江水猛增，我军小部被阻江北，直到23日拂晓，海潮跌落，我右翼突击集团才全部突破临津江。 六十三军过江之后，继续向敌纵深开进。相继夺取了敌4个高地，穿越30里崎岖山路，粉碎敌人10多次阻击，拿下了纣岳山，控制了江南第一制高点，割裂了英第二十九旅与美三师的联系。 主力继续南进，于25日18时突破了伪一师及英二十九旅主要防御地带，占领汶山、弥驰寺、直川里、中牌力、七峰山地区，先后歼灭伪一师一部及英二十九旅大部计4000余人。这中间五六一团战士刘光子一人俘虏63个英国兵的事迹，成了当时在部队流传的一大新闻。 这除了刘光子战绩突出之外，还因为被俘的这些英军士兵，每个人的军帽前后各有一颗帽徽。原来这些士兵是英军著名的格洛斯特团的。这个团在1801年远征埃及的殖民战争中反败为胜，英皇授他们为“皇家陆军”，并以佩戴两枚军徽为标志。 就在我一八七师突破敌临津江防线的第三天，五六一团二连战士刘光子正在空防洞北山最东端的山头上放哨。按营里的统一部署，刘光子的这个战斗小组负责控制山下的这条公路，阻止雪马山方向的敌人从这里逃跑。 刘光子此时所站的位置，实际上是敌人的后方，西北方向的雪马山主峰上，我五六零团与敌激战正酣，雪马山上敌空机群飞来飞去，不断地向山北面俯冲、投弹……山下面，杂草丛生，南面不远处，可以见到敌人丢弃的纸烟盒，碎纸片和空罐头盒等杂物，从这所有迹象判断，敌人曾在这里驻扎过。 突然，刘光子发现山下面的草丛中，有七八个敌人在走动，不一会儿，这几个敌人便隐没到小松树林里了。 刘光子隐蔽地摸到那片小松林，他用手轻轻拨开面前的松树枝，发现那帮家伙正垂着头龟缩在一起，仔细一数，竟然是8个！从敌人的神态上判断，敌人很可能是被打散逃来的。然而，面对这八个家伙，刘光子身单力薄，总感到无从下手…… 正着急之中，刘光子眼睛一亮：他看到在敌人侧后，有一块黑黝黝的巨石，周围尽是密密的野草。刘光子暗喜：这可是个有利地形！于是，他提起冲锋枪，蹑手蹑脚地向那巨石摸去。 他紧贴着石头朝下望，呀！眼皮底下，敌人近在咫尺。他把身上带的两颗手雷摆放在面前，然后紧握冲锋枪。刘光子屏住呼吸，一咬牙，“哒哒哒……”一梭子弹猛扫过去，敌人“吱哩哇啦”滚成一团，其中一个敌人抱起枪，疯狂地向刘光子这边窜来。 正当刘光子准备更换弹匣还击之际，出乎意料的情况发生了——刘光子身下的巨石底下，呼呼啦啦拥出一大批敌人！刘光子恍然大悟：巨石底下的石洞隐藏着大批敌人，刚才那个未受伤的敌人是来报信的。 此时，敌人已发现了刘光子！ 骚动的敌人在一个军官的带领下，端着枪朝刘光子走来。敌人一步步靠近，刘光子猛地一扣扳机——糟糕，子弹打光了！刘光子禁不住心里一沉。 一大片黑洞洞的枪口在一步步逼近刘光子，情况万分危急。刘光子注视着敌人，右手暗暗地抽出手雷的保险环。此时，刘光子还不想与敌人同归于尽，他只有一个念头：消灭一个赚一个，消灭两个赚两个！说时迟，那时快，刘光子突然把手雷往下一推，向后就势一滚，只听“轰”得一声巨响，硝烟、碎石同时飞向空中。由于距离太近，刘光子也被剧烈的爆炸声震昏。 刘光子战斗小组的战友听到枪声和爆炸声，一看刘光子不在，知道有情况，便循着爆炸声迅速赶来，向敌人猛烈扫射。 刘光子醒来后，听到对面山头上枪声很急，透过硝烟他己看到了班长和战友们……刘光子顿时来了劲，他站起身往下一看，发现被打散的敌人正拼命地顺着山沟往南跑，身后丢弃的枪支、军服等散落一地。 见此情况，刘光子提起冲锋枪，紧追不放，有几次被敌人的尸体绊倒，他爬起来继续追。很快，刘光子便冲到了敌群中间，他仍紧盯着最前边的敌人猛追，在距前头敌人还差一步的时候，刘光子握紧手中的冲锋枪枪柄，往前用力一抡，刚好击中敌人腿部，前面的敌人“扑通”一声栽倒在地，狗吃屎状爬在地上喘着粗气乱哼哼。 刘光子端起冲锋枪，朝天扫射了一梭子，然后大声喝道：“站住！再动老子就开枪啦！” 在刘光子威严的目光注视下，面对刘光子黑洞洞的枪口，敌人一个个被吓得魂飞魄散，战战兢兢地放下枪，举起了双手。 刘光子一边指着山头，一边用刚学来的半生不熟的英语命令道：“狗头！狗头（GOTO）！” 听到命令，俘虏们一个个举着双手，自动排成两行，垂头丧气地向山上走去。刘光子眼见俘虏丢了一地很漂亮的自动枪，心里痒痒的。然而，他听到不远处渐紧的枪声，又怕敌人援兵赶到，误了事。更何况独自一人，也拿不了这么多枪。于是，他顺手从地上捡起一支英式冲锋枪背到肩上，然后，端起枪，押着这一大群俘虏上山去了。 大家看到刘光子一人抓了这么多俘虏，高兴地上前将刘光子团团围住，问这问那。一个战士走到俘虏群清点了一下，哈！一共63个！ 回来后，刘光子才知道，他抓来的这63个俘虏，竟然是被英国女皇誉为“皇家陆军”的英二十九旅格洛斯特营的！ 与六十三军相比，六十四军的进展情况却不尽如人意。 六十四军渡江攻占了长坡里、高士洞一线后，遇到了美一军坦克群的陆地封锁和航空兵空中大面积轰炸的疯狂阻击，行动困难，进展缓慢。特别是担任穿插分割任务的两个师，被敌人紧紧地缠住，不得脱身，很有影响整个战役进程的危险。 十九兵团指挥部里，杨得志接到这一报告后，心情十分沉重，便立即与副司令员郑维山、副参谋长康博缨研究对策。尔后，杨得志将电话直接打到第六十四军指挥部，他对军长曾思玉讲道：“曾军长，兵团己决定派第二梯队六十五军的两个师前去增援你。望你组织大部分部队钳制住敌人，用另一部分兵力迅速突击，向敌人纵深穿插，务必要完成志司赋予的分割迂回任务！” 接到增援的命令后，六十五军的两个师火速渡江赶到了长坡里。但由于六十四军攻击东文里受挫，加之缺乏突围穿插的经验，敌人的火力又猛，左冲右突，终难突破敌防御阵地，致使六十四军8个师加六十五军的2个师，共5个师拥挤在临津江南岸约20平方公里的狭长地带里，遭到了敌炮兵、航空兵的火力轰击，伤亡很大。 他们苦战3天后，终于突破敌阵地，随即向敌人纵深推进。然而，毕竟失去了3天的时间，在分秒必争的现代化战争条件下，3天，72个小时，这实在是太宝贵了！ 协同六十四军担任穿插任务的兵团侦察支队和六十四军五六九团三营在正面攻击的同时，勇猛地向敌后突进。 这两支部队20小时打垮敌人7次阻击，前进120里，占领了通向汉城的交通要道、议政府附近的制高点——道峰山，炸毁了山下公路的铁桥，切断了敌人的退路。敌人为了援助被我切断退路之敌，疯狂地向道峰山进行炮袭。 据后来的报告，开始的一天，道峰山上落弹不下数千发，山腰上炮弹坑套着炮弹坑，碗口粗的柏树像高粱秆一样被炮弹砍断。但是我占领道峰山的指战员发扬了大无畏的革命精神，挖掩体，跳弹坑，巧妙地躲避着敌人的炮袭，并监视着山下的敌人；夜间还派出小分队袭击敌人。他们像插入敌人心脏的钢刀，在这里坚持战斗3天4夜，打乱了敌人的纵深防御。后来“志司”分别授予他们以“道峰山营”、“道峰山支队”的光荣称号。 在这两支部队占领道峰山的同时，六十二军一八九师在土桥场包围了敌人2000余名。激战一小时后，由于我们仅有一个营断敌退路，敌人迅速调整了队形——80余辆坦克分别为前导与外围，人在中间，在20多架飞机掩护下，向南逃窜了。 与此同时，由司令员兼政委宋时轮、副司令员陶勇、参谋长覃健等率领的左翼突击集团突破敌人防御后，主力乘胜插向敌人纵深，沿途打垮敌人5次阻拦，歼灭美二十四师和伪六师各一部，突击到“三八”线以南地区，胜利完成了战役割裂任务。 由司令员兼政委陈赓、副司令员王近山、副政委张楠生、参谋长王蕴瑞等率领的中央突击集团突破后受到美三师和土耳其旅顽强抵抗，进展比较缓慢。几经激战，歼灭美三师一部。 到4月29日，五次战役第一阶段的作战任务胜利结束。 十九兵团入朝第一仗，即歼灭英二十九旅大部、土耳其旅一部，共歼敌2.3万余人。第一仗就取得了如此大的胜利，按战前之诺，十九兵团本该好好庆贺一番。然而，几天后，十九兵团司令部却收到志司一封特殊电报，此电是彭德怀司令员拟写的。电报指出： 一、第五次战役第一阶段你军任务为突破临津江迅速插至议政府及其以南断敌南进退路，为什么没完成任务？What is the reason?必须严格追究责任。 二、军（兵团）侦察支队及一九零师五六八团三营能迅速插至道峰山，途中电台打掉，据说还能派人返回联络，证明是可以插过去的。为什么师主力不继续跟进？军亦不严加督促。该侦支与三营打得很好，全体同志都值得记功表扬。请即将该两部负责干部姓名报来，以便通报全军嘉奖。 以上两项，电到24小时答复。 从电文的语气，和电文中彭总所加的注重圈，杨得志、李志民仿佛看到了彭德怀那张充满温怒的脸。 对此，杨得志后来在他的回忆录中这样写道：“后来，彭总告诉我们说：'那个电报是我亲自修改的咧！我是生了气的咧！'……一向治军极严，赏罚分明的彭总，我们是熟悉的。” “接到电报，我和政治部陈先瑞主任火速赶往六十四军，参加他们正在召开的紧急党委会议，了解具体情况，总结经验教训，鼓舞斗志准备再战。曾思玉、王昭和担任穿插任务的两个师的主要负责同志心情不好，很是痛心。他们都认真地进行了诚恳的自我批评，师的负责同志甚至流着泪对每一个战术动作都作了检查。” “……我和先瑞同志代表兵团党委承担了我们的责任。我们在肯定指战员们顽强的战斗意志的同时，对军、师领导提出了现在想来是相当严厉的批评。战争就是这个样子，它来不得半点温情。根据军党委的意见，兵团党委决定给两个先头师的师长、政委以降级和通令警告的处分；给打得好的兵团侦察支队和三营的同志记了功，并上报志司和彭总。”