Chapter 123 Liu Guangzi captured 63 enemies alone, and Stalin was very curious

On the Korean battlefield more than 60 years ago, when the British ace unit "Glouster Camp" and our volunteer troops exchanged fire in a place called Xuemali, our volunteer soldier Liu Guangzi captured 63 enemies alone, setting a record in the Korean War. Enemy capture record. According to records, the Gloucester Battalion has a history of 150 years. During the colonial campaign of the expedition to Egypt in 1810, the unit was rewarded by the King of England for its outstanding encirclement and victory.Since then, the officers and soldiers of this battalion have been licensed to wear two badges with "Royal Army" written one on the front and one on the back, also known as "Royal Army Double Emblem Battalion".

When entering the DPRK, the battalion belonged to the 29th Brigade of the British Army. Its usual training was extremely strict, and it belonged to the "elite of the elite" of the British Army.After this ace unit with great honor and glory was surrounded by the Chinese army, it caused an uproar among the United Nations and British troops. After receiving the report, Commander Ridgway personally went to North Korea to study how to rescue the "Glouster Camp", and vowed to rescue the Ministry at all costs! Unexpectedly, the rescue force composed of the 3rd Division of the US Army was bravely blocked by the peripheral troops of the 187th Division of the Volunteer Army. Although it used planes, tanks, and artillery to bombard the Volunteer Army positions countless times, it was still unable to break through the line of defense.At the most tense time, the enemy reinforcements were less than two miles away from the "Gloucester Camp", but they still couldn't meet up.

On April 25, the 561st launched its final attack on the besieged British ace forces.The well-trained "Gloucester Battalion" was unwilling to be captured and resisted desperately.This British army, which thought it was well-trained and able to fight, knew that it was really no match for the volunteers. After a fierce battle, the British army was beaten and fled in all directions. At noon that day, Liu Guangzi, a volunteer soldier from the 2nd company, led two recruits to charge the British army with the troops. When they rushed to a small high ground, they suddenly found an artillery company from the "Gloucester Battalion". About 100 people were preparing to attack the British army. Run away with the gun.Liu Guangzi picked up his submachine gun and swiped. Then he asked two inexperienced soldiers to lie behind a boulder and shoot for cover. He took the lead and charged into the enemy's formation.

At a distance of tens of meters from the enemy, Liu Guangzi quickly took out an "anti-tank grenade" with explosives tied to the grenade, and threw it out.This kind of grenade was so powerful that it knocked down a group of British troops at once.Taking advantage of the thick gunpowder smoke after the explosion, he raised his gun and fired while shouting: "The 1st Battalion is to the left, the 2nd Battalion is to the right, charge me!" The British army was stunned, and there were two volunteer recruits on the hill who kept shooting at them. They didn't know how many volunteers there were.

When Liu Guangzi rushed to the front of the British army's position and shouted "Hand up your guns and don't kill me" in the little English you learned before the war, all the living British officers and soldiers raised their hands and surrendered without exception.Seeing so many British soldiers standing in the dark, Liu Guangzi was quick to wit, swept a swarm of bullets into the air, and shouted "stand in line now, gather". When the British army stood in line, someone began to realize that the opponent was alone!Someone picked up a gun and tried to shoot at Liu Guangzi. Liu Guangzi went up and downed several of them, and the rest were too frightened to resist anymore.

Single-handedly, he led the long team up the mountain. Just after walking for a while, another British soldier who understood wanted to escape.Immediately he threw another grenade, knocking down those who were trying to escape. He raised his gun and shouted: "Don't run, I will kill anyone who runs!" In this way, the British soldiers present were all "shocked", and two recruits rushed to meet them, escorting the British prisoners back to the team. Liu Guangzi was honest and shy, and he did not report to his superiors after capturing so many prisoners, and he was even unwilling to admit that he alone captured so many prisoners.

At the end of the battle, when counting the prisoners, the chief was surprised to find that there were 63 British prisoners who had not been reported.The army leader launched an investigation, and the two recruits couldn't hold back and said, "These prisoners were captured by our team leader Liu Guangzi!" The leader of the regiment was really surprised when he heard this: "Can he capture 63 British soldiers alone?!" This is a company of the British ace "Gloucester Battalion"! After verification, the situation is true. After Liu Guangzi's heroic deeds were reported, he was awarded the honorary title of "Lonely Hero" by the Volunteer Army Headquarters, and was awarded first-class merit. Many volunteer soldiers followed suit.

In 1954, when Liu Guangzi went to the Soviet Union to participate in the World Youth Gala, Stalin received this legendary hero. The great man asked Liu Guangzi enthusiastically: "How can you capture so many British soldiers at one time?" Liu Guangzi smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "At that time, I was going all out anyway!" This is very true. In 1958, Liu Guangzi was demobilized and returned to his hometown.According to comrades from the Linhe Civil Affairs Bureau of Inner Mongolia, after returning to his hometown, Liu Guangzi worked hard and worked hard. He served as the Minister of Armed Forces, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and Deputy Director of the Banner People's Congress. I can't bear to use it.

In 1997, Liu Guangzi died at the age of 76. In 1999, his heroic deeds were made into a documentary, which was selected into "Wonderful Cases of War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", which was published by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Audiovisual Publishing House. The submachine gun used to capture the captives in Xuemali is now treasured in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.