Chapter 157 How Qin Jiwei Knows His Opponent

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. In other words, if you don't know yourself and know the enemy, you will be imperiled in a hundred battles. At this point in the battle, Qin Jiwei was very clear about the situation of his own troops, but he was not clear about the situation of his opponent. I don't know the opponent, how to make the next step? Qin Jiwei used the trick he learned from his commander-in-chief Mao Zedong, that is-investigation and research. How to investigate?The opponent won't let Qin Jiwei go! He proposed to take a prisoner.

Soon, an American prisoner was captured. Qin Jiwei personally interrogated. After he questioned in detail the order of battle, the depth of the positions, the emotions of the officers and soldiers, and the casualties of the frontal U.S. military, Qin Jiwei had an idea in his mind. He figured it out: it turned out that he was supporting, and his opponent was also supporting.Although the opponent is still increasing troops and bombing frantically at all costs, it seems that there is a lot of stamina, and it seems that the source of troops and ammunition are inexhaustible, but in fact, they are almost exerting all their strength. I can't stand it anymore.

Indeed, on the part of the United Nations Army, since the "showdown" began on October 14, the US 7th Division fought for 12 days and was withdrawn due to heavy casualties. The 2nd Division of the Korean Army switched defenses and fought for 11 days, and the combat power to continue the offensive was exhausted. On November 2, 4 battalions of the U.S. Army, 2 battalions of the Korean Army, and a total of 6 infantry battalions, with the cooperation of more than 70 tanks, more than 300 cannons, and hundreds of aircraft, launched an almost crazy attack on the 597.9 Heights .On this day, the United Nations Army launched 23 charges from dawn to dusk, firing more than 200,000 shells.

From the strength and frequency of the opponent's attack, Qin Jiwei clearly felt that the opponent's commander was in a hurry. Once in a hurry, the brain will be messed up.The United Nations army attacked in multiple directions with 6 battalions, fighting from night to day without interruption, and charged in a dense formation, without concealment or cover-up, which violated the taboo of military strategists. The U.S. military has always spared firepower, but spared lives; and this time, the U.S. military spared neither firepower nor lives. In their life-threatening attack, the famous general Qin Jiwei not only did not follow in a hurry, but saw: the opportunity has come.

Opportunities often do not appear when you do well, but when your opponent does something wrong. The general rule is that once a commander loses his mind on the battlefield, it is very difficult to regain his senses. In the next few days, the United Nations army still attacked almost frantically, and the battle reached the most brutal moment. If the United Nations Army continues to fight like this, the 15th Army may not be able to hold on.At this time, Qin Jiwei also felt that the 45th Division guarding the forward position was no longer able to defend alone... The 45th Division garrisoned the No. 1 tunnel with three to four hundred people, and only 8 people came out in the end.

When they left the position, two more were sacrificed in the artillery fire. When he arrived at the military headquarters, a soldier was so hungry that he picked up biscuits and cans and ate them hungrily.As a result, the lovable warrior was stuffed to death with biscuits and canned beef. Faced with such a severe battle situation, the Volunteer Army Headquarters and the 3rd Corps made a support decision. On November 5, Li Desheng, deputy commander of the 12th Army of the Volunteer Army, led seven companies from the 31st and 34th Divisions to support Shangganling.Moreover, they are all under the command of Qin Jiwei, commander of the 15th Army.

Being objective and not greedy for merit is a rare quality for a general.