Chapter 28 Chow Mein Boiled Pork Session

Peng Dehuai's opinion is: After the second battle, the Chinese army needs to rest for more than three months. Peng Dehuai's opinion is based on the practical problems faced by the Chinese army on the Korean battlefield. The most important practical problem for the Chinese army is logistical supply. In the later stage of the second battle, due to the large-scale retreat of the United Nations troops and the rapid pursuit of the Chinese army, the weak logistics supply line of the Chinese army became longer and longer.In the early days of the Korean War, the Chinese army, which lacked experience in modern warfare, had an extremely scattered logistics supply layout and a serious shortage of logistics troops.When the U.S. military’s logistical supplies have reached the level of 13 logisticians supplying one U.S. soldier, the Chinese army’s logistical supplies are at least one logistician supplying hundreds of Chinese soldiers’ combat needs.The Chinese army does not yet have a systematic logistics supply system, and there is no dedicated logistics department. The logistics departments of each unit are located in the headquarters.The logistics department of the Northeast Military Region, which is far away in China, is responsible for the logistics of the entire Volunteer Army. The logistics department sent to the front command post of the theater is only a dozen people. Under the blockade of US bombers day and night, there is almost no way to work effectively.It will not work at all to follow the old methods of "raising food on the spot" and "solving the problem of food for the troops individually" during the civil liberation war.The Chinese army chasing the 38th parallel often travels in the "no man's land" for hundreds of miles. Even if there are people from other countries, the officers in charge of raising food can't meet the needs of the troops.

As long as there is a war, the phenomenon of charging while hungry is extremely common among the various units of the Volunteer Army.Winter is coming, and many officers and soldiers do not have cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold.There was such a story in the 42nd Army: In the temperature of minus 20 ℃, the soldiers were still wearing straw sandals.The superior gave a pair of cotton shoes to a squad of soldiers, and the whole squad was reluctant to wear them, so it was stipulated that whoever was on guard should enjoy this luxury.As a result, throughout the whole winter, after countless times of brutal fighting in the severe cold, the pair of cotton shoes were not lost or damaged. brother troops.

Insufficient supply of ammunition and weapons and equipment has always been a headache for Peng Dehuai. Most of the weapons in the hands of Chinese soldiers were seized during the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation. The different calibers of the guns brought great difficulties to the supply of ammunition.Due to the lack of modern means of transportation, the lack of ammunition for soldiers on the front line is common, and the commanders at the grassroots level are extremely anxious about this. In the end, the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army were extremely exhausted.Almost all combat operations of the Chinese army are carried out on foot. Cruel battles are often followed by long-distance raids. Few troops can advance along flat roads despite the bombing and strafing of enemy planes.

The more steep the mountains on the way forward, the safer the Chinese soldiers feel, but in this way, the Chinese soldiers are exerting their physical strength at the limit. After the second campaign to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, under Peng Dehuai's stubborn insistence, the headquarters of the Volunteer Army moved to Junzili, which is very close to the front line. Among the gentlemen, Peng Dehuai sent a telegram to Mao Zedong, putting forward his opinion on the rest of the troops, and clearly put forward the consideration of "not crossing the 38th parallel" by the volunteers.

On December 1, Mao Zedong informed Peng Dehuai of the international situation concerning the war between North Korea and the 1st Korea, and clearly pointed out that "the 38th parallel must be crossed." The general idea of ​​Mao Zedong's telegram is as follows: (1) At present, the British and American countries are asking our army to stop north of the 38th parallel, so as to facilitate the whole army to fight again.Therefore, our army must cross the 38th parallel.If it stops north of the 38th parallel, it will bring great political disadvantages. (2) In this southward advance, we hope to find and wipe out several enemy units in the north and south areas of Kaesong, that is, the area not far from Seoul.Then, depending on the situation, if it is possible to defend Seoul with a large force, the main force of our army can retreat to the Kaesong line and the area north of it to rest and prepare to attack Seoul, and to approach the north bank of the middle reaches of the Han River with several divisions to support activities. The People's Army crossed the Han River to wipe out the puppet army.

If the enemy abandons Seoul, our six armies on the western front will rest for a period of time between Pinghong and Seoul before continuing to fight. This means that in a short period of time, the volunteer army will be engaged in a new battle. In the face of Mao Zedong's telegram, Peng Dehuai fell into great contradictions when he thought about the warm atmosphere of victory in China. Peng Dehuai believes that, from a military point of view, there should be no immediate fighting.It has only been more than a month since the Volunteers entered the DPRK, and they have fought two major battles in a row, pushing the front line to the 38th parallel, and the speed of the war is beyond anyone's expectations.The six armies on the western front were already very tired, and the ninth corps on the eastern front faced even greater difficulties.There is no news about the need to replenish veterans with combat experience, and food and ammunition cannot be replenished in a timely manner. Under such circumstances, it is very difficult.In the situation area, although the enemy escaped quickly in the latter part of the second battle, the loss of effective forces was actually not large, and most of their main forces were relatively intact.The enemy's stride to retreat does not completely mean the final and complete failure. From the perspective of common sense in war, the retreat of the US military is justified: first, they have no danger to defend on the plains north of the 38th parallel; In addition, it is necessary to disengage quickly and rely on the positions south of the 38th parallel for rectification.Therefore, the reason why the enemy retreated quickly was to seize the established position. Under such circumstances, the volunteers would definitely have many disadvantages if they attacked.

Peng Dehuai also especially thought of what Zhou Enlai said about the "Thirteen Nations Proposal": "Since the U.S. military has crossed the 38th parallel, the 38th parallel has been destroyed by MacArthur and ceases to exist." Zhou Enlai's meaning is also very clear, that is, the Chinese army Never declare that they will not cross the 38th parallel. From the perspective of international political struggle, at that time, the Chinese army had to cross the 38th parallel, even by one step. Fighting is not allowed militarily, but must be fought politically. The military must be subordinated to the needs of politics.

Peng Dehuai was ready to put all difficulties and military impossibilities behind him, but when he sent a telegram to Mao Zedong, reporting that the cross-line offensive was imminent, he explained his point of view again: "In my opinion, the Korean War is still It was quite long and arduous. The enemy's invasion shifted from offense to defense. The front line was shortened, troops were concentrated, and the front was narrow, which naturally increased the depth, which was beneficial to combined arms operations. Although the morale of the People's Liberation Army was low, there were still 260,000 troops. From a political point of view, it is very disadvantageous for the imperialist camp that the enemy immediately abandons North Korea. Britain and France do not require the United States to do so. If two or three divisions are wiped out, they may retreat to several bridgehead positions (Busan , Incheon, and Gunsan), and will not withdraw from North Korea immediately. Our army should still take measures to stabilize it. Don’t hurt the troops. Although it has not reached its peak, it has been two months since it has not been able to rest safely, and the supplies cannot be delivered in time. Supplement, coupled with the cold weather, it is worthy of serious attention. The campaign to engage the enemy has now begun. In addition to the difficulty of transportation, the cold weather, and considerable fatigue in this campaign, especially the transition from mountain mobile warfare to a fortified battle on the ground (the 38th parallel has considerable permanent fortifications), and did not carry out good general education. Because of the above reasons, in my telegram to you on the 8th, I proposed not to fight across the 38th parallel for the time being, so as to fully prepare for the next spring battle. After the decent reply on the 13th, We have already followed the instructions to fight across the 38th parallel. If there are no unexpected changes, there will be no defeats, but the possibility of victory is unlikely to be blocked. In order to avoid accidental mistakes, it is planned to concentrate four armies (fifty, The Sixty-sixth Army will contain the enemy on both wings) After first annihilating the 1st Division of South Korea, the camera will attack the 6th Division of South Korea. If the development goes well, then attack the 3rd Army Corps of South Korea in Chuncheon. Control the 38th parallel, and make a decision based on the specific situation at the time. I look forward to seeing if the above items are correct."

Mao Zedong's tone of reply was calm, but his determination to fight across the line was still firm: "I agree that the Ninth Corps will rest in the Chengxing area and only send the seriously wounded back to the northeast... Your estimate of the enemy's situation is correct, and you must make long-term plans... The idea of ​​quick victory is harmful, and I hope it cannot be persuaded. The United States and Britain are using the old impression of the 38th parallel to carry out their propaganda and try to lure us into a truce. Therefore, our army crossed the 38th parallel and fought one The war is necessary. I fully agree with your opinion on the method of fighting, that is, the United States and Britain are currently concentrating on the unfavorable attack in Seoul, and I should focus on fighting the South Korean Army. Generally speaking, as long as most of the South Korean Army can be wiped out or All, the U.S. military will be isolated. If a few more U.S. divisions can be annihilated, the North Korean issue will be better resolved... Before the start of the campaign, as long as possible, rest for a few days, recover your strength, and then go into battle... In short, the initiative is in the In my hands, you can fight calmly without causing the troops to be too tired. When you feel that things are not going well, you should withdraw troops at the right time and go to a suitable place to rest and fight again. This opinion is also correct..."

Although Mao Zedong said that "before the launch of the battle, as long as possible, rest for a few days", but this is already impossible on the Korean front.At the same time that Peng Dehuai called Mao Zedong, the six armies of the Chinese army were braving the heavy snow and rushing to the 38th parallel, where the battle was about to start, day and night.In the absence of mechanized transportation, the two legs of Chinese soldiers have to reach the battlefield before the designated start time of the campaign. The third battle is about to start. Peng Dehuai was still thinking about the stomach problems of the Chinese soldiers.

On the Korean battlefield, there was a joke among Chinese soldiers: Mao Zedong knew that the life of the soldiers fighting in North Korea was very hard, so he gave Gao Gang, who was in charge of the front-line supply, an order to "let the volunteers eat good noodles".As a result, Gao Gang misunderstood Mao Zedong's order in Hunan dialect as "Let the volunteers eat fried noodles", so the volunteers ate fried noodles all day long.Fried noodles maintain the minimum life needs of ten soldiers of Zhongtong, but at the same time, because it lacks the multivitamins necessary for the human body, the soldiers suffer from vitamin deficiency. The most common symptom is ulceration at the corners of the mouth. This thing is hung on a tree, "American planes don't blow up." Due to the limitation of the Chinese army's logistics equipment and the continuous bombing of the US military planes, the Chinese army dare not light a fire to cook during the day, but the fried noodles will not deteriorate after a long period of transportation. For soldiers to carry, it is easy to eat and can be eaten in large quantities. The supply, therefore, of chow mein unwittingly became a field ration invented by the Chinese army in a war of immense scale. The ingredients of fried noodles are 70% wheat flour, mixed with 30% corn flour or soybean flour, and sorghum flour, and added 0.5% salt after frying. At the end of the first battle, the Logistics Department of the Northeast Military Region put forward the suggestion of "mainly fried noodles, prepare cooked food, and increase the supply standard as appropriate" according to the requirements of the front line, and sent samples of fried noodles to the frontline headquarters of the Volunteer Army.After tasting the samples of fried noodles, Peng Dehuai said: "The sent dry food looks like ground noodles and salted. Wash them before frying, and send them in large quantities." If every volunteer officer and soldier on the front line were to eat fried noodles, the amount of fried noodles needed would be astonishing.Even if one-third of the prescribed quantity per person is supplied per month, the figure has reached 14.82 million catties, and the entire northeastern region of China can only supply 10 million catties with its best efforts.For this purpose, the Northeast People's Government issued "Several Regulations on the Implementation of Chow Mein Tasks". The "Regulations" assigned the task of making chow mein to the party, government, army, and civilians. Less than 138,000 catties. The second battle was about to start. On November and tomorrow, the Northeast Bureau of the Communist Party of China held a special meeting. The participants included the leaders of the party, government, and military in the Northeast. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai came from Beijing specially. The name of the meeting is set as: Fried Noodles and Boiled Pork Conference. The "Fried Noodles Cooking Pork Conference" deployed the task of making 6.5 million catties of fried noodles and 520,000 catties of cooked meat within one month. In the auspicious snow in the early winter of 1950, a strange large-scale mass movement emerged in China: Men, women, old and children worked together, every household made fried noodles day and night, and the unique fragrance of fried noodles wafted over the vast land of China.The news media especially liked this excitement, and specially published the news that the Chinese Premier and other central leaders, government officials and people in Beijing fried noodles together. I believe that Americans on the other side of the world should know that there is no humor in this matter after reading this news. In any case, New China is a brand-new country. As long as the leaders of New China are willing, they can turn anything into an earth-shattering mass movement, and in this movement, a clear ideological propaganda color is displayed. Therefore, on the way to the 38th parallel, although the clothes of the Chinese soldiers were thin and their stomachs were not so solid, the Chinese officers and soldiers knew that there were all Chinese people behind them, so they were high-spirited in the simplest political understanding. And optimistic. On the road from north to south on the Korean peninsula.The six armies of the Chinese army and the three corps of North Korea formed a mighty army, infantry.Artillery, convoys, and stretcher teams crowded the roads and byways, and crowded the river crossings one after another. At night, the earth was a silvery white in the Moonlight Factory, and a dark object seized by Chinese soldiers that they had never seen before became a burden.Some people say that this is the treasure of American soldiers, without which American soldiers cannot eat anything.The Chinese soldiers had already tasted it, and felt that it was probably the strangest food in the world. It tasted as bitter as traditional Chinese medicine, but the important thing was that it did not solve the problems in the stomach at all.Therefore, the vanguard of the 38th Army sprinkled all the captured American coffee on the snow as a road sign.China's main force is rushing to the 38th parallel along such a road with the aroma of coffee. The art troupe members of the various armies are the busiest now.In the unique branch of the Chinese army, there are many girls who are in their prime.They have the ability to sing whatever they see. In addition to Chinese gongs and drums, there are also Western trombones and clarinets.When the U.S. military planes almost flew over the heads of the Chinese troops in the night sky, they stood on the high hills by the roadside without fear. "Catch the enemy! Don't let them run away!" Their voices sounded to the soldiers covered in snow, the most beautiful voices in the world: You are spinning around in the sky and I am messing with you on the ground. The more you disturb us, the faster we will go. The more I like the snow on the road, it is as slippery as glass after being trampled by people.The mules and horses pulling the cannon cart kept slipping, and the cannon cart turned over in the ditch by the roadside.The charioteers kept asking passing infantry for help.Among the infantry, soldiers kept falling into the ditch because they were too sleepy.A car came up from behind the team, and the soldiers asked in amazement: "Is this our car?" After getting an affirmative answer, the soldiers felt that they were not sleepy all at once. When the Chinese army rushed to the 38th parallel, it was the time when New Year's Day in 1951 was approaching.Peng Dehuai sent such a telegram to Beijing: Chairman Mao, Commander-in-Chief Zhu: Under your wise leadership, two great victories have been achieved in two battles. Now we are continuing to work hard to strive for another victory as a New Year gift.I wish you good health! Commander Wang Yang of the Chinese People's Volunteers is the only one among all the commanders of the 39th Army of China-an intellectual who participated in the revolution during the Anti-Japanese War. He was young because of his youth.Handsome and capable of both civil and military skills, he is particularly eye-catching.At this moment, his 116th Division is the vanguard of the 39th Army breaking through the Linjin River. Linjin River, originating from the Taibai Mountains, is the main tributary of the Han River, with a total length of 254 kilometers and a width of more than 100 meters, with undulating mountains on both sides.The middle section of the Linjin River happened to be on the 38th Parallel, so this section of the river became the area for the 39th Army to break through. Commander Wang Yang looked across the river for a long time in the Artillery Town by the Linjin River. It is only 75 kilometers away from Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Everything is clearly seen in the artillery team's mirror. In order to prevent the Chinese army from crossing the river, the enemy on the other side has erected multiple barbed wire fences and laid a large number of landmines at the front of the position.On the cliffs along the shore, there are densely packed blockhouses of various sizes.While Wang Yang was observing, enemy planes were flying over the river, and flares came and went one after another. The reconnaissance staff reported: "The scouts of the 347th Regiment crossed the river last night for reconnaissance. They were discovered by the enemy and were suppressed by firepower in the river. They suffered severe frostbite and lost four of them. But the reconnaissance results came back." "What's going on on the river?" "The river surface 200 meters to the left of the Xinjian crossing point has been frozen, but the frontal flow is strong and not frozen. The water depth is 1.2 meters." "Where's Doi?" "The point where Doi crosses the river has been frozen, but the ice is so thin that the artillery may not be able to pass through." Wang Yang's heart was extremely heavy. In the past few days, Wang Yang has been taking Li Gang, the head of the 347th Regiment, and Wu Baoguang, the head of the 346th Regiment, who are sharp knives, to watch the terrain at the front.He had to personally choose the best breakthrough for the two regiments.One day when they were looking at the terrain, more than a dozen people who looked like ordinary Koreans came to them. They were disguised scouts sent by the South Korean army on the opposite bank.The Chinese security team immediately engaged them. These South Korean scouts turned around and ran to the other side of the river, but the South Korean soldiers on the other side thought they were scouts from the Chinese army and shot at them. None of the North Korean scouts survived.It was on them that Wang Yang found a reconnaissance plan map, which showed the freezing of the ice on the river. Wang Yang came to the 346th regiment. Zhang Feng, the deputy commander of the 116th Division, has come down to this regiment and is participating in the regiment party committee. The meeting discussed how to successfully win the 192 Heights on the other side of the river. Zhang Feng said: "Every step we take on the Korean battlefield is one step closer to world peace. No matter how difficult or difficult it is, I will take the troops across the Linjin River!" In the fourth company that made trouble in Yunshan City in the first battle, there was a mine-clearing team leader named Zhang Caishu, who wrote in the letter of determination: "In order to break through the Linjin River, I promise to complete the mine-clearing task assigned to us by the party. When the hook is broken, pull with your hands, step with your feet if your hands are broken, and roll with your body if your feet are broken, we must open up a path for the assault troops to rush to Height 192!" Zhu Ziyu, the commander of the fourth company, said: "If I die without crossing the Linjin River, I will be buried in the position on the south bank of the river!" In the 347th regiment, Wang Yang found Li Gang, the head of the regiment.Li Gang is famous for his published novels, and he is known as the "head of the novel".Li Gang is capable and brave, and he reported to Wang Yang what he has learned from the frontier these days.On the front of the 347th Regiment, Li Gang used a pencil to draw many dense marks on the map: the enemy's barbed wire, minefields, firepower points, defense lines in depth, and many suspicious places. Li Gang showed Wang Yang a letter of challenge written by the Sixth Company to the Steel Company responsible for the task of sharp knives: Dear Comrades of the Steel Company! The task of breaking through the Linjin River has arrived!We couldn't be happier! You have made great contributions to the motherland and people, we admire you very much and learn from you all the time!In order to jointly complete the glorious mission entrusted to us by our superiors, we hereby invite you to a revolutionary friendship competition, and propose the following conditions: 1. Open the breakthrough and see who will occupy it first. Second, see who will occupy the enemy's main position first. 3. See who captures the most prisoners. Salute to all the comrades of the Sixth Company, and salute to Commander Wang Yang. His eyes left Tao Zhanshu, he glanced across the river, and then he said: "The pre-war reconnaissance work must be meticulous and meticulous, to minimize the casualties of soldiers!" Soldier Zhang Guohan was ordered to explore the ice.With a short gun on his body, he crawled silently on the ice. The cold wind rolled up snow powder from the ice and poured it into his neckline. He felt completely frozen.But he was glad, because the colder it was, the harder the ice would freeze, so that the troops could break through.When he climbed to the center of the river, he suddenly felt the ice move and there was the sound of the ice cracking. Now he was a little nervous.He remained motionless for a while before he realized that this was a natural crack in the ice.Yes, isn't the river in my hometown creaking in the deep winter?In the middle of the river, he stood up, jumping around like a squirrel, frozen so hard!The chief may not be so happy!Zhang Guohan was still worried, so he climbed back and forth 30 meters to the left and right of Jiangxin.When he was about to climb back, he looked across the river. There were intermittent lights flickering on the dark south bank of the river, and tracer bullets fired by the enemy's machine guns on duty at night flew into the river in strings.He suddenly had a strange idea: What is the thing called the 38th parallel that everyone has been muttering for so many days?Can you look at it, or even touch it with your hands?So Zhang Guohan really climbed to the south bank. He climbed across the minefield on the bank of the river and climbed to the bottom of a cliff.Enemies were constantly shooting overhead, and he also heard the sound of the enemy using the walkie-talkie to communicate.He imagined the appearance of the 38th Parallel motionlessly. He really couldn't imagine the famous hall, but he was still very proud: anyway, Zhang Guohan was the first to break through the Linjin River! On December 30, 1950, the 116th Division made all preparations to attack the Linjin River. On the front of the division with a width of 2 kilometers and a depth of 2.5 kilometers, on the starting position of the attack 150-2500 meters away from the enemy, the 116th Division built an infantry formation capable of accommodating 7 infantry by using hills, hills, bushes, small river ditches and natural rain cracks. There are 316 simple concealed parts of the battalion, and thousands of meters of trenches and traffic ditches that can accommodate more than 300 commanders of 18 regiments and battalion command posts (one anti-gun hole is dug every meter on the side wall of the trench), and 50 There are three ammunition and equipment storage rooms, more than 30 dug-out artillery firing positions, and more than 50 covered artillery firing positions, any of which has a concealed part that can accommodate 500 wounded. The whole division prepared a lot of equipment for crossing the river.The soldiers of the first echelon prepared 24 ladders for climbing the steep wall.Each of the wading troops sewed a pair of waterproof socks with raincloth, two pairs of straw sandals (to prevent slipping on the ice), and prepared a large number of door panels and rice chaff to fill the ice surface damaged by enemy artillery fire and prevent slipping. The division's logistics department raised 200,000 catties of grain to ensure that each soldier would carry three days of dry food and one day's grain.At the same time, a half-base shell was prepared for artillery, of which infantry guns and mortars were two bases.Both machine gun and submachine gun bullets are prepared with more than two bases, and there are five grenades per person. The field hospital has replenished a large number of emergency medicines.The stretcher team prepared a large number of stretchers. The artillery supporting the 347th Regiment consists of field artillery, mountain artillery, infantry artillery and chemical mortars, a total of 27 pieces.The artillery supporting the 346th Regiment had the same composition, a total of 23 pieces.At the same time, the division's second-line artillery will fully support the frontal assault troops. Commander Wang Yang's order included the following content: "After entering the attack position, any personnel who expose the target will be punished by battlefield discipline!" The front of the thirty-eighth army's breakthrough is the enemy's solidly defended area, which needs a strong attack. The first unit to break through from Yong Peng is the 114th Division.The 114th Division handed over the task of the advance regiment to the 342nd Regiment.The 342nd Regiment handed over the task of breaking through first to the 1st Battalion. When choosing a breakthrough location, Yao Yurong, the commander of the Second Battalion, was shot in the leg and carried down. He said to his good friend Cao Yuhai, "Dude, it's your turn to lead the battle again." The commander of the first battalion is Cao Yuhai. It was Cao Yuhai who was looking for the 38th Army on the hot streets of Wuhan a few months ago. Among the names of hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers who participated in the Korean War, "Cao Yuhai" These three words can always appear suddenly again at unexpected times. Cao Yuhai said: "I'd like to see whether the enemy's line of defense is made of steel or tofu." Cao Yuhai is an extremely careful person.In order to choose a better breakthrough point, he personally climbed to the river several times for reconnaissance.The river he climbed was called Hantancheon, a tributary of the Licheng River, winding north of the 38th parallel.In the end, Cao Yuhai chose a steep cliff as the breakthrough target. His theory is that the more unexpected the enemy is, the weaker the place is, the safer it is for us. The 116th Division of the 39th Army prepared for crossing the river with one more trick than other troops: they did not know how to transport a batch of lard from China.The lard was distributed to soldiers who rubbed it on their legs and feet, saying it would prevent frostbite. The soldiers were very greedy when they smelled the smell of lard. Since they went abroad to fight, they hardly knew the taste of soybean oil and lard. Li Guanzhi, commander of the 355th Regiment of the 119th Division of the Fortieth Army, was a serious man. He never allowed words like "probably" and "maybe" to appear in his subordinates' mouths.At his request, a soldier named Shi Shaoqing went to explore the ice.Shi Shaoqing set off in the dark and came back before 20:00. He reported that about five meters of the river in the middle of the river was not frozen.He declared that he had fallen into the water: "As soon as my feet touched the water, my God! It was so cold that I gasped several times! Sitting on the ice and slipping into the water, the water immediately reached the belly button. I was so excited that I couldn’t breathe! The rocks at the bottom of the river are very slippery and the current is very fast. I almost fell into the water. The ice cut my thigh like a knife, and I didn’t know the pain after a while!” Shi Shaoqing said, rolling his arms Cotton trousers, his legs have grown, bleeding from the cut cut by the ice.All the soldiers who listened to his story widened their eyes and began to chatter.Some said that raincoats must be changed into water pants, and some said that it is better to build floating bridges. The next day, Captain Li found that Jiang Xin's original black line was gone.Maybe it's frozen? He ordered to send people to reconnaissance. Shi Shaoqing was sent again, who made the soldiers' eyes widen in fright. Before setting off, he found a very strong wooden stick and tied cotton to one end of the stick.As soon as it got dark, he put on a white cloth that looked like a piece of snow, and set off.When approaching the river, Shi Shaoqing began to crawl until he reached the center of the river.Sure enough, it was frozen!He tapped the ice with a cotton-wrapped stick, listening carefully for cracks, trying to gauge how thick the ice was.However, the sound of the wooden stick knocking could not always reassure him. He knew that if he failed to detect again this time, it would be related to the lives of many comrades-in-arms and whether the 355th regiment could win the battle.Thinking of this, Shi Shaoqing simply stood up and stepped on the ice with his feet hard. He repeatedly stepped on the ice like this, and finally attracted the artillery fire from the other side.A shell exploded on the ice 10 meters away from him, and the stirred up ice flew up and hit him, and he almost cried out in pain.He didn't run back, but crawled towards the big hole in the ice surface that was blown out by the shell. At the side of the seat, he put his hand into the icy river water, thus actually measuring the thickness of the ice surface. He was very happy, because according to the thickness of the ice, let alone infantry, even artillery could pass. He crawled back with the joy of victory, crawling, and suddenly thought of a serious question: How can he prove that he is not talking nonsense this time, but that he has carried out real reconnaissance?He thought for a while in the dark, turned around and climbed to the other bank of the river. He climbed to the south bank of the river where the enemy was heavily guarded.He knew that the bank of the river was first of all a minefield, and at the other end of the minefield, he saw the shadows of enemy sentries swimming.He fumbled in the dark for a long time before crawling back.When reporting the reconnaissance results to the company commander, Shi Shaoqing took out three American landmines from his bosom, and said: "The situation I reconnaissance is true, and there are devil's mines as evidence!" The battle plan for the third battle has been carefully considered, and Peng Dehuai's final determination is: to concentrate the six armies of the Volunteer Army and carry out the attack with the cooperation of the three corps of the North Korean People's Army, smashing the enemy's defensive positions on the 38th parallel, Annihilate the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th South Korean Divisions deployed on the front lines of the Imjin River and the North Han River area. If the development goes well, the camera will occupy Seoul. The specific deployment of the third battle plan is as follows: the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 50th Corps of the Volunteer Army and six artillery regiments will be strengthened to form a right-wing column, commanded by Deputy Commander Han Guangchu, Yu Gaolang To break through from Puli to Yongping, first concentrate on annihilating the Sixth Division of South Korea, and then annihilate the First Division of South Korea.The tasks of the various armies are: the 39th Army breaks through the Linjin River from the Xinzuo and Dojing sections, attacks with its main force in the direction of Shangshengdong, Wulinji, and Yuanyuanli, and prepares to attack and seize the South Korean First Division in the Jiangshan area; In addition, a division was used to make a detour to Xiangshuili and Xiannvyanli, and occupied the position to block the enemies who were aided by the north and fled to the south.The 40th Army broke through the Imjin River and Hantancheon from Asun-ri to Gaotan, and then attacked in the direction of Dongducheon, and cooperated with the 38th and 39th Armies to encircle and wipe out the Sixth Division of South Korea.The 38th Army broke through the Hantan River from Bailouli to Banjuli, first annihilated the enemy in Yongping, then attacked in the direction of Dongduchuanli and Zhixingli, and occupied the Qifengshan position with one division to prevent the enemy from Beitou. Monitor the enemies of Pocheon.The 50th Army broke through from Maoshidong to Gaolangpuli, and attacked in the direction of Junsudong, and cooperated with the 39th Army to annihilate the enemy who sent aid or attack the 1st Division of South Korea. The left-wing column was composed of the 42nd and 66th Corps of the Volunteer Army and the 44th Regiment of the Artillery Reinforcement. Commanded by the head of the 42nd Army, it broke through from the level to Mapingli, and first concentrated the main force on the level to Longzhaodong Annihilate one or two regiments of the 2nd Division of South Korea in the area, expand the results in the direction of Gapyeong and Cheongpyeong-ri, cut off the traffic between Seoul and Chuncheon, and use another division to cross the North Han River from Hwacheon, and actively attack the Gai north of Chuncheon , Captured the Fifth Division of South Korea.The task of each army is: the 42nd Army breaks through from Guanyin Mountain to Baixiandong, the main force attacks in the direction of Zhongbanli and Guimudong, annihilates the 17th Regiment of the 2nd Division of South Korea, cuts off the road from Cheongpyeongcheon to Gapyeong; Detour to Jiningli with one division, and cooperate with the 66th Army to annihilate the 32nd and 36th Regiments of the Second Division of South Korea.The main force of the 66th Army broke through in Longzhaodong, Mapingli, and Yuanpingli respectively, and attacked in the direction of Jiningli, and together with the 42nd Army, they wiped out the Second Division of South Korea. In order to ensure the victory of the battle, more than 80,000 veterans with combat experience were added to the front line. At the same time, the 19th Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was ordered to fire.The logistics department of the Volunteer Army has strengthened its strength, and added railway and bridge troops to participate in the battle.The troops on the front line actively raised food on the spot, and borrowed more than 30,000 catties of food from the local people. The Chinese and North Korean armies established a joint headquarters, and Peng Dehuai served as the commander and political commissar of the headquarters. On New Year's Eve, the banks of the Linjin River were extremely quiet. In the darkness on the north bank of the river, 100,000 Chinese officers and soldiers huddled silently in trenches in the snow.No one knows whether they thought about the New Year's Eve at home when they were very young at this special moment. Although New Year's Day is not as popular as the Spring Festival in the eyes of Chinese people, the New Year is the New Year after all. Red lanterns flickering with candlelight are hung on the gates of every family. The whole family sits together to have a good meal. If the year is good, there will be meat and wine.Then the young people gather together and talk about things that are not usually talked about in front of the warm coal fire, such as life in the coming year-the old people go to bed early.In China, New Year's Day is a holiday for young people, because after all, the new year is coming, and the word "future" is always hazy but wonderful to young people. On New Year's Eve in 1950, hundreds of thousands of young Chinese soldiers ushered in the most brutal battle. The time when the Chinese People's Volunteers launched the third campaign in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was: New Year's Eve in 1950.That is, at 17:00 on December 31, 1950.