However, the 38th Army got off to a bad start in the first counterattack. This activity started on1October 25th, 1950. The task of Liang Xingchu's 38th Army is to attack Xichuan and annihilate the 8th Division of the Puppet Army. After discussion and decision by the Central Military Commission, the main attack force is the Army 1 13 Division. 1 12 division circuitous to the east of surprisingly, circuitous enemy, cut off the rear road; 1 14 division is the reserve team. But at this moment, an urgent telegram was sent from the 1 12 division, which had bypassed the east of surprisingly, informing them that a "black group" had been discovered. Liang Xingchu was taken aback. Considering the well-equipped and powerful firepower of the American army, he decided to act cautiously because of the changes in the war situation. He reported the information of 1 12 division to the headquarters of the volunteers, but the result was delayed. On the afternoon of 29th, 1 12 division launched an attack on the enemy of Xichuan. In addition to destroying the peripheral enemies 100 people, the 8th Division of the Puppet Army has slipped away, and there is no such thing as a "black group". After investigation, it is considered to be a misinformation by the Korean People's Army. Peng was so angry that he immediately ordered Liang Xingchu to pursue the enemy. He shouted on the phone: "Liang Xingchu, Liang Xingchu, you missed the military plane, I will spare you! You chase me! " Liang Xingchu is very upset and has a lot to say. He immediately made arrangements: "The soldiers are divided into two roads and go south. 1 13 division drilled xinxing cave first, then attacked the stadium, approaching the courtyard and the military corner; 1 12 division took su min cave and captured hufei mountain, which directly threatened the military corner. "
Fan Tianen, head of the 335th regiment of the Volunteers, was ordered to lead a long-term attack on Su Mindong. The soldiers braved the cold rain like snow but not snow and ran close to the target. After fierce fighting, Sumin Cave was captured in one fell swoop. After a short rest, I won the main peak of Hu Fei in one fell swoop, blocking the retreat of the enemies fleeing south! In order to escape, the enemy desperately tried to recapture Hu Feishan from the 335th regiment. They sent planes to bomb in turn, and the infantry attacked Hufei Mountain again and again under the cover of tanks. Our 335th Regiment fought bravely and refused to budge, repelling the enemy's repeated charges, and the enemy's bodies piled up like firewood. In this way, the heroes stayed on Feihu Mountain for five days and five nights, blocking the enemy in the north of Feihu Mountain.
After the first battle, at the summary meeting held by the Volunteer Command, Liang Xingchu received the severest criticism in his life. At the meeting, Deng Hua, deputy commander and political commissar of the Volunteers, made a summary of the first campaign and a report on the second campaign plan. He first reported the results, and especially praised the 39th and 40th armies. Later, he changed the subject and criticized: "... some of our comrades still don't know how to insert the main force into the enemy's flank to attack, encircle and annihilate the enemy." Especially in the Xichuan campaign, two regiments in South Korea were cut off by our army long ago, but the 1 13 division was slow to launch an attack, and as a result, the enemy fled ... Some troops moved too slowly during the day, mainly because they were afraid of planes. At night, this is a good opportunity to destroy the enemy. As a result, they overestimated the enemy, dared not cut off the enemy's retreat boldly, and delayed the fighters. The 38 th Army failed to arrive on time ... "Deng Hua was just saying, and Peng, who was full of anger, stared at Liang Xingchu and shouted:" Has the 38 th Army Liang Xingchu arrived? " Then he scolded: "I ask you, why is your 38 th Army so slow?" I asked you to give up, why don't you? " What's the matter with you? ""The somebody else all say you are Iliad, I Peng never learned, what Iliad, I think it's a mouse! I asked you to fight surprisingly. You said there was a' black group' in Xichuan, and a' black group' scared you? This is clearly a fear of war, where there is a war to resist US aggression and aid Korea! "
Seeing that the situation was not good, Deng Hua hurriedly said, "The 38th Army is still the main force. There's plenty of time. The battle was not well fought. The next battle must be done well, and we must reinvigorate our military strength! " "What is the main force? The main force is a bird!" Peng Yu Nu unnecessarily interrupted Deng Hua. Liang Xingchu couldn't help it anymore and replied, "Don't curse!" Peng was furious, and Liang Xingchu's talking back was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. He slapped his right hand on the table: "Don't scold? I'll scold you if you don't play well in Liang Xingchu! If the fighter plane is delayed, it must be cut according to law! It is polite to scold you. I have no other skills, but I still have the ability to smash Masu! " As soon as this was said, the whole venue was suddenly silent. Liang Xingchu low head, no longer fell silent. After a while, Peng's anger subsided. After the meeting, Liang Xingchu was still sitting there staring blankly, and Ding Ganru, director of the Operations Department of the Volunteers, invited him to dinner with concern. Liang Xingchu stood up and walked out, and said angrily, "Mr. Peng is going to kill my head. What else can I eat? " Ding Ganru quickly persuaded: "Just now, when General Manager Peng saw me and knew that I was coming to see you, he said to me,' Tell him that I may have criticized a little too much at the meeting. This is my temper in Peng. Don't fly into a rage because I was criticized. Let's fight hard in the next battle! ""Liang Xingchu said unconvinced, "Frustrated? I'm a blacksmith from Liang Xingchu! The 38th Army is not paper! I won't be Liang Xingchu if I don't fight the 38 th Army in the next battle! "
In the second campaign, according to Commander Peng's deployment, we will adopt the strategy of showing weakness to the enemy, luring the enemy into depth, dispersing and finally destroying the enemy. Deputy commander Han Xianchu personally came to the 38th Army and said to Liang Xingchu, "Your army will attack Tokugawa first. It is very important to seize Tokugawa from you in the whole campaign! Chairman Mao telegraphed many times that he would hand over the circuitous task of the western front to the 38 th Army. Mr. Peng thinks that the 38 th Army can fight well, so I will give you this task. Do you hear me, Tokugawa, you must fight! " To be on the safe side, Han Xianchu prepared to send a division of the 42nd Army to help, but Liang Xingchu refused. He swore to Han Xianchu: "We will take good care of Tokugawa!" At this time, Peng called and asked about the situation of the troops. Han Xianchu reported Liang Xingchu's determination to Peng Zonghui. Peng Zong said on the phone: "Liang Xingchu has a big tone, but he can't drive the enemy to herd sheep. What I want is to get together! " Mr. Peng's voice was so loud that everyone heard it. Liang Xingchu replied categorically: "There are no jokes in the army! Ensure the completion of the combat tasks issued by the headquarters. "
The night before the attack, Liang Xingchu suddenly called Zhang, the chief military reconnaissance officer, and asked, "Do you dare to go behind enemy lines?" After Zhang gave a satisfactory answer, Liang Xingchu pointed to the military map and said to him, "This is Tokugawa and this is Ningyuan. You find some people and plug them in. You must carry a radio station, report the enemy's situation and terrain to the headquarters at any time along the way, and finally insert Li Wuling, south of Tokugawa, to blow up the Wuling Highway Bridge on the Datong River, no later than 8 am on the 26th! " That night, I set out with a capable team. They overcame all kinds of unexpected difficulties and created incredible miracles. Finally, at 7: 20 am on the 26th, they inserted the bridge into Wuling Lane, successfully exploding the bridge into two sections, blocking the enemy's retreat. The next day, Liang Xingchu ordered the main soldiers of the 38th Army to attack in three ways. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the northern and eastern highlands of Tokugawa were occupied by the 38 th Army, and more than 5,000 people of the pseudo-7 th Division were surrounded in a narrow area of Tokugawa Valley with only a dozen square kilometers. Liang Xingchu was overjoyed and ordered the ministries to open fire on the pseudo-Seventh Division together. After seven hours of fierce fighting, the headquarters of the pseudo-7th Division and its 5th and 8th wings were wiped out, all kinds of guns, cannons and cars were seized, and even American consultants were all captured.
After reading the battle report of the 38 th Army, Peng repeatedly said that "the 38 th Army played well! Well played! " Subsequently, Peng ordered the 38 th Army to make persistent efforts and set out that night to enter Gary Ling and Hindley, ready to destroy the enemies fleeing east and south; Later, a division advanced to Guichuan. In addition to containing the enemy there, the main force of the army should detour to three places south of Guichuan and the plain on the 28th to attack the enemy of the army and a corner of Guichuan. On the evening of 27th, the 38th Army, under the command of Liang Xingchu, set out from Tokugawa, and 1 13 division was inserted into the third division, 1 12 division advanced towards Kikukawa, and 165438 division took Gariling directly. Gary Lin is in the west of Tokugawa, with high mountains and dense forests and dangerous terrain. On this mountain with an altitude of 8 10 meters, there is only a steep mountain pass with a width of 10 meters, and an east-west highway runs through it, which is the only way for the main force of the 38 th Army to enter the military corner. If it is not occupied, the enemy will block our army's way forward here. Even if our army can insert three, it will be difficult to support because of the lack of main cooperation. After overall planning, Liang Xingchu decided to catch Gary Lin first. By the time our 1 14 division reached two kilometers away from Gariling, the enemy had occupied the main peak of Gariling by mechanization. After reconnaissance, it was a reinforced company in Turkey. Because of its thin clothes, it could not resist the biting north wind on the ridge. At this time, the enemy is using fire to keep warm.
When Liang Xingchu heard the news, he decided to attack and occupy Gary Ridge Heights. So he immediately gave this order to 1 14 division. 1 14 division commander sun Hongdao led a company to climb the steep slope from the north side of the highway to attack the main peak, and another company political commissar Wang Pili led a company to walk barefoot in the snow and quickly approached the fire. The enemy on the mountain never dreamed that the volunteers had quietly touched it. After a burst of fierce artillery fire, our army 1 14 division raided the troops, wiped out the enemy cleanly in lightning speed, and occupied the main peak of Gariling. At the same time, the company that copied the path happened to hit a Turkish reinforcement battalion that fled west by car. So, with the cooperation of his brothers, Colonel Sun Hongdao ordered the soldiers to reimburse them within one hour. At the same time, our 38th Army 1 12 Division repelled two battalions of American cavalry 1 Division trying to reinforce the Turkish brigade. At this point, the eighth army of the United States aided Tokugawa in the east, and my plan to hinder my westward advancement was shattered by my thirty-eighth army. 1 14 division attacked gariling, and the soldiers of 1 13 division were quickly making a detour to the third division. Volunteers wear white sheets, walk in the creaking snow and sprint all the way in the hazy night. After two days and nights of fighting and marching, they were exhausted. Some of them dozed off while walking, but they continued to follow the team.
By dawn, they had walked more than 100 miles, only 30 miles away from three schools. Just as we were about to reach the third school, dozens of American planes flew from Datong River and kept hovering over the March of the Volunteers. At this moment, time is no longer allowed to stay, otherwise it will not be inserted in place on time. At this critical juncture, 1 13 teacher Liu Haiqing made a bold decision. He ordered everyone to take off their disguise and strut forward. I didn't expect this to really work. The American plane overhead thought it was a puppet army that escaped from Tokugawa, turned a few laps at low altitude and flew away. When everyone saw that the plane had left, their mood was even higher and they stepped up. Finally, the enemy arrived at the three stations five minutes early and closed their doors. When Peng learned the news, he was very excited and said, "Good! Tell them to nail there like steel nails! " Unwilling to fail, the enemy tried to recapture Miyake, and the two sides fought fiercely. 1 13 Division repelled the enemy's repeated attacks, and blew up the highway bridge when the enemy was unprepared, so that all the enemy's attempts to flee south and aid the three places in the north failed. Walker, commander of the eighth army of the United States, saw that this road was blocked, so he ordered his troops to head for another exit-Longyuanli. Who knows 1 13 division has already blocked this road. Upon hearing this, the US military commander MacArthur quickly ordered the US military to retreat across the board. At the same time, troops were dispatched to the north for reinforcements, in an attempt to attack the north and south of 1 13 division, at Longyuanli, Gefan, SongGu Feng and Beitang stations controlled by 1 12 division.
In the face of the enemy's north-south attack, Liang Xingchu kept calm and issued an order that Americans must never escape from our army. On the positions of Longyuanli and Gefan guarded by 1 13 Division, the volunteers were resourceful and brave. As soon as the enemy tank approached the position, it stuffed the bound Grenade into the tank track and exploded into a pile of scrap iron with a bang. The tank in front blocked the truck behind, so this part of the enemy was blocked on the mountain road only 20 kilometers north and south, which was a mess. At the command of our army commander, gunfire suddenly sounded, and the enemy was beaten black and blue, crying for mom and dad. On the occasion of the war between the Three Institutes and Longyuanli, Liang Xingchu ordered Jiang Yonghui, the deputy division commander, to take the initiative to attack 1 14 Division. The Ministry quickly captured Feng Zhangdong and other places, and divided and surrounded the 25th Division, 2nd Division and 1 Division of the Puppet Army. 1 12 division commander Yang Dayi was also ordered to lead his troops into Li Shuanglong to encircle the artillery units of the 2nd Division and 8th Army of the US Army. The officers and men of the division played a witty, flexible, brave and tenacious role. During the battle, they found that the motorcade of the 2nd Division of the US Army was heading south along the mountain road, immediately occupied the southeast highland of SongGu Feng and launched an attack from the commanding heights. They first destroyed the enemy's first car with machine guns, making it difficult for the enemy's motorcade to move on the highway. Then two classes of troops were sent into the enemy line, and combined with bombing, more than a dozen enemy cars were burned in succession, blocking the long motorcade behind. The enemy's eyes were red with anxiety. In order to escape from the south, they launched a series of attacks on our positions under the cover of planes, tanks and artillery fire.
The enemy blew up the whole top of the mountain and there was a sea of fire everywhere. The soldiers shouted the slogan of "winning glory for the motherland" and fought to the death with the enemy, destroying the enemy in front of the position again and again. The fighting in SongGu Feng is very fierce. From the bodies of nearly 10,000 enemies who died in SongGu Feng, people can still see the volunteers who perished with the enemy. Some of them clung to the enemy's machine guns, and some put their teeth into the enemy's flesh ... This tragic and tragic battle scene was later written by Wei Wei in the famous communication "Who is the cutest person?" ! In the second battle, the 38 th Army made great contributions. They not only successfully completed the task of breaking through from the left wing and opening the battle gap entrusted by the Volunteer Command, but also boldly intervened, resolutely blocked the enemy's retreat and ensured the victory of the entire western front operation.
When the battle report reached the headquarters of the Volunteers, Mr. Peng blurted out: "Our soldiers are really good! Great! " Deng Hua said: "This time, the Western Front wiped out a large number of enemies, but the 38 th Army played a key role!" Hong Xuezhi said, "Last time they didn't play well, they were criticized by their boss. This time, they tried to put on a good show. This army is an old army with an indomitable spirit! " Peng was still very excited and announced loudly: "We will award them!" And immediately sat down and wrote a written award order. When the staff was preparing to take it to generate electricity, Mr. Peng asked for a telegram back. After a little reflection, he wrote, "Long live Chinese people's Volunteer Army! Long live the 38 th Army! " When Liang Xingchu saw "Long live the 38th Army" on the commendation order, he shed tears with excitement.