Wu Dongfeng, the first military intelligence author

Abstract: The "ammunition quantity" of the commander of the Eighth Army of the United States met the "refueling" tactic of Qin Jiwei, commander of the 15 Volunteer Army. Who played the battle of Shangganling well?

At present, the battle in the 537.7 highland in front of Vu Thang Mountain has entered an extremely complicated and difficult situation: heavy casualties, the battle can not be ended quickly, the enemy's strength is not great, and new problems will soon appear in our follow-up troops. In this case, what kind of tactics and policies we should adopt must be clear. The more difficult it is, the more it is necessary for commanders at all levels to find ways, put forward ideas and absorb the following opinions. But this is not the case, but many question marks and doubts are raised, and there are differences in tactical thinking. .....

-Qin Jiwei Diary June 1952+ 10/4.

The refueling strategy is to refuel the stove bit by bit. Add a little, just burn a little. The more you add, the more you burn.

The tactic of "refueling" has always been a taboo for military strategists, but Qin Jiwei, commander of 15 group army, successfully used this tactic in the Battle of Shangganling. Qin Jiwei believes that the key to fighting in Shangganling Tunnel is to maintain the effective strength in the tunnel. In this way, we must constantly use the tunnel to counter the enemy's attack on the ground, and when I suffer losses, I can constantly transport and reinforce troops to the tunnel.

1October 20th, 1952, 10, Qin Jiwei called an emergency meeting of military leaders with the theme "How to solve the current difficulties and ensure the 45th Division to fight well?"

After research, Qin Jiwei finally made a decision: 1. The army will directly deploy personnel to supplement the frontline combat troops; Second, the deployment of the whole army has been adjusted to make the defense forces and counter-attack forces professional; Second, concentrate on, concentrate on the forces, and strive for this battle. .......

Qin Jiwei said: "Troop mobility is a very important step in the war, especially in defensive operations. Be sure before using troops, which is the magic weapon to win in Shangganling. Fighting without stamina is impossible, especially as a battle. "

Eight-company cookhouse squad soldiers who stick to the tunnel entrance

Zhang Yunyu, chief of staff of 15 Army, believes that this meeting is very important to ensure the victory of Shangganling Campaign, and it is a turning point of Shangganling Campaign from passive to active. According to Commander Qin Jiwei's instructions, 15 military organs and directly affiliated teams transferred 1200 soldiers and added 13 company to the 45th Division. In his later years, Zhang Yunyu told the author that it takes great determination and courage to "refuel" the military security company!

Che Minqiao, then director of the Political Department of the 15 Army, recalled that Commander Qin Jiwei had seen further, and he also said at the meeting: "The success or failure of this counterattack is not only related to the 15 Army and the whole regiment, but also has a greater impact on the entire Korean war situation. Comrade Liu Shaoqi specifically mentioned in his report that the active defensive operations of the Volunteers in Korea for more than a year have broken the military argument that there is no unbreakable defense line in history. Today, the defense of the volunteers cannot be broken. The estimation and encouragement of the responsible comrades of the Central Committee have increased our strength. We must fight with actual victory, consolidate our steel position and give Clark a head-on blow. "

Cheminqiao recalled that after the Battle of Shangganling broke out, Qin Jiwei promptly instructed the military and political departments to divide the grassroots into three batches: one on the ground; A group of divisions and regiments are on standby; A regiment stayed in the army for training, retained a group of combat backbones, and trained a group of combat backbones, ready to "refuel" at any time to cope with the protracted war in the future.

Cheminqiao

Qin Jiwei is satisfied with Cheminqiao's arrangement. He said: "War will kill people. Especially grassroots cadres suffered heavy casualties. When fighting, soldiers must rely on cadres to lead. In this sense, fighting is also beating cadres. This battle will get bigger and bigger. It is necessary to explain to the following, you can't catch the company all at once, you should pay attention to leaving' seeds'. We should dismiss those fighting backbones in time. Although our weapons and equipment are inferior to those of the enemy. But our advantage is high morale, and our soldiers know who to fight for as soldiers. "

Qin Jiwei also instructed the Political Department to vigorously carry out the battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. Battlefield newspapers of the Political Department should publicize heroic deeds in time. He said: "The' reference message' you printed can be sent to the division, and some can also be sent to the head of the regiment and the political commissar of the regiment. Let's see what the Associated Press is advocating. Know yourself and know yourself, and you will be invincible! "

The "refueling" of weapons and equipment is also crucial. When Qin Jiwei ordered the military region to strengthen the artillery support of the 45th Division, Zhang Yunyu, chief of staff, suggested that it was very difficult to transport artillery shells! At the on-site military combat meeting, Qin Jiwei ordered the 29 th Division: "You will deploy three battalions, and Wang Xin, the political commissar of the Division, will lead a team to transport artillery shells, and all cadres and soldiers of the military department and actors from the cultural and art troupe will participate."

The logistics supply of tunnels was a new topic at that time. In order to solve the serious shortage of food and water in the tunnel, the logistics department racked its brains and adopted such means as "relay transportation" and "crawling forward" to send the required materials to the tunnel.

You Jixian, Minister of the Logistics Department of the Military Region, mentioned to Qin Jiwei that in order to "refuel" Shangganling, the casualties of officers and men in the Logistics Department are sometimes greater than those of combat troops. Qin Jiwei said to You Jixian emotionally: "After fighting Shangganling, we should make some contributions to logistics!"

The officers and men completed the reinforcement and material supply by climbing.

On one occasion, the cadres who came down from Shangganling reported to Qin Jiwei that the officers and men who stood by the tunnel were unable to eat water and rice for several days and could not get the support of the main force, so they had to hold their positions independently. Qin Jiwei was very moved, and immediately took out the basket of apples under the camp bed and told the comrades in the headquarters to send them to the position. The guard said, "Chief, this apple is big and red. It must be sweet. Keep some for yourself! " "Qin Jiwei gave:" don't move one. When you get to the tunnel, it is the fruit of saving lives! "

Sang Chuanbao, then a staff officer of the 15 Military Command, recalled that Qin Jiwei dictated to him to write some pending orders and put them in the basket for delivering apples. The general idea is as follows:

Heroes who stick to the Five Mountains, I sincerely thank you for your heroic and tenacious fighting will. You won a brilliant victory of body count1.20,000 in half a month's hard struggle. You win honor for the whole army and avenge the martyrs. Continue to fight, make persistent efforts, annihilate all the attacking enemies in our steel positions, and do not resume all positions and stop fighting!

I don't have anything else, but I will give all the fruits, sugar, canned food and pears I bought myself to the most lovely people who stick to the front tunnel and fight back against the enemy continuously. I hope that after receiving these gifts, you will work harder and try to resume all your duties as soon as possible.

Sang Chuanbao recalled that from then on, all things sent by the condolence group and things bought by the commanders themselves with allowances should be accumulated and put in baskets. The commanders of the state of Qin solemnly signed the written list of condolences and sent people to the front. Other military leaders have done the same thing.

Li, then the propaganda minister of the 45th Division, recalled that the story of "an apple" in the film Shangganling was not fiction. However, he always insisted that the apples found by the officers and men who stuck to the tunnel on the road were leaked from the basket of apples sent by Commander Qin Jiwei. Li said: "Because most of the fruits sent from the front were radishes, apples were rarely seen. That basket of apples was not planted in Qin Jun, so where did the apples come from? "

Stubborn struggle and survival

At the call of Qin Jiwei, the 15 Army launched activities to study tactics and tactics in fierce battles: the commando team studied how to maneuver under enemy fire; The transport troops studied how to block the area through enemy gunfire; Stick to the detachment to study how to use the tactics of "small soldiers" and "refueling" to deal with the impact of enemy clusters; The troops temporarily transferred to the tunnel will study how to cooperate with the commandos to fight back. ...

In the Battle of Shangganling, the 29th Division cooperated with its brothers with selfless character and fearless spirit. According to the requirements of troop deployment, the 29 th Division belongs to the 44 th Division as a regiment and sticks to the Western Hills; The two regiments cooperated with the 45th Division, and then cooperated with the 3 1 Division to fight in Ganling. The battle was in the most difficult stage, and the 29th Division sent tens of thousands of Jin of radishes and tomatoes to the 45th Division. Before the big counterattack, Wang Xin, the political commissar of the division, personally led two battalions and sent tens of thousands of shells and grenades to Vu Thang Mountain. He said: "In the battle, as long as the superior gives the order, you can fight wherever you need it!"

Qin Jiwei even sent his own guards to Shangganling to "refuel".

15 the army guard company is not an ordinary guard force. On the Korean battlefield, it not only serves as the head and organ of the national defense force, but also performs arduous and complicated special tasks at any time. This is the "old base" where Qin Jiwei fought with him from North China to the Yangtze River and finally to Sichuan.

Before the Great Counter-offensive in Shangganling, Qin Jiwei thought twice and resolutely decided to sign up for the war from military organs and directly affiliated units. He stressed: "The guard company has four platoons without exception!" The military security company dispatched 79 soldiers to "refuel" Shangganling.

Our army shangganling frontline command post

At that time, Liu Wang, instructor of the 15 Army Guard Company, was an old guard during the bloody Taihang period in Qin Jiwei. He once rescued Qin Jiwei from plane bombing. The two have deep feelings. Liu Wang signed up for the first-line post, and Qin Jiwei gave him a Parker pen that had been treasured for six years, encouraging him to strengthen his study and make continuous progress in the battle. Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a farewell-Liu Wang died in the forefront.

Change "Come on" to "Come on". The more troops fight, the better they are, and the more they fight, the more ways they have. Qin Jiwei soon smuggled several people from the whole company into the tunnel ahead. The 597,9 Gaolandlord Tunnel was originally stationed by a reinforced platoon. Before the big counterattack, it had already lived in the top three companies. The soldiers sat next to each other in rows, ready to rush out of the tunnel at the command ... (to be continued)

(The Battle between Qin Jiwei and Shangganling was jointly authorized by the First Military Intelligence and the No.1 sentry post, and it was launched in eight times. The full text is over 36,000 words. This is the fourth one. )