Source: China Military Network
The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea is the battle to establish a foothold for the Chinese nation, the battle to establish its country in the New China, and the battle to establish its authority for the Chinese army. The 15th Army became famous in the Battle of Shangganling in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, which was also the reason why the unit was later reorganized into an airborne army.
Shangganling Battle
Americans have more steel and less gas, our army has less steel and more gas
0 "Shangganling Battle"The two sides have a huge gap in strength and the battle is fierce, but the result is unexpected. Our army killed more than 25,000 enemies at the cost of 11,500 casualties, completely shattering the dream of the "United Nations Army" led by the United States to launch an attack on the front line and win, creating a miracle in the history of modern warfare. The direct effect of the miracle of
is: after this battle, the "United Nations Army" did not use more than one battalion to launch an attack, and the Korean war situation has since stabilized on the 38th parallel;
's strategic significance is: to tie Shangganling into the "sad ridge" of the opponent, and to show the national prestige. Liu Yalou once said that the reason why the 15th Army was chosen to be adapted into the airborne army was because "the national prestige was achieved in Shangganling, and the whole world knew that there was a 15th Army";
Military value is: the Battle of Shangganling has become a classic case, and it still appears in the classroom of the American West Point Military Academy today.
Many foreign military experts are puzzled by the appearance of miracles, and finally they are summed up as "the mysterious oriental spirit." Since humans have had war, war has not only been a competition of material power, but also a confrontation of spiritual power. Napoleon said: "There are only two powerful forces in the world, namely swords and guns and thoughts. In the long run, swords and guns are always defeated by thoughts." Qin Jiwei, then commander of the 15th Army, recalled afterwards: "The Battle of Shangganling is not only a contest between the military strength of the enemy and us, but also a contest between two worldviews, two values, and two ideological systems." This kind of contest that transcends military confrontation cannot be explained by cold steel and numbers, and cannot be compared by military power comparison, and cannot be compared by military chess deduction. It is precisely relying on the superhuman courage and steel will given by firm ideals and beliefs that the Volunteer Army of disadvantaged equipment completely conquered the strong enemy armed to the teeth, just as Chairman Mao’s image summarized: “There are more steel and less energy in the American army, and the less steel and more energy in our army.” If the “steel” here represents hard power based on weapons and equipment, then “qi” is the soft power formed by political advantages. This is the "magic weapon" that our army is invincible and invincible. This "qi" of the airborne troops is the fine traditions of the 15th Army and the spirit of Shangganling summarized by the old commander Qin Jiwei. Later, the troops dug out and sorted out ten fine traditions:
① The political belief of "following the party with iron heart";
② The organizational guarantee of "building branches into tunnels";
③ The powerful force of "everything is for combat, military and political affairs are not separated";
④ The courage to fight with bloody nature of "sacrificing oneself to block the gun hole";
⑤ The mission and responsibility of "only blow the charge, not to give up";
⑥ The quality of learning that "If you don't have it, you will never be afraid of losing your foundation";
⑦ The iron rule of "burn the fire and staying still";
⑧ The dedication of "hiding the name and not seeking fame and fortune";
⑨ The friendship of comrades in "one apple passes on to eat";
⑩ The spirit of hard work of "hard work and continuous struggle".
Marx believes that matter determines spirit, and spirit has an active reaction on matter. The composition of the military's combat effectiveness includes three basic elements: humans, weapons, and the combination of humans and weapons. Weapons are important factors, and people are decisive factors. A person's quality and mental state have an important impact on the formation and performance of combat effectiveness. Under certain material conditions, the combat spirit, combat style, and combat technical level of officers and soldiers even directly affect and determine the outcome of the war. For example, on the battlefield of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Zhang Taofang, a soldier of the 8th Company of the 214th Regiment of the Volunteer Army, used 442 bullets to kill or kill 214 enemy soldiers in the 597.9 Highland of Shangganling. He was named one of the top ten snipers in the world and the "King of Chinese Snipers", and later became a pilot of the Air Force. In the Shandong blocking battle in 1946, Wei Laiguo, the "national shooting hero", held a "Three Eight" large-covered rifle and used 122 bullets to eliminate 111 enemies.This shows that only by combining people and weapons can we form true combat power, and only by "preserving oneself and eliminating the enemy" can we "save oneself and destroying the enemy" on the battlefield.
Chairman Mao’s conclusion on “steel” and “qi” contains three meanings:
First, the basic elements of combat effectiveness are steel and Qi, that is, people and equipment;
Second, the advantages of Qi can make up for the disadvantages of steel, and people are the decisive factors;
Third, this "qi" must be justice and righteousness. In the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, our army has always occupied the moral commanding heights, which fully demonstrated the truth that "justice will win, peace will win, and the people will win."
Fundamentally, Chairman Mao’s “steel theory” is a vivid interpretation of Marx’s war theory. The victory of the Shangganling Battle is ultimately a victory of the Marxist view of war. Informatized wars, non-linear, asymmetric, and non-contact characteristics are obvious. High, far and new borders are constantly expanding, with three unchanging and three changes, namely: war is the essence of political continuation, the law of man being the decisive factor remains unchanged, and the purpose of fighting for justice and fundamental interests remains unchanged; at the same time, the form of war is changing, the means of combat are changing, and the space space is changing during wartime, which requires higher requirements for the hardness of steel, the potentiality of gas, and the fusion of steel and gas.
must be seen that there are certain conditions for inferiority to superiority. In the information war, while emphasizing that people are the determinant of war, the role of weapons and equipment has been greatly improved. We must not only prevent the simple "weapon victory theory" and the one-sided "spiritual universal theory". When the troops can fight and win battles, they must attach importance to the comprehensive improvement of people and the construction and development of equipment, and promote the optimal combination of people and weapons.
Political work is the lifeline of our army
Political work, after all, is the work of being a human being. During the Battle of Shangganling, as many as 38 people died with the enemy during the crisis, which became a common phenomenon. The spirit of sacrifice of officers and soldiers will not be born with it. This universality is the result of long-term concentration of progressive political spirit, demonstrating the tremendous power of political work. President Xi pointed out profoundly at the Gutian Army-wide Political Work Conference that "Political work is the secret skill of our army, the greatest feature and advantage of our army, the greatest difference between our army and all other military forces, and an important guarantee for our army to maintain the nature, purpose and true nature of the people's army." The eye-catching words "Secret Home" and "Maximum" warn us: throwing them away is simply to destroy the Great Wall. The enemy is not afraid of our modernization, but rather Mao Zedong's army. In other words, we can accept the disadvantages of modernization, but we must never weaken the advantages of revolution.
The lifeline meaning of political work is not just to provide spiritual strength and give full play to the service guarantee role of political work, including political guarantee, spiritual motivation and intellectual support. Although military, politics, logistics and equipment are set up in different departments and systems, political work is effective throughout all work and all fields. In the winter of 1947, Chairman Mao decided to carry out a new military reorganization campaign throughout the army, mobilizing the masses to "resent the sufferings given to the working people by the old society and the Kuomintang reactionaries) "three investigations" (checking class, checking work, checking fighting spirit) "three rectifications" (checking thoughts, rectifying work style, rectifying organization), and pursuing three major goals of high political unity, improving life, and improving technology and tactics in military terms. At the meeting to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Army, President Xi summarized the "six great forces" of our army from victory to victory: the great force of leadership of the Communist Party of China, the great force of ideals and beliefs, the great force of reform and innovation, the great force of combat spirit, the great force of revolutionary discipline, and the great force of unity between the military and civilians. These "six great forces" are closely related to political work. For example, for scientific and technological workers, political work may not directly overcome technical difficulties, but conditions can be created for this. President Xi stressed: "At present, the domestic and international situation has undergone profound and complex changes. Faced with the examination of deepening national defense and military reform, our army's political work can only be strengthened but not weakened. We can only move forward but not stagnate. We can only act actively and not respond passively." We are talking about building the army in politics, strengthening the army in reform, developing the army in science and technology, and governing the army according to law. We must put ideological and political construction first.Any idea that despises political work, any practice that weakens political work, or any act that damages political work, is wrong and dangerous.
Politics is the heart of the people, and the heart of the people is the country. At present, if someone simply equates political work with "one mouth" or "one pen", it is a serious backwardness. To give full play to the greatest feature and advantage of political work, we must strive to be solid and vivid, meaningful and interesting, both high and warm, both a little bit and a click rate, and use actual results to counter the wrong understanding of virtualizing political work, weakening political organs, and belittle political cadres. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, especially the Gutian Army's Political Union, the airborne troops have conscientiously implemented President Xi's important instructions, vigorously promoted the "Red Gene Transmission from Generation" project, focused on letting history enter reality, let history illuminate the future, do a good job in political work, and lead generations of officers and soldiers to keep their original aspirations and move forward hard, shaping the unique spirit of the troops. As mentioned earlier, the airborne troops have systematically summarized the "four eights" of the glorious history:
8 group numbers: ① 17,000 martyrs. ② Annihilated 270,000 enemies. ③23,000 heroes and models. ④ Fierce battles in Shangganling for 43 days and nights. ⑤ Establish an 11-day skydiving. ⑥ Flood control and rescue for 79 days and nights. ⑦ "15 Warriors" jumped in life and death at 5,000 meters. ⑧ Participated in the military parade 15 times in a row.
8 business cards: ① Model Airborne Company. ②The Eighth Company of Shangganling Special Practice. ③A model company that wins. ④The Huangma Uprising Red Three Consecutive. ⑤ Consolidate the model company of the troops. ⑥Hero Reconnaissance Company. ⑦ Thor Commando. ⑧Airborne women's reconnaissance guidance team.
8 combat combinations: ① "Most Successful Combat Combination": Niu Menglian's group invented "near-force operation"; ② "Most Witness Combination": Wang Xuezhi's group switched to battle and captured the enemy for three days; ③ "Most Brave Battle Combination": Liu Zilin led 12 soldiers to capture 2,700 enemies; ④ "Most Brave Battle Combination": Gao Rongcheng's group pioneered machine gun shooting aircraft; ⑤ "Most Brave Battle": Chen Zhiguo used his wounded body to serve as a shooting platform for his comrades; ⑥ "Most Strongest Battle Combination": Ge Hongchen's "Panyan Blood Fight" covers his comrades; ⑦ "Most Touching Combination": Xue Zhigao fought with Wang Heliang on his back (one eye was blinded and the other broke his leg, and they formed a combat group. This kind of life-and-death comradeship friendship is touching every time it mentions); ⑧ "Most Brave Battle Combination": 15 airborne warriors jumped in the earthquake disaster area.
8 colors: ①The loyal and fearless military flag red; ②The rapid and courageous hero yellow; ③The vibrant youth orange; ④The olive green to defend peace; ⑤The sky blue to pursue dreams of the sky; ⑥The charming elegant purple; ⑦The umbrella that pursues excellence is white; ⑧The mysterious night sky is black.
Winning the two "Shangganling"
is the responsibility of our generation of soldiers
Today's era of peace and development have become a trend, but the world is not peaceful. Military strikes of wars occur from time to time, and psychological offense and defense are everywhere without gunpowder. Only by being able to fight can you stop fighting. As our country develops from big to strong and vigorously, it is very realistic to prepare to win the "Shangganling" in the military sense; facing opponents in depth and careful work and deployment, it is even more urgent to build the ideological "Shangganling" well.
The Western hostile forces implemented the "Cultural Cold War" and "Political Gene Transformation" projects. No matter how they packaged it, the purpose was to "pluck the roots and get the soul" of our army. At present, with its unprecedented penetration, the Internet has become the primary choice and important means for hostile forces to carry out psychological invasion on us. The strategic battlefield of the ideological field struggle has been transferred to cyberspace. For a period of time, the undercurrent of online historical nihilism has been surging, and heroes smearing leaders are rampant. The heroes such as Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun, who we are proud, have become targets of spoofing. The warning of "'Shangganling' is in danger and the 15th Army' is here" is deafening. The domain is the territory, the power of the network is the regime, and the power of the network is the combat power. The online discourse power is essentially a competition between the national ideology in the online society and an important manifestation of the national discourse power. Without the discourse power, leadership and management power have no practical significance.The struggle for online ideological discourse power is related to the consolidation of the Party’s absolute leadership over the military, the unity and stability within the military and the effective implementation of the functions and missions of the troops.
President Xi stressed: "In the battlefield of the Internet, whether we can withstand and win is directly related to our ideological security and regime security." Under the conditions of the information network era, the public opinion contest, psychological offensive and defense, and legal struggles in the cognitive domain of the information domain are becoming increasingly fierce, and objectively requires that political work not only increase the contribution rate to combat effectiveness, but also its own "full-time, full-dimensional and all-member" combat function is more direct and prominent.
As the heroic unit of Shangganling and the heroic successor of Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun, the airborne troops strive to carry forward the glorious traditions and fine style of the 15th Army. With the firm determination of "everything of land must fight for the charge, and no one can stand guarding the position", they enter the Internet, occupy the Internet, lead the Internet, stick to the Internet "Shangganling" and fight the tough battle of offense and defense in the ideological field. Through exploration and practice, the concept of innovative political work under the conditions of information networks was summarized - "Red and Blue Integration": tradition + Internet". "Red" is the political nature, representing traditional advantages, and is reflected in the spiritual connotation contained in the fine tradition of "11 persistences" in political work summarized by President Xi, and is reflected in the effective methods and means in long-term revolutionary practice. The essence is the fundamental principle of building the party and building the army of politics. This is the unchanging gene of political work; "Blue" is the background color of the network, representing the characteristics of the times, and is reflected in the broad prospects of the "blue ocean" brought by the information technology revolution, and is essentially the era environment in which political work is located. This is the source of vitality of political work. "'Red and Blue Integration': tradition + Internet" means the organic combination, functional coupling, and deep integration of the ontology of political work and the carrier of information network. The fundamental purpose is the era environment in which political work is located. "'Red and Blue Integration': tradition + Internet" means the organic combination, functional coupling, and deep integration of the ontology of political work and the carrier of information network. The fundamental purpose is the era environment in which political work is located. "'Red and Blue Integration': tradition + Internet" means the organic combination, functional coupling, and deep integration of the ontology of political work and the carrier of information network. It is to fully release the greatest advantages and maximum effectiveness of tradition under the conditions of information networks, ensure that the bloodline of the troops is sustainable, the foundation is solid, and the advantages are permanent. The core essence is to promote the thinking, operating mode, guidance methods, methods and means of political work keep pace with the times, use learning power to stimulate innovation, use cultural power to generate combat power, use soft power to support hard power, and use information power to strengthen vitality.
In practical exploration, the airborne troops focus on finding link points for continuing the past and continuing the inheritance from the mapping of history and reality, actively promote the "'Red and Blue Integration': Tradition + Internet", use the "two networks" of the Internet and Tianbing Network to create the "our sky" and "two micro and one sound" platforms, and explore the construction of a "three-in-one" political work pattern and war-type, learning, Xi-oriented, innovative and service-oriented political organs have created a heavenly war culture that "focuses on the goal of strengthening the military, demonstrates the heroic spirit, has the characteristics of heavenly warriors, and supports the victory and victory", and strives to create a strong atmosphere of Shangwu military camps, cultural military camps, rule of law military camps, and innovative military camps. Political work has been continuously made efforts by the Internet and promoted according to the Internet, achieving obvious results in 6 aspects:
First, theoretical arming is strengthened by the Internet "university" on the Internet. Focus on the spirit of President Xi's series of important speeches, build an online learning platform for "Theoretical Starry Sky", actively be a good "theoretical translation", follow up and interpret theoretical points for more than 320 periods, making theoretical arming more vivid and down-to-earth.
Second, the service center relies on the Internet "big battlefield" to concentrate on the Internet. Follow the actual combat needs, develop "intelligent political work information platform" and "×× rapid allocation of talents System, to build the "Airborne Soldier Political Work Information Center" and strive to improve its contribution to combat effectiveness.
Third, the mass line is based on the "big community" of the Internet. Adhere to the leadership organs taking the lead in using the Internet, advocate "first start the computer at work, first go online, and first interact with the Internet", actively carry out online learning, online research, and online discussions to promote the realization of learning and life.
Fourth, promote democracy and deepen the deepening of the "big family" of the Internet. Explore and practice the "three major democracy" online practice methods, build a "disclosure of affairs" online platform, and be open and transparent about sensitive matters such as merit evaluation and awards, party entrance examinations, and study; timely release information such as food management, welfare benefits, and relief subsidies online, expand network supervision methods, open up democratic channels at the grassroots level, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of officers and soldiers.
Fifth, dare to take responsibility and rely on the "big mirror" of the Internet to see the vision.In response to the chronic diseases of grassroots atmosphere, we have created an online platform for "Sunshine Military Affairs". Leading organs and grassroots officers and soldiers communicate online "face-to-face" with each other. The officers and soldiers speak freely, and the organs answered in a limited time. Since the opening, they have answered more than 5,600 questions, with a response rate of 100%.
Sixth, innovative development is supported by the "big platform" of the Internet. Build a multi-dimensional platform for display talents, organize "three good" monthly reviews in the organs, carry out "three-star" monthly review competitions and "three best" quarterly reviews in the army, form a normal mechanism for encouragement of honors and normal, and enhance the attractiveness of political work and the sense of gain of officers and soldiers.
Currently, the total number of fans of "Our Sky" and "Two Micros and One Sound" has nearly 5 million, with a total reading volume of more than 200 million times. Among them, Weibo fans rank among the top four of the official Weibo account of the military (only after the release of the military newspaper reporter, China National Radio Military and Ministry of National Defense), and WeChat fans rank among the top ten of the official WeChat account of the military.
In this year's national "Five One Hundred" positive energy quality selection, the three related works of "Our Sky" WeChat public account, "The Fourth Type of Self-Confidence" are not firm, so how can we talk about winning the battle", and the "38th Line" crew entering the military camp activities organized by the Internet Public Opinion Bureau all entered the top ten in the online voting stage, ranking among the top in the military. Through the "Two Micros and One Sound" platform, national defense education has taken a new path to enhance cohesion internally, expand its influence externally, and ultimately serve combat effectiveness.
Two-dimensional space, the same mission;
two battlefields, the same charge;
two battles, the same victory;
two peaks, the same glory!
The past 15th Army won the Battle of Shangganling
The current airborne troops face the Internet "Shangganling"
dare to charge, fight and win! (Author: Chen Guoqiang)
October 14, 2017
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