In 1953, the Korean War was still going on, and the sound of artillery fire and bullets sounded in this land almost every day. Everyone is looking forward to the day when the war ends.
In May of the same year, in the command room of the Chinese Volunteer Army position, a soldier with firm eyes was staring intently at a certain area on the map - it was a triangular position of the enemy in the Jincheng area. He had been observing this triangular position for a long time. The enemy has placed several regiments here, with sufficient strength, and its geographical location is very advantageous. It is like a watchtower for the enemy, where the enemy can quickly grasp the troop movement of our army. Thinking of this, the soldier walked outside the command post, picked up the telescope, and focused his sights on the triangle array. He secretly made up his mind: the nail of must be pulled out!
Who is this person? He is Zheng Weishan, the acting commander of the 20th Corps of the Chinese Volunteer Army of North Korea.
This is a story about a good general...
Picture | Zheng Weishan
was determined and boldly arranged
In May 1953, the instructions from the central government had come down, and Yang Yong was about to replace him as the new commander of the 20th Corps. He was the acting commander. He was about to leave office, but Zheng Weishan always felt a little uncomfortable. That triangular position... Before he left office, he had to find a way to get rid of this "nail".
As long as we capture the enemy's land, our army will have greater confidence and advantages in armistice negotiations. Because of this purpose, Zheng Weishan thought about it for a long time, and a bold combat plan gradually took shape in his mind. Soon, Zheng Weishan gathered the cadres together and held a special meeting. At this meeting, Zheng Weishan expressed his combat ideas.
The core of Zheng Weishan's combat plan is "quick victory". He clearly knew that our military stronghold was not far from the enemy's triangular position, and the nearest straight-line distance between the two places was only 3 kilometers. He wanted to win by surprise and defeat the enemy with one move. His specific idea was to first send some people to secretly lurk around the attack site, and then the main force of our army would suddenly attack from the front, concentrate firepower to attack the enemy's nest, and quickly destroy the enemy's model battlefield. At this time, the artillery fire from the front was a strong attack by our army, and it was also a cover for the advance troops. Under the cover of artillery fire, the advance officers and soldiers can launch a strong attack, quickly seize the opportunity, seize the position, and complete the goal of annihilating two enemy regiments. This is not over yet. The enemy has suffered heavy losses and will inevitably counterattack to regain their high ground. At this time, our army is ready to respond and resist the damage head-on. In the process, we will find opportunities to inflict heavy losses on the enemy again and reduce their Number of people.
After Zheng Weishan finished speaking about his idea, there was silence at first. This idea was too bold and risky! Xu Shiyou and Li Chengfang, who were observing and studying here at the time, were also shocked. They looked at each other and then looked at Zheng Weishan, and saw Determination in his eyes. They understood that Zheng Weishan had made up his mind.
Shortly after the meeting, Zheng Weishan submitted his combat plan to the headquarters of the Chinese Volunteer Army. At that time, Deng Hua was temporarily acting as the commander of the Chinese Volunteer Army. When he saw Zheng Weishan's plan, he also thought that the risk was too great. After that, Deng Hua conducted a multi-faceted analysis and comprehensive evaluation of both the enemy and ourselves. He still believed that this plan did not yet have the conditions for implementation. So, Deng Hua quickly got on the phone with Zheng Weishan and told him that the suggestion was that the time was not ripe and he should not fight this battle yet.
But Zheng Weishan still insisted on his crime plan. He replied on the other end of the phone: "Commander, I still insist on implementing my plan. If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility!". Deng Hua has always admired Zheng Weishan's strategic vision, so he pondered for a moment and began to think about it. He no longer opposed Zheng Weishan's battle plan, but told Zheng Weishan to make full and detailed pre-war preparations and pursue foolproofness! In order to make Zheng Weishan pay more attention to this operation, Deng Hua used a provocative method and said deliberately and seriously: "This operation is very risky. Since you have made up your mind, let the results speak for themselves. If you fail, you will be punished." Dispose of it according to regulations!"
As soon as Deng Hua finished speaking, Zheng Weishan replied decisively: "Commander, don't worry, we promise to complete the task. If we make a mistake, we will kill my head!" After that, he hung up the phone. After
was powered on this time, Zheng Weishan began to plan this operation. At that time, Zhang Zuliang, commander of the 60th Army, was eager to avenge his previous defeat on the battlefield, so he took the lead in expressing support for Zheng Weishan's combat plan and volunteered to attack an enemy high ground. Then, Qiu Wei, commander of the 67th Army, also expressed his support on the spot, supporting Zheng Weishan in fighting this battle, and was willing to bear the consequences of the failure of the attack with Zheng Weishan. Zheng Weishan's reaction was admirable. He expressed his gratitude to Qiu Wei, but he still said firmly: "Lao Qiu, regarding this operation, I said that I will take responsibility for this operation alone!".
According to the plan, without alerting the enemy, 3,000 officers of our army successfully lurked to the front of the enemy's position, waiting for the opportunity to defeat the enemy with one move. The plan was carried out in an orderly manner, and soon the frontal battle between the enemy and ourselves began, and the battle was fierce. Zheng Weishan calmly commanded our army to continue advancing. Half an hour later, the advance army launched an attack. At this time, our army's morale was high and its momentum was overwhelming. In the end, our army successfully captured two enemy highlands within an hour, and also completed the goal of annihilating two enemy regiments. This fought against , and we won a great victory!
Later, the enemy lost two high ground one after another and began to launch a counterattack. Our army had already made preparations to defend against the enemy head-on, so our army gradually gained the upper hand in the tug-of-war with the enemy for five days and five nights, and finally won. At this time, the sergeant took advantage of the victory to pursue and launch a comprehensive counterattack. If it had not been received from the Chinese Volunteer Army Headquarters, our army would have taken Jincheng at that time.
This battle demonstrated the momentum of the Chinese Volunteer Army and also shocked the enemy. Heroes are heroic and shoulder responsibilities; good generals are resourceful and confident. General Zheng Weishan successfully implemented his risky battle plan and achieved a huge victory. General Zheng Weishan has excellent strategic vision, accurately grasps the enemy's and our own forces, and acts crisply and neatly. Only when a general believes that he can win the battle can he truly be invincible on the battlefield.
Let us pay tribute to General Zheng Weishan! Pay tribute to the countless soldiers who fought for the motherland in the Korean War!
