The Cheorwon Blockade was one of the most famous blockades during the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea. The frontline commander of this battle was Fu Chongbi, known as the "Confucian General".
In Fu Chongbi's memoirs of his later years, he did not include much emotional description of this battle. He wrote four "most" words at the end of the article. It was the largest, longest, fiercest, and cruelest battle in the history of the 63rd Army. The predecessor of the
63 Army was developed from the main force of the Jizhong Military Region during the Anti-Japanese War. During the War of Liberation, it was the 3rd column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army. Yang Chengwu and Zheng Weishan successively served as military chiefs.
In November 1950, Fu Chongbi was transferred from the 64th Army to the 63rd Army.
Why is he said to be a Confucian general?
Fu Chongbi joined the Red Fourth Front Army in 1932 and became a propagandist. When developing the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area, he had very good organizational and coordination skills. As a local, he went to work locally to facilitate the construction of the base area. He successively worked in Yilong County and Changchi County, cooperating with the main force to develop the base area.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he was sent to the combat troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region as a political cadre. During the Liberation War, his duties remained unchanged. He continued to serve as a political worker until November 19501.
For this "Confucian general", using ordinary people's thinking, can we fight a tough battle? After the Cheorwon Blockade War, it was fully proven that it was possible.
The Cheorwon Blockade is related to the safety of the frontline volunteer troops, the supply of materials in the rear, and the safe transfer of the wounded. The brother troops set up defenses in front of them and failed to intercept them. Can the 63rd Army withstand the enemy's attack? Some people were worried about whether Fu Chongbi could win this blocking battle.
After receiving the order, the troops entered the position in the rain and rushed to repair the fortifications. Boss Peng personally called him to tell him the importance of Cheorwon and asked him to stop the enemy at all costs for half a month.
When the battle started, the enemy used aircraft, tanks, and artillery as cover to occupy the position. The 63rd Army used night-time organizational forces to recapture it. The fiercest battles were at Xinchun Beishan, 162, 167.1 and other highlands, which were the only places leading to our deep positions and other places. One battalion blocked more than ten attacks by enemies several times larger than itself, and held on for four days and three nights.
When the battle lasted for 13 days, the enemy still failed to enter Cheorwon. At this time, I received a call from General Manager Peng. Cheorwon supplies and wounded personnel had been transferred, and the frontline volunteers had also been transferred out. The blocking mission was completed.
In this battle, Fu Chongbi himself lost 25 pounds after more than ten days of fighting. The victory in the battle was gained at a huge cost. General Peng came to inspect the 63rd Army and said to Fu Chongbi: Let the Northwest Army select more than 30,000 people to supplement your army. From these short words, you can hear how fierce the battle was.
When Fu Chongbi wrote his memoirs in his later years, he did not have too many emotional descriptions about the Cheorwon Blockade. At the end of the article, he wrote: This was the largest, longest, most intense, and most cruel in the history of the 63rd Army. A battle.
html The 163rd Army's predecessor, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei 3rd Column, participated in large and small battles during the Liberation War: such as Datong Jining Battle, Zhangjiakou Defense Battle, Yiman Battle, Zhengtai Battle, Qingcang Battle, Baobei Battle Battle , Battle of Qingfengdian , Battle of Shijiazhuang , Battle of Chasui , Battle of Fumei, Longdong pursuit battle, Battle of Lanzhou, Battle of Ningxia, etc.
In these battles, the 63rd Army has been fighting in coordination with its brother troops. This is also the first time for a battle like the Cheorwon Blockade. It is not difficult to see from Fu Chongbi's four "most" words.
