In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu once Flooded the Seven Armies and became famous, but this is just a fictional story and there is no specific record. However, in April 1951, Wu Xinquan, commander of our country's 39th Army, demonstrated the miracle of this war in a real way.
He ordered that all the sluices of the reservoir be sealed, and then all water sources were concentrated. After eight days of water storage, Wu Xinquan received the news that the US army was going to pass the Han River on April 9, and immediately ordered Open the floodgates. In an instant, huge waves roared down from the sky, with the force of breaking bamboo. In just over 40 minutes, the water in the Han River surged by a foot and a half, and even the American troops were submerged. The river collapsed the pontoon bridge, and vehicles and tanks crossing the bridge were washed down the river. The water surged onto the road again, and many American soldiers disappeared without a trace before they could make any reaction. The scene was chaotic. The American troops shouted for help and rushed to the high ground. They never expected that the battle would go like this.
The US Army First Marine Division , which had been mopping up the rear for more than four months, sent an artillery battalion to support. Unexpectedly, as soon as their fortifications were completed, they were submerged by a huge torrent. When the soldiers standing on the outside saw that something was wrong, they immediately ran away, but no one escaped. The cannons, ammunition, Tents and tents were swept away.
After the flood, the road was washed away. The ground was so full of mud that the U.S. Army's heavy equipment couldn't move forward, and it took them six days to complete the journey. In the past six days, the 39th Army has been settled in the northern part of Chengchuan, leaving only the 344th Regiment to intercept. The 344th Regiment thwarted the US military's night attack plan here. Li Qiwei couldn't believe it and was also a little disappointed.
Neither Li Qiwei nor the US military expected that the Chinese would be so smart as to use an ordinary reservoir as a weapon. Later, he wrote in his memoirs that our left troops reached the Kansas line safely on April 9th. On the right, the Tenth Army of the Korean Army and the Third Army of the Korean Army were struggling to advance toward their destination. Due to the rugged terrain and lack of supplies, they were advancing toward their destination. However, at this time, the enemy suddenly attacked the Hwacheon Reservoir. The floodgates opened and we suffered huge devastation. More than 30 minutes later, the river rose several feet, and a pontoon was washed ashore along with the tank on the boat. We sent a force and captured the dam. However, due to the steep terrain, extremely poor visibility, and the People's Liberation Army's stubborn resistance, our army's efforts were ineffective.
