1953, Korean War had reached the late stage. In order to prompt South Korea's Seung-moon Group to give up its resistance fantasy, the volunteer army launched the Jincheng Battle in June. After the war, some people commented that this was the most exciting battle between the volunteers and the most exciting battle between and , and it was also a battle with huge losses.
rare firepower advantage
Resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea In the later period, the logistics and equipment level of the volunteer army had already undergone earth-shaking changes in compared to the beginning of its entry into the North Korea . If the volunteer army that had just entered North Korea lacked supplies and had weak firepower, then the volunteer army in the later stage had grown into a truly brave army.
1953, the volunteer army equipped more than 100 million cannons and more than 2,400 tanks. The firepower was basically the same as that of ordinary Korean troops equipped with American equipment, including "Katyusha" rocket launcher . Of course, most of these equipment comes from the Soviet Union behind China. Therefore, the Volunteer Army equipped with Soviet-style equipment is fully capable of fighting head-on with the US and South Korean troops on the front battlefield.
In addition, the logistics level of the Volunteer Army has also been greatly improved by . At the beginning of the entry of North Korea, the Volunteer Army had only more than 1,000 military pickup trucks responsible for transporting materials. However, in the late period of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the Volunteer Army had more than 60,000 cars, and the logistics pressure was no longer heavy, and the soldiers did not have to fight under the arduous conditions of "one handful of fried noodles and one handful of snow". Many soldiers not only got new cotton coats and new cotton shoes, but also could eat fried dough sticks, soy milk, canned meat and other foods.
When the Volunteer Army General Command decided to use the Jinshou Battle to wake up the South Korean Seung Won Group, Yang Yong, commander of the 20th Corps who had just entered North Korea, volunteered to fight for tasks for the troops. Before the war, Yang Yong was full of confidence. He said: The volunteer army can fight hard battles well, and it will surely be able to fight "rich battles" well!
Before the war started, the 20th Corps mobilized more than 1,400 large-caliber artillery from the rear, and at the same time requisitioned more than 2,000 military trucks to be responsible for transporting ammunition. At that time, the Korean army stationed in Jincheng had only three main divisions, and the volunteer army formed an absolute advantage of firepower 1.8:1 with the Korean army .
dangerous combat
When the 20th Corps was ready, on July 13, the Battle of Jincheng officially started. There were as many as artillery on the front battlefield as 1100 more than . Volunteer soldiers had never seen the spectacular scene of thousands of cannons firing together, and everyone was filled with joy and confidence. In just 20 minutes, more than 1,900 tons of shells landed on the Korean military's positions, blowing the Korean military's positions into a mess, and the damage rate of surface fortifications exceeded one fifth. After the initial results of the
artillery attack achieved the initial results, the volunteer army decisively adopted the infantry artillery cooperative tactics and launched a charge at the interval when our army's artillery fire stopped. According to the scheduled plan, the 20th Army was divided into three directions: east, middle and west, and moved south at the same time, launching a devastating blow to the enemy in Jincheng.
The battle between the 203rd Division and the 24th Army on the Western Front was the smoothest in . They successively occupied important hills such as the South Mountain of Zhuzidong, Xingting West Mountain, Fenghuo Mountain, and Yuefeng Mountain, cutting off the road for the Korean army in Jinhua to seek east aid. Although the 9th Division of the South Korean Army, which was trying to aid the East, attacked desperately, the Western Front Volunteers nailed them here like nails, causing the South Korean army to pay a heavy price of more than 6,000 casualties.
Eastern Front 181st Division is narrow in , easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the offensive casualties are relatively heavy. Especially the positions at the Dragon and Tiger Cave are difficult to defeat under the sweeping of heavy firepower equipment of the South Korean army. After many bloody battles failed, the 181st Division accidentally found a small path to the top of the mountain, so it sent the 541st Regiment as a surprise attack on the flanks of the Korean defenders.
The Korean army did not expect that the volunteer army would dare to abandon heavy equipment and rush directly to the position from a small path. For a moment, fell into chaos . At this time, the 181st Division was hot and the entire division launched a general attack, which captured the Longhu Cave position.
After crossing the ridge, the Eastern Front Volunteer Army quickly controlled the Jincheng Highway and completely locked the Jincheng Korean army at the "jaw" of the "vim" . However, the Eastern Front Volunteer Army suffered a lot of casualties, especially the 541st Regiment of the vanguard unit, with more than half of the casualties, reaching as many as 1,200 people.
clamping Jincheng Korean army
On the midline battlefield, the volunteer army was resisted by the main division of the Korean army. At the foot of the Jiaoyan Mountain at an altitude of more than 700 meters, the forces of a division of the Volunteer Army attacked for several hours, but could only return without success. It has to be admitted that after years of training, the main division of the Korean army is no longer an incompetent force at the beginning of the war. At least in terms of defense, it is still , which has a good set of methods in .
Facing the "turtle shell" composed of the cross fire point of the South Korean army, the volunteer army commanders and soldiers were a little impatient. The 199th Division headquarters issued an order requiring all troops to seize the Jiaoyan Mountain "at all costs" within one hour. Therefore, the soldiers of the volunteer army kept charging forward with a spirit of fearlessness. Many soldiers were willing to rush to the enemy's bunker with explosives in their hands and die together with the enemy's bunker.
Under the Iron Curtain Offensive of the Volunteer Army, the "turtle shell" of the South Korean army was gradually cracked by . At this time, the 596th Regiment hit the main peak with a high-intensity charge, and then they fought hand-to-hand combat with the Korean army with the idea of dying on the top of the mountain than going down the mountain. Seeing the brave and powerful appearance of the volunteer army, the Korean soldiers' fighting spirit became lower and lower, and finally chose their old profession - to escape.
When the Volunteer Army won a complete victory, the unwilling Lee Seung-man mobilized 50,000 troops to counterattack. However, under the layer of blocking of the Volunteer Army, the South Korean army suffered heavy casualties. By the 18th, the South Korean army was basically unable to launch a tactical-level attack on the Volunteer Army. At this time, the helpless South Korea could only agree to discuss a ceasefire agreement.
On July 28, the Korean War Armistice Agreement was signed and the war ended successfully. In the Battle of Jincheng, the 20th Corps of the Volunteer Army annihilated more than 353,000 Korean troops at the cost of more than 323,000 casualties. Although the sacrifice was relatively large, the victory was even greater.
