part made the founding general Yang Dezhi lit up . led everyone to take risks to the position, but created a new tactic. set off a new battle craze among hundreds of thousands of troops and became one of the important factors that changed the situation of . This may have been something that no one could have expected at the beginning.
At the end of August 1951, the " United Nations Army " led by the US military will soon launch the "Autumn Offensive" on the Chinese and North Korean troops. The 19th Corps of the Volunteer Army, 65th Army, was ordered to deploy defenses in the area south of Kaicheng , and put forward the slogan of "swearing to defend every inch of land in Kaicheng area to the death."
However, after a unit entered the designated area, it was attacked by fierce artillery fire from the US military. Although the position was not lost, there were great casualties and the strength of the two battalions was lost in just two days. After learning about this situation, Yang Dezhi, commander of the Corps, and Li Zhimin, political commissar, learned of this situation, they immediately rushed to the 65th Army base to help solve the problem of defense operations.
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The commander of the Sixty-fifth Army Xiao Yingtang welcomed the leaders into the command post. In fact, this was just a covert hole halfway up the mountain. There was only a table built with wooden boards in the hole, and two candles were lit on the table.
In response to the defense issues raised by the cadres, Yang Dezhi said: "The overall solution is to defend in the movement and change the passive situation of our army with movement. Now, the first problem to solve is to find a way to prevent the enemy from defeating us , and then solve the problem of how to kill the enemy."
In the following discussion, Yang Dezhi noticed that several cadres were his old subordinates at that time, and had participated in the Shijiazhuang Battle with . He suddenly said happily: "Do you remember? The attack on Shijiazhuang by our Jin-Cha-Hebei Field Army was the first time the troops fought a tough battle in the city. Our army was seriously insufficient in firepower. In order to solve this problem, we adopted the method of building offensive fortifications , hoarding the large army in tunnels and trenches, seizing the opportunity to attack the enemy, and achieving excellent results!"
everyone was inspired and discussed it in a talkative manner.
Yang Dezhi said again: "Looking back to the War of Resistance Against Japan, our army often used one method every time they defended, that is, dig a bunker near the high ground or the slope, and then poked a hole, which was to facilitate the observation of the enemy's movements, and could also shoot in the dark, which was very effective against the enemy's combat. Can we improve it on this basis now?"
"Yes!" Xiao Yingtang took the conversation and said, "I pay attention to Some soldiers dug anti-aircraft holes on the back of the position, and the effect of anti-aircraft holes is pretty good ..."
Yang Dezhi heard this sentence and lit up and said happily: "This idea is good. The soldiers on the front line of are often the most creative , which is far better than us huddling in the cave. Let's go to the position to see such anti-aircraft holes!"
"This..." Xiao Yingtang looked embarrassed, "The enemy's shelling has become more and more crazy during this period. It is too dangerous for the commander to go to the position. Should I wait before talking..."
"What are you waiting for!" Yang Dezhi said seriously, " find a solution one minute earlier, and you can reduce the casualties of the troops sooner , and we will go immediately!"
Sixty-five Military political commissar Wang Daobang hurriedly said, "If the commander must go, he must report the situation to the 'Zhisi'."
"Don't report! Never report!" Yang Dezhi waved his hands repeatedly, "If General Peng knows, we can't go!"
Then, everyone led by Xiao Yingtang to the position, but for safety reasons, they were divided into two groups.
The position has been "plowed" by enemy shells for a long time, and I don't know how many times it has been "plowed" by the enemy. I can't find a complete tree at all. The person stepped on the ground and sank straight downwards.
walked into the trenches and could only barely straighten your waist. The soldiers' faces were covered with dirt and dust, but they all looked resolute. When they saw the leaders coming, they stood up, with their waists straight.
"Thank you for your hard work, comrades! Thank you for your hard work!" Yang Dezhi shook hands with the soldiers one by one, and saw that their bodies were torn into wisps of military uniforms, with tears in his eyes.
Under the leadership of a company commander, Yang Dezhi and others came to the back slope of the position and saw the anti-aircraft holes dug there. The company commander of
said that one person can squat in each hole, and some holes are connected in pairs to form a small "V"-shaped tunnel, where several more people can be hidden. When the enemy fired cannons, the soldiers hid in anti-cannon holes, and the fire stopped and then returned to the trenches.
"Very good! Very good!" Yang Dezhi exclaimed repeatedly, "If the enemy launches a charge, you can wait for them to get close before firing, which is more sudden." The company commander nodded and said yes.
Yang Dezhi turned around and said to Xiao Yingtang and others: "We can improve the attack and departure fortifications in the Shijiazhuang battle mentioned earlier. digs the anti-aircraft hole deeper, connects the holes, and then digs out some observation holes and shooting holes , so the soldiers don't need to run back and forth. What do you think?"
Xiao Yingtang slapped his thigh: " Why didn't we expect it! This method is so good, we will do it right away! "
Shortly after Yang Dezhi returned to the Corps Command, he received a report from Xiao Yingtang that the soldiers of the 65th Army had penetrated several "V"-shaped pits into one, which could accommodate troops in squads and even companies. The commanders and soldiers of the entire army were in high spirits and were working day and night to dig into the front.
Yang Dezhi expressed his appreciation and immediately reported the situation to President Peng. President Peng said happily: "No one underestimated the practice of the Sixty-Fifth Army. is a very amazing innovation! I don't believe in . The US military's artillery fire is enough to break the earth!"
Immediately afterwards, President Peng asked to promote the experience of the Sixty-Fifth Army in the entire Volunteer Army troops. Every battlefield soon set off a vigorous wave of building new fortifications.
In the following three years, the volunteer army dug a total of 1,250 kilometers of tunnels, various traffic trenches and trenches totaled 6,240 kilometers, and more than 100,000 bunkers were built. built a "underground Great Wall" with endless magical uses. The "underground Great Wall" such as
has the functions of anti-aircraft artillery, air defense, virus prevention, cold prevention, fire prevention, moisture prevention, and rain prevention. It is also combined with field fortifications to form a complete system that can prevent (preserve our army), fight (eliminate enemy troops), be vital, and be able to maneuver . This new tactic is a major innovation in the history of Chinese and foreign wars.
It is precisely with the wonderful "Underground Great Wall" that the Volunteer Army carried out extremely tenacious defensive operations with the "United Nations Army" led by the US military, withstood the unprecedented bombardment of artillery fire in the history of world wars, and finally won the great victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
