Episode 20

Duan Xianfeng asked to go to the battlefield again. Qin Jiwei read the report he brought and thought that the tactics were not bad, but there was a possibility of sacrifice and the risk factor was relatively high.However, Duan Xianfeng felt that this was the best plan, so he made up his mind and handed the family letter to Qin Jiwei before leaving, hoping that he would deliver it to the temple students on his behalf. Qin Jiwei ordered Duan Xianfeng to come back alive.

Because Hu Mancang's death had a great impact on Shuangxi, Shuangxi was like an eggplant beaten by frost, depressed all day long.After Duan Xianfeng returned to the tunnel, he took the initiative to comfort Shuangxi, saying that there were too many uncontrollable factors on the battlefield and everyone made mistakes. The important thing was that they could learn, reflect, and grow from their mistakes and lead more soldiers to fight more beautiful battles.Don't just sit here and act like a coward.It was under Duan Xianfeng's comfort and encouragement that Shuangxi cheered up again.

In the early morning of October 30, 1952, less than 24 hours had passed since the counterattack. Cui Jiangong's combat report had not yet been submitted, and the chief of staff kept urging him.Qin Jiwei told the chief of staff that there should be no rush in fighting, haste makes waste, and the more detailed the battle report, the more detailed it must be.On the other side, Cui Jiangong read the battle plan to Nie Jifeng, and Nie Jifeng added that party members should lead the team.

Cui Jiangong issued a combat plan, and the cadres of the 15th Army and the 12th Army jointly studied Cui Jiangong's combat plan and gave corresponding adjustment opinions.Qin Jiwei asked Li Desheng for his opinion. Li Desheng felt that investing too much troops would cause unnecessary casualties. Qin Jiwei immediately sent Cui Jiangong a revised policy.

On the eve of the counterattack, Feng Baisheng and Shuangxi held a pre-war mobilization meeting in their respective tunnels. They told everyone that victory often requires waiting, but they must have faith and express their determination with bold words to resist U.S. aggression, aid Korea, defend their country, and overthrow U.S. imperialism.The American emperor will never go home until he is destroyed.

Qin Jiwei believed that the position eventually belonged to them, but instead of fighting against the enemy, they had to inflict the most painful blow to the enemy at a small price, killing and annihilating the enemy's effective forces. The battle must be fought, and all positions must be restored and victory achieved..Because in Qin Jiwei's view, the battle can only end when the enemy stops attacking, and the troops will not be withdrawn until complete victory.

As early as two days before the counterattack, Qin Jiwei ordered artillery fire to attack the enemy at noon every day. Firstly, it effectively destroyed part of the opponent's fortifications and could not fully recover; secondly, it made the enemy accustomed to the daily shelling by the volunteers, thus creating a paralyzing mentality and weakening the enemy.We are ready to cover today's big counterattack.

At this moment, the American and Korean troops were still drinking and having fun, looking at pictures of beautiful women, without any awareness of the approaching danger.After the artillery fire, Jin Zhuxuan felt that something was not right today, but the division commander Ding Yiquan was about to be transferred away. He ignored Jin Zhuxuan's words and told him to report to the new leader tomorrow if he had anything to do. Jin Zhuxuan had to ask Jin Inpyo to rush to repair the fortifications.

There were only four hours left before the major counterattack. Li Desheng and Deputy Chief of Staff He Guanghua paid close attention to the whole process. This time Qin Jiwei continued the bombing for five hours, obviously spending a lot of money.Duan Xianfeng waited for the enemy to repair the fortifications and then reported the specific coordinates to the artillery. The two sides cooperated closely to accurately attack the enemy, eliminate a large number of infantry, and give the Korean army great lethality.

That night, the two armies concentrated more than 100 mountain artillery, howitzers, field artillery, rocket launchers and mortars. After giving an order, they fired at the target - 597.9 Highland. The ground shook.The soldiers looked at the violently shaking tunnel and listened to the explosions one after another in their ears. Even if they were sitting on the ground, they could not steady themselves. Their ears were already buzzing from the shock, but they were elated, clenched the guns in their hands, and prepared.Charge at any time.

Duan Xianfeng pretended to charge and blew the charge horn, attracting a large number of enemies, and then called for artillery to conduct a full-scale bombing. The power of Katyusha frightened the enemies.Every subsequent step was within the plan, and the tactics were quite successful, catching the enemy off guard and causing extremely heavy casualties.Then Shuangxi and Feng Baisheng led the soldiers to rush into the position, fought fiercely with the enemy, and captured one position after another until they reached the No. 3 position on the main peak.