Historical background of Watergate Bridge in Changjin Lake

Historical background of Watergate Bridge in Changjin Lake

Watergate Bridge in Changjin Lake is a historical war film set in the Watergate Bridge Battle in the later period of Changjin Lake Campaign. This film tells the story of the soldiers of the Seventh Company of the Ninth Corps of the Volunteers who received a more arduous task to stop the enemy after the battle in Xinghe Xiajieyu, Xin Li. In order to stop the retreat of the first division of the US Marine Corps, under the leadership of company commander Wu, they generously went to the throat and blew up the Watergate Bridge to stop the enemy.

Shuimen Bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge, which is located in the northeast of the Korean Peninsula and crosses a river of the Han River tributary. It is the only way for American troops to retreat, and it is also the key point for volunteers to cut off American troops' retreat.

1950165438+1On October 30th, Smith, the commander of the 1st Marine Division of the United States, finally gave the order to retreat and began to break through to the south. In the snow, the American army was ambushed and blocked by volunteers. From Liutanli, Li Xinxing, Xiajie and Gutu, China volunteers are everywhere.

65438+February 1 day, Smith learned an amazing news: the Watergate Bridge on their way to retreat was blown up by volunteers. This means that the American army can't move on and can only wait for death or surrender when it is surrounded by the enemy.

In order to get through the retreat, Smith sent a whole tank battalion, more than 40 tanks and a large number of American soldiers to guard the Watergate Bridge, and quickly repaired the bombed deck.

On February 6, 65438, Song, commander of the Ninth Corps of Volunteers, received the task: at all costs, the Watergate Bridge must be bombed again. He immediately ordered Wu, the company commander of the seventh company, to lead the soldiers of the whole company to perform this task.

Seven Lien Chan soldiers were divided into four roads to capture the enemy's key firepower outside the Watergate Bridge: the assault group attacked the headquarters, attacked and interspersed, and outwitted the target; The fire support group scouted the enemy's situation and coordinated operations; The blasting group attacked the enemy's "heart" and cut off the enemy's retreat; The cover group was attacked by guerrillas and cooperated flexibly.

After fierce fighting, the soldiers of the Seventh Company finally broke through the layers of defense lines of the US military on the evening of February 6, 65438, and blew up all the newly built bridges and foundations of the enemy.

This battle not only cut off the retreat of the American army, but also hit the morale of the American army, creating favorable conditions for the follow-up pursuit of the volunteers. At the same time, it also showed the brave spirit of the volunteers and made great contributions to safeguarding national sovereignty and national dignity.