The Frustration and Brilliance of "Crazy General" Wang Jinshan in Korean Battlefield

This "crazy" war threatened to go to the United States, only to find that he fought in Korea, but he lost a big battle. Mao Zedong summoned Wang Jinshan in the middle of the night: You are a winning general, but you should not underestimate your enemy's pride. Wang Jinshan was ashamed and then brave, and "crazy power" broke out, while the "three adjustments and twelve armies" simply won Shangganling, shocking the world. Years later, he burst into tears when he faced the film Shangganling.

Wang Jinshan threatened that sooner or later we would destroy imperialism and go to war with the United States! A few months later, when the Korean War broke out, Wang Jinshan crossed the Yalu River and really made efforts to compete with the Americans.

in June p>195, the Korean war broke out.

It is said that at the end of 1949, when Wang Jinshan marched into the southwest to liberate Chongqing, he made a big joke. At that time, he led the 12th Army to the newly liberated Chongqing. The military headquarters is located in the residence of Li Genggu, the garrison commander of Chongqing Kuomintang, and Li Geng Valley fled hastily. Li Fu is resplendent and magnificent, and all the gold and silver that can't be taken away are soft and scattered all over the floor.

when Wang Jinshan walked into commander Li's office, the telephone kept ringing. As soon as he picked up the receiver, a greasy voice came: "Hello, is Miss Li there?"

Wang Jinshan shouted angrily, "Miss Li is married, and now there is only one prince!" Say that finish, he just hung up the phone. "He is not Japanese, and yelled a few words. Then, he walked from room to room, collecting soft piles of gold and silver, and was so busy that he was sweating.

the political commissar looked at it and asked, "Lao Wang, what are you looking for?"

Wang Jinshan replied in a muffled voice: "Map!"

Soon, the news that the "mad king" was flipping through the map in the gold and silver nest reached Liu Bocheng. He smiled, called out the "mad king" and deliberately asked, "It's not far from the mountain. I heard you were busy. What treasure are you looking for at Li Gengu's house? "

"find a map." Wang Jinshan said with a smile.

"What map are you looking for?" Liu Bocheng asked.

"Li is looking for maps of India and Myanmar, and he is the commander of the garrison in Chongqing. Maybe there is such a thing. "

Liu Bocheng interrupted him and asked, "What are you looking for maps of India and Myanmar for?"

Wang Jinshan raised his eyebrows in surprise and said seriously, "We hit Chongqing." If we go further south, will we hit India and Myanmar? "

Liu Bocheng laughed out loud:" Near the mountain, near the mountain, who told you that we were going to fight Indian Burma? "

However, sooner or later, imperialism will be destroyed and you will go to America! Wang Jinshan replied.

after the news came out, someone laughed and said, "The mad king was really shocked when he talked about the war! He also said that he would go to America to fight with Americans. Hey, what fun! "

But a few months later, the Korean War broke out, and Wang Jinshan's words of "rash fellow" came true. Although they didn't go to the United States, the volunteers crossed the Yalu River and became more enthusiastic about the Americans, playing with live ammunition. Then someone sighed and said, "Oh, this mad king is so accurate. He said he would hit Americans, but we were actually hitting Americans! Other people's crazy brains are stronger than ours! "

No one knows whether Wang Jinshan's joke is true or not. However, in November 195, he really left Chungking and became the deputy commander of the Third Army Corps of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, and went to fight in Korea.

Wang Jinshan, known as the "ever-victorious general", suffered a "fiasco" at the beginning of the Korean War, and his 18 divisions were almost wiped out. Mao Zedong summoned Wang Jinshan in the middle of the night and said, The main responsibility is not yours. I hope you can put down your burden and continue to work hard in the future.

on March 16th, 1951, Wang Jinshan, the deputy commander, took over as the commander of the Third Corps and commanded the Third Corps to fight in Korea.

who knows that fate played a big joke on him from the beginning. He is called "the ever-victorious general". When he went to South Korea to fight, he was actually "defeated" first. The 18th Division of the 6th Army lost more than 7, soldiers, almost all of them were wiped out. This incident shocked Mao Zedong.

On April 22nd, Peng ordered the fifth campaign to be carried out in advance to prevent the "United Nations Army" from counterattack and amphibious landing.

The task of the 6th Army is to cut off the ties between the US and South Korea and contain the 1st and 7th divisions of the US Marine Corps from Jicoo Li to Dalongshan. Before the battle began, the 179th and 181st divisions were assigned to the 12th and 15th armies respectively by the 3rd Corps. All the combat tasks of the 6 th Army fell on the shoulders of the 18 th Division. That night, the 538th and 539th regiments of the 18th Division crossed the Northern Han River in Xuanyan and Fa Lei respectively. The next day, the whole division crossed the North Han River.

on may 21st, Peng sent a telegram to all the regiments: due to the lack of transportation, food and ammunition could not be supplied, and the American troops on the western front had aided the eastern front, which made it difficult for us to continue to expand our offensive, and the fifth campaign was temporarily ended. The headquarters of the Volunteers issued the order to retreat and transfer.

after receiving the evacuation order, Wang Jinshan immediately ordered the 6th Army to take the sniper task of the 3rd Corps, and several other troops were transferred accordingly. On the evening of May 22nd, the commander of the 6th Army issued an order to retreat. But on this day, the main force of the 18 th Division fought with the 1 ST Division of the US Marine Corps, and the main position changed hands repeatedly. It was not until the next morning that they received the evacuation order. But when they were ready to take action, they suddenly found that the 63 friendly troops in the right block retreated without telling them. Teacher Zheng Qigui sent an urgent message to the military department.

Zheng Qigui, commander of the 6th Army, sent a telegram saying: "Pay attention to sending troops to cover the right wing, and prepare to move troops to the west of Chunchuan, south of the North Hanshui River, on the evening of 23rd to continue the defense."

After receiving the call back, Zheng Qigui immediately sent two companies to occupy the former 63rd Army Defence Zone, and the main force of the division began to cross the river and head north to Chunchuan. Who knows that night, the commander of the 6th Army received an urgent telegram from Wang Jinshan, the acting commander: < P >. Due to insufficient transportation capacity, the wounded on the battlefield were not transported out, and all the 5, wounded in the 12th Army were not transported out; In addition to the 15th Army, there are 2 disabled people near Shuisi Cave. More than 1 people were injured in the 6 th Army. So it was decided that the ministries would not retreat for the time being, build strong fortifications at the front line to stop the enemy, and then retreat after transporting the wounded. I hope the army can decorate in this spirit and tell us.

The commander of the 6th Army misunderstood the words "each department" in Wang Jinshan's express telegram as "the 6th Army must undertake the transportation of the whole group of the wounded", and ordered the 18th Division again: "Stop retreating northward and continue to undertake the transportation of the whole group of the wounded in the south of North Han." Jiangnan soldiers should strive to persist for five days. "

As a result, in the evening, the neighboring troops of the 18th Division retreated across the board, leaving only one of them, trapped in the encirclement of the US military. Finally, after seven days and seven nights of fierce fighting with the powerful enemy, only 3 people from one division returned to the team, and more than 7 officers and men were killed or captured.

This move eventually led to the biggest military loss in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

the 18th division suffered heavy losses for many reasons. First of all, the division was upgraded from local troops in the late period of the liberation war, and never fought a big battle or a fierce battle. After the department arrived in Sichuan, it was ready for localization. After receiving the order from the CMC, the troops assembled urgently, reorganized quickly and set out for North Korea. Many battle backbones have been lost in the army 2. The teacher studied in Nanjing Military Academy, and Zheng Qigui, the political commissar before the war, served as the teacher. Zheng Qigui used to be engaged in political work, never really commanded a division's troops to go to the battlefield, and his ability to deal with war was very insufficient. This is the key to failure.

Wang Jinshan, as the commander of the Third Corps, also has certain responsibilities. He despised the enemy and was careless. He did not explain the order and method of deploying troops. He just forwarded Ike's telegram to the troops, just like ordering the old troops to call. The radio station was closed in 1998

Later, the commander of the 6th Army recalled that when he realized the danger of the 18th Division, he asked the Corps whether to retreat from the 18th Division. However, due to the failure to get in touch with the Corps, considering the overall situation, the 18th Division had to be anchored behind enemy lines alone. At this point, Zheng Qigui, as a teacher, is indecisive. When the troops were in danger, he still couldn't make up his mind to break through after three days and missed the opportunity to break through. After being besieged, for fear of being discovered by the US military, he instructed the chief of staff to destroy the password, destroy the radio station and mistakenly implement radio silence. Therefore, on the one hand, the 18 th Division can't contact the superior, on the other hand, the superior can't contact the division. Later, it was discovered that the 18th Division was dangerous. All the radio stations of the Direct Division, the Third Corps and the Sixtieth Army called the 18th Division, but they couldn't get in touch. They were very anxious. The third-level leaders were as anxious as ants on hot bricks, telling the 18th Division how to break through quickly, but they couldn't because the radio couldn't communicate.

according to the statistics of post-war attrition of the 18th Division, the total number of casualties and unidentified personnel in the 18th Division is 7,644, including 1 cadre at division level, 9 cadres at regiment level, 49 cadres at battalion level, 21 cadres at company level, 394 cadres at platoon level and 6,99 cadres below division level.

After the battle, Mao Zedong specially summoned Wang Jinshan, the acting commander of the Third Corps.

Wang Jinshan only brought one staff member to see Mao Zedong. In Zhongnanhai, Mao Zedong asked him to report the details of the fifth battle and the reasons for the defeat of the 18th Division. Wang Jinshan barely finished the story of the 18 th Division and said, "The loss of the 18 th Division is mainly my responsibility", and then he couldn't go on. The entourage made a supplementary report.

Mao Zedong said, "Wang Jinshan, you are a more organized staff officer than you." He is defending the commander. Do the leaders of the 6th Army know about the fifth campaign and the 18th Division? "

The cadres of the 6th Army have different opinions on the command of the second-stage campaign, mainly because of my command error. Wang Jinshan answered frankly.

"Now it's a survey. Now is not the time to draw a conclusion. Whoever is responsible, it will be clear after investigation. Pushing out is a kind of responsibility, and it can't be pushed out without responsibility. Judging from your report just now, it seems that the responsibilities of divisions, regiments, armies and divisions are different, and who bears the main responsibility needs further investigation. Some people say that your right deviation caused the loss of the 18 th Division. It seems that this conclusion cannot be reached immediately. You must provide sufficient evidence for the reported situation. " Mao Zedong said.

The entourage said, "I recorded two stages of the battle in my diary. The enemy's situation, the deployment of our army and the time, place and situation of actual combat are all accurate. "

Mao Zedong said, "Well, you can show me this diary."

five days later, the entourage went to deliver the diary. Q: "To be honest, is your commander Wang right?"

after the answer, the staff separately summoned the commanders of the 6th Army, then Qin Jiwei, the commander of the 12th Army and the commander of the 15th Army, and asked for Liu Bocheng, Xu, Peng and Xie Fang. Finally, I'm sure Wang Jinshan has no right deviation problem.

Mao Zedong called Wang Jinshan again in the middle of the night and said, "The losses of the Fifth Battle and the 18th Division have all been found out, and the main responsibility is not yours. I hope you can put down your baggage and continue to fight well in the future. I told He Peng, commander of the 6th Army, that the commander of the 18th Division must be removed from his post, and he could not lead troops to fight in the future. You are a winning general, but you can't underestimate your enemy's pride. "

when Wang Jinshan came to Korea, he was not acclimatized. General Chang Sheng fell for the first time, and this time it was not light! Such a big defeat is rare in the history of our army, and Wang Jinshan himself is full of blood.

Wang Jinshan's "crazy strength" attack, "three adjustments and twelve armies", captured Shangganling. When the film "Shangganling" was released, Wang Jinshan deliberately went to see it, but he burst into tears and gave up halfway.

Wang Jinshan is Wang Jinshan after all, but in his heart, he is unwilling.

In the autumn and winter of p>1952, in Shangganling, which is less than 4 kilometers away from Fiona Fang, He

This autumn, the cold came to the Korean Peninsula ahead of schedule. The newly appointed commander of the "United Nations Army", General Clark, the US Chief of Staff, Collins, South Korean President Li Chengwan, and the commander of the US Eighth Army, Van Flatt, visited the front line many times. Two months later, they planned a "decisive battle" plan,-,"first capture Shangganling area, then capture Wusheng Mountain, and then attack Pingkang and Jincheng" to "turn the tide".

Mountain No.5 is a strategic location in central Korea, with dangerous terrain. Control the Five Mountains, protect Pingkang Plain in the west, face Jincheng in the east, overlook the road leading to the east coast and look at mineralization in the south. If the Five Mountains fall, the vast plains north of Pingkang will be hit by the enemy's commanding heights and be defeated. Shangling Mountain is located at the southern foot of Vu Thang Mountain, with two highlands-5979 and 5377 on both sides, which are called "Triangle Mountain" and "Sniper Mountain" respectively. It is the key point to control Wusheng Mountain and the breakthrough point to attack Shangganling.

Wang Jinshan led the troops to guard Shangganling.

Clark, Collins, Li Chengwan, Van fleet, etc. Jumping around in five mountains attracted the attention of the headquarters of the Volunteers. Peng informed the Third Corps of this situation. According to the reconnaissance of the frontline troops, Wang Jinshan predicted that the US military would attack soon. Therefore, he gave instructions to the 12th and 15th armies of the Third Corps: The enemy may be engaged in large-scale battles in Vu Thang or Pingkang in the near future, and we should pay close attention to the enemy's movements. It is necessary to inform the troops and make all preparations to smash possible enemy attacks. If the enemy dares to invade, he must hold his ground, fight for every inch of land, annihilate the enemy in large numbers and smash the enemy's attack completely!

Sure enough, as Wang Jinshan and others expected, Clark quickly launched the so-called "golden offensive". At midnight on October 14th, the US-South Korea puppet troops suddenly opened fire and stormed Shangganling. The shell lasted for more than two hours and blew the sky red. As soon as the artillery fire stopped, seven battalions, including the 7th Division of the US Army and the 2nd Division of the Korean Army, launched a fierce attack on Shangganling. The defense forces of the 15th Volunteer Army fought bravely.

In the battle, the 87th Regiment of the 29th Division was lost. Then they fought back. In the counterattack, Qiu, a brave and fearless hero, appeared in Jiu Lian. In order not to expose the hidden troops, Qiu insisted on self-immolation and was finally burned alive into a pile of "charcoal". Qiu's heroic behavior inspired the officers and men of the Ninth Company to March forward bravely and regain their positions.

On this day, the enemy frantically fired more than 3, shells. Wang Jinshan calmly ordered the 45th Division of 15th Army to stop carrying out the original attack plan against the enemy, focusing on the junction of Vu Thang Mountain and two highlands, and determined Shangganling as the main attack direction. The 12th Army is the reserve of the Corps campaign, and will be put into operation in due course. To this end, Wang Jinshan said: "We must firmly hold the five mountains and be prepared to pay a huge price. We must fight the battle of Shangganling, prepare two divisions and defeat the seventh division of the United States. "

from the early morning of 14th, the two sides fought fiercely for 7 days and 7 nights. Although more than 7, American soldiers were killed or injured and captured, the fierce attack was not repelled. Clark still sent troops to attack Shangganling. In many competitions, the 45th Division of the 15th Army fought hard and suffered heavy casualties. On the 18th, the Shangganling position fell for the first time, and the 45th Division retreated to the tunnel.

five lives are at stake! Kangping is in danger! At this point, Wang Jinshan launched the story of "three adjustments and twelve armies".

He mobilized the 12th Army and ordered the 91st Regiment of the 31st Division to be under the command of the 15th Army, serving as the second echelon of the 44th Division of the 15th Army. Subsequently, the 44th Division launched an attack for seven consecutive days, which prevented the US military from attacking the 45th Division head-on, and forced the 7th Division of the US Army to move westward.

At the same time, the defensive teams of the Triangle Mountain and the Sniper Ridge, two key highlands in Shangganling, launched a road-pit battle in an all-round way, cooperated with counterattacks, and competed with the enemy for positions many times.

Wang Jinshan's "madness" has begun to attack in the park, and he is determined to fight the battle of Ganling.

the next day, he transferred the 12th Army and the 93rd Regiment of the 31st Division to Wusheng Mountain for three times to prepare for fighting in Shangganling. At the same time, the 1 th, 16 th and 35 th Divisions of the 34 th Division stood by.

Ceng Shaoshan is his secretary in the Red Army. When he saw the "teacher" transfer troops three times, he couldn't help saying, "Teacher, this battle is getting bigger and bigger!"

"This will be a continuous and big plan.