Wang Baozhu and Yang Guang are in the sniper bunkers on both sides of the main peak, Wang Baozhu is constantly looking for valuable targets with high gold content; And Yang Guang pays more attention to the most dangerous enemies. He saw a flamethrower hand of the American army following the tank, who was rushing towards a soldier who was about to throw a grenade, and "whew" a burst of fire, and the soldier immediately turned into a burning man. But he still insisted on throwing the grenade at the enemy group, and then fell to the ground and rolled back and forth. Yang Guang aimed at the fuel tank behind the American flamethrower and pulled the trigger. With a "boom", an even bigger fire engulfed the enemy.

In the night battle, our army fought more easily. The 373rd Regiment did not defend passively, but constantly organized small-scale tactical counterattacks, which eventually developed into large-scale counterattacks. They gave full play to the advantages of our army's close combat and night battles, engaged the enemy in close combat, quickly divided the enemy, formed a local advantage, and destroyed the enemy in the chaos. The bayonets and grenades were put on together, and the hard kung fu within 200 meters was perfectly displayed, and the "three fierce" tactics were brought into full play. As a result, the enemy's superior firepower could not be brought into full play, and the enemy's tanks were in a hurry, not knowing what to do. In the chaos, tanks were constantly blown up. Although most of the U.S. military veterans of World War II, they have never seen such a ferocious "unruly" fight. They were struck by the will of the Chinese to fight bravely. They always feel that around them, there are ghost-like Chinese everywhere. They don't know where they will come from, throw a grenade at themselves, and blow themselves up in the flesh; Out of nowhere, he shot a bullet at himself. Smash your own head. What was even more terrifying was that he suddenly appeared behind him and stabbed a long bayonet into his heart. Their nervous systems could no longer bear this fear, they threw away the wounded around them, abandoned their comrades who were insisting on fighting, threw away the weapons in their hands, and ran backwards desperately, away from these ghosts in the dark night as soon as possible.

Lieutenant Colonel Grams, commander of the US 7th Infantry Regiment, whose ear had been cut off by shrapnel and covered in blood, said to the division commander Kimiriit: It's terrible! These elusive Chinese, they come out of the ground to the ghosts, groups of three, groups of five, floating, suddenly appear around you. After throwing a grenade at you, it disappears without a trace. We were beaten to the ground. My headquarters was blown up by a bunch of grenades that flew out of nowhere. Major Reison was killed, as were Staff Lieutenant Wallace and Radio Officer Jacks. There were Chinese everywhere, and there was not much left of our 7th regiment. There is no safe hiding place there at all, to hell with Lieutenant General Walker's orders. ”

Kimiriit bowed his head deeply and fought day and night. The Chinese are fighting more and more courageously, and not only have they not advanced by half a step, but now they have been beaten by the Chinese with a big counterattack. Now his two regiments have been crippled, and the open land at the front of the pass has also been lost. He was really confused, and he no longer wanted to think about how to break through the pass guarded by the Chinese and occupy Shunchuan. Now he was thinking most about how to avoid the fate of total annihilation. At this time, Kimiriit was extremely depressed. On the one hand, he reported to Walker in horror that not only did he not capture the pass and occupy Shunchuan at night, but was counterattacked by the Chinese; On the one hand, the commanders of each regiment were urgently summoned to their headquarters to discuss countermeasures. Everyone unanimously agreed to first disengage with the Chinese and retreat 10 kilometers north to establish a defensive line.

After a night of bloody fighting, the American troops did not gain an inch of land, leaving behind 1,629 corpses. Three hundred and seven wounded. 420 American prisoners. More than 60 artillery pieces of various types and more than 180 cars were captured. Destroyed 35 tanks.

The 373rd Regiment also suffered one thousand and ninety-three casualties.

The next morning, I received a telegram of commendation from Shiji:

All the commanders and fighters of the 125th Division: Congratulations on your great victory in annihilating more than 6,000 enemies in the Sunchon Pass area! Your victory was completely shattered, and the U.S. Eighth Army's vain attempt to break through the Sunchon area made a great contribution to the total annihilation of the enemy in the north.

I hope you will keep up the good work. Give full play to the spirit of our army that is not afraid of sacrifice and continuous combat, launch a more fierce attack on the enemy, and strive for greater glory!

The 373rd Regiment was awarded the 2nd Battalion of the 373rd Regiment to record the collective second-class merit once, and the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Battalion to record the collective first-class merit once.

Special Commendation

Commander of the Chinese People's Volunteers: Peng Dehuai

November 3, 1950

The 125th Division left the 373rd Regiment to rest at the pass. The 374th Regiment continued to maintain contact with the US 2nd Division at Shimenli, which was 10 kilometers away, in order to ensure a high-pressure posture against the US 2nd Division.

The troops of the US Eighth Army attacking north encountered a counterattack by the Chinese People's Volunteers on all fronts in western Korea.

The 100,000-strong troops of the 38th Army, the 42nd Army, and the US Eighth Army have firmly stabbed to death the three routes of the US Eighth Army's retreat.

After the battle was launched, more than 58,000 people of the 50th Army launched a fierce attack on the British 27th Brigade that was advancing alone, cutting the British 27th Brigade into several sections.

The British 27th Brigade is mainly composed of [***] teams of the British Commonwealth, including: the British Royal Heavy Tank Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment and the Canadian Light Infantry Regiment under Princess Petricia, the 16th Field Regiment of the Royal New Zealand Artillery, and one battalion of 3 regiments. There were more than 12,000 people in the brigade. Heading along the road on the west coast of Korea toward Sinuiju, the British Royal Heavy Tank Battalion reached the Yanju area, more than 40 kilometres from Sinuiju in North Korea, followed by two battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment and the 16th Field Regiment of the Royal New Zealand Artillery and the Canadian Light Infantry Regiment. The British 27th Brigade was completely unaware of its dangerous situation at this time, and to the east was nearly 60,000 people of the 50th Army of the Chinese Volunteers hidden in the mountains and forests. To the west is the sea, and to the north is Sinuiju by the Yalu River. To the south is Yichuan. After the general offensive was launched, more than 20,000 people of the 148th Division of the 50th Army took the lead in launching an attack on the 2nd Battalion Company of the Canadian Light Infantry Regiment under the command of Princess Petricia, the defending enemy in Yichuan. At the beginning of the battle, the 148th Regiment launched a wave of charges towards Yichuan, its military horn sounded through the night sky, and fierce white-knuckle fighting continued to occur on the positions of the 2nd Battalion of the Yichuan defenders. After six hours of bloody fighting, Major Nadway, commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Canadian Light Infantry Regiment, finally told the regimental headquarters through the radio that the 2nd Battalion no longer existed and that he would lead the 46 people around him to surrender to the Chinese.

At the cost of more than 3,300 casualties, the 148th Division eliminated more than 1,300 enemy defenders of the British 27th Brigade. Of these, 369 were killed, 637 wounded and 328 captured. Occupied the supply depot of the British 27th Brigade in Yichuan. More than 2,400 tons of gasoline, guns and ammunition, food, spare parts, and other war materials were seized. 651 artillery pieces and rocket launchers of 60 mm or more, more than 7,000 guns of various kinds were seized, and 18 tanks and 452 automobiles were destroyed or captured. Occupy Yichuan and cut off the retreat of the British 27th Brigade to the south; cut off the British 27th Brigade and the U.S. Eighth Army; The captured combat materials greatly enriched the strength of the 50th Army, especially the intensity of firepower.

The 50th Army was reorganized after the uprising of the 60th Army of the former Kuomintang Army. The backbone of the military is mainly the former Kuomintang 60th Army, and there are many new soldiers, and they are still very brave in battle. But the tactics are a little dull, and there is still a certain gap between them and those old four field main forces. However, this battle was indeed remarkable. A solid foundation was laid for the annihilation of the British 27 Brigade. Subsequently, the 148th Division took Yichuan as the center in the north and south directions, and established layers of fortifications to strictly defend it. The 50th Army received a commendation order from the Zhi Division, asking them to continue the experience, fight bravely, and make new contributions to the motherland. And told that it will be supported by friendly air forces at a critical moment. This greatly increased the confidence of the 50th Army.

The 40th Army was concealed northeast of Heecheon. They had been hidden in the vicinity of the South Korean Eighth Division. The South Korean Eighth Division was still basking in the joy of their victory, and the division headquarters was still planning a plan to advance north tomorrow.

On the evening of 1 November, the 118th, 119th, and 120th Divisions of the 40th Army, ignoring a battalion of the 6th South Korean Division marching on their right flank, suddenly launched a fierce attack on the 8th South Korean Division advancing to the Heecheon area from the east, north, and south. After five hours of fierce fighting, the headquarters of the South Korean 8th Division and two regiments were annihilated, and the other 1 regiment of the South Korean 8th Division fled in the direction of the stadium. Immediately, the 40th Division of the 118th Army attacked the 6th South Korean Division in the direction of Onjeong in the northwest. The 119th and 120th Divisions launched a fierce pursuit in the direction of the stadium, and in the pursuit, they annihilated hundreds of men of the South Korean Eighth Division. On the morning of 2 November, on the pitch, it encountered a battalion of the 1st South Korean Division, which annihilated and occupied the pitch. From east to west, the space for the activities of the US Eighth Army has been further compressed.

In this battle, the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army annihilated most of the Eighth Army in the south and annihilated more than 11,000 enemies, captured 400 artillery pieces and rocket launchers above 60 mm mortars, more than 6,000 guns of various kinds, destroyed and captured 28 tanks and more than 300 automobiles, and formed a complete encirclement from the south to the east with the 38th Army and the 42nd Army.

The 66th Army was concealed in the north of Guicheng, and launched an attack on the US 24th Division in Guicheng, and fought fiercely with the enemy all night, both sides paid heavy casualties, annihilating more than 900 people of the US 24th Division, and the battle became a stalemate, and the 66th Army failed to capture Guicheng. On the morning of the 2nd, the US 24th Division received an order from Walker, commander of the group army, to retreat in the direction of Dingzhou. When the U.S. 24th Division retreated, it destroyed the mountains of materials that could not be taken away. The whole Turtle City was in a panic. In the panic, the U.S. military indiscriminately burned all the materials that could not be taken away, and killed four of their own people when dealing with the ammunition that could not be taken away. Subsequently, the 66th Army pursued the victory, tightly biting the enemy, and in the process of pursuit, more than 200 American troops were eliminated and 89 were captured.

The 39th Army was on standby in Beizhen and Liangshuidong. After the campaign was launched, it launched an attack on the enemy at Unsan and Onjeong, the 6th South Korean Division and the 8th Regiment of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division. The 117th Division launched an attack on Wenjing, and at 9 o'clock the next day, it joined Wenjing with the 118th Division of the 40th Army. Annihilating most of the South Korean 6th Division, Yu scattered and ran into the mountains.

The 115th and 116th Divisions of the 39th Army rushed straight to the Yunshan area, with the 116th Division as the main attack, and fiercely rushed towards Yunshan. Amid the sound of military trumpets and whistles all over the mountains, the 116th Division quickly swept through the outer positions of Yunshan and quickly entered the city. and the 8th Regiment of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division launched a life-and-death fight. The 1st U.S. Cavalry Division has a long history and performed very well in World War II, making it a very capable unit in the U.S. military. Therefore as a reserve for the US Eighth Army. Despite this, the 8th Cavalry Regiment, which was fighting with the 116th Division, could not adapt to the ferocious close combat, night battles, hand-to-hand combat, red bayonets, grenades flying from nowhere in the dark night, and for a while they were in a hurry, and they were quickly overwhelmed. The 39th Army attacked Unsan in all directions, beating the 8th Regiment of the US Cavalry and the left-behind regiment of the 1st Division of South Korea to pieces, falling into a stream, engaging in fierce street battles with the enemy, and quickly separating and encircling the enemy. In Unsan City, the 8th Regiment of the US Cavalry and the remaining regiment of the 1st Division of South Korea were attacked and annihilated. Gai, the commander of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division, ordered the 8th Cavalry Regiment to abandon all baggage and retreat to Bochuan at full speed, and at the same time ordered the 5th U.S. Cavalry Regiment to go north to rescue. The 8th Regiment of the U.S. Cavalry gathered the remnants and desperately rushed out from the southeast side of Yunshan Mountain, but was blocked by the 117th Division along the way, suffering heavy casualties. The 3rd Battalion and 4th Battalion of the 8th U.S. Cavalry Regiment and the 1st South Korean Division were completely annihilated by the 116th Division. The 5th Cavalry Regiment that went to the rescue was blocked by the 115th Division of the 39th Army in Longtoudong, and repeated attacks failed several times, and Johnson, the commander of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, was also killed by snipers of the 115th Division in the battle, and finally threw down more than 257 corpses and fled with more than 600 wounded in disarray.

After a night of fighting, the 39th Army killed, wounded and captured more than 10,000 enemies, including more than 5,000 from the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division. 38 tanks, more than 270 automobiles, 119 artillery pieces of various types, and 4 aircraft were destroyed.

This is the heaviest loss suffered by this "trump card" unit of the United States in its history. But this was only the beginning of their nightmare.