Chapter 29: The Enemy. camaraderie

When the U.S. military swept away the Korean People's Army that had invaded the south, it was somewhat hesitant to cross the 38th parallel, and China broadcast Zhou Enlai's speech on the radio every day: "China must not allow the imperialists to ignore the wanton aggression of its own neighbors." If the issue of China's dispatch of troops is complicated, the scope of involvement will be large, and the scale of the war will be difficult to grasp. But the problem is that if we don't quickly cross the 38th parallel and annihilate the hundreds of thousands of North Korean troops that still have a few hundred thousand troops, and let him regroup and heal his wounds, he will soon have a new invasion. After some consideration, Truman agreed to the recommendation of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and on September 27, 1950, General MacArthur, commander of the Far East Army, was authorized to "make a statement of determination to enter the war in the event that the Soviet Union or the main forces of [***] have not entered North Korea, and the other side has not made a statement of determination to enter the war, nor has it issued a threat to engage in a military confrontation with us in Korea. The joint [***] can cross the 38th parallel and destroy North Korea's armed forces."

The victory of the Inchon landing made MacArthur worship from top to bottom in the United States to the point of superstition. He became the invincible and invincible god of war in the hearts of Americans, and no one doubted the correct surname of the decision he made, and even US President Harry S. Truman was unwavering in his commitment to ending the Korean War before Christmas. MacArthur, the arrogant general, seemed to be victorious when he received the authorization. It represents the success of his brilliant military career. At this time, he will not accept anyone's advice, he does not consider China to be a force to be bullied, regardless of all the pre-war signs. The general was determined to go on his own terms. Destroy the North Korean resistance as quickly as possible.

He drew up a new war plan for entering North Korea and advancing on both the eastern and western fronts. Completely eliminate the remnants of the Kim Jae-sung regime and restore the free order of Myeongcho in Korea. Of course, this landing expert is indispensable in making new plans. He decided to conduct another Mai landing operation at the port of Wonsan on the east coast of Korea, with Almond, commander of the U.S. 10th Army, commanding the U.S. 1st Marine Division, the 7th Infantry Division, and the Capital Division and 3rd Division of the 1st South Korean Army Corps, to land from Wonsan by boat from Incheon and Busan. Then sweep the remnants of the North Jin Yue Cheng to the north.

On the Western Front was Walker's US Eighth Army. The army group consisted of three armies and one division: the US 1st Army and the US 9th Army. South Korean 2nd Army, plus Army Group Reserve U.S. 1st Cavalry Division.

Among them, the US 1st Army is composed of the US 24th Division, the British 27th Brigade, and the South Korean 1st Division, and the US 9th Army is composed of the US 24th and 25th Divisions and the Turkish Brigade; The 2nd South Korean Army consisted of the 6th South Division, the 7th South Division, and the 8th South Division, on the west coast. Sweep the remnants of North Korea north along roads and railways.

On October 24, MacArthur issued an order to unite [***] into North Korea.

After receiving MacArthur's orders. Lieutenant General Walker, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, ordered his troops: The 24th Division of the U.S. First Army to advance in the direction of the Yalu River along the railway line from Pingcheng to Suncheon, Jiechuan, Qinchuan, and Guicheng; The British 27th Brigade advanced along the coastal railway lines of Anzhou, Dingzhou and Yanzhou in the direction of Sinuichau; The 1st South Korean Division advanced north from Tokugawa via Yongbyon, and ordered the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division to advance from Bocheon in the direction of Unsan; Lingnan 6th Division advanced from Xichuan to Chushan; The Southern Eighth Division advanced to the Jiangjie through Xichuan. The U.S. 2nd Division, the U.S. 25th Division and the Turkish Brigade followed behind the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, and the Southern 7th Division followed behind the 1st Southern Division.

The US Eighth Group has 3 armies, a total of 8 divisions and 2 brigades, with a total of more than 130,000 people. From south to north, the front and back lines are pushed flat to the north. However, as soon as it crossed the waist of the Korean Peninsula and then to the north, the east-west terrain widened abruptly, and the right flank of the US Eighth Army was completely exposed. The rolling and desolate mountainous terrain made it impossible for the US Eighth Army on the Western Front to rely on each other and support each other with the US Tenth Army in the east. Walker was not as cautious as his superiors, believing that China's repeated broadcast that China would not ignore the US military's crossing of the 38th parallel as a mere threat. Although MacArthur repeatedly urged him to go all out to speed up his march to the Yalu River, General Walker still acted according to his own ideas, and when he went north, he deliberately sent the South Korean 2nd Army to the right flank of the US army, and let the 6th South Korean Division on the right flank and the British 27th Army, which was advancing along the west coast on the left flank of the US army, protrude forward a little more as a touch of the Eighth Army, so that if there was any trouble, it would retreat immediately.

At this time, our Chinese People's Volunteer Army also quietly marched at night, and the troops secretly entering North Korea had reached as many as 300,000 troops in six armies and three artillery divisions. He basically knows the situation of the enemy and the situation of the Korean People's Army.

On the evening of October 21, Peng Dehuai and Kim Yuecheng did not meet in Dayudong, as they did in history, but built a power plant in North Korea on the left bank of the Yalu River at the Changdian Hekou Hydropower Station. The two met for the first time, and Kim Yue-sung, who was waiting in front of the factory, greeted him with a smile and said: "On behalf of the DPRK Party and the political axe and the people of the DPRK Myeongcho People's Republic, I warmly and sincerely welcome Comrade Peng Dehuai!" He immediately guided Mr. Peng and Chai Junwu, the chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in North Korea, to enter the room and start the first meeting.

After Peng Dehuai conveyed his greetings, he introduced to Jin Yuecheng: The Chinese Volunteer Army has a total of 6 corps and 3 artillery divisions, in addition, there are about 350,000 people in the antiaircraft artillery regiment, the engineer regiment, and the automobile regiment, which are at the invitation of the Korean Myeongcho People's Republic. On the evening of the 18th, it began to cross the Yalu River in batches from the three directions of Andong, Changdian estuary, and Ji'an. ** Prepare to transfer two more corps with a total of 6 corps as volunteer reserves.

Jin Yuecheng said excitedly with a smile on his face: "Thank you for the full assistance of the [***] Central Committee and the ** chairman. ”

Peng Dehuai also briefed Kim Yuecheng on the next battle plan of our army, and because the two sides did not have unified command, Peng Dehuai demanded that all units of the Korean People's Army on the western front assemble on the eastern front of the Hamhung-Changjin-Jiangjie line, so as not to break the Korean People's Army and occupy the road and affect the advance of the volunteer army. At the same time, it is necessary to avoid misunderstandings that may occur in wartime. Next, talking about how the two armies should cooperate, Peng Dehuai suggested that the troops of the Korean People's Army should assemble to the east, and build fortifications in the western part of Hang-ri, Hwangcaoling, and Hamhung, block the Southern Capital Division and the 1st Marine Division of the Eastern Front, and alert the enemy to the north and west. To ensure the security of the left flank of our troops interspersed behind enemy lines. Jin Yuecheng told Peng Dehuai that more than 1,000 members of the 187th Regiment of the US Airborne Forces were parachuted into the Suchon and Sunchon areas north of Pyongyang. MacArthur said the move was aimed at encircling North Korean party and political officials who were retreating north from Pyongyang. The situation ahead is now chaotic, and he has not been in contact with the troops retreating from Pyongyang for three days.

Through the information obtained by unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and actual channels, Mr. Peng knew that at this time, the Korean People's Army, not counting the withdrawal to Northeast China, the 18th Division, the 36th Division, the 66th Division and 1 tank regiment, the 32nd, 37th, 38th, 42nd, 45th, and 76th Divisions, a total of 9 divisions, 1 Tan Regiment, and 90,000 people. In addition, there is one military academy, one aviation school, more than 200 aircraft, and nine divisions in the area near the 38th parallel. In the northern part of Korea near the border between China and North Korea, there are the 46th and 47th Divisions, each with 10,000 men each, and the 105th Tank Division, the 17th Tank Brigade and 1 Reading Regiment in the Guseong area; The 3rd Army Corps has 5,000 men of the 1st Division, 3,000 men of the 3rd Division, 10,000 men of the 8th Division, 10,000 men of the 12th Division, 10,000 men of the 13th Division, and 10,000 men of the 15th Division. The 41st Division, 10,000 people, the 1st Haiphong Brigade 6,000 people, the 71st Reading Regiment 3,000 people, and the tank regiment are located in the Phongsan area. The above three corps have a total of 9 divisions, 1 brigade and 1 reading regiment, and 1 tank division, 1 tank brigade and 1 tank regiment, with a total of more than 90,000 people. Although one of them is a newly formed unit. However, in the mountains and mountains in the east, there are many very narrow passes and passes, and it should be no problem to guard and intercept the US 1st Marine Division that has not yet completely landed for a few days. But when I saw the young man in front of me, who had a big belly and was very well maintained, Prime Minister Kim said: "Then please contact Prime Minister Kim quickly. The headquarters of our Shiji is temporarily located in Zhenjiangsan, Andong."

Jin Yuecheng's original name was Jin Chengzhu, and his pseudonym was Jin Yonghuan. On April 15, 1912, he was born in a family of farmers in Gupyongnam-ri, Daedong County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea, which is now Mangyongdae in Pyongyang City.

When he was 5 years old, he moved to Jilin, China with his father's family. When he was a teenager, he studied at the Second National School of Changbai County, and then returned to his motherland to study in accordance with his father's attention. At the age of 14, he re-entered Huacheng Yishu in Huadian County, Jilin Province, China. At the age of 17, he was arrested by the local political axe for engaging in anti-Japanese activities and imprisoned in Jilin Prison. After being released from prison in May 1930, he changed his name to Jin Yuecheng. At the age of 19, he joined China [***] and participated in anti-Japanese activities under the leadership of the party.

In the winter of 1931, Jin Yuecheng led some Korean fighters to break away from Wang Delin's Jilin Chinese National Salvation [***], and formed another Wang Qing guerrilla force. In April 1932, he led the establishment of the Antu anti-Japanese guerrilla force, and served as its captain. In the Changbai Mountains, we persistently carried out anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare. In May 1935, he served as the political commissar of the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance. In March 1936, he served as the commander of the 3rd Division of the 2nd Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army. After the defeat of the Anti-Japanese Union, the First, Second, and Third Route Armies of the Anti-Japanese Federation were successively transferred to the vicinity of Shuangchengzi (present-day Ussuriysk) and Yask Farm in the Soviet Union to establish southern and northern camps for training. On August 1, 1942, the anti-coalition forces in the Soviet Union formed the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army Teaching Brigade with Zhou Baozhong as the brigade commander, also known as the 88th Infantry Brigade of the Soviet Far Eastern Front and the Northeast Committee. Kim Yuecheng served as a battalion commander of the brigade. Awarded the rank of captain. At the end of July 1945, according to the needs of the development of the situation, the Northeast Committee divided the original members into the Northeast Working Group and the Korean Working Group. He led the Soviet army to march into the northeast, and set aside some Korean comrades to form a Korean working group to march into Korea with the Soviet army. Because Choe Yong-jian, the head of the DPRK Working Group, is the secretary of the Northeast Committee, he must report to the Central Committee. He did not serve as the head of the working group. Among the working group were Kim Chae and Kim Il, who later became senior commanders of the Korean People's Army, Choe Hyun-go, vice minister of the Ministry of National Defense of Korea, as senior general, Senior General Oh Baek-ryong, Oh Jin-woo as marshal of the Korean Myeongnat People's Republic, and Pak Sung-chol as vice chairman of the Korean Myeongnao People's Republic.

After the unconditional surrender of the book, the northern part of Korea was liberated. Jin Yuecheng took the lead in putting forward the idea of building the party, the country, and the army. His idea was strongly supported by the Soviet Union, and on October 10, the North Korean Organizing Committee of North Korea was established, and he became the first secretary. With the help of the Soviet 25th Army, the Provisional People's Commissariat of North Korea was elected chairman. On August 28, the DPRK [***] and the New People's Party of Korea merged to form the Workers' Party of North Korea, and was elected general secretary of the Central Committee, and on February 8, 1948, the Korean People's Group Army was established.

Many people in the volunteer army are very uninterested in the Korean People's Army. The Korean People's Army was originally formed as the backbone of the Korean soldiers in the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Eighth Route Army. The total Sovietization allowed the Soviet army to replace the original bloodline of our army. The most unaccustomed thing for the volunteers is that the cadres above the battalion level are each equipped with a car and a female secretary. There is no military boil in the strict hierarchy. In particular, the middle- and lower-ranking officers were even worse, and when the two armies were mixed together in the Korean War, there was an incident in which a company commander of the Korean People's Army asked a senior general of the army to pour water for him to wash his feet in plain clothes. Later, I was scared half to death when I found out. In comparison, on the contrary, most cadres above the division level have double respect for the volunteers.

At the beginning of the Korean War, most of the PLA troops who participated in the battle were newly returned from the Siye Cheng system, and achieved good results. But when these PLA fighters fought less and less. Both the will to fight and the fighting quality of the Korean People's Army have been greatly reduced. What is even more puzzling is that when they see the volunteers who came to save their lives undressed and holding miscellaneous weapons, the feeling of disappointment and contempt is overflowing. It made most of the volunteer soldiers feel particularly unhappy.