At about 5 a.m. on April 15, 1956, a fierce burst of gunfire shattered the inherent tranquility of the Everest Mountains.

When Dongping Zhizhu was patrolling the front line of the Indian army fortifications passing by the No. 4 bridge of the Kejielang River in the Tudong area, it may have been due to more than a month of armed confrontation, which caused the nervousness of an Indian army sentry on duty. Dongping Zhizhu and the two militiamen retreated on the one hand, and fought back on the other, and the firepower points of the Indian army's forward positions also thought that the PLA was coming to attack, and they immediately opened fire to strengthen their own courage.

At this time, the first battalion and one company of the motorized infantry brigade and the machine gun company of the 6th Group Army had already arrived at Wangding Village. A company of troops on duty at the forward position of the Tagra Pass immediately suppressed the fire of the Indian position, covering the retreat of the three-man and one-dog patrol from the area controlled by Dongping.

When Gao Shouqing and his family first arrived, they were not very familiar with the terrain in this area, so they always asked one or two local Tibetan militiamen to lead them when patrolling. But I didn't expect that in the future, this would become the conscious action of Dongping Zhuzhu and these Tibetan militias, and whether the PLA invited them or not, they would go to the front of the Indian army's position to go around. This is also understandable, because behind the Indian army's position, which after all, was the place where their ancestors had lived for generations, and they longed for the PLA to drive these Indian troops away as soon as possible and let them return to the place where they were born and raised.

Gao Shouqing, who was on duty at the front, gave the order to counterattack to the platoon on duty at the forward position. Suddenly, the guns in the forward position rang out, and the sniper Shi Lei opened a killing spree, he had already set up several sniper positions for himself, and Shi Lei killed three machine gunners of the Indian army in the first time.

Six 122-mm MLRS from the machine gun company, located behind the positions of the company, also took part in the counterattack. Liu Qi, a rocket artillery gunner of the first squad of the machine gun company, after the second gunner loaded an armor-piercing shell, he knelt down on one leg beside the triangular gun carriage and put his eyes on the gun mirror. The index finger and thumb gently pinched the two firing pieces of the firing device, only to hear a long "buzz" sound in the ear, the rocket flew out, and there was a loud "boom", and the shell hit the center of the Indian army's pillbox 950 meters away, and the pillbox was immediately blown up by the rubble and flew wildly, and the broken body parts of the Indian army in the pillbox and the top cover of the pillbox were thrown high into the air, and the entire pillbox collapsed in the smoke of gunpowder. Then he turned the angle of the 122mm single-barrel rocket launcher, and shouted to the second gunner: "Quick, armor-piercing shells" The second gunner immediately loaded another armor-piercing shell into the guide tube, and then quickly dodged to the side, Liu Qi locked the pillbox on the other mountainside, and with the loud sound of "boom", more than a dozen enemies in the other pillbox also died on this barren plateau with the sound of artillery. Immediately after that, he bombarded the Indian army's outposts and open-air machine-gun bunkers, and in just three minutes, he fired nine shells, killing two pillboxes and three machine-gun bunkers. After the war, he was rated as a sharpshooter.

Early in the morning, at the headquarters of the 7th Brigade in Zhangdo, the commander of the 4th Army, Lieutenant General Kaul, got up and shaved his beard, and a soldier served him the morning tea prepared for him and the telegram sent to him by the Minister of Defense Menon after he had gone to bed last night: he took the telegram and read it quickly, "On the territorial issue, we can only make up our minds to change the status quo on the border by force." Properly equipped patrols must be sent into the areas currently occupied by the Chinese and the Chinese [***] must be expelled there in order to assert their Indian rights, as prolonged delay would mean acquiescence to the Chinese occupation...... Suddenly, the silence of dawn was broken by the sound of heavy gunfire. Then came the explosion of rumbling shells. Startled, he stood up in a panic and knocked over the black tea that had just been added with milk and sugar cubes. Hurriedly picked up the phone to the front. When he learned that an Indian army sentry saw three Tibetans with a gun and a dog to the front of the position, and the guns went off, which caused the Chinese [***] team to return fire fiercely, and the militia patrol covering their three people and one dog retreated, and the Chinese [***] team did not attack them, he was relieved.

But the subsequent casualty report struck him as a shock to the Indian army, and the losses inflicted on the Indian army in this short clash were enormous, with 46 killed and 61 wounded in the 2nd Company of the 2nd Rajput Battalion. The commander of the 2nd Company, Major Saster, was killed in the pillbox by the fire of the squadron. The entire 2nd company of the 2nd Rajput Battalion was almost completely lost. Kaul thinks that with such a big loss, he must make a "gesture" in order to give an explanation to the Indian media to appease the Nehru authorities in New Delhi, and he must carry out an effective counterattack against China, so that the Chinese side will die more people and shed more blood. Expelling these outrageous Chinese from the region would satisfy Nehru's great power ambitions and impetuous Indian media.

At the brigade headquarters of the 7th Brigade, Brigadier General Dalvi frowned and listened to this self-indulgent order from Lieutenant General Kaul. He tried to dissuade Kaul from taking this crazy step. He looked at Kaul, the commander of the Fourth Army, who was constantly drawing on the scale in front of the map, and said: "Lieutenant General Kaul, so far the Chinese have not taken the initiative to cross the border to attack us. I am sure that if we send a large number of troops across the border now, it will definitely provoke a stronger reaction from the Chinese soldiers over there. ”

"We must make a strong counterattack against the Chinese!" Lieutenant General Kaul said firmly: "Otherwise, we will not be able to give an account to Prime Minister Mr. Nehru and to the people of India." We are aiming for the Taglea Ridge, not here. ”

"Lieutenant General Kaul, this is an inconsequential area, and the Chinese have occupied and controlled the entire Targuera Heights. The wisest course of action for us now would be to withdraw from this disputed territory and withdraw to the higher slopes of the south to establish better positions. Brigadier General Dalvi said: "We can no longer play with the soldiers and push my battalion and company forward like chess pieces." ”

"Stop arguing." Kaul waved his hand impatiently and said, "We'll have a discussion with the commanders who are familiar with the terrain here in a moment to hear their opinions." ”

Eventually, Lieutenant Colonel Pushad, the commander of the 1st Sikh Wing Battalion, on whom Lieutenant General Kaul had placed special referent, proposed that he lead more than 400 Sikh soldiers of the 1st Sikh Wing on a powerful "patrol" to expel the Lieutenant [***] squadron in the Targara Pass.

The fierce blows of the first company and the machine gun company stopped, and the gunfire of the Indian army's position stopped, and the Indian army killed and wounded more than 100 people, and the rest dared to show their heads again. Shi Lei's kid is even more ruthless, and even the Indian army who came to carry the wounded has become his sniper target. Gao Shouqing ordered the soldiers in the platoon to stop as well. He then ordered to stay at the observation posts and the rest to withdraw from their positions to rest, which made him wonder that the Indian troops did not open fire.

Liu Qi graduated from the Shenyang Artillery School and participated in the actual combat for the first time, at this time he had the beauty in his heart, and the first time he had the opportunity to participate in the actual battle, he took out two pillboxes, three machine gun bunkers, and killed dozens of Indian SB Ah San at once, and he was very addicted.

After breakfast, the observation post in front reported that there was about a battalion of Indian soldiers with red bunches on their heads walking towards our position.

Gao Shouqing looked at the bottom of the mountain, and sure enough, a group of four or five hundred burly, sturdy, peculiar clothes, and a very vicious appearance, looked a little scary, all with purple red buns, thick long beards, and bracelets, except for the British Li with a long bayonet in his hand. In addition to Enfield's rifle, there was also a long sword on his waist, holding his chest up, his head held high, and he walked towards the position of the company with a fierce look.

Gao Shouqing smiled and said, "Damn, this is a war, this is purely fucking looking for death." Don't worry, when you get closer, give me a hard beating, and kill these Indian red-headed Ah San who are still playing weird on the battlefield! ”

An Indian captain who was walking in front drew his long sword, raised it high, and then made a downward slashing motion, and the group of Indian soldiers, who looked very vicious, accelerated their advance, and the expression on their faces became more hideous.

"Bang" With the sound of a gunshot, the captain of the Indian army, who was walking in front, holding a long sword in his hand, wearing red and black clothes, with many shiny copper buckles nailed to them, and his teeth and claws, suddenly burst out of a blooming blood flower on his forehead, and his body fell straight backwards as if he had been pushed down, and after rolling on the hillside a few times, he never moved again.

With the sound of Shi Lei's gunshots, more than 100 Type 51 automatic rifles of a company also began to spray out a string of fire snakes "Da, da, da", "da, da, da" One after another, the automatic rifles shot into a short spot, and in less than a minute, more than 100 people were hailed as "India's sharp sword", and the fierce Sikh red-headed Ah San fell in a pool of blood.

1st Sikh Wing Lieutenant Colonel M. Prashad, he was a tough officer. He fought in World War II and fought in North Africa under the command of the British. He mingled with the Sikh soldiers, he was very clever not so ostentatious, and when he saw Captain Mohabir being knocked down, he immediately ducked behind a half-man-high rock beside him, "Da, da, da", and he felt a sharp pain in his right arm. He nestled behind a stone and looked at his broken right arm. Shouting the health soldiers. Two of his own soldiers ran towards him, and one after the other fell, and he closed his eyes in agony.

As if unconscious, these brave Sikh soldiers still rushed forward with their chests held high, and kept stopping and standing with their hands in their hands. Enfield fired two shots from his rifle, then walked forward. These stupid Sikh soldiers also employ the tactics of an 18th-century infantry charge.

(To be continued)