On the evening of October 13, 1952, a reinforcement unit on the 597.9 high ground of Ganling on Wusheng Mountain and the 9th Company of the 135th Regiment of the 45th Division of the 15th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers guarding the 597.9 high ground converged on the position. Zhao Lianfa, commander of the Ninth Company, and instructor Li Wenwu conveyed to the deputy company commander who led the team the order of the political commissar of the commander of the 135th Regiment an hour ago, that is, the deputy company commander who led the team was ordered to serve as the deputy company commander and deputy instructor of the Ninth Company, and the Eighth Company was jointly tasked with guarding the 597.9 heights. In the evening, the platoon commanders, party members, and combat backbones of the first platoon of the 9th and 8th companies held a democratic life meeting in the 597.9 highland main tunnel, focusing on discussing the battlefield situation and the situation they were facing. At the democratic life meeting, Zhao Lianfa, commander of the Ninth Company, spoke first: "The Americans suffered a lot of losses in the counterattack operations in September and October this year, and we have firmly grasped the initiative in the war; In the past few days, the Zhi Division (Volunteer Army Headquarters) has repeatedly issued general orders to all front-line troops to increase vigilance and actively prepare for the enemy's counterattack and retaliation. Judging from the enemy's past situation, the enemy will definitely attack somewhere to seek revenge after suffering losses in order to regain their 'face'...... Now that we have built sufficient trenches, and the enemy's forces are insufficient, I think that the possibility of a breakthrough by the enemy's attack on all fronts is almost impossible; The most likely scenario for the enemy now is to launch an offensive with its forces and firepower somewhere along the front, occupying several of our positions in order to regain their 'face'. Of course, the enemy may also concentrate his forces on attacking key links on the front and shake the entire front after breaking through, in order to change the overall balance of power on the two fronts. ”

"So what are the key links on the front that the enemy might concentrate on attacking if he takes a military risk?" A platoon commander asked, "Our Wusheng Mountain is one of the key links," and the instructor of the Ninth Company replied. "The commander has repeatedly emphasized that 'whoever loses Museongsan Mountain will be responsible for the history of North Korea'...... Because after nearly 200 kilometers of Wusheng Mountain, there is almost no flat river and there is no danger to defend, and the US mechanized troops are driving straight in, and it is difficult to stop the US mechanized troops with our current strength...... Therefore, if the US military wants to take the risk of changing the military situation, it is one of the important choices for the US military to concentrate its forces on attacking Shangganling on Wusheng Mountain or the western mountain pass on the west side of Wusheng Mountain. "If the enemy attacks Musheng Mountain and the western mountain pass at the same time, the strength is not enough at present, and we only have the 7th Division of the US Army and the 2nd Division of the South Korean Puppet Army in front of us; The strength of the 15th Army to attack us is obviously insufficient," said several combat cadres. "If the enemy attacks in the direction of Wusheng Mountain, will it give priority to attacking Shangganling or attacking the Western Mountain Pass?" A platoon commander said in contemplation.

"Shangganling is a mountainous area, easy to defend and difficult to attack; The terrain of the western mountain pass is relatively gentle, which is suitable for the operation of the mechanized troops of the US army, and under normal circumstances, the US military is very likely to concentrate its forces on attacking the western mountain pass. A platoon commander of the Eighth Company said. But let's not forget that the fully mechanized U.S. military is switching between attack and defense and moving troops very quickly, even if the U.S. military attacks Shangganling first, once the U.S. military discovers through aerial reconnaissance that our army is maneuvering from the western mountain pass to Shangganling; The U.S. military is fully capable of quickly adjusting the direction of the main attack to the western mountain pass after the main force of our army leaves the western mountain pass......" Zhao Lianfa, commander of the Ninth Company, and instructor Li Wenwu added. "Comrades, I also found a problem, even if the American troops at one time broke through the western mountain passes; As long as Shangganling is still in our hands, we can condescendingly attack the US troops who have just broken through, as long as our reinforcements arrive in time, the US troops will be 'shut down and beaten by us', even if the US forces mainly attack the western mountain passes, they must also take Shangganling at the same time in order to truly change the military situation...... "A party member continued to add..... The meeting lasted for two hours, during which everyone spoke freely, gave full play to the principles of military democracy and democratic centralism, and finally reached an important military consensus and sent people to report to the higher authorities the ideas and opinions of the grassroots companies for the reference of the higher-level organs.

After the democratic life meeting, all the cadres of the ninth and eighth companies gathered in the tunnel; Li Wenwu, the instructor of the Ninth Company, once again made a pre-war mobilization on behalf of the Party Committee of the Company: "Comrades, the Zhiji has repeatedly informed that in order to redeem their defeated fate, the enemy is likely to launch a retaliatory attack in one or several places on the front in the near future; Our Shangganling 597.9 high ground is likely to be one of the targets of the enemy's attack, and each and every one of us must be ready for battle at all times. Today I would like to introduce to you a female comrade, she is Comrade Zhang Lan of the military medical team; Most of the comrades knew that she was brave and repeatedly broke through the blockade with two mortar shells on her back...... But many comrades do not know that her ancestors were members of the Taiping Army, and that her ancestors fought against the imperialists in Shanghai and killed Wall, the captain of the imperialist foreign guns. But in the end, the Taiping army failed to defeat the invaders in Shanghai. In 1864, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was suppressed by the imperialists and the late Qing government...... I would like to tell you that during the long years from 1840 to 1949, the imperialist countries were rampaging and committing misdeeds in the land of China, and the Chinese army was defeated again and again...... Although we won the War of Resistance Against Japan, the imperialists did not really and completely recognize our victory; That is why in 1950 US imperialism ignored our warnings and brought the flames of war to the Yalu River.....

In the great War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, we pushed back hundreds of kilometers of the US army, armed to the teeth, and seized the initiative in the war, and for the first time in modern times, the Chinese nation truly defeated the foreign devils in the eyes of the Taiping Army and the predecessors of the Boxers...... However, US imperialism has not yet been completely convinced by its superiority in air and sea, ground firepower and great national strength, and we must thoroughly pain, subdue, and defeat the Americans when they attack again, so that US imperialism can convincingly sign the armistice agreement and admit defeat......

Comrades, for the time being, the military and national strength of the United States are still far above ours, and if we want to completely defeat the enemy, we must rely on the strategy and tactics that are far superior to the enemy and the revolutionary heroic spirit of each and every one of us who is indomitable and forgets to die! It is true that you will be beaten if you fall behind, but being backward does not mean that you will be defeated! We must carry forward the fine traditions of our army since its founding, and resolutely and thoroughly defeat the imperialists! The truth is both simple and cruel, and the simple thing is that only by defeating the imperialist aggression of the Chinese nation can we have a bright future, and only then can every Chinese have a good life! The cruel thing is that many of us will be sacrificed, and even our ninth and eighth companies and platoon will all die in the battle, and we may not see a day of victory..... But the Chinese nation and every son and daughter of China will remember us! Our new China and our people will remember us! Our loved ones will remember us! Our enemies will also remember and fear us, and we will make them understand: 'The Chinese people have stood up, the Chinese people have been provoked, and the days when the Chinese nation was passively beaten are gone forever!'" "Indomitable, not afraid of sacrifice, resolute, and completely defeat the foreign devils!" Resolutely hold Shangganling! People are in the position! Avenge the Taiping Army and the Boxer Rebellion! The slogans of firmness, sincerity, heroism, and swallowing mountains and rivers resounded through the tunnel.....

The night was already late, and the night of the 13th was quiet and serene...... Some cadres and fighters have fallen asleep, some talk freely about the future after victory, and some discuss tactical issues together; Some of them are changing their hometowns after acquiring land through exchanges, and some are imagining a future full of children and grandchildren together..... Zhao Lianfa and Li Wenwu sat in the trenches in the position, exchanging their views and possible situations. "Lao Li, why did a woman come to this round, I obviously asked the division commander for a male doctor, tomorrow you arrange for the soldiers to send her down, the female comrades are too dangerous on the battlefield." Zhao Lianfa suggested to Li Wenwu. "Lao Zhao, you are still cautious about this matter, Comrade Xiao Zhang has already complained about your machismo this evening, and I have carefully observed Comrade Xiao Zhang's handling and help of the wounded, which is no worse than that of male comrades; And have you ever seen a female soldier carrying two mortar shells at once? I asked Comrade Zhang in the evening that she was a graduate of the Shanghai Health School, and that if the enemy attacked tomorrow, we would still need a professional military doctor; I have learned that Comrade Zhang Lan is very clever, very brave, and understands English, so let's talk about this matter later......" Li Wenwu put forward his own opinions. "Then let me think again......" Zhao Lianfa fell into deep thought......

"Why is it so quiet tonight, so quiet that I can't sleep; I have a bad premonition now......" Zhao Lianfa, who was thinking about the problem, muttered to himself......