The Kanri Ridge is a natural barrier 20 kilometers west of the Tokugawa River.

The mountains here are high and densely forested, the terrain is dangerous, and the altitude is more than 700 meters.

The road from the Valcheon to the Tokugawa River winds up the mountain and is very steep, and is called the 'Eighteen Pan' by the Korean people.

The highway winds through the mountain top pass, which can be regarded as a dangerous pass of 'one man is a pass, and ten thousand people are not open'.

The enemy's occupation of the pass was equivalent to blocking the necessary place for the main force of the 38th Army to advance.

Even though the 113th Division succeeded in interspersing detours, it occupied Sanshori and successfully blocked the enemy army. However, without the cooperation of the main force, not only could it not achieve the expected victory, but it also became a dangerous move for a lone army to go deep.

Therefore, the occupation of the Ridge was the most important battle to ensure the victory of the whole army in the second phase of the campaign.

Comrade Han and Comrade Liang, as well as the cadres of the military headquarters, had taken this into account in advance, and therefore adopted a combat arrangement: Tokugawa would encircle the US troops assembled in the Kagawa area by three routes, and our 113th Division would be inserted from the southwest of Tokugawa to Sansho-ri south of Kamogawa.

The 112th Division took a country road along the north side of the road from Tokugawa to Kagawa and advanced towards the Kagawa attack.

The 114th Division followed the road from Tokugawa to Kagawa, attacked and advanced, and quickly occupied the Kanri Ridge.

The Ridge is only 18 kilometers away from Junyuli, and if it is not possible to rely on convention, it is obvious that it will not be able to seize the pass of the Ridge.

For this reason, the leaders were quite anxious and demanded that the 342nd Regiment of the 114th Division, the avant-garde, take a swift and fierce action, and in any case occupy the Ridge on the night of the 27th, so as to ensure that the two divisions of our army can advance to the powerful area west of the Ridge around dawn tomorrow.

When Comrade Han, Comrade Liang and Comrade Liu studied the operational arrangements in person, he said: "The next task of the 38th Army is arduous: first, it is necessary to intersperse Sansholi and block the enemy's retreat route, and second, it is necessary to occupy the Gari Ridge and cover the main forces of the two divisions to advance into Yuanchuan!" But the key is to insert it into the three houses behind enemy lines! ”

Comrade Han bit the words 'arduous' and 'crucial' very seriously, and it is obvious that these two steps will play a crucial role in the entire battlefield situation in the future.

If the 113th Division fails to advance to Sansho-ri as planned, then the enemy in the pincer offensive will be able to retreat to the rear through Sansho-ri.

Similarly, if the 342nd Regiment failed to capture the Ridge in advance, then the main forces of the 112th Division and the 114th Division would not have been able to pass through the Ridge on time.

Every minute of delay in large-scale corps operations has a far-reaching impact on changes in the battle situation.

Especially the enemy who surrounded the price, it can't be delayed.

At this time, Comrade Chief of Staff reported to everyone the expected comparison of the enemy's forces in the Sanshori area with the strength of our army.

Under the heavy blows of the 50th, 66th, 39th, and 40th armies in front of the 38th Army, it is estimated that the three divisions of the US army that fled through here are the main forces of the US army, of which the first cavalry division is Washington's 'Founding Fathers' Division, which still retains the title of 'cavalry'.

In fact, there is no longer a war horse, and it has long been a mechanized division.

The U.S. Second Division was the main force in World War II in Europe.

They are two of the favorite of the US military ruling circles.

After waiting for Comrade Chief of Staff to give a briefing on the situation, Comrade Han pointed to Sansholi on the operational map and said: "The serious problem is that the three divisions of the US army have more than 300 tanks and more than 400 artillery pieces, while one of our divisions has only a dozen mortars and only some anti-tank grenades. ”

This is a gap in equipment.

Everyone knows this very well.

They all know it in their hearts.

The task of the 113th Division was indeed very arduous to intercept the enemy by going deep behind enemy lines, but everyone believed that the 113th Division would be able to complete the task.

This unit has a good foundation, strong combat effectiveness, and is quite skilled in command of cadres and has the spirit of continuous attack.

The division's 'Eighth Steel Company,' 'Combat Model Company,' and 'Anton Wei Company' are all Red Army companies that have participated in five anti-encirclement and suppression campaigns and the 25,000-mile Long March, as well as the Battle of Zhiluo Town and the Battle of Pingxingguan.

All of them had unwavering hopes for the 113th Division.

"I will definitely win the 'eighteen plates' tonight, please rest assured Comrade Chief!" Comrade Liang said firmly: "I believe in them, and they will definitely be able to take it down!" ”

The 342nd Regiment marched rapidly all the way, and arrived at the Gali Ridge in the second half of the night, only two kilometers away from the main peak.

At this time, the soldiers faintly heard the sound of the motor, and everyone analyzed that it may be that the enemy had already occupied the pass one step in advance.

However, the spearhead soon brought important news, it was a reinforced company of the Turkish brigade that had arrived first, but because their clothes were relatively thin, they could not withstand the cold wind on the main peak, and were lighting a fire on the side of the pass road to keep warm.

Gaining time is very important for the soldiers, and the accompanying army staff officers, comrades of the commander of the 114th Division, and leaders of the avant-garde regiment studied how to smoothly take the Ridge and enable the main force to pass through in time.

Sun Hongdao, head of the 342nd Regiment, and Wang Li, political commissar, suggested adopting the method of sneak attack.

Wang Li said: "The enemy is lighting a fire to keep warm, this is a good opportunity, the enemy is in the light, we are in the dark, hit him by surprise, and strive to take the Jar Ridge in one go!" ”

The army staff felt that what he said was very reasonable, and decided to take the Ridge in one fell swoop by sneak attack before the enemy's main force arrived.

The plan was issued, and the deployment of the battle began immediately.

The regimental political commissar Wang Li led the 7th Company to approach the enemy from the front, and the regiment commander Sun Hongdao led the 8th Company to climb the cliff from the side and go up in a roundabout way.

In this way, the two sides attacked, and one sat down to take the pass.

Sun Hongdao, the commander of the 342nd Regiment, and Wang Li, the political commissar, defended here during the first battle, so they are familiar with the terrain here.

Wang Li, the political commissar of the regiment, led the 7th company along both sides of the road, he walked at the front of the line, heard a noise behind him, and ordered the soldiers to unload what made a sound on their bodies and march lightly, carrying only guns and grenades.

In this way, there is no movement on the body, but the big-toed shoes will still make a creaking sound when stepping on the snow, especially when there are so many people.

He was also worried that he would arouse the vigilance of the enemy and alarm the enemy, so he took the lead by taking off his shoes and stepping on the snow with his socks on, so that the footsteps were much quieter.

Then all the soldiers took off their shoes and quietly approached the enemy along both sides of the road.

In order to climb the roadless hillside, the Eighth Company also carried out light equipment, and the regiment commander Sun Hongdao was the third person in front of the whole company, and their understanding and handling of the situation were very timely and decisive.

There was a raging fire burning on the mountain, the wood crackled, and the smell of gasoline floated in the air, which drifted away as soon as the cold wind blew.

The burning flames also swayed with the cold wind, and the enemy divided into several piles around the fire, roasting their hands, smoking, and smoking.

Because of the distance, they were also unable to see the movements in the distance.

The Seventh Company climbed a distance, and it was still about 80 meters away from the enemy, and the company commander was about to fight, Wang Li hurriedly stopped him from being too anxious.

Since they were hiding in the shadows, they were not noticed by the enemy in the distance, and the enemy was exposed to the fire, they could clearly see the enemy's swaying figure, and they were still not safe from a distance of eighty meters, so Wang Li decided to take the team forward.

In addition, there were more than a dozen piles of fires for the enemy, and in the process of advancing cautiously, Wang Li divided the Seventh Company into several groups, and each group arranged a target to be responsible for attacking.

The fighters clenched their grenades and held their breath as they approached, the crackling of the fire heard very clearly in the silent night.

And the vague, awkward-sounding words.

More than forty meters close to the enemy, the soldiers all lay on the ground, cautiously moving forward in the snow, their palms and feet were frozen to the point that they lost consciousness, the soldiers closed their mouths tightly, did not say a word, and touched forward with the traces left by the soldiers in front.

Climbing to a distance of only 20 meters from the enemy, Wang Li gave the order to attack, and the warriors rose from the snow like ghosts.

Throw a barrage of grenades at you, explode in the enemy's fire, and in an instant, the sparks are like fireworks that bloom in the night sky.

With the smoke of the grenades drifting, the soldiers rushed to the pass with the sound of rushing and killing with the sound of the replacement American rifles in their hands.

This Turkish machine-gun company was taken by surprise by the sudden appearance of the 7th Company, and it died, ran, and captured several prisoners.

It took only 20 minutes to resolve the battle and successfully capture the pass.

Sun Hongdao also rushed up with the Eighth Company, and saw the enemy fleeing westward in a car, the car was speeding down the mountain around the eighteen pans, and the headlights were circling around in the dark night, Sun Hongdao was determined to destroy this group of enemies, and when the Seventh Company was cleaning up the battlefield and digging bunker fortifications, he immediately ordered the Eighth Company to rush down the mountain and block this enemy.

The road was bent, and in order to block the enemy's cars, the soldiers completely disregarded their personal safety, and slid down the mountain from the overgrown weeds and cliffs, their clothes were torn, their palms were scratched by sharp stones, and some of the fighters were injured by falls.

With this desperate spirit, the fighters crossed four or five roads in succession, blocked the enemy trucks at the foot of the mountain, and they rushed out of the road and threw grenades at the enemy's speeding trucks.

The sound of the roaring explosion echoed in the dark night, among the eighteen pans of the mountains.

The first car didn't hit, but it hit the second one, the car smoked, rushed off the road, plunged headlong into the dark field, rolled around, lay on the ground with its belly up, and the Turkish soldiers, who were dazed by the fall, got out of the car and rushed into the field in a panic.

These Turkish soldiers don't know what hangs behind their buttocks, and they run with a clanging sound that is crisper than a gunshot.

Some soldiers seemed to be stunned, and actually rushed towards the side of the volunteers, and the two soldiers rushed over, directly throwing the stunned enemy to the ground and grabbing him as a prisoner.

The third car was directly set on fire by the soldiers, lying on the road and burning with raging flames, causing the truck behind to be blocked, and the field on both sides was pitch black, hooked up vertically and horizontally, and they did not dare to go from the field, and the truck wanted to lie on its stomach, and they did not dare to go.

At the shouts of their commanders, the enemy jumped out of the carts, some ran up the hill, others got under the carts and put up stubborn resistance, constantly firing cold guns at the soldiers.

Seeing that the enemy had collapsed, he neither had a unified command nor occupied a favorable terrain, but only lay on the ground or got under the car to resist the soldiers of the Eighth Company stubbornly, and would rather die than surrender. When the soldiers of the 8th Company approached the car, they opened fire, wounding several fighters.

There were a lot of enemies lying under the car, dead and alive, hiding together, and they couldn't tell the difference.

Sun Hongdao ordered the soldiers not to spare grenades and bullets, to throw them away, to fight, and if they don't want to die, then send them back to their hometowns.

He deliberately formed a platoon, armed with grenades and rifles, and threw and beat the vehicles one by one, several times in a row, before he could sweep away the enemy under the vehicles.

The captured prisoners were in trouble again, and these enemies did not know Korean, nor could they speak English, and they did not know what to say, and they could not get the enemy's information from them, so they had to send them to the division and wait for someone who could understand them to interrogate.

The battle with Turkey, this is the first time for the soldiers, a little surprised by the tenacity of the Turkish soldiers, when they fought the American army and stick soldiers in the past, according to this situation, they would have already come out with guns and surrendered, but this enemy is much more tenacious than them, and they will not surrender even if they die.

It was only through interrogation that I learned that the reason why this enemy was so tenacious was not because of their bravery.

It's about not understanding the volunteers, worrying that if they are captured by the volunteers, they will be tortured and killed, so it is better to eat a bullet and die cleanly.

When they heard that MacArthur boasted that he would end the Korean War, they also entered the village like American soldiers and plundered the copper bowls and spoons of the Korean people.

What impressed the fighters the most was that these Turkish soldiers, with three or four large copper bowls behind their buttocks, ran with a jingle as if they were hanging a string of bells.

The copper bowls looked similar to the gold that had been used for a long time, and even if they were told that it was copper, they would not believe it, and no one would be willing to throw it, even if they were captured by the volunteers, they didn't want guns, they didn't want bullets, and they were reluctant to throw away these bowls.

The trophies of the U.S. military will be transferred back home through their powerful logistics.

But these Turkish soldiers, unable to enjoy the powerful logistics of the US army, can only hold their own booty.

After taking the pass of Jiari Ridge that night, the 112th Division on the left also successfully cleared the nails on the road and crossed Yuefeng Mountain and Ximuling.

At dawn on the 28th, the 336th Avant-garde Regiment interspersed with the area of Yukou Station in the southwest of Gariling, and the 1st Avant-garde Battalion met the Turkish Brigade and the 1st U.S. Army.

The battalion commander Cui Jishan immediately commanded the whole battalion to fight, and unfortunately was killed by the enemy's machine gun stray bullet in the encounter. The battalion command post was attacked on three sides, and instructor Dong Shutang took over the command of the battalion commander and continued to direct the soldiers to fight the enemy.

With accurate firing technology, the machine gun company hit the infantry behind the enemy's tank with a few shells, killing more than 20 enemies, and the remaining enemy fled in confusion, losing the cover of the infantry, and the enemy's tanks did not dare to advance rashly.