Shortly after the founding of New China, the domestic situation was in urgent need of stability, and the Western countries led by the United States wanted to interfere in the internal affairs of Korean reunification, and on June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out.
The South Korean army could not resist the North Korean offensive and turned to the United States for support, and the United States, in order to compete for its world hegemony, sent troops to support South Korea in declaring war on north Korea the next day.
Victory will be late, but justice will never be absent. In October 1950, the Chinese Volunteer Army set out to support Korea, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out.
In this bitter battle in which less wins more, the Chinese volunteer army is not afraid of sacrifice in order to win, and regards death as a homecoming.
Among them, Liu Guangzi, a platoon commander of the 561st Regiment of the 187th Division of the Volunteer Army, with his superior wisdom and courage, single-handedly captured a company of British aces.
Born in Inner Mongolia in the Central Plains
Liu Guangzi was born in 1921 in a village in Zhaomiao Township, Hangjinhouqi, Inner Mongolia, the year in which the great Communist Party of China was born.
At that time, the political and economic development of the country was extremely uneven, and the vast number of Chinese lived in a turbulent reality, and Liu Guangzi, like the children of this era, was closely linked to China's future from the moment of birth.
Liu Guangzi grew up in his years as a long-term worker in the landlord's family or as a farmer for others, and the harsh war years made him live independently early, but it was also the ups and downs of the growing environment that inspired Liu Guangzi.
In 1946, at the age of 25, Liu Guangzi joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army and began his life of joining the army.
After the victory in the Jinzhong Campaign of the Liberation War, the Chinese Communist Party once again mobilized more than 100,000 People's Liberation Army troops and planned to launch an attack on Taiyuan in October.
In the face of the 100,000-strong Nationalist Jinsui garrison, Xu Xiangqian, commander of the North China Military Region, worked out a detailed battle plan with the commanders, deciding to first besiege the defenders, then gradually disintegrate the defenders' camp, and finally carry out a general offensive until yan Xishan's defenders in Shanxi were gradually weakened.
The war lasted for more than half a year, and Liu Guangzi served as the platoon commander of the 1st Battalion of the 561st Regiment of the 187th Division of the 63rd Army. He charged into the battlefield and heroically killed the enemy in the Taiyuan Campaign, completed it brilliantly, made two battle merits, and received many meritorious awards.
The great victory in the Battle of Taiyuan announced the victory of the Liberation War, and also gave Liu Guangzi valuable combat experience, and tempered his military qualities of perseverance and indomitability and fearless sacrifice.
Alone, 63 British soldiers were captured
The founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 washed away the national shame of the Chinese nation for more than 100 years and defended national dignity and national sovereignty. As the whole country celebrates, our country is also facing a situation of waste waiting to be rebuilt and many domestic development problems.
At this time, China's neighbor, the Korean Peninsula, split into North and South Korea. After World War II, the Korean people who survived the war wanted the peaceful reunification of the motherland, and the leader of the DPRK, Kim Il Sung, negotiated with Stalin and decided to reunify the Korean Peninsula by force.
After the outbreak of the Korean War, South Korea could not resist the fierce offensive of North Korea, and turned to the United States to ask for reinforcements. The United States had long been eager for selfish desires, and on June 26, 1950, it sent troops to assist Korea in the war.
The international situation became tense again, and Chairman Mao immediately decided after receiving the news that the peace-loving people of the whole world and the people of Chinese should be united again and that US imperialism should never be allowed to undermine peace again.
From June to October 1950, the US military continued to increase troops to support South Korea, and the Chinese side repeatedly issued statements strongly condemning the unjust acts of aggression of the US military, while continuously dispatching troops to reinforce the northeast border defense.
In response to the DPRK's request for assistance, the Chinese Government immediately put forward the policy of "resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and defending the homeland."
On October 25, 1950, under the leadership of Peng Dehuai, the Chinese Volunteer Army set off from the border between China and North Korea and began to resist the United States and aid Korea.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Chinese Volunteer Army bravely and resolutely sacrificed, and won the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with fewer victories and more victories by means of positional warfare and active warfare.
In the fifth campaign, the volunteer army destroyed more than 80,000 enemy troops, the most of the five battles, and it was also the last battle in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In April 1951, Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai ordered the mobilization of 11 volunteer regiments and 1 people's army to prepare for a final general offensive against the enemy.
On 22 April, the fifth battle broke out, as an excellent commanding height for defensive garrisons, the Shemari position, which was the main target of the first phase of the two sides.
Located on the south bank of the Jinlin River, the terrain is rugged and complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Guarded by an elite British unit, Battalion Gloucester. This elite force had expeditions to The Colonial War in Egypt and was awarded the title of "Royal Army Double Emblem Battalion" by the British Royal Family for its outstanding achievements.
The unit responsible for the attack on Shemari was the 187th Division of the 63rd Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army, which was also Liu Guangzi's unit, and he served as the leader of the volunteer combat team.
At dawn on April 24, the volunteers of the 187th Division of the 63rd Army, waiting 4 kilometers near the garrison, suddenly launched an attack on the British defenders, and the Gloucester battalion could not resist the fierce attack from the sky, and the 314th highland northeast of Shemali was instantly occupied by our army.
At the same time, the 1st Battalion of the 560th Regiment of the Volunteer Army attacked the British defenders on the rear flank of the Shermari, blocking their retreating rear road, and the two volunteers attacked back and forth, capturing more than 100 British troops.
The main attack of the volunteer army achieved remarkable results, but due to the many forks in the SnowMari Road, it was inevitable that there would be "British troops that slipped through the net", and Liu Guangzi was rushing to the heights with two new recruits when he found the enemy situation on the way - an artillery company of the Gloucester battalion was preparing to withdraw.
Liu Guangzi immediately decided to order two recruits to find cover on the spot to cover him, and he himself took a PPS-43 submachine gun and lurked towards the artillery company.
After Liu Guangzi approached the artillery company, he shouted loudly. Terrified, the enemy immediately loaded and opened fire, aiming the muzzle at Liu Guangzi's chest and forehead.
Taking advantage of the momentary confusion, Liu Guangzi decisively opened the insurance of the anti-tank grenade, and the fuse sound of the fuse made all the enemy troops frightened.
Immediately before the grenade was about to explode, Liu Guangzi leaned down sideways and threw the anti-tank grenade into the bottom of the tank downhill with unmistakable accuracy. The sound of explosions and gunshots suddenly arose, and Liu Guangzi shouted in a burst of fire: "1 battalion left 2 battalion to the right, charge me!" ”
In order to create a situation in which our army was large in numbers, Liu Guangzi began to strafe the enemy army with machine guns. In the face of such a surprise attack, the frightened British troops laid down their weapons and voluntarily "forced" to be captured.
However, many British troops reacted quickly, judging that this was a deception by Liu Guangzi alone, and wanted to pick up the weapon again to resist, Liu Guangzi had expected that there would be a reversal of the situation, and immediately threw a grenade, killing the enemy troops who fled the captive team.
In this way, the famous artillery company of the Gloucester Battalion was collectively captured, a total of 63 people.
And this feat was not known from Liu Guangzi's men until the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, when counting the number of prisoners, that 63 captured British troops fought alone for Liu Guangzi.
Indifferent to fame and fortune, honesty and self-denial
After the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in June 1952, Kim Il Sung received Liu Guangzi, praised him for his qualities of wisdom and courage and fearless sacrifice, and awarded him the honorary titles of "Tenth Grade Warrior Meritorious Service" and "Second Class Lonely Hero".
In 1953, Liu Guangzi received an invitation to the 4th World Youth Festival. At the gala ceremony, Stalin saw Liu Guangzi and asked curiously, "How can you capture so many people alone?" Liu Guangzi replied shyly: "At that time, I couldn't think of anything, I just went out." ”
After Liu Guangzi returned to his hometown, he has always maintained the excellent style inherited from the barracks, he did not like the soft spring bed, and only made himself a simple wooden bed.
The large porcelain bowls used during the Period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea have not been thrown away, and have been well preserved in daily use.
After obtaining such glorious merits, Liu Guangzi never put forward special requirements and life help to the central authorities, but he just stuck to the grass-roots level of his hometown and built for his hometown in a clean and frugal manner.
It is precisely because of a brave, fearless, upright, and resolute soldier like Liu Guangzi that China's War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea can achieve the final victory, but more importantly, his indifferent disposition of not being proud of his achievements and being honest and self-denying is worthy of the respect and admiration of our descendants.