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A Volunteer Soldier's Day http://e-asia.uoregon.edu A VOLUNTEER SOLDIER'S DAY Recollections by Men of the Chinese People's Volunteers in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS PEKING 1961 PUBLISHER'S NOTE The present English edition of A Volunteer Soldier's Day is a selection made from the original Chinese edition published by the People's Literature Publishing House, Peking, in September 1956. Kuo Mojo's "Preface" and Choi Yong Kun's "Inscription" in the Chinese edition are also included. Printed in the People's Republic of China CONTENTS Preface to the Chinese Edition Kuo Mo-jo An Inscription for "A Volunteer Soldier's Day" Choi Yong Kun PART ONE First Day Across the Yalu Tai Cheng-pao and others ... .... .... 3 First Battle Across the Yalu Chao Shun-shan, Deputy Squad Leader, Meritorious Fighter First Class ... .... .... 9 Seizing an Enemy Artillery Position Liu Ching-hsiang, Deputy Political Director ... .... .... 16 The Battle at Tosu Hill Li Hsing-yeh, Company Commander, Meritorious Fighter First Class ... .... .... 22 Two Men on Height 1282 Chen Chung-hsien, Squad Leader, Hero Second Class ... .... .... 29 Forced Crossing of the Chongchon River Chang Yung-tao, Director, Regimental Political Department ... .... .... 34 Complete Annihilation of the Enemy Tanks Chin Ke-chih, Deputy Platoon Leader, Hero Second Class ... .... .... 39 Hot Pursuit Towards Kunu-ni Chang Fu-kuei, Deputy Platoon Leader ... .... .... 46 The "Dam" of Ryongwon-ni Chang Yu-hsi, Company Commander ... .... .... 51 The Naked Soul of the U.S. Invaders Tai Ching-shan, Cultural Instructor ... .... .... 58 Evidence of the Murderers' Crimes Mao Kuo-then and others ... .... .... 62 In the New Year Offensive Chang Feng, Deputy Divisional Commander ... .... .... 67 The Conquest of Mount Hwa-ak Ku Yuan-hsun, Deputy Regimental Commander ... .... .... 73 Routing the British Royal Tank Battalion Li Kuang-lu, Deputy Squad Leader, Meritorious Fighter Special Class ... .... .... 81 Along the Track of the "Beasts" Chu Liu, Chief of the Education Department ... .... .... 89 The Advance to Seoul Chiang Wei and others ... .... .... 94 Night Attack on Suwon Tai Ju-chi, Deputy Battalion Commander ... .... .... 98 Counter-Encirclement off the Han River Hsing Tse, Regimental Political Commissar ... .... .... 104 The Fourth Blow Peng Chung-tao, Regimental Political Commissar ... .... .... 109 An Unforgettable Experience Liu Han-sheng, Platoon Leader ... .... .... 115 Tai Yung, Stretcher-Bearer Li Hung-Rang, Staff Worker ... .... .... 121 The Last Three Men Chao Hsing-wang, Squad Leader, Hero Second Class ... .... .... 124 Drubbing the Gloucester Regiment Ho Yung-ching, Company Commander ... .... .... 131 The First Score of the AA Guns Kao Li-hsien, Cultural Instructor ... .... .... 137 The Invincible Ones Chai Kuo-ling, Squad Leader ... .... .... 141 PART TWO Wounded Fighters Tsui Chao-yu, Medical Orderly, Meritorious Fighter First Class ... .... .... 153 The Tenth Encounter Li Hung-chin, Deputy Squad Leader ... .... .... 157 Hammers Clang Inside the Mountain Yu Chin-sheng and Wang Pei-hsiang ... .... .... 161 Five Days and Nights Underground Kao Yun-ho, Squad Leader, Herb Second Class ... .... .... 165 Through an Artilleryman's Eyes Wang Ping, Artillery Observer ... .... .... 174 A Victory with Six Shots Hsieh Liang-cheng, Deputy Squad Leader ... .... .... 179 Conquering Our First Enemy Land Mine Yao Hsien-ju, Squad Leader, Hero Second Class ... .... .... 183 Lament of One Who Has Blind Faith in the "Supremacy of Fire Power" Li Yo-yang, Reconnaissance Staff Officer ... .... .... 191 Bombarding Lower Kojan-ni Shih Hsing, Deputy Company Commander of an Artillery Unit ... .... .... 195 Fighting "Trump Card" Troops Ni En-shan, Battalion Commander ... .... .... 200 "Old Baldy" Is Ours for Ever! Hao Chung-yun, Battalion Commander, Meritorious Fighter First Class ... .... .... 204 How Huang Chi-kuang Sacrificed Himself Wan Fu-lai, Company Commander ... .... .... 214 One Will, One Heart Wang Tsai-pang, Battalion Chief of Staff ... .... .... 220 Seventeen Flasks of Water Hu Chao-chun, Messenger, Meritorious Fighter Special Class ... .... .... 226 An Apple Chang Chi-fa, Company Commander, Meritorious Fighter First Class ... .... .... 231 How the Threat to Position 10 Was Averted Hu Hsiu-tao, Fighter, Hero of the Korean Democratic People's Republic, Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteers First Class ... .... .... 235 Our "Firing Line Publishing House" Li Ming-tien, Deputy Chief of Propaganda Section ... .... .... 240 Forcing the Enemy to Bow His Head Chang Tao-fang and others ... .... .... 245 Chiu Shao-yun, My Comrade-in-Arms Li Yuan-hsing, Deputy Squad Leader, Hero Second Class ... .... .... 254 Laying a Mine-Field at the Foot of the Kyo-am Hills Shen Shu-pin, Fighter ... .... .... 257 Van Fleet's Last Performance Huang Hao, Deputy Regimental Commander ... .... .... 264 Forcing Our Way into an Enemy Tunnel Li Jen-chih, Platoon Leader ... .... .... 269 PART THREE Bombing Taehwa Island Wang Kuang-tou, Airman, C.P.V. Air Force ... .... .... 277 Lunar New Year's Day on the Salt Beach Li Tsan-lin, Interpreter ... .... .... 280 The Night Search on Mount Okyiu Liu Yi-ming, Fighter ... .... .... 284 The Tunnel Is Through Chou Hung-kang, Squad Leader ... .... .... 288 Capturing a U.S. Airman Wang Hui-chun, Driver, Transport Corps ... .... .... 295 Korean Grandmother Kuo Teh-hai, Fighter ... .... .... 298 Summer Day with an American Airman Under Escort Liu Feng-sheng, C.P.V. Art Troupe ... .... .... 394 Air Fight over the Chongchon River Li Hsien-kang, Air Group Commander ... .... .... 308 Christmas in the P.O.W. Camp Fan Yun-an, P.O.W. Camp Teacher ... .... .... 311 Getting the Eighteen Trains Through Shih Fu-min, Deputy Squad Leader, Railway Corps, Hero Second Class ... .... .... 315 Doing a Locomotive's Job Lu Yuan-ting, Company Commander, Railway Corps ... .... .... 320 Through a Sea of Flame Liu Ching-po, Transport Corps, Meritorious Fighter Special Class ... .... .... 324 PART FOUR Changes Within Nineteen Months Tang Feng-hsi, Squad Leader, Hero Second Class ... .... .... 333 Fighting Shoulder to Shoulder Tang Tsung-yao, Fighter ... .... .... 337 Story of a Korean Girl Chen Su, Publicity Assistant ... .... .... 341 Keyed Up for Battle Chen Ke-nan, Regimental Commander ... .... .... 344 Sending Food Up to the Front in the Rain Sheng Teh-hui, Cook ... .... .... 348 A Telephone Operator in the Firing Line Wu Tse-yuan and others ... .... .... 353 Taking Cross Hill Li Ching, Divisional Commander ... .... .... 357 Fighter of Steel Chiang Huai-hsien, Platoon Leader ... .... .... 370 "Aim at Me!" Sun Shao-chun, Communications Platoon Leader ... .... .... 375 A Surprise Attack on the "White Tiger" Regimental Headquarters Yang Yu-tsai, Deputy Platoon Leader; Hero of the Korean Democratic People's Republic; Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteers First Class ... .... .... 383 A Heroic Ammunition Carrier Ting Kuo-hua, Squad Leader ... .... .... 388 When the Armistice Agreement Was Signed Ni Yu-ju, Radarman ... .... .... 394 The First Train to Arrive at Kaesong Chen Keh, Deputy Head of the Engineering Section of the Railway Corps ... .... .... 398 PREFACE TO THE CHINESE EDITION The campaign to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea stands out as a patriotic movement of great historic significance since the founding of the People's Republic of China. People's China was scarcely a year old when the Chinese People's Volunteers — the flower of China's sons and daughters — crossed the Yalu River, helped the heroic Korean people to repel the imperialist invaders and safeguard the independence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and rendered our own borders secure from foreign aggression. The Volunteers' lofty spirit of patriotism and internationalism at once set an example for the Chinese people and aroused a new patriotic wave throughout the nation. People of all strata displayed the utmost zeal and energy in production and construction to support the Korean war front. After nearly three years of arduous struggle, we finally won the peace and succeeded at the same time in speeding up our domestic construction. Such a lofty spirit of patriotism and internationalism was widely acclaimed by peoples the world over — peoples who love peace and uphold justice — so that in the moral sense we also gained a monumental victory. As a result, China's international status is enhanced with each passing day, and our role in international affairs, particularly our efforts in defence of peace in Asia and in the world at large, have become such that no enemies of peace, however recalcitrant, can ignore the weight of our influence. Following the Korean cease-fire came the armistice in Indo-China, then the Asian- African Conference at Bandung and finally the Geneva Four-Power Conference. The demand for peaceful coexistence and disarmament came to be voiced throughout the whole world. The international tension deliberately created by the warlike clique in the United States and its jackals began to ease day by day. As things stand today, we can say that war is not necessarily inevitable. There are, of course, various factors which have brought about this change in the international situation. It is the outcome of the common endeavours of the people in all parts of the world who have peace and justice at heart. But it must be admitted that the victory won by the Chinese People's Volunteers in the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea was one of the principal factors in turning the tide. These great
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