The eighth company is the eighth company of the third division, the fourth regiment, the third battalion of the first column of the Northeast Democratic Allied Forces. In the Northeast Liberation War, he was awarded the title of "Eight Companies of Iron and Steel", fought tough battles, cracked down on stubborn enemies, and killed them heroically, creating numerous military exploits and being commended many times.
1946 When attacking Siping in June, the superior handed over the battle task of storming Xinlitun to the Eighth Company.
Xinlitun is a village with dozens of families in the southwest of Siping, two miles away from the urban area, with a railway in the east and a river in the west and south. This is a bridgehead with strong defensive in Siping. Taking this bridgehead will pry open the gate of Siping, which will play a decisive role in attacking Siping and enable large troops to March from the south and reach the gate.
In order to hold this strategic position, the enemy built many fortifications. The southwest of the village is based on the natural barrier of the river, with barbed wire and mines buried on the shore. Tunzhong roadway has bunkers and The Dark Castle, and there are ditches and cities connected from front to back. Cross fire can coordinate with each other and fight independently. Relying on the modern defense system, the enemy tried to keep our army out of Siping, and threatened: "Siping is indestructible, and the eight roads look at the city and sigh!"
While the enemy was boasting, the 4th/7th, 7th and 6th Divisions of the Northeast Democratic Allied Forces 1 7th Division surrounded Siping in early June.
On June 1 1 day and night, the periphery was cleared and the battle against Siping began. The eighth company fought bravely, and a battalion of the enemy troops guarding Xinlitun dared not show up, and retreated to fortifications and bunkers.
As night fell, it soon darkened. Taking advantage of the night, the eight company soldiers crawled forward from the south bank of the river. Touch the river quietly. The river flows from east to west, making a soft "rushing" sound. The soldiers walked into the river with guns on their backs and began to wade across the river.
The enemy seemed to realize something and shot blindly at the south bank of the river. Although the enemy bullets flew overhead, the soldiers quickly crossed the river and rushed to the steep river wall in Hebei. One, two, three ... Soon, the whole company waded into the steep north bank and climbed to the edge of the river bank, waiting for the attack order.
Suddenly, three bright flares soared over the company. The company commander and instructor jumped into the bank slope, and there was a steep slope more than ten meters high in front. With a sudden wave of his hand, the company rushed up like an arrow. The enemy's gunfire suddenly exploded, and the soldiers quickly fell down in the dense gunfire. Peng, the squad leader of the machine gun class, was flexible, set up a machine gun to aim at the shooting hole of the bunker, and suppressed the arrogance of the enemy with firepower. The second class of soldiers raised their explosives and quickly approached the bunker on the shore. Li Qifa, the first class monitor, shouted, "Go!" He carried a submachine gun and led the assault class to rush up. Several enemy forts in the first line of defense were divided and surrounded by brave soldiers. At the same time, the Leilei line was cut off and inserted into the bunker. In the continuous blasting and bombing, the enemy raised his hand and knelt down for mercy, and more than 30 policemen and bandits were captured.
The first line of defense was broken and the fighting stopped slightly. A curse came from the front: "Third platoon, damn it, got into the cow's ass?" Li Qifa, the squad leader of Class 1, Company 8, listened carefully. He is an enemy soldier in disguise. Li Qifa suddenly grabbed him, pointed a gun at him and whispered, "Don't make any noise!" " The enemy trembled with fear and begged, "I, I surrender." Li Qifa said seriously, "Where is your team?" The guy said breathlessly, "Tun, there is a big yard at the southern end of Tun, and there is a platoon of people." Calm down and then calm down, Li Qifa followed the two soldiers angrily. He dragged the enemy's arm with one hand and pointed the gun at the enemy's back with the other, and came to a backyard. He was ordered to shout at the enemy. The prisoner shouted several times, but nothing happened inside. The prisoner said anxiously, "Run!" Li Qifa got angry and said, "Nonsense." Then he shouted to the yard, "You are surrounded. Give up your guns and don't kill them. If you don't surrender, you will be killed with grenades!" As soon as the voice fell, the people inside shouted, "Stop fighting and let's surrender our guns. "Class 4, Row 2 has pulled out five enemy bunkers around and destroyed the enemy. The third row is arranged along the street from south to north. In just half an hour, the Eighth Company occupied Xinlitun and wiped out four enemy companies.