China-India self-defense counterattack

November 16-21 1. The first phase of the operation (October 20-28) self-defense counterattack operations were carried out in the eastern and western sections of the Sino-Indian border.

The Indian army has deployed 1 military headquarters, 1 division headquarters, 4 brigade headquarters, and 21 infantry battalions, totaling approximately 22,000 people.

The Indian Army was originally a British colonial army. It participated in World War II and fought in various battlefields in North Africa, Southern Europe, and Southeast Asia. It boasted that it was "a powerful force that fought throughout Europe and Asia."

The Indian 4th Division fighting with me is known as the "Ace Force" and is a "pilot force for the formation, equipment, and training of the Indian Army."

The 114th Brigade has been stationed in Kashmir for a long time and has been trained in mountain warfare.

These units are representative of the Indian Army.

Its operational deployment is: in the eastern section, 4 battalions of the 7th Brigade are deployed in the Kejielang area; 2 infantry battalions of the 4th Artillery Brigade are deployed in the Bangshan Pass and Tawang areas; the 4th Division Tactical Headquarters and 1 battalion are located in Jimmy

Tang and Xiadi areas; 8 battalions of the Fifth Brigade are distributed in the "Subansiri Border Area", "Xian Border Area" and "Ruhit"; the Fourth Army Headquarters and the Fourth Division Headquarters are located in Tezpur.

In the western section, the 114th Brigade of the Indian Army is dispersed across the border with 5 battalions, of which more than 1,300 people are distributed at 43 strongholds in the invasion zone; the brigade headquarters and 1 battalion are located in Leh.

India's intention is: in the eastern section, based on its occupation of the Kejielang area south and north of the so-called "Main Line", continue to expand the scope of occupation into the interior of Tibet; in the western section, based on the 43 strongholds it invaded, continue to invade

We are encroaching on our territory and gradually occupying the Aksai Chin region of Xinjiang.

The main deployment of the Chinese border defense forces is: to use more than 4 regiments in Tibet to first crush the Indian attack in the Kejielang area, and then to annihilate the enemy in the Kejielang area and the Tawang area; to use more than 1 regiment in Xinjiang

The force will first crush the Indian attack, and then annihilate the enemy who invaded the Galwan Valley and Hongshantou, and expand the results as appropriate; at the same time, use Tibet's Qamdo, Linzhi, and Shannan divisional forces to counterattack the enemy in front of them, and cooperate with the main direction of the attack

Combat.

Counterattack operations in the Kejielang area.

Kejielang is located in the area south of Tibet in the eastern section of the Sino-Indian border. The peaks here are more than 1,500 meters high, and the altitude is about 4,000 meters. It is densely forested, has a harsh climate, and is sparsely populated.

In this area, 2 infantry battalions of the 7th Brigade and the 4th Artillery Brigade of the Indian Army and 6 more battalions of the Indian Army with more than 6,000 people are deployed on the Kejielang, Bangshankou, and Tawang lines in an attempt to consolidate the occupied areas and continue to occupy them.

We will realize the dream of “taking the crest of Tagela (Laze Mountain) as the boundary” in the area north of the Jielang River.

The Chinese Tibetan Border Defense Force assembled more than 10,300 troops to launch a counterattack against the 7th Brigade of the Indian Army.

According to the layout characteristics of the Indian army, which is heavy in front and light in back, with exposed wings, wide front, and shallow depth, it implements the principle of concentrating its forces to fight a war of annihilation, using firepower 3 to 4 times the enemy's absolute superiority to attack from both wings and roundabout the rear.

The counterattack began at dawn on the 20th with the tactics of encirclement, division, and annihilation.

The right-wing troops who carried out the main assault forcibly crossed the icy-cold Kejielang River between Gun, Kalong, Kalong, and Rongbuliu to fight back against the invading Indian army.

The commanders and fighters braved the hail of bullets, covering each other, advancing staggeredly, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Indian army.

Yang Ting'an, the squad leader of the Sixth Squadron of our Second Company, who was responsible for destroying the Caron stronghold on the Sevilla River, went forward without hesitation. He fought one after another and fought back bravely. He finally conquered 27 Indian army bunkers and regained the Caron stronghold. In order to expel the Indian troops who invaded Caron

The 7th Brigade created the conditions.

After the war, Class 6 was awarded the title of hero "Yangtingan Class" by the Ministry of National Defense.

Our third company and the second platoon, who were responsible for clearing the Chedong stronghold on the south bank of the Kejielang River, dared to fight and fight hard, destroying 14 bunkers in a row and regaining the Chedong stronghold.

After the war, the second platoon was awarded first class collective merit.

On the same day, the invading Indian troops at Qiangwai, Kalong, Chaodong, Rongbutiu and other strongholds were eliminated.

He served as the left wing to assist the people and launched a counterattack against the Indian troops of Sha Ze, Zhong Kunqiang and Kening Naiqiao.

The Indian army that invaded Shaze built trenches and more than a hundred light and dark bunkers here.

Capturing Shadse can directly threaten the Indian military command structure in the Kerrang area.

As a result, the troops supporting the reform passed through dense forests, climbed cliffs, and waded through rapids, and quickly broke into the front line of the Indian army. They first cut off the connection between the invading Indian army command organization in the Kejielang area and the Shaze stronghold.

During the battle in Shaze, Zhang Ying, the squad leader of the second squad of the Ninth Company, led the squad to continuously conquer 4 bunkers of the Indian Army. When attacking the fifth bunker, he was seriously injured. He threw the last grenade into the bunker and blocked it with his legs.

He perforated the Indian Army's bunker and died heroically, creating conditions for follow-up troops to annihilate the Indian Army.

After the war, the Ministry of Defense awarded him the title of "Combat Hero".

On that day, most of the Indian troops in the Kejielang area were wiped out, and some of them fled.

On the 22nd, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced that our military does not need to be bound by the illegal "Wheat Line".

On the 23rd, our Shannan area troops annihilated the enemy at Bangshan Pass and occupied Bangshan Pass.

Then our army divided into 5 lines to pursue, and went straight to Tawang.

The Indian army fled in panic toward the west mountain pass line south of the Tawang River.

Another unit of our border defense troops crossed the Niangmu River, marching day and night, and advanced rapidly along the Xiadi, Longla, and Shaze lines.

Another counterattack force that cleared Bangshan Pass and invaded the Indian Army occupied Dongxinqiao and other places on the 24th.

On the 25th, several counterattack forces successively entered Tawang.

After that, one part continued to advance southward to the north bank of Dawang River.

The battle between Kejielang and Tawang came to an end, and the first battle was won.