On October 8, 1952, China and the United Nations resumed negotiations in Panmunjom.Chinese representative Deng Hua pointed out that there were inconsistencies in the lists of prisoners of war submitted three times previously, while the United States insisted that it had followed the principle of voluntary repatriation and denied any abuse of prisoners of war.Faced with the sufficient evidence presented by China, the United States seemed quite embarrassed, which ultimately led to the complete breakdown of the negotiations.Mo Yuan felt that negotiations were hopeless and took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the front line to investigate the situation in the prisoner of war camp. This request was approved by Li Kenong.

At the same time, Duan Xianfeng won the favor of his superiors because of his outstanding performance. The Third Corps planned to transfer him to staff officer and conducted an internal review in advance.However, Duan Xianfeng yearned for front-line combat. Although he knew that obeying orders was his bounden duty, he still decided to express his wishes to General Qin Jiwei in person.

At this time, Qin Jiwei was troubled by a fault in an American-made car. Duan Xianfeng took the initiative to try to repair it and successfully solved the problem.Taking this opportunity, Duan Xianfeng expressed to Qin Jiwei his strong desire to stay in the 15th Army and go to the front line to train in person.Qin Jiwei recalled the first time he met Duan Xianfeng at the Nanjing Military Academy. At that time, he was still an assistant teacher, and his talented explanation of the Normandy landing was impressive.Later, Duan Xianfeng even volunteered to join the Fifteenth Army. His determination to serve the country with his own life deeply moved Qin Jiwei, and he was eventually able to accompany the army to North Korea.

Faced with the Corps' intention to transfer Duan Xianfeng, Qin Jiwei was also reluctant to leave, so he asked him to write a letter of invitation and temporarily stay in the 15th Army in the name of a guard company.After the negotiation broke down, Qin Jiwei decided to implement the plan to attack Highland 391, and summoned Meng Jianmin to select elite soldiers and generals, vowing to seize the high ground in one fell swoop.

While hiding in the position, four hundred soldiers came under heavy enemy artillery fire.Among them, Qiu Shaoyun showed extraordinary heroism after his disguise was ignited. In order not to expose his comrades and his victory in the battle, he endured severe pain until he died.

The Fifteenth Army's continued small-force sorties overwhelmed the United Nations forces.Van Fleet discovered that there was only one reinforced Chinese company stationed at Highland 598 (597.9), and he confidently claimed that he could break through the defense line within five days.And the showdown operation he planned was also approved by the coalition commander Clark.

On the other hand, the Volunteer Army Headquarters received intelligence and learned that the US 45th Division was in Japan and the 1st Cavalry Division was conducting amphibious landing training in Tokyo, and immediately ordered the 15th Army to pay close attention to the enemy situation opposite the Five Sacred Mountains.Qin Jiwei kept in mind Peng Dehuai's instructions: Once the Five Sacred Mountains are lost, there will be no danger to defend them; if the US military lands in Yuanshan, the Five Sacred Mountains will become their main target.

For this reason, Qin Jiwei sent Duan Xianfeng to the front line of the Five Sacred Mountains to conduct reconnaissance, accompanied by Shuangxi and Han Xiaomao.The three of them carefully observed the movements of the US military, recorded the number of reinforcements and equipment, and reported to Qin Jiwei the possible Normandy landing-style tactics adopted by the US military.Qin Jiwei realized that he must ensure that the troops in the two mountains were deployed stably and create momentum to confuse the enemy.He ordered tank battalions and car formations to the Battle of Shangganling area as a bluff.However, the smoke bombs launched by Van Fleet made it difficult for the 15th Army to determine the direction of its main attack. A fierce battle was about to begin in a battle of wits and courage between the generals of both sides.