During their 20 metres dash on the exposed trail, Hao and his staff were spotted by the enemy, who were able to clearly see that Hao was a general under the bright moonlight because of the reflection of metal stars and buttons of his uniform. Instead of snipers, an enemy machine gun team 200 metres away immediately fired upon the Chinese, killing Hao and his entire staff, along with CO of 54th Division, Liu Jiaqi (刘家骐).
During their 20-meter dash on the exposed trail, Hao and his team were spotted by the enemy, who could clearly see that Hao was a general due to the reflection of metal stars and buttons on his uniform. Instead of snipers, an enemy machine gun team 200 meters away immediately fired upon the Chinese, killing Hao and his entire staff, along with the commander of the 54th Division, Liu Jiaqi (刘家骐).