"I know it's the Korean Army. I saw it when I was on the mountain. What's going on? What does it have to do with the operation?"
Xia Yuan took the gun back and almost laughed out loud when he saw the cold sweat on the big man's forehead.
A stray bullet floated over from a distance and hit a tree trunk next to him. The broken wood exploded and flew all over him. Xia Yuan remained motionless and turned to look at where the bullet came from.
direction.
"Company commander..."
The three of them were shocked.
"I'm fine, don't stay here, this stick is already in chaos, and the instructor has also started."
Shaking off the sawdust from his body, Xia Yuan took the gun and got into the bush again.
The eighteen volunteers in front of the stick soldiers were soldiers from the division's guard squad and soldiers from a squad of the 189th Division. Everyone was in a daze when they heard the noisy gunshots coming from the stick soldiers.
"What's going on? Why are these Americans fighting with our own people?"
"Could it be one of our own? But the division pointed out that there are no troops here equipped with American equipment."
"Who knows, now is our chance. We will organize a counterattack later to kill them."
The soldiers were talking a lot. The guard squad leader shouted to the comrades of the brother troops he met, planning to organize a counterattack and take advantage of the enemy's chaos to eat them up in one go. Just as they were chatting, gunshots were heard in front of them.
It started to become sparse, and it was obvious that the battle was almost over.
Realizing that the fighter plane was coming, the guard squad leader immediately shouted: "Comrades, charge!"
A group of people emerged from the dense bushes, in groups of twos and threes, and rushed toward the stick soldiers with guns in hand.
Bang bang bang.
As they got closer, they encountered three fleeing stick soldiers. Before they had time to react, crisp American gunshots came from the other direction. The three fleeing stick soldiers fell to the ground and made no movement.
.
Shocked, they immediately raised their guns and aimed at the bushes where the gunshots came from. The sound of rattling was heard. When the bushes were opened, a volunteer soldier came out of the bushes and cursed while changing the magazine.
"You fired a gun and tried to run away, what are you dreaming about?"
Immediately after this volunteer soldier, more than a dozen volunteer soldiers emerged one after another. They surrounded the volunteer soldier who had just fired, shouting excitedly.
"Company Commander, we've all been killed!"
"These stick soldiers are nothing, they are a bunch of cowards."
"Coward? Better than foreign devils."
"Not much better."
It turned out to be one of our own! The division commander's guard squad leader's eyes lit up. They said that the company commander's marksmanship was really good. The three shots were so far apart, and there were dense bushes, he actually killed three stick soldiers accurately.
Not only is his marksmanship good, but his eyesight is also surprisingly good.
"Comrade, which part, thank you."
he shouted.
Xia Yuan turned around and responded: "The battalion and company of the 538th Regiment have just arrived at the division headquarters. Where is Deputy Commander Duan?"
"It's in the back. Thank you. If it weren't for you, the battle probably wouldn't have ended so quickly."
While shouting, the guard squad leader turned to look at the few soldiers they had rescued. These soldiers looked at each other, and a gray-faced soldier said: "Comrade, thank you."
Xia Yuan came over with a company of soldiers and asked: "Are you from the 63rd Army? Why were you chased by these stick soldiers? What happened?"
The guard squad leader was also very curious.
The gray-faced soldier nodded: "We are from the 189th Division of the 63rd Army. When we were moving, we encountered the 6th Division of the Korean Army. The enemy saw that we were a small group, so they sent the same group of people to chase us.
, we were chased away, and many comrades stayed to stop the enemy and died. Fortunately, I met you here."
The guard squad leader was stunned and said in astonishment: "What, your division withdrew? Why did you retreat without saying a word, and without even saying a word to our 180th Division!"
The guard squad leader is named Wang Xuebin, who is responsible for the safety of the division. After staying at the division for such a long time, listening to the conversation between Commander Zheng and Deputy Commander Duan, he also knows a little about the current situation faced by the 180th Division, especially in the
Today they received an order to stay on the south bank of the Han River to continue blocking the enemy, and to hold on for three to five days. This is a very cruel order for the current 180th Division.
The 180th Division faced too many difficulties, not only difficulties in its own logistical supplies and transporting the wounded, but also the difficulty of being surrounded by the enemy. Under such circumstances, the commander ordered them to hold on for three to five days.
At this point, I don’t know how the 180th Division will fight. The 63rd Army on the right has become the last life-saving straw for the 180th Division.
The guard squad leader knew this, but he didn't expect that the 63rd Army would withdraw!
When the man saw that Wang Xuebin was in a mood, he hurriedly explained: "Brother, it's like this. We people have also fallen behind and are looking for the main force."
Wang Xuebin remained silent, and Xia Yuan stepped forward and said: "Time is running out, and they are also carrying out the orders issued by their superiors. Comrade, you can go first."
"Thank you comrade!"
The soldier glanced at Xia Yuan gratefully, then looked at the comrades in front of him with shame, then turned around and left with the few soldiers who were left behind. There is no way to explain this kind of thing. They were all executing their respective tasks.
Following orders from superiors, we had no choice but to continue moving backwards to look for the main force.
"Company Commander Xia, they..."
What else does Wang Xuebin want to say?
Xia Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "They are going to carry out more important orders. The most urgent task is to tell the division commander and others such important information. They are still waiting for our news."
Wang Xuebin nodded and said: "Captain Xia, thank you."
On the other side of the mountain, Deputy Commander Duan was pacing back and forth, clenching his hands into fists under his sleeves. The noisy gunfire suddenly stopped. Deputy Commander Duan stopped walking and looked up at the dense mountain forest, his eyes filled with excitement.
A little worried.
"Deputy division commander, let me go take a look!"
The guard was worried that the deputy division commander would do something stupid, so he volunteered.
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Deputy Commander Duan spoke calmly.
After waiting for a few more minutes, a loud noise came from the bushes ahead. The security guard immediately protected him behind Deputy Commander Duan, and his hand touched the submachine gun hanging on his chest.
More than 20 volunteer soldiers emerged from the bushes, including guard squad leader Wang Xuebin and first company commander Xia Yuan. Seeing familiar people, Deputy Commander Duan breathed a sigh of relief, patted the guard on the shoulder and motioned him to put away his gun.
, and then asked: "How is the situation?"
Xia Yuan took three steps at a time and stepped forward and said: "Report to the deputy division commander that we have encountered comrades from the 189th Division. They are moving to the rear. The 63rd Army may have retreated!"
"What!"
Around 11 a.m. on the 23rd, fierce gunfire came from the right-wing friendly position. After investigation, it was learned that the 63rd Army had retreated!
It is a taboo for military strategists to fortify their backs to the water, but now the left and right wings are exposed one after another, which means that the 180th Division will be attacked on three sides.
Returning to the division, Deputy Commander Duan slammed his hat on the map, causing a large amount of dust to rise. He hit his thigh with his fist and cursed, "Damn it, our left and right wings are completely exposed."
Now, how can we fight this battle!"
This was the first time Xia Yuan saw a volunteer commander lose his temper, and he will never forget it.
He stood quietly aside, looking at Commander Zheng who was smoking one cigarette after another. He seemed to see that the young commander in his thirties had aged by more than ten years in just an instant.
Before finishing the last cigarette, Commander Zheng said: "Old Duan, call the military headquarters!"
Deputy Division Commander Duan immediately picked up the phone and spoke to the military headquarters: "Hello, hello, Commander? This is Duan **, there is an emergency report now!"
This time it was the military chief of staff who answered the phone.
Chief of Staff Deng heard the seriousness of the situation from Deputy Commander Duan's urgent tone. He immediately braced himself, held his breath and said: "I am Deng **, you report it!~
When Deputy Division Commander Duan heard that it was the commander who answered the phone, he became more casual and relaxed, and said eagerly: "Chief of Staff, I just received the news that the 189th Division on the right wing of our division is gone. I guess
They have already withdrawn. Damn it, is this ridiculous? They withdrew without even saying hello, and the enemy's scouts even touched the headquarters of our division!"
After hearing this, Chief of Staff Deng's scalp was numb and his head was buzzing. He, who also had a bad temper, suddenly became furious, "What...what!? How could this happen! Damn it, you have to evacuate first.
Say hello to the 180th Division, why did you suddenly retreat without saying a word!"
The cadres of the military department looked at each other. They heard what Chief of Staff Deng said and already judged what happened from the words he spat out.
Everyone looked at Chief of Staff Deng.
Chief of Staff Deng took a deep breath, exhaled it heavily, calmed down his excitement, and then replied: "Duan **, don't worry, the military department will make arrangements immediately. If there are any new situations, you can continue to report!"
Both parties hung up the phone, and the air became solemn and oppressive. Everyone was silent and looked at Commander Wei standing in front of the map quietly.
Commander Wei frowned into the word "Chuan" and stared at the map in front of him with a solemn expression. During this period, he had been worried about a problem, that is, once the 63rd Army on the right wing of the 180th Division received an order to retreat,
Then there is only a solitary 180th Division left on the south bank of the Han River.
But this is just a guessed worst-case scenario and may not happen.
But he didn't expect that the problem he was most worried about would eventually be ruthlessly placed in front of him.
Chief of Staff Deng walked to the right of Commander Wei and said: "The left and right wings of the 180th Division are completely exposed. Looking at the current offensive status of the US military, it is estimated that they will not be able to withdraw even if they want to."
Commander Wei was even more worried than Chief of Staff Deng. He didn't even have the slightest solution. All the troops that could be sent out were sent out. He didn't have any troops that could be mobilized to help the 180th Division. In desperation,
, Commander Wei set his sights on Jiguan Mountain on the north bank of the Han River.
"The 180th Division ordered to immediately readjust its deployment and draw out troops to strengthen the right wing cover!"
At this time, the battlefield situation faced by the 180th Division was particularly severe. The enemy on the right took advantage of the gap after the withdrawal of the 19th Corps to make a detour to the 180th Division. Shisi stipulated that each corps should attack on the evening of May 23
began to retreat, but ordered the 39th Army, which served as the reserve force of the Third Corps, to withdraw northward at dusk on May 22 in advance. The Third Corps, without Shisi's approval, ordered the 15th Army to also advance in advance.
On May 22, they moved north together with the 39th Army, leaving behind very dangerous hidden dangers.
Under extremely severe circumstances, the 180th Division assumed the operational area of at least two divisions, a frontal defense line of more than 20 kilometers, and protruded more than 100 kilometers forward. This was completely beyond the ability of the 180th Division.
Arrived.
Especially after the 540th Regiment crossed the Beihan River and was stationed in Jiguan Mountain, they only relied on the two infantry regiments, the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment, to station themselves on a 20-kilometer-wide defense line to complete the task of blocking the enemy's invasion from the north.
This is simply impossible.
Xia Yuan could clearly feel that the atmosphere at the 180th Division Division Commander was somewhat solidified. The cadres were silent, and everyone had solemn expressions on their faces. The radio station was still working, and the translator, Comrade Zhao Guobang, was working quickly.
Analyze telegrams.
Wow.
The shaking movement made Master Zheng raise his head slightly, glanced at Xia Yuan who was standing aside, and said, "Xia Yuan, you just came back and led a company of soldiers to help break Wang Xuebin's siege. You did a good job."
"Commander, telegram."
Zhao Guobang stepped forward and whispered.
Commander Zheng nodded slightly, took the telegram, glanced at it, handed it to Deputy Commander Duan, and then asked Xia Yuan: "Are you tired from traveling all the way?"
Xia Yuan realized that Mr. Zheng was about to see off guests, so he said, "I am indeed a little sleepy."
"Then go down and rest first."
"yes!"
Leaving the division, Xia Yuan fell into deep thought. What would the 180th Division face next?
"Comrade Xia Yuan, why are you standing here?"
A familiar voice came to my ears. I turned around and saw that it was Comrade Xiao Li walking over with a cheerful look on his face.
"I just sent the deputy division commander back to the division headquarters. I'm going back to rest. I haven't had a comfortable sleep for a long time."
Putting aside the messy thoughts, Xia Yuan stretched out. He was running around all the way, even at night. He didn't have a good rest and was very tired. This time he came to the teacher's guide not only to report information, but also to let people know.
Comrades from the first company have a good rest.
"Comrade Xia Yuan, the resting place is over here."
"Oh, thank you, Comrade Xiao Li."
Xia Yuan thanked him and returned to the station of the first company. The resting place Comrade Li found for them were several straw sheds. The straw sheds were disguised in the forest. The bottom was made of soft weeds to form a small bed, and a layer of grass was spread on top.
Lao Yang and the others were all lying on the bed and asleep, with their hats covering their faces, blocking the sunlight from above their heads.
Instructor Shao was not sleeping yet. He was sitting on the bed, mending clothes with needle and thread. When he heard the sound, he raised his head and looked at it. Then he put down the needle and thread in his hand and said, "I borrowed Wang Xiaoliang's clothes from the lesbian at the hospital."
It's open, let's sew it up. Is there anything going on at the division headquarters?"
"We will not be told if there is any situation. Judging from the situation we just encountered, our friendly neighboring troops on the right have withdrawn."