In fact, some people have begun to believe it at this time.
But there are also people who hold a dubious attitude.
It doesn't matter, what comes next is the important thing.
Xia Yuan continued: "The US 24th Division and the Puppet 2nd Division pursued the 63rd Army. After the 63rd Army retreated, the foreign devils from these two divisions occupied Qingpingchuan, Qingpingchuan and the defense area of our 180th Division.
They are not in the same straight line, which means that the foreign devils may continue to move north. Division Commander, Deputy Division Commander, during the fourth battle, the foreign devils took advantage of our weakness of being able to carry only rations for seven days and having no logistical supplies, and staged a big disaster.
In pursuit of this battle, I believe that the foreign devils will definitely not miss this opportunity."
He whispered: "From the 16th to the 23rd, no more, no less, exactly seven days, the foreign devils have begun to counterattack."
The U.S. military's map is far more detailed than our army's hand-drawn map. Xia Yuan pointed at the winding road in Qingpingchuan with a stick and said: "Go north along this road. Even if the enemy's troops separate on the fork road, this fork road
We'll eventually get there."
Xia Yuan said word by word: "City! God! Hall!"
The atmosphere in the headquarters instantly became depressing. Commander Zheng froze in place even while smoking, his brows furrowed.
Deputy Commander Duan seemed to have thought of something. He immediately stood up and pushed away the soil that fell on the table. He stared at their map and sat at a crucial position along the crooked road: "City God's Hall, City God's Hall is here.
In Jiguan Mountain.”
"Commander, if the enemy follows this road, they will eventually reach Chenghuangtang. The geographical location of Chenghuangtang is very special. Looking at all the retreat routes of the 180th Division, they will not be able to bypass the hub of Chenghuangtang. Once the enemy captures it,
Chenghuangtang, then the retreat route of the 180th Division will be blocked."
Xia Yuan picked up the stick, looked solemnly, and said: "It's completely blocked!"
Commander Zheng was smoking a cigarette. He looked very calm on the surface, but in fact he was starting to get anxious inside. He looked at the map calmly, looked at the position of Deputy Commander Duan’s finger, and said: "According to the current speed of the Yankees, probably
When can we arrive at Chenghuang Hall?"
Xia Yuan smiled bitterly: "I don't know, we don't have any information about the US 24th Division and the Pseudo-Second Division. The most important thing is that even if one of the US 24th Division and the Pseudo-Second Division is separated, it will not affect the layout of the foreign devils.
, if I were the commander of the US military, and I learned that there was only one division of the Volunteer Army in front of me, I would definitely contact these two divisions and ask them to take one out and set up defenses along the important crossing of the Han River, so that the City God Hall would be under my control.
Meanwhile, the ferry is under my control again, and any attempt by the volunteers to withdraw is nothing more than a dream."
"Lao Duan, have a meeting and study it again."
Teacher Zheng immediately pinched off the cigarette in his hand and said: "Xia Yuan stays."
Instructor Shao looked at Xia Yuan, and Xia Yuan gave him a reassuring look: "Instructor, you go back and rest first."
"Um."
Instructor Shao left with peace of mind, walked out of the division headquarters, looked up at the moon in the sky, and wondered if it was an illusion, but he had a vague feeling that a storm was coming.
In the headquarters, the leaders of the 180th Division were sitting around the table. The map was spread out on the table. Two or three kerosene lamps gave off a dim glow. Everyone's expressions were a little solemn. After Xia Yuan just passed by
Fan explained that they had realized the seriousness of the matter and the content of the meeting was nothing more than that.
What should we do with the fate of the 180th Division?
In another room, Master Zheng brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to Xia Yuan: "Drink some water to moisten your throat."
"Thank you, sir!" Xia Yuan took it with both hands and took a sip.
"I'll leave the speech to you later." Mr. Zheng suddenly said again.
Xia Yuan was obviously startled, put down the teapot, and said: "Sir, this..."
Master Zheng interrupted him and simply asked: "Do you want to come to the division headquarters?"
Xia Yuan's expression was a little frozen and he didn't speak. His mind was buzzing. He didn't expect that the teacher would invite him directly. Xia Yuan was thinking in his heart. It seemed that he didn't have much to do, even if he was conjecturing that the enemy was about to arrive at the City God's Hall.
, if you think about it carefully, you can imagine that the division commander and others were just attracted by the 180th Division's attention, and due to the lack of intelligence, they were not able to judge the situation on the battlefield in time.
I am just looking at God’s vision from the future.
On the contrary, Commander Zheng continued: "You will be a good commander. Even if Lao Duan's vision is not better than yours, don't worry, you can consider staying at the division headquarters and commanding the war."
He knew that Lao Duan's character was fiery and impatient, and Chief of Staff Wang was a good mediator. The two of them could complement each other and complement each other.
The appearance of Xia Yuan made Mr. Zheng really love talents. With only a little information, he was able to deduce more things, and even saw the importance of the City God's Hall at a glance. He initially listed the May Fourth Movement as
The Zero Regiment was placed in Jiguan Mountain because of its special location. Just as Xia Yuan just said, no matter which direction the 180th Division retreated from, the Chenghuang Hall in Jiguan Mountain was one they could not bypass.
hub.
The evaluation given by Master Zheng was already very high, but Xia Yuan knew how much he weighed, so he could make suggestions, but the real decision-making had to be made by Master Zheng and the others. After thinking about it, Xia Yuan did not reply. Anyway, the teacher gave it to him to consider.
time.
The conference room was relatively quiet. Deputy Division Commander Duan and the others stared at the map with solemn eyes. There were two new flags on the map.
The U.S. 24th Division and the Pseudo-Second Division.
We were attacking northward along the Qingping River. On a fork in the road, the enemy's troops separated and headed north, directly towards the Chenghuang Hall.
Snap, snap.
The sound of footsteps came, and everyone stood up and looked in one direction: "Master!"
Commander Zheng motioned for everyone to sit down, and then introduced: "Xia Yuan, commander of the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 538th Regiment. Everyone has heard about him. He is a good soldier. He will also participate in today's meeting."
Master Zheng turned his head and said to Xia Yuan: "There is an empty seat over there, take a seat."
Xia Yuanan sat quietly on the stool. Everyone's eyes focused on him for a moment and then moved away.
Commander Zheng said: "We have just received the latest intelligence. As the 63rd Army retreats, the US 24th Division and the Puppet 2nd Division move north along the retreating positions of the 63rd Army. Their final destination may be ours.
City God's Hall, City God's Hall is a hub that cannot be bypassed on our division's retreat. Once the enemy captures City God's Hall, it will be equivalent to completely cutting off our army's last retreat path."
He sighed and continued: "So far, our division has become a lone army, suffering a lot of casualties, the seriously injured cannot be accommodated, there is a lack of logistical supplies, and it is surrounded by enemies on three sides. This series of crises has put our division in a terrible situation.
It’s not good, so we have to discuss how to fight tomorrow’s battle!”
After Commander Zheng finished speaking, everyone in the meeting began to whisper, discussing the current situation facing the 180th Division.
Chief of Staff Wang thought for a while and said: "Commander, do we still have to follow the orders of our superiors? If we stay on the south bank of the Han River for three to five days, we may miss the best time to retreat."
"But if we retreat, we are disobeying the military order, and the wounded have not been transported yet. If we really have to retreat, what will happen to the wounded? What will happen to the orders from our superiors?"
Director Wu said in a calm voice, "The most important thing is that we have lost contact with the Corps. Where is the Corps now? We have retreated. It is hard to say what kind of crisis these enemies will cause if they go all the way north."
Deputy Commander Duan said: "If you ask me, just abandon the position, cross the Han River, and reorganize the position on the north bank of the Han River, with Chunchuan as your back, we still have a chance, right?"
Director Wu said: "I'm just afraid that the US military has already occupied the ferry by this time."
Deputy Commander Duan asked: "Have the investigators returned yet? How is the situation in the Han River?"
Chief of Staff Wang said: "The situation in the Han River is not optimistic."
Xia Yuan sat quietly in his seat, listening to their conversation and thinking about what would happen tomorrow.
According to history, the time when the 180th Division actually began to cross the Han River was tomorrow night, but in fact it was already too late to start retreating tomorrow night.
In just one day on the 24th, not only did Chenghuangtang fall, but Zhiam-ri further north of Chenghuangtang was occupied by the 24th Division. A thick wall was formed to the northwest of the 180th Division.
The retreat route of the 180th Division was blocked.
Xia Yuan looked at the map. In addition to Zhiyanli, there is another retreat route, which is to retreat to the cave. Following the retreat to the northwest, you can reach Mapingli. After passing through Mapingli, you can successfully break through.
, Zhiyanli and Mapingli on the map are only half a finger apart. Zhiyanli is occupied by the US military, and Mapingli will also be occupied by the US military soon.
At this time, the deputy division commander and the others were still discussing. Deputy division commander Duan pointed at the map and said: "Commander, maybe we can retreat to the south bank of the Han River first and form a new line of defense based on Jiguan Mountain and Chenghuang Hall."
Chief of Staff Wang looked at Chunchuan's position and said: "There is Chunchuan's 179th Division to the east. We can get in touch with the 179th Division to discuss coordinated defense issues. Since we know the enemy's situation in advance, we can do it in advance.
Respond."
Everyone has the same opinion. Now that they know that the Sixty-third Army has retreated, the US 24th Division and the Puppet Second Division will reach Chenghuangtang all the way north. They can even reach Zhiyanli and Mapingli all the way through Chenghuangtang.
, if these two passes are lost, their retreat will become more difficult.
Master Zheng nodded thoughtfully, then glanced at Xia Yuan, who had remained silent, and said, "Xia Yuan, what do you think of Lao Duan's plan?"
Xia Yuan thought about it and said: "Commander, if you want to retreat to the rear, it is better to continue retreating."
Continue to retreat?
Everyone stared at the map to see where they could go if they continued to retreat.
Beyond the rolling mountains and meandering rivers lies Hwachuan.
Huachuan was also a very famous place on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.
That is the famous Hwacheon Blockade. The Hwacheon Blockade belongs to the second phase of the Fifth Battle. The encirclement of the 180th Division is the beginning of the second phase. The Cheorwon Blockade is the duet of the second phase.
The Hwacheon Blockade is a trio.
Huachuan was the place where the Ninth Corps and the 1st Marine Division fought for the second time. The battle was particularly fierce, but the battle was also very beautiful, and the 1st Marine Division was severely defeated again.
"Hwachuan."
Everyone's attention was attracted to Huachuan.
Deputy Commander Duan stared at Xia Yuan with a strange look. Deputy Commander Duan said: "Huachuan is too far back. Do you really want to retreat to Huachuan? This already belongs to our rear, right?"
Deputy Commander Duan immediately made a judgment and continued: "This is too risky. Let's not say whether we can retreat to Huachuan. Even if we retreat to Huachuan, how should we defend it? If we cannot defend it, the enemy will rely on Huachuan and spread everywhere.
Threaten Jinhua from the east and aim directly at Cheorwon."
Hwacheon is adjacent to Geumhwa, and Geumhwa-Cheorwon-Pyongkang is called the Golden Triangle. The location of this Golden Triangle is very important.
What Deputy Division Commander Duan said makes sense. The mechanized troops of the US military cannot be resisted by them at all. Without any obstacles, the US military can go all the way north along the highway without any hindrance.
"The 180th Division cannot continue to retreat. It is too risky."
Commander Zheng also considered the pros and cons, "You can retreat, but you can't retreat too far. Huachuan is the rear of our army. Now all the troops are retreating to the rear. They can't bypass Huachuan. We really put the enemy away."
I don’t know what problems may arise when I go to Hwachuan.”
Everyone nodded, but they did not blame Xia Yuan. When no one raised an opinion that was not adopted, the meeting was for everyone to express their opinions and make choices through discussion. They also expressed their own plans, which were basically undesirable.
War is not a child's play, there are too many factors to consider.
Xia Yuan shook his head, stretched out his hand and said, "Commander, we are not withdrawing from Huachuan, but we are withdrawing here!"
The location he was pointing to was a huge mountain range between Seonghuangdang and Zhiam-ri, Yingfeng!
In history, during the day on the 24th, Chenghuangtang was lost. This was the last straw that cut off the 180th Division's ability to continue to block the enemy. That night, the 180th Division began to cross the river. After crossing the Beihan River, it was at Jiguan.
Shan met up with the 540th Regiment and began to discuss the retreat plan.
The 60th Army Headquarters studied carefully and ordered the 180th Division to retreat along the route from Tuidongli to Mapingli. Just as the 180th Division set out for Tuidongli, it suddenly resumed communication with the three corps.
However, the three corps orders together completely changed the fate of the 180th Division.
The Third Corps ordered the 180th Division to stop the attack on the spot and cover the retreat of the wounded. The 180th Division had already reached the halfway point and had to turn around and return to Jiguan Mountain to set up defenses. Not long after, another piece of bad news came.
Occupied, Mapingli fell and was occupied by the US 24th Division.
The final plan of the 180th Division to break out of the encirclement was to break out from Yingfeng. The order issued by the Sixty Army Headquarters also ordered the 180th Division to break out from Yingfeng, saying that our army would be there to respond, and at the same time ordered the 179th Division
Move to Eagle Peak with the 181st Division.
At this stage, there was a serious command time lag. The communications of the 180th Division were almost cut off by the enemy, and the orders transmitted by the 60th Army were delayed. This delay almost ruined the 180th Division.