On the evening of the 26th, the 180th Army divided into two groups, the division headquarters and the 538th Regiment, and the 540th Regiment broke out from the area between Seonghuangtang and Zhiam-ri to the north. The other group, the 539th Regiment, fought westward.
That is, in the west direction of Chenghuang Hall, we agreed to meet at the foot of Eagle Peak after dawn.
Among them, the 538th Regiment, which was fighting north, served as the vanguard and path-opening regiment. It planned to clear a bloody path for the right route army at the cost of destroying two battalions.
The company left behind to take charge of the rear showed this feat that if they wanted to catch up with the main force, they had to step over my corpse. The whole company died.
At dawn, the right army and the left army met at the foot of Yingfeng.
However, what awaited them on Eagle Peak was not the response from friendly forces, but the enemy's heavy machine gun fire, heavy artillery cover, and bombers taking turns bombing.
The 179th Division encountered a fierce blockage from the US military on the way, and communications were interrupted for a time. The 60th Army headquarters could not contact the 181st Division at all. They could only send people through the enemy's positions to convey orders verbally.
It was already dawn when the entire 181st Division received the order.
What was more desperate than being surrounded was being isolated and helpless. The 180th Division held its last division headquarters meeting and decided to give up the breakout from Yingfeng and break out in all directions with small groups of troops.
If one can live, it is one.
They burned all the documents, destroyed the radio stations, and destroyed the cannons. From then on, the 180th Division was completely scattered in the mountains and forests.
Pursued and intercepted by enemy aircraft, artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles, the Chief of Staff of the 539th Regiment led a team of fifty people to make a miraculously successful breakout. What's even more incredible is that they also brought back more than ten prisoners.
The second team, led by the leader of the 539th Regiment, led a team of more than 40 people to break out of the encirclement, and they were the only team to bring back combat maps and documents.
Then, the third detachment, the fourth detachment, the fifth detachment... But the division command unit where the division commander, deputy division commander, chief of staff, and director of the political department were located were fiercely pursued and intercepted by the enemy, and the sky hovered above their heads.
Tanks and armored vehicles were in hot pursuit. The division commanders lost all combat effectiveness and could only disperse and look for bunkers. Finally, relying on almost negligible weak firepower, in the desperate situation, the leaders of the 180th Division returned with scattered troops.
The frontier of our army.
However, the director of the Political Department, Director Wu, has not been seen for a long time. It turns out that the team led by Director Wu was blocked in a narrow ravine, and under the indiscriminate bombardment of aircraft and artillery, it was a miracle that they survived, so they gave up.
With the idea of breaking out, they went up to the mountains and fought guerrillas for a year.
During the year-long guerrilla operation behind enemy lines, this unit experienced severe attrition and dispersion due to various reasons. Director Wu was captured and made a prisoner by the US military, becoming the highest-ranking officer and soldier among the captured officers and soldiers of our army during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
of one.
Post-war statistics showed that the number of casualties and unexplained missing persons in the division was 7,644, and less than 4,000, including the wounded, returned to their positions.
He came from the future and was favored by the division commander. Since he can make a decision, Xia Yuan will never allow such a situation to happen again. Why choose the battle location at Yingfeng instead of retreat cave, Mapingli or Zhiyanli?
This must take into account what will happen in the future, especially the turning point of the 180th Division's breakout and restoration of communications with the Third Corps.
It was the Third Corps that restored communications, and an order to block in place and cover the retreat of the wounded caused the 180th Division to completely lose the opportunity to retreat.
Xia Yuan stared at Yingfeng, thinking about how to enable the 180th Division to complete its task of blocking the enemy and retreat safely. If a breakout to the enemy's rear was not considered, Yingfeng was obviously the best choice.
"Eagle Peak is located between Seonghuangtang and Zhiam-ri. It is a huge mountain that the enemy cannot bypass if heading north. From Eagle Peak to the north, you can reach Shicangli, our volunteer army's position, to the south you can reach Seonghuangtang, and to the east you can reach
Zhiyanli, Mapingli, Huidongli, and to the west are huge rolling mountains."
Xia Yuan, who stood in the vision of God, knew it very clearly.
The 180th Division cannot retreat!
At least hold on until the 27th!
The fact that the 180th Division was surrounded by the enemy did not mean that there was a mistake in the decision-making of the command, but that Shiji made a big move.
Xia Yuan knew about the Fifth Battle. He also said before that the Fifth Battle was because the enemy might organize a landing operation like the Inchon landing here. The volunteers wanted to resist the enemy's attack without the navy and air force.
A landing operation is almost impossible.
The person at Shiji was the first to think that the U.S. military might implement a landing plan like the Incheon landing for the second time. After the Fourth Battle of the Great Pursuit, he strongly advocated the launch of the fifth battle. At that time, many people in Shiji opposed it.
, they advocated abandoning the fifth battle and blocking the attack in the rear. After all, the plan that the US military might implement a landing operation similar to Incheon had no intelligence basis at all. It can be said that it was completely guesswork.
The Fourth Battle seemed to be a victory. In fact, the "big pursuit" staged in the later stages of the Fourth Battle suddenly exposed the weakness of the Volunteer Army. It also exposed the fact that the US military had mastered this weakness of the Volunteer Army. To deal with this weakness,
It is obviously the best choice to tighten the frontline defense line of the volunteers, shorten the logistics transportation distance, hold on to the position to block the enemy, and wait for the logistics supplies to be in place, rather than starting the fifth battle immediately after the fourth battle.
Not only was the large pursuit staged in the latter part of the Fourth Battle causing heavy casualties to the volunteers, but the most critical point was that the Fourth Battle consumed a large amount of supplies. Under the premise of consuming a large amount of supplies, the Fifth Battle was started immediately. This is
Very reckless behavior.
Moreover, the U.S. military's second Incheon landing was entirely based on his own conjecture and was not based on any intelligence.
That one finally convinced the others, and the fifth battle began.
At the 17th minute of the first episode of "The Burning Iron", MacArthur's memoirs recorded in detail that after the end of the Second Battle, MacArthur had already thought of using radioactive materials to cut off the logistics of volunteers from Manchuria to North Korea.
Supply routes, the so-called radioactive materials are nuclear bombs.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is also recorded below that if allowed, MacArthur will implement a landing in the upper part of North Korea, and at the same time cooperate with the airborne troops to surround the Volunteer Corps.
Without logistical supplies, the volunteers will starve to death or surrender.
It can be seen how terrifying Shiji's analysis of the battlefield situation was. The fifth battle was bound to be fought. He really followed other people's ideas and tightened the defense line and stopped the attack on the spot. Once the US military carried out the second Incheon landing again, the waist
Troops that are under attack and directly threaten the front line will have their defense lines closed again and again, possibly returning to the starting point of the first battle.
Only from the perspective of God can we understand how terrible that person is. No matter it is MacArthur, Ridgway or even Clark in the future, they are not worthy of carrying shoes for that person. The reason why they can fight back and forth with the volunteers is completely
Relying on advanced weapons and equipment, absolute sea and air suppression, extremely fast logistics supply routes and even joint operations of more than a dozen countries.
It can be said that they have Wang Zha in their hands, four twos, four points. There is nothing, the poor and useless Volunteer Army, under his leadership, has conducted five battles, making the Volunteer Army's reputation resounding throughout the world, making the world
All countries, including the United States, dare not underestimate this country that has only been established for a year.
"So, the 180th Division cannot withdraw yet."
When Xia Yuan spoke, his voice was heavy. It wasn't until the real crisis arrived that he figured out the true role of the 180th Division.
In fact, it was the same as what I originally thought. The real purpose of the 180th Division was to contain the enemy.
The purpose of containing the U.S. Tenth Army was not to affect the subsequent Cheorwon Blockade and Hwacheon Blockade.
"Can't withdraw?"
Everyone followed closely and had some doubts. If they did not retreat, judging from the current situation, the 180th Division might be surrounded by the enemy and even risk being annihilated.
Commander Zheng stared at Yingfeng and said: "The geographical location of Yingfeng is good. If you don't consider retreating from Huidongli to Mapingli, retreating from Yingfeng is a good way. Yingfeng can go directly north to Shi
In the warehouse."
Shicangli is the headquarters of the 60th Army, and there are no troops of our army there. If you think about it carefully, if the 180th Division is really surrounded by enemies, our army may not send troops to respond.
Xia Yuan nodded. He was thinking the same thing as Commander Zheng. The 180th Division cannot withdraw now. If the 180th Division retreats, then the US 7th Division, the US 24th Division, the Pseudo Sixth Division, and the Lu will not be hindered.
The First Division will move northward unimpeded until Hwachuan.
Huachuan is the current headquarters of the 181st Division. By then, the 181st Division will be fiercely attacked by four enemy divisions.
Xia Yuan stared at Huachuan. The famous Huachuan Blockade was an encounter between the Ninth Corps and the 1st Marine Division. The occurrence of this encounter directly overturned the seemingly unreasonable in-situ blockade encountered by the 180th Division.
command to drain completely.
"The reason why we cannot retreat is very simple. We need to contain this US military force and prevent the large US military forces from continuing to attack north. Eagle Peak is our best option at the moment."
Everyone listened to Xia Yuan's voice and looked at Yingfeng. They who had not turned on God's Vision obviously did not realize that the 180th Division actually determined the future fate of the Ninth Corps in this war. If the 180th Division
If we retreat, history will change. It will no longer be the 180th Division that is surrounded by the enemy, but the Ninth Corps.
"Commander, Eagle Peak cannot be lost. This is related to the future fate of our 180th Division."
Xia Yuan's voice was a little solemn. He thought about everything clearly, gathered together all the battles that would take place in the future, and immediately came to the conclusion that the 180th Division could not retreat.
Orders issued by superiors do not come out of nowhere, every order has its own reason for existence.
Everyone looked at Xia Yuan with some confusion. Deputy Commander Duan said: "With the current situation, the 180th Division no longer has much strength left to continue to block the enemy. And you also said before that there is another one on our right wing.
With the existence of Mei 24, once they arrive at Chenghuang Hall, our last escape route will be cut off."
Commander Zheng shook his head: "Actually, there is a route to retreat from Dongli to Mapingli. If the US 24th Division did not continue to go north to capture Zhiyanli and Mapingli after occupying Chenghuangtang, we could retreat through this route.
, this is considered a big detour, bypassing the enemy's main force."
Everyone looked at the problem from the current perspective. The US military's map was indeed more detailed than them. Every road and ravine was very clear, especially there were several routes to the retreat cave, which made them feel a little more relaxed.
Chief of Staff Wang said: "As long as we let the two regiments strangle these two routes, we will still have the strength to fight. Even if we lose, we can retreat smoothly."
Master Zheng nodded.
Everyone looked at Yingfeng and seemed to realize its role. By occupying Yingfeng, the US 24th Division could go north along the road at the foot of Yingfeng Mountain and occupy Zhiyanli and Mapingli. Their geographical location does not matter.
explain.
"But we also have to consider a problem." Deputy Division Commander Duan spoke again: "The US military can fully deploy on the highway. We are short of food and ammunition. Can we intercept the US military with mechanized troops?"
Everyone fell into silence again. The current firepower of the 180th Division was completely exhausted. The battles on the front line also relied on the terrain, making it impossible for the enemy's tanks to come up. They could only carry out artillery bombardment and infantry charge on the battlefield. Infantry charge was not an option.
How frightening it is, afraid that in the absence of heavy firepower in the coordination of infantry and tanks of the US military, volunteer soldiers often have to organize a squad of soldiers to form a death squad to take on the task of blasting enemy tanks.
As for the US troops fighting on the highway, their ammunition consumption has been very serious so far, especially the consumption of bazooka shells. The bazookas of many companies have basically become fire sticks, which have no effect. At this time, they go to block the highway.
The consequences of the US military's mechanized forces are conceivable.
Worry appeared on everyone's faces again.
Xia Yuan could not solve the problem of the gap between the two sides. He only knew that if the 180th Division did not retreat, the Huachuan blockade might be even more brutal.
"It would actually be better if we fight positional warfare. Although the geographical location of Eagle Peak is good, it is too close to the road, and this is the only place where the US 24th Division attacks. If we put the troops in Eagle Peak, let alone
The U.S. 24th Division and the U.S. 7th Division on the front will occupy the Jiguanshan position."
Chief of Staff Wang placed his hands on the positions around Jiguan Mountain and said: "By then, this area will be occupied by the US military, and we will only have Yingfeng left."
Everyone's expressions were solemn. The reason why the 180th Division has not been annihilated by the enemy yet is mostly due to the tenacity and bravery of the volunteer soldiers. A large part of it is because the 180th Division covers a very wide area.
With a depth of two hundred kilometers, from Jiguan Mountain to the front line of the 180th Division, their operating space is very large.
If the position is compressed and the defense area is concentrated on such a Jiguan Mountain, I don't know what chaos will happen.
The only advantage of having two regiments lined up is that they are not easily wiped out at once by the enemy's heavy firepower.