The two regiments lined up in a row may seem like a tragic formation, but in fact this method can equally disperse the enemy's forces, forcing the US Seventh Division to spread out and then attack from all directions. The eggs cannot be placed
I understand everything in the same basket.
Faced with the discussion of the leaders, Xia Yuan calmed down. While he was still thinking, Commander Zheng said: "Then divide the troops into two groups, one group will hold on to Yingfeng, the other to Jiguan Mountain, and use a regiment from Jiguan Mountain to attack.
To contain the US 7th Division, the Pseudo-Sixth Division and the 1st Marine Division, we will concentrate on dealing with the US 24th Division."
Otherwise, Commander Zheng could be a division commander, so the palms and backs of his hands were all flesh and blood. Commander Zheng calmly issued the next battle plan.
Master Zheng looked at Xia Yuan. He knew in his heart that this boy had not fully explained everything. Master Zheng sighed inwardly and said: "Let's decide this for the time being. It's still early before dawn. In ten minutes, we will start again."
For the second meeting, you all should go back and think carefully. Is there any other way besides this method? Let’s gather in the conference room in ten minutes.”
After a pause, he said to Xia Yuan: "Xia Yuan, come with me."
Xia Yuan stood up and followed Mr. Zheng to another room. Mr. Zheng handed Xia Yuan a cigarette and said, "Try the cigarettes from home. There is no difference between the cigarettes from the Americans."
Xia Yuan lit the cigarette and felt a lot more relaxed as the smoke slowly rose.
"Teacher, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"
"I really have something to ask you about."
Master Zheng nodded, stared straight at Xia Yuan, and said, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Xia Yuan was stunned for a moment, hesitated briefly, and then nodded.
Commander Zheng smoked a cigarette and said: "Actually, I can imagine your thoughts. You want the 180th Division to retreat, but you are worried about something, worried about something uncontrollable happening, so you are hesitating. The one who is hesitating is the 180th Division.
If the Zero Division retreats, will those things happen?"
Xia Yuan raised his head and looked at Mr. Zheng. He did not expect that Mr. Zheng could see his psychology so clearly and thoroughly. What he said was almost the same as what he thought.
He not only wanted to get the 180th Division out of trouble, but he was also worried that letting the 180th Division withdraw from the battlefield prematurely would lead to some unpredictable things happening.
So he was hesitating.
Choosing Yingfeng is not a foolproof strategy, but it is a method that has the best of both worlds. Yingfeng is not the first choice. He can completely convince the division commander that they lead the 180th Division to retreat and get out of danger.
After getting out of the dangerous situation, no one knows what happens next, not even Xia Yuan.
There is a high probability that this will be the case. The U.S. 24th Division, the Pseudo Sixth Division, the U.S. Seventh Division, and the First Marine Division will go all the way north to Huachuan, cutting off the Ninth Corps' westward retreat route, and cutting off the Ninth Corps' two
The 10th Army and the 27th Army are cut off on the eastern front. The one that will be surrounded will not be the 180th Division, but the 20th Army and the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps.
On the 24th, the 20th Army and the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps had just withdrawn from the eastern front and moved from east to west toward the Pyeongkang-Gimhwa-Cheorwon golden triangle area.
Mr. Zheng smiled and said: "Don't be too surprised. There was hesitation in your eyes. Lao Duan and the others noticed it, but they didn't say it. In fact, they refuted you because they wanted to guide you to say it yourself, but you didn't
Say it."
Xia Yuan said in a calm voice: "Division commander, if the safety of the two troops is exchanged for the sacrifice of the 180th Division, are you willing to stay on the position with the 180th Division?"
He raised his head and stared at Mr. Zheng.
Commander Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "If it is true as you said, then I will stay in the position with the 180th Division."
In fact, Commander Zheng's answer was expected. Xia Yuan knew that the 60th Army's headquarters misunderstood the military in the Corps' letter "Each Army Covers the Retreat of the Wounded" as the 60th Army. The ancestors always thought about dedication.
Instead of fleeing for their lives, the 180th Division stayed on the position and continued to rent land.
"Division Commander, in the direction of Huachuan, there are the 20th Army and the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps. Huachuan is the only way for them to pass through. We are retreating now. The US 24th Division, the 1st Marine Division and the US 7th Army are retreating now.
The division will be able to go north unimpeded and go straight to Hwachuan. Once the road to Hwachuan is blocked, they will be blocked in the east. There are still several Korean military divisions in the east. Once blocked, they will be a piece of fish on a knife and a knife.
Slaughter.”
Xia Yuan's voice was solemn and his brows were furrowed.
This is the secret he hasn't told.
The Corps is probably aware of this situation. Standing in front of the map, the Corps Commander must have thought that the 20th Army and the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps were still on their way to the west, and Huachuan was the only way for them to pass.
Currently, only the 180th Division is left to block the attack. They can only place their hopes on the 180th Division.
With the 180th Division holding on, the 20th Army and the 27th Army can pass safely.
If you fail to hold on, the consequences will be disastrous.
If the two armies of the Ninth Corps are surrounded, then history may really be rewritten.
Mr. Zheng's expression froze. He quickly walked to the conference room and stared at the map. Xia Yuan followed him. Mr. Zheng looked at the map and asked again: "How do you know this?"
"I saw in the US military documents that the Korean army was chasing the Ninth Corps. The US Seventh Division, the Pseudo Sixth Division, the First Marine Division, and the US Twenty-fourth Division must seize the time and go all the way north to cut off the Ninth Corps.
The road for the Corps to move westward."
The scapegoat will naturally be handed over to the US military. In fact, only Xia Yuan himself knows whether there is such information. Xia Yuan continued: "They have learned our maneuvering and even using mechanized troops to penetrate.
It also includes surrounding areas to call for reinforcements.”
The US military also learned how to encircle and reinforce points. When the 180th Division was completely surrounded, the US military used this trick to surround the 180th Division and ambush the 179th and 181st Divisions who were trying to reinforce.
.
"Surround the area and call for reinforcements."
Commander Zheng smoked a cigarette and fell into deep thought. He realized that the 180th Division might really have become fish meat, and the US military would never eat up the 180th Division so easily, and would even use the 180th Division as bait.
to attract the 179th Division and the 181st Division.
As for what Xia Yuan said, Master Zheng held a dubious attitude and would rather believe it than not.
He needed to verify this with the Corps, but they lost contact with the Corps.
Master Zheng immediately realized that maybe he had to prepare for the worse.
"Commander, your plan is actually quite good. One team will stick to Eagle Peak and the other team will stick to Jiguan Mountain."
Xia Yuan was silent for a while and thought about it. There was no good way. What Master Zheng thought of was already the best way.
Master Zheng was smoking a cigarette and looking at the map. He did not respond to Xia Yuan. He was also thinking about whether this plan was feasible.
There was silence for more than ten seconds before Commander Zheng spoke: "Yingfeng faces the US 24th Division directly. It is really difficult to block the US 24th Division at Eagle Peak. We cannot stop the US 24th Division."
Xia Yuan knew the changes in the future and said, "Commander, we don't necessarily have to block the 24th U.S. Division."
"Um?"
Commander Zheng turned back to look at Xia Yuan, "If we don't block the 24th US Division, what's the point of blocking them at Yingfeng? Just let them pass."
Every battle fought by the volunteers has extraordinary significance, and meaningless battles will generally not be fought.
There are many things that cannot be said. The US 24th Division went all the way north without intervention. It took several days to knock down Huachuan and then encountered the leading troops of the 20th Army of the Ninth Corps. If there were 18
With the intervention of the Zero Division, it is estimated that it will take longer for the US 24th Division to occupy Huachuan.
Xia Yuan understood this, but couldn't tell Commander Zheng. He just said: "Commander, even if we lose the entire 180th Division, we still can't withstand the steel torrent of the US 24th Division. We just need to contain them."
"
He volunteered again and said in his own voice: "Sir, I will take people to attack Yingfeng! Not too many, one company is enough."
"A company is blocking the attack at Eagle Peak, but you are facing a complete 24th Division. Maybe all your positions will be occupied in one day."
Commander Zheng shook his head, looked at the geographical location of Eagle Peak, and said: "The width of Eagle Peak is too large. At least one battalion is needed. A company is of little use. It can hit a rock with an egg."
Xia Yuan refuted the division commander and said: "Commander, since I can lead people to the foreign Japanese camp and drive out the supply truck, I can use one company to complete the task of blocking the enemy. The location of Jiguan Mountain is also very important. Commander, I
You can issue a military order! If the enemy wants to occupy Eagle Peak, they must first step over my body!"
Commander Zheng looked at the commander and didn't know what he was thinking. He had never seen such firm eyes, like those of the soldiers who were about to die.
He didn't want Xia Yuan to go. Xia Yuan's vision and strategy had been revealed. Maybe he could play a greater role by keeping him at the division headquarters.
But only Xia Yuan understood that he had told Commander Zheng all the information he knew, and the role of staying at the division headquarters was very small. What Xia Yuan was really powerful about was his own combat effectiveness. One person was as powerful as a company of the US military.
He is more suitable for the front line.
"Division commander, don't hesitate. Every minute more now means one more minute of risk. The scouts will not be able to pass on the information. All the crossings of the Han River are likely to have been occupied by the US military. The 180th Division will wait until tomorrow night to cross the river. The risk is too great.
Da, crossing the river tonight is the last chance."
Xia Yuan glanced at the time on his watch. It was already early in the morning. There were only four or five hours left before dawn. After dawn, a major counterattack by the US military on all fronts would begin. The direction of the volunteers was in jeopardy. Chuncheon fell and Chenghuangdang fell. The situation
worsen further.
"I'm going to report to the military headquarters."
Commander Zheng already had a lot of information in his hands, and the risk of staying on the south bank of the Han River was too great. He thought to himself that maybe he could convince the army commander.
Ten minutes have passed, and leaders came in one after another. Deputy Division Commander Duan and Chief of Staff Wang came in first. Chief of Staff Wang glanced at Deputy Division Commander Duan. They were not surprised to see Xia Yuan. This was their special gift.
A private space for the two of them. Lao Duan was the first to find out that Xia Yuan was hiding something. He didn't know why, but he didn't ask in detail. Now he probably told Master Zheng.
Commander Zheng was contacting the army commander by phone, and the reply he got was still "stop the enemy on the spot". The current situation is already very serious, and the commander of the 60th Army has no troops to use. The 180th Division is currently facing
There are many problems, but they can still hold on, and once they retreat, there is no telling what chain reaction will occur.
Commander Zheng said: "Commander, the problem is that the 63rd Army has retreated. The US 24th Division and the Korean 2nd Division can move north unimpeded. Chenghuangtang, Zhiyanli and Mapingli will face the possibility of being lost.
"
Commander Wei was also very embarrassed and said: "Old Zheng, I can understand your mood, but the problem now is not to retreat, but to cover the transfer of the wounded. The wounded have not retreated yet. If you retreat now, what will happen to the wounded? A whole division
The wounded!"
Teacher Zheng opened his mouth, but no words came out for a long time.
Commander Wei's voice came from the phone, "Old Zheng, the Corps has lost contact. I am more anxious than you. How is the Corps? Whether it has been safely evacuated or not. We don't know any of this. In such a situation where we don't know, let someone
The 80th Division retreats, the risks involved..."
Commander Wei fell silent halfway through his speech.
Master Zheng nodded heavily, and the question Xia Yuan asked before came up as expected.
Xia Yuan listened using the sound to identify his position, with a complicated expression and a hint of sadness. He had already tried hard, but the mission they carried was heavy. They were not allowed to leave the wounded and retreat alone. They would rather sacrifice themselves.
We should also leave the hope of life to others.
There is no doubt that the 180th Division chose to stay on the south bank of the Han River. Commander Wei said: "The current situation is relatively stable. In addition, let the 540th Regiment strengthen the defense of Jiguan Mountain and be sure to hold on until the evening of the 24th."
, Lao Zheng, you have to understand that if we hold on for one more day, it means that some of the seriously injured people can be transferred to the rear. I understand your difficulties. The military department has the same difficulties. At present, the only troops I can mobilize are your 180th Division.
"
In this regard, Commander Wei also felt deeply helpless. The Corps did not issue an order to retreat, and lost contact with the Corps at the critical moment. Not to mention that the 180th Division could not be contacted, and their military headquarters could not be contacted either.
Chief of Staff Deng looked at Commander Wei who had been smoking and said: "Commander, let the 180th Division withdraw. The 63rd Army is retreating. The US military is attacking their rear along the road. The 180th Division
We are being restrained by the US 7th Division again, if we don't retreat it will be over."
Commander Wei was upset, pinched out the cigarette in his hand, and said: "Old Deng, my mood is the same as yours. I also want to withdraw the 180th Division, but the key question is what is the situation of the Corps.
Have the wounded in each unit been transported and successfully evacuated to our army's positions?"
After a pause, Commander Wei continued: "The 180th Division seems to be blocking the attack, but it is actually trying to contain the enemy from moving north. The enemies surrounding the 180th Division include the US 7th Division, the 1st Marine Division, and the 6th Korean Division.
, as well as the US 24th Division and the Korean 2nd Division of the 63rd Army. It can be said that the 180th Division single-handedly held back several enemy divisions. They retreated, and the US troops who were not hindered went all the way north. Who could